Timeline for How to overcome lack of willpower when not having access to a personal trainer or training buddy?
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| Jun 9, 2011 at 16:50 | comment | added | Berin Loritsch | I do think that is a personal thing. The more you perceive danger the less willing you are to push yourself. But yes, "dumbing down" our workout to match our peers is always a temptation. | |
| Jun 9, 2011 at 16:45 | comment | added | Evan Plaice | I was referring more to the motivation aspect than the risk. Ie, I find it easier to become super-motivated when I workout alone because I don't have to be as concerned with pace. I guess YMMV though. | |
| Jun 9, 2011 at 15:47 | comment | added | Berin Loritsch | @Evan, the risk of injury is greater when weight lifting than surfing and running. Although I concede that if you physically exhaust yourself surfing you might have issues getting back to shore (risk of drowning). That's why there are safety bars in the power racks. You can use the safety bar as your spotter so that you don't have to worry about the failed bench laying against your throat. If you fail on purpose with the safeties in place, you can get the confidence you need to safely push yourself. | |
| Jun 9, 2011 at 15:37 | comment | added | Evan Plaice | While I agree that it's more risky (or even dangerous) to lift weights without a spotter, I don't agree that you can't push yourself as much. When I workout alone I usually push a lot harder because I don't have to concern myself with keeping pace with somebody else. For instance, last night I went surfing for an hour and a half, and then did a 3.5mi run along the shoreline. I had trouble keeping pace. I definitely wouldn't expect anybody else to keep up. | |
| Jun 7, 2011 at 12:47 | history | answered | Berin Loritsch | CC BY-SA 3.0 |