Motivation for beginners

[parkway drive]

gday fellas

i no so many teens that tell me about how they're going to lose weight for summer, bulk or up for sport etc but any serious bodybuilder knows it takes more then saying your going to do it. it takes serious dedication and discipline to succeed. so i wrote this small article and how i motivated myself form the beginning to keep going. any questions feel free just want to put something back into this place as its given me loads already! ...

In bodybuilding there are two types of people - those with mental strength and those that are simply dreamers.

Those people with the mental strength to succeed are the people that wake up in the morning and don’t think twice about the pouring rain outside but instead think about how far they will run today, the people that never skip a gym session, the people that look at big fat chocolate muffins and don’t even feel tempted, the people that eat, dream and live bodybuilding.

And the dreamers; the people that get up in the morning and are ‘too cold’ to run today, the people that will skip a gym session because ‘my favorite shows on TV tonight,’ and the people that cant help walking past McDonalds without buying 2 cheese burgers.

If your one of those people with the mental strength, I take my hat off to you, because we all know its not an easy feat but in the end when you’re winning competitions and become the one everyone notices, it will have all been worth it.

And to the dreamers, there is still hope. You can motivate yourself and defeat your mental weaknesses. But if you already know that you cannot commit yourself to your goals then sit down tubby and take a walk to the pie shop because there’s no hope for you. If you’re determined enough and you know that you really want to improve your lifestyle then read on.

Getting the motivation to eat healthy, exercise often, and never miss a gym session is hard for all people in the beginning because as humans we don’t like change, we like to make things easy as possible for ourselves, but this wont work in bodybuilding, it takes some serious balls to the wall training and dieting to achieve your dreams and without the motivation from the beginning, you’ll never get the ball rolling, so to speak, and next thing you know, you’ll be back at the counter at McDonalds.

When I started so many times I ‘couldn’t have been bothered’ to run or eat right, when I first started bodybuilding but after failing myself numerous times I knew it was time to pull my finger out and crack down.

Here are a number of things that I did, that WILL work to motivate you if you do them:

1. Design a workout program for yourself. For example, a 12 week program with everything you must do each night, print it out and stick it on your mirror in you room. Every time you come home from the gym or complete your morning run you can cross off that particular box to show yourself what you achieved. This way you can see how far you’ve come, and how far you have to go. And every time you miss a session don’t cross the box, just to remind yourself how many times you bitched out or were sick.

2. Join the gym with a group of mates. When you have people you know at the gym your sessions become a social relief as well as a heavy workout. And you never skip the gym because you don’t want to let the team down, plus you will always have someone there to motivate you not to give up early and squeeze every last rep out of your body.

3. Get some jogging buddies. You’ll skip a run because you couldn’t be bothered knowing that your mates are waiting for you and will get annoyed if you decide to keep them waiting, plus you’ll always try to keep up with them and not quit while they keep going because you don’t want to hurt your ego!

4. Put quotes on you walls. This might sound a bit stupid but if you write a quote or a sentence such as, “don’t be a little bitch, how bad do you really want it?” every time you think about missing the gym because work or school was tiring then read

5. Find a picture of a real fat person and put it on your fridge. Every time you go to your fridge you’ll be reminded to make healthy choices and never skip a session or risk that extremely unattractive look.

These are just some of the main ways I motivated myself in the beginning to keep at it to succeed; personally I no longer feel a need for motivation, what previously took a lot of mental strength is now simply just a habit and is part of my everyday lifestyle that I enjoy and wouldn’t change for anything.

I hope my article has at least helped you in some way by pointing you in the right direction, good luck!

Eat, Dream & Live Bodybuilding

[PRiSM92289]

legit

I have a pic of arnie on my fridge (I drew it lol)

[Lintford]

Originally Posted by PRiSM92289

legit

I have a pic of arnie on my fridge (I drew it lol)

I would laugh, but that's pretty cool.

[justinbrown]

My bro got me into working out at first...i remember when i couldnt get that one last rep on my benchpress...yu know what he told me? CMON YU PUSSY! MY COCK CAN BENCHPRESS MORE THAN YOU! 2 MORE ****IN REPS! NOW BITCH!...now I myself say that to my friends to get them motivated to do another rep...but sometimes they drop the weight cuz ther laughing i also say that to myself when im alone...i picture my bro above my head saying that haha so yeah beginners? MY COCK CAN BENCHPRESS MORE THAN YU!

