Did you guys train yesterday or today?

[x-trainer ben]

I went yesterday at 11:30am and it was kinda dead, then it got busy at 1:30pm.
Going tonight at 7pm and not expecting much because of apartment gyms which are included with rent.

[mtpockets]

Did you guys train yesterday or today?.

I did not

[bustasinclair]

I trained both yesterday and today. The head trainer there is kind of a d*ckhead and expects too much.....

..home gym crew checking in.

I'm so glad I don't have to rely on public gyms anymore; I'm terrible with small talk. The times when I was close to competition condition, everyone wants to talk to you.

[Mark1T]

Yes and yes.

[x-trainer ben]

On spread with all of you, crazy!
The worst part is circling machines waiting for that opening to strike and get on it for 5-10 min.
Some machines are so crowded and popular, that you never get to use them.

[mtpockets]

[Karl_Hungus]

Yup, New Year's Day is no excuse for skipping leg day. Heading back again tonight as well.

[weiss1967]

yesterday and today all core members were in the gym, business as usual

[induced_drag]

Trained today. I have been in the worst place I have been in 13 years. Really having a hard time finding motivation. Up until the last 3 months of this year, I had never allowed myself to 'skip' workouts for almost 13 years. I would take a vacation and not worry, but if I was home, I always worked out 4 days a week. As a family we have been very busy and my son has begun racing cars and the car distraction has gotten so big. So many things had to come together for us to be ready for next week. (his first race in Florida). I started skipping. First on and two, and now it was almost 2 full weeks since I worked out. Mentally it is very hard on me. I have always anchored myself in the discipline I have forced upon myself.

Just kind of lost really. Hoping I find some clarity and motivation. I let my eating get very loose and I have lost abdominal vascularity and my abs are still there, but not really anything to brag about. That sucks, because it is very hard for me to lose sub q in the waist area.

Not sure what 2024 will hold for me. The most important thing for me is to reconcile what it is I really want and then work to that. Without goals, something I have not had in a few years, I find that there is very little joy any longer in this. I am a goal driven person. "Maintaining" just is not that exciting, but at 51 in a few weeks, I pretty much know there is not that much more that I can expect of myself....

[Tommy W.]

Yesterday. All sled work. New gym that has a sled so all over it. Amazing……

[weiss1967]

Yesterday. All sled work. New gym that has a sled so all over it. Amazing……

I keep noticing people speak high of sleds. What is good about them?

[Tommy W.]

I keep noticing people speak high of sleds. What is good about them?

everything

Amazing for lower body. Pushing and pulling. Strength and conditioning.

[OldFartTom]

Nope neither day... ... COVID

But I would've trained both days, New year's day has restricted opening hours at gym and that'd have been a road run for me and yesterday would've been gym

Starting the year on the back foot, but maybe getting it out of the way now may be beneficial for training consistency later

[TimKridel]

Yes. I feel like a slacker if I don't work out at least every weekday.

[Narrator02]

I trained around 2:30pm yesterday and didn't really notice an increase in members (PowerHouse gym) but I'm kinda guessing people are still signing up so we'll see if there's a jump in people by the weekend

[ajdahlheimer]

I trained both yesterday and today. The head trainer there is kind of a d*ckhead and expects too much.....

..home gym crew checking in.

I'm so glad I don't have to rely on public gyms anymore; I'm terrible with small talk. The times when I was close to competition condition, everyone wants to talk to you.

Home gym since 2003 crew.

Trained legs yesterday, going to do shoulders later this morning. Last time I regularly lifted at a public gym was pre-smart phone era, so I couldn't even imagine what it is like today.

My son is home from college for January, so I do have to make sure our training times don't overlap at the moment. He's gotten too big for both of us to lift in my gym at the same time.

-AJ

[ajdahlheimer]

This actually happened to me at a public gym back in the day (minus the girl and the pushups). I was running on a treadmill, dropped my mp3 player and tried to pick it up without stopping the treadmill. I flew off in the exact same way this dude did (and I had people on the treadmills on each side of me). LOL.

[LWW]

Nope neither day... ... COVID

That sucks. Hope it’s not too bad.

[MinisterOfLust]

Going tomorrow. Took last couple of days to relax!

[Karl_Hungus]

Trained today. I have been in the worst place I have been in 13 years. Really having a hard time finding motivation. Up until the last 3 months of this year, I had never allowed myself to 'skip' workouts for almost 13 years. I would take a vacation and not worry, but if I was home, I always worked out 4 days a week. As a family we have been very busy and my son has begun racing cars and the car distraction has gotten so big. So many things had to come together for us to be ready for next week. (his first race in Florida). I started skipping. First on and two, and now it was almost 2 full weeks since I worked out. Mentally it is very hard on me. I have always anchored myself in the discipline I have forced upon myself.

