The Pivot Point
Every workout 🏋️‍♀️ has a pivot point.
It’s that point in the workout when all you want to do is stop. When it’s just so hard that the idea of continuing makes you want to hurl. Just a little.
As long as you’re continuing to challenge yourself, you’re going to have that “I wanna quit” moment.
That moment is the moment that matters the most. Because what you tell yourself in that moment will determine how you subconsciously handle your workouts.
Be honest with yourself. When you’re in that moment, what goes through your head? What do you tell yourself?
Do you tell yourself how much the workout sucks? How much you hate whatever you’re doing? Do you tell yourself YOU suck?
Whatever that negative narrative is, it builds up over time and eventually you’ll associate your workouts with those negative vibes. Eventually that negativity will create excuses that lead you to skipping your workout and before you know it, you’re back to the starting block of achieving your fitness goals.
Start taking notice of where your head goes when the workout starts to challenge you. Start taking notice of what you’re telling yourself when the workout gets hard.
Then work on changing that narrative. You don’t have to do anything crazy, and yes, this does take practice, but even repeating “I can do this” when it gets hard will eventually help you push through those negative moments.
Be patent with yourself. It takes time to shift that line of thinking from “ugh this is SO horrible” to “fuck ya, bring it”, but I know you can do it. Focus on how strong you are, how far you’ve come and how GOOD you feel when you’re finished.
Because that feeling…no one can take it from you.
