Overcoming the 3 Big Training Pitfalls: Snacking, All-or-Nothing Thinking, & Weak Boundaries

Barbell Logic

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Health, Diet, Fitness, Weightlifting, Barbelltraining, Strengthtraining

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

This episode tackles overcoming the 3 big training pitfalls that silently sabotage lifters: mindless snacking, all-or-nothing thinking, and poor boundaries. Niki Sims and Andrew Jackson break it down with practical tips, real-life stories, and strategies that actually work for strength, longevity, and real-life training.

💡 Key Takeaways (Bullets for Engagement & Search)

Identify and overcome the 3 big training pitfalls
Why snacks you don’t count still count
How “perfect or nothing” leads to burnout
Real-world boundary-setting tips for parties, travel, and stress
Choose awareness over reactivity in your lifting lifestyle
Training for strength, longevity, and health starts in daily habits

Timestamps

00:00 – Intro: Why these 3 pitfalls matter more than you think

02:10 – Pitfall 1: Mindless snacking and invisible calories

08:22 – Pitfall 2: All-or-nothing thinking and rigid training

16:48 – Pitfall 3: Boundary-setting in real life (social eating, time)

24:35 – Conscious choice vs reactivity

28:40 – Final thoughts: Build freedom through awareness, not perfection

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0:00.0	You're listening to Beast Overburden, powered by Barbell Logic.
0:06.2	We're Nikki and Andrew, your personal professional coaches.
0:09.0	We help you take control of your fitness through hard but doable training and nutrition practices that fit your busy life.
0:17.0	Build a stronger, healthier version of yourself with lifelong habits.
0:24.8	Hey, and welcome to Beast Overburden, powered by Barbell Logic.
0:28.7	I'm here with you, Nikki Sims, the CXO of Barbell Logic, as well as a strength and nutrition coach.
0:35.3	And as always, Andrew Jackson.
0:38.0	Back again. Back again.
0:39.2	Back again.
0:41.8	Well, I really liked our episode last week and all of the episodes that came before it.
0:46.4	But this one I'm pretty excited about.
0:50.0	We're continuing our discussion about living life with physical freedom.
0:55.6	But along the way,
1:01.1	there are going to be some obstacles, there are common pitfalls. So we're going to talk about those today and give you some strategies on how to overcome them.
1:06.8	I'll hug it.
1:08.8	So there was a phrase we were talking about how the road to...
1:14.5	This is a phrase that we actually couldn't remember.
1:18.3	The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
1:20.5	Is that right?
1:21.3	Yes.
1:21.9	I think that's how it goes.
1:23.7	But we have this idea that we've created.
	...

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