What to do when you are "too sore, too tired, too worn, too.....(fill in the blank)" to train. I am no spring chicken, and I am admittedly a bit out of shape, and that means I have a bit of a struggle sometimes with motivation on training days. I often push through and train anyway, but it really is a struggle sometimes. With the upcoming tournament looming I am aware of just how much I need to train. As I sit here drinking my morning coffee, I am feeling like I don't even want to spar tonight at practice.
So how do I resolve this struggle? One answer (and, my typical solution) is to "just do it". Reach down in my Kool-Aid pumping heart and force myself to get up and train. This is great, but sometimes, I don't want to push through. Another answer is to reason with myself about the reward of training and honing my skills. This works too, but often the results are like a long term diet - a fair distance beyond my problem today. That distance makes it easy for me to justify putting it off. Another way is to convince myself of the need to do it. Again a great motivator, but the improvement is sometimes a slow process. Yet another way is to be inspired by others skill or achievement. This is the most encouraging way i know to overcome the Blahs about training. It is a good reason we should all contribute to our HEMA community visually, physically, and with correspondence. The exhortations and celebrations of others are not only a cool a part our community, but a huge encouragement to those of us who need it.
Perhaps i will have a moment to watch a video or read a great encouraging e-mail today about an accomplishment or something
~Jeff
So how do I resolve this struggle? One answer (and, my typical solution) is to "just do it". Reach down in my Kool-Aid pumping heart and force myself to get up and train. This is great, but sometimes, I don't want to push through. Another answer is to reason with myself about the reward of training and honing my skills. This works too, but often the results are like a long term diet - a fair distance beyond my problem today. That distance makes it easy for me to justify putting it off. Another way is to convince myself of the need to do it. Again a great motivator, but the improvement is sometimes a slow process. Yet another way is to be inspired by others skill or achievement. This is the most encouraging way i know to overcome the Blahs about training. It is a good reason we should all contribute to our HEMA community visually, physically, and with correspondence. The exhortations and celebrations of others are not only a cool a part our community, but a huge encouragement to those of us who need it.
Perhaps i will have a moment to watch a video or read a great encouraging e-mail today about an accomplishment or something
~Jeff
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