Whats your gym fuel?

INNASKILLZ2K18 · 2019-05-05T04:57:59+00:00

If it works, keep it...as long as you can let that shit go when you walk out.

For me,it's desire to be an example. I work in rehab, and want to show motherfuckers you can turn life around, and build a good body too.

kingbigbucket · 2019-05-05T04:49:25+00:00

A lot of the same shit actually. I know there is a horde of people out there who want nothing for me besides pain and failure. I find a lot of joy in disappointing them. Every time I get ahead in life I can see how it eats at them and I love it. Not a healthy way of going through life, but it gets the job done lol.

Kurush559 · 2019-05-05T05:23:32+00:00

Make your workouts as good as the girls you wanna fuck

kayfab · 2019-05-05T06:54:21+00:00

I have a passion for training bro, also i am 46 but i injured my lower back at 29,,,,,, i was unable to train properly for 12 years.

At 37 2 of the so called best chronic pain specialist told me i was done and i would never lift weight again.

At 41 i met my current sport doctor the cured me PRP and prolotherapy. And around January he told me to go all out if something happens he will fix me once more.....

I started stronglifts 5 x 5 am now squatting 300 pounds and deadlifting the same, my bench is back up to 230, my military press standing is 135 but still needs a lot of work and my bb rows is 155 pounds.

I miss training so much that each training session i am excited, squatting heavy deadlifting... its amazing.....

This is my honest motivation to train my passion never died but now its only stronger.

leftajar · 2019-05-05T07:38:30+00:00

I like to look good. It's the lubricant that greases every step of every social situation.

TheRedPillRipper · 2019-05-05T07:35:34+00:00

My gym fuel is habit. Motivation got me started, discipline kept me going; now habit makes me better.

Godspeed and good luck!

Aethetico · 2019-05-05T05:05:49+00:00

The zyzz legacy fuels my fire. Fuark \ O >

Corvette14 · 2019-05-05T05:13:14+00:00

seeing men bigger than myself, and using that as motivation to go harder in the gym, because that could be what i look like some day if i go balls to the wall every time i step foot in the weight room.

TehJimmyy · 2019-05-05T07:25:16+00:00

Short answer: Look good naked and accomplishing that and feel better getting out of the house.

Long answer:I started lifting for women especially revenging my oneitis.I though that being physically fit would help.2 years in i started cutting and taking diet seriously and going the lean life.Its a good accomplishment and it makes you respect yourself more in all aspects of life and makes me feel better.

We are gonna make it bruh

bbraham · 2019-05-05T07:35:53+00:00

Bro I can feel your anger. I'm in the same situation (well not LTR but oneitis hooked up with someone else despite telling me shes only seeing me).

Can relate to the lies/emotional manipulation part so much. Funny how you always see that stuff so clearly looking backwards, but in the moment you get tricked easily. But I'm sure in a few years I won't fall for that stupid shit anymore.

I'm still depressed as fuck (not only related to the oneitis thing) but I'm using that anger as fuel just like you.

I was in a temporary low and thats when my oneitis fucking destroyed me with lies/emotional manipulation. Couldn't even get out of bed for 3 months. I'm now back to the gym again and more motivated than ever.

drsherbert · 2019-05-05T14:01:04+00:00

The strongest, most ripped I ever got in the gym was when I pictured the face of a certain scumbag that did me dirty and what I was gonna do to his face when I saw him. Channel that anger to make you a better person. It works.

zxcvb7809 · 2019-05-05T06:58:59+00:00

Chest day.

FuckboyAWALT · 2019-05-05T08:35:13+00:00

Get ripped or die mirin.

Furthermore with every rep you do, you outvalue 85% of your competition regarding physical attractiveness.

LLL3peat · 2019-05-05T11:12:54+00:00

I just love it. Always loved the gyms once I was introduced to heavy weights back in 8th grade. Lost 20 that summer before high school and got of the friend zone with many of my friends.

Later in life I stopped lifting but just parties and drank. Weight went up obviously. Going from a 350 lbs guy to being an automatic best friend and cutting down to 170 getting all the attention I dreamed of once again, becoming normal by my peers, and taken seriously were byproducts.

My personality is always to push the boundaries and see what happens, right now it's a mental game to keep/maintain/increase volume and weight while cutting at a ~500 calorie deficit.

Prob have another 10 weeks to go to be 10-12% but we will see how much mass I'll be able to keep. No aas or peds yet.

