I just get off the trainer and go eat half a tub of ice cream then complain about how I'm not getting anywhere with my training program because my coach is crap and doesn't understand my needs wants and desires. Then I cry myself to sleep and sometimes I suck my thumb.

Wow! That was really liberating.

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Argon
CAAD9 6.78Kg
Supersix 6.78Kg

Ammonia capsules..

Take each rep at a time. If I have a brutal trainer session planned I try not to think in terms of 5-10 reps of suffering. I think in terms of one quality rep at a time, planned recovery then complete the next rep.

I also don't set a target for number of reps just count the number of quality reps performed. Some days will be good and some will be bad. Once you crack there is no sense in finishing the workout. That is just pointless overload and training the body to ride slow.

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Cycling Coach

To the OP, what kind of workouts are you doing?

I find 2x20 on a turbo is pretty mind-numbing, but if I do criss-cross work, bursts, or suchlike, then that keeps my concentration on what level I'm gunning for rather than the fact that my legs are about to cave.

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Snacking on carrot sticks - Where did it all go so wrong?
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Finsbury Park CC

Bad Brains on the iPod, max volume and go

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2010 Guerciotti Whisper
2007 Bianchi 928L (update Sep '11)
1999 Bianchi MegaPro 25CrMo4

Grinding your teeth as recommended
If you're really going slow then blood in your eyes and keep grinding
Like punk? 3 minutes boost for every interval ride you find here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKuKPQAlMEA
Ever cried during a workout? Some find it relieving though; or pull on yellow jersey and imagine fighting for it like Voeckler in 2004 and today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUXL7XkVi7c
Whatever you do don't stop!

I think about the TT I lost by 4 seconds, the mtn bike race I lost in the sprint for the finish, or when I got popped on the last big roller after having kept up on the big climb just before. These motivate me to keep the foot on the gas.

"gape the dang" it is then.... love it.

It just takes discipline.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8klW9trVTQ

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The bonus to all this is that in a race the same mindset is really handy when the legs are screaming but you know if you can just close that gap you're still in contention.

It's as much about being able to 'out suffer' the next guy as anything else.

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