I've been told that if you hate going to the gym, you'll give up and quit sooner than if you tell yourself you love going to the gym -- that the most important thing about changing your physique is brainwashing yourself that you love lifting weights???

KillaKyleKlan · 2022-02-26T17:54:07+00:00

I read a "self help" book that talked about how to make new habits stick. If you want to change something in your life you want to tell yourself that it's part of your identity. Say I want myself to go to the gym, "I love working out" or "I'm a gym rat". Eventually it will grown you and help keep the habit your want to build. You're reaffirming who you are.

iJuiiCe_x · 2022-02-27T03:14:52+00:00

Just fucking go, eventually you'll see how good it makes you feel and how shitty you feel when you don't go

TangoHack · 2022-03-01T19:50:52+00:00

I haven't seen the video yet. Actually writing this answer in the middle of my gym routine, lol. I can tell you this: going to the gym is like washing your teeth or taking at least one shower every day. It's a good habit. You don't have to love it. But try not to hate it. Since it's better for you to do it, anyways. And it doesn't take that long. 45 minutes per day is enough, in my case. 3 or 4 times per week. I usually give myself a "prize" after I work out. Something simple, like eating a sweet protein bar or going for a coffee at a café nearby. It helps to reinforce the habit.

SliceBeast6339 · 2022-03-04T11:55:35+00:00

I’ve been training 5 years now and I had to be forced to go in the beginning. Recently I’ve had this exact same thought as people ask me how I go 6 days of the week. And the truth is yeah I love it but I believe it’s to do with addictions. I love music and pretty much addicted to caffeine and I love the feeling of a pump as well. So combined together it’s got me hooked all these years because I know when I’m in the gym I’ll get a massive spike of dopamine. It’s bad I know but it’s what I believe is behind the consistency.

pickitupppp · 2022-03-06T18:06:11+00:00

Find a different way to exercise that isn't just simply lifting weights. Be creative and make it fun. I like to fi pull ups on the monkey bars at playgrounds I stop at while bike riding.

Also, having not watched the video, this guy is on steroids, so you should set your expectations accordingly. It should take you a year or two to see a significant visible transformation.

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