Forum: Motivation

I've always worked out with a friend or a team, which really pushes me to try and 1up them. But now that I've started working out alone at the local gym, I find myself having to do a lot more smaller exercises. My main concern is how I'm supposed to benchpress/incline press without a spotter? Or...

Why do people go to the gym to sit and talk and mess around? There was a guy in the gym today sitting on the smith (which is the most used thing in the gym) talking away on his phone! Im so sick of people just using the gym as a get together and using their mobile phones whilst on machines. Is it...

I got up to 260 by doing nothing but drinking and eating and last June-July I decided to do something about it. Literally the next day I got my diet in check and started hitting the gym regularly. 8 months go by and I got down to 215 and about 15% bodyfat. I have never felt better in my life. I...

How long can you lay off due to injury before you state to loose gains. I have a sprained pec muscle and I am told to lay off for 10 days. Just when I was starting to see visible growth. Anyone else have a lay off and did or didn't loose gains?

Well, yesterday was my first day back training after a week off. Its was deadlift day, and i increased my PB by over 10% .. felt refreshed and powerful! The first time i've passed the 250lb mark (5 reps). If you havent had a recent rest, do it!

I just saw a Tony Robbins video, it goes for 40 minutes and you might be put off due to this but it was a great watch... at the least watch the first 10 minutes and then you can decide to keep watching or not. Basically he talks with two successful internet marketers about how the ability to...

The other day when I was training my back I was really feeling down and wanted to stop and leave. I was thinking what am I putting myself through this for? I stayed and finished what I was there to do but left feeling really dis-heartened.

Just wondered how many people have been sick whilst training or after youve finished? Im usually sick after I train but Its probably down to a health condition.

So it seemed for awhile that I'd workout for a week, then have a cold for a week. Then work out for a week, then have a cold for a week. It was killing me, so I took an entire month off from the gym to clear any nagging illness. I just got back into lifting last week, and now I'm getting a cold...

just got back from Boston today where I attended my grandmother's funeral, the first time I've had someone close to me pass. I am not feeling sorry for myself, but I am obviously saddened. It's back to work and the gym this week but I am already seeing that it's going to be difficult. My motivation...

it all started last week when doing pull ups,i got a sharp pain in my head when i pushed myself for the last few reps,(i do breath correctly) but shortly after the pain went away and i was able to continue training. yesterday while benching,i started off with light weight to warm up,then up'ed...

1. Set your standards for greatness and make greatness standard(friends quote, smart man) 2. Give it everything you got to offer, and get offered everything there is to be given.(my quote) I hope you guys like them, i believe we never really realize our true potential unless we believe that...

Hey guys, I'm in my early twenties and In early June I ruptured/herniated L4/L5 in my back working and have lost ~15 lbs since then; probably due to the heavy duty narcotics im prescribed. Had a little stint of addiction and heavy dependence to them, rebounded from it with no intervention or...

It's been a while since I've been around but I wanted to share these things Prologue for English He thought he had it all so bad He didn't realize what he had Deprived and unsightly, he'd never felt pleasure He left on this trip with his mind bent on treasure He found it alright but all...

I'm really stuck here. When I train with my trainer he pushes me and I manage to get through my full set right to failure. I really go for it. Call it male pride but I just have to push it so that I've reached my potential. Here's the catch. There are obviously days I have to train alone....

Hey Everyone, I am a senior in high school. I have always been pretty big and I wanna change that this year. I'm 6'3" 250lbs. I am pretty active and all. I play football right now but my main sport is basketball which I start in. I already do weightlifting for both sports. But I want to get in...

Since I've started my journey in July, I have been weighing myself almost every day. I'm going nuts seeing the numbers everyday dissapointed that I'm not losing more or the numbers stays the same. I mean, 26 lbs since July is good. I need to stop beating myself up. I also take pics of myself every...

Hello, This might be slightly off-topic but this seemed like the most appropriate forum for my dilemma. I've got the motivation and desire to go into the gym but for some reason I'm just too self-conscious or maybe I lack the confidence to actually do it. I'm not lazy, agoraphobic, or shy...

i need help. can some one please tell me wat im doin wrong? dont mind my english.im not from U.S. i train with only dumbells at home, and only train my biceps and my chest. those are the only 2 parts i want bigger.if i see good results i might expand. so ive been training for already 4...

Yeah everyone, Im just wondering how long it took some of you to get the results you wanted. I feel like I have been killing myself at the gym for the past two years and havent been getting the results I wanted. So how long did it take you, any suggestions/advice. Thanks everyone.

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What are all these shared memories for? Will we attain our goals and achieve our maximal potential of our daydreams by pondering the fate of our self chosen destination? No, we will have many obstacles for us to climb over and under. We pick up tools and throw tools away. We invent and build tools....

Smoked for about 2 years about a pack a day, decided to quit cold on new year's...Had the worst time of my life for 7 months but something kept me going...Quit smoking weed later on, just to stay productive, drastically cut drinking to maybe once every 2 months or not even anymore...Started working...

I think I may have a good shot of getting myself in as the Belly-Off guy in Men's Health monthly article. (if you haven't seen it, it's before and after pics plus what you did and obstacles to overcome etc. It's basically a motivation and success article posted every month) I think I've got a...

I have 3 things that get me pumped for working out: N.O. Explode Baked potato with ketchup Listening to loud music on the way to the gym