I play a game with my mind while I train. I try to focus on a phrase or a saying that keeps me going. It quite literally is a “MANTRA” that I repeat in my mind as I work. For instance, one that I use all the time these days is, “DO THE WORK!” With every set or every rep I repeat “DO THE WORK” over and over again and as often as I need to so that I stay focused on keep moving. Other guys/girls use other “MANTRAS” but this one works for me.
Based on the “MANTRA ABOVE” I would shorten it to, “MY BEST TODAY!” It’s a reminder to me/us to not do a half-ass workout. Each phase of my training has to be the best I can give that day.
The other side of the “MANTRA” is that it is a reminder, an oath, a covenant with ourselves to put in our best effort during training. Workouts are where the gold is made from the muscle we produce by hard work. the “MANTRA” is a verbal cue for us to never let down during the performance of the requisite exercise. Let’s switch from “Mantras” to “Maxims.” The ultimate “Maxim” that I have incorporated into my mindset says, “I don’t top when I’m tired, I stop when I’m done.” In order to put the “Maxim” into play we must use the “Mantra” to push to “COMPLETION OR TO DONE.” Anything less than the interplay between these two tools is never enough.
In summary, a MANTRA” is designed to keep you going moment by moment a “MAXIM” is designed to define what the standard for performance is.
Find that phrase or. word that propels you forward to the end of your workout. quit, to never. give up, to push on to the end Choose something that speaks directly to your psyche in a way that causes or reminds you to never quite, to never give up, disallows us to be distracted as we push on to completion. You can’t look back. the “MANTRA” you select must propel you forward. CHOOSE WISELY!
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