Great job, most of you in picking out your problem areas and thinking about ways to address them. I have been lifting weights for 20 years now and still have problem areas that I continue to address in my warm-ups and workouts.
This week we are going to take a look at "adaptation." Adaptation can also be called training effect. It is what we are looking for when we go into the weight room. We want to place our bodies under just enough stress that we cause them to adapt to that new stress but not so much that we run the risk of injury. This is a hard concept to grasp and it takes a level of maturity and trust to understand that most of the time less is more. Meaning you don't have to be sprawled out on the ground after each workout leaving your body so sore you cannot workout for the rest of the week. We will sprinkle in some of those grinders to shock the body and spur growth but they should not happen daily.
This is why we are trying to shift your focus in the weight room from the amount of weight you are doing to the performance of the lift itself. We will continue to emphasise proper form and treating each rep as an extremely important step towards getting stronger.
What can you do individually to help yourself maintain focus on each rep in the weight room?
Remembering that real advancement doesn't come until we have good form helps me to ignore the exact weight that I use or whether I fail or not.
ReplyDelete-Dimitri
To help myself maintain focus on each rep in the weightroom is thinking of the long-term goals I have set for myself. Having some sort of motivation always keeps me going
ReplyDeletegrimm
i think partners and spotters in the weight room are especially importent for this because if you think you are doing somthing well doesnt mean you are so you need somone there rep by rep to watch and correct you to reach your maximum level of building muscle
ReplyDeleteprobably listen to music so that i am not getting distracted
ReplyDeleteHarris T
To help myself maintain focus on each rep in the weightroom I think about my future to help motivate me. Music is also a good way to pump me up while working out.
ReplyDelete-Greg Potemken
By giving myself positive reinforcement and praise so that I have the will power and encouragement to keep lifting even when in pain.
ReplyDeleteI think to myself that each rep should be a challenge but not an impossibility. After each rep I think to myself that one was good now 9 more just like it. Always striving to be better.
ReplyDelete-Micah
I listen to music to stay focused.
ReplyDeletejason cameron
To help maintain focus on each rep you can have a spot that tells you what your doing wrong and can motivate you.
ReplyDeletePerfect form everytime is very important. As my form breaks down, I know I am using too much weight and I lower it. I also concentrate what is going on with me and not what is around me.
ReplyDelete- Josh Meltzer
When I want to lift with a purpose, I try to put myself through as much pain as I possibly can. Lifting with good form helps me achieve my short term sadistic goal of hurting myself which in turn helps me achieve my long term goal of strength gain. Long story short, I focus on good form to make my workout worth while.
ReplyDeleteTO help me maintain focus I try to zone out unwanted distractions like side conversations. Its hard but when I succeed in doing it my mind is cleared and nothing matters but getting better.
ReplyDeleteMichael Castelli
I like to focus on a point on the wall or in front of me and play music to keep me focused
ReplyDeleteOlin Akisoglu
in order to focus in each rep i do in the weight room i think about positive thing, like i can do this, do the reps slow but perfect, i also think that listening to some music motivates you and helps you do better
ReplyDeletewilliam berganza
to help me reach my perfect form i focus on my final goal which is to be a very good athlete. I zone out distractions and converstions. By focusing on my form i feel like im getting more and more out of each rep.
ReplyDeleteDamian Cruz
I try to focus in on each rep and block out any distractions. i normally stare at a spot on the wall or something when i am lifting. i like to have music playing while i lift
ReplyDeleteBlatt
To keep focus on each rep and exercise, I try to almost zone out during exercise. I probably need to get better about staying more focused in-between sets, though.
ReplyDeleteI also try to keep a strong focus on good form to ensure that muscle groups are getting strengthened equally, to make me a better athlete and more strong all around.
~Voss
To maintain focus on each rep in the weight room I think about how each one will help me in the long run. I try to limit distractions and concentrate on making progress and getting strong.
ReplyDeleteAaron Kay
To help maintain my focus, i think of what I am lifting for and how these reps will make me a better athlete
ReplyDeleteSteven Rubin
When i lift i think about how it will help me in my sport and help me get better and thats how i focus
ReplyDeleteChris Kohn
mack hollins
ReplyDeletewhen i lift with a purpose i think about what lifting to could do for me in the future.
Daniel Nozick-
ReplyDeleteI go through my lifts slowly as to perfect my form, and get more benefit from the lift
Stoeber
ReplyDeleteto help keep focus I think of the reasons I lift which is to play sports
To help me focus on each rep I think of how to fix my form for my next rep and how it will improve my strenght for football.
ReplyDeleteJake Bradley