Squat Like Tom Hiddleston is Watching

When I work out I am usually thinking about all the things I am forgetting to do, rather do, or should have done during the week. Do I need to go to the grocery store, or what the next chapter in my book should be about? Inevitably, I lose count of how many reps I do, and I have to quickly figure out where I am.

I have a tendency to lose focus quickly. My mind is usually going in nine million different directions all the time and I don’t ever, really, know how to shut it off. So when I work out, I look for something to motivate me to draw my focus and keep me on the track of pushing it and killing the workout.

When I was just getting started in my quest to finding the best workout plan for me, I found a shirt that says “Squat Like Tom Hiddleston is Watching” and I almost died at how fantastic that shirt was. Obviously, it had to be mine, and yes, I wear it when I am working out, and it is awesome.

When I need a little reminder of why I am trying to complete another grueling set of burpees, squats, or push-ups, I think of Tom Hiddleston, Henry Cavill, Peyton Manning, or One Direction—really any of my celebrity crushes, and let me tell you (that list is extensive) and I give it all I’ve got. You see, I have it in my mind that there might be an opportunity for me to meet one of the people on my “celebrity crush” list, and they are going to be so impressed with what I have to offer them, as a person, that my awesome workout body is going to be a major plus when I sweep them off their feet.

Now, while the aforementioned run-ins are probably a completely unrealistic expectation of life, I still like to use it as a motivator to kick it up a notch. I know it sounds silly to use celebrities as a motivation to want to do better in your workouts, and it probably is, but it works for me, and it keeps things fun and interesting!

We all have out lists of celebrity hotties we go all weak in the knees for, and even if we would die before admitting it; call on those crushes to remind you, that if Peyton Manning can keep playing with a torn quad muscle in his dominant leg and win the game, you can do 10 more sit-ups. Tell yourself that Tom Hiddleston would be so impressed, darling, with your milestone of 50 squats, or that Henry Cavill will marvel at your ability to bust out 20 push-ups on demand. Even convince yourself that One Direction is singing to you while you do your 60 dumbbell snatches. Let’s be honest, the possibilities are as endless as our imagination is.

If you’re working out at home, the inter-webs have great “Hey Girl” fitness memes, and who doesn’t want to look at Ryan Gosling while they are sweating buckets… Am I right?!

Most importantly, remember that you are amazing and beautiful individuals, who are setting personal goals and working to meet those goals each and every day. Hit these workouts with everything you’ve got and keep working hard. You are doing this for you; it just helps to have a little extra motivation every now and again.