Consistency is a SKILL, not a personality trait!
Every gym has that guy.
You don’t really know him.
You’ve never had a proper conversation.
You don’t know what he does for work or how long he’s been training.
But every time you walk in for class — he’s already there.
Same spot.
Same bit of floor.
Stretching.
Wrapping his hands.
Maybe ticking over gently on a bike while everyone else filters in.
He’s not loud.
He’s not trying to impress anyone.
He’s not the strongest or the fittest in the room.
He’s just… there.
After a while, you start to notice something.
He’s there on Mondays.
He’s there mid-week.
And somehow, he’s there again at the end of the week — even on the weeks where life feels messy and motivation is hard to find.
It’s easy to assume people like that are just built differently.
More disciplined.
More motivated.
Naturally “good” at training.
But that’s not really what’s going on.
He’s not there because he feels motivated.
He’s there because this is simply what he does at this time of day.
That’s the part most people miss.
Consistency isn’t a personality trait.
It’s a skill.
And like any skill, it’s built quietly — through repetition, routine, and removing the need to negotiate with yourself every time you’re tired, busy, or not quite in the mood.
Consistent people don’t make better decisions.
They make fewer of them.
They train on the same days.
At roughly the same time.
They don’t reinvent the plan every week or wait for the perfect window to open.
They just turn up.
Over time, that repetition does something powerful.
It lowers the effort required to start.
It removes friction.
And eventually, it turns training from something you try to do… into something you simply do.
The funny thing is, “that guy” probably doesn’t think of himself as consistent at all.
He just arrives when it’s time to train.
Does the session.
Packs up.
Goes home.
He didn’t build consistency by being perfect.
He built it by being present — often enough that it became familiar.
That’s the real skill.
Not intensity.
Not motivation.
Just showing up again… before the habit fades.
A quiet takeaway
If training has felt a bit stop-start lately, don’t overthink it.
Pick two or three sessions.
Same days. Same time.
Show up long enough that you become the familiar face stretching in the same spot.
The mirror (brings the image back)
Next time you walk into the gym, notice where you put your bag.
Come back to the same spot next time.
That’s how consistency starts.
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