Paul OneidYou crushed your morning. Hit your protein at breakfast, meal prep was on point, training was solid. Then 6:30 pm rolls around. You're home from work. Kids need attention. Brain feels like static. And suddenly, the same discipline that carried you through the entire day just... evaporates.
Paul OneidYou have two master's degrees. Or you've spent years studying exercise science. Or you've read every training book, watched every seminar, and can cite the research on volume landmarks, fatigue management, and periodization models. So naturally, you write your own programs. And somehow, despite all that knowledge, you're not making the progress you should be making.
Paul OneidIt's 8 PM on a Wednesday. You've been white-knuckling your nutrition plan for six days straight. You hit your macros. You prepped your meals. You said no to everything. Then you get home. Your partner ordered pizza. You're exhausted. You're hungry. All that discipline evaporates. You eat three slices, hate yourself for it, and decide you've already blown it so you might as well finish with ice cream. Sound familiar?
Paul OneidYou're six weeks deep into your training block. Your lifts are stalling. You're sleeping like shit. You're irritable. Your joints hurt in a way that's different from typical training soreness. But you're not backing off because backing off is what weak people do.