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MAKE FITNESS A PRIORITY 30 TIPS TO ELEVATE YOUR LIFE THROUGH FITNESS CHAD AUSTIN & JESSE KEPKA © 2020 by Chad Austin and Jesse Kepka All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law. CONTENTS Disclaimer Acknowledgments Foreword Make Fitness a Priority: 30 Tips to Elevate your Life through Fitness 1. What Will You Gain? 2. What is your Second WHY? 3. “Today you have the power to change your story.” 4. Yep, You Sure Can! 5. Attitude of Gratitude 6. Nutrition: A Tough Love Pep Talk 7. Set Yourself Up for Success by Overcoming your Favorite Excuse 8. Warming Up to Level-Up 9. Fitness is About Being Better than You Used to Be 10. Blueberries: Oh, the Magic! 11. Stay Hydrated to Maximize Your Performance 12. Habit-Stacking 13. Find Out How Fitness FITS in your Life 14. Postural Dominoes 15. Don’t Forget to Turn on your Switch 16. Workout, Breakdown, Recover, Rebuild 17. We Got Your Back 18. Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself: Upper Crossed Syndrome 19. The Bigger the Challenge, the Bigger the Reward 20. Protein: One of My Favorite Things to Fuel Success 21. Variety: A Weapon Against Boredom 22. Now Trending: The Rower 23. Your Journey Doesn’t End When You Fail 24. Endorphins and Bodyweight Exercises 25. No Shoes? No Problem 26. Personal Training: Your First Session and Beyond 27. Get Off the Roller Coaster and Ride the Train 28. Forget Skinny, I’m Training to be a Badass! 29. When The Going Gets Tough . . . Go Back To Your WHY 30. Rest and Recovery Conclusion About The Authors Join Our Make Fitness A Priority Community! Thank you! Sources / Notes DISCLAIMER Although the author and publisher have made every effort to ensure that the information in this book was correct at press time, the author and publisher do not assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by errors or omissions, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. This book is not intended as a substitute for the medical advice of physicians. The reader should regularly consult a physician in matters relating to his/her health and particularly with respect to any symptoms that may require diagnosis or medical attention. The information in this book is meant to supplement, not replace, proper fitness training. Like any sport involving speed, equipment, balance and environmental factors, fitness training poses some inherent risk. The author and publisher advise readers to take full responsibility for their safety and know their limits. Before practicing the skills or methods described in this book, be sure that your equipment is well maintained, and do not take risks beyond your level of experience, aptitude, training, and comfort level. To the Make Fitness A Priority Community – You inspired these tips with your commitment to Making Fitness a Priority. We love to laugh with you, encourage you, and learn from you. Saturday workouts are among our favorites, because of the richness you bring to our lives. Thank you for helping us fight the battle against quick fixes with your consistent attendance. And even more so for always getting back up when you fall. We find so much joy in all of your victories and you are the reason we do what we do! ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First and foremost, I want to give thanks to my pit crew: my girlfriend, Jess Chadd and our dog, (Priority Fitness’s Mascot) Walter. For every challenge I accept, you are always there to offer love and support. You keep me accountable to all of my big goals, and help me get back up when I stumble. I am very lucky and grateful to have you in my corner. Big thanks to the other Jess in my life, my co-writer and trainer, Jesse Kepka. You keep me at the top of my game physically and mentally. Thanks for letting me brainstorm out loud, and for always being willing to be a part of my next big idea. Shout out to TGIF Toastmasters. This group is where I found my voice and a key to my confidence. Thank you for being a constant place of inspiration and positive energy. Thanks to our friend, Dr. Tim Cummings, for writing us a fantastic foreword for this book. Last but not least, thanks to the Make Fitness A Priority community. You are why we do what we do! — Chad Austin Unending praises and thanksgiving to Thomas Tightpants – who constantly picks up the slack to guard my workout time with a vengeance. To Chad Austin, for planting a fitness seed in our very first session, for encouragement, for creating Priority Fitness (my favorite space), and for being a steady and wise mentor in this industry. To Abigail O’Hara, for inspiring the actions to move forward, knowing me, and demanding nothing but honesty. To Yvonne Ball, for creating the hunger for bumps. To Scott Baltuska, my very first client, for taking a chance and always letting me know how swole he feels. — Jesse Kepka