Motivation for You

[sxgt]

YOU are that guy.

Have you ever gone to the gym and seen a person and thought, " If i could just look like him."


You ARE that other guy to someone else. There is also a worse mindset out there and maybe you dont think so, you could be someones motivation yourself.


So remember next time you are in the gym, someone might be looking at you wanting to be you, with that in mind see if you cant stay on the treadmill for an extra 5 minutes

[MMAJason]

Originally Posted by sxgt

YOU are that guy.

Have you ever gone to the gym and seen a person and thought, " If i could just look like him."


You ARE that other guy to someone else. There is also a worse mindset out there and maybe you dont think so, you could be someones motivation yourself.


So remember next time you are in the gym, someone might be looking at you wanting to be you, with that in mind see if you cant stay on the treadmill for an extra 5 minutes

Good point. BUT my motivation and self-image has been so low lately it's impossible to even fathom that someone would want to look like me.

I wish I had the willpower to not look in the mirror somedays or for a month.

[RTW2]

Originally Posted by MMAJason

Good point. BUT my motivation and self-image has been so low lately it's impossible to even fathom that someone would want to look like me.

I wish I had the willpower to not look in the mirror somedays or for a month.

Looking in the mirror after a workout is good motivation. Any other time, its depressing lol

[ChrisWorrell]

My scale and looking at the mirror has been my primary motivation recently. I just hit 180 this morning, that is 10lbs this month on just exercise and diet with EC stack. I am noticing my love handles dissapearing and starting to see some definition (albeit loosely) on my stomach, but everytime i look in the mirror i just cant help but smile and know that what I am doing is working

[bambam2008]

mirror mirror mirror!!!

[NBFan1984]

progress is motivation, slow or fast seeing any progress in lifts or in weight loss is major motivation to better myself week to week

[surefooted]

My motivation is weird and probably goes to my self image issues. But I think fat looks hideous and you can imagine how I felt about myself at 427. Well I still see myself at 427 and I hate that look. It drives me everyday...Problem is that I really don't see myself as I am. This will soon become an issue. Lol

[johnnybonito]

Originally Posted by MMAJason

Good point. BUT my motivation and self-image has been so low lately it's impossible to even fathom that someone would want to look like me.

I wish I had the willpower to not look in the mirror somedays or for a month.

I havent weighed myself in weeks...I dont even want to know. And after a while I am able to look in the mirror when i get out of the shower and say HOLY CRAP!!! I see changes!
Just takes time. Dont get wrapped up in always looking for progress. Doesnt work that way. Nothing this hard works that way.

I think the reason people fail or give up so easily, is that they seek to compare themselves to someone they look up to...who may have 10 times the experience and work involved. And in that they make their golas seem futile. I've learned to put on the blinders and not worry about what anyone else is doing. All that matters is that I am doing what I need to do to eventually get where i want to be.

One of my lifelong loves is guitar playing. When I was younger I had my idols I wanted to be just like and I tried, but what I didnt get was that I wasnt Joe Satriani and I was NEVER going to be him. I'm Johnny Bonito dammit. So I have learned to be who I am, and make progress at my own pace and in that, an identity that I love when I look in the mirror has emerged. And as someone mentioned earlier, whether I was willing to beleive it or not, there were other eyes on what I have accomplished. Best feeling in the world.

And it doesnt matter whether it's bodybuilding, guitar playing, or basketweaving. lol
The same principle applies to everything.

Don't sell yourself short dude. Or you'll always wish you didnt