Jack Juel

Started out as a 110kg gamer walking 50m a day. Now training for pro triathlon. I help people who keep restarting their fitness journey build a routine that fit

[Jack Juel @ItsJackJuel]

The way you carry yourself will affect your productivity.

If you tell yourself: "I'm terrible", "That piece sucks" do you really think it'll help you get better?

The way you speak to yourself will eventually be the way you think about yourself.

Be your own best supporter.

[Jack Juel @ItsJackJuel]

You Don't Need a Plan to Start - You Need a Feeling

As long as you haven’t started, all the thoughts of how you’re going to fail is just a waste of time.

But you’ve probably heard just start so many times before, but what exactly does this imply?

Starting means doing what feels natural to you
That’s it.

The best thing you can do is just whatever gets you going. And after 8 years of experience, I’ve yet to find someone who’ve failed when they started with what felt natural to them.

And why is this?

Doing what feels natural to you means to do something that’s automatic
Think about it, you don’t have to think about which pocket you put your phone in, which hand you grab the fork with, it just happens.

And it’s the same with fitness.

If you’ve a natural tendency to run, love to dance, or if yoga is your thing, start there. You just need to move.

Once you know how to start it’ll be infinitely easier to continue
Of course, if dancing is the thing that feels natural to you, but your dream is to run a marathon, I understand if seeing the connection is difficult, but I promise you, it’s there.

Dancing will get you into a rhythm that builds a routine daily where you focus on fitness. This rhythm will eventually allow you to replace one dancing session with running. And slowly you’ll start to pivot towards your main goal one session at a time.

[Jack Juel @ItsJackJuel]

There’s nothing a 30 minutes workout can’t fix.

The first time I failed an exam and my self-esteem hit an all time low, a quick workout reminded me I was more than someone else’s validation.

[Jack Juel @ItsJackJuel]

I love to train at 5AM and I love to train triathlons, but just because I love this doesn’t mean you will.

Training consistently becomes so much easier when you do the things that you like, at the times that you like.

[Jack Juel @ItsJackJuel]

I Only Got 15 Seconds Faster in 3 Months - Here's Why That Changed Everything

15 seconds…

If that’s all I could improve my running pace in 3 months, then this sh*t doesn’t matter.

As I looked at my watch, I felt like the biggest failure on planet earth.
3 months of effort and right there, and it all felt like a waste of time.

But if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the past 8 years of training, it’s that failure will happen and trying to avoid it is the real waste of time.

Failure is just a lesson disguised as a bad feeling
It’s never fun to fail, but when you realize that there’s a lesson in there somewhere, you might realize it isn’t as bad as you might think it is.

Starting with the wrong exercise lets you move onto something that’s a better fit for your goal.

Feeling inadequate let’s you know that change is on the horizon and that you have something to measure progress against.

It isn’t fun, but change your perspective and you’ll change the bad feeling.

Failure is one thing, accepting and letting it define who you are is another.
Just because you fail doesn’t make you a failure. It makes you someone who tries. And in fitness that’s everything you need to succeed.

Fitness is a constant game of moving your comfort zone closer to that of the person you’re trying to become. And while it may seem pointless, the more failure you meet, the more you try. And the more you try, the less like a failure you’ll feel.

So, use failure as a stepping stone, not as a stopping stone, and you’ll turn into the person you must become to achieve your goal.

[Jack Juel @ItsJackJuel]

Something I have been thinking about for a while:

Just because you fail doesn’t make you a failure. It just makes you someone who tries.

[Jack Juel @ItsJackJuel]

I Started With 50 Meters. Eight Years Later, Here's What I Learned

Social media will have you believe that you need to do crazy things if you want any chance of achieving your fitness goal. But all you actually need is a starting point you can stick to.

What does this look like in practice?

Walking 50m twice daily while you increase the distance over a span of 4 months until you finally can run 25 minutes straight.

It may not be pretty, but war isn’t pretty.

Taking on a new fitness habit is like declaring war with yourself.
There’s a lot of past bad habits that need change, you need to adapt to new things, and you need to get comfortable with the uncomfortable - which again, because of social media might seem like it has to be crazy, but it doesn’t.

