10/08/2026
Most people look at October and see the end of the year. Somewhere around now, they quietly decide they'll start fresh in January.โฃ
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I see two more training blocks.โฃ
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There are about 12 weeks left in 2026. That's two full six-week training blocks. Not a write-off. Not a countdown to January. Two complete programs, start to finish.โฃ
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Business owners have a name for this stretch. They call it Q4, the fourth quarter. Most businesses split the year into four quarters of roughly 90 days so they can set targets and check them often, not once a year. Q4 is the last one, October through December.
It's the final shot at hitting the year's numbers. Good owners don't treat it as a wind-down. They treat it as a sprint to the finish line. Your training deserves the same mindset.โฃ
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And here's what the people waiting for January miss. Start now, and when January finally gets here, you're already 12 weeks in while everyone else is still on week one.โฃ
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So here's the question. What are your last two programs of the year going to be?โฃ
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Because if you don't decide, the calendar will decide for you. Halloween. Thanksgiving. Office parties. Travel. Shorter days and darker mornings. Q4 isn't hard because the training gets harder.โฃ
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It's hard because life gets louder.โฃ
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So change the goal.โฃ
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For a lot of people, the win in Q4 isn't some dramatic transformation. It's getting through the holidays still training, stronger and fitter than you are today, with nothing to undo in January. That doesn't sound very sexy. ๐ But it's the difference between starting over and starting ahead.โฃ
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Here's what to do this week. Pick your programs. Write down what "done" looks like on December 31. Not a dream, a finish line. Then put your sessions on the calendar before the holiday invitations get there first.
