What is your main motivation for exercising?
Do you work out solely for the gains? Weight management? To be attractive? For fun? Because there's nothing else to do? As a habit? Something else?
Obviously all of these could factor into your motivation, but I'm interested in what you see as your primary reason.
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im working out because i want to be the biggest and strongest version of myself for various reasons. no better feeling than being fucking big and strong making average sized males feel like manlets
Wanted to look good originally, now just want to push as much weight as possible
Hell yeah man. I used to be a scrawny bitch and I love knowing and feeling how much stronger I've gotten.
That being said, my #1 motivation for exercising nowadays is because it's fun and lets me blow off steam, which is good for my health in its own right.
I want to overcome myself and be better than my former cripplingly depressed faggot self could have ever foreseen. Beyond that, I like being alone and fitness is largely an individual activity, so there's that. I want to be the best firefighter/paramedic I can possibly be (currently in the fire academy), and I want to be the change I'd like to see in this world and inspire others to take up health/fitness.
That's awesome bro, thanks for your input. Nothing but respect for firefighters and paramedics.
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Instead of a generic and most certainly made up answer, trying to be honest with myself.
I guess is about self-respect and responsibility.
Like I really never thought about it, It just was me, I just thought of my body as something I'm inside of, I could care less what it was or how it was and didn't really care about what people said though that's not entirely true because I think everyone to a certain degree care about what other people (we care about) think of us.
And I got rejected by a fairly average girl which I even thought was below my league.
And I thought of myself as average as well, but after a really hard look at myself I just couldn't believe what was in front of my eyes I just pretended there was no problem with me, I don't know I just never realized that maybe I wasn't really attractive at all and I must have been delusional.
I want to do something with this body of mine, I cannot allow it to be so weak, how could I even have the audacity to bring someone in my life along with many of the problems I have and on top of that not even have the strength to protect them.
Today I respect my self, which I thought was something inherent.
I like it when barbell goes 'bang bang'
I train to conquer my life. I want my dead dad to be proud of me, wherever he is. He never got to see his son grow up and I'll be damned I grow up to be a weak bitch.
We're all gonna make it. All it takes is effort.
Because I want to be stronger for wrestling and boxing, and so that my girlfriend loves my body even more.
Look at this shit:
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The music is gay as fuck, but GOD DAMN I HAVE TO LOOK LIKE THIS!
THat's why I'm cutting,
that's why I exercise,
that'd why I live!
to not be a fat dad
Because a man cannot be only a man of knowledge and a man cannot be only a man of action
The ideal is the Philosopher Athlete
A man that have fully mastered the skills of the mind and the body
it's fun
stop being a fgt
I lift to show that I can achieve something in this life.
I lift because I got tired of being known as “that skinny guy”, on top of that I’m not tall so I feel like people don’t respect me. Also, I’m fairly good with women bc of my personality but even then I’ve been rejected a couple of times by girls below my league and I want to show em what they lost lmao, kinda petty I know but it keeps me motivated. The breaking point for me was a couple of months ago. At school some girl was asking for me bc of some assignment (she didn’t know I was behind her) and referred to me as “that little kid”. Being called a little kid by a girl my age (23) was enough for me. I’m in full cocoon mode right now progressing every day and will come out of this jacked as fuck, these whores will have to respect me
I just want to be a better person
originally wanted girls
then I realized that I needed to get strong to fight so I lift for both now
After I lift weights I get a high for a few hours and lifting heavier weights every week is fun!
I want to become a UFC fighter so I don't have to be a wagie. Yeah I'm 30 but I was a badass wrestler and some of these guys are like 45. Wagecucking is not an option, it's /heem/ or /rope/
Your gonna make it
In no particular order
-For the respect I get from other men
-For the women I get
-Because it’s fun as fuck
-Because of the validation I get from myself, lifting this much, doing this, running this far, looking like I do. It makes me SO happy brahs
-Because I can clearly see the correlation between being fit and every single other aspect of your life
-Because to be successful in fitness I have to work to overcome myself daily. Life is a never ending journey of improvement and I will forever challenge myself.
Also it’s so ingrained in me I don’t think I’ll ever stop srs
I feel thats what I have to do as a catalyst for other improvements in my life. It also satisfies the need to destroy.
I lift for the Lord. Besides, life is just better when you're Yas Forums.
Motivation isn't what actually matters, it's all about discipline. Some days you'll feel motivated other days you won't but discipline can get you to workout everyday.
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but outside is where winnie the pooh flu is
Doesn't that just make discipline your motivation?
started off as a depression suppressant, first gf cheated on me and left me
i was a khv before with no woman experience, and having a gf didnt really change that since she hit on me/made the first move/asked me out etc. obviously not got that ability to get another girl so I distract myself from missing a girl ive not seen for a year, and other general lonley self pitying beta faggot thoughts by working out, because its hard to concentrate when you're pushing yourself.
at the end of the day though, im unfortunately still a pathetic faggot. least im big now.
At first I did it because I wanted girls to find me more attractive. Eventually I stopped giving a fuck about that and kept doing it because it feels good to be and look healthy, also it became a habit so I can’t really go more than a few days without working out before I start feeling like a lazy piece of shit.