*note im just tryin to motivate yu...not to be cocky*

have a nice day

[southernstunna]

The quotes on the wall work for me. I have a bulletin board covered with pictures of the greats and I usually cut out animal pak ads with the hardcore sayings on them. (BE SELFISH) is currently my favorite one.

But in the middle I have the most important paper of all, just a piece of white computer paper with "August 4th 2007",

that's judgement day right there.

[justinbrown]

good luck on that man what are yur stats? crap i hope ther not in yur siiigg cuz i didnt look haha

[bloodstainsz]

we make trianing a competition to see who can burn more and force out the reps without helping and really get stuck in with the encouragement. i can lift more weight for more reps on nearly anything when my friend is with me due to the mindset, weird i think

[southernstunna]

Originally Posted by justinbrown

good luck on that man what are yur stats? crap i hope ther not in yur siiigg cuz i didnt look haha

I'm 6 feet 207 right now at about 11 percent. I'm bulking to 230 (or as close as possible) until I start the pre contest diet on April 1st.

That should be a fun 16 weeks....lol.

[parkway drive]

Originally Posted by justinbrown

My bro got me into working out at first...i remember when i couldnt get that one last rep on my benchpress...yu know what he told me? CMON YU PUSSY! MY COCK CAN BENCHPRESS MORE THAN YOU! 2 MORE ****IN REPS! NOW BITCH!...now I myself say that to my friends to get them motivated to do another rep...but sometimes they drop the weight cuz ther laughing i also say that to myself when im alone...i picture my bro above my head saying that haha so yeah beginners? MY COCK CAN BENCHPRESS MORE THAN YU!

*note im just tryin to motivate yu...not to be cocky*

have a nice day

lol gotta use that one

[parkway drive]

another little motivation tip.. REWARD YOURSELF.. set goals and deadlines and if you can achieve that certain amount of bodyfat percentage reward yourself!

[benjamin88]

nothinh motivates me like th pumping iron dvd, know its my aim 2 workout so hard that i throw up, just once lol, ppl look at me weird in the gym now cause i just dont say a word n go nuts with the iron, my gf thinks i am a freak, n every1 in the gym, n i ****in love it

[Tech2TheLimit]

its easier to stay motivated when you have a long tearm goal your progressing to and a lot of short term goals week by week.

[bigdeezy74]

Originally Posted by justinbrown

My bro got me into working out at first...i remember when i couldnt get that one last rep on my benchpress...yu know what he told me? CMON YU PUSSY! MY COCK CAN BENCHPRESS MORE THAN YOU! 2 MORE ****IN REPS! NOW BITCH!...now I myself say that to my friends to get them motivated to do another rep...but sometimes they drop the weight cuz ther laughing i also say that to myself when im alone...i picture my bro above my head saying that haha so yeah beginners? MY COCK CAN BENCHPRESS MORE THAN YU!

*note im just tryin to motivate yu...not to be cocky*

have a nice day

Yeah I bet you brother shoved his cock in your ass to homo.

[SKRIBUL]

thank you!! Im just starting out in bodybuilding and I have done what you said and it really helps!! its strange I love working out in the gym!! I just love it I duno why!! but I also love food and however much i work out I still undo it all my work by eating unhealthy food I just need to get over the eating and Ill be well on the way to a healthyer me!!... I hope...

[parkway drive]

Originally Posted by SKRIBUL

thank you!! Im just starting out in bodybuilding and I have done what you said and it really helps!! its strange I love working out in the gym!! I just love it I duno why!! but I also love food and however much i work out I still undo it all my work by eating unhealthy food I just need to get over the eating and Ill be well on the way to a healthyer me!!... I hope...

hey mate first step taken, you no wat u wanna do now u gotta sit down and right out some reasonable goals, where you wanna be at it 6months time and figure out your steps alongthe way. id recomend looking through the forums for some good reecipes people have posted theres some really good stuff cookin up.. good luck

[bloodstainsz]

Originally Posted by benjamin88

nothinh motivates me like th pumping iron dvd, know its my aim 2 workout so hard that i throw up, just once lol, ppl look at me weird in the gym now cause i just dont say a word n go nuts with the iron, my gf thinks i am a freak, n every1 in the gym, n i ****in love it

that dvd is gospel, it rules. me and my mate love it, just cause its so funny