Forum: Motivation

Weird. Normal day at work, and I looked at the mirror and I was about to cry in the restroom. I've been going to the gym for like 8 years now and NOTHING is changing. I guess the good thing is, I'm NOT getting bigger, but the bad thing is I don't see a transformation whatsoever... I'm 31 now...

I've spent the weekend researching and creating a whole fitness plan that includes a diet and a workout plan. Only problems is that, from my past experiences, I've realized I have a major issue with commitment and gathering the motivation to complete a task. I mean this fitness plan has already...

How do you find the motivation to start, when all you want to do is curl up in bed and stare at the wall? And yes, I am currently taking an antidepressant.

Hi guys newb here. Im 24. 5"7 and weigh 216 Lbs. I have been chunky (fat basically) all my life and never even been in a gym. I was going thru some old pics and realized how obese i am. I have no experience or even know how to count calories, or track my eating. I want to work out so i can develop...

My Photos are on my bodyspace on my profile since it wouldnt let me set up a link cause I dont have 50 posts Ive been lifting since August 2017 when I came back from holiday and realised I was a skinny fat fgt. I have been pretty serious since then but took a month off at christmas since I...

This is something I believe that most anyone can relate to, you get out of a relationship and you get all those negative feelings. So what do you do next? You hit the gym and work on yourself and your self image. My question is, what should I do once that motivation goes away? This may sound...

Even after losing 40+ lbs, I’m still having a hard time with my appearance. Long story short, I threw a party for my boyfriend over the weekend. I planned it for months, bought a new dress to wear in a smaller size, the whole 9 yards. Lots of pictures were taken. And when I looked at them, I was...

Hows that done exactly?

I’m just gonna tell it like it is. My boyfriend is Morbidly Obese. 6 ft 350lbs. No muscle on him at all. He’s never played sports or done any conditioning ever. He has some strength but not at all what a man his age should have. We met when we were both in a really unhealthy place in life....

Hi guys! I have been consistently losing weight weekly at a rate of 2lbs a week for 4 weeks felt great! I was eating 2000kcals 45/35/20 and cardio 3 x 200kcals. But I found myself having cravings so after eating my meals so on last day of the month I had a large pizza, reese chocolate, cereal...

Im not allowed to post pictures yet for some reason? Anyways I'm 26, 5'11 and 210lbs. I have a good build, strong back, decent arms, but I got a gut and some leg fat. I used to be athletic, but have gotten lazy over the years. I have since started the p90x program to get my body working again. 2...

Hey, so I'm 18 and in about a month and a half I ship off for basic training with the army. My max weight can be 200lbs in order to ship but I'm currently sitting at 207 and can't seem to lose the weight no matter what I've tried. I've started doing more cardio, eating less, and drinking more...

As it says in the title I do a hour on free weights and machine and half a hour cardio will I benefit if I did cardio a hour in the morning at 6 then a 1pm a hour of weight let me know guys

So, I’ve been trying to cut/bulk on-and-off for about two years now. I have made some small progress (i.e. going from not being able to bench the bar to being able to bench 75lbs easily; I know, that’s weak as hell, but still progress of some kind) but for the most part I’ve gotten nowhere, at...

I have this one friend who never really goes to the gym and eats whatever. He's pretty skinny but has very little muscle. Anyway, dude can be annoying as hell. Like when I first started going to the gym and buying protein, he's like "what you doing that for? You don't need to lose any weight. You...

we all know it's alot harder for us natural bodybuilders to make progress. we all hit plateus eventualy. we have to work extra hard to get past plateaus . we have to pay extra attention to how we go about things. my question is what is your mind set ? like i said we all will hit a wall sooner or...

Hey guys long time lurker, first time poster. I have been going through bouts of depression since i was about 12. Thinking having a sculpted body would boost my self-esteem by brother tried to get me to work out with him since I was 15. Only until after he was gone (to a college halfway across...

Has a fictional character ever inspired you to do something such as reach a goal? If so then who? Why and how did they inspire you? What did they inspire you to do?

Hey! My name is Carmen and I'm a student of law degree. I've been working out consistently for about a year (without seeing the results that I expected), going on a Power Hypertrophy Upper Lower routine (4 days a week). The thing is that the last month I have been feeling a huge lack of motivation,...

Just want to share some great news. I returned to bodybuilding!! (after about 6 years lag. prior to that worked out 21 years.) And I know I returned. I know I returned. I can't believe the practical results I have already experienced. Muscle coming in nightly and daily. Fat is shifting...

Girl that I've been on and off with for a little over year in a long distance relationship is letting the distance get to her and right now she's taking a break to decide if she can handle the distance or not, and it's starting to interfere with my training. I have no appetite and I can't bring...