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The Little Black Book of Workout Motivation

By: Michael Matthews
Narrated by: Michael Matthews
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Fitness isn’t everything. But everything is harder if you’re not fit.

The strength and discipline you develop in the gym go far beyond physical appearance. It shapes who you become—someone resilient, focused, and capable of achieving more in every area of life.

The Little Black Book of Workout Motivation is your personal guide to cultivating mental toughness, beating procrastination, and staying consistent with your fitness goals, even when motivation fades.

Instead of vague hype, every chapter is grounded in psychology and gives you a simple, concrete exercise you can apply immediately. You won’t just be inspired—you’ll be taking action.

Inside this motivational fitness guide, you’ll discover:

  • The “What Kind of Pain Do I Want?” exercise for setting goals that actually matter to you
  • Three simple questions to uncover your true “why” for training—and unlock a deeper source of motivation
  • The “What, When, Where, If-Then” formula to rewire your brain for consistency in and out of the gym
  • Environmental design hacks to make healthy habits automatic and sustainable
  • Why action beats perfection—and how to stop waiting for the “right time” to change your life
  • How to overcome negative thinking, build grit, and use “productive pessimism” to turn doubt into confidence


This isn’t a cheerleading book full of clichés. And it isn’t about the perfect program or the newest trend.

It’s about rewiring your mindset to persist when it’s easier to quit—especially when life gets hard. Because getting in shape isn’t just about muscles or weight loss; it’s about becoming the kind of person who doesn’t give up on themselves.

The Little Black Book of Workout Motivation is your daily reminder that you’re capable of more—and it’s time to prove it.

©2018 Michael Matthews (P)2018 Michael Matthews
Bodybuilding & Strength Training Personal Development Physical Exercise Inspiring Thought-Provoking Health Body Building Workout Motivation
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Simple, straightforward and practical. There is not a single boring/not interesting chapter. Definetely one of my favourites

This is gold

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I loved the tough love dished out by the author and have found this book immensely helpful in motivating me to keep on track with reaching my goals.

This book really helped me to stay focussed!

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I would recommend this to anyone struggling with motivation in their lives and not just for fitness. It's real, straight talking and to the point. I will be listening to this again for definite to ensure maximum retention. Thank you very much!

Incredible and very powerful

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This audible is absolutely fantastic, the main concept of how workout motivation is just a branch on a tree of everyday motivation in whatever you do is the main message that I have taken away from this audible.

There are so many interesting stories, quotes, recommended reading and interacted task after each chapter. I listen to this before I start a run or a workout just because I have felt that the chapter I am currently on is really relatable to my current journey. an example of this is the chapter that mentioned about the Navy seal telling the guy to do 100 press up although they could only do 10!! But yeah 40% whenever you want to give up you still have 40% left to give that will stay with me forever !!!

cracking work Mike!!!

Amazing introduction to Audibles

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I loved this book, one of the best I’ve ever read, and I return a lot of books!

Amazing!

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