Temptation

[konka]

Another topic, this is the only section of the forums I even bother to click on, and I like sharing my thoughts & knowing yours my pals.

Temptation to cheat, the temptation to eat bad and unhealthy food, to skip workouts, to drink alcohol, to skip the last set because you're lazy, to skip an exercise because you've had enough.

How do you tell yourself to resist this temptation?

Bad food:

- I do my best to avoid having bad food in the house, however when it is present (I live with an unhealthy house mate) I hide it behind my healthy nutritional food (can's of tuna, wholemeal bread etc) and avoid the 'bored' snacking as best as possible. I always have trouble however, when drinking to stay away from fatty foods for a convenience factor (.. "let's order pizza") - That's my biggest problem at the moment, I can eat as healthy as I want during the day but whenever I consume alcohol my temptation control goes out the window - besides not drinking (obviously - have cut down on it) how do YOU resist the temptation to eat unhealthy foods? Just self control, or is there something you put in place to avoid it?

Skipping workouts:

- Not really a problem for me, because I enjoy working out. But what if you're just getting into it, how do you keep yourself motivated to keep going to the gym and not just having a day off because you're lazy? Is it something you think you have to build yourself up to, with a routine or once again just self mind?

Alcohol:

Everyone enjoys going out, but how frequent? The temptation of friends going out and drinking & having fun - while you chosing not to drink and being bored, what do you do? I try and only drink one weekend a month now - but going out sober especially in Australia is, well, shit. How do you resist the temptation to consume alcohol with friends and go out on party? Do you just factor it into your weekly schedule and try to consume less calories/carbs prior or just do some more cardio to factor it on, or use it as a 'cheat' day?

Last set:

Everyone knows when fatigue sets in, your body & brain naturally wants to give up and it requires a good level of motivation and self control to keep pushing yourself - if you're struggling to get to this, how would you get your own motivation? What do you personally do to increase the motivation to keep pushing until you can't go any more?

Skipping exercise:

You've been working out for an hour for example, an intense work out and you have one exercise left - you're completely shattered and know that you have three/four more sets of x amount of reps - your brain is saying "no, I've had enough, go home" but you want to push yourself beyond your limits; what do you do? Do you have an extended rest and build yourself up to it or just go in without thinking and smash it out? I like to just sit down on a bench for a minute-two minutes and breath deep breaths, build myself up to it and give my body a little bit of a rest then just go straight into it and smash it out.

I'm interested to see your thoughts :o arms feel like falling off after an arms session and then writing this x_x

[Kyle]

Bad food is hard, my parents are both I spose bigger and they have fatty foods lying around most the time. Good thing this also means a lot of the healthier stuff isn't being eaten most the time and I can snack on that. Also having an income allows me to purchase my own foods that are healthy and I enjoy eating, without worrying about them being gone w/o me being involved in the consumption!@. Skipping workouts isn't a problem, I have a school course where it's mandatory to be in the gym for 45 min - 1 hour and everyone lifts together with friends so it's easy to keep doing your sets. I don't drink alcohol, nor am I tempted to do so on a regular basis. Last set is sometimes hard, but I always seem to convince myself to do it. If I need a last set, and I'm tired as fuck normally I'll do low weight to start off so I trick myself into thinking it's easy then I'll gradually add weight and then I'll think fuck yes this my last 2 sets or w\e of this so I'll be motivated to go hard and add more weight and do it as I would normally do.

[TJ]

Buy a mini fridge, stock with healthy shit.

Problem solved.

[konka]

Bad food is hard, my parents are both I spose bigger and they have fatty foods lying around most the time. Good thing this also means a lot of the healthier stuff isn't being eaten most the time and I can snack on that. Also having an income allows me to purchase my own foods that are healthy and I enjoy eating, without worrying about them being gone w/o me being involved in the consumption!@. Skipping workouts isn't a problem, I have a school course where it's mandatory to be in the gym for 45 min - 1 hour and everyone lifts together with friends so it's easy to keep doing your sets. I don't drink alcohol, nor am I tempted to do so on a regular basis. Last set is sometimes hard, but I always seem to convince myself to do it. If I need a last set, and I'm tired as fuck normally I'll do low weight to start off so I trick myself into thinking it's easy then I'll gradually add weight and then I'll think fuck yes this my last 2 sets or w\e of this so I'll be motivated to go hard and add more weight and do it as I would normally do.

that's a good idea making it mandatory at school, gets even the people who don't want to do it doing it - even if they aren't interested / putting much effort in, at least it's a start to build off if they find they like it.

that low weight is a good idea, say it's dumbell bench press, do you grab two weights of a lower weight for the last set and then two heavier and put them beside each other? start with the light, do a few reps then just drop and hit the heavy or what? or are oyu just talking about progressively lifting and starting low weight and finishing an exercise heavy?

[Joshyz0rs]

i always eat bad shit n am to lazy to work out :/ ohwell

[konka]

why would you want to be unhealthy

[Steroids]

Food - I dirty bulk for 8 months a year, so when i'm cutting like atm, the urge is never big enough for my will-power to give in.

Workouts - I have never skipped a workout when i had a choice. if i don't go to the gym or follow my routine properly i get withdrawal symptoms, i'm sure this will turn into a bad thing as i get older =[

Alchohol - i don't need alcohol for confidence, and i don't like the taste. win-win.

Last set - just depends on a persons sheer determination. i assume this is the point in which music helps people. and obvi pre-workouts. i may have gotten used to it as iv always gone till failure, excluding light warm-up sets.

