Forum: Motivation

First of all, this is going to be relativley long so... Yeah. As of late I'd like to think I've conditioned myself to be calmer and more able to tackle things like this, but it's still kind of pissing me off, you know. Been sick for 5 days and I don't even know what the illness is because it's a...

if there is a problem that many of us have including myself, is that we are admittedly mentally weak at times. we dont realize that its our mind holding us back from what we truly want to accomplish. so in this thread, im asking the members of the bb.com community, what are some of the ways you...

All, I made a great DJ mix that is great for cardio. I was tired of listening to Above&Beyond being hit or miss and Armin's short cast and Tiesto...well he is boring now. soundcloud.com/johnbraynard Check this out...all killer tracks and its 1:45 long.

these are just my personal opinions, hope you brahs enjoy 1) NEVER SAY NO! (in other words, be a yes man) there are logical things you can say no to of course, but overall take advantage of the opportunities that are presented to you. even if its little things such as going to the movies or...

just want to share a quick PB :) doing legs used to be the worst day of the week, i used to find any excuse to cut the training session short or avoid doing the hard yards etc...squats! main reason was coz it was mentally 'too hard'. but after approx 1.5 months of working on squats i finally...

I realized this when I started bringing my laptop to the gym for my LISS. Now, i actually enjoy LISS periods and hardly notice I'm doing it. Before this i would just listento my music, and I hated it, and felt tired outside the gym. I think its part of the reason a college athlete can train 3-5...

im really really angry at myself. as soon as im getting somewhere at the gym and start to see results - something happens where i cant go, sick, injury..ect. & being the clumsiest person in the world doesnt help. So yesterday i was cooking dinner, had to get a recipe off the computer, walked...

Today was possibly one of the worst days of my life, it's got me seriously depressed and I can't do anything till I get it off my chest and ask for help. Today was chest day, my best game and always favorite part of the week. Recently I've peaked and I can't get my strength up but my chest is...

I am seeking a well educated fitness writer interested in writing 12-15 articles for my websites. Topics to include are -current diet scams -starting to work out when you never have before -first steps to take to change your diet - healthy foods that taste great -current events that...

I'm making this thread for people to make a goal(s) to reach by summer's end, where you can list your goals, and have others support/encourage you to stay on route and complete your goal. What are your goals?

I THINK THAT SELF-HELP BOOKS ARE A MUST FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE GREAT IN LIFE. HERE IS A SHORT REVIEW OF THE BOOK I AM READING AT THE MOMENT: THE POWER OF YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND BY DR. JOSEPH MURPHY http://www.amazon.com/Power-Your-Subconscious-Mind/dp/0553583182 This book will give you...

Before i thought i was black, wore southpole, sean jean, etc etc. got in fights and got my ass kicked all the time girlfriend of about a year dumped me and became bisexual, became a drunk and ****ed a million guys bragged to whole school about it. hated myself, became suicidal, tried killing...

Dont ever let anyone get you down not friends not family not even your worst enemy its you vs you no matter what other people aren't even worth the trouble its gets them nor you anywhere i know this was short but i had to say it there are people who say unnecessary things so im going to flip...

Ohoh for the first time I woke up today and realized i´ve reached my goals of being healthy, since nov i´ve gained 40 lbs and have so much more stamina and I just feel great time to set new goals of having more stamina and getting stronger! thats my motivation seeing my goals reached

Gonna be very weird to like... 99% of y'all, but watchin this guy *who is a savant* jam out gets me in the mindset of "I can do whatever the F*ck I want if I go for it". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O2aH4XLbto

So... I am just sitting here, checking these forums and this site inside and out and yet, I still haven't really got much of the foggiest idea as to where I want to go or where I want to start. I have some sense of what I want to do, but I have had that sense in the past and I seem to drive myself...

At the new year I felt like a shrimp; I was only squatting 80KG/ 176lbs for 5x5, couldn't bench BW and was terrible at BW exercises. It's almost 6 months later and I still feel the same. I've gone on a cut to lose fat and my squat's now down to 72KG (although having started eating more I feel a...

hey i didnt really know what section to put this in so ill just put it here so im basically totally losing my motivation, im really aiming for size, strength doesnt matter that much to me, and for a while i made decent gains, then i switched my program up cuz i plateaued in size, and strength. but...

Been Lifting/ Cardio for about 3 months now and have lost 26lbs did it because i gotta get in shape for the army, I am very happy right now only need to lose 10lbs to be able to enlist yeah!!

my bad wrong section

So I started lifting and exercising for the first time in my life almost 2 years ago (I'm 23 now). I started off great with machines and progressed into free weights and it went great for about a year. I moved out to cali and had very little money for a bit but now am back on my feet with a gym...

sort of a "watched pot never boils" idea... let me know what you think.

Heya lads anyone got any advice or reason why i seem to loose motivation just as i start to notice gains in size and strength, its like the minute some says to me, jesus shane your back in the gym again i see, my motivation seems to start dropping off, you'd think it would have the opposite...

I'm looking for some new songs for my workout playlist, preferably techno songs... Anyone know some good techno workout songs?

I have a theorical question a guy my size 6'4 208, ive been working out for a year but 6months of it wasnt right so 6months. Im benching over 230 squatting over 300 deadlifting over 300 and barbell curling 110. My question is i feel like my arms are a bit undersized. How wide should my...