What gets you motivated?

[Pseudonym]

What is it that drives you in the gym? What are you thinking (consciously/subconsciously) to get yourself to put in that extra bit of effort?

There is a point to me asking these questions, but if I tell you now if might affect your answers. So humour me... What gets you motivated?

[maccaz]

seeing results!

and the buzz of hitting a new pb is awesome

[jimmybro1]

seeing results!

and the buzz of hitting a new pb is awesome

+1.

Also seeing others succeed is motivational also

[Grover]

To be bigger, stronger, lean mean machine

as my teenage daughters say I scare their boy friends the plan is working!

[teamfatboy]

seeing results!

and the buzz of hitting a new pb is awesome

+1.

Also seeing others succeed is motivational also

These!

And moving up the rankings!

[shane]

whats getting me motivated lately realizing I'm nearly 40 and have to work harder in the gym

[Gym rat]

Mine would be training for this years Pan Pacific show and Nabba South island also the amazing progress that I am making on my journey to August 17th plus today I am 160 days out bring it on :twisted:

[Android]

common things here...am the same.

visualising change, making a plan to change, seeing the change :pfft: am excited and motivated just writing this stuff!!!!

all that... for winning on stage cos only 1st place matters to me

[Leeroid]

Seeing pictures of insane physiques.

And getting results. I find when I don't get results for a certain period of time, I start to lose motivation.

[nosher]

To be bigger, stronger, lean mean machine

as my teenage daughters say I scare their boy friends the plan is working!

+ 1...hah ha ha..

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

trying to win the heart of this teenage girl but before i get there, i have to challenge and defeat her father. so far he is refusing my challenges and hitting the gym hard trying to catch up so its working so far

what you up to psuedo, making a motivational mix cd or shirts or something? hope its better than beats by jay :pfft:

[Grover]

:pfft:

[eatliftrest]

For me the extra effort is what it’s all about. Going to failure is pretty standard, but we know the business happens with those last few reps so it seems crazy to back off when you’ve done all the work to get to that point. One more rep, one at a time. I work to Dorian’s one-working-set principle, so let’s say that’s 4 reps past failure . At four exercises that 16 reps total. Big deal. A few seconds of pain to know when you leave the gym you’ve done absolutely everything you can. Personally, it’s the only thing in my life I can truly say I give 100%

[Ninja]

The pursuit of excellence especially when somebody tells me it cant be done

[icecream]

All the cute young boys :wave:

[teamfatboy]

All the cute young boys :wave:

then get down to CityFatness so you can distract them... they're clogging the squat-rack with their bicep curls ...

[icecream]

Strut in with my crossfit spanky pants on... And then boff them in the head. Seriously just walk up to them with a pre loaded barbell and tell them to f*ck off \:D/

[teamfatboy]

Wash your mouth out :grin: ... if I can find a pre-loaded barbell for my squat opener, I've gone to Iron Heaven :nod:

[teamfatboy]

But back on topic... what got me motivated yesterday was the ping of the buckle on my belt fracturing and failing entirely at the bottom of a squat... missed the rep, nailed the next set no belt, just to teach it a lesson :roll:

[icecream]

Yesss nice work :grin:

Ok so what seriously gets me motivated is constantly one upping myself, and seeing how strong I can get. Realizing I am starting to 'inspire' (their words not mine) other women around me also helps throw me back in the gym when I'm feeling blah about my workouts.

:nod:

[I Declare War]

Yesss nice work :grin:

Ok so what seriously gets me motivated is constantly one upping myself, and seeing how strong I can get. Realizing I am starting to 'inspire' (their words not mine) other women around me also helps throw me back in the gym when I'm feeling blah about my workouts.

:nod:

Nice! :nod:

Ice Cream on my cheat day gets me motivated! Just kidding. For me it's a chemical thing... I look forward to the endorphin rush that is my next workout. It's kind of funny, given all the DOMS and occasional injuries I go through. A willing slave to the chemical addiction and torture!

Oh, and definitely what icecream said regarding 'inspiring' others.

[Shutupandsquat]

My goal of making the 212 Olympia

[Android]

My goal of making the 212 Olympia

for a minute there I read "2012 Olympia" and thought you'd missed your opportunity!

I'm motivated by seeing bigger guys on the stage and in the gym like Nellie and ....umm that's all there is at LM to motivate me...anyway makes me motivated to work harder

[I Declare War]

My goal of making the 212 Olympia

for a minute there I read "2012 Olympia" and thought you'd missed your opportunity!

I'm motivated by seeing bigger guys on the stage and in the gym like Nellie and ....umm that's all there is at LM to motivate me...anyway makes me motivated to work harder

Nelly's pretty massive aye. Not too much of a fan of the physique though, a bit too big and blocky. Just my opinion.

Saw some pics of him next to Phil Heath the other day, Phil's size and conditioning makes him look like a baby.

[Android]

My goal of making the 212 Olympia

for a minute there I read "2012 Olympia" and thought you'd missed your opportunity!

I'm motivated by seeing bigger guys on the stage and in the gym like Nellie and ....umm that's all there is at LM to motivate me...anyway makes me motivated to work harder

Nelly's pretty massive aye. Not too much of a fan of the physique though, a bit too big and blocky. Just my opinion.

Saw some pics of him next to Phil Heath the other day, Phil's size and conditioning makes him look like a baby.

yeah I'm not going to judge his physique, but the size of some of his muscle groups is what astounds me. Hope he goes up on stage sometime this year