Your Plan to Stay On Track for the Rest of the Year

By Coach Elise Perez

We are more than halfway through the “slow” training season. The months of October through December are where a lot of people “fall off” their training game. It’s a reality that we see every year.


Maybe you struggle with this too. It could be the colder weather, how it gets dark out earlier, the holiday season mindset, or the “I’ll start again in the new year” way of thinking.


Whatever the reason may be, we encourage you to pose a single question to yourself: What would be the benefit of waiting?


Waiting around never builds momentum. And the longer you go without momentum, the harder and harder it will be to get it back.


So how do we stay on track and keep moving when we really don’t want to this time of year?


Our solution: Simply do less.


Example: Instead of going into the gym with the goal of hitting personal records, go into the gym to keep moving your body and keep under max loads on purpose. Perhaps your deadlift PR is 185#. But this month, you’re going to deadlift 135#, work on your technique and most importantly, stay moving!


Instead of 5 sets, attempt 3-4 with slightly shorter rest periods. Less > nothing at all.


You won’t be pushing your sets as hard as you have before. You’ll intentionally leave reps in the tank each set. Call them “feel good” sessions.


Maybe you don’t see a point in training if it’s any less than your “best.”


But if you’re struggling with showing up and staying consistent right now, this is exactly what you need to let yourself do.


If you can learn to stay in this even through the slow/hard seasons, you are mastering the most important training skill of all: Consistency.


Long term imperfect consistency > Short term “perfection.”


Stay in it. Especially in December.


Want to surround yourself with people who are staying in it year-round? We offer free trial classes every Saturday! We’d love to have you.