Langer Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Who do you look at for inspiration for your fitness goals, either someone you know personally or an athlete/celebrity? My answer would be Adrian Peterson from the Minnesota Vikings. The mans drive and desire to be the best constantly inspires me to get up an move when I'm feeling lazy Quote LVL 1 Ranger STR: 2 | DEX: 3 | STA: 3 | CON: 2 | WIS: 3 | CH: 2 Link to comment
Katinka Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica. Her body is exactly what I'm striving for - strong, powerful, and yet still feminine and not overly lean - the girl can obviously enjoy a beer or two now and then. Her personality and drive play a lot in to what I admire in her as well. Quote Link to comment
Duality Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 My childhood friend, 2 year college room mate and still to this day, one of my best friends. No idea how much he lost, but before and after, he ate good and exercised a whole lot, his only goal was lose weight. a lot of it. Based on pictures, we concluded he lost about 150-180 pounds. He's 6'2", 180-190 pounds now. Quote It's not 80% diet, 20% exercise, it's 100% diet, 100% exercise. Give it your all. My journey (Date - Total - BF % - LBM) 2012-01-01 - 242 - 35% - 157 2013-12-15 - 172 - 10% - 155 2016-05-01 - 231 - 25% - 173 Link to comment
Minty Keen Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Imaginary people tend to be inspirational to me.Arya Stark.Kenichi.Aang/Katara/Sokka I suppose if I were to pick people from the real world, Lindsey Stirling is pretty inspirational to me. She's no athlete, but she does what she wants with her life. She's free-spirited and plays good music.The sort of music that I feel like I am. If that makes sense. I don't really aim to be like anybody on an athletic scale (maybe because I live under a rock and am new to the whole fitness thing).I'm just impressed when I push myself to a new level, and eventually I want to have super powers. Obviously. Quote Primal ChaiRace: Human | Class: Adventurer [Level: 0 | STR 0 | DEX 0 | STA 0 | CON 0 | WIS 0 | CHA 0 ] "That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence." - Christopher Hitchens Link to comment
I-Jo Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Very few people inspire me in a way that I moves me. I feel the need to constantly be better than everyone around me. Including me. Because the me of yesterday sucked. Me of today will be better... the best. so- for me- no one- least not right now. People- pushing- working hard- overcoming adversity- that inspires me- it's rarely a someone specific. Quote Link to comment
CrisciMalosh Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 My now deceased father. He was a badass Marine, taught JROTC, was pretty solid and strong throughout my young childhood. I do what I do to give myself the knowledge that I am making him proud. Quote "I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy." ~~Marie Curie "All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: Freedom, Justice, Honour, Duty, Mercy, Hope. " ~~ Winston Churchill Level 1 Human Druid STR 1 DEX 1 STA 1 CON 2 WIS 3 CHA 2 (yes, human. Boring I know.) Link to comment
Langer Posted July 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNReN6hMmeQThis is a really well made video for some inspiration, especially for anyone trying to recover from/get fit after an injury Quote LVL 1 Ranger STR: 2 | DEX: 3 | STA: 3 | CON: 2 | WIS: 3 | CH: 2 Link to comment
Thrillho Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Jason Ellis. Quote The cancer was aggressive, but the chemotherapy was aggressive, as well. There was aggression on both sides. Link to comment
deerskin Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 I second the Starbuck comment. She has the attitude to back up her rockin' bod. I dare anybody to call her fat (or weak) and live to tell the tale. Quote Current Challenge: Walk to Tom Bombadil's! Link to comment
sheltiechick Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNReN6hMmeQThis is a really well made video for some inspiration, especially for anyone trying to recover from/get fit after an injury That was a great video! He reminds me a lot of Walter Payton, who happens to be one of my most inspiring people. Other than that, not "big name" people. Like one of my co-workers had three kids with CP. The boy died last year. He is an inspiration to me. People like that. Quote Link to comment
Rokwing87 Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Genghis Khan. He not only plundered nearly the entire known world, but 1/200 men are his descendants. "The greatest joy for a man is to defeat his enemies, to drive them before him, to take from them all they possess, to see those they love in tears, to ride their horses, and to hold their wives and daughters in his arms." - Genghis Khan Quote tl;dr is how I roll Link to comment
Guest CyborgNinja Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 My thinspiration is still Martin Berkhan. Guy deadlifts in the 600's ripped to shreds, and if memory serves he only got into lifting so he could look better for modeling. He is stronger than, no offense, pretty much everyone on this whole forum and he only did it to get more Zoolander for some photo shoots so he could make money for being genetically better than others on camera. That's some good stuff. Quote Link to comment
Polaris Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Imaginary people tend to be inspirational to me.Arya Stark.Kenichi.Aang/Katara/SokkaHaha, and I was afraid I'm weird because all my sources of inspiration are fictional people. Because Lin Beifong is a BAMF and I'm striving to become even half as awesome as her (and be as fit when I'm fifty ). I actually have a tabletop RPG character that has basically become my role model. She's actually a knight, but character sheet aside, she's more like a Paladin/Monk cross. Physically, she's amazingly fit, because she's worked towards that all her life; she's strong, but humble, fights till her last breath for things she believes in and never stops improving herself; and while she's intimidating, she's kind and polite and has perfect manners, but I'd like to see the dumbass who gets on her wrong side, because she will kick your ass from here to Sunday and not even break a sweat. Nowadays, whenever I feel like taking the easy way instead of the right way, I ask myself, what would she do? Quote POLARIS - LEVEL 4 AVATAR WARRIOR/MONK (currently visiting assassins) | Challenge Thread "We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us." Link to comment
insanity Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 My little brother, he pretty much stared down cancer, fought it valiantly... and though he ended up losing, he put up one hell of a fight. Always had a smile and held his head high... Quote "Insanity - you make my world a better place man, you really do! That shit is awesome! :D" - Guzzi- My first challenge My battle Log: Insanity: Warrior Monk Honorary Ranger dubbed by DarK_RaideR, 1000 Pound club (875 of 1000) Link to comment
BreadMage Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 http://cphpost.dk/sp...ses-finish-line <-----This woman and people like here. Quote *Flips Table*BreadMage Out! Link to comment
RedircSiuol Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 I pull a lot of my inspiration from myself. I'm very self motivated, and aspire simply to be me. Quote "And should I die on the morrow, None will know of my sorrow,Nor of the sweet agony,I take to my grave." Link to comment
ComancheD Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Jonny "bones" Jones and Carlos Condit. They both train in the city where I go to school and they are both fantastic athletes, let alone fighters. Quote Orc RangerSTR: 3 DEX: 1 STA: 2CON: 5 WIS: 2 CHA: 2 All major changes are like death. You can't see what is on the other side until you get there.Immortal Power, Plug it in Current challenge:http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/34450-training-for-the-fights/ Link to comment
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