Comments on: Motivation Tips for Sticking to Your Workout Routine – Guest Post by Gym Junkies

By: sean koon

sean koon — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:35:14 +0000

Great post. Makes sense to keep it rational, honest, and plan a head for the "irregular" days.

By: keep fit

keep fit — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:49:30 +0000

The mirror can be your best motivation. Don't avoid it – use it to be honest with yourself.

By: Nick Rainey- workout book

Nick Rainey- workout book — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:09:17 +0000

I agree with so much in this that I had to comment. It's easier to eat healthier when you've been working out. It also helps a ton to have people around you doing it so they don't ride you and tell you it's not a big deal. You also can't think about your fitness level and workout routines daily. Motivation is huge and I think this article does a great job of describing what is needed.

By: Stay Fit Nutrition

Stay Fit Nutrition — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:29:10 +0000

Very good point Ken! The friends you keep are very influential in our behaviors and habits. For that reason alone is why it is important to try and go to the gym at the same time every day so you will see the same people and it will be easier to build friendships. Once you have friends at the gym it will no longer be a "drag" to go the gym, but you will want to go to the gym because the gym can be fun when you have someone to enjoy it with.

By: Ken - Golf Instruction Books

Ken - Golf Instruction Books — Sat, 29 May 2010 06:32:28 +0000

It is so true about the company that you keep and not just being fit. If you truly want to stay motivated in what every you want to do, you should surround your with people who have that same mindset. If not, these people will weigh you down just like an anchor.

Great post…

By: Francis

Francis — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:20:04 +0000

Excellent Post VIC!

This post has helped me REALSIE alot about myself and what i have to change. I have recently stopped smoking(for good) and gain more wieght from eating instead of smoking i guess and an unhealthy lifestyle which doesnt help things i.e. drinking alot of alcohol, no sport activites, lazy days from nights out before…it goes on. i do have a goal and kind of a date to get fit by, which now has made me realise i want for life. Its kjust getting into that state of mind and routine and i guess not being another one of your FRIEND!

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By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:16:49 +0000

I would also have to say that motivation is hard! But when you are married it makes it easier because you feed of the motivation of the other. My husband and I have been going strong for months now and we are in the best shape of our lives!

Susan

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By: John

John — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:35:57 +0000

Motivation?

The best motivational technique ever invented for men: Find a hot woman that you really want. This works best if you're single.

If you're married, obviously there are a lot of considerations* – moral, ethical and metallic. Metallic being that your wife finds out you're chasing some cute little thing and cuts THEM off one night while you're asleep. Anyway . . . I'm off the subject. Chasing hot babes is guaranteed to make you walk straighter, eat less and work more.

* If overwhelming guilt prevents you from using the hot babe technique, go watch one of those shows on The Learning Channel where they have to take down a wall to bring in a forklift to remove some 1034 pound man out of bed and into a hospital where they will slice off 100-pound slabs of greasy, bloody fat at a time. That works too.

By: BetterBody

BetterBody — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:48:44 +0000

Great advice all around. There aren't enough posts about motivation out there, yet it's probably the most important thing when getting your ass in shape!

By: Studio Element Personal Training

Studio Element Personal Training — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:52:50 +0000

As a personal trainer, of course I would say that working with one is the best solution to motivation.:) What can also help is meeting with a friend to hold you accountable and to just mix it up with different activities as much as possible.

By: Marion

Marion — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:15:03 +0000

I agree, make working out part of your daily routine. I work out every day at lunchtime. It gets me up and away from my desk. If I miss a work out the day seems so long and I lose my energy by 3pm. I work out with a group of guys, who are also my motivation. If I don't go workout they give me crap! So, I do have others to answer too.

By: Camille

Camille — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:00:47 +0000

Thanks for this, I really want to lose weight but at times I feel so discouraged like it will never happen. I need to lose like 60lbs, and it feels impossible Thanks for these Motivation tips.

By: Nathan Schmitt

Nathan Schmitt — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:01:26 +0000

Great post Vic! I don't know if you've seen it already but TED posted a new talk a few days ago on motivation. The speaker, Dan Pink, talks in plain english about the science behind what you discuss here and you're right on (link below). Very interesting stuff about rewards via extrinsic v. intrinsic motivation.

http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html

By: Vic Magary

Vic Magary — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:39:04 +0000

@ Norbi, I think it works well for skinny guys. You'll prolly put on 3% or so bodyfat from it, but its worth it. You can do it for 1-2 months and put on 10-20 lbs. As long as you dont have stomach problems with Milk, I say go for it!

One of my clients who is 6'0 went from 153 to 180 over a 3 month span doing half a gallon per day…

- Vic

By: Matthew Gagliano

Matthew Gagliano — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:21:43 +0000

Vic-
Dead on. I've been preaching mindset to my clients for years. I think trainers in general have a tough time understanding this aspect of their clients success. Most of the time I think trainers spend a majority of their time trying to explain what exercise works what muscle group, etc etc. Important for sure but quite frankly the client just wants to get in shape they are not there for an anatomy lesson. I think if the most positive effect a trainer can have on a client can be with psychology and mindset definitely belongs under psych! I just wrote an article on extrinsic vs intrinsic motivation, so the blog post was timely and I was happy to see it on the fitness black book!! Keep up the good word.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:31:42 +0000

Hey Spaniard,

I think you are exactly right. I'm 6'0 and right about 172, 7bf and I play basketball and run on the treadmill just about daily. I couldn't imaging getting down in the 160's. I'm pretty amazed too when I read about some of these numbers. Anyways just so you know I was thinking the exact same thing as you.

By: The Spaniard

The Spaniard — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:26:18 +0000

Rusty, I might be wrong, but I think that Vic's response to Auzzie Dave just proves what I have been saying for a while: a lot of guys that write in your blog are way too skinny (I also think that Brad Pitt and Giganget are pretty skinny for their height). I remember in a past entry that I told someone that I thought he was skinny because of his height (I compared him to Christian Bale in The Machinist)…I admit that my comparison was a little bit extreme, but I still think that some of the weights I read in your blog are also pretty extreme. I am 5'11, and when I was really in shape in my 20's playing rugby (and soccer and basketball – golf was the day I relaxed) my weight was around 172 pounds. There are guys here who are 6'0 tall and higher and they weight 163 pounds.