best mental motivation to get angry

[TheBateman]

aside from using physical means like ammonia/smelling salts or having someone hit you, what runs through your mind to prepare for a big lift?

what has worked best for you-- do u pretend ur family is being held at gunpoint? do u think about someone who betrayed you?

[takeittakeit]

I read bb.com.

[breathinglife]

I read bb.com.

Boom, roasted!


I'm not sure anger is the best emotion to channel during a lift. I like to get hyped up before I lift, but it's more an attempt to clear my mind. Playing mind games about my family being held hostage might be a good strategy if I was Kiefer Sutherland and trying to get in character, but I'm not sure it would work well for a max squat.

Most top lifters who get really hyped up seem to be less angry and more in a euphoric state, e.g. Benedikt Magnusson. Then there are the ones who are cool as cucumbers: Malanichev, Posdeev, Belyaev. Maybe it's a Russian thing.

[grace_ou]

aside from using physical means like ammonia/smelling salts or having someone hit you, what runs through your mind to prepare for a big lift?

what has worked best for you-- do u pretend ur family is being held at gunpoint? do u think about someone who betrayed you?

Somebody hits me I'm gonna kick their ass, then there ain't gonna be damn liftin. I generally lift so I want be pissed off all the time. I go the gym to stop thinking about things that piss off.

[fatbencher]

aside from using physical means like ammonia/smelling salts or having someone hit you, what runs through your mind to prepare for a big lift?

what has worked best for you-- do u pretend ur family is being held at gunpoint? do u think about someone who betrayed you?

If lifting itself does not motivate you, you're in the wrong sport. Or trying to cover up your fear and performance anxiety. Also: BB ==> that way.

[samsont]

I have had the worst year of my life, but for the few seconds a heavy lift takes - theres nothing. All my pain; struggle, gone. Pre lift, I'm channeling all of my emotions. In that moment, I know I can crush anything - the pain - the weight.. Thats how i gear up for a lift. If I try to get too angry or too aggressive i miss lift cause I'm thinking too much.. for me its a delicate balance..

[HamburgerTrain]

I like to sit calmly while I punch myself in the testicles for 5 minutes straight, as hard as I can. This gets me so fired up when it comes time to stop punching myself in the testicles.

[Anthony21]

I like to sit calmly while I punch myself in the testicles for 5 minutes straight, as hard as I can. This gets me so fired up when it comes time to stop punching myself in the testicles.

And a squat to depth was not reached that day LOL!

[Bonkies]

lift calmly

[BigJon55]

I think about Obama getting re-elected.

[zakatak333]

lift calmly

^^this

its just part of life, whatever is happening that day is happening in my training also

sometimes i guttural and do a front bodybuilder pose AFTER a big lift because my juices are flowing

but beforehand its all business



my motivation mostly comes from the harsh realization of being weak as *uck and the fear of not achieving my goals

or translated to a warmer context: the desire to succeed

[dtaps24]

Whatever you do try to keep your head up so you can keep your eyes on the prize. It's a marathon not a sprint. Dance to the beat of your own drum. So I guess my advice at the end of the day is to stare at the weight angrilly, work yourself into a sustainable rage for a prolonged period, and do it in your own way. I hope this helps. Good luck in life and lifting.

[getout87]

i usually try to get really fired up, and then right before i walk to the bar or lay on the bench, i clear it all away and become calm. i can't lift jacked up, i end up fukking everything up.

[Jason2459]

inb4 a karwoski quote....

[iamdetermined]

I think of the crews and how everyday all I do is come to this damn site. I think of all the times that I've been rejected. I think of all of the times ive pussied out whenever a girl is around, or how scared i am to make eye contact with girls. I think of how lifting is my only hope to live a normal life, and i just go crazy after that...inb4 stats

[stenzinator]

I get people to hit me, its super effective for me but only on deads. Need to concentrate too much with squats and bench.

[916stang]

power lifter here that has lost edge. Cant lift dont feel it anymore either. Will come back but just dont feel it anymore

[rancid_theclash]

I've never set a PR when lifting angry, I try to lift "intensely" ( focus ALL my on energy on that lift) but not angry... just concentrated/focused

[InspecktaDeck]

Im always slightly annoyed/angry. When I lift I just let it out. I get really intense in the gym, stomping before a squat, hitting bench before bench etc. Not always but sometimes. I also dont take pre workout, I just get worked up to lift.

[ChecksandGiggles]

I'm a really calm lifter. I'm also Russian. Maybe breathinglife is right. I do occasionally psyche myself up for Deadlifts. When I'm doing speed work, it's fun to get a little worked up because then the weight feels like it moves faster and I just get into a good mood.

[grace_ou]

I think about Obama getting re-elected.

Political arousal? lol I get aroused in the gym to..

[shaneaunt]

When you get too angry you sacrifice form, some anger is needed but you shouldn't be ready to rip someones head off

[nsurdis]

I prefer to go into a Jedi-like focus, and use the force.

[MattIsBored]

It's as breathinglife said it's a state of euphoria where I visualize it's me and the bar and nothing else matters in the moment but moving it. So with saying that it's trance that gets me most pumped up.

[budreiser2]

I start blasting some hatebreed or lamb of god. Then i just kill ****.

[ats94]

meditate for a half hour to get your self focused and then once your focused get your self pissed off and youll be ready to tear through the weights!!

[InspecktaDeck]

When you get too angry you sacrifice form, some anger is needed but you shouldn't be ready to rip someones head off

That depends on how far you go with it. I dont go crazy, but when I get good & worked up I stay really tight and the lift goes smoothly.

[austin.j.taylor]

I have developed a pure hatred for barbells and plates. I use that as my motivation to crush them every time I put my hands on one. Also being a complete psychopath helps, but not everyone can do that on my level.

[shaneaunt]

That depends on how far you go with it. I dont go crazy, but when I get good & worked up I stay really tight and the lift goes smoothly.

Well yes, feeling strong is probably more helpful than anger tho

[BigLarge]

I have had the worst year of my life, but for the few seconds a heavy lift takes - theres nothing. All my pain; struggle, gone. Pre lift, I'm channeling all of my emotions. In that moment, I know I can crush anything - the pain - the weight.. Thats how i gear up for a lift. If I try to get too angry or too aggressive i miss lift cause I'm thinking too much.. for me its a delicate balance..

srs tho, music works better than anything for me. and not necessarily "hatebreed" or anything super hard... after watching Klokov's video's I even downloaded some fast paced techno stuff LOL