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M5:D55 (D463) Motivation by Competition

January 31, 2009 By Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT Leave a Comment

  

What's on my mind today?

How competitive are you?  Do you hate to lose?  Are you always looking for a way to win when playing a sport or other game?  If so, using competition to motivate yourself will come naturally to you.

Competition is my favorite motivational approach.  I use it in every single workout.  What I do is write down my workout in my log before going to the gym.  I also note the weights I want to use for each lift prior to hitting the gym.  With these notes in place I use them to compete against my plan every single workout.  I find that I push alot harder with this methodology.  The approach is alot of fun because it immediately gets you competing with yourself.

I hate losing, so I find that I beat my numbers 99.9% of the time.  It is a great feeling of accomplishment when I am competing with myself.  If is a great way to make giant gains. 

You can turn the competition into a game.  You can see how many times you are able to beat the numbers.  You can post “stretch” numbers on your log and then attempt to hit them.  You can turn things around in your workout by making a strong effort to beat your previous workout.  As training should be progressive, this type of approach is extremely natural. 

This Sunday I am going to be posting another post about my Powerful Reasons Why.  It will be the subject of my video podcast, so don’t miss it!

 

 
Find out what I'm doing to my body!

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Whichever motivational technique you use, put it to its full use. 
 
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What motivates you?  Comment this post to answer the question. 
 

 
  

M3 : D63 Doing what you don't want to do

Until tomorrow…GET BACK TO LIFTING!

 

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About Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT

Mike is a passionate bodybuilder, NPC Competitor and ISSA Certified Personal Trainer who is always looking for ways to do things better. He also has a passion for correcting the misinformation that is prevalent in the bodybuilding and fitness industry today. Mike is currently working on his first eBook, Get Back to Lifting, which is scheduled to be released soon. He is also working on a second book, The Average Guy's Supplement Guide, that is scheduled to be released the end of 2016.

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