Just kind of lost really. Hoping I find some clarity and motivation. I let my eating get very loose and I have lost abdominal vascularity and my abs are still there, but not really anything to brag about. That sucks, because it is very hard for me to lose sub q in the waist area.

Not sure what 2024 will hold for me. The most important thing for me is to reconcile what it is I really want and then work to that. Without goals, something I have not had in a few years, I find that there is very little joy any longer in this. I am a goal driven person. "Maintaining" just is not that exciting, but at 51 in a few weeks, I pretty much know there is not that much more that I can expect of myself....

Honestly, I was in this place shortly before COVID and then during COVID it became even worse. I would skip days and half-@ss the workouts I did do. What helped me was changing things up and doing exercises that I previously never would have even considered. Helped me get my motivation back by progressing in new ways and now I look forward to going to the gym.

I think all of us who have trained a long time have been where you are at, and I am sure the fire will come back in time.

[ajdahlheimer]

Honestly, I was in this place shortly before COVID and then during COVID it became even worse. I would skip days and half-@ss the workouts I did do. What helped me was changing things up and doing exercises that I previously never would have even considered. Helped me get my motivation back by progressing in new ways and now I look forward to going to the gym.

I think all of us who have trained a long time have been where you are at, and I am sure the fire will come back in time.

Variety is definitely the key for us long-timers. I change up my program and what lifts to do to hit specific muscle groups every 12 weeks. And it is also an excuse to purchase new equipment

[induced_drag]

I think all of us who have trained a long time have been where you are at, and I am sure the fire will come back in time.

Thanks for the feedback. The thing is in real life, I dont know anyone who is my age and been at this as long as I have. The pyramid gets small. For me the largest struggle is accepting that any 'victories' beyond here, are something that will always have to come with an understanding internally that I accept it as a 'victory'. Of course with the backdrop of age, I could not workout at all for a long time and still be 'in shape' relative to those around me. But as is always the case, you dont do this for very long unless the motivation comes deep from withing.

I work to find the acceptance of myself, know I will never be my 'best' any longer, but learning to appreciate being here. I know, removed from the emotion, objectively I should be happy. But, being truly happy with where I am is the struggle I find.

I see so many former 'greats' just fall off the wagon around my age. I wonder if they fall trap to just giving up since they can no longer do what they once did. I just dont want to end up there.

Appreciate the perspective and the thought that you came out on the other side. That definitely helps!

Hope you have a great New Year!

[bustasinclair]

Thanks for the feedback. The thing is in real life, I dont know anyone who is my age and been at this as long as I have. The pyramid gets small. For me the largest struggle is accepting that any 'victories' beyond here, are something that will always have to come with an understanding internally that I accept it as a 'victory'. Of course with the backdrop of age, I could not workout at all for a long time and still be 'in shape' relative to those around me. But as is always the case, you dont do this for very long unless the motivation comes deep from withing.

I work to find the acceptance of myself, know I will never be my 'best' any longer, but learning to appreciate being here. I know, removed from the emotion, objectively I should be happy. But, being truly happy with where I am is the struggle I find.

I see so many former 'greats' just fall off the wagon around my age. I wonder if they fall trap to just giving up since they can no longer do what they once did. I just dont want to end up there.

Appreciate the perspective and the thought that you came out on the other side. That definitely helps!

Hope you have a great New Year!

I definitely know what you're going through. I have been going through it for the last several years, I just don't talk about it here since the training discussions are about minimal anyway.

What has helped me ironically, is that I have landed in the alternative zone. I am about 20# overweight at 230# and have lost an appreciable amount of muscle. Taking pictures of myself in this condition has ignited a fire within me and now I'm targeting a possible.....possible run at getting back on the stage this year....possible. Did I mention possible?

I have some medical hurdles to overcome first, but I feel good right now and we will see where it goes.

All of that to say, as the old saying goes, stay in shape and train your a$$ off because, well, the alternative is too hideous to entertain.

[Cass40]

Thanks for the feedback. The thing is in real life, I dont know anyone who is my age and been at this as long as I have. The pyramid gets small. For me the largest struggle is accepting that any 'victories' beyond here, are something that will always have to come with an understanding internally that I accept it as a 'victory'. Of course with the backdrop of age, I could not workout at all for a long time and still be 'in shape' relative to those around me. But as is always the case, you dont do this for very long unless the motivation comes deep from withing.

I work to find the acceptance of myself, know I will never be my 'best' any longer, but learning to appreciate being here. I know, removed from the emotion, objectively I should be happy. But, being truly happy with where I am is the struggle I find.

I see so many former 'greats' just fall off the wagon around my age. I wonder if they fall trap to just giving up since they can no longer do what they once did. I just dont want to end up there.

