Learn to Love Mondays

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Learn to Love Mondays

By Jon Stone | Iron Resilience

Everybody out there seems to hate Mondays.
Sunday night, they’re doomfisting their semi-chub to Riley Reid, dreading the morning alarm.
“Another day in the cage,” they think.
Trapped in a job they hate.
A body they hate.
A life they resent.

Me?
I love Mondays.

I love a fresh start.
A full week to outwork, outlift, and out-discipline the average man.
I don’t have an easy life.
I still punch a regular 9 to 5.
Got a boss. Got a time clock. Got a 30-minute lunch like everyone else.

But I treat every single day like it’s Monday—and I thrive on it.

Because Monday is where men are made.
It’s a clean slate. A reset button.
It’s when I execute the plans I laid out over the weekend and push harder than I did the week before.
You want to build discipline? Start by loving the thing everyone else hates.

You want to win? Then start by showing up while others are snoozing.
Treat every day like it’s Monday.
And treat Monday like it’s your New Year’s Day—another chance to level up.

My Morning – Thursday, May 15, 2025

  • Woke up at 7 AM. Took 30 minutes to relax and plan the attack.
  • Got up at 7:30. Got dressed. Put laundry on. Meal prepped 4 days’ worth of fuel, plus breakfast.
  • Made my Keto Power Shake—lightyears ahead of that overpriced, sugar-slammed clown piss the average guy drinks.

Keto Whey Shake:
– 1 scoop whey
– 1 tsp milled flaxseed
– 1 tsp olive oil
– 1/8 tsp Himalayan pink salt
– 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
– 1 tsp chicory coffee
– Mixed the rest in water

No sugar. No crash. No gut-busting chemicals. Just clean fat, clean protein, minerals, fiber, and grit.
Try it before your next lift and tell me it’s not better than some syrupy, caffeinated clown juice in a shiny can.

  • Ate eggs and steak.
  • Walked 45 minutes to the gym.
  • Hit a push session. Set a new bench PR.

My Push Day Workout

Flat Barbell Bench Press
230 lbs x 12
245 lbs x 5
240 lbs x 6
235 lbs x 12

Close Grip Barbell Bench Press
225 lbs x 8 (x3 sets)

Incline Dumbbell Bench to Flyes
80 lbs x 12
70 lbs x 12
60 lbs x 12 (x2 sets)

Barbell Overhead Tricep Extensions
90 lbs x 12
80 lbs x 12
70 lbs x 12

Cable Pushdowns
195 lbs x 12 (x4 sets)

Cable Flyes
60 lbs x 12 (x4 sets)

Lateral Dumbbell Raise
40 lbs x 12
30 lbs x 12
25 lbs x 12

Dumbbell Shrugs
100 lbs x 12 (x3 sets)

Then I walked to work and knocked out 35,000 steps.
No days off. No excuses. Just execution.

Jon Stone
Founder, https://ironresilience.net
Discipline, Not Genetics

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