Another day, another pump or how to overcome setbacks

Sitting in the subway after a grueling leg workout is probably as good a time as any to reflect on the mental pitfalls of our sport. So here it is, setbacks.
Every athlete in training is at some point in time with an injury, a stressful phase in life, a trip etc in short: training progress is being hindered or comes to a full stop. How to cope with a situation like that?
One has to remember that progress does not follow a straight line, very often it is three steps forward, one back.
So every rep,set, workout, meal is another brick in that house that you are attempting to build. Never give up, every day matters!
Keep training hard, Memorial Day is almost here!
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Not just bodybuilding at Adlertraining

Last weekend, I had the great pleasure to accompany one of my clients at her event; a triathlon relay the 2008 Aflac Iron Girl Las Vegas, my client was to cover the swimming leg. The race itself took place in Las Vegas, so at least warm weather was a given. The water , on the other hand, turned out to be freezing.
The total preparation time was only 10 weeks, but with a lot of hard work and willpower my client managed to hit all goals I had given her. She swam about 4-5 times per week, total yardage around 15000 y/week. In addition, she performed two weight training sessions weekly
The actual race day started around 5 am with a light warm up in the hotel pool, then it was on to the site of the race , Lake Las Vegas. The total starter field was around 200 starters including some pro-level athletes. After warm up, I felt pretty good about my client's abilities to place in the top third.
We went over some last minute adjustments and the race plan, then it was off!
To my great joy, my client posted the fastest swimming time of all the relays and her team won the event!
This called for a celebration dinner on Saturday, further triathlons are in the making. Stay tuned!