This past February I was training well and my numbers were looking great. I was excited for my first race of the year at Southern Cross. Then, tendinitis in my knee flared up and took me off the bike for over 8 weeks. Since then I have really struggled with my motivation to get back to steady traini…

Some of the existing discussions on the topic: Dedication over motivation Help please, lack of motivation Motivation to keep training on TR Motivational issues At a loss and losing motivation

Very sorry to hear. Try to remember WHY you love CYCLING…not training. Training can be fun, but for most of us, it was a love of cycling that lead us to discover training. Always remember the fundamental “WHY.” And if that is not enough, then ‘cool.’ Training, cycling, sports, hobbies…they are a…

“Just make it to lunch.” It can be daunting and demotivating trying to get back to where you were. It happens and everyone has set backs. If you break it down to a small goal, you’ll be on your way. If you don’t want to get out of bed or quit, make your goal, “just make it to lunch” and then reasses…

Ride your bike first and sod the training. That comes later.

That is when my mindset is at the moment as well. The issue is that most of my weekday riding is early in the morning on the trainer. I usually run zwift with TR so I can have a distraction.

My tips having been in a similar position last year… Forget training. Forget results. Forget FTP/CP20/etc/etc Just go out and ride for fun. Allow yourself to fall back in love with your bike.

Exactly this. I also struggled with motivation last year, to the point where I’d be an hour into a TR workout and then ask myself wtf I was doing and just hopped off. Decided to just ride outside whenever, however I wanted and didn’t worry about power or fitness or anything. Riding unstructured real…

Got injured and lost motivation

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mcneese.chad May 29, 2019, 7:06pm 2

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