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mbstrong
03-22-2002, 01:13 PM
Yes, I get tired of it some times and ask myself the same question.  But I want to become the greatest powerlifter and become the greatest bodybuilder so I just keep on going.  I sometimes just take off a day here or there.

tiny
03-22-2002, 01:15 PM
i evaluate wether to call it quits or keep at it eod.. doesen't help beeing sick either ...

Gear101*
03-22-2002, 01:23 PM
i did for 5 years and it sux.. i missed it too much.. nothing to do with me time...

wooffdogg
03-22-2002, 01:35 PM
know u vets are talkn serious commitment here, so can certainly relate at my level.  there are days when i gotta drag myself to the gym and think i'll puke if I have to eat another chicken breast (ben & jerry's vanilla heathbar crunch, anyone?), but nuthin clears my head and centers me more than a good workout...well, a couple things come close mebby.  at this point, the bennies are worth the sacrifice.  ask me again in 5 years.

wooffdogg

wooffdogg@hushmail.com

Wish_I_was_big
03-22-2002, 01:40 PM
I've wanted to quit a few times.   All I do is pull out a picture of me when I graduated highschool at 5'10, 120lbs... seeing my ultra-srawny a$$ then is all the more insentive to keep going.

TAZ
03-22-2002, 01:42 PM
I think that everyone feels this way from time to time. I took few years off a while ago. You really start to hate yourself when your not working out. The body goes to hell in a big hurry. You look in the mirror or at old pictures and get really depressed.

I think if I get tired and start to feel that way again I will probably look at dropping the frequency and intensity for awhile to see if that helps or possiably try to find a different place to workout for awhile.

Auriflex
03-22-2002, 02:05 PM
If I had any other worthwhile hobbies, maybe.  But this is the only thing I have that I truly enjoy.  I wouldn't stop for anyone.

stumpy
03-22-2002, 03:12 PM
after training so many years, i have also had these feelings.  i felt like "why do i want to be big?"  or "why do i need to lift so heavy?" or "maybe i should just turn into a cardio freak and get skinny".

you know what helps.  watch pumping iron. that sometimes fuels the fire within.  

for most of us, this is all we know, its in our blood.  we will never stop.

so stop crying, go eat some pinkies, and boot some deca, and go load on the 45's and when you finish and look in the mirror with that pump that no normal person has ever expirienced, then you will know why you do this.

Die big, Die young, dianabol.

NAPALM1
03-22-2002, 04:15 PM
In the past few years since I have made training a priority in my life I can't say I ever wanted to quit. But, I have gotten discouraged a few times and wondered why I continue to do it. When I take time off, I feel like shit. Worse than I do when I am discouraged with my training. I think everyone goes through it at times. Especially when other things are going on in our lives that need to be attended to, and training doesn't seem to be as important during these times. The one thing that I do know above everything else is I love this sport. Its my life, its what I do. It has became the biggest part of my identity. If I did ever quit, I would lose a huge part of myself and my life.  I would just be a regular guy again, and I couldn't live with that. Sorry for getting all "mooshy", LOL. Later

mr456
03-22-2002, 04:46 PM
Sometimes I have just wanted to say "F it". But most of the time if my intensity isn't there..then I just take a day off. I don't feel like wasting my time and energy doing a workout if I can't focus on what i'm doing.
   Its good to give yourself a break from everything for a day every once in a while. Order a large pizza and wash the whole thing down with a 2-liter of Pepsi...fuck that diet...you know you will be right back on it tommorow  :D

NAPALM1
03-22-2002, 05:02 PM
Right now I am thinking I could throw it all away for a fucking Butterfinger!!!! LOL, later

Bobby Traps
03-22-2002, 06:07 PM
Yea i dont mind the training or the cardio, or even the cost, but what i really hate is feeding myself every 2 hours, and i dont even eat for taste anymore. I hate food. I could give it all up just because of the dieting, and i dont mean just cutting i mean eating clean. I wish i could just eat whatever i want when i want and nothing ever changed.

