Personal Goals and LD...when the twain shall meet

Hey guys,

I'll be 41 at the end of March this year, and like the previous four years I've told myself that this would be the year that I start training seriously again for powerlifting and strongman events and that before the year is out, I'll compete in my first strongman event locally here in the Dallas area.

If I can get a handle on LD (granted, I am a 2 day noob at the whole concept of LDing) and then can begin to dream of lifting great weights (cars, and such), would that do anything to translate into additional success into my waking life by possibly motivating me to train more etc? This has always been my downfall in the past. I'll get fired up about training and everything, but after a couple or three months, I'll backslide or something will take the priority away from it. I want to do this for me. Sorry bout the ramble.

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Originally Posted by oklahomahoss

Hey guys,

I'll be 41 at the end of March this year, and like the previous four years I've told myself that this would be the year that I start training seriously again for powerlifting and strongman events and that before the year is out, I'll compete in my first strongman event locally here in the Dallas area.

If I can get a handle on LD (granted, I am a 2 day noob at the whole concept of LDing) and then can begin to dream of lifting great weights (cars, and such), would that do anything to translate into additional success into my waking life by possibly motivating me to train more etc? This has always been my downfall in the past. I'll get fired up about training and everything, but after a couple or three months, I'll backslide or something will take the priority away from it. I want to do this for me. Sorry bout the ramble.

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I think in your case, lucid dreaming can be beneficial for mentally preparing you for an event.
As far as inspiring you to train, i don't know if LD can help you with that. I think it will probably have the opposite effect, because once you see how amazing the dreaming world is, you'll probably quit lifting and focus more on dreaming.