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The Little Black Book of Workout Motivation

By: Michael Matthews
Narrated by: Michael Matthews
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International Best Seller 

Let’s face it: fitness is hard.

Have you ever gotten into the car after a long day at work and headed straight for the couch instead of the gym?

Have you ever been unable to stop hitting the snooze button in the morning?

Have you even felt secretly afraid you just don’t have what it takes to transform your body and health?

Welcome to the club.

Working out and eating right takes time, energy, effort, discipline, dedication, and patience, and life always finds ways to interfere with our intentions and tempt us to stray.

And here’s the ground truth:

It doesn’t ever get easier - we just have to get better. And this book will help you get better.

It contains practical scientific research, compelling stories, and time-proven tactics for overcoming the mental and emotional blocks that bring you down and spin you around.

Here’s a sneak peek of what you’ll find inside: 

  • The easiest way to instantly increase your will power and self-control in any situation, no matter how you feel in the moment.
  • Three science-based psychological “tricks” you can use to stay strong during moments of temptation.
  • A simple 10-minute technique for beating procrastination and skyrocketing productivity.
  • How to inoculate yourself against Great Western Disease of “I’ll be happy when...” and find immediate joy and satisfaction right where you are.
  • Why you must stop telling yourself that you need things to be “just right” (and what to do instead).
  • The “40 percent rule” that Navy SEALs use to “dig deep” and screw up their courage when they need it most.
  • And more.

So, scroll up, click the “buy” button now, and get ready to enjoy more energy, enthusiasm, and excellence. 

©2018 Michael Matthews (P)2018 Michael Matthews

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Loved the book! I found it to be motivating, inspiring and helpful on so many levels!


Before reading your book I was in a slump. My motivation was gone not just for training, but for life. My work, my home life, everything was suffering because of the headspace I was in.

I have just finished the book and at this point in time I am pumped! I’m looking forward to training and my work ethic is better than it’s been in years! I’m doing things with purpose and with goals in mind.

There are many things in the book that are helpful not just for training but for life. I definitely recommend this book for anyone that is looking for a help in making better life choices and becoming the best version of themselves.
Since reading the book there has been times that I’ve had to make a choice on a certain situation and I have made the right choice, the choice that gets me closer to achieving my goals instead of the taking the easy and lazy way out.

It’s motivating, inspiring and truly helpful.
Fully recommend!

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Bitesized ways to be better

I liked this book for its simplistic approach to motivation , a great place to start and build good systems to succeed. Something for everyone to help achieve a better you.

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Definitely worth your time.

This is a comprehensive book which illuminates the importance of understanding the process of motivation and how to achieve your objectives. So pleased that I found this as I very recently swapped HIT after one year for weight training. The detailed subject matter was excellent & author delivers on a very interesting narrative reading it himself & evident that he closely connected to the material. Just finished TLS so it was also for me a good consolidation of topics I had already been introduced to. The book finished too quickly but there is a lot of content to digest & looking forward to further listenings to take some notes. Overall I enjoyed it immensely. Anyone on a fitness journey or not would really benefit from the information in this book. Well referenced for further reading & it doesn’t disappoint.

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Well written and researched. Great motivational tools.

Thanks Michael for collating such a well researched and written book. It was easy to listen to and understand the fact based motivational tools and techniques.

While the content is focused on workout motivation, I believe the tools and techniques can be applied across broader spectrums.

The bonus materials provide a succinct overview of the exercises discussed in the book and really help to kick start applying the techniques.

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Not just for workout motivation!

Loved this book. I stopped and started listening at the beginning as I was travelling and thought this would only apply to workout motivation. However, the more I listened the more I realised this approach applies to your whole life. Looking forward to implementing the techniques both for my workouts and life in general. A massive thanks to Michael Matthews. I will be re-listening and telling my friends.

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truth is in the name

Should be called the great little black book. I listen to it while riding, I listen to it in the morning. every time I play it back, i understand something new. would highly recommend this book as well as BLS as they will go hand in hand with each other.

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A repeat read

Great philosophy for life in general, not just for exercise enthusiasts.

I especially enjoyed the "letter to Garcia" based chapter.

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Must-read.

This book is a must-read. I have read many morivational books, including famous ones and none had written with suc clarity as this one. Straight to the point with so much reference material. I am positively surprised with how good this book is. Can't recommend enough.

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Life-changing

An excellent manifestation on how to live a life that you can be proud of. To the point, timeless information and something you will continue to revisit. A brilliant, condensed package that shows you how to improve all facets of your life. Cudos to you Mr. Matthews!

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This is a superbly written and narrated book!

Really engaging narration, the content is a nice mixture of emotive motivational material for the gym, psychological insight, quotes and really accessible life advice. Just an all round fantastic listen, probably give a few chapters another spin. Thanks Mike!

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