Long Time Motivation Tricks

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thecolin said:

Once you find a groove, your mind and body will just effortlessly slip into training. Don't get me wrong, motivation is important as well. But motivation just gets you started, habit is what keeps me moving towards my goals.

I made the exactly same experience.

One other mental trick that helps me: I tell myself that I can stop when I fail (e.g. can no longer do proper form/tempo), but no sooner. 

For some reason I find this very reassuring on the long endurance holds.

If we are talking about the long endurance holds or the high rep sets, then one trick I find helpful is to just think that if I give up before I have completed the goal, then it means I failed the template and I have to repeat another cycle of whatever I just found very uncomfortable to do.

Erik Rissanen said:

If we are talking about the long endurance holds or the high rep sets, then one trick I find helpful is to just think that if I give up before I have completed the goal, then it means I failed the template and I have to repeat another cycle of whatever I just found very uncomfortable to do.

Yes-- ' do it right and you only have to do it once!'

Of course you still do single sets in your warmup, but that's nothing after the full five with no rest

After doing the same mini cycle for the third time the thought of doing it again was enough to help me keep holding the position for the last set or 2 of the 60 second holds. Couldn't bare doing the mini cycle again!