What do you think about when you workout?

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  • 1waj123
    1waj123 Posts: 15 Member

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  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    PAtinCO wrote: »
    Yesterday while working out my wife told me that my daughter didn't turn in some homework, which made me really pissed for the entire workout. Afterwards, I grounded her for a month. Felt better. ;)

    :). I wish more parents were like you.

    I often plan my lessons (in my head) while I work out.

    When I'm lifting I think about making sure my form is correct.

    Sometimes I have to give myself a pep talk to keep on going!
  • gkauf744
    gkauf744 Posts: 128 Member
    On my treadmill, there's a kind of virtual 1/4 mile track, so I count those as I run and I make them into fractions, so like a 3 mile run is 12 quarter laps, so I do 1/12, then 1/6, then 1/4...countdown. I also listen to music and books on tape. When I run outside its either book on tape or whatever's bugging me or my own characters (I'm a screenwriter)
    +1 to that jpg about pancakes. LOL.
  • missjones513
    missjones513 Posts: 345 Member
    How hot I'lll look when I'm doing the workout when I'm smaller. It works ok...
  • vfit10
    vfit10 Posts: 228 Member
    Sex
  • escalada22
    escalada22 Posts: 191 Member
    at the gym, when running/walking on the treadmill I kind of get lost in my music. I feel like I am on a mission, I clear my mind of kids, work, life and it is just me and the treadmill and my fave song! If I am doing weights/weight machine I get to a point I do not think I can push another 2 or 3 out and then picture my personal trainer in front of me and get it done! When I am with my trainer I just thank God she is there and pushing me past my limits!
  • annette_15
    annette_15 Posts: 1,657 Member
    What I'm gonna eat after...lol
  • peachyfuzzle
    peachyfuzzle Posts: 1,122 Member
    I don't have much time to think about much when I'm on the elliptical because I'm doing HIIT with 60 second intervals, so I have to be pretty focused on the timer.

    Now that I'm getting a little more endurance in my runs though, and I can jog for 5+ minutes each interval, I'm usually thinking "Keep going, idiot. You're not stopping. You're training for this 5k mud run in August, and stopping isn't an option. Oh, yeah.. "training" for a 5k. ****, you're out of shape if you have to train for a 5k. Oh hey, that girl has a nice backside. Thank you for doing good mornings right in front of me, girl... whomever you are. You've flushed my system with enough testosterone to push through the last part of this. You're awesome."

    That, and I watch commercials because there is no sound on the TVs, so it's easier to keep my attention instead of me looking at the timer every few seconds.
  • sakibihabibi
    sakibihabibi Posts: 23 Member
    Only thing I think about is lifting the weight in front of me. Everything else is a distraction
  • MRivera422
    MRivera422 Posts: 62 Member
    Pain is weakness leaving the body! I repeat this and it keeps me going!
  • littleblue2
    littleblue2 Posts: 76 Member
    edited April 2015
    fat2fitshley wrote: »
    I think about the food I can eat now that I've worked out... Oh and whether or not I'm actually going to die or if I'm just that lazy. It's always the latter.

    This is so me!
  • littleblue2
    littleblue2 Posts: 76 Member
    edited April 2015
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    I think "feck I'm gonna die, feck I'm gonna die...Ooo look at his muscles ripple as he does pull-ups...feck I'm gonna die"

    And sometimes "must stop downloading mix albums, what is this sh1t I'm listening to"

    And "please don't let me giggle when PT says 'on your knees!"

    Lol yeah I agree haha
  • eboniivoried
    eboniivoried Posts: 34 Member
    I lift weights and think about how much strong I've gotten since I've started (these are thoughts outside of the focused counting of reps and controlling the weights). I know this will sound weird, but I'll imagine that I'm some sort of superhero in training.. Lol
  • eboniivoried
    eboniivoried Posts: 34 Member
    kzzr wrote: »
    When I'm doing cardio I think about what I would do if there was a Zombie Apocalypse, it keeps me moving lol

    There's an app called Zombie Run that actually puts you in that scenario, where you have to run to collect supplies for your camp without getting captured by zombies. I absolutely love it!!!
  • tcatcarson
    tcatcarson Posts: 227 Member
    If I'm lifting I am just thinking about the lifting; mainly so I don't hurt something!

