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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Darren Avey on March 24, 2014, 04:52:12 AM
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For instance i was at a comedy night last night, yet all i was thinking about was todays back workout, at one point when everyone was screeching with laughter i was straight faced thinking about heavy dumb bell rows. I cant help it.
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"too obsessed" as opposed to a little bit obsessed?
To be "obsessed" already means you are "too" into it.
To answer the question, no, I normally have no idea what Im going to train until I get to the gym.
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I usually plan my workout 24 hours or so before. I form my battle plan, and then im ready to attack.
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I usually plan my workout 24 hours or so before. I form my battle plan, and then im ready to attack.
If I recall correctly, you are one of the bigger guys here.
Must have something to do with your battle plans.
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unless the weights always win.
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Most people believe Sun Tzu was a top bodybuilder of his day, and that he was never involved in any actual battlefield/combat.
Even soldiers at war get to take breaks to reload or hunker down. Bodybuilding is a 24/7 battle, 365 days per year.
"The Art of War" may have been written about the annual muscle showdowns between muscle beasts who lived in the Spring and Autumn Period of ancient China.
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For instance i was at a comedy night last night, yet all i was thinking about was todays back workout, at one point when everyone was screeching with laughter i was straight faced thinking about heavy dumb bell rows. I cant help it.
;D Seriously though, I find that often the worst thing for your training can be obsessing about it all the time, especially when your out socialising or doing something important. It really drains your motivation when it actually comes time to train. I try and forget about training most of the time but then when the time comes for the weights I shut off everything else and give 100% focus to that.
Having said that, I'm on this forum right now when I'm supposed to be doing work, so I need to heed my own advice and piss off right now...
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Most people believe Sun Tzu was a top bodybuilder of his day, and that he was never involved in any actual battlefield/combat.
Even soldiers at war get to take breaks to reload or hunker down. Bodybuilding is a 24/7 battle, 365 days per year.
"The Art of War" may have been written about the annual muscle showdowns between muscle beasts who lived in the Spring and Autumn Period of ancient China.
Sun tzu was never cracked top 3 at hahn dynasty nationals.
He turned into his era's Kai. And wrote a faggot ass book, talking about deep emotional things.
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I have gotten very nervous thinking about leg workouts on my way to the gym. All the other stuff is fun compared to heavy/high rep squats. I've seen my life pass before my eyes during sets of squats. I wonder how many people have experienced that here... probably not too many.
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I have gotten very nervous thinking about leg workouts on my way to the gym. All the other stuff is fun compared to heavy/high rep squats. I've seen my life pass before my eyes during sets of squats. I wonder how many people have experienced that here... probably not too many.
Yes, the intense life and death situations that accompany lifting weights and putting them down again.
I sometimes wonder how I get through my workouts and still have functioning limbs.
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My obsession years came and went.
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Ive seen my life pass before my eyes on deadlift. people go on about 20 rep squats, well they aint got nuttin on 20 rep deads. JEEEZZZZ!!
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Ive seen my life pass before my eyes on deadlift. people go on about 20 rep squats, well they aint got nuttin on 20 rep deads. JEEEZZZZ!!
If I felt like that training I wouldnt go.
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Theres something satisfying about walking out the gym after a sessin like that. You know you ve been to war .
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Theres something satisfying about walking out the gym after a sessin like that. You know you ve been to war .
You havent got any friends who have served overseas have you?
Go down the pub and tell a bunch of squadies that weight training is like going to war.
See how that pans out for you.
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I have very little motivation when it comes to training to be honest.
I just start my workout, and get the sets done. Occasionally I hit a PB on a lift, but not often as I got most of my best lifts early twenties when I was using a lot more and training hard.
I train at 5:30 in the morning, once every couple of weeks i'll do my first set and think fuck this and put a coffee on and throw some darts for half hour before getting ready for work ;D (have a dart board/oche set up in my summer house/gym). ;D
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You havent got any friends who have served overseas have you?
Go down the pub and tell a bunch of squadies that weight training is like going to war.
See how that pans out for you.
Yeh i got a few, one i trained with last week. He laughs.
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I have very little motivation when it comes to training to be honest.
I just start my workout, and get the sets done. Occasionally I hit a PB on a lift, but not often as I got most of my best lifts early twenties when I was using a lot more and training hard.
I train at 5:30 in the morning, once every couple of weeks i'll do my first set and think fuck this and put a coffee on and throw some darts for half hour before getting ready for work ;D (have a dart board/oche set up in my summer house/gym). ;D
You need some nano vapor or c4 that will get you motivated.
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Yeh i got a few, one i trained with last week. He laughs at me.
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You havent got any friends who have served overseas have you?
Go down the pub and tell a bunch of squadies that weight training is like going to war.
See how that pans out for you.
Hahaha yes Mike, just this Christmas my brother was back from flying in Chinooks in Afghan being shot at by Taliban with RPG's in the middle of the night, and he said to me that it's just like lat pull down
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He does I guess, he says im his funny little gnome mascot!! Nice guy but I think a bit crazy.
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Ive seen my life pass before my eyes on deadlift. people go on about 20 rep squats, well they aint got nuttin on 20 rep deads. JEEEZZZZ!!
Totally different animal. You can get crushed doing balls to wall squats... there is a high danger element. When deads get tough, you simply let the bar go.
