Is motivation a problem?
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big in vegas
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I've lost a little motivation sincw I moved back in with my parents, but I've still been forcing myself to go
big in vegas
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I can be completely unwilling to go to the gym, but if I can get myself in the car and actually drive there, once I'm there I'm 100% focused
Ox 51
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I've had those days too. They usually turn into great workouts.
big in vegas
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Generally, I'm just so tired anymore that I have a hard time wrapping my head around going, but once I'm there it's all good
Me too, sometimes I am on my way there without even thinking about it. I like it when I am like that. Now if I have to take time off for anything then good luck, anything longer than 3 days off for me is bad. I can come up with any excuse not to go, even though I know it makes me feel better.
Ox 51
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Yeah, once you break the habit of going, it's hard to get it back sometimes.
drdavidjesse
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i think "motivation" is more of a factor in the beginning stages of starting ANYTHING new, whether it be a fitness routine or making sure to brush your teeth before bed every night...once you get past that beginning stage, then it becomes "habit"...once a behavior has crossed over into the "habit" phase, then far less "motivation" is required...you simply don't feel "right" when you stop performing the behavior...that's why the first few months of a diet and exercise program are always the toughest...you have to rely more on motivation, and less on the rewired neural circuitry that comes along with adopting a new pattern of behavior...and in the beginning results aren't evident, and the fact that results WILL come and you WILL reap reward and benefit from what you do takes a measure of faith...you have the assured expectation that what you want will come, although your realities are not yet beheld...it's easy to make excuses and put off things that don't generate IMMEDIATE reward, and exercise and training don't always yield IMMEDIATE benefit...in fact sometimes quite the opposite...you invest 1 or 2 hours and sometimes the only IMMEDIATE benefit is exhaustion and soreness...but we all have faith that in time the reward outweighs the sacrifice...people will always say they are "too busy"...but as the great henry thoreau once said..."the question is not are we busy, but what are we busy at?"...
sometimes yeah, after a show, I just want to relax and take it easy. Ive noticed this as ive gotten older. take more time off threwout the year. but it helps really, with nagging injury's or just motavation to get back at it...what i notice now, is that I have to have a show planned in the near future to really be motavated to go train hard, and diet. if I plan somethign a year from now, then forget it. ill slack off, just not go hard for the first few months...but actully it helps cause i like the pressure of having somewhat limited time...
Lil Lifter
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Weight training is just something I do. A part of me. so getting motivated to go really isnt necessary. I just do!! I enjoy it. No matter what my mind always is better after i workout. My body too! I like the soreness i get the next day! I know i worked hard and am getting even a cm closer to my goals!! 
big in vegas
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My problem is that I work dumb hours so if I don't go while I'm fresh out of work, I'm likely to go home to sleep and then it just becomes a fight to leave the house and it's mainly because I live a little ways out of town
JonnyMie
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Even with how important training is to me I lose some motivation once in a while. For me I just find an amateur PL meet or novice strongman event I want to do. Having something to work towards keeps me on track. I'm sure it'd be the same with a bodybuilding show or whatever fits your goals. Also I'm all or nothing, although I'm getting a litter better as I get older. That makes it hard for me to do anything between nothing or 110% every day... makes it hard to be balanced... but that's just my overboard personality, and it's something I deal with by just trying to be aware of it and keep some semblance of balance in my life.
What I'm getting at is staying motivated probably has more to do with how you approach training and how it balances with the rest of your life when you are motivated so you don't burn out.
Beyond that for probably everyone here our history in training, the sacrifices and work we've put in over years, and that training is a core routine of our lives probably helps a lot staying motivated.
What I'm getting at is staying motivated probably has more to do with how you approach training and how it balances with the rest of your life when you are motivated so you don't burn out.
Beyond that for probably everyone here our history in training, the sacrifices and work we've put in over years, and that training is a core routine of our lives probably helps a lot staying motivated.
big in vegas
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I know a lot of guys lose the motivation once they come off cycle, but I've never felt that way
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