Fitness & Career Building

[Techfall]

I fell off of this. This is generally how workouts go, I can't stick with the habbit, and I never really see results. I need to change this. I need to lose weight, ugh. I'm such a social person, I feel like I'd do better with a workout partner to keep me motivated.

you don't need a partner. you need to stop being lazy. you gave me a whole song and dance over a month ago about how you wanted to get into shape and you were gonna do this and that, etc. i spent like two hours or more online with you discussing workout techniques and fitness and giving you advice. and now you're gonna be lazy (that's the reason you aren't working out) and post something like this. either get off your ass and dedicate yourself to the gym...or else be fat. but there's no in between. do one, or accept the other.

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[Techfall]

I fell off of this. This is generally how workouts go, I can't stick with the habbit, and I never really see results. I need to change this. I need to lose weight, ugh. I'm such a social person, I feel like I'd do better with a workout partner to keep me motivated.

You can stick to the habit. You CHOOSE not to.

You want immediate results. Guess what? Life isn't like TV. Things take time. Our society doesn't know how to wait anymore. It's called delayed gratification. Know it. Love it. Accept it.

I must to change this. I must to lose weight,

Fixed.



Also if you are having trouble sticking with something then you don't have a strong enough why. If you know what you want and it pains you enough to do it then everything else doesn't matter.

I have a pain in my life. It's my job. That is why I drove 16 hours round trip in a 32 hour time span. My why was that strong to go out and do something about.

Right now you would just "like" to lose weight. Well guess what? So does everyone else. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

[Status]

I fell off of this. This is generally how workouts go, I can't stick with the habbit, and I never really see results. I need to change this. I need to lose weight, ugh. I'm such a social person, I feel like I'd do better with a workout partner to keep me motivated.

you don't need a partner. you need to stop being lazy. you gave me a whole song and dance over a month ago about how you wanted to get into shape and you were gonna do this and that, etc. i spent like two hours or more online with you discussing workout techniques and fitness and giving you advice. and now you're gonna be lazy (that's the reason you aren't working out) and post something like this. either get off your ass and dedicate yourself to the gym...or else be fat. but there's no in between. do one, or accept the other.

I took your advice, and did a lot of the things you told me to. I stuck with it for about 3 weeks, and then, all of a sudden, I just really didn't want to go. I don't understand motivation. I go through this cycle about ever 2-3 months, Wierd thing is, the past time, I actually gained weight, rather than lost. I think the scales kinda pissed me off when I saw moving in the wrong direction shit.

Argh.

[Status]

^^^^ +1

Just to give you an idea of the discipline...I've counted every calorie, Macronutrient(protein, carbs, fats) I've consumed for six months now just to gain ten pounds of lean mass. Did I see results immediately...Nope. Roughly 2 pounds a month of gain is not much but that is the most anybody will ever gain if you have average genetics. I see the results now six months later when compared with my pre-bulking pics. But now it's summer and time to cut. There is no easy fix.

Counting all the intake that you're talking about - really confused me when I tried doing meal planning. Advice?

[KingOfAces]

I took your advice, and did a lot of the things you told me to. I stuck with it for about 3 weeks, and then, all of a sudden, I just really didn't want to go. I don't understand motivation. I go through this cycle about ever 2-3 months, Wierd thing is, the past time, I actually gained weight, rather than lost. I think the scales kinda pissed me off when I saw moving in the wrong direction shit.

Argh.

so you've been doing proper cardio at least five days a week for at least 45 minutes and doing weight training five days a week and you've been eating completely clean and watching your calories and taking in the proper amounts of protein/carbs/healthy fat? you've done exactly this everyday for three weeks now?

i'm gonna assume not.

and three weeks? seriously? bro, i've been working out five or six days a week hard, consistently for about two years now. and i still have a lot of progress to make. do you graduate college in three weeks? do you become a successful pickup artist in three weeks? do you do anything in life that's worth doing, in three weeks?

this is exactly why most people are in terrible shape and always will be. because they have terrible mindset and don't get it and are looking for a quick fix. ever heard of p90x? p90x is an extremely fast workout program that is designed to get you in better shape in 90 days. you gave exercise 20 days and are mad cause you don't have a six pack. when the fastest workout program out there (if done properly and consistently and perfectly) takes at least 90 days.

why have i not seen any posts on here from you about working out from your first one til now? who have you reached out to since you started working out? i just looked at your facebook and checked every status from you since june 1, which is five weeks ago. there is ONE status regarding working out. 95% of the rest of them are regarding partying, going out, drinking, cookouts, beer, etc. that tells me something right there. you're friends with me on facebook. a lot of people laugh and make jokes because my facebook lately is all about the gym and working out. well they are mostly fat people that make comments. i've usually got TWO different gym checkins per day 6 days a week. plus status's about me going running a few times a week. plus a ton of posts about working out, new routines, my results, my fitness goals, etc. what did you do this weekend? i stayed in on friday, went running yesterday morning, then went to the gym and did a 90 minute bis/tris/forearms/calves workout when all my friends were at the beach and day drinking. then i got up early this morning and went running before going to sit at the pool. and a bunch of my friends joked and said "oh c'mon you fucking juicehead, get out of the gym for once. come get drunk and party all day with us.". then i went out last night to a bar and met up with some friends and one was a girl that i haven't seen in like a year. and as soon as i approached the group, she started feeling my chest and arms and saying "omg you're so hot. your body is sick.".