fishtownflexin
03-22-2002, 06:27 PM
Im sure it crosses all of our minds at one point.  But I have too much money invested in my gym to let it just sit there.  Plus I love the looks I get from others due to my body......thanks to our A.S friends.

rico*
03-22-2002, 07:06 PM
I to like the frightened look people get when I turn the corner.hahahah :D  I can't wait for summer!!!!

dedprez*
03-22-2002, 07:08 PM
<!--QuoteBegin--Gear101+Mar. 21 2002,6:23--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Gear101 @ Mar. 21 2002,6:23)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->i did for 5 years and it sux.. i missed it too much.. nothing to do with me time...[/quote]
so...how much did u miss it if u quit for 5 years??<!--emo&?.--><img src="http://musclechemistry.mantisforums.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/unhappy.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='?.'><!--endemo-->.anyways... i have never even thought about quitting....it is part of me....part of my lifestyle...it is what i do and i enjoy it...i am sorry all of u guys have felt that way b4... ???

BIG GUNS 21
03-22-2002, 07:08 PM
EVERY leg workout&#33;

jstrong20
03-22-2002, 07:17 PM
Yeah I&#39;ve quit for pretty long periods of time before but as soon as I seen any size coming off I&#39;d start traning again. &nbsp;Besides traning makes me feel alot better and is a great way to get rid of aggresion for me. &nbsp;I don&#39;t think I&#39;ll ever stop.

BStrongBwell*
03-22-2002, 08:51 PM
I get worn down and feel just plain beat-up and run-over from training. &nbsp;However, all it usually takes is few days off or a couple of workouts where I hit the weights a bit lighter, and then I&#39;m back in business. &nbsp;Quitting alltogether is IMO just plain ridiculous and out of the question. &nbsp;I took quite a few years where I was on/off, mostly off, and I was miserable. &nbsp;The sad part is, I didn&#39;t even realize it was the lack of workouts that was making me so damn depressed. &nbsp;

**Being in shape, being strong and being in the gym is one of the best cures for bouncing back from daily life&#39;s continuous string of bullshit that I can think of...I hope I always have the physical ability to keep at it.

stone1000ml
03-22-2002, 09:47 PM
Whenever im off the shit I get all depressed and dont want to lift,for some reason I drag my ass in and out of the gym daily.

Zeca
03-23-2002, 07:38 AM
I guess everyone think about that question sometimes..............the answer is donīt stop&#33; &nbsp; &nbsp; <!--emo&{}--><img src="http://musclechemistry.mantisforums.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='{}'><!--endemo-->

properly pumped
03-24-2002, 01:15 PM
I always try to keep in mind that very soon I will be &quot;on&quot; again, and that motivates me to keep on going. It sucks when you&#39;re off, strength goes down, size goes down, weights go down, mood is low. And then it&#39;s all over, and you go back on, and everything is O.K. again. But seriously, setting aside AAS, I will try to take a day off or two and try to relax and then come back full speed. :angry:

blackdream71
03-25-2002, 05:46 PM
<!--QuoteBegin--NAPALM1+Mar. 22 2002,9:02--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (NAPALM1 @ Mar. 22 2002,9:02)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Right now I am thinking I could throw it all away for a fucking Butterfinger&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; LOL, later[/quote]
I hate BUTTERFINGERS, LOL....

Flex 2002
03-25-2002, 06:16 PM
Its more than a sport its a lifestyle it takes alot of commitment to put junk food away to say i wont go out with the guys im not missing training tonight.You have to mentally strong and obbsessive to succeed in this game thats why so many fail its ok to have doubts but a true bodybuilder will never quit when he shrinks hell go back its an ego thing&#33;&#33;

scott666
03-27-2002, 03:56 PM
Sometimes I&#39;ll take off a week or two, but I go agg. &nbsp;I need the release.

tubby
03-27-2002, 05:08 PM
I just said fuck it 3 weeks ago and just stopped going but I&#39;m going back this friday and I&#39;m joining a new gym. &nbsp;I&#39;m joining a Golds which is really close to work so i&#39;m looking forward to getting into a gym that has dumbells heavier than 75lbs&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

tubbs

sully
03-27-2002, 05:40 PM
...i havent lifted in a couple weeks but i felt i needed to take off for various reasons...i start a cycle on this upcoming monday so will be totally fresh to hit it hard again...i usually get thoughts like that when i m &quot;off&quot;...

