how do you prepare and psyche yourself up before the gym?

[light weight baby]

I examine my personality, look at my bank account, look at my hairline, look at my skin colour and the state of my car and tell myself "if you don't have an above average body, you have nothing to offer anyone"

true

[ratherbebig]

hey my iron brothers! im back

workout did go pretty well!

new for today was that i did shrugs in the standing calf machine! what a weirdo!! felt a bit awkward but im trying to work around elbow pain.

[8 INCH not biceps]

I am giving pre workouts and high caffeine a break its not good to take that crap long term, so now I am into natural energy with that in mind I wake up in the morning grab the blender put two tablespoon of royal jelly, 1 tablespoon of bee propolis and a tablespoon of bee pollen I mix that with a cup of blackstrap molasses and a cup of honey plus a couple panax ginseng pills  after about half an hour it kicks in you get this raw natural energy that makes you feel like you want to run to the gym.

I blast some hardcore heavy metal in my car to get me in the mood once I get to the gym I have  two bottles of coconut water that I use for my intra workouts, post workout I take in two scoops of whey isolate then two hours later I have a large meal.

[ratherbebig]

is there a benefit of coconut water or just taste better?

[8 INCH not biceps]

is there a benefit of coconut water or just taste better?

yes it gives good energy has amino acids vitamins and minerals more potassium than a banana, its one of the fastest absorbing carbs in fact they give it to people with digestion problems.

[Simple Simon]

yes it gives good energy has amino acids vitamins and minerals more potassium than a banana, its one of the fastest absorbing carbs in fact they give it to people with digestion problems.

careful you dont spike your insulin...

[Howard]

hey my iron brothers! im back

workout did go pretty well!

new for today was that i did shrugs in the standing calf machine! what a weirdo!! felt a bit awkward but im trying to work around RECTUM pain.

fixed- hope everything works out in the end...

[Powerlift66]

I wake up at 3:30 AM, drink 2 cups of coffee (one has Creatine in it), leave for gym at 4:45 to be there at 5 AM.
Silence in the car on the way there. No need for me to get psyched up, been doing this shit for 38 years now.
I get the old adrenaline jolt right when I walk into the gym, just love being there... (Plus its basically empty, except for a few early fools like myself).

[Griffith]

A cup of coffee.

[Yamcha]

A cup of coffee.

[Griffith]

Haha!! 

[Go 4 It]

Watch the opening stick fighting scene from Rambo 3, followed by Rocky 3 and 4 training montages. ...gets me in the zone everytime!

[Pet shop boys]

i only train 3 times a week so i dont have that many chances to get it right.

this is how i prepared for todays training:

i had a big meal, about 1500-2000 calories, this is pushing it for me, i almost felt like fainting.

after that i had a nap for 2 hours.

now im preparing on one hand my pre-workout shake and my post-workout shake.

the pre-workout shake consists of 1 full scope of mesomorph.

the post-workout shake consists of 2 scopes of nectar protein isolate. not sure how much protein that is but should be in the 40-50 grams range.

1-1,5 hour after that while im still in the anabolic window i will make dinner, because of the heavy amount of food earlier i will eat less and settle for about 1000 calories.

for the gym i will listen to the new megadeth album 'dystopia'.

im waching a little bit of ronnie coleman before the gym, its either that or dorian yates, i decided today will be ronnie coleman.

As I have gotten OLDER , IT gets tougher to get my ass to the gym ,so  I take a look at some black and whites photos of Arnold at his prime training at Golds by Artie Zeller, and play some of the songs from the era when I was innocent enough to think that building a physique like Arnold or having the talent of a Pedro martinez would give me the same results in life ......

And before you know it, I'm driving to the gym in no time .



WoooSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[Howard]

As I have gotten OLDER , IT gets tougher to get my ass to the gym ,so  I take a look at some black and whites photos of Arnold at his prime training at Golds by Artie Zeller, and play some of the songs from the era when I was innocent enough to think that building a physique like Arnold or having the talent of a Pedro martinez would give me the same results in life ......

And before you know it, I'm driving to the gym in no time .



WoooSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I can relate about losing motivation as I get older.
For example, on my way to the gym last week, I went to the car wash.
 I was driving up to the gym and saw the reflection from the big front window.

I quickly realized my body would never look as good as my clean, shiny Mustang .
So, I drove around the parking lot until a couple babes in yoga pants saw me .

THEN, I bought the 2 for $10 Whopper combos and ate both of 'em.
Life's better on a full stomach.

[JCL]

I go to the gym,decide what im going to train when I get there and then lift some weights and go home.

You're more complex then that, come on give us something.

[El Diablo Blanco]

Dress as a woman, put on lipstick, look in mirror and shout "I'd fuck me"

[Simple Simon]

You're more complex then that, come on give us something.

I also limit myself to three courtesy nods to other people in the gym...

[JCL]

I also limit myself to three courtesy nods to other people in the gym...

hahaha like if hes asking if your using a machine/piece of equipment? you give them the nod? or just the how you doing nod?

[Simple Simon]

hahaha like if hes asking if your using a machine/piece of equipment? you give them the nod? or just the how you doing nod?

I tend to use the occasional shrug or hand wave if Im not using something.
I seldom get asked if Im using equipment because its obvious because Im on it, I have very little rest between sets
I was hack squatting the other week and a guy took a plate off to use on the bench when I was about to start my set, I only noticed as the weight felt odd, I racked the machine and went and took the plate off his bar while he was mid bench press and put it back on the hack machine and finished my set.

[JCL]

I tend to use the occasional shrug or hand wave if Im not using something.
I seldom get asked if Im using equipment because its obvious because Im on it, I have very little rest between sets
I was hack squatting the other week and a guy took a plate off to use on the bench when I was about to start my set, I only noticed as the weight felt odd, I racked the machine and went and took the plate off his bar while he was mid bench press and put it back on the hack machine and finished my set.

no way. so his bar toppled over?

That's pretty intense.

[Simple Simon]

no way. so his bar toppled over?

That's pretty intense.

he had 30 a side on, I only took a ten off, he pressed it back up skewiff.

He took it in good humour actually....

[JCL]

he had 30 a side on, I only took a ten off, he pressed it back up skewiff.

He took it in good humour actually....

lol really? what did he say?

Im assuming he was oblivious you were using the weight on the rack, so taking it off his bar mid set must of got him mad.

[ratherbebig]

tried to psyche myself up for todays gym time, but on youtube i ended up watching an interview with bill philips... not exactly something you get fired up by 

but on my way to the gym i listened to panteras album great southern trendkill and that worked 

[Simple Simon]

lol really? what did he say?

Im assuming he was oblivious you were using the weight on the rack, so taking it off his bar mid set must of got him mad.

he apologised for taking it off the hack machine, there were other tens on the plate frame a few feet further away.

He was oblivious, I have no idea how, I was sitting in the machine about to do my set when he took it off.

lazy fucker just grabbed the nearest plate

[ratherbebig]

maybe he was hitting on you and wanted to get your attention