{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Lion Counseling Podcast","title":"Can’t Stay Consistent? Lower the Bar","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":977,"description":"🎙️ Can’t Stay Consistent? Lower the Bar: Lion Counseling Podcast Episode 96\nIf you struggle to stay consistent with working out—or almost any difficult habit—the answer might not be more motivation or discipline.\nIt might be lowering the bar.\nIn this episode of the Lion Counseling Podcast, Mark Odland and Zack Carter react to a Reddit post arguing that when you’re struggling with consistency, you should lower your standards for the workout rather than giving up altogether.\nFor high-achieving men, that can be surprisingly difficult. When you’re used to pushing hard, taking ownership, and refusing to make excuses, doing less can feel like failure. But sometimes the pursuit of the “perfect” workout is exactly what keeps you from doing anything at all.\nMark and Zack explore the balance between discipline and realistic expectations, why starting small can create momentum, and how to push yourself without going so hard that you burn out, quit, or get injured.\nThey also share what they’re learning from their own current challenges—with Zack training for a marathon and Mark preparing for a five-hour GORUCK event with 30+ pounds on his back.\nAnd somewhere along the way, Mark reveals his unfortunate new call sign: “Cushion.”\n✅ In this episode, you’ll learn:\n✅ Why all-or-nothing thinking destroys consistency\n✅ Why lowering the bar isn’t necessarily making an excuse\n✅ How small habits can grow into serious discipline\n✅ Why success at work doesn’t always translate into fitness\n✅ How to find the balance between intensity and sustainability\n✅ Why avoiding injury is part of playing the long game\n✅ How Zack is approaching marathon training\n✅ How Mark is progressively training for a GORUCK event\n✅ Why sometimes you need to embrace being part lion, part cushion\nIf you keep waiting until you have enough time, energy, motivation, or the perfect plan to get started, this episode is a reminder that imperfect action can beat perfect intentions.\n📞 Schedule a Clarity Call:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/b43DNkaaFA6NuvdfMHherbAf24V0_hZDPKaqPLVU2iE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZjAw/YTFhMTc4ZmZlOTZl/NWQxNDQ3OGIwZDlj/MjgwZC5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}