It’s not the test most men avoid.
It’s the answer.
That moment when you slow down long enough to ask,
“How am I really tracking?”
The body’s usually been leaving clues for a while -
heavier lifts, longer recovery, stiffness you work around without thinking.
The loyal dog sees it.
The mates see it.
Deep down, you probably do too.
Checking in doesn’t make you weaker.
It just gives you a chance to act before the body decides for you.
Because awareness costs very little.
Avoidance always costs more.
08/02/2026
Be honest for a moment.
What actually stops you checking in with your body?
Time
Pride
Fear of what you might find
Most capable people don’t ignore their body because they don’t care.
They ignore it because they’re busy, reliable… and used to pushing through.
But the first reason you avoid checking in
is usually the reason it matters most.
Drop your answer below 👇
No judgement, just awareness.
Because what you avoid today
often decides what you deal with later.
06/02/2026
Awareness is cheaper than recovery.
Listening early beats rehabbing later.
05/02/2026
“She’ll be right”… until it isn’t.
And then it’s months on the sidelines - not minutes to reset.
Most breakdowns don’t come from one bad lift or one big day.
They come from weeks of ignoring the quiet signals.
The stiffness you work through.
The fatigue you override.
The recovery you keep postponing.
Pushing through feels efficient.
Until it’s not.
Awareness costs minutes.
Rehab costs months.
05/02/2026
Tonight’s reminder.
The people who drift the furthest aren’t lazy.
They’re capable.
They’re the ones who’ve been taught to push through.
Who can still perform.
Who are good at ignoring early signals, because they can.
That's how drift happens.
Quietly. Gradually.
Until one day the body makes the decision for you.
Not with a bang.
With a stiff morning that doesn’t ease.
A recovery that never quite shows up.
A line you didn’t realize you’d crossed.
A reminder for the capable ones:
Listening earlier isn’t weakness.
It’s how you stay in the game longer.
03/02/2026
“She’ll be right” is the most expensive fitness plan you’ll ever run.
No upfront cost.
No time investment.
No awkward conversations with yourself.
Just slow leaks.
Work feels heavier than it should.
Recovery drags.
Stiffness becomes normal.
And one day you realize you’ve been paying interest for years.
“She’ll be right” doesn’t fail loudly.
It fails quietly, until it doesn’t.
The good news?
You don’t need a gym, a reboot, or a personality transplant.
You just need a way to notice sooner.
I’ve put together something practical (and actually useful):
👉 Read my latest blog, there you'll find something useful and practical to build more trust in your body.
Turn awareness into a skill, not a scare.
Link in comments 👇
02/02/2026
You don’t avoid breakdown by being tougher.
You avoid it by noticing sooner.
Most men were taught to override the signal.
Ignore the ache. Push through the fatigue. Get the job done.
That works, until it doesn’t.
Real durability isn’t about how much punishment you can take.
It’s about how early you listen… and how smart you adjust.
Because the body doesn’t fail suddenly.
It gives warnings first.
01/02/2026
Be honest, when something feels off in your body, what’s your first move?
🔘 Push through
🔘 Ignore it
🔘 Adjust early
Not because you’re injured.
Not because you can’t work.
But because work feels heavier than it used to.
Recovery takes longer than you expect.
Stiffness is becoming part of the routine.
And you’re relying on grit more than margin.
You’re still capable.
You’re still showing up.
It just costs more than it used to.
There’s no right answer here - just awareness.
Because the choice you make first usually decides how the next few years feel.
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Ever since Barbara has been helping people recover from their sports events she has been passionate about training preparation.
Barbara has devoted hours and hours, honing her skills and gaining knowledge and tools, all with the goal of helping people improve their physical performance not just for their next event but for life.
She's created the Event Ready Bodies programme and gathered a dedicated and qualified team of sports therapists to support ANY BODY to train successfully for an event, improve their experience and maximize their longevity in their chosen activity. She knows we operate in an information rich era, however appreciates, for many, the problem is there is so much advice out there, it's a challenge to know what information will make the difference.
Barbara says "there is information now to prepare at a whole new level and it's been my ambition to create an environment that makes both the information and it's application accessible, logical and easy to apply"
Event Ready Bodies is a supported process that shows beginner, improving, injured or competitive people how to prepare; shows them how to integrate the concepts into their daily practice and builds a fraternity around them so they can train for a better body and a better life.
Barb Kelly, Cara Leyten, James Harvey pictured above
