Forum: Motivation

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...

I was starting to get in really good shape back in 2007. Then I got injured. After about 6 months I started getting in really good shape, and then my back got hurt. I learned to deal with the pain and now, just as I was starting to see my abs again, I find out I have 2 herniated discs in my neck...

Whenever I miss or can't finish a workout I feel like absolute sh*t. Same thing applies if I miss one of my meals or if I'm stuck eaating something unhealthy because there's nothing else around. For example, today was chest day I was really amped up because I added 10 lbs. to my bench. I always...

Would like to meet somepeople on here. Doing this by myself for a while No gym in my small town here in alaska so its all at home workouts for me. I got a bowflex I just can't get motivated with it I would rather use dumbells and do some uphill sprinting. Anyone cutting right now, Just need someone...

I have the encyclopedia of bodybuilding from Arnold and I find so many of the pictures to be motivating. The only problem is, for the life of me, I cannot find posters of some of these pictures anywhere. I'm mostly talking about the pics of Arnold or Franco. Anyone have an idea where I...

Looking for good books on motivating clients in personal training, and motivating athletes when training them. Any good suggestions?

So I write in a journal everytime I can, just to clear my head because I think too much. (First problem cant control my thinking) But I just wrote down the biggest problem I ever had in my life... and that is im addicted to Daydreaming. Im addicted to fantasies... I am happy right now just doing...

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/05/triathlon.drug.addiction/index.html

I hit the ground running back in October 2008. I never missed a 5am workout, was very motivated to workout and eat well, and really developed an active lifestyle. I was able to recover from an eating disorder, and was on the road to building some serious muscle. Three weeks ago I hyper-extended...