Journal

LIFE INGREDIENTS with Robert Irvine: Issue #37

Jul 28, 2026

Hey Folks,

Welcome to Life Ingredients, the newsletter where I talk fitness, food, and motivation. These are

the great passions of my life—the three pillars that take care of the whole person, spirit, mind,

and body. Every edition is a reminder that real health isn’t about chasing perfection, but about

building habits that make you stronger and more capable of creating a life you love.

We start the way we always do—with movement. Now let’s get to work!

LIFE INGREDIENTS FITNESS

FULL BODY ON-THE-GO WORKOUT

No gym, no problem, no excuses.

This “Full Body On-The-Go Workout” from my trainer Steve Wrona develops everything the

body needs—power, strength, stability, and conditioning—with minimal equipment and

maximum efficiency. Warm up the hips and shoulders, then attack four solid strength movements

before finishing with a 7-minute AMRAP (As Many Reps As Possible) that’ll test your lungs

and your head.

It also includes one of my favorites: The Dumbbell Clean & Press, which demands full-body

explosiveness—the legs drive, the core braces, and the shoulders and arms finish. Chest-

supported rows build a thick, strong upper back while protecting the lower back. Reverse lunges

develop single-leg strength, balance, and hip stability. Stability ball rollouts challenge the entire

core.

Save this one, do it this week, then forward it to someone who needs to stop making excuses.

View Complete Workout

Now, on to the the food!

LIFE INGREDIENTS MOTIVATION

“The difficult we do immediately. The impossible takes a little longer.” — U.S. Navy

Seabees

The Seabees are the U.S. Navy’s Construction Battalion (Get it? C.B.’s), and they understand the

supposedly “impossible” the same way I do: impossible is just something that’s going to take a

little longer. Because you already know I don’t believe in the word impossible. Impossible is a

story we tell other people about why we couldn’t do something. If you’re telling me something is

impossible, I’ll get the picture that it’s not easy and that it’s going to take my best effort, but I

won’t actually believe you that it’s impossible.

So how do we overcome the impossible? How do we adopt an unstoppable mindset as our own

and truly take it to heart and feel it in our bones and KNOW for certain that we’re going to

accomplish the mission no matter what happens?

First, you need to surround yourself with great people. People who are doers and won’t make

excuses and will support you no matter how hard it gets. No man is an island, and I can say for

my part that I’m only as good as the teams I’ve surrounded myself with.

Second, and most importantly, you need to raise your standard. Most people who set a goal start

negotiating with themselves the moment it gets really difficult. They begin settling and aiming

for “good enough” instead of focusing on the original mission. A refusal to negotiate with

yourself—even when your ultimate intentions haven’t been publicly declared and no one is

watching—is the most powerful way to raise your standards. When you become a person who

would never dream of cutting a corner, then you’re not only going to be more effective when you

attack your mission, you’ll be operating from a place of real authenticity. And authenticity, my

friends, is magnetic, and when you express it fully, it will draw more like-minded people towards

you.

And once that happens? That’s when anything is possible.

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