Give up on lifting?

I_Wear_Jorts5 · 2015-08-31T19:57:22+00:00

Jesus dude. The biggest beta trait of all is having a defeatist mentality and quitting when the chips are down.

Here are the facts. If you lift (correctly), consume more calories than you burn, and eat .7gs of protein for every lb of your bodyweight, you WILL gain weight/muscle. Period. End of discussion. You aren't going to get results overnight and you for damn sure aren't going to get results with the attitude you're projecting

GayLubeOil · 2015-08-31T22:05:41+00:00

After you give up in lifting go ahead and hit that unsubscribe button. After that maybe sit down on a couch open a beer and watch some television. Maybe after three hours of that get your dick out and jerk off until you shoot a fat load onto your fat fucking man tits.

Your welcome for the motivation.

tuxedoburrito · 2015-08-31T19:58:04+00:00

To gain weight you need to be eating more calories than you're burning. Also are you going up in weight?

I'm in love with lifting. I've a lifting partner and an awesome gym and a great lifting partner. Do you have a partner? Do you eat enough? Considered switching gyms?

Hitlers_Hairy_Anus · 2015-08-31T19:47:28+00:00

Yes you should give up lifting because you don't enjoy it.

I'd recommend doing that in all aspects of your life.

RememberingAlpha · 2015-08-31T18:45:59+00:00

You need to add cardio. A lot of people refer to the so called fact that cardio burns off muscle too. Shut up. The no cardio thing refers to serial runners who go for at least an hour at ultra high intensity.

If you can grab your gut you need to be doing between 15 and 30 minutes of cardio a day in addition to your lift. This will also help your body get into reconstruction mode and build muscle.

abdada · 2015-08-31T18:48:40+00:00

I disagree with /u/RememberingAlpha regarding the cardio. I got very ripped very quickly when I actually stopped with fuckarounditis and made a game plan. I did zero cardio.

Go read r/LeanGains for a solid month. Calculate your macros, weigh your food, and stick to the program.

There is no reason for guys to be pudgy and weak. At your age you should be ripped doing as little as 1 hour at the gym a week.

648262 · 2015-08-31T20:32:17+00:00

Lifting is boring. Results are fun.

Forget about motivation - it's only a feeling in your soft little tummy. Discipline is how results are made.

You said your doing it to get girls - okay, that's your long term goal. How do you break that down? What qualities are you building in the gymnasium that girls like? Write them down. Find a way to reach those goals. Maybe you even have to break them down further.

While you're busy breaking down goals into sub-goals and finding your way through a jungle of bullshit you'll suddenly notice some fatty looking at you funny. She wants the D. But you don't want fatties - they're repulsive! So you say to yourself "hell no - ain't nobody got time for that..!" and you continue working on your goals.

You'll notice that you're slowly brainwashing yourself into focusing on your own goals, both in- and outside of the gym. You'll become the champion that saves you from yourself - and damsels will be lining up for you to save them as well.

And if this serves as some sort of motivation? Throw it away and never look at it again - it's only feel good crap that we don't have time for.

Discipline is where it's at.

gregd28 · 2015-08-31T23:04:12+00:00

You don't lift to get laid. You lift for you. You'll never stick to it with that attitude.

lots-of-tacos · 2015-09-01T04:10:53+00:00

youre not gettin results because your training and diet is shit. Do yourself a favour go get yourself a trainer, one who actually looks like he lifts. Get him to show you everything becUse apparently you don't know how to do research.

penguin_says_slide · 2015-08-31T19:35:05+00:00

I was fat when I started gaming. According to my BMI I was obese, had a gut and everything...no muscle whatsoever, girls had thicker arms than me.

I was still approaching at least 10 sets everyday, going out every Friday, Saturday and sometimes Wednesdays as well. I got numbers, makeouts, lays, girlfriends, plates and so on. Months later I decided to hit the gym...not to get the girls though, but for myself.

You can game without being in shape.

throw_em_all · 2015-08-31T18:55:57+00:00

Iron is the fastest way, but not the only way, maybe try calisthenics, rock climbing, parkour, etc.

Those will get you in shape and fit, but only iron will get you swole.

chadthundersock · 2015-08-31T19:15:40+00:00

If lifting is boring...you're doing it wrong. Get ur ass motivated.

Ever been to a bodybuilding contest and see bitches get moister than an oyster at all the muscles?

Watch bodybuilding motivation vids on youtube. Zhasni has really great ones.

nnikolaki · 2015-08-31T19:41:53+00:00

Take up a martial art and lift one or two days a week along with it.

wantonton · 2015-08-31T22:19:00+00:00

If you're getting nothing out of it, then yes, something needs to change. It might be your routine, it might be your mentality, it might be your understanding, or maybe just your discipline.

Why not talk to some of the others at the gym who are getting results? If they can get them, maybe they can help yo get them.

Why does enjoyment have to matter? Henry Rollins wrote a great article on lifting. For him it was more of a meditation/discipline thing than physical exercise.

Do you have goals? Do you have clear paths to those goals? Have you reached them? If not, why do you want to change them? Just because they're hard? That's not a very good reason at all.

f0ster5 · 2015-09-01T01:54:44+00:00

Lifting weight is not just to get laid. In high school when I started, sure, that was probably my intent back then. But now, lifting is my outlet to all my frustrations. When I hit my gym, its like nothing else outside matters. Sure, some lifts suck and knock the shit out of you, but when you are done and look in the mirror and see your results and the pump you get going, you forget completely that you even wanted to get laid. You just suddenly feel like your the strongest, best looking guy on earth. Hell I know I love walking into my college classes knowing Im the best looking guy in there.

If your having a hard time gaining, its because your doing something wrong in the gym, not following a strict enough routine, or you simply arent eating enough. Dont be lazy; do the math and find out how much you need to eat to gain/cut depending on your goals and do it.

Johnny10toes · 2015-09-01T14:43:00+00:00

If you want to look like a guy who has been lifting for 3 years, you have to lift for 3 years.

It's likely that you're not lifting heavy enough.

BreezeDM · 2015-08-31T20:07:31+00:00

You need to keep lifting bro. Listen to a podcast, audio book, or music if it is boring.

penguin_says_slide · 2015-08-31T19:35:24+00:00

I was fat when I started gaming. According to my BMI I was obese, had a gut and everything...no muscle whatsoever, girls had thicker arms than me.

I was still approaching at least 10 sets everyday, going out every Friday, Saturday and sometimes Wednesdays as well. I got numbers, makeouts, lays, girlfriends, plates and so on. Months later I decided to hit the gym...not to get the girls though, but for myself.

You can game without being in shape.

the_Milkweed · 2015-08-31T22:39:25+00:00

Go join a sports team. Rock climb, bike or run outside. I personally think it takes a very small minded person to be able to stand in a room for hours on end looking in the mirror listening to drum and bass. But I digress, this is why I stay active and work my mind at the same time. Dance! Listen to ebooks, it's not about getting laid it's about being healthy. Fuck lifting

Title	Give up on lifting?
Author	RedPill2015
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Date	August 31, 2015 6:42 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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You can game without being in shape.

You can game without being in shape.