A line separates our training from ordinary life.
This was a concept that came up in a recent Andrew Huberman Lab podcast episode. On one side of the line is the time we have devoted to training. Everything else falls on the other side.
Prior to crossing the line into the training zone, we have done the mental and physical homework that optimal training requires. We have chosen what we will emphasize in our training. We have chosen what we will eat and when, how we will hydrate. We have chosen what, if anything, we will listen to while we train to keep the phone checks to a minimum.
Maybe we take this to an extreme. We carefully fold our gi, belt, and rash guard hours before training. We pack our training bags with the same love and care that we use to pack our children’s lunches.
Maybe we carry this into our strength and conditioning work. We lay out our gym clothes the night before. Our breakfast is already made and in the refrigerator. The coffee pot is set to brew the moment we rise. We step into the gym, and the phone goes on Do Not Disturb for an hour.
Maybe we do this so consistently and with such great focus that the line begins to fade.
Maybe our entire life becomes a life of training.
Category: Outer Work
Tag: Training Well
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