Training after a 2 year lay off-I need motivation

[brachilius]

Well...after a two year lay off it is time to hit the weights again.  Marriage...new house...baby...all led to such a long break.  I was 6'2" and 225...now I am down to 195.  Any advice other than just grin and bear the pain?  I will post pics every month to track progress.  I guess that is the best way to stay motivated.

[Master Blaster]

 

[Alex23]

Well...after a two year lay off it is time to hit the weights again.  Marriage...new house...baby...all led to such a long break.  I was 6'2" and 225...now I am down to 195.  Any advice other than just grin and bear the pain?  I will post pics every month to track progress.  I guess that is the best way to stay motivated.

Good luck bro. I just got back into it myself. Avoid major soreness; don't train the way you did before your layoff; lighter, less sets and more bodyparts in one workout. See how sore you are an adjust next training based on it. Common sense but being very sore is not productive.

Keep us posted on your progress.

[_bruce_]

Sell the house and the wife - buy test and live the dream.

[Marty Champions]

"motivation" is chemical related=seretonin

eat enough good foods to get in a good flood of serotonin in order to spike your mood to eagerly lift



just like there can be long days at work or there can be short more fun type days, all chemical related unless your getting hoes on the job

[Lundgren]

"motivation" is chemical related=seretonin

eat enough good foods to get in a good flood of serotonin in order to spike your mood to eagerly lift



just like there can be long days at work or there can be short more fun type days, all chemical related unless your getting hoes on the job

Don't listen to anything this guys says, and you will be saving about 5 years of your time.

[Marty Champions]

Don't listen to anything this guys says, and you will be saving about 5 years of your time.

ok so motivation is not chemical related. so there ya go so says "lundrenisgod"

[Lundgren]

ok so motivation is not chemical related. so there ya go so says "lundrenisgod"

Oh it might very well be but that tidbit never overrides the prime directive.

[Marty Champions]

Oh it might very well be but that tidbit never overrides the prime directive.

the prime directive is the brain wich is feuled by chemicals like seretonin /tesosterone wich generally run parallel/ dependent/correlate

[johnnynoname]

Well...after a two year lay off it is time to hit the weights again.  Marriage...new house...baby...all led to such a long break.  I was 6'2" and 225...now I am down to 195.  Any advice other than just grin and bear the pain?  I will post pics every month to track progress.  I guess that is the best way to stay motivated.

this isn't a funny gimmick even in the Andy Kaufman sense


it's just a waste of bandwidth

[Lundgren]

the prime directive is the brain wich is feuled by chemicals like seretonin /tesosterone wich generally run parallel/ dependent/correlate

Dude I wouldn't be given very good advice if I didn't follow it myself.

[Marty Champions]

Dude I wouldn't be given very good advice if I didn't follow it myself.

your prancing around the fact that your intitial and secondary refutation is false by a country mile

[Master Blaster]

this isn't a funny gimmick even in the Andy Kaufman sense


it's just a waste of bandwidth

Maybe its a real person? I'm not saying it is, just wondering out loud if you will.

[slacker]

Good luck bro. I just got back into it myself. Avoid major soreness; don't train the way you did before your layoff; lighter, less sets and more bodyparts in one workout. See how sore you are an adjust next training based on it. Common sense but being very sore is not productive.

Keep us posted on your progress.

you just got back into it lol and yet youve been on here talking shit forever  holy fuck your a loser

[Lundgren]

your prancing around the fact that your intitial and secondary refutation is false by a country mile

I still haven't taken any of your advice, nor have I taken what you said seriously I'm still good no worries.

[dantelis]

Here's some motivation:







In just a few short months of intense workouts, you can look as good as these guys and can rest easy knowing that you will never have to look as crappy as Jay "The Fridge" Cutler.

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Full body workouts 3 days a week
5 sets of 5 slow reps(same weight all 5 sets) min/rest in between sets
1 exercise per body part
increase water intake
No protein shakes(use pasteurized liquid egg whites instead-egg beaters substitute etc- just drink them straight out of the carton)
No cardio at all

[jaejonna]

But Jack3d ....start working out ...after your first day you will be hooked again. Fact.

[Wiggs]

Look in the mirror that should be motivation enough to get unlike how you look...that's what I did...

[Lundgren]

Look in the mirror that should be motivation enough to get unlike how you look...that's what I did...

You forgot your secret weapons, drugs, hookers and marriage guilt

[Wiggs]

You forgot your secret weapons, drugs, hookers and marriage guilt

How do any of those get me in shape?  There is no more guilt.

[Lundgren]

How do any of those get me in shape?  There is no more guilt.

That's because you worked it off. Guilt is an amazing motivator, almost as good as fear. You look way better than you did before no worries there.

[jaejonna]

Guilt is a beta trait, reeks of vah-jay jay.....

[Lundgren]

Guilt is a beta trait, reeks of vah-jay jay.....

Nah it's common in west, however you easterners appear to be soulless.

[dj181]

Down from 225 to 195 after a 2-year lay-off? I'm curious how quickly you will get the 30 pounds back? If you stay comitted and focused with your training I'm thinking about 3 months. On a side note are you sitting at roughly the same bodyfat? In my case, after a 6 month layoff I usually gain 10 pounds but lose probably 10 pounds of muscle, so even though I'm only 10 pounds heavier, I'm 20 pounds fatter.