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What Motivates you?

Noddy
Noddy
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Joined: 2004/09/14
Ireland
2004/12/02, 10:10 AM
Hi, lately I have had trouble motivating myself to go to the gym.

I was wondering what motivates you lot to go? And what do do you do when you feel really unmotivated?

Riain

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hecdarec
hecdarec
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Joined: 2003/12/16
United States
2004/12/02, 10:39 AM
I am motivated by motivating others who are not motivated enought to motivate themselves.

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Anni313
Anni313
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United States
2004/12/02, 11:49 AM
Thank you hec, that was very motivating.

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DX14AG
DX14AG
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United States
2004/12/02, 02:19 PM
lol that was awesome.

What motivates me is a visual of how I want myself to look.

DX
ANGEL60067
ANGEL60067
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United States
2004/12/02, 02:33 PM
Same here dx14ag. The way I want to look in the future.:)
harvest_moon321
harvest_moon321
Posts: 85
Joined: 2004/09/17
United Kingdom
2004/12/02, 11:33 PM
Progress can motivate me, seeing my weights and reps go up. Fast music also helps to get you going. Or you could just have a fantasy about winning some great athletic award, which can make you train harder (yeah I don’t do that)
jonathanweaver
jonathanweaver
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United States
2004/12/03, 11:32 AM
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hecdarec
hecdarec
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United States
2004/12/03, 03:44 PM
Carivan, can you please my above nasty post. I was out of line and I have apologized to jonathan because of it. Sorry folks, I let my anger get the best of me.

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hecdarec
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2004/12/03, 11:34 AM
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howdiekat
howdiekat
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United States
2004/12/03, 11:38 AM
if only we could all look as good as hec...the world would be a more attractive place.

i'm motivated by strength gains. i'm always trying to get to the point where i can add an extra plate or two to the bar or move up to the next set of dumbbells.

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jonathanweaver
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2004/12/03, 12:45 PM
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hecdarec
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2004/12/03, 02:47 PM
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hecdarec
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2004/12/03, 03:45 PM
I meant to say delete my above nasty post but I am stupid and said please my above nasty post. I hope that there is someone out there that is dumber than me so that I can get a little self esteem.

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jonathanweaver
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2004/12/03, 02:51 PM
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hecdarec
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2004/12/03, 02:52 PM
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jonathanweaver
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2004/12/03, 02:57 PM
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hecdarec
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2004/12/03, 02:58 PM
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jonathanweaver
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2004/12/03, 03:03 PM
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hecdarec
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2004/12/03, 03:14 PM
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Miyu
Miyu
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United States
2004/12/03, 03:58 PM
Nope. It's all you hec...:cool:

Me, I'm motivated by greed. I give myself gifts when I reach a goal. I set them out in advance so I know what I'm working for!
Carivan
Carivan
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Canada
2004/12/03, 03:43 PM
Can you guys exchange phone #'s through IM and continue there please. This is going no where.

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jonathanweaver
jonathanweaver
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2004/12/06, 01:14 PM
Hec - There are plenty of people dumber than you out there.
I won't name names, but I could point you toward their posts... :angry::big_smile:

Shoot! Go look at my post in the Pro Forum. I misspelled forensic in my reply to Charlie's post about spelling forensic correctly.


We're cool. It was just a joke that went too far and was misunderstood.

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Jonathan