How many times have you racked the weight before your muscles fatigued or stopped your cardio workout because you just did not “feel it” today? Why is it that we tend to do that? It is essential to perform at your highest level even when under the most intense pressure. This is what makes Steve Nash and Kurt Warner so amazing. I like to use a little illustration to help understand the definition of committed. Eggs and bacon right? Now think about what was involved in that breakfast. The chicken was involved in your breakfast…but the pig was COMMITTED! Committment means you don’t hang up the skates or rack the weight just because things get tough.
At the HIT Center we attempt to train both the mental as well as physical aspect of each person. We want you to be successful in whatever your goals are, but just as important, we also want to teach people how to be mentally as tough; to realize that no matter how painful it may seem now, that break through success is just around the corner. Success with personal training is a microcosm of life. Does your work ethic in the gym mirror your outlook on life? If you are one of those individuals spending all your time on technique and fitness, all the while neglecting the mental aspect, you are doing yourself a great disservice. Remember the mind-body connection. One does not run without the other. No matter how you cut it, the mind needs the body and the body needs the mind.
Keep your goals in front of you. Envision what it feels like to have already accomplished them. This is the picture you should have each day you train. This is the goal of what we at Mesa personal training attempt to help YOU do. You were engineered to be successful, it is up to you to determine how much. There are several books that may be of interest listed below:
The New Toughness Training for Sports by James E. Loehr, Ed.D.
Mental Toughness by Michael Sheard
Psychology of Champions by James J. Barrell
