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If physical health is your top priority , then why aren't you allocating your most valuable asset to it ? And no , I'm not talking about money . Welcome to the Whits and Weights podcast . I'm your host , phillip Pape , and this twice a week podcast is dedicated to helping you achieve physical self-mastery by getting stronger , optimizing your nutrition and upgrading your body composition . We'll uncover science-backed strategies for movement , metabolism , muscle and mindset , with a skeptical eye on the fitness industry , so you can look and feel your absolute best . Let's dive right in . What is the most valuable asset you have ? It's not money , it's time . And if physical health is your top priority , shouldn't you be allocating your most valuable asset of time to that priority ? Today , we're going to dive into why you should absolutely be scheduling your workouts and your meals .

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We often say that our health is our top priority , but our actions don't always align . If nutrition , if training , are crucial for your physical health , and if physical health enables everything else in your life , then it's time to finally treat them like the priorities they are , and what I like for this is something called time blocking . Time blocking isn't just for work , it isn't just for meetings . It is a tool where you allocate specific chunks of your day to activities that matter most . That's all it is . It's simply blocking out the time in your calendar for the things that are important , and in this case we're talking about your workouts and your meals Because when you schedule something , you're more likely to do it , and in the case of food , it also puts boundaries on when you are not just mindlessly grazing or snacking until you develop the skill and then you can have a little bit more flexibility , potentially , in your schedule . It's really that simple . Time blocking creates a sense of accountability . It makes it harder to skip a meal or workout because it's right there , scheduled with yourself in black and white , and it can actually have a domino effect on other errors of your life because it sets this tone for a sense of discipline right , not willpower and forcing yourself to do it , but just routine , habit , discipline , organization , a commitment to your well-being as a part of your life . It is just something you do .

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When you set aside time for these activities , you are sending a message to yourself that your health is worth that time , and that is an act of self-respect . So , if you haven't already , right now I want you to grab your calendar , grab a piece of paper , do it on your phone , do it on your computer , wherever your calendar is . Maybe it's up on the fridge , and I want you to block off time for your workouts over the next week and figure out where to make those happen . If your schedule is quote unquote too busy , there's going to be time that you can free up somewhere that otherwise has less valuable activities . So go ahead and do that for your meals as well . Figure out when you're having breakfast , lunch , dinner snacks . Put them in there and just tell yourself these are the times that I have my meals . This is what I'm going to log just to set that initial set of routine , that discipline that gets you going , and this is how you allocate the most valuable asset in your life time to the most important priority in your life .

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