Workout Motivation Killer (STOP DOING THIS)
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Date: 2022-04-22
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Michael
any tips for wieght loss barriers? I started working out 3 weeks ago. I'm not looking to be a body builder I just want to be in better shape. I'm about 30 to 40 pounds overweight depending on where you look for your ideal weight. I'm relatively athletic and the first 2 weeks I lost a lot of weight quickly. The last 5 days I've been stuck at 200 lbs. I dont mind building muscle but I dont want to increase my mass so much I personally think it's unattractive and i'm not looking to be an athlete.
I diet really well I think (lemon water in the mornings, one small portion of protein and one carb with maybe a salad at lunch, and either fruit the rest of the day or a small portion of fish with tomato and lemon)
I do morning strength workouts and night workouts every day with sunday being my only day off, and I ride bike for cardio (around 7. 2 km a day sometimes double cause of errands)
Some people have told me to switch up my routine to keep my body guessing but currently, aside from maybe jogging, I dont have the money or the equipment to find new workout routines every other week and alternate so easily.
so yeah any tips for someone just trying to lose weight and not become some crazy body builder? I dont mind the time it takes but I've seen people hit these walls for weeks and I dont want to be stuck at the same weight for weeks. I plan to lose those 40 pounds by april/may and I think it's very feasible with real tips. I'm really dedicated. thank you!
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any tips for wieght loss barriers? I started working out 3 weeks ago. I'm not looking to be a body builder I just want to be in better shape. I'm about 30 to 40 pounds overweight depending on where you look for your ideal weight. I'm relatively athletic and the first 2 weeks I lost a lot of weight quickly. The last 5 days I've been stuck at 200 lbs. I dont mind building muscle but I dont want to increase my mass so much I personally think it's unattractive and i'm not looking to be an athlete.
I diet really well I think (lemon water in the mornings, one small portion of protein and one carb with maybe a salad at lunch, and either fruit the rest of the day or a small portion of fish with tomato and lemon)
I do morning strength workouts and night workouts every day with sunday being my only day off, and I ride bike for cardio (around 7. 2 km a day sometimes double cause of errands)
Some people have told me to switch up my routine to keep my body guessing but currently, aside from maybe jogging, I dont have the money or the equipment to find new workout routines every other week and alternate so easily.
so yeah any tips for someone just trying to lose weight and not become some crazy body builder? I dont mind the time it takes but I've seen people hit these walls for weeks and I dont want to be stuck at the same weight for weeks. I plan to lose those 40 pounds by april/may and I think it's very feasible with real tips. I'm really dedicated. thank you!
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Zentron
I've used the whole, 'I try working working out, but I don't seem to loose any weight' excuse before, I don't bother with it anymore, I do now do exercise more, though not with any frequency. I do have myself an underactive thyroid (Hypoparathyroidism, which is probably my reasons for not having any motivations and why I don't do enough. Weirdly enough, it 'is' due to bad genes, most of my family from my mother's side has the same condition, we just didn't know until I got diagnosed with it and we all started getting tested for it. I won't be using it as an excuse, I just need to try and push through it, I'm just finding it a struggle to do so, after a little exercise tonight, about 10 min, I gave up, just too tired to go on, though after watching this vid, I'm going to go back and try continue again!
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I've used the whole, 'I try working working out, but I don't seem to loose any weight' excuse before, I don't bother with it anymore, I do now do exercise more, though not with any frequency. I do have myself an underactive thyroid (Hypoparathyroidism, which is probably my reasons for not having any motivations and why I don't do enough. Weirdly enough, it 'is' due to bad genes, most of my family from my mother's side has the same condition, we just didn't know until I got diagnosed with it and we all started getting tested for it. I won't be using it as an excuse, I just need to try and push through it, I'm just finding it a struggle to do so, after a little exercise tonight, about 10 min, I gave up, just too tired to go on, though after watching this vid, I'm going to go back and try continue again!
