The Little Black Book Of Workout Motivation

This book is the slap in the face people need when they keep pretending “motivation” is their problem. Matthews destroys that excuse immediately: you’re not unmotivated — you’re undisciplined, unfocused, and too comfortable.

He breaks down the real psychological framework elite performers use, not the Instagram-quote nonsense:

• Your emotions don’t matter. You train whether you feel like it or not.
• Habits > hype. If you rely on motivation, you’re finished before you start.
• Identity decides everything. If you still see yourself as the guy who “tries,” you’ll never become the guy who “executes.”
• Your environment is rigged against you. And Matthews shows you exactly how to rewire it so you stop sabotaging yourself.
• Discomfort is mandatory. If you avoid it, you avoid progress — period.

The book is basically a psychological playbook for people who are tired of lying to themselves. It teaches you how to build a mindset where skipping workouts becomes harder than doing them, and where discipline stops being punishment and becomes baseline identity.

If you apply it properly, you stop being a “motivated beginner” and turn into a consistent machine — inside and outside the gym.