Getting my mojo back!

So many posts I read are about how brilliantly everyone’s training is going, and how much consistent progress they’re making. But what about the other side of the story? Things can’t go right 100% of the time. I hit a plateau, and then I hit a wall and it made me miserable. The wall stayed in place for a month and it’s only this week I’ve been able to get back on track. Why do we never hear about this part of the fitness journey?

However much I tried to pick myself up over the last month, I just couldn’t. I went into a session with my trainer determined to tackle it full on, but one failed attempt at repeating my 1RM was all it took to crush my determination. After that I could barely lift anything, even once we'd stripped half the weight from the bar. I got frustrated.

But I knew I couldn’t just give up. I gave myself two weeks training just twice per week instead of the normal four/five times, to get a mental break from the gym. I wrote a plan of action started tackling it one step at a time:

Getting my mojo back

§  New exercise plan based on strength and mobility - hopefully this means I'll keep seeing progress while addressing underlying problems

§  Training with a friend - taking a break from my programme and having some company to boost my motivation, she's training for a bikini competition so I'd best be on good form ; )

Lifestyle changes

§  Night time routine - I need sleep, a routine should help me nod off faster

§  Meal plan - I let my planning drop, which led to miserable post-work snacking, which led to guilt and extra misery. No more! 

Attitude changes

§  Accepting failure - it's normal, it happens, both physically and mentally. I need to suck it up and get on with it rather than wallowing! This is such an important goal.

Thankfully my mojo is back in full force, and I’m loving my 7am workouts again (even though my hamstrings hate me)! I'd love to hear what you do when you hit a wall, whether mental or physical. Any tips?

Tiffany x

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