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Mat
Athlean-x. I use to train 6 days a week 2 hours a day. Loved the hell out of it. My motivation for training and sticking with a diet which I did for years was coming from a insecurity about being bigger so I could always defend myself in places and also to look good for women. Once I got over this insecurity I had which was knowing im still able to defend myself and get women without having a good body. I find it so hard to find a reason to go back to the weights. I want to go back but I just dont have that same drive like I did when I was younger. Sticking to diets and a training lasts a week maybe 2 then I fall off again. I dunno I hope this makes sense but yeah any advice on around this would be awesome.
Thanks
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Athlean-x. I use to train 6 days a week 2 hours a day. Loved the hell out of it. My motivation for training and sticking with a diet which I did for years was coming from a insecurity about being bigger so I could always defend myself in places and also to look good for women. Once I got over this insecurity I had which was knowing im still able to defend myself and get women without having a good body. I find it so hard to find a reason to go back to the weights. I want to go back but I just dont have that same drive like I did when I was younger. Sticking to diets and a training lasts a week maybe 2 then I fall off again. I dunno I hope this makes sense but yeah any advice on around this would be awesome.
Thanks
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Noah
I feel like I do the opposite it's because I look at myself in a such a high esteem I constantly tell myself -wow look at these arms there so big, and etc but when I do that, I tell myself I'm fine if I skip working out today then today turns into tomorrow and next thing I know I miss working out for most most of the week. so now I'm very little motivated to keep exercising and I try pre workout drinks like c4 to get me pumped but there still not doing it for me does anybody have any suggestions to get that boost back up because now I see myself and I am losing some serious tone & muscle and I would like to start exercising again but most days I don't feel like I have the energy. can somebody please help me?
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I feel like I do the opposite it's because I look at myself in a such a high esteem I constantly tell myself -wow look at these arms there so big, and etc but when I do that, I tell myself I'm fine if I skip working out today then today turns into tomorrow and next thing I know I miss working out for most most of the week. so now I'm very little motivated to keep exercising and I try pre workout drinks like c4 to get me pumped but there still not doing it for me does anybody have any suggestions to get that boost back up because now I see myself and I am losing some serious tone & muscle and I would like to start exercising again but most days I don't feel like I have the energy. can somebody please help me?
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Kratax
If you train too hard for some time, then take break, you might not want to go back, because subconscious knows that it will be too hard and or you wreck yourself. But exercising a bit less enables you to continue. Also, yeap, too high expectations can put down. But also not resting enough and or not eating enough will make you stop. If you train too hard and rest too little, it doesnt work well. On the other hand, training hard is required. So must choose: Hard train and much rest etc, but less other life. No watching tv, no video games, . Work, train, eat, and go bed. On the other hand, I am not sure if I want that.
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If you train too hard for some time, then take break, you might not want to go back, because subconscious knows that it will be too hard and or you wreck yourself. But exercising a bit less enables you to continue. Also, yeap, too high expectations can put down. But also not resting enough and or not eating enough will make you stop. If you train too hard and rest too little, it doesnt work well. On the other hand, training hard is required. So must choose: Hard train and much rest etc, but less other life. No watching tv, no video games, . Work, train, eat, and go bed. On the other hand, I am not sure if I want that.
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Jonathan
I disagree with the -you have to have a cap- statement. You don't need a cap. If Warren Buffet put a cap on himself he wouldn't be where he is today. If the Wright brother's put caps on themselves we wouldn't have aircrafts. Many accomplishments of the greatest people in our history were told their goals were -unrealistic, - -insane, - or to -put a cap on- them [their dreams, goals, desires, etc]. Don't put caps on any of your dreams, the only limits you have are the ones you tell yourself.
Thanks for the motivation Jeff, your videos changed my life last year, and I've never been the same!
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I disagree with the -you have to have a cap- statement. You don't need a cap. If Warren Buffet put a cap on himself he wouldn't be where he is today. If the Wright brother's put caps on themselves we wouldn't have aircrafts. Many accomplishments of the greatest people in our history were told their goals were -unrealistic, - -insane, - or to -put a cap on- them [their dreams, goals, desires, etc]. Don't put caps on any of your dreams, the only limits you have are the ones you tell yourself.
