Tips, Tricks, Mind controls the body

December 27th, 2008

Tips and tricks I use to make it for over 1100-1500 calories in one cardio session non-stop.

  1. Goals (Achievable goals I should say).   I know what my goal is before I get on the machine. The goal is realistic and I’ll never go less than the goal but I may go more.
  2. Micro goals.   As I’m going along I pick things like the half way point or trying to maintain a 100 per 7 min pace.  These micro goals help me make it through the workout.

Mind games:

  • I always change the display to show the least amount of time.  For example our machines only go to 60 min’s then a 5 min cool down.
    • For the first 30+ minutes I set it to total time I’ve been on the machine, so I see it climbing 5, 10, 15 etc…
    • After the 30 min mark, I set it to time remaining, so I see 29, 25, and 20.
  • I wear multiple layers: a long sleeve, under a T-shirt, under a hoodie.  It serves two purposes :
    • First, I like to sweat so it helps me get a sweat going.
    • Second, as time goes by (sometime past the halfway point) I start shedding layers, & it makes it seem like it just got easier.    I pull off the hoodie…  and say… now that’s more like it, this is easier!
  • Music, Audio books… Something… just get your mind busy thinking about something else.   Be selective about what you’re listening to. The other day I was just listening to the radio and about 45 min into my workout a song about NEVER ENDING love came on…  I don’t want to hear the words NEVER ENDING when I’m trying to get through a tough workout.

What does all this add up to?

Sheer determination and will power…  Only you decide when to quit.

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