Moxie Hart Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Sometimes you fail. That's ok. The important thing is to get back up and keep going. Quote Tiffany -Elven Ranger & Derby GirlSTR 7 | DEX 5 | STA 4 | CON 3 | WIS 4 | CHA 3@moxie_hart. Tumblr. Fitocracy Link to comment
ETFnerd Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Tough question. Push yourself and don't be afraid to fail. This is probably the biggest one for me, I think I always held myself back because I was afraid to fail and not be "good enough". I am good enough and failing is part of the journey.This is an important one... you need COURAGE to change your life... almost beat out my realization that I don't really look like clooney... Quote i don't care what u think of me. unless u think i'm awesome. in which case u're right. Intro - Workout Log - ABS Log - Fitness Philosophy - Accountability - NERDEE - Weight Maintenance Link to comment
andygates Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Consistency for the win. Dabblers keep bobbing in and out of newbie gains. Emerging from the shallows and slapping your little rudimentary fin-legs on dry land takes consistent application. Quote Link to comment
weirdquark Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 I like lifting weights.I started exercising regularly before I started lifting but it was something I did because it was supposed to be good for me. I'd feel like crap if I skipped a workout, but I didn't actually like the exercising that I was doing. But I actually enjoy working out now to the point where I geek out about different lifting things and am sad when I don't get to lift, and that's awesome. Quote I lift heavy things. Current Challenge Between Challenges Workout Log Sassafrass: a capella folk fantasy mythology Link to comment
Waldo Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Success begins and ends with motivation. Quote currently cutting battle log challenges: 21,20, 19,18,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 don't panic! Link to comment
Corbab Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Cookies made without flour are still cookies; lifts done without consistency and form aren't lifts. Quote Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them. -Ayn Rand Amongst those less skilled you can see all this energy escaping through contorted faces, gritted teeth and tight shoulders that consume huge amounts of effort but contribute nothing to achieving the task. Link to comment
chammy Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Food matters. A lot. Quote [Pixie | Warrior] Carjack: Muscles don't get confused. They only get angry. | Catspaw: I'm always willing to help dig holes for your bodies. | Twitter | Instagram | chammy has a log | chammy competes at the end Link to comment
scarletleavy Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Cookies made without flour are still cookies; lifts done without consistency and form aren't lifts.This made me laugh. Love it! Quote "In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me lies an invincible summer." - Albert Camus"Moving on and Moving up" Challenge Link to comment
WizardTrip Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 For me:Stay off the scaleI have not weighed myself in ~2 years at this point. In the past, my focus was weight loss rather than appearance and how I felt. This got me no where. Having only a feint idea of how much I weigh forces me to see the changes elsewhere; such as, what I see in the mirror, looser clothing, fitting into smaller sizes, and comments from friends and family. These are the items that drive the motivation to continue. Only when I'm happy with all these other items will I hop on a scale to see how far I've come, and primarily so I can calculate my BMR in order to properly bulk. Quote Level 6 Wizard of Beer Warrior STR 21.25 | DEX 5.75 | STA 7.75 | CON 3.50 | WIS 9.50 | CHA 3.25 Twitter | Epic Trip | Current Challenge Previous Challenges: 1 2 3 4 5 *the warrior formerly known as icedtrip and former dothraki god of thunder furyan* Link to comment
Guest Snake McClain Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 I've learned (finally) that i actually CAN DO THIS! Quote Link to comment
Knightwatch Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 In the eyes of my loved ones or God, I might well be a precious, unique little snowflake. For a fitness program, though, I'm not. I wasted years of my gym life making excuses for swapping out movements or protocols that I didn't think would give me the much desired pex or gunz.Unsurprisingly, my own attempts didn't get me there, either. It was only when I dropped my ego, and the excuses, and started squatting and deadlifting and not doing 14 movements to hit my chest from every concievable angle, that I started to get strong. And, wonder of wonders, my chest and arms started to grow. Imagine that.So, now when kids ask me what my "arm day" looks like them, I say "mostly deadlifting". When they tell me, no, that their legs "get plenty of work from jogging", I smile and nod.I was there. They'll learn. To the weights, they're not precious, unique little snowflakes, and trusting the old timers will take them a while. But they'll get there. Quote "The world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder." --GK Chesterton Domine, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum, sed tantum dic verbo et sanabitur anima mea... http://www.facebook.com/#!/jbaileysewell Link to comment
