Forum: Motivation

So, what causes you guys to lose your motivation to work out? I figured we could all list some things and find some solutions. I worked out for 6 years straight. Was doing good, imo. Especially when I could save up to buy more weights. I was repping 280 pounds 5 times. Not bad for me. ...

Its been my dream to play in the NFL but its really hard work and I have no gym to go to anymore because my parents refuse to pay and they wont feed me enough to gain weight, they only feed me once-twice a day... I talked to coaches at Udub and they had a scout looking at me even though im too...

Ok so in this thread we will write a letter to ourselves about what we accomplished and what we want to accomplish in the future. Start with "Dear Me," then go write away! People can use your letter to motivate themselves but the main purpose of these letters is to motivate the writer. Whenever you...

Does Height affect any 1 elses mood. Like im 5'8 and when I see a dude at 6'0 or even 5'10 come next to me on a machine and we r prbly at the same mass weight size w.e u wanna call it but he looks so much better cause of his height. It just puts me in a down mood for awhile. Makes me start saying...

Anyone else felt the same way? I mean, I look pretty good and well-built at home but when I enter the gym and look at myself in the mirror, I feel like I've shrunk. Now it's not because there are huge guys like Ronnie Coleman in my gym; most guys are my size or smaller than me. It does...

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=117014251 So basicly, i`m the best look of my life so far. First time i see abs on myself. Yet my motivation to go run, go to the gym or eat healthy is like ahhhhh **** it. I still refuse to drink juice, but eating a jr chicken at mcdonalds came...

Hi guys ive finally cracked and am ready to lose 70lbs in the coming months. Iweigh about 273 lbs,and am only 5'9. after reading the faqs here, ive threw out anything with a high sugar content, white pasta, flour,etc.... and am ready to do this. Will post first weigh in 2mrw morning and every...

I wanted to share my story a bit in the hopes it may motivate others that are in need of a little inspiration. Age 30 for me was not my pinnacle and definitely not my re-emergence into something better. I felt like a 60 year old man trapped in a tired broken body, ready to rest. My knees were in...

ive been frustrated as of late and my body is starting to feel flabby all around due to the lack of excercise and constant junk food eating. every now and then I also smoke some pot which im sure makes things a lot worse. I think I have gained 4 pounds or so..but i am small in terms of muscle,...

On a Saturday morning in early July, the new Marine recruits ("poolees" in Corps jargon) stand on the Bronx sidewalk in two lines of six apiece. Wearing red Marines T-shirts, hands clasped behind their backs, they have uniformly blank, stoic looks on their faces. All but George Zacatelco, that is....

Why. :( My motivation level is sky high right now, And i'm trying to keep it this way. Hopefully once I see fast improvement in the next 30 days in my athleticism, Skill, And flexibility.. I'll be on the road to success. I want to dominate and be creative with my jiu jitsu skills when I...

Maybe its weird but there is a big dude in the gym am training at today he was wearing a shirt written on it "We NEVER Quit" "We Train Till We BLEED" when i read it i felt the motivation!

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Hey Everyone, I am quite new at expressing... well anything about myself. I don't wanna bring anyone down or make them feel like I have it easy but I'm reaching out to the strong people.. Cause this forum seems to be fulled. I have reached a breaking point in my life.. I wish I...

Just thought of this today while I was biking in the trails here in Toronto. I was on the verge of stopping and taking a break when I thought hey...if I give up on this, I might as well hang up on life itself. Put your life on the line..theoretically speaking of course (don't kill yourself :)) ...

For me a girl was a reason I started working out. once I got ditched by this girl at prom, my workout intensity increased just to do it, JUST for the girls. Then once I came to the realization that you like what you are doing just for yourself and not the girls, well then I realized I reached that...

Hatebreed- 1) Destroy Everything Throwdown- 2) Declare Your War 3) Burn I know there is a music section but I want to challenge anyone out there to listen to these three songs before you lift and see if you don't kill the weights or anyone around you. Even if you aren't into metal,...

hi How listening to songs during exercise helps? What kind of songs we have to listen during exercise?

Here's some motivational wallpapers I made related to bodybuilding/weightlifting I made in Photoshop. Many of these are high resolution/very large images. Feel free use any you want. Many more to come in the future..

Havent seen a thread here about the rewards you give yourself when you achieve certain goals. So what reward do you give yourself when you achieve the goal? Does the level of the goal affect the size of the reward?

Its not uncommon every now and again that i get asked how i do it. How everyday no matter what my schedule is like, day in day out.. i'm here... to be honest i dont know why i do it.. i started this whole quest to become everything i wasn't years ago.. ninth grade to be exact.. was it because of a...

Okay, to be straight up honest, I saw the thread title of a thread here, something along the lines of 'Write Yourself a Letter', and the OP's thought was initially write yourself a letter in which you can refer to when in low motivation levels. Now to twist that idea slightly, what if, you write...

How can I get myself on a clean diet? I dont have trouble with working out, tons of motivation there but at the end of the day I always see things I shouldn't have eaten... Mostly bacon or pizza,, or watever else it is... I know I just need to get my priority;s straight, just looking for tips or...