What do you say to yourself during a hard workout?
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I set mini goals for myself:
"I'm going to sprint to that tree. Oh, hell, I made it this far, I'll go to the next one"
"I'm going to make it through the whole set of mountain climbers this time"
"I'll do 10 regular push-ups, then if I need to I'll go to my knees"0 -
I pray, a lot! It's usually during cycle class and I'm breathing so hard that I think I'm about to take my last breath. If it is, I just hope it's quick!0
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First set.
1, 2, 3, dont fart, dont fart, oops.
Second set
1, 2, 3, hrgg, ungh, **** was that 4 or 5? better do another,
Third set
1, 2, 3, gawd, Im to young to die, why do I do this **** again?0 -
I honestly have to grunt. Cuss myself out. I drown myself in music so I dont hear my thoughts that tell me I want to give up!0
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"Know who would quit right now? {insert ex's name} would quit right now."0
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Nothing...pure focus...and some jamming tunes!0
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I Know once I am done, it's over until tomorrow. I workout early in the am.0
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Music helps me. I'll tell myself I'll go until so many minutes, but then a song will start right before I reach my mark and then I'll think to myself, "Yeah, let's do another so many minutes." When I'm spinning I find I go really fast and hard when the music is pumping, and slow down when the song reaches an end, but because the next upbeat song is always coming up, it pushes me to go hard and fast again instead of slowing down altogether or for more than a few seconds. With exercises like holding a plank for more than a minute, I just close my eyes and focus on breathing in and out, keeping my thoughts free so that I'm not focused on the pain and time just sort of lapses.0
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Nothing before I lift.
I think of the cues in my head during lifting.
Copious swearing if I miss a lift.0 -
First set.
1, 2, 3, dont fart, dont fart, oops.
Second set
1, 2, 3, hrgg, ungh, **** was that 4 or 5? better do another,
Third set
1, 2, 3, gawd, Im to young to die, why do I do this **** again?
If there is a 4th set...please don't let my uterus fall out!0 -
Nothing so profound or inspiring, I'm afraid. Sometimes it's "F******K!" And other times "RAWR!! Totally got this!"
I say the first one after heavy deads often.0 -
These are so funny, great thread.
I say "come on baby girl, you've got this"
FML!!
Or else if a sleazy song comes on, I pretend I'm a stripper lmao don't judge me, it passes the time!0 -
I usually say, "I'm dying.....I'm dying.......I'm dying......"0
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I call myself, "babe or girl" when I do a pep talk. Example: "You got this, girl", or "C'mon, girl". I'm sure if someone were to walk in on me, they would ask the men with the self hugging jackets to come pay me a visit.0
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"YOU ARE NOT WHERE YOU WANT TO BE...KEEP PUSHING"0
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I don't say anything out loud lest I come off like a crazy person.
"You GOT this!!"
"C'mon...you're faster than him/her..show them!" (whoever is on the treadmill next to me)0 -
Just obscenities generally. ( not out loud, unless I can't help it lol )
Now gearing up for a hard workout my pep talk goes a little something like... make it count! harder than last time! faster than last time! don't give in!! FOCUS DAMMIT!!!0 -
STOP F##CKIN AROUND AND MOVE THE DAMN WEIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!0
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I keep these for 1RM work:
F cancer
F cocaine
Pretty sure I can lift anything when I use those.
Otherwise I think about my cues.
If I run, I think about my buddies in combat. Don't run much, though.
That is all.
Tom0 -
"I can do this" and
"I am strong"0
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