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ABOUT TURBO
  • Age: 28
  • Location: NY
  • Gym: The Rink
  • Height: 6' 2"
FAVORITE ...
  • Supplements:
    Protein Smoothies
  • Exercises:
    Anything for the back and shoulders.
  • Music:
    Nirvana, Bowling for Soup, Dropkick Murphys
  • Movies:
    Rocky IV, Knocked Up, Old School, Transformers
  • Athletes:
    Big Papi, Manny
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TURBO'S BLOG ENTRY

DESIRE TO GET TO THE GYM

by: turbo - June 29th, 2007

Everyday it seems that I struggle to get myself to the gym to workout. I think half of the problem is the traffic that I have to fight through to get there. The other half is that I'm probably more lazy than not!

Whenever I do go, which is about 4 days a week, I always feel better. Doing cardio is boring, and I probably wouldn't go as long if the gym didn't have TVs to watch but it always gets my heart rate up and the blood flowing. Also I don't know what it is about lifting weights, but that makes me feel better too. It must release something into the blood stream to make you feel good.

Even despite it making myself feel better when I go, it's still a struggle. I was just wondering what everyone else does to get themselves motivated to hit the gym? I am sure a lot of people here may love going to the gym but for the rest of us, how do you do it? What makes it easy to get going after all day at work or in the mornings?
Wheelz
Wheelz writes...
07/12/07
Hey turbo, I am right there with ya. But the big pay off for me is how I feel a few days after a great workout. Like i could take on the world.

Or just get a treadmill next to a hot chick (i could run 12 miles with that next to me)
Turbo
Turbo writes...
07/12/07
Haha, I hear you Wheelz.
Pm
Pm writes...
07/12/07
Use women, health, greater self confidence... whatever it takes to get you motivated in the beginning. After awhile (basically after you start seeing some results in the mirror and in the way that your clothes fit), you'll actually start looking forward to going to the gym.

The funny thing about fitness is, the people who need it the most generally have the hardest time being active. Eventually your body starts adapting to training so quickly that it gets to be a bigger challenge keeping your workouts changed-up enough to keep the progress going.

Don't give up, the more you go the easier it'll be to stay motivated.
Tudominicano
Tudominicano writes...
07/14/07
do what i do man, just get up and go. forget the obstacles, drive right thru them sort to speak. once you get there and get your workout on, you wont regret it.
Lady P
Lady P writes...
07/17/07
I guess there isn't a closer gym. My gym is 10min away in traffic and sometimes it feels like 30,lol. Just get yourself to the gym. Once you make it through the doors the battle is won because you can't turn back, and you would look crazy just standing around. I'm telling you, just drive there and drag yourself through the door. TKO BABY!