Well guys, we did it.

Over the last two weeks, we installed 1200 sq ft of flooring in our fixer-upper, and I have to be honest…

No matter how easy they make it look on HGTV and Magnolia, it’s not.

Sure, a team of experienced full-time flooring pros would have knocked out the job in a few days, but we’re professional coaches who had to squeeze the work in on evenings and weekends.

Not to mention, we’ve never installed a floor like this, and were learning as we went.

Here are 3 lessons we learned along the way that also relate to your health and fitness.

1: Preparation is the secret weapon for success

Nothing makes installing flooring more frustrating than a bunch of boards that refuse to lock together.

You bang, wiggle, and pray, but they just won’t go.

99% of the time, the problem is a bump in the floor below.

Each room we tackled required a different approach to prepping the floor to make sure the boards locked in, and the floor looked great.

Fitness Takeaway:If you feel like your results aren’t adding up, or you’re struggling with consistency…

How much time are you spending on the prep work?

Do you have a workout plan to follow or are you winging it?

Are you scheduling and protecting your workout time, or are you trying to cram them in at the end of the week?

Do you know what you’re having for lunch today, and dinner tomorrow, or are you going to figure it out when the time comes?

I’m not talking about turning your fitness into a second job, but until your habits and choices are on autopilot, you’re going to need to spend some time and energy getting prepared.

The second thing we learned kinda smacks point number 1 in the face:

2: Even when you’re prepared, you’re going to hit problems you have to figure out along the way

Mike Tyson said it best:

“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”

Even after hours of prepping the subfloor, we still hit trouble.

Bumps in the floor.

Frustrating boards that just wouldn’t lock in.

I had to cut the same piece three times because I kept getting the notches for a door frame wrong.

The point is, you can’t expect to get in the fast lane to fitness and never hit traffic.

You’ll get sick and miss a week of workouts.

Your elbow will hurt, and you’ll be tempted to skip entirely.

You’ll eat well all day, then polish off a family-sized portion of chips in a moment of weakness.

These challenges aren’t reasons to give up. They’re an integral part of the journey.

By figuring things out instead of throwing in the towel, you develop real-life skills that help ensure your results actually last.

I mean, your life isn’t getting less busy or less challenging, is it?

The last lesson we learned is huge:

3: Training in the gym is training for life

Installing all that flooring was physically demanding.

We must have crawled a marathon on our hands and knees and gotten up and down off the floor ten thousand times.

As my 48th birthday creeps up in 2 months, I can only think of a handful of friends my age who could have handled that task.

I don’t say that to brag, but to give credit to my fitness for allowing me to do hard physical things and feel fine afterward.

I earned that ability over the last 17 years in the gym.

And beyond the demands of remodeling, the training we do in the gym lets us squeeze more out of life.

We see it reflected in our clients every day.

Squats, deadlifts, and burpees make it possible for them to ski all day, hike rim to rim, spread a truckload of mulch, and run around with their kids and grandkids all weekend.

Sure, the visible muscles and the pounds they lift are impressive, but the real magic is in the experiences fitness opens up for you.

No matter your age or your current level of fitness, it’s not too late to squeeze more out of life.

We’d be honored to help you do that.

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Jonathan

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