What do u tell urself during a workout??

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  • Evamutt
    Evamutt Posts: 2,742 Member
    I love listening to my christian music while working out & look forward to it-no distractions. besides that I also do things I enjoy like riding my bike & I really like the rowing machine & group classes & weights
  • MonaRaeHill
    MonaRaeHill Posts: 145 Member
    It takes me awhile to warm up (1/2 hour), but when I do, I go to my happy place, most of my creative problems find a solution there. :smile:
  • marissafit06
    marissafit06 Posts: 1,996 Member
    edited February 2018
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    I tell myself a couple things...

    "You're not small. You're fat and strong. You put this weight on your back and stand back up with it, because it's nothing"

    "Your body is a machine. Keep breathing. Keep going"


    "You WILL not fail. You ate waffle fries yesterday. Use the waffle fries.".

    I'm a *kitten*, but that made me laugh.

    I lift weights like poster I quoted and usually go to the gym after work.

    When I'm in a bad mood I focus on the results, because I have found that lifting helps me get where I want to be. I actually like lifting, but sometimes working out at 9pm sucks *kitten*. When I lift on weekends, it's more focusing on the reps and breathing. Sometimes when I run I have to push through the first couple miles, and I ask myself why I stopped running consistently when it was so much easier.
  • rockyhi512
    rockyhi512 Posts: 42 Member
    My biggest challenge is trying to not negotiate my way out of a work out. Today I failed in that I was planning to do 26 minutes on the elliptical instead I quit at 19 minutes. I told myself that I was on my feet for almost 8 hrs and I had done 45 minutes of weight training. Poor excuse for me. Tomorrow I will do the elliptical first thing and do my training afterwards. Nothing to negotiate with... I always have to kick myself when I do cardio whether it is elliptical walking, or biking. In the end it only 1/2 hr and I would rather to my exercises instead of sitting in front of the computer getting fat.
  • NextRightThing714
    NextRightThing714 Posts: 355 Member
    What an interesting thread! I people watch but I think that's been mentioned. Another thing I do is a lot of mental math. Counting backwards. Calculating what percentage of my workout will be complete after X number of additional minutes.

    Thinking of my body as a machine helps me a lot too. "This is what your body was made to do. Do it now before you lose the ability to do it."
  • kimhski1
    kimhski1 Posts: 32 Member
    I prefer running and where I run is either on the trails or a long stretch of road that dead ends so there is no traffic. I use the time to reflect internally or to work through work/personal issues. If I'm feeling sluggish and not really putting in much effort, I give myself a stern talking to. When I was really fighting exercise, I used to pull up a visual in my mind of how I wanted my body to look and the internal verbal abuse was real. I'm in a much better place overall these days so when I have to do the visual it's in a more positive light and the verbal abuse is gone.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    I’m also in the no internal workout monologue camp. I exercise first thing in the AM, and although there is sometimes some mental grumbling for the first 10-20 minutes after my alarm while I’m dressing and taking care of the pets, by the time I’m starting a workout I’m usually ready to go. During my workouts I’m either focusing on form, or if I’m running, just blissing out and concentrating on the road. Sometimes my anxious brain pops up stressing about work or money or whatever, and I have to focus extra hard on the workout to get it to shut up. But I genuinely do enjoy working out, and the fact that it quiets my brain is a big plus. To be extra honest, fitness is probably the best thing I have going for me right now.

    Wow, came in here to share my POV but this is pretty much exactly what I would have written.

    I feel happy and fortunate to be able to run. There are times when I'm giving myself a mini-pep talk in the middle of a specific workout (speed work is always a challenge for me and there are some resistance exercises I'm not a huge fan of), but overall exercise is my sanctuary.
  • woodrowdarnellcooper112
    woodrowdarnellcooper112 Posts: 2 Member
    Tell yourself, the discussions you make today, effect the outcome of your tomorrow. If you want to be better, do better! Excuses are obstacles that you put in front of yourself to rob you of your goals.
  • iWishMyNameWasRebel
    iWishMyNameWasRebel Posts: 174 Member
    I often have to remind myself that my workouts are part of self care, like brushing my teeth, going to the doctor, taking a nap, preparing healthy foods. And that I often don't enjoy self care tasks, but they always make me feel better. I also LOVE the rush of power I get when I lift heavy, so I try to end my workout with one heavy lift I really love so I walk away with that "badass" feeling. Part of my internal monologue often includes things like "c'mon, you can push out one more, you know you love the rush." and "seriously, it's only a XX minutes out of 24 hours...think of how much BETTER you feel when you make yourself exercise."
  • lenkearney
    lenkearney Posts: 116 Member
    edited February 2018
    mita271 wrote: »
    HStats
    5'1
    Sw185lbs
    Cw144lbs
    Gw135lbs30y/o
    Female

    Starting Weight 185? YOU LOST 41 pounds to date!!!! you are a Rock Star!!!!

