What if there's a mental shift that you can make right now that would make it even easier to break through plateaus and reach and smash your fitness goals ? Join me on today's QuickWits as we explore this little shift in your approach that will give you massive results . Welcome to the Whits and Weights podcast . I'm your host , philip 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 .
Philip PapeWelcome to another QuickWits , and today's episode is inspired by a quote that I heard by Kevin Palmieri , one of the co-hosts of Next Level University . He's also my podcast coach . Shout out to Kevin and he mentioned something on a recent episode where he took the traditional phrase or mantra , under promise and over deliver . You've heard that under promise , don't promise more than you think you can achieve and then over deliver . The perception is you've provided tremendous value . He said well , shouldn't we instead go for promise and over deliver , that is , make a promise that actually gives decent value to someone and then over deliver beyond that . Contrary to the former the original mantra under promise and over deliver I totally agree with where Kevin's going in setting ambitious , even slightly out of reach goals . That could be the catalyst that you need for growth .
Philip PapeNow , we talked about comfort zone in the past and expanding your comfort zone . Versus going too far out of your comfort zone , there is a fine balance of well , you don't want to promise the moon , but you want to promise to yourself something that is at least beyond what you've promised in the past that hasn't pushed you to grow , so that you can grow . This is still another version of expanding your comfort zone , of stretching your limits , of pushing and pushing and pushing and then embracing that challenge . The mindset of promise and over deliver encourage us to commit to those loftier goals . This could be a significant improvement in your strength , like a specific barbell lift , for example . This could be enhancing your endurance . If you're an endurance athlete , it could be transforming your body composition in some way . That's achievable , but it's going to push you to expand your comfort zone . Again , it's not setting ourselves up for failure by going so far beyond that , but it's expanding what we consider possible . When we aim higher , we create a psychological commitment to strive for more . This drives us to discover innovative strategies , for example , to dedicate more of our resources , our schedule , our time or money to unlock a level of persistence that we might not have tapped into if our goals were more conservative .
Philip PapeNow , if this doesn't resonate with you , if this doesn't appeal to you , I get it , because maybe you've reached for things that were far out of your comfort zone and then you failed to get there and that discouraged you . But I am generally a fan of the optimism bias , mainly because I am optimistic myself that assume things are going to go well . Go after it . If they don't , that's an opportunity to learn and grow and try again .
Philip PapeThe beauty in this approach lies in the ability to inspire extraordinary effort Without that promise level of standard . If you only do the under promise , without the promise , you may not even feel the need to put in that extra effort . If you do feel that need , even if you fall short , you still will achieve much more than you would have with modest ambitions . That's where , in my opinion , it's a win-win scenario that can reshape your understanding of potential and progress . Somebody asked me recently on a podcast why am I so ambitious ? One of my responses was well , I've noticed that the more I do , the more I try for , the more ambitious my goals , the more I fail , but also the more I succeed . That's , to me , where this all comes together . I want you to consider how adopting this mindset of promise and over deliver could revolutionize the way that you put in that effort on your fitness journey .
Philip PapeYou set the bar high and then you leap for it . You don't just stretch up for it , you leap for it . You might surprise yourself . You might surprise yourself with how far you can grow . Even if you don't get all the way there , you're going to go farther you ever have in the past . Aim high , train hard and never , ever underestimate your potential . Thank you for tuning in to another episode of Wits and Weights . If you found value in today's episode and know someone else who's looking to level up their wits or weights , please take a moment to share this episode with them and make sure to hit the follow button in your podcast platform right now to catch the next episode . Until then , stay strong .