Comments on: Rob Shaul on Building Mental Toughness http://www.schaefersblog.com/rob-shaul-on-building-mental-toughness/ A Generalist in a World of Specialists Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:27:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Max http://www.schaefersblog.com/rob-shaul-on-building-mental-toughness/comment-page-1/#comment-18362 Max Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:53:21 +0000 http://www.schaefersblog.com/?p=836#comment-18362 Your last point, #4, is so true for me. My last race was probably the toughest one I did and the only thing I was repeating me was, "it'll be fine, let's go". Only that, not more. Thinking more long-term than that was discouraging me instead of encouraging me... Good post, thanks! Your last point, #4, is so true for me. My last race was probably the toughest one I did and the only thing I was repeating me was, “it’ll be fine, let’s go”. Only that, not more. Thinking more long-term than that was discouraging me instead of encouraging me…
Good post, thanks!

]]> By: Akshay Kapur http://www.schaefersblog.com/rob-shaul-on-building-mental-toughness/comment-page-1/#comment-17315 Akshay Kapur Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:30:40 +0000 http://www.schaefersblog.com/?p=836#comment-17315 What got me was #2. 5 breaths! Just 5!! I've done 30 second rests between staggered sets of bench and curls or pullups and french presses, but I (hopefully) got more than 5 breaths in. It's true though. You can ram out a great workout in less than 30 minutes with extreme focus. Now if I could just get as excited about running 3 miles! What got me was #2. 5 breaths! Just 5!!

I’ve done 30 second rests between staggered sets of bench and curls or pullups and french presses, but I (hopefully) got more than 5 breaths in.

It’s true though. You can ram out a great workout in less than 30 minutes with extreme focus. Now if I could just get as excited about running 3 miles!

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