Momentum Starts Now
December determines your momentum, identity, and results for the entire next year.
Most people coast at the end of the year — high performers use it as a launchpad. The habits you reinforce now become the identity you carry into January.
You don’t “turn on” discipline with a date change. You bring it with you from the work you did when it was hardest.
Training Spotlight: Finish Line Discipline
December training hits different — not because it’s heavier or harder, but because fewer people are willing to show up for it. This is where you build the identity that walks into next year.
How to Show Up When Everyone Else Taps Out
One goal per session: strength, execution, or conditioning.
Micro-progressions: +1 rep, +2.5 lbs, +10 seconds.
Intentional > exhausted: quality reps beat chaos reps.
What to Prioritize Right Now
Strength — hold your numbers or add small progressions
Execution — tighter form, cleaner reps, fewer junk sets
Conditioning Base — sleds, carries, incline walking
Show up. Lock in. Build the identity that finishes things.
Nutrition Upgrade: Holiday Structure Without Sacrifice
December isn’t the problem. Unstructured December is. The goal isn’t to avoid events — it’s to eat around them, not through them.
Simple December Nutrition Rules
1️⃣ Protein anchor every meal — keeps you full and keeps muscle growing
2️⃣ Carb timing — train → carbs; rest → lower and slower
3️⃣ Hydration is non-negotiable — 100–120 oz daily
4️⃣ Events ≠ excuses — plan the meal before you show up
Avoid the “December slide.” You don’t need perfection — you need structure..
Mindset
Mindset Reset: Identity Doesn’t Reset in January
Most people think January brings motivation. It doesn’t. January brings whatever identity you built in December. If you check out now, you’ll restart later. If you stay consistent now, you’ll be dangerous later.
Remember this: momentum outlasts motivation. Discipline compounds quietly. If you pause now, you restart later.
Challenge
The 14-Day Finish Strong Sprint
This isn’t a reset — it’s a continuation.
10 training sessions ✓
14 days hitting protein goals ✓
10,000 steps daily ✓
Night routine locked in (no screens last 30 minutes) ✓
14 days. Small rules. Massive momentum. Finish strong — so you can start ahead.
Closing Note
December isn’t a throwaway month — it’s the separator.
Finish strong now, and January feels inevitable instead of uncertain. The work you do when it’s inconvenient becomes the standard you live by next year.
Don’t pause. Build momentum — and carry it forward.
— Coach Adam G
newsletter.coachadamg.com | @coach.adamg
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