Sentences with phrase «just going through the motions»

More simply put, if you continue to do the same workout day in and day out, you will reap no benefits; you're simply just going through the motions and actually putting yourself at risk of an overuse injury.

«This will equip you to support your team in specific and impactful ways instead of just going through the motions,» he says.

But, let's be honest: there are definitely times when you've already made up your mind and just go through the motions of asking for other opinions.

On a similar note, when you take the time to do more than just go through the motions, you might actually feel your work day pass by faster.

More important, in the great times when I feel like I am just going through the motions, I am reminded by Fred's example to always strive to find a more eloquent or efficient strategy.

But there's nothing worse than an insincere compliment, or a person who's just going through the motions.

These employees are walking zombies (my term)-- emotionally checked out or just going through the motions while contributing to gossip circles (and collecting a paycheck in the process!).

Once you've put everything in place, there's another critical element in the process that really separates the winners from the copycats and the folks who are just going through the motions.

Your rate of learning decreases, and all of a sudden it seems like you're just going through the motions.

Pure Barre challenges you to not just go through the motions of the workout, but to really connect your thoughts and focus to each and every tiny muscle you are working.

Most of them are just going through the motions and doing the bare minimum they can get away with in order to meet the expectations of the consumers who land on their website.

Maybe he never really had faith and just went through the motions.

He had comeback to «re-build our marriage» but what no one knew at the time, was that he still had no intention of stopping the relationship with Vivien, he was just going through the motions for all of you and me.

I'm happy to be wrong), and since the US is culturally rooted in Protestantism most Americans (even non-religious ones) associate «good» faith or spirituality with sincerity, and «bad» faith with «just going through the motions.»

Great article, well thought out and true... the only real question is how do we begin to stop seeing ourselves... not just go through the motions... but truly stop.

«We don't want to just go through the motions,» he says.

The problem was the Israelites were just going through the motions; their hearts weren't in it and they wouldn't turn from their sins.

For Barnhart, having to keep the outbreak of violence in Oklahoma City before him helped keep him «from just going through the motions.

You wake up every day content with just going through the motions.

But I think they would look at a complete lack of change in someone's life and wonder if there's really been a conversion at all — or if they are just going through the motions, paying lip service.

But mostly it was just going through the motions, in my mind I kept telling myself that I knew better, and that science had ruled out the need for God.

So many «religious» Christians focus too much on things they're supposed to do — which basically means they're just going through the motions.

Mike realized he was just going through the motions when he went to church every Sunday.

Instead of praying with heartfelt expectation, I often find myself just going through the motions.

Uncle Joe may have gone to church faithfully every Sunday, marched against gay marriage and did all the other things people are supposed to do within his Christian community, but he could have secretly been a serial killer, or just going through the motions of keeping up appearances.

Does that recantation have to be honest, or is it sufficient to just go through the motions?

«We're not just going through the motions; there's a heartfelt feeling from each one of us that we truly care about our guests.»

Alas, even some restaurants in Chinatown don't cook this dish right, and instead you get a bit of a soggy and oily dish where you know the person behind the wok was just going through the motions.

I need to pick up the intensity of my night time workouts, it felt last week that a couple days I was just going through the motions.

he will just go through the motions and then say there was no one available or suitable which could improve our squad.

Then Gurley added, «We're just going through the motions.

Man city are far from their best and even so there is no hunger from our players... Add the inevitable mistakes from the usual suspects and it looks like we are just going through the motions with no real desire... Any team with mustafi and xhaka as guaranteed starters has left the top flight in my books... The only positive we are still one nil down I would prefer to see some kind of attacking effort in second half and loose by 3 than this kind of blandness

The season was basically over so there was no sense of urgency and OG as well as everyone was just going through the motions.

I for one and been a fan for 60 yrs have never seen a team like the present, that just goes through the motion.

This season is going to peter out with us finishing 6th or 7th because we have a manager who can not seem to motivate his players to at least look as if they are trying rather than just going through the motions.

I would say Ozil already regrets opting for Arsenal, how long will it be before Sanchez starts to just go through the motions.

Arsenal seem to be just going through the motions now.Now that IS down to the manager.

And that is evident when you only see 2 or 3 player's that are actually trying, whilst the others are just going through the motions.

It seems, sometimes, that they're just going through the motions.

It feels like the club is just going through the motions these days, because no one within the club really cares whether we win, lose, or draw.

I get the feeling that wenger is fishing for a new striker without any bait or real intent... He is just going through the motions of casting out and reeling in an empty line.

Not making excuses, but it was like WF were thrilled to be there and really wanted the game, and the Ags were just going through the motions.

«We weren't focused, just going through the motions and all that.

it seems to me that players like Debuchy, Elneny, Walcott, Wilshere, Holding and even Giroud have just given up on ever being first - choice players again and are just going through the motions.

Chelsea are already planning for next season with a new manager and are just going through the motions.

You're not playing basketball, you're just going through motions, just doing.

On the half hour it had been a lacklustre performance by United who had not created anything since the Rooney effort at the start of the half and honestly looked like they were just going through the motions as news had come through that Arsenal were up 3 - 0 so fourth position would be the best United could finish.

Manchester United are just going through the motions without really fighting for anything and their hosts have one of the bluntest attacks in the top half of the table.

I can see these Alabama players just going through the motions a bit and all in all for Michigan State to be the far more motivated squad and the team with a chip on its shoulder after being kept out of the BCS.

Currently got over # 18m MORE in the bank than we started the transfer window with and another few million coming when Alberto leaves so let's not pretend that LFC are contenders because, with an ageing RIGHT - winger playing at Left - back and no specialist DM, we are just going through the motions.