{"id":3089,"date":"2013-08-07T12:22:30","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T19:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/fitness\/?p=3089"},"modified":"2013-08-07T12:22:30","modified_gmt":"2013-08-07T19:22:30","slug":"5-ways-to-boost-mental-toughness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/spa-wellness\/5-ways-to-boost-mental-toughness\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Boost Mental Toughness"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3090\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3090\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/fitness\/spa-wellness\/5-ways-to-boost-mental-toughness\/attachment\/tommy-cassano-for-lululemon-athletica-allan-henry-ahenry-com\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3090\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-large wp-image-3090 pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  alt=\"tommy cassano for lululemon athletica. (allan henry \/ ahenry.com)\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24145407\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__7604-cmyk-crop-80x64.jpg\"  width=\"620\"  height=\"497\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__7604-cmyk-crop-620x497.jpg\" ><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Continuous progression is what truly motivates me to take it to the next level&#8221; ~Tommy Cassano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You know when you\u2019re mid-workout, right in the middle of a killer set of squats, and every ounce of your body wants to quit\u2026 throw in the towel\u2026 call it a day. Do you give up or push through the pain?<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not the most self-disciplined knife in the drawer. If there\u2019s a cookie in front of me, I rarely pass it up. But I am truly awed by those rare individuals with ironclad self-control. You know the ones: they workout a little harder, eat a little cleaner and have the body to prove it. Tommy Cassano is that person. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amenzone.com\/\">Amenzone<\/a> Lead Trainer and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lululemonfashionsquare\">lululemon Fashion Square <\/a>Ambassador came by his 10-pack abs honestly: he works out <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">3<\/span> times a day. So how does he stay so disciplined? Read on for his willpower secrets\u2026<\/p>\n<p><b>1. Find your inner motivation.<\/b> Continuous progression is what truly motivates me to take it to the next level in every aspect of life. Complacency is one of the most dangerous places to be mentally because you lose your potential to grow as an individual. Everyone hits a brick wall at some point; as a trainer it\u2019s my sole responsibility to guide them to that door. Once they make that decision to push-past, it lights an inner fire like no other.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3092\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3092\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/fitness\/spa-wellness\/5-ways-to-boost-mental-toughness\/attachment\/tommy-cassano-for-lululemon-athletica-allan-henry-ahenry-com-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3092\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-3092 pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  alt=\"&quot;Your body is number one and the only place you have to live!&quot; ~Tommy Cassano\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24145420\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__7265-80x53.jpg\"  width=\"600\"  height=\"400\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__7265.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24145420\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__7265.jpg 600w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24145420\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__7265-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24145420\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__7265-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24145420\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__7265-80x53.jpg 80w\" ><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Your body is number one and the only place you have to live!&#8221; ~Tommy Cassano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>2. Clear your mind of negativity.<\/b><b> <\/b>I continuously train myself to omit negative words from my vocabulary such as \u201ccan&#8217;t\u201d and \u201cwon&#8217;t.\u201d Last year, I spontaneously entered a sprint triathlon last minute thinking I\u2019d remember my swim lessons from when I was 8 years old. Didn\u2019t happen. I was one of the first in the water and soon watched the last group of elderly women fly past me. I could have easily quit \u2013 it honestly took every ounce of energy physically and mentally to doggie paddle that 1\/2 mile \u2013 but I got out of the lake with more fire and finished 2nd in my age group.<\/p>\n<p><b>3. <\/b><b>Persistency is key. <\/b>A fellow lulu ambassador once told me, \u201cpersistency is the mother of all change!\u201d\u00a0If you want to achieve your goals, you must be persistent day in and day out. Everyone is faced with adversity along their journey, which in my mind makes us stronger as individuals and more passionate to fulfill our dreams.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3093\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/fitness\/spa-wellness\/5-ways-to-boost-mental-toughness\/attachment\/tommy-cassano-for-lululemon-athletica-allan-henry-ahenry-com-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3093\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-large wp-image-3093 pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  alt=\"&quot;If you want to achieve your goals, you must be persistent day in and day out&quot; ~Tommy Cassano\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24145426\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__6946-cmyk-crop-53x80.jpg\"  width=\"620\"  height=\"930\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__6946-cmyk-crop-620x930.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24145426\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__6946-cmyk-crop-620x930.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24145426\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__6946-cmyk-crop-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24145426\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__6946-cmyk-crop-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24145426\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__6946-cmyk-crop-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24145426\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__6946-cmyk-crop-380x570.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24145426\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__6946-cmyk-crop-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24145426\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__6946-cmyk-crop-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24145426\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__6946-cmyk-crop-53x80.jpg 53w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24145426\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__6946-cmyk-crop-73x109.jpg 73w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24145426\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__6946-cmyk-crop-850x1275.jpg 850w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24145426\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__6946-cmyk-crop.jpg 1000w\" ><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;If you want to achieve your goals, you must be persistent day in and day out&#8221; ~Tommy Cassano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>4. <\/b><b>Don\u2019t think of healthy living as something separate from normal life. <\/b>When I was in corporate real estate, I traveled all over the world with an unlimited expense account. I could easily have given into the sweet temptations of endless eating and drinking with clients. However, I was the guy everyone made fun of because I\u2019d get off the plane, go to the gym and find the closest Whole Foods. It really comes down to having self-discipline and respect for yourself. You can always indulge in the short-term pleasures, but ultimately it will just generate long-term pain. Your body is number\u00a0one and the only place you have to live!<\/p>\n<p><b>5. The sky&#8217;s not the limit, your mind is.<\/b> The definition of <i>insanity<\/i> is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. If something is not working for you, no one is going to fix it but you. Having 100% control over your mind is probably the hardest thing anyone can ever achieve.\u00a0However, if you can start training and transforming your mind, then your body <i>will<\/i> follow.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3091\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/fitness\/spa-wellness\/5-ways-to-boost-mental-toughness\/attachment\/tommy-cassano-for-lululemon-athletica-allan-henry-ahenry-com-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3091\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-large wp-image-3091 pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  alt=\"&quot;Having 100% control over your mind is probably the hardest thing anyone can ever achieve&quot; ~Tommy Cassano\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24145417\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__7097-cymk-crop-80x64.jpg\"  width=\"620\"  height=\"497\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/scottsdalefashionsquare_tommycassano_0613_AH__7097-cymk-crop-620x497.jpg\" ><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Train your mind and your body will follow&#8221; 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