Most men quit the moment life gets ugly. They have an "All or Nothing" mentality: "If I can’t do my perfect 90-minute workout, I’ll do nothing." "If I can’t eat perfectly, I’ll eat garbage."

In this episode, I take you into the trenches of my worst week in years—business failures, a son with a concussion, and a brutal sickness—to prove that perfection is a lie.

We are going to talk about "The Ugly Rep."

Perfectionism is just procrastination dressed in a tuxedo. It is a convenient excuse to be lazy while pretending you have high standards. Today, we kill that excuse. I teach you how to define your "Floor," avoid the "Restart Tax," and keep the freight train moving even when chaos is raining down on your head.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:• The "Flu Game" Standard: Why your family doesn't need a dad who is only consistent when the sun is shining.• The Restart Tax: Why stopping the train completely costs you 100x more energy than just moving slowly.• The Light Switch: Why discipline is binary (Did you keep the promise? Yes or No?).• Ceiling vs. Floor: How to set a "minimum effective dose" so you never hit zero again.• The Bucket Strategy: Why doing a "trash workout" is better than doing nothing.

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