High-Jacked said:
Motivation for me is realizing that i dont have anyone else but myself to blame for the adipose tissue buildup around my abdomen.
An even bigger motivation is realizing that discipline you build in pushing yourself to the limit and eating healthily is going to spill over into most everything else you do. You dont see very many people that are disciplined in the gym, let alone anything else. I have a hell of a lot of respect for someone that doesnt just make time to go to the gym, cook well in advance, or get enough sleep, but someone who does it and gets everything else done that they need to and still has somewhat of a social life
Right on with that man, since I have been seriously BB'ing/training, all other responsibilities in my life I tackle with greater determination and pride. It has made realize that this is my own life and I control what becomes of it. Being able to change my mental and physical characteristics further prooves to myself that I can control what I want to do in life.
On another note, which might sound shallow, but I feel that I am a much better,stronger, capable person than someone that is not as determined, or someone kind of lazy. When I see the guys (mostly, some girls too) who are in the gym talking on there cell phone in between sets, or trying to pick up a broad, or anything of that nature, instantly I "think" I know how that person carries themself in all other areas of there life.
Before I got into this full force, I would go out on a weekend night and feel obligated to drink even if I didn't want to because I was not strong enough, and confident enough in myself to do what I wanted, I figured I would get ragged on. Now I could care less, I am my own person, and if I don't want to do something and you don't like it you have two choices.. Keep your mouth shut and be respectful of my choices... or lets have at it! [/B][/QUOTE]
i know exactly how you feel. When i first came to college i had no direction in my life. I went to football practice and hung out with the same people. We all pledged together the next spring, and i slowly became someone who drank all the time. Then i made a decision for Christ and got serious about that, and thats been one thing that has made my discipline 1000 times better,
there's this verse Colossians 3:23 that says whatever you do work at it with all your heart as if working for the Lord and not man. I take that to heart in everything, or do my best to anyways. Thats the kind of attitude that makes you bust it in the gym, workin your hardest no matter what the cost. Taking a step out and getting out of the 'crowd', by that i mean the people that make the easy choices to do nothing but drink and eat mcdonalds maybe doesnt pay off right away, but when all your friends come back after a summer and you have sculpted abs and shoulders that look like dumbbells people tend to ask questions. That is something that motivates me. More than the fact that you improved your physique and reached your goals, is looking back and seeing that you can and do have the discipline to do things like that. That will pour over into other parts of your life. Thats a huge payoff.
For most of us i would say that the discipline in our fitness lives spills over into the rest of our daily life,
or even if its that the discipline in the rest of yoru life pours over into fitness you still gain more from pushing your body when it hurts or eating tuna when the rest of your friends eat pizza than you would had you not attempted to improve your life through improving your physique. Some of us are motivated by what we think are crappy genetics, some trying to get away from an unsuccessful family, some of us do it for our general health, or girls(which i think is a poor motivation). whatever way you do it, i think the elitefitness lifestyle is taking the step and getting away from the crowd, trying to separate yourself through hard work and discipline.
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