how do you do it?

**Jimmy.Boy** · 08-11-2010, 05:00 PM

So Im getting ready to once again get serious about training.

I have no plans on competing. I am just a vain mother ****er.

Everytime I start on this serious path I fail.
I have no problem working out/ My diet lasts for two weeks and then I forget about it. It is the biggest struggle that I have, and I know it hinders my gains.
Any log i keep lasts no longer then a few days.

I almost have this self sabotage problem. Its like I know its the only thing I have to do to get what I want. But I neglect it. Its a problem I have and it actually effects me in more places then the gym alone.

HOW DO YOU STAY ON THE PATH TO GREATNESS>
How can I?

**Hazard** · 08-11-2010, 05:08 PM

Man.... I don't diet..... I just consume as much as I can. That doesn't mean I consume Mcdonalds everyday..... I eat a ton of chicken and brown rice.... oatmeal..... egg whites.....

but just because you have taco bell on monday and burger king on friday doesn't mean you failed. Ofcoarse try to get as much of the good foods as you can..... but straying off diet wont kill your gains completely.

~Haz~

**MaNiCC** · 08-11-2010, 05:09 PM

Discipline and Motivation

**Jimmy.Boy** · 08-11-2010, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by Hazard

Man.... I don't diet..... I just consume as much as I can. That doesn't mean I consume Mcdonalds everyday..... I eat a ton of chicken and brown rice.... oatmeal..... egg whites.....

but just because you have taco bell on monday and burger king on friday doesn't mean you failed. Ofcoarse try to get as much of the good foods as you can..... but straying off diet wont kill your gains completely.

~Haz~

I actually have this other problem where its more of a lack of eating.

**Hazard** · 08-11-2010, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by Jimmy.Boy

I actually have this other problem where its more of a lack of eating.

I had that for the last 2 1/2 months! I had no problem eating lots of food..... Did great bulking up..... after so many months of cramming food in - My stomach turned on me! My apetite is just now starting to come back and i'm about ready to pack the weight on again.....

If you just havn't had an apetite for as long as you can remember..... you need to force feed yourself and expand that stomach. Also, eat more frequently to keep that metabolism going.

~Haz~

**xlxBigSexyxlx** · 08-11-2010, 05:23 PM

I usually rub one out to Haz's pic, then Im good to go.

**Standby** · 08-11-2010, 05:27 PM

i also have a hard time eating.

**MaNiCC** · 08-11-2010, 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by Jimmy.Boy

I actually have this other problem where its more of a lack of eating.

Ever considered B12, from the people ive spoke to it makes them eat like horses

**MACHINE5150** · 08-11-2010, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by xlxBigSexyxlx

I usually rub one out to Haz's pic, then Im good to go.

okay good... glad to see i'm not the only one.

**Knockout_Power** · 08-11-2010, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by Standby

i also have a hard time eating pussE.

if it gets really stank, tell her YOU need a shower and then invite her.

**Standby** · 08-11-2010, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by Knockout_Power

if it gets really stank, tell her YOU need a shower and then invite her.

if it really stank id be gone so quick she would think you fvcked her

**Knockout_Power** · 08-11-2010, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by Standby

if it really stank id be gone so quick she would think you fvcked her

nah, its so small they cant tell when Im inside so they dont even know when Im fukkin... to them Im just getting up to leave after giving them a hug

**Shol'va** · 08-11-2010, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by MACHINE5150

okay good... glad to see i'm not the only one.

Obviously Haz needs a new pic as his old one is getting a good hosing down.

**DSM4Life** · 08-11-2010, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by Hazard

Man.... I don't diet..... I just consume as much as I can. That doesn't mean I consume Mcdonalds everyday..... I eat a ton of chicken and brown rice.... oatmeal..... egg whites.....

but just because you have taco bell on monday and burger king on friday doesn't mean you failed. Ofcoarse try to get as much of the good foods as you can..... but straying off diet wont kill your gains completely.

~Haz~

**Jimmy.Boy** · 08-11-2010, 07:38 PM

ok so let me get this right
jerking off to pictures of men makes you eat more?
It makes perfect sense. I havent been able to eat my whole life and thats just about one of the very few things I have never done.

I have included a picture of myself, if I go jerk off to hazard and you are lying to me... well.... I'll let you figure out the rest

Hey Manic
Are you refering to injections or oral vitamin B12

**Knockout_Power** · 08-11-2010, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by Jimmy.Boy

wtf!?!??! dad?

**AlphaGenetics** · 08-11-2010, 07:45 PM

Im with you on the diet part. I eat like a sissy boy but I have good genetics. If my diet was in check I would be 260 instead of 245.

