Training Motivation

Mortality suddenly on the distant radar? Approaching middle age? Family man, but more family than man? It was either do something big or have an affair! I chose the former, and it put me in the best place. I was approaching fifty, had 2 kids, a nice house by the sea, my career was going well and I was happily married. Or was at the time of writing but that is another story and another book. I was also getting larger and working more and could feel the impact on my health both mental and physical. This is my story. I went from an arbitrary exercise regime and excuses to completing an Ironman...

Unlock Better Communication and Boost Treatment Success! How to Stop Talking and Start Communicating with Motivational Interviewing is the must-have guide for behavior analysts seeking to improve caregiver collaboration, enhance parent training, and drive lasting behavior change. As clinicians, we often “walk the walk” by delivering high-quality interventions. But do we truly “talk the talk” when it comes to communicating with parents and caregivers? Are we speaking with them, or simply to them? Are our conversations motivating them to follow through with interventions, or are they ...

Exploring the Inner Development of MI Practice Many experienced practitioners find themselves curious about what lies beyond the fundamentals of motivational interviewing. This book offers one perspective on that journey, exploring how cultivating qualities like intuition, curiosity, and authentic presence can enrich your practice. Rather than focusing on what to do, this guide explores ways of being with clients that may open new possibilities in therapeutic conversations. It examines how developing your natural curiosity, learning to trust your intuitive responses, and incorporating ...

Modern Bushido is all about helping you live a life of excellence and living your life to the fullest. In this enlightening prose, award-winning and bestselling author, Dr. Bohdi Sanders covers 30 essential, life-changing traits that will enable you to live an amazing life. This inspirational book clearly explains the principles needed to live a life of excellence and shows you how to immediately apply these traits in your life. Applying these traits will absolutely improve your life and the life of those around you! You will be motivated and inspired by the straightforward lessons and ...

This book is intended to do just that, to help make your daily run happen. No matter if you are an Olympic athlete or just trying to break a sweat. When work, family or your mind and body seem to gang up to stop you from getting out that door, these 365 motivational pokes will give you the ammo you need to thwart the assault on your daily run—your daily bread.

Entrepreneur Jesse Itzler chronicles his month of living and extreme fitness training with a Navy SEAL in this New York Times bestseller—now with two bonus chapters. Jesse Itzler will try almost anything. His life is about being bold and risky. So when Jesse felt himself drifting on autopilot...

Have you ever wished for a workout path that fits your lifestyle, brings you tangible results, and makes you feel more energetic and fit? Have you ever dreamed of discovering an innovative approach that transforms your relationship with fitness and wellness? Do you want to achieve your weight-loss goals effectively while creating a deeper connection with your body? Imagine a future where you wake up in the morning with a feeling of vitality and determination, ready to take on the day with a smile on your face. Imagine moving with agility and grace, feeling the muscles in your body become ...

Menopause can bring changes that leave many women feeling weaker, more tired, and less at home in their own bodies, but strength training can be one of the most effective ways to push back. Strength Training During Menopause is a practical, encouraging guide for women who want to build muscle, support bone health, improve energy, and feel stronger without falling into confusing fitness advice or extreme routines. Inside, you’ll find realistic guidance on getting started, choosing exercises, building a routine, lifting with confidence, recovering well, and staying consistent even if you ...

📚 Run, Laugh, Repeat: The book that lovingly admits runners are ridiculous Running is serious. Runners are not. If you’ve ever sprint-finished a local 10K like it was the Olympic Trials, spent hours obsessing over Strava segments, or whispered “never again” while lying face down on the shower floor then this book is for you. Run, Laugh, Repeat isn’t a training manual. It’s a roast. A love letter. A therapy session disguised as banter. Packed with laugh-out-loud truths every runner will recognise (and every non-runner will enjoy mocking), this book is your survival guide to the ...

The 300 Squats a Day 30 Day Challenge has what you’re looking for. Whether you can currently manage five squats or over 50, there is a place for you in this program.

You were never lazy. You were lied to. Motivation is the most charming voice in your head. It buys the running shoes at midnight, drafts the five-year plan, swears this time is different. And then, somewhere around day nineteen, it vanishes and lets you take the blame for the wreckage. Motivation Is a Liar is the antidote: a sharp, funny, deeply practical guide to building discipline that survives real life, from gray Mondays to brutal seasons. No drill sergeants, no ice baths, no four a.m. sermons. Just the quiet machinery used by people who keep going long after the feeling quits. Inside ...

Ready to achieve what so many want, but so few have? Achieving 200 consecutive squats is an incredible show of strength that very few ever manage to accomplish.

Ready to achieve what so many want, but so few have? Achieving 200 consecutive lunges is an incredible show of strength that very few ever manage to accomplish. Want to hear a secret? It’s actually really easy to get there if you’re willing to put in the work.

Do you wish your dog would listen to you on walks, rather than running after squirrels? Tired of getting left in the dust if a cat shows up nearby? Concerned that your dog’s prey drive is coming between the two of you? Conventional training protocols stifle your dog’s natural predatory behaviours through punishing or constantly forcing them to return. These restrictive protocols work against your dog’s nature and against what they want most: to go for a hunt! Predation is an inner need that makes your dog happy. Suppressing those natural urges is like putting an airtight lid on a ...

Mental training is scarcely covered in the climbing literature, yet it is as important to performance as strength, flexibility, and technique. In his unique approach to mental training, Arno Ilgner draws essential elements from the rich "warrior" literature, as well as from sports psychology, and combines these with his extensive climbing experience to create The Warrior’s Way ®.

Master your mind, build confidence, and enhance performance with five life-changing visualization techniques from one of the top experts on mental fitness and visualization. We all have habits and limiting beliefs that hold us back from reaching our fullest potential. In Visualize, the...

National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Jennifer Pharr Davis unlocks the secret to maximizing perseverance--on and off the trail Jennifer Pharr Davis, a record holder of the FKT (fastest known time) on the Appalachian Trail, reveals the secrets and habits behind endurance as she chronicles...

Cutting-edge advice on how to achieve your personal best, for everyone from casual runners to ultramarathoners. In 80/20 Running, respected running and fitness expert Matt Fitzgerald introduced his revolutionary training program and explained why doing 80 percent of runs at a lower intensity and...

In his brand-new book, bestselling author & award-winning adventurer Ross Edgley details the science, psychology and history of heroism, uncovering what drives ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Written during his historic 1,000-mile (1,600-km) swim around the entire coast of Iceland...

Restore your health and wellbeing with a powerful combination of fasting and holistic lifestyle practices. Are you ready to feel empowered and take control of your health and wellness, even if you’re over 50? Do you want to lose weight, increase your stamina, and look years younger? You might have tried other weight loss programs, but they only made you think more about food because you felt restricted… causing you to retreat to your old unhealthy eating habits. Don’t lose hope… there’s a type of lifestyle (yes, not a diet) that will allow you to lose weight without having to ...