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  • You can look at exercise in different ways.

    For some people going to the gym and working out is a end in and of itself for others going to the gym is a compliment to another activity. From your example you can’t play soccer all day but if you love to play then your workouts become an extension of your play.

    My example of this is I don’t really like to do certain exercises but I love to hike. So what pushes me to do the work is that I keep telling myself that this exercise will give me the ability to hike easier. It’s putting the work in context of the thing you love to do.

    You will have curveballs thrown at you in life and I think the “Go back a few steps” is a great way to get back into the habit. Also program in time off from your workouts. I know for me that after 4 or so months on one program I find I don’t really want to do the work anymore, so I just stop doing it. I do something else. There is no rule that says you have to stay with a program forever, change it up to keep it less dull.

    For the movement part: What is your goal with your workouts? are you wanting to be a better/faster soccer player then more power movements are what you want to focus on. Do you want to have bigger and stronger muscles then movements that allow for heavier weights should be chosen.