    is exerise hard- welll- yes and no! it is freakin hard when you try to make up ground all at once - success is built on small wins over time- you have to push yourself but yuo don't have to kill yourself. Progress requires consistency - for me that comes from working out with other people. If I try to do it at home I will slack off - guaranteed. So i joined a gym - now I get motivated when I see other people's success.
  • AlbiesWifey2017
    AlbiesWifey2017 Posts: 18 Member
    Every morning I pull my insomniac *kitten* out of bed at 5:30am, I simply remind myself of how good I will feel for the rest of the day, after I put in this hour of work at the gym. I despise mornings more than almost anything but I think of it as a job. I have to take care of myself, it is a must and my body rewards me by feeling good!! Good luck to you!!
  • telisew94
    telisew94 Posts: 12 Member
    Nothing at all! Do something you enjoy and get lost in music for your "push" it helps. Also, no negative self talk like I have seen suggested. It doesn't help anything and it's not okay or good for you! You are doing this because you love your body and what it is capable of doing!! You got this!!
  • liftorgohome
    liftorgohome Posts: 25,455 Member
    I blast my heavy metal music and after the first 10 minutes of cardio I break a sweat then I get ready to lift.
  • tirowow12385
    tirowow12385 Posts: 697 Member
    I supposed I talk to myself mentally when I run 5ks and attempting to set a personal record.
  • newheavensearth
    newheavensearth Posts: 870 Member
    Blast obnoxiously loud techno or EDM and keep going until the next "oh shizzle that's my jam" song comes on. And if it's really good repeat it.

    For weights I do the countdown in halves- 16 reps, ok 8 left, ok gimme 4, ok gimme 2, another 2, done!
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    This morning I told myself, "The treadmill simply MUST be better than running outside when it's zero degrees." Not sure that was true, but it got me through it.
  • HoneyBadger302
    HoneyBadger302 Posts: 2,069 Member
    Once I'm at the gym, 99% of the time, it's not too hard. Since a big motivator for my current workouts is my racing, I watch race videos while I'm on the elliptical or bicycle, and multi-task a bit with some "mental racing."

    During a regular routine, I generally get motivated just to see what I can do or the "it's only one more set!"

    Today was a tough day. I just didn't want to work out - at all. Even once I was going and got into it, I did not want to be there. I tried to just focus on what I was doing and not allow my mind to wander, and I managed to push through 3/4 of my planned workout that way, but that last bit I finally gave in and said enough is enough.

    When I was first trying to get fit after years and years off, I just told myself I had to "embrace the suck." It was going to suck, I was going to be miserable, and that was just going to be too bad. That got me through to the point where it finally started to suck less and I could start to enjoy it again (or enjoy the results of it at the very least, and where I wanted to go, or missed it if I missed a day...
  • vampirequeen1959
    vampirequeen1959 Posts: 196 Member
    When I sweat I tell myself it's the fat crying because it's not going to be there much longer. I also watch TV on my tablet.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    About the only time I have an inner monologue is at about 40 miles into a 1/2 century event...and it's, "only about 35 minutes left to go and then you get beer..."
  • belgerian
    belgerian Posts: 1,059 Member
    edited February 2018
    I think of my time in the ARMY with the drill sergeant next to me running in formation "YOU BETTER NOT FALL OUT OR YOU WILL BE MINE WHEN WE GET BACK" I know this day in age saying "you will be mine" now has a sexual innuendo but I can tell you sex would be the easy part. But if your just getting back into it take it slow and easy you are not where you were and do not let that discourage you.
  • brenda213
    brenda213 Posts: 7 Member
    I tell myself.. Stop being lazy!
  • mfpfreedomnow
    mfpfreedomnow Posts: 52 Member
    Like Shakespeare's Macduff, "I have no words. My voice is my [coffee]".
  • Untilproud11
    Untilproud11 Posts: 297 Member
    Wow amazing stuff!
  • beerfoamy
    beerfoamy Posts: 1,520 Member
    During long swims - 'you are not tired, you are just bored, work through it!'

    During runs, 'don't look at your watch - you know it feels like it has been hours, but in reality it has not even been 15 mins and it will just get you down....don't look at your watch.....oh you did! see, only 12 minutes, aren't you glad you looked.....watch out for uneven floor....ooh cool song.......don't look at watch, there is no way it has been 30 mins...........' usually after 20mins running I can switch off, get into a rhythm of sorts and focus on music. :)
  • tirowow12385
    tirowow12385 Posts: 697 Member

    During a C25K today- " OMG that's it? " Or " the 3 minute interval I was dreading felt like 30 seconds, the app is defected".
  • onward1
    onward1 Posts: 386 Member
    Sometimes I make up stories in my head when I'm rowing. I know, weird right? Sometimes I imagine I'm rowing for my life after the ship I was on went down, (think Titanic), and if I don't row fast enough the pull of the waters when the ship finally sinks will pull me down. Other times I imagine I'm a slave that's being forced to row faster or I'll be whipped. Other times I just tell myself "10 more minutes", or I'll try to beat a previous time record, or "just do it!" The best part is seeing progress. Good luck.
  • dinadyna21
    dinadyna21 Posts: 403 Member
    When I'm running, "You got this babygirl! Make this treadmill your *kitten*!"
    When I'm lifting I listen to a lot of bassnectar and for some reason their music makes me feel badass, so I'm motivated to lift more so I can officially look like a badass.
    For circuit training: "Just keep going, you can rest for 30 seconds after this I promise."
    I hike as well but I don't really need motivation for that because I love it so much. If I could I'd hike all day everyday, being surrounded by fresh air and nature just puts me at peace. And when you're stressed like I am sometimes that peace is all that keeps you together.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,739 Member
    I don't really need to give myself pep talks. I walk for my exercise and knowing that means I get to eat more is incentive enough.
  • StarvingDiva
    StarvingDiva Posts: 1,107 Member
    If I start getting tired, I just say "You only got 20 mins left you got this" Other than that I don't really need to psyche myself up during it I am too busy concentrating on what I am doing. But some days I just don't have it in me, some days I get my workout clothes on and half way through warm up I say Meh. But most days I do it and don't worry about it, I work out at home, I think I wouldn't say Meh if I were going to a gym.

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