MrTate18
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Mostly my diet and sleep schedule.
That's my problem too. As soon as I start a diet I think of all the food I'm missing out on and end up caving in.Pizza ! Lol disciple in general. I don’t have a sweet tooth at all but diet gets me all the time. I can’t pass up on foods I love, when they are in front of me.
Stop taking large amounts of time off - that is easily the cardinal sin compared to under-eating or not having a dedicated training style. You can get stronger without getting bigger, and you can make progress by consistently doing different things if you train hard enough even (to a degree), but you need to show up consistently. There should never be a period you’re out of the gym longer than 1 week unless a doctor has ordered you to do so. Otherwise, there is always something you can do.The two things keeping me from reaching my goals are a lack of consistent programming and sufficient food intake. One day I’m on Rippetoe’s deal and I’m making some progress then I decide maybe I should jump on some high volume program. The root cause of that issue is discipline, really.
Numero dos is I just flat out don’t eat with the frequency and caloric volume necessary to pack on as much muscle as I would like. I’ve tried cramming 5500 calories in three square meals a day and also meeting protein requirements, which for me should be about 360g, but I never ride that train for long enough to see results because it’s miserable.
I usually run this entire insane cycle for about six months, make some ok progress, then give up for a month or two before I convince myself that next time it’ll be different, which it never is.
Getting honest hurts.
Oh 100%. I was just being really hard on myself and maybe exaggerating a little bit. I did take almost a month off but that was after almost 8 months straight without any time off and my left shoulder felt like it was on fire all of the time.Stop taking large amounts of time off - that is easily the cardinal sin compared to under-eating or not having a dedicated training style. You can get stronger without getting bigger, and you can make progress by consistently doing different things if you train hard enough even (to a degree), but you need to show up consistently. There should never be a period you’re out of the gym longer than 1 week unless a doctor has ordered you to do so. Otherwise, there is always something you can do.
If you are serious about it I mean. I get life happens and priorities shift, but I don’t know anyone who has made any progress by not showing up for weeks at a time.
Pack your stims to have for the ride home so you aren’t so tired after work - they only have to get you to the gym after all. Then hopefully they’re still at least 5 hours from bedtime.My problem is my work schedule. I have a long drive to and from work so by the time I get home I feel like I hit a wall. I don’t want to stim up for a workout because I will have issues sleeping. Now that the sunnier weather is here it’s gotten better but still not where I want to be. I’m trying to do more workouts during the weekend to use the week for rest days to make it easier. Also I get lazy in my diet because it’s easy to grab garbage rather than take a few extra minutes to prepare something.
I’ll have to give that a try. ThanksPack your stims to have for the ride home so you aren’t so tired after work - they only have to get you to the gym after all. Then hopefully they’re still at least 5 hours from bedtime.
That is what I do. Pre workout when I leave work. get home in about an hour. change, do my get home crap and hit the gym. If 9:30pm rolls around i'm still awake I will drop some ZMA and 10mg of melatonin.Pack your stims to have for the ride home so you aren’t so tired after work - they only have to get you to the gym after all. Then hopefully they’re still at least 5 hours from bedtime.
For most ppl the three things you listed are goals lolWife,kids,mortgage
Lmao yea, just makes things tough sometimesFor most ppl the three things you listed are goals lol
Keep pushing through it will get better. I have a 2 and 4 yr old plus another on the way and finding balance is a constant struggle. Things have gotten better for me now that my 4 yr old is able to come to the gym with me and he can entertain himself with matchbox cars while I train. I don’t always train as many days as I would like but I do what I cantaking care of my 3yr old son. Food to showers to brushing his teeth to anything and everything you can possibly imagine his needs would be. The only time I have his when he’s sleeping in the AM. Somedays he wakes up early. So, no gym. Somedays I am so tired from work and taking care of his needs, I just crash. I don’t usually make excuses because I hate them. But, life gets in the way and I just can’t say NO
Good Answer !!Waiting for people to finish their sets on squat rack
That is a Great Mile Stone to hit !!All you can eat events hinder my cutting goals.
I normally reach my strength goals each year. Ive got a lofty goal this year of 315 x 2 on bench which would be a PR for me.
Good to go!All you can eat events hinder my cutting goals.
I normally reach my strength goals each year. Ive got a lofty goal this year of 315 x 2 on bench which would be a PR for me.
My wife, a problem creator.
Good decision!A birthday, enjoying all the food, turns into a birthday week/month and then.. I’m still not back training now and I stopped back in May.
Zero motivation, zero desire to train.
Now it’s back, I think I just needed a good chuck of time off.
Sounds like you have a more important goal of having fun playing basketball - nothing wrong with that.Basketball...started playing basketball twice a week which I love, in many cases more so than lifting these days...but while i continue to get more and more lean, I'm noticing I'm losing size too...but not only that but because I play Wednesday and Sunday...I pretty much gave up squatting and deadlifting because it left me too sore to play well, also some of the games are intense which leaves me dead for my next gym workout the next day
Also working different shifts from my girl...getting home 2 or 3 hours before her after I workout...I get really hungry waiting for her to get home that snacking sometimes becomes an issue
It's like a juggling act hahaSounds like you have a more important goal of having fun playing basketball - nothing wrong with that.
So inspiring words. I am on the same track.Nothing Will Stop Me From Meeting My Goals !!
Absolutely. You either hold back occasionally or your body will pull you back. I promise you it’s better to be the one calling those shots.Right now its injuries. When I go heavy for an extended period of time, some connective tissue inevitably gets hurt. Usually its my elbows or knees. Its my shoulder now. I was progressing pretty good to my 315x2 on bench goal until my shoulder barked at me. I feel at 38 I need to seriously consider planned deload weeks.
Absolutely. You either hold back occasionally or your body will pull you back. I promise you it’s better to be the one calling those shots.Right now its injuries. When I go heavy for an extended period of time, some connective tissue inevitably gets hurt. Usually its my elbows or knees. Its my shoulder now. I was progressing pretty good to my 315x2 on bench goal until my shoulder barked at me. I feel at 38 I need to seriously consider planned deload weeks.
welcome to AMHating cardio and never doing it anymore at all. Alcohol and a demanding job now days. It’s sad I blame work and beer. I used to own a gym so I rarely drank and ate a perfect diet and stayed in a gym 7 days a week with 8 hours of sleep. Best shape of my Life I was 225-230 sub 8% body fat. Now I’m 15% or more in the 260s strength and size are no longer a goal at all for me. Conditioning should be but I still just squat or pull and leave the gym after light accessory work no cardio. Ripped a pectoral in a powerlifting meet so that is a big hindrance as well.