Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below I'm fairly new to bodybuilding and have been training for just a short time. Problem is I get going on a routine and stopping for awhile and it pisses me off because then I have to start over again. I realize it takes time to see progress and sure most of you have been at this for years but what makes you want to hit the gym everyday after work or whatever? I work a fairly stressful job and have the intention of going to the gym after work but am usually so tired or stressed about the day I had I'll just say fuck it I'll go tomorrow. I heard a training partner is a good idea but thats not possible. Not enough friends interested and coworkers idea of lifting weights is ordering the double quarter pounder instead of the single because it requires more jaw work to chew. Just looking for ideas. Thanks.
How do you all stay motivated?
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lexus_2001
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u just gotta wanna improve yourself...i guess u either have it or u dont.. gear helps too hehe- lexus
LiftHardOrDontLiftAtAll
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You gotta have a goal in mind. For me its all the fat asses I work with everyday that make me want to go because I don't want to look like them. Also I want to go pro someday and realize that may or may not be a possibility but I still work my ass off anyway. You have to want it bad enough. Bottom line: if you don't want to do it and do it consistently then don't waste your time. Trust me it doesn't end at the gym. Lifting is only part of the equation. And a very small part indeed. Diet is most of the battle. And thats the bitch there trying to balance umpteen meals a day. Find a goal thats about it and work toward it. Or don't work out and remember the rest of us will always look better than you. Choice is yours.
LiftHardOrDontLiftAtAll
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Oh yea and gear does help!
CycloneHWT
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My inspiration is self loathingm i really hate what i see, and i am doing something to correct it, its all about mental strength, I KNOW i wanna be better so I will make myself that way. I wanna be better for ME. I hate the people who are fat and bitch about it and do nothing, nothing is gained from complaining, I feel that if you do something about it then you can bitch cuz you are working on it. You are mad you aren't at your goal. Just remember nothing comes from nothing, and self improvement is the way to mental freedom. I wanna be who I wanna be for me and no one else.
FarBeyondDriven
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My first motivation was a girl that gave me the cold shoulder. Of course this could not last long but getting into the routine of going to the gym became part of my life. I do not think I could not go to the gym now.
My first training partner also motivated me (pushed me) I did not miss a day for about a year and a half.
My first training partner also motivated me (pushed me) I did not miss a day for about a year and a half.
I used to be a lot heavier (fatter), and now I look pretty damn good. Seeing the looks on the faces of people who haven't seen me for a long time makes it all worthwhile. I also have my own goals that I want to achieve and am not happy untill I achieve them. I guess it is like anything in life. If a person truly wants to change or sculpt their body they won't stop untill they aciheve their goal. Then they set a new goal. 
KONDOR
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Mfliftah
I used to have the same problem. One thing that has helped me stay motiviated the last several months has been this board. KNowing there are other "normal" guys out there that have the same troubles and problems with either motivation, diet, gains or their own self esteem has made it easier for me to stay focused on my own goals.
Also, my fiance goes to the gym. We motivate each other.
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Joker
I used to have the same problem. One thing that has helped me stay motiviated the last several months has been this board. KNowing there are other "normal" guys out there that have the same troubles and problems with either motivation, diet, gains or their own self esteem has made it easier for me to stay focused on my own goals.
Also, my fiance goes to the gym. We motivate each other.
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Joker
DiaBOLic86
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My goals are strength, I hated it back in highschool when some guy would come in and start benching more than me and he didn't even work out. I was delt shitty genetics, so I'm trying to alter that with work. I'm also 19 so girls matter as well, but not as much as my own personal pride at being the best I can. Gear helps a lot, you spend that much money, you are sure as hell going to go to the gym and make it work.
Lord_Suston
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Deep inside my heart there is a place wher I keep my anger, contempt, and disgust for the normal person i go there everytime I need motivation. My anger is my weapon and my viscousness my key to success. I train to not be like any of the pathetic fools I hear everyday rambling on about their meaningless lives. How they feel so "helpless' and "disgusted" by their looks and weight. They should all just jump off a cliff so I don't have to hear their incessant babble.
