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Derek Batman

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January 27, 2025

Are You Guilty of the Measuring Mirage?

When I first started training, most people recorded all of their workouts in a 99-cent notebook. If you were really advanced, you used a spreadsheet.

Now? There’s an app for everything.
Food. Training. Sleep. Habits. You name it. It’s like Oprah is handing them out: “You get an app! You get an app!”

But here’s the real question:
If we’re measuring more than ever, why aren’t we all leaner, fitter, and healthier?

Because here’s the truth:
Tracking the details doesn’t matter if you’re ignoring the bigger picture.

  • Logging your macros while stress-eating at night? That’s like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic—it’s not fixing the sinking ship.
  • Recording every gym set while ignoring your fried nervous system or your knee screaming for help? That’s like slapping a supercharger on a car with flat tires.

The problem isn’t the tools. The problem is how we use them to avoid addressing the real issues.

Ask yourself:

  • Am I using obsessive tracking as a distraction from deeper problems?
  • What am I measuring endlessly without seeing real progress?

These aren’t easy questions, but the answers will teach you more about yourself than any app ever will.

Beliefs into action, in under 3 minutes.


Until next week, my friends.

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