    If I'm running I can let my mind wander and think about EVERYTHING - sometimes work, sometimes not. But I definitely have all my best ideas while running.
  • AshleyRyanWeimer2015
    AshleyRyanWeimer2015 Posts: 2 Member
    when i'm on the treadmill running at first i try to focus on my cadence with the rhythm and my steps then I try to turn my brain off. zone out like meditating.. my breathing smoothes out and that is when i feel the best. unless a crappy song comes on, then it throws me off lol.
  • Carol_
    Carol_ Posts: 469 Member
    What a wonderful question. As for me, I listen to old 60's, 70's, 80's music and I am in a trance the entire time. lol
  • sunglasses_and_ocean_waves
    sunglasses_and_ocean_waves Posts: 2,757 Member
    men. I'm not thinking about working out for them, but I'm thinking about the things I'll be doing to one of them =D
  • sonemoso
    sonemoso Posts: 41 Member
    I listen to the birds and watch nature when I'm mountain biking or running. (I live in the Alps
  • carolynmo1969
    carolynmo1969 Posts: 120 Member
    When doing cardio I think of N-O-T-H-I-N-G. I go to this blank white room in my mind that is devoid of anything. When I'm strength training I mostly think about sex, lol
  • katalinax87
    katalinax87 Posts: 146 Member
    I think about how good it will feel when I blast my triathlon pb. I also go to my happy place where the man of my dreams worships me and life is perfect
  • Michael190lbs
    Michael190lbs Posts: 1,510 Member
    vfit10 wrote: »
    Sex
    One honest person in the bunch!!

  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    i watch (read) the tv, daydream, wait for my current song to be over so i can decrease/increase intensity, people watch (my fave is watching the females clients try and flirt with the personal trainers LOL)
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Depends what... On the treadmill at the gym (fast walks at an incline) I focus on my music while I play solitaire (I love the new treadmills, LOL). Time flies, I love it. At home, I'm doing Les Mills Combat, which I actually really like (I'm on my second round). Now I know the moves so it's anything from thinking about what I'm going to make for lunch to 'oh I kick higher now' and sometimes yes 'Is it over yet?', but I have a lot of 'this is actually fun' and 'look how hard I'm punching too'.

    A few months ago I spent a whole hour on the treadmill fantasizing about having pizza for lunch, where I would get the pizza, or if I should make one instead... Seriously, the whole hour. I ended up going to a pizza place for lunch after.
  • kjac1992
    kjac1992 Posts: 16 Member
    I work out with my sister and we make everything a competition. so my thoughts are generally "I hate you" or "I can do better than her" hahaha
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    On the treadmill I count the seconds between each .01 of mile while listening to music. Plus, I am always doing some type of speed interval, like today 1 minute at 6.2mph, 2 minutes at 6.5mph, 2 minutes at 6.8mph - repeat so I have to focus on the minutes passing. It can be pretty tedious. I like the idea of listening to a book... I'll have to try that.

    At the gym I do the counting and interval thing, plus try to read the closed captioning on the overhead TVs - lol. I also get distracted by people working out next to me. The time at the gym always goes by faster than at home...
  • mz_getskinny
    mz_getskinny Posts: 258 Member
    I honestly have no idea what I think about!! Kinda want to go to the gym again so I can find out :)
  • Oldbitcollector
    Oldbitcollector Posts: 229 Member
    I try to block out everything except my form and breathing...
    (Except for the loud AC/DC and various other tracks pounding in my ears)
  • janjunie
    janjunie Posts: 1,200 Member
    How long until I get some noticeable muscle growth...other than that I don't think about anything, it's my time to de stress and not think about all the idiots out there.
  • janjunie
    janjunie Posts: 1,200 Member
    chicasmommy wrote: »
    I think of people I don't like and resolve to be in better shape than them. Is that awful?
    Lol that's funny, not awful
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