morethanjustamom Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 You are stronger and tougher than you think. Quote The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything. ~Oscar Wilde Link to comment
Anivair Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Paleo for me. Diet is 90% of how you look and how you perform. Quote Level 3 Human Ranger STR: 9 DEX: 5.25 STA: 14.5 CON: 5.5 WIS: 16 CHA: 5.5 My Current Challenge Link to comment
Sloth the Enduring Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 You can't outdiet sitting on your ass. Quote “We might as well start where we are, use what we have and do what we can." – Caitlin Rivers Sloth: The Man with the Hammer battle log Link to comment
chairohkey Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Patience + Persistence = Progress Quote Link to comment
Matow Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Don't Give a ... damn ... what other think.Case in point: Was on the bike at the gym today, playing on the Nintendo DS. 30 mins flew by. Did I care if people were looking? Not really. They do their workout, I do mine. Quote Don't tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon What if your dreams and fears existed in the same place? What if to get to heaven you have to brave hell? What if everything you ever wanted, cost all you ever achieved? Would you go there? Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Bacon makes everything better.If that one isn't along the lines of what you're looking for, the second most important thing is:Only you choose what you put into your body. Only you choose not to work out. Stop blaming others for your failures.The above has helped me a lot. I no longer blame circumstances for not working out. Couldn't go to the gym? Do a 100 push ups, 100 sit ups, and 200 squats. Too cold to run outside? You've got steps in the house, go up and down them 50 times. Nothing healthy to eat? Get in the damn car and go to the store! Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
morethanjustamom Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Nothing healthy to eat? Get in the damn car and go to the store!I think this one should be added to the quote list! Quote The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything. ~Oscar Wilde Link to comment
Hels Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Form is life. And ultimately the goal. Weight will follow. Quote Got Dropbox? No? Get it. Also get me more space please. :3 Link to comment
Rosie Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 My most recent learning experience is to listen to what my body is telling me. Dont ignore that little niggle and carry on - rein it back a bit or you will end up on the sofa for three days solid with a fractured foot. Quote [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Twitter Blog Attributes: Strength (STR): 3 Dexterity (DEX): 1 Stamina (STA): 4 Constitution (CON): 2 Wisdom (WIS): 3 Charisma (CHA): 2 Link to comment
Ryan Sannar Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 I've learned that I'm good at this, which makes it fun. Quote Link to comment
helloterence Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch. Quote Link to comment
Corbab Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Nothing healthy to eat? Get in the damn car and go to the store!Correction: Get in your damn shoes and run to the store! Quote Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them. -Ayn Rand Amongst those less skilled you can see all this energy escaping through contorted faces, gritted teeth and tight shoulders that consume huge amounts of effort but contribute nothing to achieving the task. Link to comment
Lachy Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Preperation aids consistency. Prepare your meals, your workout gear, and what your work out will entail early, then when the time comes you just get up and go! Quote Battle Log - Facebook Link to comment
Sydnie Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 As a female the free weights section won't bite. Neither will the males there. That was my biggest fear in going to the gym. Being watched or scorned by the males at the gym because I was a female and just starting out. I'm sure somewhere there are some jerks that will act like that, but where I go everyone is super nice. The men will help if I ask for someone to spot me and actually respect the fact that I'm a woman who's getting into lifting. If I have a question on form they answer it without talking down to me. It's great. Quote Fitocracy! | Running Trainer | Facebook | Twitter | Current Challenge Blog! Pain is weakness leaving the body. Link to comment
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