Originally Posted by
eraven
How do you cure a lake of motivation, i had been riding 4 to 5 days a week at least 20 miles and then suddenly nothing for 3 weeks, what do yall do to motivate yourselfs when this happens
Schedule my rides when unmotivated. I may not want to go, but it's on the schedule. Also, find riding buddies. The combination of people expecting you, and a schedule saying it's that time works for me.
EDIT: In the end, I miss usually 1 scheduled workout a week. But, I'm on an 8-10/week schedule right now (training for a long ride and a long run, bleh) so I take it in stride. When I'm doing less, I just force myself to get up and go. There are always excuses. This morning, I'd only had 2 hours sleep and I could have easily rationalized not going, but ya know, gotta do it. Also, I find forcing yourself to exercise makes it easier to keep going. Usually when I'm lacking motivation, it's just motivation to start. Once you're going, it's (almost) always fine.