tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425063.post6640587010379462139..comments2023-06-22T16:43:52.400+01:00Comments on Neal's Blog: Training articlesNealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05895654652243670866noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425063.post-6655716855921792732007-08-21T01:51:00.000+01:002007-08-21T01:51:00.000+01:00cheers for the comment Ian, great to hear from you...cheers for the comment Ian, great to hear from you!<BR/><BR/>I've similar incentives myself usually, it's all about focusing on the next holiday or trip.<BR/>It's only in the past year that I've even considered thinking about reaching a specific grade properly. It's a different and interesting experience! Still though, yeah, climbing wouldn't be the fun that it is if you didn't take a little less seriously than a pro sport!Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05895654652243670866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425063.post-71717108279170440482007-08-16T09:44:00.000+01:002007-08-16T09:44:00.000+01:00A comment on the article about motivation and trai...A comment on the article about motivation and training.<BR/><BR/>I find that having a cool trip planned every now and again is key for keeping me motivated. I've been doing a lot of job and country hopping over the past 10 years, and this has had a signifigant detrimental impact on the amount of climbing that I could do, but hey, I'm doing a job that I love, and those are the rolls we choose to take. <BR/><BR/>One thing that has kept me motivated to get of my arse and actually try a bit harder when I am down in the gym is having a few cool trips planned in the year. I'm not a major road-trip warrior, so I can only usually manage a few long weekends a year, and maybe one longer trip, but the motivation it gives is powerful stuff. I'm about to head to font for a week att he beginning of September and that has me well primed right now.<BR/><BR/>These trips generally are my short-term goals, and I keep track of my personal bests. I know which problems I sent last time I was in font, and more importantly which ones I nearly sent (oh yes, they will be mine!!).<BR/><BR/>Long term goals I must admit to having a problem with. My mid term goal for climbing is to try to stay in one country for a few years and to get a driving license. Funny, but it seems that this is just the way a lot of my good friends got better.Ian Mulvanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839863363839986616noreply@blogger.com