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Signed up for my first meet which is coming up soon. Prep has been a huge struggle; my lifts have been stalling as of recent and my overall motivation and morale has been in the gutter. I feel like I'm glued to my chair when I start thinking about heading out to train and going through each set after my topset feels like a trudge. This is also likely exacerbated by the fact that I train alone and don't really know anyone who would be available to train with me location/time wise. If I could, I would definitely try to have someone keep me accountable.
I also feel a little disappointed as I don't think I can really be happy with the outcome of the meet. I will for sure hit some comfortable/minimum goals unless I somehow bomb out but I cannot say the same for more target/reach goals, which feel a bit out of reach at the moment. I'm trying to block that out and focus on one session at a time because I find that worrying about the end result is unproductive.
Bringing how I feel about prep up/asking for advice to some other acquaintances I know who are a little more experienced in powerlifting never really produces an answer (Maybe I'm not phrasing things correctly in an attempt to not be a downer?). Bringing it up to family and friends who aren't familiar with powerlifting/how preparing for any sort of similar competition requires a lot of context, especially if I haven't brought up the meet previously, and usually isn't a very fruitful conversation either. Wondering if people on here might be able to speak on this more - how do you deal with low motivation/morale and what are some things you do to try to improve it?
I also feel a little disappointed as I don't think I can really be happy with the outcome of the meet. I will for sure hit some comfortable/minimum goals unless I somehow bomb out but I cannot say the same for more target/reach goals, which feel a bit out of reach at the moment. I'm trying to block that out and focus on one session at a time because I find that worrying about the end result is unproductive.
Bringing how I feel about prep up/asking for advice to some other acquaintances I know who are a little more experienced in powerlifting never really produces an answer (Maybe I'm not phrasing things correctly in an attempt to not be a downer?). Bringing it up to family and friends who aren't familiar with powerlifting/how preparing for any sort of similar competition requires a lot of context, especially if I haven't brought up the meet previously, and usually isn't a very fruitful conversation either. Wondering if people on here might be able to speak on this more - how do you deal with low motivation/morale and what are some things you do to try to improve it?