Favorite Sayings To Get You Through A Tough Workout

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sarahjay1
sarahjay1 Posts: 175 Member
in Motivation and Support
Went for a bike ride the other day and my brother said he had heard the following saying: "Sweat is just your fat crying". A lady on a different thread said the guys at her gym say: "Pain is weakness leaving the body". I actually used this as motivation when my legs were killing me. Any other great sayings???
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  • rayita001
    rayita001 Posts: 150 Member
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    Here are a few:

    "The only bad workout is the one that didn't happen"

    "No one ever drowned in sweat"

    "If you went running when you first started thinking about it, you'd be back by now"

    "A year from now you'll wish you had started today"

    "To exercise or NOT to exercise? What a stupid question!" LoL!!
  • Ariberri9
    Ariberri9 Posts: 206 Member
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    I really don't have a saying...I just think about how much body fat I used to have, how high my cholesterol used to be, and how happy I am now. And also, how badly I want a six-pack. :P

    If I had to put it in to a saying, it'd be, "You've changed a lot so far, but let's go farther."
  • MistyWeeks
    MistyWeeks Posts: 28 Member
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    "pain is only temporary"

    "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming" Dori's famous quote can be used for sooo many things!!!
  • jordanreddick
    jordanreddick Posts: 197 Member
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    Nothing tastes better than thin feels
  • Mbishop7684
    Mbishop7684 Posts: 171 Member
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    Just one more minute...just one more minute! (even though there are 15 left!)
  • AmandaLou4319
    AmandaLou4319 Posts: 73 Member
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    Nothing tastes better than HEALTHY feels :)

    Strong is the new skinny.
  • MellyGibson
    MellyGibson Posts: 297 Member
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    "Life is tough, but I'm tougher".
  • Dragonnade
    Dragonnade Posts: 218 Member
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    No sayings, only maths. I can do 2k on a rower easy as hell. So when I did 12k, it was a constant divvying up of the remaining distance. Saw it as a set of 2's, 1/3rd way through, 5k left - done that before so why not again and now? Etc etc etc.

    And then the last 2k is purely "It is nearly over, get it done quick and then you can sprawl on the floor whimpering like a broken woman!!!" and I end up putting in PB's!
  • sonamon
    sonamon Posts: 12 Member
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    What doesn't kill me makes me stronger...
  • Flixie00
    Flixie00 Posts: 1,195 Member
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    Not exactly a saying, but when my PT is pushing me really hard (like today), I tell myself that I am here because I want to be and its costing me £50 an hour :bigsmile:
  • shaelataylor
    shaelataylor Posts: 224 Member
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    you dont stop when youre tired; you stop when youre done.
  • Big_Port
    Big_Port Posts: 23 Member
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    This one gets me through every time I want to quit... "It's YOU against YOU" Your body can do so much more then your mind gives it credit for...don't let you mind win!!!
  • gomisskellygo
    gomisskellygo Posts: 635 Member
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    "I really regret that workout."

    -Said no one ever.
  • dedication6
    dedication6 Posts: 184 Member
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    it doesn't get easier, YOU get stronger
  • theresmynapkin
    theresmynapkin Posts: 183 Member
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    "suck it up" "push through it" "you got this" "breathe" "it will be over before you know it and think how good you'll feel"
    Sometimes I just think about how a year ago I NEVER would have been able to do it.
  • sarafil
    sarafil Posts: 506 Member
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    If you honestly want to know, I remind myself that I had a natural (medication free) childbirth with a nine pound baby....if I can handle that, I can handle anything!
  • carriparton
    carriparton Posts: 62 Member
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    BUMP - I NEED SOME OF THESE!!!!
  • LaSweetMini
    LaSweetMini Posts: 157 Member
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    :laugh: Want to be a fat lazy pig for the rest of your life? No? Then get moving! lol (this is what I tell myself)
  • k8ermarie
    k8ermarie Posts: 204
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    No Challenge, No Change!

    Sweat Is My Fat Crying!

    Get Your FUNderwear On!

    DIG DEEP!
  • bulbadoof
    bulbadoof Posts: 1,058 Member
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    I usually just repeat to myself "I am strong, I can do this."

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