Forum: Motivation

I'm a young guy and I'm very skinny. I've thought about going to the gym, but I can never seem to get over the fear of being the smallest person, having people give me looks for being super skinny and talking about it. What could I do about this? What has helped you in the past?

To clear up the title a bit more, is there anything that you remember using to motivate yourself that still stands out to you today or that you maybe even still use for motivation today? For me, I'll always remember a certain video that's a clip of Jocko Willink makes the point to take the things...

Hi Used to post here 2008-2011. Time has really unfolded. Nothing tragic but after lockdown I have no drive and way out of shape (Psychology is massive in bodybuilding). Me and my friend are looking for a video that was circulating around those years. FLEX WHEELER & CHRIS CORMIER...

can anybody recommend how to break the not being motivated due to gyms being closed on this 3rd lockdown. It just isn't the same. I am so blahhh

What is your song for the exercise mine is BELIEVER!!

Hi. So to reach my goal I need to lose 4 kg fat and gain 4 kg muscle. My equipment is kettlebells, 12 kg and 16 kg. I warmup until sweating with one handed snatches using the 12 kg I do feel pain in my forearms during warmup. After warming up I do one handed kettlebell dead snatches or...

Hello everyone, my name is Jonah. This is my first post I will be making on this website, and this is the first time I have really ever been on this site. I'm on here after watching the Zyzz documentary and finding out he was on bodybuilding.com when he started out. I thought perhaps that you guys...

hey guys, 27 yo male here with 335 ng/dl testosterone. I am looking for any and all kinds of options and suggestions on how to fix this. I am open to trt, sarms, roids, I would love some guidance from dudes who have been in this miserable hole and fixed this problem. Bit about me....I am 5'10,...

The powerful people in the world couldn't get the resources they need so they become RESOURCEFUL... You may not always get what you need, but YOU are always what you need!

My gym is 5-8min drive away from my hone but I have got problem motivation going there.I have social anxiety issue,I am comfortable in the gym but driving and reaching the gym and those gym worker makes me anxious because of my anxiety.If I manage to get there and get on the treadmill or bicycle,I...

Hi, I'm a Mental Performance Coach and Athlete. I ask every athlete and coach these two questions, and I am now going to ask you. First, “In competition, how much of an athlete’s success is attributed to their physical ability and how much is based on the mental aspects that an individual...

iU40ik5br_4 Watch this video alot of people don't realise just how important staying positive is to achieving goals or winning. Ya gotta succeed/win in your mind first, make your mind strong.

'Don't stop trying' so they say. Some say 'keep grinding'. Others, 'keep pushing' , 'keep at it' and several 'keep, don't never...'and so on. AT WHAT POINT can someone give up after several trying and keeping at it, with absolutely no fruition? Guys I really need responses, it's really...

I was inspired by a friend who got tons of attention from females(thanks to his physique)to start lifting.And I started weightlifting,everything was going great and then BANG 2 herniated discs ended up with microdisectomy.Fast forward started weightlifting again knowing the risk about re herniating...

Do you believe in yourself? your greatest strength comes from within !! How strong have you been? stop and think and see if you are living the way you dreamed, if you don't get up and look for change now, don't wait until tomorrow, be better than yesterday and my better than today.

hi, good to see all of you

So I tried going to the gym like 100 times but I always get bored and don't have any more motivation after a week or soo,it's really frustrating beacuse I lose a lot of money when I get a 30 day subrcription and go 10 days

I listen to rap, mainly new and some old. and lots of rock. I like songs that make you wanna run through a wall. I like all types as long as it gets you going. Some of my favorites for example are just a dream by nelly, how you remind me by nickel back,somewhere I belong by linkin park. Some rap I...

I need to lose about 70 pounds, but its very difficult for me to be patient. I can go to the gym and have the best workout of my life and clean up my diet and the next week i will still look the same. When i am at the gym i can't help but look at all the fit people and all the negative thoughts...