Krista Stryker on Gratitude, Commitment and Taking Action

"Over the years, I learned to fall in love with the long process of mastery." Krista Stryker is the founder of 12 Minute Athlete, a leading expert on high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and bodyweight fitness. She is also the author of the new book, The 12-Minute Athlete. Growing up a super-athletic family, Krista played team sports but felt like the athletic gene had skipped her. She never attempted a push up until she was in college when her brother—who called her ‘spaghetti arms’—challenged her to do one. As she struggled through that first push up, she realized that she had the potential to become an ‘athletic person’! With a few years, she became certified as a personal trainer and started working long hours in a popular New York City gym. She diligently tried all kinds of fitness programs—running, cardio, weight training, sports-specific training, and Crossfit—ending up overtrained, injured, and exhausted, without ever seeing the results she wanted. Then she discovered high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and bodyweight workouts, and everything changed. Krista developed a system of workouts that could be done in little space, with few pieces of equipment, and in the shortest time possible. Best of all, they actually worked, for her and her clients. Before long, Krista was doing feats of exercise she never thought possible, like pull-ups, handstands, and 100 burpees in six minutes flat. Since launching 12 Minute Athlete in 2013, Krista has helped tens of thousands of people work toward their full athletic potential. Show Notes: (00:03:13) Adjusting to the new normal (00:04:52) Escaping the negative headspaces (00:06:53) The power of the breath (00:09:50) Gratitude (00:13:25) Chunking the day (00:14:50) Getting into the present (00:17:42) Why did writing capture her attention? (00:20:12) What does the writing process look like? (00:21:57) Long Term commitment and mastery (00:26:05) The point of training (00:28:32) Examples to mark your own progress (00:31:14) The power of books (00:34:34) What do you miss the most now? (00:38:20) Language Learning (00:41:53) Dealing with uncertainty (00:44:51) Taking Action (00:47:30) Recommended books and podcasts (00:50:24) Starting a new habit and making it actionable? For more content head to https://feedingcuriosity.net/