Enhancing Strength Training: The Power of Motivation in Sport

This report examines the crucial role of motivation in strength training and its impact on both general and specific physical performance. It defines motivation as a key mental skill that drives action towards desired outcomes, highlighting the importance of both intrinsic and extrinsic factors. The report reviews methodologies for enhancing motivation, including goal setting and fostering a positive environment, while also acknowledging the significance of intrinsic desire and self-awareness. By analyzing various techniques and comparing different perspectives, the report concludes that motivation is essential for initiating action, improving performance, and achieving fitness goals in strength training.

ROLE OF MOTIVATION IN
STRENGTH TRAINING

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Motivation as mental health skill.................................................................................................3
Role of motivation towards the general and specific physical performance...............................4
Review of methodology...............................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Mental skill plays an important role towards performance of task. With respect to the
strength based gym exercises like weightlifting, motivation play an important role. This is
because if an individual is motivated and inspired then it would easy for him to perform fitness
and physical activities. This report will discuss about the motivation, its types and role in respect
to general and specific physical performance.
MAIN BODY
Motivation as mental health skill
Motivation:
Motivation is one of the major mental skill that is related with the inner desired to assist
an individual in taking action (Douglas, 2018). It can be defined as actions that is taken by an
individual to achieve the desired outcome.
Importance:
In the field of fitness and exercises motivation play and important role in terms of
inspiring the clients and the individual to take initiate towards the good health. Motivation is the
core and crucial aspect with respect to fitness industry and in weightlifting. The motivation to
remain fit and healthy and good health would initiate an individual to take appropriate steps so
that its health condition will be improve. In case of the lack of motivation with regard to the
weight lifting no individual would be able to make performance of any physical activity. As
weight lifting is one of the major physical exercise which would if assisted with the motivation
then it will lead to play an important role in terms of easiness in respect to performance of the
task.
Factors of motivation:
There are various factors of motivations but it majorly includes the two factors i.e.
internal and external factors which may include the purpose of task, appreciation, pride, open
communication, and various other. With the presence of these factors of motivation an individual
would be positively influenced towards the taking of suitable action.
Group/self-motivation:

Motivation is majorly classified as group and self-motivation. Here self-motivation is
related with the self-assessment and self-desire which will assist an individual to take action in
respect to desired outcome. However, in case of group motivation an individual is motivated
from its colleague in terms of motivating from the colleague. Here an individual by seeing the
action and steps taken by the another person would act as motivation in terms of development of
same health and fitness.
Lack of motivation:
It refers to the deficiency of motivation which would lead to have a major impact towards
the performance and action of an individual. With the persistence of lack of motivation an
individual would not be initiated to take action. Frustration, lack of good coach, lack of
leadership skill, avoidance and discomfort are some of the major causes that would lead to the
lack of the motivation.
Extrinsic and intrinsic motivation:
Extrinsic motivation refers to the motivation in which an individual or the participants is
assisted to take action and participate in an activity in order to achieve the external goal or
winning a competition (Li and Wen, 2019). Here an individual gets motivated from the external
factors.
On the other hand, intrinsic motivation refers to the act of taking action without the
consideration towards the external reward. Here an individual find that the act and action is
enjoyable and performed with the inner desire and satisfaction of the need.
Role of motivation towards the general and specific physical performance
As per the views of Kopp and et.al., (2020) motivation directly impact the performance of
an individual in terms of raising it. As motivation is the inner desire that lead to action which
will lead to play an important role in enhancing the performance. Since the fitness and the
strength of physical activities is depended on hard work and action of the individual which if
assisted with the motivation then it will lead to play an important role in raising the performance
of the concerned individual. This means motivation plays an important role with regard to the
performance enhancement.
In the same way Cooper, (2020) also states that with the aspect of the motivation an
individual would be directed to towards its goal. This means with the setting up of the goal of an

individual in respect to the achievement of health, fitness, free from diseases, weight loose and
any other an individual would be inspired to take the most suitable steps so that the gaol will be
accomplished along with the raising of physical fitness. In case of gym based strength training
where a lot of focus, stamina and hard work is required which would be if assisted with the
motivation then it will lead to play an important role in terms of initiating an individual to take
the most suitable action. This means motivation initiates the action and act as inspiration which
would assist the individual to perform the task.
On the same way Quested and et.al., (2021) also said that apart from general application,
motivation play an important role and impact the specific performance of an individual. This can
be understood with the evidence of gym based strength training in which with the aspect of
motivation, the action of the individual would be raised. This will further lead to initiate and
assist the concerned individual to take more efforts and put its more potential with regard to the
physical workout. This can equally be evidenced with the aspect of weightlifting in which with
the presence of motivation an individual will give its full efforts and take steps in respect to the
concerned activity.
In the same way González-Cutre and Sicilia, (2019) also said that as motivation is the key
aspect in the fitness industry wherein with respect to the specific physical exercise i.e.
weightlifting motivation would lead to initiate the individual to work more and perform the task.
This means in case of physical performance wherein a lot of hard work and actions are required
would be easy to perform with the positive mental health skill. This means motivation would
develop the inner desire that will initiate the action and assist an individual to take suitable action
so that the active physical ability of the individual would be restored and improved. With the
choice of suitable motivation mode, the individual would be assisted in enhancing the efforts.
Review of methodology
In accordance with the views of the Eccles and Arsal, (2017) there are various techniques
that would lead to play an important role in raising the motivation and its efficiency. This would
include the positive environment, setting up of goals, stay healthy and various other. With the
implication of the above technique an individual is direct to get motivated. This means if an
individual sets the fitness goal then this will act as technique and inspiration with which will
initiate the individual to take action in regard to the achievement of the goal. In the same way an
inspiration of stay healthy would also act as motivating factors that will guide an individual to

take suitable steps that would further enhance its performance. Likewise, with the presence of
positive environment an individual would be directed to take suitable action which will further
enhance its performance.
On the other hand, Ng, (2018) critics that apart from goal setting there are various other
techniques and methods which will enhance the performance of the individual that is majorly
include the intrinsic aspect and desire. This means if an individual has inner desire and self-
motivated then it has a direct and positive impact towards the performance. This may include the
self-talk or the self-awareness. This means through the aspect of inner desire and self-action the
performance of an individual would be improved.
While making a comparison of the self-talk and action with the goal setting it can be right to
said that the self-talk and self-action would lead to have more major impact towards the
performance of an individual. Although setting up of goal would lead to assist an individual in
terms of taking of suitable actions towards the goal but if an individual is having an inner desire
then it will automatically assist an individual to get motivated and goal focussed.
With respect to the strength training, motivation and its concerned techniques like the goal
setting, intrinsic motivation and others play an important role in terms of initiation the actions
from an individual. This means through motivation an individual is guided to take actions which
will lead to assist in enhancing its performance. This means if an individual is motivated with the
talks and the goal setting then this will initiate the individual to take efforts which would make it
easy to pursue the strength training. This will inspire the individual to take actions so that the
goal will be accomplished.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that motivation play an important role in the
health and physical fitness. With the aspect of inner desire and motivation an individual would
be direct to take adequate and suitable steps which would lead to the accomplishment of the
objectives. Motivation initiates actions which will raise the performance of the individual.

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