This morning I went to do cardio. I usually aim to burn about 200 calories. At 300 I knew I could not stop. My mind was over powering me. My heart rate monitor would tell me that my heart was beating faster and faster depending on what I was thinking, as I was not physically moving faster. I visualized my shoulders growing and the fuzzy reflection of myself in the window became clear with focused eyes and beautiful shoulders. I felt like I could physically go faster than the machine and I pushed and pushed while telling myself it was effortless, and it was. I almost felt like I was cheating my cardio session because I didn't feel like I was working hard. My mind was completely focused on watching my reflexing going faster, with growing arms and having a thick strong back and muscular legs. My heart rate monitor logged that I was going harder than I usually do and as the minutes flew by I relized I had burned 500 calories in about an hour, a new personal record. I cant describe this anymore, although I am sure many here have experienced something similar, but I feel like I have mentally broken any and all percieved barriers to my physical strength and force capacities. From now on I will use my mind for a greater portion of my workouts and I will grow stronger and leaner every hour.
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