Thanks for the motivation Jeff, your videos changed my life last year, and I've never been the same!
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Gy
-I'm too old-. No you're not. I'm 58 with nearly 6 decades of accumulated sports and work injuries. I'm making fine gains every week without injury. Be careful, be wise. Push for you, not for anyone else. Track your improvement and be pleased with whatever rate you improve. If you work and reach a plateau, be happy that your hard work took you to a plateau far above where you started! Will I ever look like Jeff? No! Do I care at age 58? No! But I enjoy the feeling of that workout, the weights, the swimming, the cycling. You're never too old to make reasonable gains at something.
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-I'm too old-. No you're not. I'm 58 with nearly 6 decades of accumulated sports and work injuries. I'm making fine gains every week without injury. Be careful, be wise. Push for you, not for anyone else. Track your improvement and be pleased with whatever rate you improve. If you work and reach a plateau, be happy that your hard work took you to a plateau far above where you started! Will I ever look like Jeff? No! Do I care at age 58? No! But I enjoy the feeling of that workout, the weights, the swimming, the cycling. You're never too old to make reasonable gains at something.
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sport
This is useful advice for any part of your life.
Something I heard a long time ago always stuck with me: Take the word -can't- out of your vocabulary, and replace it with -How CAN I- do x or y. It's a simple psychological trick. The moment the word -can't- pops into your head or speech-- your mind instantly turns OFF. It stops working. By using the phrase -How CAN I-, it engages your mind. Putting the most powerful tool you have to work FOR you instead of lying dormant. The world of possibilities opens up as your mind starts spinning away thinking of ways to do it.
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This is useful advice for any part of your life.
Something I heard a long time ago always stuck with me: Take the word -can't- out of your vocabulary, and replace it with -How CAN I- do x or y. It's a simple psychological trick. The moment the word -can't- pops into your head or speech-- your mind instantly turns OFF. It stops working. By using the phrase -How CAN I-, it engages your mind. Putting the most powerful tool you have to work FOR you instead of lying dormant. The world of possibilities opens up as your mind starts spinning away thinking of ways to do it.
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Oscar
Got a question, I have been having this dull pain on my upper back, near my spine, it's a muscle pain. Usually the pain occurs everyday and becomes worse when I do any pulling movement. I have gone to therapy for it but nothing helped. It did help for a little bit, maybe for an hour, then the pain usually comes back. Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated. I still stretch my back, also tilting my head away from the pain increases the pain of the muscle. Raising my arm over my head, to the side or even behind myself increases the pain.
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Got a question, I have been having this dull pain on my upper back, near my spine, it's a muscle pain. Usually the pain occurs everyday and becomes worse when I do any pulling movement. I have gone to therapy for it but nothing helped. It did help for a little bit, maybe for an hour, then the pain usually comes back. Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated. I still stretch my back, also tilting my head away from the pain increases the pain of the muscle. Raising my arm over my head, to the side or even behind myself increases the pain.
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pepsiguzzeler375
Athlean-x, been watching your videos for a bit, not wanting to start yet because I don't have allot of money coming in but I'd like to begin this program after the new year (already on a program at the moment worth mentioning, so continuing that until after) I live in the UK, will this be an issue? Will the plan account for this in the food section part and measurement conventions to metric system? Also we lift weights in kg instead of pounds. Please answer as soon as possible. Also will payment be an issue?
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Athlean-x, been watching your videos for a bit, not wanting to start yet because I don't have allot of money coming in but I'd like to begin this program after the new year (already on a program at the moment worth mentioning, so continuing that until after) I live in the UK, will this be an issue? Will the plan account for this in the food section part and measurement conventions to metric system? Also we lift weights in kg instead of pounds. Please answer as soon as possible. Also will payment be an issue?
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