Abs for Life – Part 1

If a thing is worth doing, it’s worth doing right. I can’t remember if my dad told me that when I was helping him frame a wall or build a deck, or my mom tried to drill it into my head while begging me to clean a bathroom, but the phrase stuck and I’ve been a recovering perfectionist ever since. I like the concept, but there’s an evil side to perfectionism—it leaves little room for flexibility.

If a thing is worth doing, it’s worth doing right.

If perfect is your goal, anything short leaves you choking in a cloud of failure. The pursuit of getting and staying lean isn’t about perfection; you need a buffer zone between real life and long-term health and physique goals. How can you maintain excellent physical condition while balancing the effort it takes with the practicality of making it happen?

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