Skipping exercises ? - same as above i assume. going to the gym isn't the part thats matters, its what u do whilst ur there.

ty for keeping this section active, its only place i look at also ;p

[konka]

no worries m8.

i don't drink alcohol for confidence though, i just drink because i do enjoy it. it's just bad for my training and i'm trying to limit as much as possible.

i agree those pre workout drinks rly do help with that last set, people can argue as much as they want that it's all just marketing but they really do work lol

[Steroids]

i think a lot of it is psychological lol. like, "i must b able to lift this if im on a pre-workout." or "ffs need to stay in the gym ages if i want to get my moneys worth".

[konka]

but that still means it's working doesn't it?

[Tris]

Bad food:

-I'm very well disciplined with food now days, I can resist the urge to eat junk or fast food. I will however have a cheat meal every now and then; more frequent on bulk then cut. I keep track of my calorie intake, protein intake and so forth and make sure I eat to macros.

Skipping workouts:

-Never, I always manage to fit in a work out whether it be in the morning, afternoon or at night. I feel terrible if I do miss out on a day.

Alcohol:

-I drink quite frequently with friends since we go out a lot to flat parties or events, however I do limit myself to spirits/shots as they have less calories then beer. Also I'll add on cardio the next gym day to work off the empty calories. Alcohol is probably the biggest out of all the topics here for me cause I have been drinking almost every weekend for the past 8 weeks.

Last set:

-I focus very hard, get some deep breathes in on the last few reps of the set, push myself to always try and make one more rep. If my flat mates are with me I'll get them to spot me and motivate me which somewhat helps.

Skipping exercise:

-Never skip. I always aim to complete what I came in the gym to do; go to failure and go hard.

Edited March 21, 2012 by Tris

[konka]

:wub:

[Kyle]

with dumbells i would yeah start with something u know you can do, then move up a bit as you routinely would if u weren't worn out and do as many as u can w/o spots's help and then try to get that same amt of reps next set

it's not mandatory to take the course konka, just mandatory to be weightlifting/conditioning if you do take it, and i enjoy it as it keeps me in relatively good shape all on its own during the school yr and i've progressed a lot in the last 3 yrs

Edited March 22, 2012 by Kyle

[TJ]

off topic

On topic

What are your current goals? (long term)

[konka]

95~ kg 8-10% bf

[Tris]

By the end of the year 82-85kg 10/11% bf. Dunno if it will happen.

[Steroids]

92-95kg 7-8% bf for next summer, with help from clen.

then maintain 95kg at 10% naturally for life. whilst working more on shaping the muscle / increasing strength somewhat.

[Adam|Spakka]

Post a pic up sometime Steroids? You seem to have been working out quite a while, never actually seen you :P

My goals for this year are to somewhat maintain my bodyweight whilst dropping bodyfat, dunno how it's gonna go, got a super strict diet starting from next week :)

[konka]

92-95kg 7-8% bf for next summer, with help from clen.

then maintain 95kg at 10% naturally for life. whilst working more on shaping the muscle / increasing strength somewhat.

how many times have you cycled clen?

do you 2 weeks on/2 off?

liquid form?

does your diet change when you're running it?

what else do you cycle it with? taurine?

did you do more cardio on it?

what sort of routine were you doing?

i'm considering trying a cycle after bulking for winter, done a bit of research about it but never had a conversation with someone who has tried it.

[Steroids]

Post a pic up sometime Steroids? You seem to have been working out quite a while, never actually seen you :P

I posted one 3-4 years ago when i was 17 and had been lifting for over a year, 20 now. i just don't see this forum as something like fb etc lol, just like discussing things. feel free to not believe anything i say lol.

how many times have you cycled clen?

do you 2 weeks on/2 off?

liquid form?

does your diet change when you're running it?

what else do you cycle it with? taurine?

did you do more cardio on it?

what sort of routine were you doing?

i'm considering trying a cycle after bulking for winter, done a bit of research about it but never had a conversation with someone who has tried it.

i've never used a steroid to cut. going to be going on it in just less than a year so i'll let you know all the research closer to the time.

[DeltaPapa]

Bad food:

I eat fairly healthy. Good dinners as my mum is usually following some diet, but its one of them diets which makes her eat healthy but big portions (wtf) so i always have 1 good meal set. I usually have a jacket potato/tuna for lunch or preworkout meal. But that's pretty much it. My problem with food is that i don't eat enough. I am never hungry after gym/exercise. My apatite just goes completely and if i eat i feel sick. I've brought Hurricane XS (a meal replacement shake) but the flavor is rancid and just makes me gag.

Skipping workouts:

I don't have much of a problem with this. I always make sure i go to the gym at least 3 days a week due to picking my girlfriend up, and she works close to the gym, so i can go before i meet her. Its a Tuesday is my day that i find hard. I don't have to get out of bed or go outside Tuesdays at all. Its my lazy day as you could say. I still go to the gym, however i find it hard to start getting ready. However Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday is the only days i can go the gym, so i know if i miss it, i cant make up for it any when which makes me feel like a failure.

Alcohol:

I'm pretty much a loner. All my close friends go to uni so i don't go out weekends etc. However when they do come back for breaks etc, i still go out. I hate going out though due to it being empty carbs and stuff. I also hate the taste and the effects of it the next day (not hangovers, but the smell on breathe, slurred words) as i always have work the next day. However due to them being students, all they do is go out, so if i want to see them i got to go drinking. I could have a coke/water, but id look a dick.

Last Set:

Don't have a problem with at all. I always looking forward to my last set, as it means i can add more weight on, and go harder. I also know its the end of the exercise, so i can go onto the next. I always aim for 8 reps on my last set, however usually go over that, so if i do give up on 8, i don't feel dishearten.

Skipping exercise:

FUCKIN SMASH IT SON