**Knockout_Power** · 08-11-2010, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by AlphaGenetics

Im with you on the diet part. I eat like a sissy boy but I have good genetics. If my diet was in check I would be 260 instead of 245.

I have a hard time cracking 3000 cals when bulking, bu I still put on over 20lbs... back down to 2100 for cruising and cutting now =(

**Hazard** · 08-13-2010, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by Shol'va

Obviously Haz needs a new pic as his old one is getting a good hosing down.

Hows this one?

~Haz~

**ghettoboyd** · 08-13-2010, 12:52 PM

haz im sorry to break this to you but you are becoming a gay icon.....thats the fallout for being almost as sexy as me....

**Knockout_Power** · 08-13-2010, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by ghettoboyd

haz im sorry to break this to you but you are becoming a gay icon.....thats the fallout for being almost as sexy as me....

is it not true that gay men and straight women like that same things?

**Stigmata101** · 08-13-2010, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by knockout_power

wtf!?!??! Dad?

lmfao.....

**Stigmata101** · 08-13-2010, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by Knockout_Power

is it not true that gay men and straight women like that same things?

except women like straight men

**taiboxa** · 08-14-2010, 01:20 PM

its a lifestyle i was born to follow.. it feels abnormal to stray from it..

my buddy says its a genetic link to "alphamale-syndrome"

**Flagg** · 08-14-2010, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by Jimmy.Boy

ok so let me get this right
jerking off to pictures of men makes you eat more?
It makes perfect sense. I havent been able to eat my whole life and thats just about one of the very few things I have never done.

I have included a picture of myself, if I go jerk off to hazard and you are lying to me... well.... I'll let you figure out the rest

Hey Manic
Are you refering to injections or oral vitamin B12

That looks like the fat fvck version of Russel Brand.

**cherrydrpepper** · 08-15-2010, 01:57 AM

This is what helps me when I am going through a slump. This is just what works for me; everyone is different:

#1 Get your ass in the gym EVERY DAY. There are exceptions when you should let your body rest, i.e. if you say "i'm sore all over", but in general you should be there every day even if its just abs or cardio that day.

#2 If you are like me and you do have slumps sometimes when you really don't feel like being there, you need to go out peacocking after gym sessions. It could be a trip to hooters. It could be the beach with your shirt off. It could be a night club. Basically you are getting instant gratification for your effort. If you are working out properly, you are getting the pump during sessions. To name one example, I have on multiple occasions had a girl in the club grab my bicep after an intense bicep day. Women notice. Personally, I get more attention if I have pumped biceps or traps. Those seem to be my attention getters. Play to your strengths.

#3 Train your mind to enjoy going to the gym. You should love going to the gym and your lifestyle should support it. The gym is not a place that you go to "because I think I should". You are there because you like being there. You like the challenge of moving a new weight, or doing an exercise a new way that makes it harder. Personally I find that new ipod mixes greatly enhance my gym experience when I am in a slump. The right song can rocket me to a new high in a lift. The truth is I have an arsenal of toys in my gym bag, everything from pepto bismol tabs (for when I feel nauseated) to lifting hooks. I always lock my shit up and having all those goodies makes it just a little bit easier to kill it in the gym.

#4 Stop training in a way that works for a pro and instead find out what works for you. My body responds to the heaviest weight that I can control with medium pace reps. I get nothing out of lightning fast bench presses, dumbbell curls, etc. The weight has to be heavy but it has to be controlled during the movement for me, slow on the negative, squeeze at peak contraction, pause in the movement to remove momentum. Weight and reps stop being relevant. I'm not there to hit a number. Im there to shock the muscle.

#5 Get a workout partner. You may have to go through a dozen of them to find the right one. In my experience with my current partner, I text him I will be at the gym at such and such time and ask if he can make it, or he does the same to me. If it happens it happens, but im gonna get my ass in the gym regardless. A partner should be an enhancement to your routine; don't make it a clutch to fall on when you don't want to go to the gym by reasoning "my buddy can't make it so I guess I'll skip too".

#6 Attack weaknesses in your body. I have a torn rotator cuff that never healed properly. Because of this it is unlikely I will ever be a bench monster. I have done my best to rehabilitate it on my own, but it still acts up on shoulder and chest day. Two things that have allowed me to maintain decent routines on those days are first warmup. Lots of warmup sets and stretching. Two is supersets. Supersets allow me to keep the weight lower and more comfortable, while still taking the exercise to failure.

#7 When you pick a number of reps, have the balls to follow through to that number on all sets. What I mean is if you do 10 reps of a preacher curl, on the next set maybe you are so lit up that it is really hard to hit that 10 reps again. Don't give up. Pause and take 3 quick breaths and finish the job, or have your partner begin spotting you, whatever you have to do. I sometimes set the weight down for a second even and then go back into the set.