3179: The Top 5 Reasons Your Workout Isn’t Working And What To Do About It by Katie Prendergast with Bach Performance

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🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 13 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 3179: Katie Prendergast breaks down the five most common reasons why your workouts aren’t delivering results, and what to do instead. Whether it’s a lack of consistency, poor diet alignment, or mindless routine, this guide will help you refocus your training, optimize your habits, and finally start seeing real progress in the mirror. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://bachperformance.com/top-5-reasons-workout-isnt-working/ Quotes to ponder: "The Monday mindset is destroying your potential progress." "You must apply the principle of 'progressive overload,' which states that your body adapts to the increasing demands you impose on it at the gym." "What gets measured, gets managed." Episode references: MyFitnessPal: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Health Daily. The top five reasons your workout isn't working and what to do about it.
0:08.0	By Katie Prendergast with Bachperformance.com and I'm your host and narrator, Dr. Neil Malick.
0:13.9	Welcome back to another edition of Optimal Health Daily. This is where I read to you from some of the best health and fitness blogs on the web,
0:21.4	kind of like an ongoing audiobook. Now, don't forget, we have a bunch of shows covering a bunch
0:26.1	of different topics. Check them all out by searching for optimal living daily wherever you're
0:31.2	hearing this. But with that, let's get right to today's post as we optimize your life.
0:40.7	The top five reasons your workout isn't working, and what to do about it, by Katie Prendergast
0:47.3	with bachperformance.com.
0:50.5	For years, I wasted my time in the gym without seeing much progress.
0:55.1	I see many gymgoers and training clients frustrated by the same workout mistakes.
1:00.7	They feel like they're putting in hard work, but the scale just won't budge.
1:05.1	Their gut spills over their belt.
1:07.5	They're not seeing results in the mirror.
1:09.7	It's frustrating as ha- as... There are five common
1:12.9	problems that cause this frustration. Here's how to overcome each problem to get the results
1:18.7	you deserve from all of your hard work in the gym. Problem number one, you're not getting to the
1:25.0	gym consistently. Consistency is key. Not having a regular workout routine
1:30.7	is like taking one step forward and two steps back. You go one day, crush it for an hour,
1:37.5	feel pleased with yourself, then lose momentum. But it's okay, you'll be back on Monday, right?
1:43.8	The Monday mindset is destroying
1:45.9	your potential progress. Lack of consistency is why 99% of people never hit their fitness goals.
1:53.8	It's far better to show up three or four days each week for a manageable amount of time,
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