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

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 die

there's no crying in weight training/ running/burpees/planks/ whatever particular thing i'm doing where I want to slack off

'You'll pass out before you die'...I like that one

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 and

When 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!

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!

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 lol

You'll never regret a workout, but almost always regret skipping one.

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.

"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!!

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!" lol

i go to the gym and half way thru i want to quit, i look at all the other ppl working on their stamina and think if they can do it i will to no matter what..i also look at my hrm and say i will burn this amount, no stopping

When I'm running on a treadmill, I focus on my breath and think you can go until the song's over and see if you need to slow down then, and then just repeat that once the song ends.

When I'm on the track, I start each lap thinking "You have 11 in your heart? Hell yes, I do!" and then I just repeat it in my head throughout the lap when I'm struggling.

When I'm running outdoors, I'm thinking, "Oh crap, don't fall, bump in the road, uh oh incline, next light pole you can stop, don't fall, was that a dog turd, keep running, ok next light pole."

I break it down minute by minute if I have to. Just get to the end of this minute then we'll see. Okay you only have 2 minutes left, you can do this. That type of thing.

i just call myself a fat cow

I just have to remember a single kiss... from my mother.


We knew these was her final days, just didn't know when. The night before, the kiss she was resting and all of us was going in one at a time to say our final goodbyes. As I finish with mine, I took her hand and just kissed it softly, then kissed her forehead. Then left the room fighting back the tears. The Lord blessed us with a few more days with her. The next day while she was awake, I sat by her side, holding her hand, physically weak she lifted my hand and softly kissed it.

I don't need words or phrases to keep me going. Just a simple memory.... With that simple thought, I have been known to push out 4 more miles, I have yet to test other places.... for fear of weakening the meaning to me behind the memory