DebonairD · 2019-05-05T11:58:00+00:00

Being slightly obsessed with seeing just how far I can take myself: physically, mentally, etc.

Classy_Amir · 2019-05-05T12:11:46+00:00

My fuel: when I'm climbing my college's stairs and go 4 floors without breaking a sweat and see others around me breathing heavily. I look at myself and say, "don't you ever stop going to gym. This is what will be waiting for you."

kabylewolf · 2019-05-05T12:28:21+00:00

My favorite pre-work out is bcaa preworkout from optimum and I like having 3 oreos dipped in peanut butter.

I then proceed to knock out a 1200 calorie workout. Lol

Skuggasveinn · 2019-05-05T12:40:12+00:00

SemperPrimus · 2019-05-05T16:36:32+00:00

Yeah, similar here. I hate to say this but thinking about being the best version of myself as a big fuck you to my ex.

I know I have alot of mental growth that still needs to happen. But hey it is helping in the gym

amwfhunter · 2019-05-05T06:00:22+00:00

Ghost legend

throwawayycheyeah · 2019-05-05T07:24:13+00:00

Mostly just routine lately. Havent really been trying to prove anything but I like the way I feel when I've been working out. I'd like to make gym time more fun though

Elephant_777 · 2019-05-05T08:27:17+00:00

To create a congruence between how I feel and how I look. Mentally I feel incredibly powerful (overcome alot of shit that most won't go through) but physically I looked scrawny. I didn't like that. So I gym to make the the two equal. But it's sort of impossible because I am always wanting to improve my mental. But I'm happy for my body to lag behind as long as it's still improving.

Angelrun · 2019-05-05T08:29:32+00:00

Same exact shit bro

spndxwra · 2019-05-05T08:39:02+00:00

caffeine

looking good naked!

...some bitter ex's and most importantly;

to the better version of myself i am becoming each day

AceMav21 · 2019-05-05T08:56:57+00:00

Uh Steel AMPED AF, DMAA, STEEL ADABOLIC, LGD4033, Enclomiphene, DHEA, Creatine, and Being Aesthetic.

pwnerofnoob · 2019-05-05T09:50:28+00:00

Karbolyn

Geleemann · 2019-05-05T11:45:04+00:00

To improve PB's. All my motivation is intrinsic

The-Wizard-of-Oz- · 2019-05-05T11:52:23+00:00

Dude, I appreciate your drive but the poisonous thoughts will go away. (ie on their own with time.)

Try putting in some music. The blasting kind. (this is for motivation during exercise. Maintaining a state of flow.)

Orfeu_da_Conceicao · 2019-05-05T14:18:28+00:00

Honestly I use the DJ Khalid method. THEY don't want me to improve. Etc. Etc. Works for me.

BurnoutRS · 2019-05-05T14:43:05+00:00

This world offers an ever increasing list of ways for us to escape the physicality of our existance. Lifting is one way of getting back in touch with the body, forming a stronger connection with it.

We are moving forward into a future where the possibility of human augmentation will only be limited by human imagination. I think it would constitute a betrayal of myself in the highest if I were to make any attempt at improving myself inorganically, before first pursuing the limits of my organic body.

Take a look at how an educated, disciplined individual might use their smart phone compared to your average idiot. A person who has their life in order, can use the device to further their ability to keep their life in order. A person who's life is in dissarray, who incorporates the smartphone into their life with the aims of getting their life in order, just adds a bunch of extra distractions and complications.

Mastery of the self should be the goal preceding mastery of the extensions of the self

linkofinsanity19 · 2019-05-05T14:47:24+00:00

The fact that thanks to a childhood of ADHD meds made me scrawny as hell throughout school and I have an immensely hard time gaining both weight and strength. I don't care how long it takes though, because it's a part of my lifestyle and I'll keep lifting even if my progress slows to 5lbs/year per lift. I just enjoy the hell out of being able to move heavy objects.

Whisper · 2019-05-06T00:20:17+00:00

Every time I go to the gym I meditate on these sorts of things and channel every ounce of energy into new personal bests... one more rep, one more set.

This is not what you need.

The discipline that makes you strong is not the surging berserk energy that makes you attempt one more rep, one more set, ten more pounds.

It is the consistent, slow persistence that makes you show up for every day of your training cycle and do what you need to do... day after day, month after month, year after year. Forever.

