Liam Roberts

I’m not powered by motivation, habits, or discipline. I’m powered by self-trust. The trust that I will keep showing up as the best version of me. Or, as I’ve learned by living it: identity. Follow me on my journey and I’ll show you what happens when you stop chasing motivation and start becoming someone you can trust 🔥

A good routine is not a cage; it is infrastructure for the person you keep claiming you want to become.

@runliftrunlift @Alan_Couzens I've been thinking about this lately. Definitely need to add some speed now I don't play sports. It's scary to think some runners don't know the last time they sprinted.

Many older runners avoid speed because they fear injury. Ironically, avoiding speed can make you less durable. Small, regular doses of fast running help maintain coordination, elasticity, mechanics, and strength. The key is execution. You can run fast at any age.

The biggest lever isn't workout intensity. It's building a life that makes consistency boringly easy. Same routes. Same time of day. Same low ego pace. Do that for a few years and "fitness hacks" start looking very silly.

That was a wet run... I still trusted myself to get it done. Winning every time is a choice.

Nothing worthwhile is easy.

@ugandaKLA @DavidDack My advice, play the long game. Don't try to get to peak fitness this year. Think about where you want to be in 5 years time.

@LiamR_94 @DavidDack This gives me hope.

A 6-hour marathon is not fast. It is still hard. Very very HARD. Two things can be true.

@darkdetermined @Predamame That's the quickest way to hate running and hate yourself. Mature runners have the opposite approach to this.

Runners will be like “I needed that” and it’s just two hours of pushing themselves to the breaking point.

Being honest with yourself is something I've seen most aren't capable of or willing to do. The next hardest thing after being honest to yourself is having the courage to face it and do something about it. I've learned this all the hard way but have now gone through it and seen the real world benefits. I can't believe the life I'm now living!

@LiamR_94 @rumilyrics That‘s a good one, I think more people should be actually realistic with themselves for where they‘re at.

One habit that massively improved your mental health?

Agreed. Your biology is way more capable of adaptation than you believe. I’ve seen it over and over again. I went from a low-volume lifter to a high-volume athlete. From not being able to run for more than 45 minutes to a sub-90 half marathon. From not being able to eat before exercise to eating a full meal and heading straight out. From being a night owl gamer to an early-morning exercise person. From someone who hated hard work to someone who lives for it. The body adapts. The mind adapts. Identity adapts. You just have to give it enough repeated evidence.

Your body is remarkably adaptable. For a portion of my life I did runs from 7:30-830pm because of Houston summers. I’d then go to sleep by 10. Your body adjusts. Too often we look for optimal instead of what fits in my life consistently, then let our bodies adapt.

@DavidDack As someone who has just started dating for the first time as an adult this is too relatable 🤣

In this generation, running 42.2K sometimes feels easier than dating. At least the marathon is honest. It tells you upfront it will hurt. No mixed signals. No “let’s see where this goes.” Just pain, cramps, bad decisions, and a finish line.

I don't feel it in the moment, but notice over the long run. Definitely more size, strength, power. Also the cognitive effects, a little sharper and sleep deprivation hits me less hard. The effects are not life changing but more than enough to know it works and is worth taking.

Do you feel the effect of creatine? And How?

I love shit like this. Just goes to show how the body and mind are one system. And they both have so much more potential that you realise.

@sagelovebars Hmm, IMO it depends. I use mine between most sets. But out of choice, to be productive and not because I can't not go on it. It's time I can get stuff done so that later in the day I can go without my phone when it matters more.

Biggest pet peeve at the gym is people going on their phone after every set. You need therapy if you can't take a min break without having the stimulation of your phone.

@DavidDack I'd also argue for someone like me who can't always handle high volume, it can also be the more advanced version of training smart.

💯 I’ve learned this through experience. I’ve never been better than when both my body and mind are working hard, but with adequate rest. Be aware when you go over the line with fatigue, either cognitive or physical, it affects the other. It’s something you don’t fully realise until you start pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. It’s all one system!

Your body and your brain are not separate systems. Movement is brain care. Regular walking, exercise, and physical activity support long-term cognitive health far more than most people realize.

Another solid training day today. This one was front-loaded into the morning so life can take over this afternoon. 7am - 2k swim. Mixed-intensity intervals. Very new to swimming, so I'm still learning how much it takes out of me. 9am - 45 min push gym session. 10 am - 45 min HYROX session (pairs). Now the afternoon is for chilling, admin, and getting life tasks done. I’ll potentially get a short easy run or walk in later if time allows. But as always, I won’t force it. Get the work done. Leave room for life.

@Jainadave_ I'm striving to be the best version of me. The best version of me is a hybrid athlete. A hybrid athlete goes to the gym. No questions asked. No need for motivation, discipline or habit. It all goes back to trusting myself to be that best version of me.

How do you convince yourself to go to the gym?

@edgaralandough I gave up my whole old life to live this one. My old life wasn't bad, a 7/10 which by most people's standards is good or even great. But I knew I had more in me.

People who genuinely love their lives: what’s the least traditional thing about you / the way you live? I want to show how many different versions of a happy, successful life actually exist.

@edgaralandough Hard agree. I wouldn't be in the shape I'm in without walking.

I REPEAT: Gym is important, but daily walks might be the most underrated fitness habit ever. Get your steps!