My MOTIVATION

**strength777** · 05-19-2009, 04:45 AM

Originally Posted by STRENGTH

The fact is that we are here to help you, but the majority of us on here are very serious about bodybuilding and training. It's not just a hobby for us, it's a way of life. We don't stop working out for a few weeks "just because". The gym is our iron palace, we live, breath, sleep iron. We are iron warriors who put our bodies through torturous sessions willingly because we love the challenge.

We are sore 24/7.

We are never happy with our bodies, it is never good enough. We desire to be the best we can be. We get nervous before leg day cause that is the most challenging day of the week. 315 lbs on your back will make you nervous. We don't bullcrap with women, we don't care what people think about the latest headlines. We are there for one purpose and one purpose only, to push iron.

For that one hour, nothing else matters, not the mortgage, not the pending layoff, not the problems at work, nothing. It's not a social event for us, it IS US. We are jerks because we don't talk politics with the fat guy on the treadmill next to us. We are perceived as unbalanced because we appear to be nothing more than meatheads.

We are misunderstood.

As Henry Rollins said, 200 lbs will always be 200 lbs. No other activity/sport gives anyone the chance to challenge yourself on a daily basis like bodybuilding. We are accused of not living it up because our diets focuses on fish/chicken/brown rice. We are told to just "live a little".

This is who we are.

This is my motivation

**Shhmmooove** · 05-19-2009, 04:56 AM

Originally Posted by strength_77

This is my motivation

Solid.

I think everyone can scale this to apply to themselves. To be at the gym for one reason, and one reason only.

**strength777** · 05-19-2009, 05:03 AM

Originally Posted by Shhmmooove

To be at the gym for one reason, and one reason only.

repped

**Ironlife** · 05-19-2009, 05:27 AM

Thats impressive stuff right there, it makes you think how some days i get home from football practice and im absolutely spent, but reading info like this^^ certainly puts things into perspective and is not only insightful but motivational as well, thanks for the post strength!

**DopeEfX** · 05-19-2009, 08:11 AM

To me the Gym is the most honest environment I'm in the entire day. The weight never lies to me. It either tells me yep you lifted me, or you failed, get it next time. Its raw, its natural, and honest. If life was like the gym with no bull**** in between, this world would be a much better place.

**Canned_Tuna** · 05-19-2009, 09:55 AM

I'm f@ck!ng pumped! Sick thread!

**cleo26** · 05-19-2009, 03:23 PM

Definetly really motivational and repped also

**iDrive** · 05-19-2009, 04:13 PM

Part of me wants to print this out and post it all around the gym.
Or put it on a workout T so people STFU and let me work lol

Great post.

**strength777** · 05-19-2009, 04:34 PM

i wrote that one day responding to a post from someone else and it just kind of came right out. No preparation, just straight from the heart man.

**TheUnderdog** · 05-19-2009, 05:25 PM

I just printed this and hung it in my cube at work. gonna read it on those days that i feel like going to get pizza with coworkers.

**djchrono** · 05-19-2009, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by strength_77

This is my motivation

Great, this is awesome to read and think about it whenever you feel your motivation fading. Will put you in the right mindset

**TheSoldier** · 05-20-2009, 06:46 AM

yeah, reppd for a good post

lifting really makes you think sometimes

**TheLBM** · 05-20-2009, 06:48 AM

Originally Posted by strength_77

i wrote that one day responding to a post from someone else and it just kind of came right out. No preparation, just straight from the heart man.

I loved that the first time i read it,, and i love it still.
One of my fav posts of all time

**RekaW** · 05-20-2009, 08:27 AM

Awesome post.
It's one of the most inspirational things I've read regarding bodybuilding.
I've printed it out, and I'm turning it into a wallpaper right now.

Thanks for the motivation.

Reka.

**strength777** · 05-20-2009, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by TheLBM

I loved that the first time i read it,, and i love it still.
One of my fav posts of all time

thanks meng

**dunkalicious** · 05-20-2009, 10:52 AM

where you at brah, haven't seen you in tsection for a while?

good post

**blockmonkey** · 05-20-2009, 11:04 AM

Excellent post I read this at the gym earlier because I was feeling shattered, ended up blasting my legs real good. gonna need a wheelchair to get to work tomorrow now.

**BG_1** · 05-20-2009, 11:11 AM

someone should make that into a wallpaper.

**Hench19** · 05-20-2009, 11:36 AM

very good, repped

**strength777** · 05-20-2009, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by BG_1

someone should make that into a wallpaper.

reps if they do

**RekaW** · 05-20-2009, 01:37 PM

Here's my current Desktop.
Don't worry about the reps, I did it coz I wanted to.
You could follow my journal though! I could use the feedback....
I put your name in the corner, Strength.

Here is the image, and download the big version below.

**Big Slim DaDDy** · 05-20-2009, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by RekaW

Here's my current Desktop.
Don't worry about the reps, I did it coz I wanted to.
You could follow my journal though! I could use the feedback....
I put your name in the corner, Strength.

Here is the image, and download the big version below.

I'd like that picture more if the dumbells were bigger.

**RekaW** · 05-20-2009, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by Big Slim DaDDy

I'd like that picture more if the dumbells were bigger.

Me too.... I just can't find any good pics!
Link me to some good backgrounds, and I'll wallpaper them for ya.

**RekaW** · 05-20-2009, 02:17 PM

Here's a Dexter Jackson one, coz I had some time on my hands

Big one in the attachment below...

**RekaW** · 05-20-2009, 02:41 PM

Aaaaaaaand just in case you couldnt get enough Dexter Jackson, here is another 1.

Sry for spamming ur thread, Strenght_77. If you want I'll make a wallpaper thread.

**piszczel** · 05-20-2009, 02:45 PM

Great post, because I agree with it 100%. That's the kind of motivation many people on here need.

**avenged7x4lyfe** · 05-20-2009, 02:45 PM

knowing that everytime i go into the gym i come out a better man
knowing that i will never let anyone outtrain me
knowing that no matter whats going on at school i can always bust loose when im in the gym, once i get there its a whole new world

**Andyg37** · 05-20-2009, 02:47 PM

dam think thats just what i needed for leg day today...i tried telling my friend something similar...i told him i wasnt here to sit and joke around with him im here to do my workout so either stop bothering me with nothing or ask a good question and move some ****ing weights...stop worry about what others are lifting and doing, just turn on your ipod, and get into that zone where nothing else matters except hitting the reps you want to hit and beyond

**Big Slim DaDDy** · 05-20-2009, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by RekaW

Aaaaaaaand just in case you couldnt get enough Dexter Jackson, here is another 1.

Sry for spamming ur thread, Strenght_77. If you want I'll make a wallpaper thread.

I'm not sure about this picture, but I've noticed muscletech photoshops a lot of their athletes pictures HELLA. There was a picture of Melvin Anthony they made look godlike and I lol'd IRL.

**Big Slim DaDDy** · 05-20-2009, 02:51 PM

I need to quit putting it off an get an mp3 player. I'm that guy in the gym that doesn't like to socialize whatsoever and just get in and get out. Theres guys you see in the gym sometimes that you see every day and you nod at each other or say sup or whatnot but never actually talk to them because I dont want to have to have a convo with that dude(s) every workout I have. If I know someone from outside the gym and you see them all the time because they become a regular you have no choice but sometimes you start talking and before you know it 5 minutes has gone by and your next set was supposed to be a few minutes ago and you go FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

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