Forum: Motivation

Nothing motivates me like Skip!

I remember meeting a guy, thinking that having a body like Mister Arnold S. would take 1 week to succeed. I tap him in a back and said only in your dreams :) Bodybuilders take years of training to finally developed that body. If you aren't persistent then its a lost cause this what...

I think she has amazing drive and dedication!! Anyone that can stay that motivated is an inspiration. I would like a Wallpaper of her!!

No surgery, but i need help constructing a new leg routine, i need to really work on my glutes, Can any one help?

So I got a new job, moved house and (enter other bs excuse here) and ditched the weights for almost a year. I saw a recent photo of myself today, and I was so ashamed. I've put on 20kg/44lbs in this period, and for the first time in my life I actually FEEL fat. I've even had people who haven't seen...

So I've been doing gym on/off for YEARS now and typically not doing it that well... it's only in the last 12 months or so that I've started to take it seriously and do the exercises properly, push myself rather than do what's comfortable, etc etc. After a few month's slump, I'm back at it again,...

If I was to open a training studio, what would be the best name? The studio will be upscale and private, focused on trainees looking to take it to the next level. Please post your vote! Your help is much appreciated. I've put this here because motivation is an integral part of our business....

Im 16 I have a future on the line, looking to play college baseball after some years in the varsity program at my high school. But I need to gain some serious weight if I have a chance I need some advice

Got a few moments for an underdog tryin to break trough ? I have an ectomorphic body type so i am naturally tall and skinny...I am 18 and weight 130-133 pounds ...The thing is i wanted to hit the gym but a friend told me that because i am an ectomorph i have a thin/weak skeletal frame and thus...

I know MJ is not a bodybuilder but if you will watch his vids and his nike motivational clips. It's very inspiring. It help me get my feet back on the ground

Below is a speech from Paul Tudor Jones, one of the greatest hedge fund managers ever, filthy rich, a great philanthropist, and seemingly also an exquisite orator. http://www.scribd.com/doc/16588637/Paul-Tudor-Jones-Failure-Speech-June-2009

Before reading this whole thread, please take into consideration that everyone has their own opinion and post what you would like, but this has been started under the Inspiration section. My wife and I had the rare opportunity to meet some really great people over the 2009 Olympia weekend, both...

I am a 25 yr old male 6'0 355lbs and I am pretty much miserable, I played football in high school, got hurt and never played again after high school I had jobs that were pretty much desk jobs w/ no real activity. I eat like complete **** but every time I diet I fail miserably. I was looking for...

So, for the last 3-4 weeks, i've been binging here and there. A LOT too. I was confused. I didn't know why. So, you know, I even binged today and last night I ate a damn whole box of wheat thins, and 2 apple pies of mcdonalds. I was pissed. Just a few hours ago, i realized something wasn't...

Most of you are aware of franks "journey" But theres another awesome section written by G Diesel. Although it's aimed at bodybuilding if you take it out of context its some pretty deep stuff about living etc... http://animalpak.com/html/article_details.cfm?section=livin&id=215 Here is the...

So i just made a hellish deal.. I have to go on "WALKS" with S/O She has to hit the gym 2 times a week with me. Let me explain what a walk is ... about 3 to 5 miles at a good pace.. as in Im passing out at the end. I hate cardio... but at least Im getting my cardio.. Sometimes its...

Probably my favorite video on the net. Not so much bodybuilding related, just overall incredible accomplishments. Turn up the volume and enjoy. jTEoasnAQWI

Well my health is one of my biggest motivations. I received a Heart Transplant just over 11 years ago. (June 24th 1998). Some say there aren't Super Hero is this world. Well there are super hero's I have a part of a super hero in me. I wouldn't be here without it. So I now feel it is my...

Hey guys, Looking for a little motivation,or a little push!! Me and my wife are having our first baby when i found out i knew we had to get a house instead of apt, so we bought a house and shes now 5 months, i totally lost tarck of eating,working out etc..I kinda feel beat up!!Im stressed out...

Before the Car Accident... After very inspirational!

Just wondered how many people have stopped smoking? Im seriously wanting too but its far from easy. I live in a house with 3 other people that smoke so Im surrounded by it.

Guys, I have been working out for 11 months now and happy with the results but seems like when I do not have a pump my pecs seem to droop a some. Is there any tricks or it is just to much body fat. I am guessing I am around 13%. I need to amp up my cardio. Right now I am doing about an hour a...

Hey Guys, I've got a long cut ahead of me and I'm struggling with it already only 2 months in. I've lost about 15lbs and still have about 80lbs to lose so I have a fair way to go. Just wondering if anyone has any advice on keeping on track. At the moment I'm getting pissed off:

i just looked down at my hands... and for the first time, i have a big blister on my left hand... i must be lifting harder than ever :D

So, I'm going through a really difficult time in my life right now. In May my boyfriend died in a moped accident. I have a really hard time sleeping and when I do wake up I don't want to be awake... I was starting to lose interest in everything... I really saw everything as temporary and that...