Don't try to eat things bigger than your head. Don't burn hot and then burn out. Instead, stack your progress every damn day. Patience, not fire, is the key to achievement.

Vikingcel · 2019-05-05T11:09:27+00:00

Being ugly

JSuma · 2019-05-05T13:09:30+00:00

Combination of where I used to be, where I want to be, and how I want to prove to those around me that my ceiling isnt even in sight yet

rek1ess · 2019-05-05T13:35:52+00:00

Same thing. Go into my head. Dump a bunch of shit on the floor from my ex and start pumping. I also have a special playlist too that really adds gas to that fire.

I work until failure. I recently hit 335 without assistance as a result of this method.

TheDero · 2019-05-05T14:17:57+00:00

I workout as hard as I would if I was fuckin a 9 for the last time

OfficerWade · 2019-05-05T14:18:29+00:00

A meal before I go in like 39 minutes to an hour and BCAA and protein shake right after. Nothing fancy. I usually try and get another meal in after I work out

cluelessguitarist · 2019-05-05T15:56:23+00:00

Hatred usually works for a few months after that you are going to need other type of fuel.

Dimitri1919 · 2019-05-05T16:03:06+00:00

My fuel is often anger or eager. I really enjoy the pump and always look forward to it and getting the feel that "this is my lane". Some days I get angry at work and just use it as fuel when I m lifting. Also I watch a lot of dragon ball, and seeing the fighters getting more and more powerful really motivates me to get stronger.

AldoTheeApache · 2019-05-05T16:05:40+00:00

50lbs lighter than a year ago and 4 1/2 pack; the way I look now at pool parties, and the compliments I get now from the ladies at them.

bestsparkyalive · 2019-05-05T16:56:56+00:00

Dude this ex anger is such amazing fuel for the gym. It’s incredible. Last summer when I was going through the breakup fresh it was so intense. The anger and rage translated to nutty workouts and I got so lean as fuck. Eventually it fades and you heal with time if you’re trying to at least. So as long as you’re on the path of healing, enjoy this while it lasts dude. Fucking kill it my bro.

fartingaround · 2019-05-05T17:08:59+00:00

Workin out with my friend whos of similar build and strength is a good motivator because we talk shit and push eachother. Its way more fun than going alone and i make more gains

GandMeChattri · 2019-05-05T17:44:03+00:00

My motivation is twofold.

I was a professional athlete once upon a time. Let myself get fat and unhealthy. I wanna go back to being fit and this time I wanna add muscle on top of being fit.

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Secondly, blue pill me was in love with a woman deeply. I would have got her as well but I never let her know my family was rich. She fucked off to another man who was richer than me when I was 24 (he was five years older).

Granted, my wealth may come from my family, but that's mine at the end of the day.

The smartest decision I ever made was let her go without chasing after her, and begging her back.

She's still semi in touch with me, and I gain pleasure out of seeing her suffer slowly and steadily.

She already has grey/white hair at 26 and I haven't even begun to peak yet. :)

I know for a fact one day in the future she's gonna express that letting me go was a mistake, and my motivation is that particular day.

I want to see and relish that expression on her face.

Theguygotgame777 · 2019-05-05T19:11:15+00:00

Honestly, I think I'm a bit of a masochist. Thinking about the pain of reps excites me because I know I get the satisfaction of completing them plus the rush of testosterone from heavy weights.

Plus there's the fact that my muscles become more and more defined in the mirror over the course of a workout, and I'm narcissistic as fuck.

__TheDon__ · 2019-05-05T22:27:02+00:00

Motivation is good, but it comes and goes. In order to develop and maintain a great physique, you need to be DISCIPLINED.

Radinax · 2019-05-05T23:49:57+00:00

It makes me happy, people there are nice, music is great, its confortable and fun to Workout there.

ReaperX44 · 2019-05-06T15:54:30+00:00

Anger and a healthy dose of C. Mallate and Beta alanine..

DirtJellyBeanz · 2019-05-05T14:37:02+00:00

You don't need fuel, EVERYTHING is 99.9% mental... You think you can't do another pushup? Do another 2 and hold your body for a minute you'll see what i mean.

[deleted] · 2019-05-05T17:33:27+00:00

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Kabuki431 · 2019-05-05T19:48:11+00:00

20mg dbol

Title	Whats your gym fuel?
Author	Wolveryn
Upvotes	115
Comments	118
Date	05 May 2019 04:38 AM UTC (1 year ago)
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