Bored? Good.

In order to get better at something you need to practice.

The better your practice is, the more likely you are to improve at this skill, whatever it is.

Athletes from all sports, from all different levels, have a tendency to focus on drilling the fundamentals. The basic skills required to play well. Even the highest level professionals continue to hone these skills.

In fitness we have an obsession with novelty.

We want something new and different so we don’t get bored.

What if boredom is part of the process to get better?

If you move from one thing to the next without ever getting bored, you’re leaving a lot on the table in terms of adaptations you could make.

Boredom often comes from doing the same thing over and over, however, this is the best way to improve at something - whether it’s to get stronger, improve your mobility or your conditioning - you need to do the thing consistently, for a long time. The same exercises, the same stretches, the same workouts.

Try reframing boredom as something good. If you’re getting bored with your routine it means you’ve been consistent, working the fundamentals that are required to get better. Maybe feeling bored means you’re right on track. Slowly and steadily making progress.

Justin Miner

@justinminergain