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Quick Wits: Why Going It Alone is Killing Your Gains · Wits & Weights | Strength & Fat Loss Over 40

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  Philip Pape: Have you ever felt like you are doing all the things right on your fitness journey your health, your nutrition, your training but something's missing, and that something is Support or other people or someone to share it with?
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  Philip Pape: Because a lot of us are in that five percent.
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  Philip Pape: We're in the five percent of people that are really going after the best versions of ourselves, and we feel like the majority people around us aren't doing the same.
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  Philip Pape: Today's quick wits is all about elevating your game and your success by doing it as part of a community, and I'm gonna share two amazing ways that you can do that.
• 0:33
  Philip Pape: Welcome to the wits and weights podcast.
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  Philip Pape: I'm your host, philip Pape, and this twice a week podcast is dedicated to helping you achieve physical self-mastery by getting stronger, optimizing your nutrition and upgrading your body composition, will uncover science-backed strategies for movement, metabolism, muscle and mindset, with a skeptical eye on the fitness industry, so you can look and feel your absolute best.
• 0:59
  Philip Pape: Let's dive right in.
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  Philip Pape: Today we are talking about an essential truth when it comes to self motivation and when it comes to Personal growth and improvement, and that is that this journey is often much more fulfilling and much more purposeful and more successful when you don't go it alone, when you can do it with other Like-minded people, and that's the key is like-minded.
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  Philip Pape: Not toxic people, negative people, people who don't get it, but people who do.
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  Philip Pape: And this applies to all areas of life.
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  Philip Pape: In my experience, but in the realm of fitness and personal growth especially, I have found that you are in a very tiny slice of a tiny minority when you're actually trying to Improve your muscle, improve your health, improve your vitality.
• 1:48
  Philip Pape: As you get older, it's sort of the opposite path of what everyone else is doing.
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  Philip Pape: Who is getting more frail?
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  Philip Pape: They're losing muscle mass, they're not focused on their health, and so when you're doing this, the power of having a group of people that are sharing the similar or same goals cannot be overstated, and that's why I wanted to put out this episode today, just to tell you that you are not alone.
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  Philip Pape: You've got a community.
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  Philip Pape: That community is your fellow podcast listeners and the Whitson weights Facebook group, which is totally free.
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  Philip Pape: You've also got a community in the Whitson weights physique University Semi-private group coaching experience.
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  Philip Pape: Now, that's a that's not free, but it's also a different way to get into a group of people who are Going after their goals relentlessly, with commitment and dedication, just like you are, and so it really all depends on the level of Support you want.
• 2:38
  Philip Pape: But either way, there's a home for you With other people like you going after the things you're going after, and so whether you need a little bit of Motivation a question answered.
• 2:51
  Philip Pape: You want to share your struggles with others and see if they've had the same struggles and what are they doing about it, or and I can't overstate this positivity and optimism, which is the foundation, one of the foundational values of Of the groups that I am part of and and that I lead as well we don't abide negativity.
• 3:11
  Philip Pape: Right, realism and solving problems is different than a Negative mindset.
• 3:18
  Philip Pape: We have a positive mindset that, no matter how bad things might seem or actually get, there's always hope in the future if we take action.
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  Philip Pape: That is what I mean by positive and and the beauty of all of this lies in the balance.
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  Philip Pape: Right lies in the balance of Sharing your experiences.
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  Philip Pape: But you're going after your goals in a what seems like a lonely, individual pursuit.
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  Philip Pape: Right, when you're in the gym, when you're lifting weights, it seems like it's just you, because it is, it's just you, but in your head it's not just you, it's everyone else who has the, the camaraderie and the collective wisdom and a sense of belonging and the accountability and all of these things that you cannot replicate when you are only doing it in a vacuum, by yourself.
• 4:03
  Philip Pape: Now, many of us are I'll call loners, or we are perfectly happy by ourselves, in our own head, in our own space, doing things.
• 4:09
  Philip Pape: I can be there for hours at a time myself, and so why would you make that shift from going it alone to being in a group?
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  Philip Pape: Why is a group going to get in the way?
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  Philip Pape: Is it just this annoying thing Like can?
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  Philip Pape: I be sure that others are like me?
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  Philip Pape: And I think there are some compelling reasons to seek out community.
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  Philip Pape: First, the science does support the idea that motivation and self-motivation is enhanced tremendously when there is an element of relatedness, meaning others are doing what you're doing, and you get this motivational boost from working alongside peers.
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  Philip Pape: You see others push through their barriers and that inspires you to tackle yours.
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  Philip Pape: There's also a shared learning experience to being in a community.
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  Philip Pape: The tips, the advice, the encouragement, they flow freely and you're like this almost collective brain that is enhancing your perspectives, giving you new solutions, new ways of thinking about common challenges, and it accelerates that whole process tremendously.
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  Philip Pape: Another thing it gives you is a unique space that doesn't exist out in the quote unquote like real world, I'll call it, even though this is the real world.
• 5:22
  Philip Pape: But you are trying to grow personally.
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  Philip Pape: You are trying to connect and it's hard to just do that randomly with the people you interact with in the world.
• 5:29
  Philip Pape: So a group like our Facebook group or like Whitson-Wates-Fazik University is a place where you know for a fact you can come and find people like that, and it now becomes more than just this personal quest.
• 5:42
  Philip Pape: It becomes a shared adventure.
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  Philip Pape: You can form bonds that go well beyond the gym.
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  Philip Pape: You have a network of support and friends that you can reach out to for life that uplift each other in all areas of your life, not just fitness.
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  Philip Pape: So if you've been navigating your fitness journey solo, if you've been going alone and you've been finding it a challenge to stay motivated or to overcome plateaus, this is a great time to think about what I am saying.
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  Philip Pape: Right now, in your year, consider joining a group, whatever that is.
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  Philip Pape: It doesn't have to be ours, it doesn't have to be ours, but if you like what you hear and relate to what we talk about, definitely consider.
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  Philip Pape: I invite you to join the Whitson-Wates-Fazik Whitson-Wates Facebook group.
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  Philip Pape: It is totally free.
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  Philip Pape: I'll include the link in the show notes.
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  Philip Pape: Or consider joining Whitson-Wates-Fazik University.
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  Philip Pape: It launches in April, so when this episode comes out it's really close to launch.
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  Philip Pape: I will include the link to get on the early presale notification list for that.
• 6:39
  Philip Pape: But either way, just remember we are absolutely stronger together and if we embrace that power, that power in numbers, that power of community, this will help you take your health, your fitness, to new heights that you never could imagine.
• 6:54
  Philip Pape: Thank you for tuning in to another episode of Whitson-Wates.
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  Philip Pape: If you found value in today's episode and know someone else who's looking to level up their Whitson-Wates, please take a moment to share this episode with them and make sure to hit the follow button in your podcast platform right now to catch the next episode.
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  Philip Pape: Until then, stay strong.