3144: [Part 1] Scared To Go To The Gym? How To Build The Confidence It Takes To Be Consistent and Get Results by JC Deen

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🗓️ 6 October 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 3144: JC Deen explores how to overcome the fear and intimidation many feel when stepping into the gym, offering practical strategies to build self-confidence and consistency. By focusing on simple routines, realistic expectations, and a shift in mindset, he shows how anyone can transform initial anxiety into long-term progress and results. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://jcdfitness.com/2014/05/scared-to-go-to-the-gym-how-to-build-the-confidence-it-takes-to-be-consistent-and-get-results/ Quotes to ponder: "Many people are afraid to go to the gym because they’re worried about what others will think of them." "The truth is, no one really cares what you’re doing in the gym." "If you want to gain confidence, you have to start small and build on each success." Episode references: StrongLifts 5x5: https://stronglifts.com/5x5/ Bigger Leaner Stronger: https://www.amazon.com/Bigger-Leaner-Stronger-Building-Ultimate/dp/1938895304 Starting Strength: https://www.amazon.com/Starting-Strength-Basic-Barbell-Training/dp/0982522738 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Health Daily. Scared to go to the gym? How to build confidence it takes to be
0:06.5	consistent and get results. Part 1 by JCDD of JCDFitness.com. And I'm Dr. Neal. Happy Monday and welcome
0:15.6	back to Optimal Health Daily, where I act as your narrator of the best health and fitness blogs all for free.
0:22.3	I cover fitness, nutrition, stress management, weight management, and lots more, just like an
0:27.7	audiobook, but from a bunch of different authors. And then on Fridays, I answer your questions
0:32.6	right here on the show. Now, today I have a bit of a longer post, so I'll read the first half today and then
0:39.0	finish the rest tomorrow. And with that, let's get right to it and start optimizing your life.
0:48.8	Scared to go to the gym? How to build the confidence it takes to be consistent and get results. Part 1 by JCD of JCD Fitness.com
0:58.9	I get questions sent in all the time. Sometimes they're easy enough to simply send a reply.
1:06.0	Other times they take a little longer and require a string of emails to help. I do what I can. And then there are
1:12.5	times like today, where I feel an open response will help many people with a similar question.
1:18.0	Recently, a lady wrote in the following, quote, My fitness struggles include being intimidated in the
1:24.3	gym. For example, the best gym I have access to is on a military base,
1:29.1	and the weight room is often crowded with experienced people, and I don't necessarily know proper
1:33.9	form for all the things I want to do in the gym, and don't know how much weight I can handle.
1:39.4	So when there are a ton of people using the weights, I feel like I'm in the way trying to learn.
1:45.0	End quote. Today we're doing something a bit differently. Before I give you my advice,
1:49.5	I'm calling on three ladies I respect to contribute their ideas and offer insight.
1:55.8	Knowledge is power, going from clueless to confident. We've all heard the cliche, knowledge is power,
2:02.9	but is it true? I asked Brenda Lee Turner to contribute to this one. Here's her take. Brenda's
2:09.7	thoughts. Feeling uncomfortable at the gym is absolutely normal, and even the most experienced
2:16.1	people feel insecure from time to time.
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