what is your preworkout routine

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MANdown_145
MANdown_145 Posts: 46
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4 me mine is to picture what i'm gonna do, then write it down. next I have to go to the bathroom....(everytime) put on my workout gear( shorts,t-shirt) and finally my shoes. some of these might not happen in the same order but i have to go to the bathroom everytime i think about working out. I know i have problems with my mind games, BUT I WILL NOT LET MY MIND WIN!!!!!

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  • richx
    richx Posts: 13
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    And I thought I was the only one experiencing that :)
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
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    1. Get in car.
    2. Go to gym.
  • Vincentsz
    Vincentsz Posts: 407 Member
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    stretch
  • iLoveMyPitbull1225
    iLoveMyPitbull1225 Posts: 1,691 Member
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    1drive to gym
    2change clothes
    3check out my booty
    4stretch my hips
    5strut up to the first available machine and get goin ;)
  • morningmud
    morningmud Posts: 477 Member
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    1.) print off the strength routine of the day
    2.) bathroom
    3.) put gym clothes and shoes on
    4.) top off water bottle


    I used to have to have another bathroom break between cardio and strength training but that has stopped.
  • JoolieW68
    JoolieW68 Posts: 1,879 Member
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    Listen to the little voice tell me I don't want to work out
    Tell the little voice to stuff it
    Put on workout clothes
    Check Facebook on my phone
    Check Twitter on my phone
    Put on HRM
    Put on chest strap
    Verify HRM can find my heart (it's small and cold,, but it's there)
    Check Facebook again (might have missed something)
    Pet the cats
    Find something to watch on TV that doesn't involve needed sound (Wipeout is a good one)
    Get on the treadmill
    Check HRM hasn't lost my heart
    GO!

    Sometimes the little voice causes a delay.......
  • ilovedeadlifts
    ilovedeadlifts Posts: 2,923 Member
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    I lift at home so mine is typically the same.

    Apply Equiblock/Aspercreme/etc and put on knee sleeves
    Drink a preworkout or a monster.
    change clothes
    Get music going
    Get another drink
    Foam Roll
  • 29forever
    29forever Posts: 59 Member
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    I am the same. I have to go to the bathroom before every time! I am so worried about having to stop on the run.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,565 Member
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    I log everything into fitocracy, drink some coffee and BCAAs then **** **** up!
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
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    Crawl my tired-*kitten* out of bed, get dressed, snort some saline spray to clear out my sinuses, take my pre-workout drink, pour my peri-workout drink, get to the gym, warm-up, and hit it.

    I keep a log that I have written for a few weeks ahead of time. My dynamic effort days are pretty cut and dry but I might adjust my max effort exercise to how I'm feeling and/or what equipment is available when I get there. My accessory work is planned out for the next 3 to 4 weeks.
  • millyvanilli321
    millyvanilli321 Posts: 236 Member
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    I workout when i come in from work so basically......

    DO NOT SIT DOWN

    pretty much just that. because if I sit down, I find it a hundred times harder to get up and start working out. I generally get a pint of water to keep near me while i sweat and just force myself to start while my brain is going 'nooo, you deserve a rest, just sit down for 5 minutes, you've been at work all day...' if that doesn't work Jillian Michaels seems to do the trick. she's a bit scary.
  • MANdown_145
    MANdown_145 Posts: 46
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    glad i'm not alone




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  • muzmacol
    muzmacol Posts: 358 Member
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    convincing myself not to go, then fighting it off and doing it.
  • staceymae19
    staceymae19 Posts: 63
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    Listen to the little voice tell me I don't want to work out
    Tell the little voice to stuff it
    Put on workout clothes
    Check Facebook on my phone
    Check Twitter on my phone
    Put on HRM
    Put on chest strap
    Verify HRM can find my heart (it's small and cold,, but it's there)
    Check Facebook again (might have missed something)
    Pet the cats
    Find something to watch on TV that doesn't involve needed sound (Wipeout is a good one)
    Get on the treadmill
    Check HRM hasn't lost my heart
    GO!

    Sometimes the little voice causes a delay.......

    lol too funny!
  • kaervaak
    kaervaak Posts: 274 Member
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    1. Empty bladder and bowels
    2. Weigh myself
    3. Get into workout clothes
    4. Half of a 5 hour energy, fish oil pill, multivitamin, 30g of protein powder mixed in water
    5. Bike to the gym (about 10 minutes)
    6. Hydrate
    7. Warm up for squats: bar, 30% of work set, 60% of work set
    8. Work sets
  • Maria_T007
    Maria_T007 Posts: 107
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    Listen to the little voice tell me I don't want to work out
    Tell the little voice to stuff it
    Put on workout clothes
    Check Facebook on my phone
    Check Twitter on my phone
    Put on HRM
    Put on chest strap
    Verify HRM can find my heart (it's small and cold,, but it's there)
    Check Facebook again (might have missed something)
    Pet the cats
    Find something to watch on TV that doesn't involve needed sound (Wipeout is a good one)
    Get on the treadmill
    Check HRM hasn't lost my heart
    GO!

    Sometimes the little voice causes a delay.......

    haha this is great! and accurate too some days! :)
  • aaronf289
    aaronf289 Posts: 50 Member
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    Turn on ipod......GO
  • shivles
    shivles Posts: 468 Member
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    Get dressed
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
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    1 - Come home from work and immediately change into my workout clothes
    2 - Workout

    That's as complicated as it gets. I decide ahead of time if it's strength or cardio day (or both) so I already know what needs to be done.
  • Shelle68
    Shelle68 Posts: 432 Member
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    Get on workout clothes
    Watch 30 mins of Zumba commercials or Gilead
    Check Email
    Put Shoes On
    Get a small bite of somthing
    Eat it while watching News
    Load Dishwasher
    Play with Iphone (I am 43. How bad is that?)
    Go to Rec Room and turn on DVD so I can hear the music start
    Go to Bathroom
    Stop and make bed
    Straighten up Living Room
    Realize that I have stalled long enough (2 hours worth) and go get it done

    Do I feel wonderful when I am done!

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