BLEED GREEN
03-27-2003, 04:13 PM
1 year ago today...........

Bigbizkit
03-27-2003, 04:51 PM
I feel like throwing in the towel once in a while. Usually on leg days. I motivate myself by thinking about looking like a potato on two toothpicks.

BitterB
03-27-2003, 06:05 PM
I go thru it between cycles, mostly on shoulder days. I get tired of the pain in my joints, the popping shoulders, clicking elbows, aching wrists. Then I take a few days off of lifting and just play basketball. The joints start to feel better, the the weights start calling again... like that ex-girlfriend that you can never get out of your life...

poopoo
03-27-2003, 06:35 PM
I don't mind the taining, but its the constant eating that I hate. I'm a slow eater, so it takes up much of my time. ANd after constantly stuffing your face, everything starts to taste worse and worse. But you got to do what you got to do.

shiko24
03-27-2003, 06:37 PM
I wanted to quit a few times but my family are all fat asses and I never wanted to be like that so I bust my ass every time I am at the gym !

Harvey Balboner
03-27-2003, 06:53 PM
Stumpy is right whenever you feel like quiting watch Pumping Iron, every time I see that movie I'm ready to hit the weights.

Nitrous Oxide
03-27-2003, 07:46 PM
Originally posted by Harvey Balboner
Stumpy is right whenever you feel like quiting watch Pumping Iron, every time I see that movie I'm ready to hit the weights.


Shit I feel the same way bro. For me going to gym is become like killing time..not only to get big...I don't know what to do with myself..so I punish my poor body :)

bigdan
03-27-2003, 08:35 PM
I quit one time after a show. I busted my ass to get in shape. I didnt make the top 5. I got disgusted and quit for about 3 days. I later found out the top five had all qualified at some point in time to go the nationals and another guy in my class that didnt place won his class at the master nationals.

Saks
03-27-2003, 08:55 PM
just remember,
when you hit the gym, and I mean HARD!,
you are a part of the minority who wants it bad enough.
DON'T be like the rest of the world.
BE STRONG

scorpio
03-27-2003, 10:37 PM
I said it before, get a good workout partner. I have two that will literally drag me out of the house. It's happened, they show up at the door and the bastards wont' leave until I go with them. Of course payback is a bitch..........

bigshug
03-27-2003, 11:22 PM
Somedays I feel like I have been kicked down a flight of steps, only to go to the gym and have a crap workout that really makes me wonder whether I have what it takes to achieve my goals......then I watch Ronnie's video and I go tear the gym a new one.......YEAH BUDDY!!! LIGHT WEIGHT, BABY!!!!

midwtchamp
03-28-2003, 01:57 AM
I have been contemplating calling it quits for like a few weeks now....so much shit built up in my life, but I worked too damn hard to throw it all away! so I will dig out of my trench and continue!

rippedchef
03-30-2003, 12:51 PM
I'll stop when they put me in a box-period

basskiller
03-30-2003, 12:55 PM
yes, I'm not a pro, so working out for the last 25 years, sure there has been times where I didn't even go near a weight.

BitterB
03-30-2003, 05:21 PM
A large, special made box!!!

92StangMan
03-30-2003, 05:28 PM
I sometimes wonder about it when I'm away from the gym but once I'm in there, there is no way the thought could enter my mind. It's the only place where the outside world doesn't mean shit.

rippedchef
03-30-2003, 06:52 PM
Originally posted by BitterB
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B]A large, special made box!!! [/B]

Amen brother!!

JAV
03-30-2003, 07:18 PM
i seriously thought about quiting once and only once. then the addiction really became clear, you can never stop. you will never be the same person if you do.