You’re already running up hill against a strong headwind, so why make it harder for yourself?

Do what you enjoy and your mind will surrender to your will.
It doesn’t matter if it’s stupid or if someone says it sucks. If it’s something you enjoy and it will help you get started, then that’s the thing you need to do.

I started with walking because it was the thing I enjoyed and physically could do. It felt like nothing, but I realized even the smallest step will turn into something wild as long as you keep showing up.

The journey starts out slow, but gets faster with time
Don’t think of the first period of time as somewhere you need to make crazy amounts of progress.

If your goal is to do a complete overhaul of your life, then it’ll take time to build and break habits, so let that be your focus.

So think of it purely as an investment into building a habit.

[Jack Juel @ItsJackJuel]

But Monday’s are usually running days, what happened?

Had to start the week off with a bike session as plans made it impossible for me to run. And instead of skipping, I decided to switch things around.

Have the flexibility to move sessions around to match your responsibilities is one of the most important things you can do for your training consistency.

[Jack Juel @ItsJackJuel]

Every fitness journey starts with an exercise.

Whether that’s the right or wrong exercise doesn’t matter. The important thing is that you find one that gets you started as you can always change things later down the road.

[Jack Juel @ItsJackJuel]

@OmriBuilds Deciding what I wanted to focus on, work towards, and do daily, and actually being okay with it, removed 99% of the problems I thought I had.

[Jack Juel @ItsJackJuel]

@Tim_Denning Even now when you can just lease things.

It may not register as debt the same way as a loan, but it's crazy how we're turning into a world that just borrows things from each other and not actually owning anything.

[Jack Juel @ItsJackJuel]

Going all in to train to become a pro triathlete has definitely been an experience for me.

I'm still miles off from hitting the goal, but it has changed my perspective on so many things in life and made it so much easier to focus on things in life.

A story I can't wait to tell my kids.

[Jack Juel @ItsJackJuel]

@stijnnoorman It sounds so simple, but when you realize that each of these has their introduction price.

It takes time and effort to become good at them all, so don't worry if you aren't there just yet. Take it one day at a time and we'll all get it.

[Jack Juel @ItsJackJuel]

@mask_bastard I somehow fit into all of these and I'm not 30 yet.

But if I had to pick, then I'm definitely in the training since I'm training to become a pro triathlete.

[Jack Juel @ItsJackJuel]

@JohnCena It takes some adaption when you're used to just sitting down, putting on a show or taking out your phone, and then disappear for hours.

That was my life for years, but I'm glad that I found fitness as this taught me this exact lesson.

[Jack Juel @ItsJackJuel]

@Iamcaddex It's wild how long this too me to learn.

At first it always felt like, if others got the client or had the product, then I'd never be able to win because that person was already "bought."

But gotta celebrate more and help each other get a piece of the pie.

[Jack Juel @ItsJackJuel]

@danmartell Maybe I'm not being selective enough, but the only thing I truly care about is my training, when I work/what I work on, and what I eat, the rest I'll just let my partner decide as I don't want to use mental energy on it.

[Jack Juel @ItsJackJuel]

@AFitTrader Maybe not an exercise, but swimming is damned hard.

As a triathlete, this has been the thing I have spent the most time trying to improve at.

[Jack Juel @ItsJackJuel]

@mskoriwilson Been my motto for the last few years, but it has been damn hard to keep up.

Some family members will look at me and not understand what I'm doing, and because things just take time, they don't understand the commitment. Can't wait for that day when everything aligns perfectly.

[Jack Juel @ItsJackJuel]

@tasornp The smart thing is probably relative to what we compare it to, but I get what you mean.

Sometimes, not having too many thoughts, is a crazy advantage. Sadly, it's not one I can say I have, but I'm doing my best to journal and gain clarity before each work session.

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@matt_gray_ I honestly can't wait to see what it brings.

Some part of me is terrified, because I'm doing something that nobody in my family or circle has done before - build an online business and training to become a pro triathlete - it's excited, but terrifying as hell as well.