getting back into bodybuiling for real

[dead_reggin_storage_fashi]

I used to be in great shape. I am in good shape now still but not like before. Well my life was different I had a tackel box full of roids and a solid training partner and no real stress in life.


Well I am no longer roiding it up (maybe a few years from now) but my mental game sucks, any mental tips or suggestions for someone to get back into it? I feel I just go through the motion now.

I was training for a purpose (sports and the idea of BB show) and all my ducks were in a row now I dont have any lifting goals any more not on the gear, no work out partners (solid training partner) and not as much free time

I just need to get back at it but I am struggling gettting into again serious.

I need some help thanks

 

[Sub-Zero]

I used to be in great shape. I am in good shape now still but not like before. Well my life was different I had a tackel box full of steroids and a solid training partner and no real stress in life.


Well I am no longer roiding it up (maybe a few years from now) but my mental game sucks, any mental tips or suggestions for someone to get back into it? I feel I just go through the motion now.

I was training for a purpose (sports and the idea of BB show) and all my ducks were in a row now I dont have any lifting goals any more not on the gear, no work out partners (solid training partner) and not as much free time

I just need to get back at it but I am struggling gettting into again serious.

I need some help thanks

i made a motivational video thread for videos to watch right before u head to the gym to remind us why we are lifters...to be fucking awsome hormone filled rippling muscled maniac freaks, but lestat made a shitty first post in it which started it to die, and then smurfy successfully finished what lestat started and completely ruined the thread

 

[calveless wonder]

don't try to do too much....limit your weights,reps. just get a feel for the range of motion. You're not the same person you were at your peak. if you had a passion for it, it'll come back after how good you feel after a couple of workouts. ignore the fact that you're not as big and strong as you were, but realize you can get back there.

you're basically just breaking your current routine, so you have incorporate it back into your life. Schedule some time for cooking, eating, and lifting. it's not that much time if you incorporate it correctly unless you're a workaholic working 60-65 hour weeks.

it does require investing specific time...and the more you invest, the easier it is to follow through with everything else.

 

[dead_reggin_storage_fashi]

don't try to do too much....limit your weights,reps. just get a feel for the range of motion. You're not the same person you were at your peak. if you had a passion for it, it'll come back after how good you feel after a couple of workouts. ignore the fact that you're not as big and strong as you were, but realize you can get back there.

you're basically just breaking your current routine, so you have incorporate it back into your life. Schedule some time for cooking, eating, and lifting. it's not that much time if you incorporate it correctly unless you're a workaholic working 60-65 hour weeks.

it does require investing specific time...and the more you invest, the easier it is to follow through with everything else.

thanks for the insight. You get in the gym iron feels heavy and you look in the mirror and just not as full and thick looking as prior. I do have good genetics so it should pick up again. Thanks for positive words I just need inch my way up.

After coming off the gear and being off the gear I did try some supplements like No-explode etc but it was heart breaking how shity supplements are. (of course whey I am not bashing)

I do work 60 hours a week easy. You are in the line of work I am. The mortgage business. I think you are in Florida....out west here....no equity and tight guidelines from the investors so you can relate to that shit.


How are things going for you with regard the mortgage biz?

I just miss my good work out partner. He was a good work out partner and a friend. I miss him dearly. Someone to look up too.

I want to get back at it.

 

[calveless wonder]

Almost no one in our business can manage to stay in shape...it's hard man. When i was a junior loan officer working in nyc, i managed to keep protein shakes and bars around but once i got busier and more stressed is when i got sidetracked.It was easy when i was taking gear because you have so much invested in it and becomes a big part of your life. now i look at it as a compliment to it instead..i was basically in the same position as you...used to be in pretty good shape, used to take gear except i have shitty genetics and let myself REALLY slip as much as you could over a couple of years, so don't feel so bad.

You need tons of preparation.the stress/amount of energy you have to expend is tough in our business, especially now in a down market. I'm struggling myself bro....i've had like 2 loans in the past 3 months. i was closng about 4-5 self generated deals a month prior and had a nice winter...i was making a killing off the leads i was producing for myself but then everyone else started using the same marketing techniques as me and it blew up very quickly.

you know how it goes though, you need reserves to survive the shit cycle and find ways to adapt. personally, im about to cut out the amount of business i do in florida because of the value situations and the saturation.You guys out west got REALLY fucked by the spec investors (like cape coral, fort myers) .most of my business is based around the phone and direct mail w/ a few referrals here and there

anyways,some people need a workout partner to encourage them,it's a better experience and you can lift heavier when you have one but working out on your own is always good if you really enjoy it. if you're alone just bring an i-pod, jam out and get yourself amped.

 

[dead_reggin_storage_fashi]

yes. Values are so Low. No equity in homes rates are higher then they were a few years back so several clients are just with regards to thier first lien. Just keep your head and keep going strong.

Nothing like seeing a california, las vegas or az borrower who has a Neg AMT loan with a 3 year Pre pay penalty and they have neg amt'd so bad they owe more on their home then what it is worth (as their home value has gone down) and with the Pre payment penalty (6 months interest) they are straight out fucked.

In 2009 it will be a refi boom as a crazy number of ARM will be adjusting.

I just need to get into the gym and set goals. I just should sign up for a BB show a powerlifting meet 9 months from now so I have to focus and train.

 

[dead_reggin_storage_fashi]

i made a motivational video thread for videos to watch right before u head to the gym to remind us why we are lifters...to be fucking awsome hormone filled rippling muscled maniac freaks, but lestat made a shitty first post in it which started it to die, and then smurfy successfully finished what lestat started and completely ruined the thread

post up the link if you have it

 

[jackangel]

do you care much about strength? it's always nice, innit?

 

[dead_reggin_storage_fashi]

do you care much about strength? it's always nice, innit?

hell yes I do. good way to stay focused and as if you keep a log writing everything down etc. plus I used to train for strength only for a while. I was stronger at 20 then I am now.

 

[calveless wonder]

yes. Values are so Low. No equity in homes rates are higher then they were a few years back so several clients are just with regards to thier first lien. Just keep your head and keep going strong.

Nothing like seeing a california, las vegas or az borrower who has a Neg AMT loan with a 3 year Pre pay penalty and they have neg amt'd so bad they owe more on their home then what it is worth (as their home value has gone down) and with the Pre payment penalty (6 months interest) they are straight out fucked.

In 2009 it will be a refi boom as a crazy number of ARM will be adjusting.

I just need to get into the gym and set goals. I just should sign up for a BB show a powerlifting meet 9 months from now so I have to focus and train.

actually...there's a ton of ARMs adjusting NOW and for the next year or two. I do alot of these loans, but the problem is alot of them were 95, 100% loans 2 years ago (at the peak of the market) and now they're either upside down or at best, maybe marginal equity gains and most are still subprime borrowers.They can't get a loan...period. I just have to come across enough of these people in adjusting ARMs till i find people w/ equity who have owned their house for enough time. Much like the MTA's you brought up, but those are far worse. Those people are better off leaving the keys on the table and running out the door.

you're right...just gotta push through and keep pounding away. the pikers will be gone from the business, and the strong will stick around and close what they can. There's way too many people in mortgages right now aways...it's cheapened the profession especially in CA and FL where there are like 10 broker shops around every corner. down markets are a good cure for that. Luckily for us 1-2 loans a month at worst (if you're making a decent split) can easily be your mortgage, car, credit card, utilities payments and then some.