Comments on: Why you shouldn’t train in front of a mirror

By: Sharing the squat rack (or ‘peace and love, man’) - weight training, strength, fitness, weights, losing fat, women's weight training, bodyweight, free weights, powerlifting, dumbbells, barbells, kettlebells, bodybuilding, olympic weightlifting

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:34:16 +0000

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By: mma store

mma store — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:55:34 +0000

I have never thought about the mirror as being a distraction but this article does make sense.

Cheers for the post

By: Tyciol

Tyciol — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 08:13:54 +0000

Another option is to close your eyes except when you are walking out or reracking the bar or maybe during the end of the set as you get fatigued.

This makes you less stable so probably you will lower the weight a bit, but in the long run I bet it’d help with awareness.

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Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:30:37 +0000

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By: gubernatrix

gubernatrix — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 12:32:11 +0000

Hi mate!
Yeah, with the noise thing I have changed my mind in the last year. I used to think that motivating music helped, but now I train in a gym where they have a very inoffensive radio station on in the background and I haven’t missed the motivation at all. Olympic weightlifting doesn’t go well with pumped up music, it’s too distracting.

I found the same with running. When I first started, I always used to wear my ipod because I felt I needed the motivation of music to push me through. But eventually I weaned myself off the music and came to prefer running without.

By: tentigers

tentigers — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:26:26 +0000

I agree with this, unless i am shadow boxing, this is why i like to train in my garage and face away from the mirror on the wall.

Do you not find a similar thing with noise? i tend to train with almost relaxing music (radio 2 tbh), i find hard rock etc distracting from the workout.

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By: Kellie

Kellie — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:19:43 +0000

Hi! I just found your blog and can’t wait to dig in. I learned several months back that the mirror is my enemy. I especially avoid it when performing deads and squats. Thanks for reaffirming my notion. Good stuff!

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