Mental Discipline

[CrimsonKing]

What tools do you use to sharpen your mental discipline? I'm looking for a way to focus and strengthin my mental discipline to acheive my goals (i.e. lifting, size, etc)

I was thinking of taking a look at eastern practives (Tao, etc)... Ideas? Experiences?

 

[pauly]

good post, i'm interested in hearing some responses.

 

[doffmaster]

this site has some interesting stuff...maybe not exactly what you wanted, but interesting none the less...

http://www.neurobics.com/exercise.html

 

[Lao Tzu]

spend 15 minutes staring at a watch every day. Supposedly it increases your ability to tolerate things you don't want to do.

 

[casavant]

For cutting, I'll do things like go out to the pool and look at the fine little chickies and think how pissed off I am that I'm not boning the shit out of everyone of them, and then I'll think how cool it would be to come out in a month or two and shed my shirt and turn heads, knowing how pissed off THEY are that I'm not boning the shit out of everyone of them. I'm serious though.

I look at other people in my gym with awesome physiques and think, "If they can do that, then I can too. Hell, I can do it better. What the fuck seperates them from me, anyway? How hard is it to sit on my ass at my job all day and then come in for only an hour or two for some lifting and cardio? With all the hardships in the world, what a luxury I have that I can build, tweak, and sculpt my body in a modern gym- that I can buy my food, prepare it just so, drive my sorry ass down to the gym and put myself through a little bit of effort for my own benefit. I have no excuses. I have it easy. The only thing stopping me is me, and if I can't make it through to my goals than I am one worthless piece of shit and there really is no excuse. If not now, when? Do I want to be the best built guy at the pool? Do I want her to run her hands down my shoulders and chest when we're having sex,
and to watch every step I take when I get up from the bed? Or do I want to spend this summer, this year, my life- feeling like I'm not quite there yet, all because I can't restrict my diet or make myself do that extra couple of reps, that extra couple of sets, because they make me feel a little uncomfortable? That is unacceptable. I WILL train hard, I WILL follow my diet, I WILL control my body."

Might sound cheesy, but that's a lot of what goes on in my head when I'm really focused. I just basically try to get in the mindset that there is no other option- where no matter how much I might not want to haul my butt into the gym to train on a given day, it will feel ten times worse if I sit at home doing nothing but feeling pissed off that I'm pussing out. If you can get in that mindset, it makes things a whole lot easier. It's like wiping your ass- seriously- how fun is it to wipe your ass? Not real fun, when you think about it. But do you ever sit there thinking, "Hmmm, should I wipe my ass this time or not?" You just do it, because having a shitty, itchy asshole is not an option. That comparison sounds funny, but it's true.

 

[Night Fly]

You know, casavant....that was a really motivating post for me. Thanks!

 

[dick tater]

You know, casavant....that was a really motivating post for me. Thanks!

Yeah, especially the itchy ass part. I'll have to give that whole "wiping the ass" thing a try.

Good post Cas.

 

[2Thick]

spend 15 minutes staring at a watch every day. Supposedly it increases your ability to tolerate things you don't want to do.

I read somewhere that most people cannot constantly focus on a watch for more than 2 minutes. I have dome it, and it is not easy. I could not imagine 15 straight minutes.

 

[casavant]

Yeah, especially the itchy ass part. I'll have to give that whole "wiping the ass" thing a try.

Good post Cas.

LOL. That part wasn't there when she read it. I added it a couple of minutes later to further illustrate the point, but it really works if you think about it.

Thanks.

 

[Night Fly]

LOL. That part wasn't there when she read it. I added it a couple of minutes later to further illustrate the point, but it really works if you think about it.

Thanks.

Umm...yeah...that part was there when I commented. lol. What does that say about me??? lol

 

[dick tater]

LOL. That part wasn't there when she read it. I added it a couple of minutes later to further illustrate the point, but it really works if you think about it.

LOL. I imagined as much. I was just tryin' to be funny.


It was a good post, though. I'm in real need of some motivation right now.

 

[casavant]

Umm...yeah...that part was there when I commented. lol. What does that say about me??? lol

Cool. I edited the post and as soon as it popped up in the revised version on the screen your post was there. Strange. Pretty cool though.

And thankyou, Mr Tater.

 

[Lao Tzu]

use drugs. yep i said drugs. i realize doing that is the 'easy way out', but if people are too pretentious to do things the easiest way possible then they really shouldn't be giving advice.


i find that 1600 mg piracetam & 500mg choline b4 i study helps me concentrate for a few hours.

Adderall is good for studying too.

 

[Lao Tzu]

use drugs. yep i said drugs. i realize doing that is the 'easy way out', but if people are too pretentious to do things the easiest way possible then they really shouldn't be giving advice.


i find that 1600 mg piracetam & 500mg choline b4 i study helps me concentrate for a few hours.

Adderall is good for studying too.

i meant to write that on another post. my bad.

 

[Manu]

use drugs. yep i said drugs. i realize doing that is the 'easy way out', but if people are too pretentious to do things the easiest way possible then they really shouldn't be giving advice.


i find that 1600 mg piracetam & 500mg choline b4 i study helps me concentrate for a few hours.

Adderall is good for studying too.