yeah. case closed.

and "i can't workout because i don't have a workout partner" is like saying "i can't learn game cause i don't have a wingman". i've never had a wingman. i hang out with some guys from THE COMPANY sometimes that know game, but even when i do, they don't really "wing" for me. cause i've developed my own style of game because i went out and learned it on my own. i had help...on this forum. i've never been to a bootcamp, never paid for coaching calls or bought programs to teach me game. i went out and learned. i was dedicated and motivated. and i got pretty fucking good at it. you know who my gym partners are? people i've met at the gym. i have two gyms i go to, and i can walk into either one at any time of the day and almost everyone there knows me. why? because i'm there all the time and they know i'm serious and i'm a social person so i meet people. so when i walk into the gym, i have a gym full of workout partners.

[Virgil Flowers]

^^^^ +1

Just to give you an idea of the discipline...I've counted every calorie, Macronutrient(protein, carbs, fats) I've consumed for six months now just to gain ten pounds of lean mass. Did I see results immediately...Nope. Roughly 2 pounds a month of gain is not much but that is the most anybody will ever gain if you have average genetics. I see the results now six months later when compared with my pre-bulking pics. But now it's summer and time to cut. There is no easy fix.

Counting all the intake that you're talking about - really confused me when I tried doing meal planning. Advice?

myfitnesspal.com. If you have a smartphone you can get the app and easily track your calories. Your basic goal should be 0.4 grams of fat per pound of body weight and 1g of protein per pound of lean mass. Aim for those goals everyday and fill the remaining calories up however you like. www.leangains.com is the current diet program I follow and it is extremely easy and convenient for the busy lifestyle. I'm a shift worker and shift workers are notorious for poor nutrition because of the lack of time for meal planning. With Lean gains there is no more worrying about planning.

I started cutting this week. Friday to be exact...Today I was down three pounds already...with no cardio...wanna know what my diet was today?

1 frozen pizza - 1200 cals - 60g protein, 65g fat, 110g carbs
2 scoops of Myofusion protein- 315 cals - 50g protein, 3g fat, 10g carbs
16 egg whites, 60g of cheddar cheese, 5 strips of bacon - 652 cals - 79 g protein, 8g carbs, 32g fat
2 Chips Ahoy cookies - 140 cals - 2g protein, 20g carbs, 7g fat.


Grand total of 2307 calories. Meaning I am in a deficit and will be losing weight. Total time to plan meals...about two minutes. I looked what I had in the house and made my plan for the day to fit the numbers I was aiming for.

[Status]

I took your advice, and did a lot of the things you told me to. I stuck with it for about 3 weeks, and then, all of a sudden, I just really didn't want to go. I don't understand motivation. I go through this cycle about ever 2-3 months, Wierd thing is, the past time, I actually gained weight, rather than lost. I think the scales kinda pissed me off when I saw moving in the wrong direction shit.

Argh.

so you've been doing proper cardio at least five days a week for at least 45 minutes and doing weight training five days a week and you've been eating completely clean and watching your calories and taking in the proper amounts of protein/carbs/healthy fat? you've done exactly this everyday for three weeks now?

i'm gonna assume not.

and three weeks? seriously? bro, i've been working out five or six days a week hard, consistently for about two years now. and i still have a lot of progress to make. do you graduate college in three weeks? do you become a successful pickup artist in three weeks? do you do anything in life that's worth doing, in three weeks?

this is exactly why most people are in terrible shape and always will be. because they have terrible mindset and don't get it and are looking for a quick fix. ever heard of p90x? p90x is an extremely fast workout program that is designed to get you in better shape in 90 days. you gave exercise 20 days and are mad cause you don't have a six pack. when the fastest workout program out there (if done properly and consistently and perfectly) takes at least 90 days.

why have i not seen any posts on here from you about working out from your first one til now? who have you reached out to since you started working out? i just looked at your facebook and checked every status from you since june 1, which is five weeks ago. there is ONE status regarding working out. 95% of the rest of them are regarding partying, going out, drinking, cookouts, beer, etc. that tells me something right there. you're friends with me on facebook. a lot of people laugh and make jokes because my facebook lately is all about the gym and working out. well they are mostly fat people that make comments. i've usually got TWO different gym checkins per day 6 days a week. plus status's about me going running a few times a week. plus a ton of posts about working out, new routines, my results, my fitness goals, etc. what did you do this weekend? i stayed in on friday, went running yesterday morning, then went to the gym and did a 90 minute bis/tris/forearms/calves workout when all my friends were at the beach and day drinking. then i got up early this morning and went running before going to sit at the pool. and a bunch of my friends joked and said "oh c'mon you fucking juicehead, get out of the gym for once. come get drunk and party all day with us.". then i went out last night to a bar and met up with some friends and one was a girl that i haven't seen in like a year. and as soon as i approached the group, she started feeling my chest and arms and saying "omg you're so hot. your body is sick.".

