How did your mental state effect your cycle?

[SinisterUproar]

For the vets out there who have ran cycles at diffrent points in there life, when things are all good and your happy, or at harder points where you may have been in a bit of a depression or a funk, how did it effect your cycle?

I have Been making pretty good gains in size and strength, but I've been a Whiney bastard for almost the whole cycle because of a break up I'm going through. So it's kind of hard to walk around with that "superman" feeling, or get super amped up in the gym when my mind is usually in another place. Although I am always still forcing myself to eat and lift as I always do.

So just wondering how your guys mental state had effected your cycles in the past?

 

[goin on 4T]

As an older guy I find ways to make my workouts more emotional, from emotion we derive physical strength. When things are good I am super pumped and high on life, when things suck I am pissed off and push myself very hard.
You need to find a way to make your issue make you workout harder. The key is emotion. Good luck bro. And why don't you go out and meet someone new? Just to take your mind off of her.


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[SinisterUproar]

As an older guy I find ways to make my workouts more emotional, from emotion we derive physical strength. When things are good I am super pumped and high on life, when things suck I am pissed off and push myself very hard.
You need to find a way to make your issue make you workout harder. The key is emotion. Good luck bro. And why don't you go out and meet someone new? Just to take your mind off of her.


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I am one of those guys that when I meet someone I love I Dont even know other girls exist. Some days I can use it as anger and I push myself, but she goes to the same gym as me, and when we are there at the same time it's hard to focus.

But this thread isn't about my girl issues lol. There's already one of those in C & C

 

[goin on 4T]

I am one of those guys that when I meet someone I love I Dont even know other girls exist. Some days I can use it as anger and I push myself, but she goes to the same gym as me, and when we are there at the same time it's hard to focus.

But this thread isn't about my girl issues lol. There's already one of those in C & C

That sux bro. I am not trash talking but do you think you go at certain times just to see her? Self destructing your workouts? How old are you? How many serious relationships have you been in?


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[stevesmi]

if you have problems with work, problems at home, problems with money etc then the cycle is almost a waste.

I like to focus 100% on the gym and be well rested and conditioned for them so i get all i can out of them. there are so many threads of guys who go on vacation during a cycle and post what they should do. when on cycle its not the time to go on vacation, its time to spend in the gym and kitchen. go on vacation off cycle.

if you aren't gonna put in 100% then don't even bother juicing is my view.

 

[musclei]

Yup. Still trying to figure out how not to let personal and work problems affect my progress at the gym because they do big time.

 

[notjake11]

Something to keep in mind to put the issue in perspective:

There are a lot of things in your life that you have only partial/little/no control over. You can't control whether someone wants to hire you - you can influence the decision, but in the end you only play a part in that decision. Same is true for relationships. friendships, promotions, traffic, and many of the other things we all have to deal with every day that drive us up the fucking wall. One of the few things in your life that you do have absolute control over is what you put in your body and what you do to/with that body. You control ever piece of food you eat, every ounce of liquid you digest and every bit of movement you put your body through.

I personally find it very empowering to remember this. Nothing that anyone else does to you can take that away. You may have a broken heart, but you still have the ability to take control of your health and fitness by controlling what you eat and busting ass in the gym. So when you enter that building to work out, tune it all out. She doesn't get to control your thoughts and emotions in that realm - it's all you.

 

[infraredline]

Yup. Still trying to figure out how not to let personal and work problems affect my progress at the gym because they do big time.

I have feeling this is a problem everyone deals with but like T said you have to channel your emotions into power, oftentimes I find the best way to cope with this is to turn up the head phones throw on a sweatshirt and drink a pre-workout then go give it all I got at the gym and think about nothing but the exercise I'm on

 

[notjake11]

I have feeling this is a problem everyone deals with but like T said you have to channel your emotions into power, oftentimes I find the best way to cope with this is to turn up the head phones throw on a sweatshirt and drink a pre-workout then go give it all I got at the gym and think about nothing but the exercise I'm on

Personally, I think that's only part of the answer. Yes you can use those outside elements to amplify and enhance your drive. But first you have to find that inner spark that gets you going in the first place. If you don't, you will never build that internal drive that empowers you - you will instead find yourself giving the outsiide sources all the credit.

Find whatever it is that motivates you (I gave my own personal source above) and then use that as the core to build around. I use the music and the pre-workout to enhance and strengthen my resolve, but I know that the inner spark is all me.

