Simple and extremely effective. Also, it is very easy and doesn’t take any significant effort or time. And, as you have been practicing daydreaming for years now, it would have become extremely easy for you. Picture yourself from start to the finish, walking in the gym, completing the workout and then walking out. And, if you want, you can add some extra muscles to make visualization even better, you are free to do so. This will keep you focused and will drive you to give your utmost while doing your exercise routine.

The visualization also has several other benefits. Among others, it will enhance strength, stamina and precision when actually performing the tasks. This has been proved by a study conducted on 19 subjects. One group was asked to visualize the exercise during the rest periods, while the other was asked to do neutral tasks. It was found that the group which visualized had better technical execution of the movement and more individual intrinsic motivation.

Another study has revealed that visualization assists in preparing muscles for more efficient movements and can even improve athlete’s confidence in their ability to successfully finish a specific task.

• Count Backwards

This is another simple trick that can do wonders to your motivation. It is especially great for the beginners who have shaky confidence in their ability to complete the exercise. For example, if you have to do ten bench presses, countdown from 10. Counting in the ascending order can make an exercise pretty daunting psychologically. For example, if you have done four repetitions, your mind will process that you still have to do six more reps. And, in case, you are lifting heavy weight, this could be very daunting for a beginner. However, there is no such problem when you do counting in descending order. Unless, you are trying to figure out how many reps are left, your mind would be too busy to do math. However, if you are trying to do more repetitions than you have strength and physical ability to do, then backward counting won’t be too helpful. It is a mind trick, not a magic formula to make you more powerful.