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Ali jokes that he is on a quest to become a Gymshark athlete (2019)

running joke · status: running joke (last seen 2020) · last event: callback (2020-12-31) · owner: Ali

About: Gymshark

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2019-12-27 (said on 2019-12-20, implied) first use Becoming a Gymshark athlete will never happen, Ali says, but having it on his bucket list encourages him to go to the gym and eat more consistently and to get better at social media. My Annual Review using Notion 00:12:15
2020-04-29 callback Ali also wants to learn archery and become a Gymshark athlete. Productivity, Books and Careers Advice - Ali Abdaal x Noah Kagan // Deep Dive 01:35:00
2020-07-01 callback Whenever Ali catches himself saying "I can't", he switches to "I don't": he doesn't eat McDonald's drive-thru because, he jokes, he is going to look like a Gymshark athlete one day; this is his identity. Why Motivation is a Myth 00:05:31
2020-07-28 callback Choosing between exercise and episodes of Hunter X Hunter, Ali says, we put the exercise off to tomorrow: the present self always prefers instant gratification to a long-term goal such as becoming a Gymshark athlete. How to Stop Procrastinating 00:00:58
2020-09-01 callback Becoming a Gymshark athlete is probably not going to happen, Ali says, but working towards it is fun and encourages him to eat healthily and work out. (hedged) Gymshark, Inspirations & Pet Peeves - ONE MILLION Subscribers Q&A 00:11:56
2020-12-20 callback In the first lockdown of March 2020, dreaming of becoming a Gymshark athlete, Ali started home workouts that soon lapsed, until Yusuf of the Propane Fitness podcast became his online trainer: a workout plan in a Google Sheet, macros tracked in MyFitnessPal, a screenshot sent every week. 20 Lessons that Improved My Life 00:08:26
2020-12-22 callback Ali opens the vlog as the continuation of his journey to become a Gymshark athlete. (playful) PRODUCTIVE Day in the Life of an Aspiring Gymshark Athlete 00:00:00
2020-12-31 callback Ali gives becoming a Gymshark athlete as his example of a goal, and later as one of his goals for the new year. (playful) I WAS WRONG - How I Set Goals 00:00:58

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