The Psychological Side Of Fitness | What Mental Blocks Are Holding You Back?

We always like to talk about the physical side of training, so let's switch it up and dive into the good and bad of the mental side.

In Episode #346 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: my dislike of the progressions for PTS and HSPU, why Juan is a better runner for not caring about his times, whether the mental stress of goals is actually a hindrance, how we interact with other people in optimal workout scenarios, preparing to overcome injuries and having a rigidity to your workout sessions.

A huge thanks to Kevin Finn (of Buzzsprout fame), Petar The Woke Up Too Late Slav and Liam F's Mum for supporting the show. They keep the cogs spinning!

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Deep hearted conversations!
(0:33) - The Topic for today
(1:26) - Achieving hard skills without putting in the work
(4:44) - Forcing yourself to do 'unfun' exercises
(11:50) - Can you achieve goals without setting goals?
(15:30) - The blend of focus and communication: maximum effort
(20:19) - Don't talk to Juan in the gym
(24:41) - Chat comments
(25:42) - Boostagram Lounge
(29:04) - Progressing past the point where an injury occurred
(36:40) - Mentally preparing for an injury
(45:19) - Pre-planning your workout
(50:17) - Value for value


Intro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':
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