Turbulence Training Workouts: 7 Ways to Get "Motivated" For Your Workout
Somedays you don't want to get out of bed.
Sometimes you don't want to leave your office because you feel like there are too many deadlines (but this is when you need a workout the most!).
Some nights you don't want to end story time with the kids only to head down to the basement gym.
It even happens to me.
For example, just yesterday I was scheduled to do a final test run through the February TT Workout of the Month (it's a TT circuit!) and frankly, I wasn't up for it.
But I knew I'd feel like a million bucks after the workout. And in the end, I know I can't let myself become "soft" and start skipping workouts. I have to lead by example.
So if you are set on achieving a goal, then when it's workout time, come heck or high water you've got to bear down and do the job.
Here are 7 tips for you to get inspired to get through your workout.
1) Reward yourself. Finish your workout and treat yourself to a magazine, a TV show, some extra time with your family, some new songs for your IPOD, or even a little extra time for yourself.
2) Or set up a punishment for missing workouts. Skip the workout, put $20 into a jar to spend on home repairs. Just make sure your spouse controls the money!
3) Review your goals everyday and every night. Keeping your goals fresh in your mind will help you stay on track.
4) Realize that the hardest part of the workout is often getting your butt to the gym. Once you get 5 minutes into the workout, you will be over the hump. So tell yourself, "I'll just go in and do 1 set of the first 2 exercises, then I can go". Next thing you know, you'll have done the entire workout.
6) Crank the tunes. Seriously, nothing motivates like music. I'd love to hear what tunes get you motivated for workouts and help you jack up the intensity. Let me know on the TT forums.
7) Get social support. If you have a workout partner, you'll feel like crap if you let them down. Or become accountable to everyone in the Turbulence Training workout forums...if you don't post your workouts, they'll track you down and demand to know why you've fallen off track! So online or offline, get everyone on your side!
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Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS Author, Turbulence Training
PS - Lose Over 5 Pounds Per Month & Change Your Body With Only 3 Short TT Workouts Per Week...
"I'm 25 and was seriously overweight at the start of this year. I've been doing the TT for Fat Loss Workouts and after 5 months of training. I've lost nearly 28lbs. I want to take this opportunity to thank Craig for making your knowledge so accessible and your articles and blogs that not only make us think about our lifestyles, but encourage us to change them for better health." Kevin Thow, Sydney, Australia
"Turbulence Training makes so much sense and i really enjoy the different workouts so never get bored. From an aussie that was looking for something other than just another weight workout with the same old moves this has been a real eye opener for me and i have been telling my friends just how great the TT method is." Kelli Tomkins, Australia
"I lost 14 pounds this month and the weight is just falling off me. My wife says I now look like when we first met and I still have more to go. I can fit into my old jeans again which is a big deal for me. I just cut back on starches and bread and do your routine 2-3 times a week. I never thought in a million years that just 10-20 minutes of weight training followed by some cardio would get me such steady results. I even cheat a bit on the weekends." Billy Williams
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