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Originally Posted by d3r14k
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This thread has inspired me more than one time to hit the pool. I am not much of a weightlifter, but full body cardio in the water with no joint stress is my bag.
What do you guys do to stay motivated? Make goals? Establish a routine? I would love to work out six times a week but staying focused and finding the time and motivation is always way harder for me than the actual workout. Three times a week is more realistic, but I'd like it to be more.
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The easy answer? Finally meeting my goals is what keeps me motivated.. The gym is a funny place man..
The people who need to be at the gym the most are the people having the least fun and probably have the least motivation..
The people who have already met their goals and look/feelin good are the ones having the best time.. At that point the gym and workouts are easy. When you feel a solid pump.. When you feel and look strong. Your confidence shoots through the roof man. And that's a feeling you want to keep feeling. So you return to the gym the next day, and the next and the next. And the gym is a place you look forward to going to. It's a place for me to get away too.
But for sure when i started my workouts years ago, it was a struggle. Wasn't until i started seeing some serious body changes that the gym became a grand place. Then just like anything else you do over time, a passion developed- I wanted to know more. I wanted to know more science on the foods i eat, i wanted to know more about how a body breaks down food. How muscle builds, how fat burns..
So all in all- My own motivation comes from being patient enough to see changes. Once changes were seen, i wanted more of them. Just something about staring in the mirror while doin some shoulder presses, seeing muscles and veins pop that says to me- "bro, you GOTTA get back in here and do this again tomorrow!!!!"