yeah. case closed.

and "i can't workout because i don't have a workout partner" is like saying "i can't learn game cause i don't have a wingman". i've never had a wingman. i hang out with some guys from THE COMPANY sometimes that know game, but even when i do, they don't really "wing" for me. cause i've developed my own style of game because i went out and learned it on my own. i had help...on this forum. i've never been to a bootcamp, never paid for coaching calls or bought programs to teach me game. i went out and learned. i was dedicated and motivated. and i got pretty fucking good at it. you know who my gym partners are? people i've met at the gym. i have two gyms i go to, and i can walk into either one at any time of the day and almost everyone there knows me. why? because i'm there all the time and they know i'm serious and i'm a social person so i meet people. so when i walk into the gym, i have a gym full of workout partners.

I don't want a six pack in 3 weeks bro, but I get your point. I didn't post check ins, because I guess I figured no one cared. I suppose that could be a good motivational tool in and off it's self.

As far as cardio goes, 4-5 days a week, I would keep 170bpm for 30-40 minutes. Was trying to work myself into it.

As far as lifting goes, I actually did good on that every day, and when I went home on vacation (Just this past week) people noticed two things, aparantly I have a beer gut, and my arms seem bigger or my stance is different one of the two.

Cardio is hard. Plain and simple. It hurts. I haven't found a way to make myself like it, but I do enjoy the feeling of doing my reps and all that.

As for cardio, I just do treadmill currently, the big thing that makes me hate cardio is shin pain and lung pain.

When it comes to diet, I try to watch my cals, I even joined the website you guys posted here - however, I have yet to figure out a system for eating clean while working 10 hour days, so much prep time - Any advice on getting the logistics down?

If it comes to just doing the work out, then that's something I can do. The huge amount of frustration I get is from the lack of knowledge I have, and how overwhelming nutrition can seem.

Good point about game/wingmen. I taught myself as well, and I am still teaching myself and advancing. No coaching calls or bootcamps, just good advice here from the forum. It's easy though, because I love game, and I love women. I need to learn to "love myself" enough to stay motivated.

Quiting smoking was easy as hell, I just did it. Quiting soda was easy as hell too. Willpower usually isn't this hard for me.

Does checking in help keep you motivated? I can't do p90x - no place for the pull up bar or open room to do the exercises in my apt. - my door ways are too wide and I have the pull up bar sitting 10 feet away. I busted my ass when it broke the door frame.

[Virgil Flowers]

You don't need to eat clean. As long as the food you eat fits your calorie and macronutrient goals your body composition will be the same. Personally I try to keep a 80/20 ratio of healthy food to what is normally considered junk food.

[Fame]

Fitness is not a 3 week or 3 month thing. It's a life long thing. You're either in it for the long haul or not at all.
You need motivation? watch this and listen closely to the story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsSC2vx7zFQ

When you want succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you'll be successful. Words to live by.

After you watch it, you can remind yourself how bad you really want it. Are you pushing till you hold that pump and it swells up, are you pushing failure, or are you giving up because you did 10 reps? I go to the gym and I feel like puking breakfast, I feel like going home and sleeping sometimes into, but I don't give up, I keep pushing, till I can't push anymore, and then I do another rep and keep on going. I hate cardio because I broke my leg, I don't want to hear about your shin hurts, I hate lifting heavy, because I fractured my rotator cuff, and I see my right dominate hand struggle more then my left. This isn't a forum to make excuses or complain, it's a forum to make progress and improve.

I got friends who had legs blown off who still go to the gym and work out, you don't have an excuse. If you don't have drive, if you can't stay motivated by yourself, you have no desire to improve yourself, then you're never gonna be anything. You gotta dig deep and ask, do you want it bad, or do you just kind of want it.

[Bandit]

When it comes to diet, I try to watch my cals, I even joined the website you guys posted here - however, I have yet to figure out a system for eating clean while working 10 hour days, so much prep time - Any advice on getting the logistics down?

I eat mainly chicken for my meat. So I buy boneless skinless chicken breast in a big family pack. I slice up the breasts into about 8 oz chunks and freeze them. Each one is part of 1 meal. About twice a week I defrost several pieces (however much I need for 2-3 days of meals) throw them on my George Foreman grill, season accordingly, then when they cool toss each meal chunk into a small piece of tuperware.

Now, when I want to make a chicken Salad for lunch, I grab some lettuce and veggies, toss it in a bowl, rip up the chicken, add it. Done. Lunch in about 2 minutes. Come home, want Chicken, rice, and veggies, throw rice in cooker, prep veggies, throw chicken in Microwave for 1 minute. Boom. Dinner. It's all about prepping beforehand.