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M5:D52 (D460) Motivation by Disappointment

January 28, 2009 By Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT Leave a Comment

  

What's on my mind today?

You’ve worked hard, you’ve eaten right (so you think), but the results just aren’t there.  You feel like you did your best and now you are disappointed.  What do you do?  How about using that disappointment to motivate yourself?

Using disappointment for motivation

When we work hard at something (in our perception) and the results just don’t come, we experience a large amount of disappointment.  It can be quite discouraging and you may want to just quit.  Afterall, why even bother if nothing you do is going to work, right?  Wrong!

The smart person will use the disappointment in their favor by gaining motivation from it.  It isn’t that hard to do.  When you are disappointed you just need to be completely honest with yourself.

Most likely you cheated on your nutrition in places.  Acknowledge that so that you will be able to move forward with a clear conscience.  Give an honest assessment of how you’ve handled your entire nutritional and exercise program.  Use the things you learned from the disappointment to start motivating yourself to do better.

Remember what it feels like to be disappointed in yourself.  Have it ingrained into your memory.  By doing so you will never want to experience that feeling of disappointment again.  You will change your behaviors and start being more consistent.  You will do the right things the majority of the time and this will bring about better results.  It is a purely psychological form of motivation, but it is effective. 

Don’t be fooled by your own past actions.  It is definitely possible to overcome bad results that cause you disappointment. You will simply need the discipline to meet the demands you are putting on yourself.  As soon as you understand that you can do the things required to get in shape the sooner you will get into better shape.  Why put off to tomorrow what you can do today? 

 

 
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Mike’s Workout Log:

  

Matty’s Workout Log:

Do you want to really attack your biceps?  Do a one repetition chin up.  It involves a 30 second pull to the top followed by a 30 second descent.  Yes, I said 30 seconds!  The burn was incredible.  My arms were shaking as I went on to the biceps curl exercise!  Today was not Matty’s best day at the gym.  He had a pretty horrible attitude and will do his best the next time.  I am holding him accountable for a better workout next time.  As for me, my arms were fried by the end of today’s arm-focused workout.

 
Exercise the brain with the Thought of the Day!

Disappointment is a seriously bad feeling and one that you should remember going forward. 
 
Get a discussion started by answering the question!

How have you used the feeling of disappointment to motivate yourself?  Comment this post to answer the question. 
 

 
  

M3 : D60 Patience

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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