#34: The Only Competition That Matters

Arnold's Pump Club

Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.9 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Many people like to ask, "Why do you compete?" But the more important question is, "Who are you competing against?" In this episode, Arnold discusses what most people misunderstand about competition, and how to reset your focus for not just better results, but also more happiness and self-fulfillment. You'll also learn about a new study that might finally solve the question about the best time of day to workout.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to another episode of Arnold's Pump Club. On today's podcast, I want to share
0:09.2	how a cartoon made me realize how the fitness industry shifts your focus away from where it needs
0:15.8	to be. And I want to help set your mind right. I'll also break down a new study about the best
0:21.9	time to train. I created this podcast because I believe that fitness is for everyone. So I'm using
0:29.2	the power of machines to help me deliver news, motivation, and advice that will make you happier
0:37.2	and healthier. And because I know you're busy, I won't take up too much of your time. I am not a
0:45.0	cybernetic organism, but I do have an important mission to build the positive corner of the internet
0:53.0	and lift up the world. There's too much negativity online. And I hope this podcast gives you
1:00.4	the support you need to become a little bit better. One of my friends sent me a cartoon last weekend
1:05.7	and it made me laugh and then it made me think so I wanted to share it with you. The cartoon was
1:11.2	split into two images. One half you see three seemingly fit guys in biking outfits, taking a picture
1:18.4	and they look great. Then on the other half of the image you see them exhaling the stomach
1:25.4	or hanging out in the true shape. It's pretty funny because it's like those before and after
1:32.2	photos where the same person looks completely different just moments apart. But there's something
1:38.5	more to this cartoon. Last week we shared a study about how some of the influences you follow for
1:45.7	fitness might be doing more harm than good. This cartoon explains one of the biggest
1:53.3	problems of social media for fitness. You're making comparisons to other people who are only posting
1:59.5	the best photos, their best lifts and their best runs. They aren't posting the photo where they
2:05.6	forgot to hold the stomach in or the video where they failed their lift or quit their run early.
2:10.8	There is only one answer to this and it's been the same answer even before social media. You can't
2:17.6	focus on competing with others. You have to compete with yourself even back in my competition days
2:25.3	it didn't matter if it was Sergio or Frank Zane or Lou. They were all great but none of them were
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