SnowManSnow

IYO what are the main reasons people STOP training?

I've been guilty of it too. For me it is just a case of "mental" burn out most of the time.. I mean i just get tired of doing it.

What are other resons ppl stop??

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Triple Threat

Injury or illness.

fufu

Bored doing the same routine and not enough direction in training are too things that get me down time to time.

They usually come combined as well. I will get bored with my current program and want to change my goals. In that time I will usually be indecisive in what I want to do and my training will be ho-hum and lackluster because I like to have something specific to work for with all my focus. I'll usually lose motivation for a week or so and feel really shitty and then after that week is up I'll have new goals and be ramped up 100% for a new program that I have.

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KelJu

That is always mine.

Acid

Injury at least thats what it was for me.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

BulkMeUp

Other pressures in life that take away gym time and energy.

SnowManSnow

for you guys how important is training WITH someone? It really motivates me and helps me stay on task over a period of time.

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BulkMeUp

I prefer training alone. I can train how i want and when i want and without having to listen to useless yammering

Metallibanger

apachaboca?

Built

Allow me to speak for most women who get set up on ineffective training programmes when we join the gym when I say "lack of results".

Once I learned how to train effectively, I found success to be extremely motivating.

lucifuge

personally, it's normally injury... although sometimes I just get too overwhelmed/obsessed with other things going on in my life.

Lost Grizzly

1. Injury.
2. Work.
3. Vacation, however I go to New Mexico one a year to Elk hunt in the mountains for 5 days. Those 5 days are long and rough on you walking through the mountains carring a gun and a back pack. Any you think it is all over when you shoot something. Thats where the fun begins and the hard work. Maybe I should scratch vacation from the list and mark it down as work-out camp.

Triple Threat

It's not important at all. I train solo almost all the time. I've had a couple of training partners over the years, but after a few weeks, they go back to what they were doing before.

zombul

I have seen new girl friends and things of that nature pull me away because I wanted to hang out with them. I have even gotten into video games and wanted to go home and do that instead of working out.One day can create monster sometimes.

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goob

Exactly. A hectic work lifestyle involving a lot of travel and a good social life makes it harder to find the time to train.

Those that truely have the 'bug' have the nagging feeling that they need to get back to the gym, and eventually (when the madness calms dowm)....will find away.

katt

I've never known hunting to be a vacation... that's what TOH says too.. but it's like GI Joe camp for me.. especially with all of our brush & alders we have here.

fufu

not important at all.

I've trained with a partner in the past, but I started solo and am currently. I've trained by myself for the majority of my weight lifting career. To be honest, I really like either way if I have a dedicated partner.

I've had two partners. One was sporadic and eventually hung 'em up and the other was ready everyday and was just as focused and interested in lifting as I was. It actually got annoying to an extent because it tended to be all he talked about.

There is something positive to be said for both ( solo and w/ a partner).

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SnowManSnow

What about a video game ABOUT working out haha. I'm in the same boat. Just bought a PS3, but thank goodness I normally play at night after everyone is in bed or I'd never get anything done.

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SnowManSnow

For you what was the point when you thought, "Hey, this is actually working!"? I think we all need to see success to stay motivated, but I imagine that it comes with different stages for different ppl.

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sabre81

One of mine was that my gym was 15 miles away and that i needed to train at night to avoid rid crowds. I bought equipment now and dropped my gym membership, so i have no excuses.

BrutalRage

1. Injury/illness
2. Work
3. Burn out.
4. Lack of motivation

When I first got back to working out I use to get sick like h*ll since I wasn't use to it anymore. Other times my work just got int he way and with work and family I just got burnt out.

Now that I finally got into the swing of things I rarely miss a workout.

I would love to be able to work out with someone but no one I know wants to put the effort into loosing the weight they gained.

Brutality

min0 lee

Damn, it's been a while since you posted.

Built

Right away, actually. I started Atkins (remember, I was about 40% bodyfat at the time, Atkins works great on the "very juicy"), then a few weeks later started lifting weights the same way guys train: heavy compound lifts. It worked, it felt good, and it kept working.

When I did all the stupid shit that didn't work - mondo cardio,"toning" reps, machine work, lowfat bullshit - I felt like garbage from the get-go, and it only "worked" (in the sense that I did lose weight, initially) briefly. I lost so little weight from SO MUCH DISCOMFORT - really, it was brutal trying to keep it going. I kept gaining, losing a bit, gaining more…

I lost 30 lbs the first time, in my early twenties, then proceeded to diet and overtrain myself UP 50 lbs until I got things working for me in my late thirties.

The part that pisses me off is that it's really no big deal to keep it under control now - at least, relative to what I went through when I was trying to follow the conventional (read: USELESS) guidelines.

rahaas

and you are probably spending a whole lot less money than when you were on that other crap they sell for the miracle wieght loss/ body building programs...

Is it just me or do you see more women fall for that stuff easier? If so, is it society pressure for a women to be a "size zero" or is there really that much ignorance out there?

Built

I think it's because women only have ONE option: get tiny.

Consider this: if a guy figures he can't train and get ripped, he knows he can at least get muscular - and getting bigger won't make him feel like less of a man.

I have yet to meet an overweight women who joins a gym with an aim toward becoming big and muscular, yanno, so she feels more feminine.

Combine this with ignorance (there really is that much of it: ever talk to a doctor who understands fat loss?), the "size zero" thing you mention and the motivation for profit, and yeah, I think we get hosed even more than men do.

rahaas

My doctor told me to loose 30 lbs. I did and felt like crap and looked even worse.

I have to give most of the women I know credit for trying even if what they do is not really in their best interest. Most of the men I know when I mention: "You know you aren't getting any younger and you really should think about your health" the reply is usually " yea you are right let's go get a 12 pack, a pizza and think about it..."

SnowManSnow

strangely enough I had some encouragement today (as the thread goes). I was doing a dead lift rep and this chick says "Geez.. you're really getting ..(furrow brow here) ... big.

YEEESSSHHH!

I know I've only been at it a month and a half but i can see visible differences. My arms are the most evident gainers (with my clothes on of course).

Nice when someone notices... isn't it!

That should keep me goin another month or so on it's own

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