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I've lost my motivation to train. I've been down with an ankle sprain. That combined with the shorter days and some other shit has sucked my motivation away. What do you peeps do in order to get out of a low energy cycle?

i don't know if i'm a peep or not, but if you're not motivated, then you're not motivated. i don't know if you can overcome that. try some new things out instead of the same old training routine. i don't know though cause i don't train.

It depends on what you call "training". When I've lost my motivation to train in the past I've switched up training activities. Moved to raquetball or running or pilates or other things like that for the "cardio" part of my workouts. If you've lost the motivation to go pull plastic when you can't get outside I don't know what to say other than take some time off.

M

I don't pull on plastic. Maybe I should start. I keep threatening to do this, but I have a very strong aversion to the gym.

I think the real problem is that I can't do my favorite activities - ie trail running and actually climbing (outdoors) - and I've lost the motivation to do the other stuff I usually do - yoga, abs, weights... Bleh.

Sandy wrote: I have a very strong aversion to the gym.

Is that from a bad experience? Try it again, and attempt to go when few if any people are there. I just might like it or more importantly it may bring back you motivation.

no, actually I met and climbed with one of my most favorite people both of the only 2 times I have ever climbed in a gym. I just hate 'climbing' inside. It's completely unsatisfying. When I first started climbing, there was no such thing as a climbing gym, so it's weird to me. It's completely unnatural to have to follow the damned colored tape!

That said, I think I need to give it another chance as you suggest. I need to get with the Louisville crew and make it a regular thing and maybe that will spark some life into this old, lazy body of mine.

Sandy,

I'll be climbing this afternoon sometime after 5:00. I'll have a red bandana on so I am easy to recognize. Hope to see you there. The bouldering comp was last Saturday so there should be tons of problems but relatively few routes. One nice thing is that all the routes will now be new.

With regard to motivation, I have set a goal for myself to achieve X before I can do Y. As an example, I stated that I would need to increase my time in the fitness center here at work and double my time on the cardio instruments of death before I could sign up for a climb of Mt Rainier. Once I did did it and signed up, the motivation changed to not being the weakest soul on the mountain. It kept me going and I was soon in close to the best shape of my life.

GWG

Perhaps you shoudn't approach pulling on plastic as "climbing". Think of gym climbing as training and only training, then you won't taint your perception of what climbing is to you. Running outside is MUCH more fun than inside, or on a treadmill, but sometimes running outside is practically prohibited by weather (such as now). Running on a treadmill isn't "running" to me, it's training, and damn hard training at that, because I can increase the slope at a whim, for any length of time at (near) any speed. The control I can exert over my training while on a "hamster wheel" is far greater than I can ever achieve running outside. Climbing on plastic is the same way. Jug-hauls one second, pinches and crimps the next. Training, nothing more, nothing less. Training to make your climbing outside stronger so you can push your projects and limits even further, or just have an easier time climbing your favorite routes and relax to enjoy the vistas.

i agree with RM's idea on thinking of going to the gym as training instead of climbing...it really bugs after a while if you can't get outside...so I use it as a preparation for outside.

try and stay out of agym but if you do try and go with cool people that also don't like gyms. don't get sucked into their world!!!
the best training for climbing is actually climbing so whenever possible just go climb. i go to the red 3 or 4 days a week.