Forum: Motivation

So heres the problem.. ive been working out seriously for about 2 years now , and the gym became my life and i was hitting it about 6 days a week on my last routine, i toppled out at about 200 lbs with about 11% body fat, my bench stats were 315lb 3 times , barbell curl 125 8 times, squats 315lb 8...

I used to come to this site religiously. Two years ago I began bodybuilding and took myself from a scrawny 150 lb kid who could barely bench press 135 lbs. to a well built 180 lb and could bench 225 and deadlift 350. Was I massive.. no, but I looked at myself as someone who was pretty well built...

What actually motivates me was , deciding to workout to get confidence , since i got nothing in life . Why not workout , i am a failure in my studies , working out at least could get me a job as a gym instructor next time . The thing that motivates me was th hatred that filled in me & the girl i...

Hey guys I really need help about this. Im finishing my cut but I will start working as a construction worker for 3 months ( I need money and it is a great payed job) Should I even try to bulk ? I will work 8h 7days a week , non stop lifting of heavy shttt Also how do I adjust workouts ?

I'm already pretty skinny at 140lb 5'8 so but still want to get leaner for the summer. I'm planning on bulking way more this next winter after I buy an at home bench. Anyway I'm looking for people to get to know so we can share meal ideas, and start a program together. I'm not as experienced in...

Anyone else ever have the feelings that they've done enough?? I've been losing weight for the past 5 months, and now that I'm near my weight goal I've been slacking off and my brain is saying "Hey this is good enough, you can stop now" .. Even though im probably still off by 10 - 15 lbs .. I...

Hey y'all recently I haven't been motivated like at all, I've actually gained a good 10 pounds and I'm already larger than I want (I wanna lose like a good 60 pounds). I think some extra motivation would come if I had a good quality magazine every month to read. I enjoy picking up the free...

I have lost majority of my motivation to lift. Around this time last year I was out of shape decided to do something about it, so I started running lifting heavy and eating right checked on these forums everyday for new tips. Once I got into decent shape I started getting looks from girls all the...

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I don't know why posting on this forum helps me get in the gym, but it does, so I'm gonna post. there really is an incredible amount of support and knowledge here. Thank you everyone for being so kind and helpful (DON'T FEED DA TROLLS MON). Well, as the expression goes, Improve your situation by...

Hey guy's. Recently i've been taking a lot of pre workout supplements because it always seems like i psyche myself out the second before i get to the gym and i feel like my lifts suffer from it. So i ask you, is there anything you guys do before you start lifting? Like a mental meditation or anyway...

Sometimes, in a bad period of mine, when I binge on stuff I should'nt, after I satisfied my needs and I'm doing another activity I'm telling myself how its behind me now, and how I am gonna start new, better, stronger, but then some time after, I completely forget what I said to myself and binge...

I see many people advocate for setting goals, anyone got any reads on why?

mental toughness with weight lifting was never an issue with me,i can always push past my limits. but every year at this stage we go back football training/running medium distance training,and it kills me.. i literally despise running with no aim,no end in sight,i just want to quit and give in...

I've dated women that I would stay up late with and they would get up at 5-6 almost every morning to go to work, and one of these women would train intense at night. How are women waking up early, going to work and exercising and it is one of the most difficult things for me? I don't know why I...

I'm getting ready for my first competition, and whenever I'm feeling down I watch this video and it really makes me re-evaluate. I'm sure this has been posted before but I find it very motivating and inspiring. sY61YCYdIUU

There's been a heat wave in the midwest. I work in 100 degrees every day because of my work environment up to 12 hours a day. The gym doesn't use A/C or something (24 hour fitness), I'm not sure what their deal is, but it's probably 80-85 degrees and humid and after working hard all day, I have...

Posted on another thread by another user, this needed to be posted here. ****ing awesome. Original Post here: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?p=785287763#post785287763

Dude had a pretty good transformation, huh? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbXgQqbOoU&feature=player_embedded

If this isn't motivation, I don't know what is. No way in hell would I want to be in the Fridge's shoes right now..... http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2010/news/story?id=6091766

Not sure if anyone has seen this or not, but pretty good blog from a guy who went from ~350 to ~220. http://bendoeslife.tumblr.com/

I edited myself. :-)