
The Willpower Podcast
#121 — 28 minutes to build a gym routine that finally sticks
Welcome back! This week we’re focusing in on one of the areas people often associate with willpower: health and fitness. However, we are approaching it in a different way, by asking the question “What actually sticks?”. I created a free guide to go along with this video, get yours here: williammulvaney.com/fitness-blueprint Learn about coaching: williammulvaney.com/group Try the free habit board: board.williammulvaney.com Chapters: 00:00 Why your gym routine never sticks 01:40 The fix: fast feedback loops 02:20 Willpower is also know-how 03:31 Step 1: Your real reason for training 04:34 Step 2: Rank your 4 outcomes 06:19 Step 3: Set a milestone 07:20 Milestones for building muscle 09:16 Milestones for functional strength 10:36 Milestones for losing fat 11:35 Milestones for cardio health 13:22 Step 4: Tactics 13:49 Building muscle: hypertrophy basics 16:20 Building strength (and staying safe) 18:02 Losing fat: calories in, calories out 19:02 Why fat loss plateaus 20:38 Cardio: heart rate zones 1 to 5 24:53 Recap 25:15 Daily action: 10 minutes of training 25:59 Say the commitment out loud 27:27 Wrap up