So I can wrestle with my kids and grandkids
It is fun. It is consistent and reliable in a life full of changing surroundings and people. I am emotionally volatile and it helps ground me, keeps me more sane than I would be without it.
this is what you all need to learn is based
Idle hands are the devil's workshop. Too many hours in the day, if I'm not productive they fly by and it feels like the miles rolling over on a odometer. I need less sleep (since I sleep like a stone) and I lose interest in more trivial pass times like video games or TV. Admittedly, I am an addict (addicted to working out, legitimately I will do 3 hours of cardio then lift for 3 hours if I have time), but I can prioritize my responsibilities and pursuits, and reward myself after accomplishing my duties by indulging myself with exercise. It really is my drug, and fortunately overindulgence provides a strong negative feedback loop moderate my efforts.
>loop moderate my efforts.
loop to moderate*
It’s fun, and I want to be healthy.
in the hopes that it will help me stop being incel
>30yo KHV
100% just vanity. Married now. Used to be for chicks but now I just lift so I look good
Alot of things. At first it was boredom because my wifi was cut off for a month and had nothing better to do.
Then it was for girls, which i kinda still do it for. But now its mostly because it makes me happy. After excercising i just feel so proud of myself for not being a lazy fatass like i have been for most of my life. I feel happy that im doing good for my body and its functions. I am happy that i become better everyday. This may be cringe but thats just me being honest.
Tldr: it makes me happy
At the beginning I started exercising because it's healthy.
But the day when I wanted to make à blood donation I couldn't because did not weigh enough to do it.
So, I took the fact of "being able to give my blood" as a motivation. And it's worked.
The day of my first blood donation was one of the best day of my life, because I worked hard for it.
The other motivation a have to exercise is the fact that my (little) muscles can be useful to other. Like a grandma who is too exhausted to carry her shopping bag(I helped two time in that way lol).
I know, this the motivation of a pussy, but I am OK with it.
And because exercise make me more attractive, self-confident.
(sorry for my bad ENGRISH, I am French btw...)
>I know, this the motivation of a pussy
No it isn't. A pussy is motivated by fear. Your motivation is sincere. You're not afraid, you just want to be better. Keep it up, French bro!
Maybe if I lift for long enough somebody will love me
No, sometimes your motivation fades and that's where discipline jumps in and makes you do shit
Because I can.
I was born separate from my body. I now want to get to know it and push it to see what it can do.
Aesthetics is a nice bonus though. Also my dead dad was ripped most of his life and i'll be damned if I end up a fat old man.
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To live long and prosper.
I'd initially say something noble but the truth is that I love the attention when my shirt is off. The combination of seeing the desire in women and thinly veiled jealously in the men produces a high that is not comparable to any drug.
Beneath my looks there is nothing of worth I am not a pleasant person to be around. If I were to lose my looks I would probably have a mental breakdown.
I workout so I can fall asleep easier. Modern life requires men to just sit and get by. My office job doesn't tire me out, so I cannot fall asleep even after 2-3h of laying in my bed. After I started working out, and tiring both my mind and body out, I can sleep like a little baby.
Oh and also because of the race war n stuff.
Because I want to go into the past and just fucking beat the shit out of my 15 year old self. I want him to be completely shocked and not know the man standing in front of him, I want to be everything he isn’t.
>makes me feel better
>gives me a sense of reality and progress
>allows me to do cool stuff with my body like levers, hspu, maybe even an iron cross one day (Yes, im a calisthenicfag)
>I get hard when I look at myself with a fresh pump
>I literally feel disgust when I see weak people and I don't want to ever be weak (not in some stupid larper sense I just try to improve myself in all aspects)
Because muscles look good.
Lots of reasons, I guess, it's not just one thing. I started after watching a video of Jon Pall Sigmarsson doing a wagon wheel deadlift and thinking it was just the coolest shit I've ever seen.
But I ended up just really liking the process. I take great comfort from planning things out, watching my diet, etc. And I take great satisfaction from seeing myself get bigger, stronger, or leaner. I'm invigorated by the grind of a heavy lift and the strain of one more rep.
The mental health aspect is huge, too. I can't count how many times I've had a bad day that came out well after a really hard session in the gym. It's my best way to blow off steam, and it completely drains me every time. I'm basically too stupid to meditate, so putting heavy weight on me that forces me into that emptiness is therapeutic.
Lastly, my relationship with food is not so good, and lifting kind of helps me to mitigate the damage. If I eat without reserving myself, I easily gain 1.5-2lb per week, even when I weigh 220ish. Self control with food is really, really hard for me. Cutting is a fucking nightmare. But putting on some muscle has helped me find periods when I can let out my appetite a little bit and have it not be exclusively destructive. And I've learned how to keep it at bay by choosing the right foods when I'm too fat and losing weight. I'm a little bit afraid that I'll never be able to be lean unless I get really heavy, like 250-275.
I dunno man, I guess I'm kinda fucked up and it's been really helpful for me. This corona shit is pretty tough, I hope it gets better soon.
I just want some tang :(
>he doesn’t lift for Roki vulovic
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