Do you ever have one of those “aha!” moments? Those moments when you suddenly realise the reason why you are doing something. As an example, I might spend weeks working on a new exercise in the gym because it’s good for some part of your range of motion and all of a sudden I’ll [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Psychology'
Blog-watch: memory enhancers
April 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Diet, Psychology, Training
I used to joke that I had a memory like a colander. The holes were so big and my ability to retain any information (other than things I needed to remember for exams, helpfully) was so bad that I couldn’t even say my memory was like a sieve. It started to become an embarrassment. If [...]
Weight loss
April 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Diet, Psychology, Training
Weight loss is an important subject for a lot of women. In our attempts to build and maintain the perfect figure we will almost certainly have to go through at least one phase of weight loss in our lives. This is the start of a series of posts I’m going to write exploring a range [...]
Tags:Image·Psychology·weight loss·Women
The placebo effect
April 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Diet, Psychology, Training
I’ve spent the last few weeks keeping Chris company on the start of his fat stripping diet. It’s been a bit awkward since I didn’t go into it with the same verve and panache that I usually have and trying to fit the cardio routines that work for me when stripping fat don’t easily fit [...]
Growing up
March 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Psychology
Please forgive me for going a little bit off-topic today. I went to my ten year reunion at University last weekend. When the invitation first landed on the doormat I must admit to briefly feeling quite old, but I couldn’t pass up on an opportunity to see old friends and acquaintances that I haven’t seen [...]
Tags:Goals·Motivation·Psychology
Lessons learned: training outside the box
March 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Psychology, Training
Management consultants: not all bad Thanks to my job, the language of management consultants has become second nature to me. Some phrases, like ‘straw man’ and ‘thought shower’ leave me cold and I avoid them whenever possible. However, I like the concept of ‘thinking outside the box’ and I think that it’s something that applies [...]
Tags:Goals·Injury·Powerlifting·Psychology·Recovery·Rest·Training
Lessons learned this week: stress and lifting
December 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Psychology, Training
I deal fine with stress. That’s what I tell myself every summer, when work is relatively quiet and I can concentrate on my workouts and enjoying the good weather. Come December I often recall my breezy summer comments and remember that time lessens unpleasant memories (this has been scientifically proven). As well as dark, wet [...]
Tags:Psychology·Recovery·Training
Lessons learned this week: listen to your body
October 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Psychology
I managed to pick up some sort of stomach bug a week ago. Trust me to pick something up when I go out for dinner for a salad. It wasn’t even a particularly nice salad… At first I thought I would be able to keep working from home, but that became impractical when I found [...]
Identifying Core Motivation
August 23rd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Psychology
Feeling Driven – Why I do what I do Writing the about me section of this blog took me back to a thought that I often have. Why do I do what I do? What is it that motivates me to push myself every time I do my weight training, sit on a bike for [...]
Tags:Motivation·Psychology