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Yes, the intense life and death situations that accompany lifting weights and putting them down again.
I sometimes wonder how I get through my workouts and still have functioning limbs.
The best is people who can't be "distracted" during their workout, because it breaks their concentration....hahahaa aa
Good luck putting your kids toys together at Christmas, mouth breather
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Hahaha yes Mike, just this Christmas my brother was back from flying in Chinooks in Afghan being shot at by Taliban with RPG's in the middle of the night, and he said to me that it's just like lat pull down
Haha!
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I train first thing in the morning so don't have to think about it for the rest of the day.
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You need some nano vapor or c4 that will get you motivated.
You get motivated by men's asses and nuts and posting shitty sucky posts on this forum. Gay club goin' Manfucker.
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Yeah, there are times when I'm done my workout and I kind of get depressed that I'm done and want to lift more that day but know I need to wait until the next day. I guess if I was taking 10grams of gear daily I could do twice a day workouts.
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20 rep dead lifts sound like an excellent way to herniated a disc, good luck with that and all the best in your upcoming "battles" with the iron.
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Thanks. Na its only every now and again to shock the system. Im battling the iron as I train to battle a foe...........in da cageeeeeeeeeeee
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im not obsessed with anything.
i enjoy training. i find a direct correlation to looking forward to training and how much gear im running. typically the less gear i used that 'desire'. i still train with the same frequency. its the looking fwd to workouts that diminishes.
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My obsession years came and went.
Mine too...kids came and training became low priority
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im not obsessed with anything.
i enjoy training. i find a direct correlation to looking forward to training and how much gear im running. typically the less gear i used that 'desire'. i still train with the same frequency. its the looking fwd to workouts that diminishes.
Peanut butter?
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same here, my son n wife come first n then my job, lifting comes after that.
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My daugther comes first, my whore ex wife takes up a lot of my thoughts too, evil thoughts!
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For instance i was at a comedy night last night, yet all i was thinking about was todays back workout, at one point when everyone was screeching with laughter i was straight faced thinking about heavy dumb bell rows. I cant help it.
when steve michalik was walking around the streets of nyc, he would sometime stop and train calves doing calf raises every city block. he would routinely train each bodypart with 60 sets per workout[intensity , insanity training] he blew his brains out inside his ex-wifes house. all the guys pic'd below were obsessed, they also had two other things in common . guess what they were ?
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when steve michalik was walking around the streets of nyc, he would sometime stop and train calves doing calf raises every city block. he would routinely train each bodypart with 60 sets per workout[intensity , insanity training] he blew his brains out inside his ex-wifes house. all the guys pic'd below were obsessed, they also had two other things in common . guess what they were ?
What?
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Hahaha yes Mike, just this Christmas my brother was back from flying in Chinooks in Afghan being shot at by Taliban with RPG's in the middle of the night, and he said to me that it's just like lat pull down
I distinctly remember last summer moving around in full kit in 50 degree heat thinking "could be worse, at least I'm not going to war against my lagging delts".
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Peanut butter?
fuck. busted. lol
love pb.
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Please tell me you're trolling. :-\ :-\
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What?
they all won a mr america title sipes was ifbb others were aau. all 4 took their own lives.
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completley! seriously..there are about 3-4 things in this world that i am always thinking about..and thats one of them
bench
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I usually plan my workout 24 hours or so before. I form my battle plan, and then im ready to attack.
The battle in the gym is just warmup to the battle on stage, when thongs clash
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;D Seriously though, I find that often the worst thing for your training can be obsessing about it all the time, especially when your out socialising or doing something important. It really drains your motivation when it actually comes time to train. I try and forget about training most of the time but then when the time comes for the weights I shut off everything else and give 100% focus to that.
Having said that, I'm on this forum right now when I'm supposed to be doing work, so I need to heed my own advice and piss off right now...
So much truth in this post
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I think about training all the time. I plan different strategies. You would think I have it down by now but it always evolves. You have to adapt to changing work situations, family obligations, age, and yes, exhaustion.
I train according to my planned out training cycle in a journal like a script I try to follow. I keep a training diary of weight used, reps and time to complete a workout. It does seem that the majority of successful bodybuilders just wing it when they go to the gym. If 200lbs feel right they go with it. If today is 180lbs feels right then 180lbs it is. Guys that follow a script like myself will say last work out I used 200lbs so this workout it's either 205lbs or one more rep. It becomes really stressful. I also envy guys that change exercises on a whim. I change exercises but it's planned. I wish I could be less anal about working out and just do it intuitively.
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I turn to god to get me through my workouts.
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When I was obsessed I made great gains and never looked better. But I carried a lot of stress and anxiety. I realized that was no way to live and stopped dieting entirely, living like a NORMAL person but didn't let myself get fat or slip.
I watch my diet for the most part and still train hard, but I focus on having fun a lot more than seeing gains. I already look great, no reason to get crazy about it to look marginally better and feel way worse. It's all about finding a balance. As long as I make others feel bad about themselves with my superior physique, I don't need to push any harder. ;D
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I was way to obssesed about training in my teens. Now i am much more relaxed abher tout it. Obsessing is just gonna hinder progress rather than help it. Keep it simple and don't overcomplicate things!