3115: Still Pushing the Basics by Ross Enamait of Ross Training on How to Overcome Obstacles and Workout Consistency

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🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3115: Ross Enamait highlights the power of persistence. His reminder is simple yet profound: progress isn’t about avoiding obstacles but continuing to push forward despite them. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://rosstraining.com/blog/2016/05/still-pushing/ Quotes to ponder: “Anyone can keep going when everything is going well. What defines you is the ability to keep moving forward when nothing seems to go right.” “Progress isn’t about being flawless or avoiding failure. It’s about having the courage to continue, even when the odds are against you.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Health Daily, still pushing the basics by Ross Enamite of Ross Training.com,
0:07.6	and I'm your host and narrator, Dr. Neomalek.
0:10.3	Hey there, welcome to a Thursday edition of Optimal Health Daily, where I read to you from
0:14.4	popular health and fitness blogs to help you optimize your health.
0:18.3	It's like a gigantic, ongoing audiobook that's free of charge. I'm going to
0:22.6	keep this intro nice and short for you today, so let's jump right in and start optimizing your life.
0:32.2	Still Pushing the Basics by Ross Enamite of Ross Training.com. I recently received a Facebook notification from the
0:41.1	On This Day reminder service about a video that I created two years ago. Upon clicking the link,
0:47.0	I was shocked to see that it had already been two years since I shared the footage. Perhaps one of
0:51.8	the reasons it seemed more recent is that I still perform
0:54.6	all of the exercises seen within the video. A camera crew could stop by any week and catch me
1:00.1	performing similar routines. Very little has changed as far as what I do when I'm training.
1:05.2	Yet, while my consistency may seem insignificant, I believe there is a valuable lesson to be
1:10.4	learned from the example.
1:12.5	Consistent action.
1:14.2	The video I'm mentioning was filmed in the first half of 2014.
1:18.9	Now, I enjoy training outdoors with whatever is around me.
1:21.7	I'm a firm believer in the idea that I can train anywhere with anything, including nothing.
1:26.6	In other words, I don't believe that I need any
1:28.5	particular tool to keep myself strong and conditioned. Instead, I make the most of my surroundings
1:34.0	by pushing myself with whatever is available. Don't let my creativity fool you to believe that I'm
1:39.4	against any particular tool. Throughout my 20 plus years of training, I have studied and experimented
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