So recently, health.com awarded Jillian Michaels “America’s Healthiest Body” or some shit, and after thinking about it, I figured it was pretty well justified. Now, are there healthier women out there? Yeah probably (holla at these clowns Jody), but then I realized that it’s also a popularity contest. Too bad I don’t live in the US, or I woulda snatched that shit away from her, and had a beer while looking smashing as ever.

Regardless, I would like to give her a big congrats on that award. Maybe even a big hug. And a squeeze. A little tickle? Yeah it’s no secret that I think Jillian kicks major ass. Shit, I get emails all the time from people telling me I’m the male version of her (gay!), or that my writing reminds them of her (cool!) or that if me and her ever join forces, they would sign up for our classes in an instant.

Sadly, that last part will never happen… I just don’t think me and her would ever actually get along. I wouldn’t take her shit, and she wouldn’t take mine. So it’s best that I stay me, and she stays Jillian, sorry folks.

[Just as a side note, I have nothing against gays. In fact, you guys party harder than anyone I’ve ever seen, so props to that]

Alright back to the point of this whole shebang. After giving her the award, Health.com interviewed Jillian, muttering general babble such as “so how does it feel to be awarded America’s Healthiest Body?” etc. You know, standard stuff where they want her to praise the site for giving her some recognition. Well, it was all standard till they asked her the following question “Is there an area of your life where you are undisciplined?”

And that’s where my lovely dropped a fucking BOMB and said “the only thing I would tell you is fitness”

HAHA! Boy, I would have loved to see their faces. See it’s not that I was surprised she said this, not even slightly, what I found funny was how surprised Health.com was. Think about it, they just awarded this woman’s body as one of the healthiest in the COUNTRY and now she says her fitness is undisciplined? Ouch.

The thing you need to realize is that discipline is fuelled by motivation and its NOT a constant stream of awesomeness that you experience everyday. If you were to take the concept of motivation and visualize it, it would look like those spikes you see in a heart monitor, not a sloping line heading upwards. No matter who you are, you just cannot be motivated 100% of the time… it’s too much stimulus for your body to handle constantly. Think of being on speed 24/7… people would think you’re a damn whack job.

This is why people seek external sources of motivation such as Jillian (or myself) or music or whatever happens to get them off their fucking asses and into “go” mode when they need it. What you need to do is find your sources that you can tap into. Notice I said sources, not “a source”, because having one source is a sure fire way of exhuasting it in no time flat. Once you have a bunch, cycle through them and use them when needed.

I have massive playlists of songs I like to listen to while in the gym. I have supplements that pick me up if my day has been exhausting, I have a shit load of books with bookmarked pages which inspire me, I have a folder filled with hand-picked videos that get me pumped, I have an entire notebook in my OneNote program with articles that I snatched from all over the web which I read and finally, I have people I associate with that help me step it up a notch… each and every time.

This list of things are my fucking lifeline, without them I’m pretty sure I would be a chode that got nothing done. I mean sure, I wake up in the morning with a purpose but I’m also human, which means some times I just can’t get anything out of myself. This is when I turn to the things that get me moving. I’m not sure if Jillian has a list like that, but I know one thing she does have (this is gona be a shocker) a trainer!

What are your sources of  motivation? Share your list in the comments below.

- FitJerk