When you are working out and feel like giving up.......
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1)The difference between who I am and who I will be is what I do right now.
2) Oprah did it
3)You will pass-out before you die0 -
I think of how good it will make some people feel, If i don't lose any weight... I won't give them any satisfaction.
Then I when I am doing some arm punching exercise, I imagine that I am puching "his or her" face.0 -
there's no crying in weight training/ running/burpees/planks/ whatever particular thing i'm doing where I want to slack off0
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Here's a new one:
Back when I had a functioning music-playing device, I'd flip to my favorite song when I felt like I needed to stop. Then I'd imagine myself dancing in the most awesome way ever. To the great acclaim of an imaginary audience. Or with a cool friend or celebrity.
Basically, I lose myself in an awesome, self-aggrandizing fantasy. Makes me work harder without even realizing it, and passes the time in five minute chunks, hee hee.
Without music, I'm struggling a bit more. I do the landmark thing. "Just get past that tree. You made it! Now that sign. Okay, once more into the breach!"0 -
'You'll pass out before you die'...I like that one0
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Fear works...it's primal...like a Farm dog chasing you down the road...... you'd be amazed at the energy reserves you have0
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I went through 3 days of labour, I can do this.
Oh yes. I need to pull the labor card out of my back pocket. THAT is some super empowering hard work. (for me anyway!)
I often pull out the labor card too...my second was a precipitous labor = no time for epidural or pain meds of any kind :sad:
that andWhen I feel like given up, or cutting my workout short...I think about a sexy string bikini that I will ROCK one day- AT 40!0 -
Because I want to be that GG with the rocking body! :flowerforyou:0
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I tell myself that everything's in my head. That feeling of wanting to quit- it's in my head. Unless I pass out, throw up, or have some REAL physical issue that tells me to stop, I will keep going. And if I throw up that doesn't really count. As long as I am not exacerbating an injury I will keep going. So much of this is mental- our bodies are truly amazing and adaptable. Also, the first ten or fifteen minutes is always the worst. Push through that, and you're generally doing okay. It is such a great feeling of accomplishment when you are done!0
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I always think of this,
“We don’t quit at the end, this is where we finish strong… we don’t get to the finish line and
stop. This is where we give it even more than we started with!” - Jillian Michaels (30 day shred)0 -
What slogan do you tell yourself to help you finish !?
I don't know about any slogan, all I know is that when I go out for my run, if I do not complete it, it will be double-difficult next training session because I will have the psychological aspect to contend with then too!
I do tell myself to get on with it, it is only but the blink of an eye timewise lol0 -
I tell myself that everything's in my head. That feeling of wanting to quit- it's in my head. Unless I pass out, throw up, or have some REAL physical issue that tells me to stop, I will keep going. And if I throw up that doesn't really count. As long as I am not exacerbating an injury I will keep going. So much of this is mental- our bodies are truly amazing and adaptable. Also, the first ten or fifteen minutes is always the worst. Push through that, and you're generally doing okay. It is such a great feeling of accomplishment when you are done!
^^^ THIS! So true. Mind over matter...0 -
You'll never regret a workout, but almost always regret skipping one.0
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Fear works...it's primal...like a Farm dog chasing you down the road...... you'd be amazed at the energy reserves you have
And 7 dogs later I finished a 19 mile ride faster than ever before yesterday! I can so relate to this.
The country is beautiful.... When the dogs are tied up.0 -
Here's a new one:
Back when I had a functioning music-playing device, I'd flip to my favorite song when I felt like I needed to stop. Then I'd imagine myself dancing in the most awesome way ever. To the great acclaim of an imaginary audience. Or with a cool friend or celebrity.
Basically, I lose myself in an awesome, self-aggrandizing fantasy. Makes me work harder without even realizing it, and passes the time in five minute chunks, hee hee.
Without music, I'm struggling a bit more. I do the landmark thing. "Just get past that tree. You made it! Now that sign. Okay, once more into the breach!"
I always thought it was in my head, but then I got a bike computer. A couple times during songs I loved I would look down and be shocked at my speed. Even worse I usually felt like I was slacking while I lip synced away. Now I know which sings to play if I need a boost.0 -
I imagine my future "fit" self when I do insanity and when I'm running I imagine myself crossing the finish line at my first half marathon and thinking about how amazing that moment is going to feel.0
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"YOU CAN DO THIS!!" "WEDDING DRESS. WEDDING DRESS." "I WANT A CUTE BUTT!!" these are just a few of the things i say in my head while I am trying to push through. Think about how GOOD you will feel once the workout is done!!0
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One good thing about walking outdoors is, if I time it right and do most of the running part of my alternating walking/jogging thing when I start out, I have to keep going to get back home regardless of whether or not I think I'm about to pass out and die. So I tell myself, "Get back to the house before you collapse so the neighbors don't have to call 911!" I admit, as far as a rallying cry, it's lacking, but it does work.0
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I get through it by thinking back to what Zyzz always said, "Will I be satisfied leaving the gym/workout knowing the amount of reps/time/intensity I've put in today?"
If I sense a bit of hesitation, as others have said...I activate, "BEAST MODE!" lol0 -
I always yell in my head....C'MON FATTY! C'MON- YOU WANT THE BEACH BODY DON'T YA?!?!?!?0
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