 

[stevesmi]

to add to what i said above.

guys in their early 20's i encourage to think long and hard about juicing. now some guys at that age have their shit together but lets be honest.. 99% of guys that age DO NOT have a stable career, stable roof, stable gf/wife, enough money where they can comfortably juice and afford anything they may need (including not just AAS, ancillaries, supps etc.. but also acpuncture, masssages, chiro's) ...

now there are plenty of guys in their 30's and even older who are fucked up too with shit in their lives but generally early 20's is the age where its almost impossible to NOT let other factors mess with you.

 

[SinisterUproar]

That sux bro. I am not trash talking but do you think you go at certain times just to see her? Self destructing your workouts? How old are you? How many serious relationships have you been in?


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We have always went at the same time around 5:30 pm, that's when all my friends go and that's how we met, but yes I usually am hoping to see her while I'm there. I'm 24 and this was my 3rd serious relationship. To everyone else it was all good shit. I like the "being in control" of everything we put in our body. That's very true. And I am still busting my ass eating and lifting. It's just hard to get super aggressive

 

[goin on 4T]

We have always went at the same time around 5:30 pm, that's when all my friends go and that's how we met, but yes I usually am hoping to see her while I'm there. I'm 24 and this was my 3rd serious relationship. To everyone else it was all good shit. I like the "being in control" of everything we put in our body. That's very true. And I am still busting my ass eating and lifting. It's just hard to get super aggressive

Why are you two not together?


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[Tux]

Maybe change your gym time if you can, seeing her there is only going to hurt you in the long run. You're there to bust your ass and get it done, not daydream about how things used to be. Oh and btw, your pm box is full... probably love letters from all the new girls so go read 'em then get training boss! Girls come and go at your age, but this learning experience will make you a better person for the rest of your life.

 

[SinisterUproar]

Maybe change your gym time if you can, seeing her there is only going to hurt you in the long run. You're there to bust your ass and get it done, not daydream about how things used to be. Oh and btw, your pm box is full... probably love letters from all the new girls so go read 'em then get training boss! Girls come and go at your age, but this learning experience will make you a better person for the rest of your life.

Lol
My bad bro ill holler at you

 

[joeblow12345]

I know it's hard sometimes to put outside stress aside, but when I walk into the gym I turn that shit off. I put my ear phones in a put on my favorite songs and get tunnel vision. I think about the battle I'm getting ready to fight and go to war. I get so amped before a set that im damn near shaking. It's all in the mind and you have to learn to focus and push those negative thoughts out. As far as the girl goes, the easiest way to forget about an ex is to bang a new chick.


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[musclei]

One thing I'm noticing lately and that's relevant for this conversation is that I've always considered I had my emotions under control to the point that, if I didn't want a feeling get to me all I had to do was ignore it and cancel it and it was gone. It's an ability I was proud of and that has served me well over the years to keep my focus and get what I really wanted.
However, since I started juicing it being hormones and all, I'm see how I'm loosing that total control over my emotions: if I'm happy, I'm happy, if I'm sad, I'm sad... I thought I would never be able to fall in love like a teenager again and guess what, I can!

It's pretty weird because I'm sure I'm still a pretty well centered adult but when my feelings take over they're impossible to ignore anymore.

 

[Nelson Montana]

The way I see it, when things are going well, I have good workouts, and when things are going badly, my workouts are even more important. I can take out all the negativity and turn it into productivity in the gym. I know I'm making myself better. And I know it's something no one can stop me from doing -- except myself. And I won't let that happen.

 

[infraredline]

The way I see it, when things are going well, I have good workouts, and when things are going badly, my workouts are even more important. I can take out all the negativity and turn it into productivity in the gym. I know I'm making myself better. And I know it's something no one can stop me from doing -- except myself. And I won't let that happen.

Good point dude

 

[stevesmi]

thats great if you can turn things off in the gym. but the problem is you spend 23 hours a day away from the gym. and you don't grow in the gym, you grow in bed and in the kitchen. if you come home and have non stop stress which causes you to toss all night and an upset stomach where you can't eat cause you are upset about a girl then you've got a problem

so get your shit together BEFORE juicing. or how bout staying away from serious relationships until you get older.. i know a dude who is young who i work out with sometimes and the dude got married way too young.. his wife textes him and calls him while he is in the gym 5X a session. complete nonsense, he spends more time with his phone in his hand than he does with a bar. this is a major problem

nothing stresses us out more than chick problems, trust me i been there many times. you produce cortisol which is a muscle eater.