Lost

[Lord Catapult]

The last few weeks wehere really not the easiest, I am usually a very motivated and focused person.

 

But the last few weeks I totally lost my mojo, I don't want to eat right anymore, I struggle to train, and when I get myself to start a session, I waste my time to tossing around.

 

How do I get my mojo back, how do I get the will to start pushing it again.

 

I need help.

[milky4130]

Spend money on something new bike parts, enter races weeks/months in advance, this way you are committed & might find your mojo again.

[Nancy Drew]

I'm no pro, but I believe Prof Tim Noakes refers to this (in running) as "the plods". Perhaps you just need to cut yourself some slack, give yourself a couple of weeks off training, eat whatever you like, sleep, read, play, do whatever you feel like doing that doesn't involve a bike and enjoy it. When you've rested enough (physically and mentally) your mojo will return. It always does

[Sidewinder.]

Ride with someone who will challenge you.

['Dale]

Step away until you miss your bike and hunger for a ride?

Go swim laps in the pool or run a bit to stay fit until the desire returns?

[The Ouzo]

Spend money on something new bike parts, enter races weeks/months in advance, this way you are committed & might find your mojo again.

this only works to a very small degree.

I've just come out of a two year loss of mojo. I tried everything from entering races to buying new things to just forgetting about the bike completely. Heck at one stage I bought a bike seat for my little one, strapped it to the MTB and got the wife to join me for very slow very short rides. Nothing.

But nearly two years later I got motivated by someone else to ride and that got me back into it.

[Jaco-fiets]

Step away until you miss your bike and hunger for a ride?

Go swim laps in the pool or run a bit to stay fit until the desire returns?

 

This is what i have done. Locked the bikes in garage in Feb this year. About 3 weeks ago the passion popped up again. I am slowly doing more and more and unlike in the past i don't even bother with a hr monitor anymore. I ride how i feel and it feels great!

['Dale]

Yeah, jaco'...

 

Greg Minnaar apparently locks his bikes away for like a month at the season's end.

He uses a big chain...