When you are working out and feel like giving up.......

milzu

I have many:

The burn is what you came here for. Make the most of it.
That burn is you getting fitter. yee ha!
Breathe. In two three Out two three.
Nothing lasts forever. Three minutes is nothing. Breathe.

When doing hill sprints, I watch my dog as he runs ahead of me. He doesn't have any internal thoughts happening, he's just running. so I just run with him. That and "they run like the whips of their masters are behind them" (from Lord of the Rings, and I pretend like I"m running to save my friends too) Geeky I know!

When doing long sprints in Spin class, I close my eyes and picture my dog running alongside my bike, and we're racing each other. I'm sure people wonder why I smile so much while sprinting in class!

AlwaysInMotion

Eh, I use music to get me through. My main exercise is cycling (mountain and road), with a little running here and there. If I start out sucky or want to quit early, I'll put on my "power mix" and that gets me all fired up again. If necessary, I'll repeat the same silly "power song" as many times as it takes just to get my butt back home. And if I can't listen to music (like when riding in traffic or during races), I'll mentally "play" a certain song in my head the whole time.

fabafter5

What doesn't kill me makes me Stronger
Champions pay the price.
Go Hard or go Home!
You can do anything for 2 minutes.

TheFitHooker

If it's worth it, it isn't easy but if it's easy it isn't worth it!

taso42

"GRRRRRRRHHMMMMMMMPPPPPPPHH".