NEED SOME HELP FROM MY RA FAMILY

I was hoping I would never reach this point but it has, over the last month or so I have had zero motivation, i've been stressed out over different things and it's taken a toll on my diet and lately my workout, lately if my workout partner can't lift on a certain day I can't muster up the motivation to go, this is haunting to me because before this past month or so I have never missed a workout.

Luckily both my jobs involve physical labor so I haven't lost any size but I'm nowhere close to where I would like to be BF% wise.

Any help would be greatly appreciated especially diet wise.

Good to see you again, Hill.

I feel your pain, my friend - all of us have experienced this and to varying degrees, I'm sure.

For me, getting in a quick and easy workout always helps. Plan to go for just like 20 minutes - that's it - and be done! Even if that means just a cardio workout - then just do that. Go with your instinct and only do what you feel you can handle - and no more - now's not the time to push yourself.

Focus on the fact that you just need some time to get back - and don't worry about the routine for a while. As long as you don't take too long off (try not to let it be months), realize you'll be fine and will get back into it quickly when you're ready.

Hang in there, man. You'll make it through.

Hey Hill,

A good friend of mine hit a spot just like you are hitting now. He was consistently lifting but then hit a point where he couldn't muster up the motivation to continue. He decided to change things up a little and work his way into the CrossFit arena. He started that almost a year ago and has been a happy man since. Granted, he's also changed his body type to a lot leaner frame, but he really enjoys it. Plus, it might give you some variation to the workouts you've been doing and perhaps bring that motivation right back up to try more.

Crossfit

Thanks for the positive words guys, I'm actually @ a point where I would like to not really lean out persay but definitely drop my bodyfat down to at the most 10%, I've built up a lot of strength and mass now I want to cut around it but there's just so much information out there I can never pick a way to go.

As far as diet plans go, I chose to try Keto out.

-Joe

http://www.rippedacademy.com/quad/topic/New-diet-plan-with-progress-pics-2986/1

Wake Up Hill!! You need some one to give you a swift kick in the butt. Partners come and go but your training doesn't. You have 1 hr to kick butt in the gym & the 23 other hours to do whatever you want. So do whatever it takes man.

Hey Hill, it's your body talking to you..we all need rest..when your ready you will be back...

Hang in there man! The worse it gets the better it'll be once it's over. Best of luck.

Don't beat yourself up over taking some time. Everyone gets to a point where they just need some time to regroup and get back to what motivated them in the first place. On the nights that your partner can't go maybe you could make it a night that you go and do whatever it is that you love to do at the gym. Eventually you will get back to going because you want to and not because you have to. Good Luck!

Thanks for all the positive words guys, this is exactly why I love this website!! I'm going to the gym @ 0800 tomorrow as well as Friday, will be @ the Firehouse all day Saturday but I'm kicking a new workout off on Monday, and thanks biggie..your right, i needed a swift kick in the ass.

As far as a Keto diet, something just keeps preventing me from doing it, it just doesn't seem healthy. I do plan on going to the doctor's this month to get my yearly checkup (i do it every year just to make sure I'm a-ok)

If someone could help me out with a simple college minded diet I wouldn't mind :D

I've been on a college minded diet for some time now. :) If you search through the forum, you'll find lots of topics on bare minimums and the such. I can stand monotony day in and day out and don't have a problem with it, others do, and you might.

My standard grocery list includes 100% whole wheat bread, quick oats, peanut butter, honey, fat free yogurt, cottage cheese, milk, pasta, rice, eggs, frozen veggies, fruit (mostly apples and bananas), and canned tuna. I tend to go shopping with one of my housemates because he has a Costco card and I can get bulk meats really cheap. I generally stick with chicken and lean cuts of beef. If you know anyone in the restaurant biz, you can talk to them about bulk tuna and salmon, they can generally get it relatively cheap, but you have to buy 10 to 15 pounds at a time. If you have an Asian food market near you, you can pick up ginormous bags of rice for next to nothing.

On top of that, you have your supplements, but I'm sure you know what you like to take and already have a steady supply for most of that. Best of luck to you, man.

Got back in the gym today and feel great!! goin back after work tomorrow and saturday night!! god i love the gym, I may be a bit addicted

Haha, I love how you can go from "not sure if I have the motivation to get my butt in there" to "I'm addicted." It's great, man. You gotta find what really pulls you there, then go with it.

Glad to hear that you're back at it.

-Joe

Go kick some more butt!!!!

Ricecakes, Ko and I all said basically the same thing... listen to your body and take a break!

Of course, there's a time to push harder, work harder, and break through plateaus - but if your body's at the point where it needs a break - pushing harder is just going to set you back more.

Over the last 5 months I've lost 29 lbs. with solid training and nutrition - but I knew when it was time to take a break - time to cheat - time to just recharge - which I did a number of times through this cycle and I know it helped a lot! And no harm done either - in fact, those breaks helped me reach and exceed my goals!

I mention that because you are not going to have a big setback by taking a much-needed break - but you might by pushing at the wrong time.

Take the break and come back stronger and more motivated!

Staticfeign- we're all going to be addicted always, we make take breaks but deep down we know we'll be back.

Ken- do you still have the diet layout you could send me?

sjdesrochers@gmail.com

You're talkin about for cutting - not mass building, right?

Yep, sure am. Goal is to cut to 10% bodyfat and keep my strength if i can, i know you did lol