Appreciate the perspective and the thought that you came out on the other side. That definitely helps!

Hope you have a great New Year!

Wouldn’t you want to switch your goal to be the healthiest, strongest and the most youthful old person? Like using training and nutrition to stay in remarkable shape and to be able to be old person with no aches and pains, and someone who can keep up with your grandkids even at 80 and 90?

Most Americans are not anywhere close to that goal. Wouldn’t that motivate you?

[Oscar2390]

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[induced_drag]

I definitely know what you're going through. I have been going through it for the last several years, I just don't talk about it here since the training discussions are about minimal anyway.

What has helped me ironically, is that I have landed in the alternative zone. I am about 20# overweight at 230# and have lost an appreciable amount of muscle. Taking pictures of myself in this condition has ignited a fire within me and now I'm targeting a possible.....possible run at getting back on the stage this year....possible. Did I mention possible?

I have some medical hurdles to overcome first, but I feel good right now and we will see where it goes.

All of that to say, as the old saying goes, stay in shape and train your a$$ off because, well, the alternative is too hideous to entertain.

Thanks Busta. I never have allowed myself to get too far out of shape. I hate the thought of picking up sub-q so I just have always been disciplined enough to cut back food to keep myself in the state I want. Sad part is that leaves me with little motivation. I pretty much look the same if I train or if I dont sadly. Of course I can tell a difference, but even my wife never thinks I look any different.

But the last frontier for me would be getting contest lean. Never done it. But anytime I creep up close, I chicken out and frankly dont want to put the work in the cardio. There is part of me that has thought about letting my weight come up about 20 lbs. Getting and staying lean, leaves me with lots of aches and pains as much as I hate to admit.

Who knows....but hopefully will find a way in 2024. Love to see others go for their goals. As bad as this place has become, it is still one of my few connections to people who actually train.

Wouldn’t you want to switch your goal to be the healthiest, strongest and the most youthful old person? Like using training and nutrition to stay in remarkable shape and to be able to be old person with no aches and pains, and someone who can keep up with your grandkids even at 80 and 90?

Most Americans are not anywhere close to that goal. Wouldn’t that motivate you?

Of course that is what you THINK would motivate you! I mean it is purely logical is it not?.... But there is something about the motivation and it's origins that brings one to the point where I am. It is not something based in logic. It is quite warped and probably detached from anything reality based. It is a notion that nothing is ever good enough. That is always the most self critical. Even celebrations of 'victories' only last for so long as new goals to exceed one's previous bests were a never ending cycle.

I have often looked at others and wished I could be as content as they were. I recognize that there is something wrong deeply there that provides the level of motivation it takes to keep this going for so long. I have always been so competitive with myself. Even now, I have turned to racing cars, and each new best, is met with moving the yard line to a newer goal. Just part of the wiring of the competitive mind.

With that said, in my general life, I have learned to just appreciate the moment. That is the enjoyment I am trying to bring into fitness. Just a very hard shift that take a total reprogramming. But inevitably it is a necessary one. Just learning to be a little less self critical will go a long way. "Lowering the bar" is a bad way to look at it, but I try to be realistic and take everything with my age in mind. Part of me hates that I do that, but it is the reality of the situation.

[Mark1T]

Honestly, I was in this place shortly before COVID and then during COVID it became even worse. I would skip days and half-@ss the workouts I did do. What helped me was changing things up and doing exercises that I previously never would have even considered. Helped me get my motivation back by progressing in new ways and now I look forward to going to the gym.

I think all of us who have trained a long time have been where you are at, and I am sure the fire will come back in time.

Possibly the most honest post in the history of mankind, let alone on BB.com.

I feel privileged to be the only white man to post this.

[Mark1T]

Wouldn’t you want to switch your goal to be the healthiest, strongest and the most youthful old person? Like using training and nutrition to stay in remarkable shape and to be able to be old person with no aches and pains, and someone who can keep up with your grandkids even at 80 and 90?

Most Americans are not anywhere close to that goal. Wouldn’t that motivate you?

Yeah well, Cassie makes these brilliant posts, but then everyone Google's Cassie-Sassie's Childhood Memories

[latverian41]

Just dropped and did 50 push ups. That's the extent of it.

[x-trainer ben]

The reason for the name cross trainer Ben is because when you get tired of moving weights, you need another temporary challenge , and then weights become fun again.
This can include 5k 10k or half marathons, various sports, tennis basketball volleyball, biking hiking or whatever is a fun challenge until the weights become fun again.
I started lifting at 13/14 when my dad started me, and have continued ever since.

Peaks and valleys with varied interest and motivation as the years go by is how I do it.

Tonight the gym was 70% full with few leg machines available, thanks ladies....