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Holidays Ruining Your Gym Progress?

November 10, 2026·27 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

The last two months of the year can derail even your most consistent lifting streak. Between the holiday preparations, parties, travel, and family obligations, it's easy to feel like your options are white-knuckling a perfect routine or tossing it all out until January even though neither one serves you. In this episode, you'll get coaching tips for staying strong in the gym through the holidays without giving up the fun, the food, or the downtime. You'll hear a middle-ground approach for lifting and nutrition built on flexibility, plus some mindset shifts so you don't arrive on the doorstep of 2027 feeling burned out. What you'll learn in this episode: Why "I'll just start over in January" sound so tempting What's the smallest dose of lifting that still moves the needle when your schedule explodes? How to shorten a workout without feeling like you skipped it Why"earning" or "burning off" holiday food is a losing game What to do the day after you overindulged Enjoyed this episode and want more?  If this episode resonates and you're ready to stop guessing in the gym, take the StrongAF Quiz: https://stephgaudreau.com/quiz  Get the performance meal prep guide at https://go.stephgaudreau.com/mealprepguide Please share it with a friend and subscribe to Fuel Your Strength so you don't miss future episodes like this one.

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