This is probably a much asked, common and cliché question, but I've got to ask anyway; being the weak skinny fucker I am, how would I go about training and keeping my motivation up over a sustained period of time? How would I be able to keep to a training plan?
I'd 'preciate some help.
Dan.
I recommend setting goals. It can be to reach a certain weight for a lift, reach a certain size/weight, or whatever. Set some short term and long term goals and stick to them.
You'll get more energy in the long run, you'll look/feel better overall, you're confidence WILL go up, you'll be able to defend yourself more easily.
These are just a few good things to keep in mind when it can seem difficult to continue at times.
Make your sessions enjoyable too, have good music to listen to.
I play Rocky's training music most the time.
[QUOTE=mac338;33572870]This is probably a much asked, common and cliché question, but I've got to ask anyway; being the weak skinny fucker I am, how would I go about training and keeping my motivation up over a sustained period of time? How would I be able to keep to a training plan?
I'd 'preciate some help.
Dan.[/QUOTE]
In order to conquer the body one must let go of the thoughts that bring him down. You can't expect to leap with true motivation when you have zero admiration to yourself.
"Skinny fuck" is a thing of the eye. It's all about proportion. To the guy next to you, you might be a skinny fuck. To another, you might be godlike.
The same rules apply to weightlifting - if I assume I can't pick the weight up, I probably won't.
Punch yourself in the balls and face, and keep pushing forward denying what others tell you, in-seeded in your brain, let go of every chain that ever hold you down and let yourself fly.
True motivation comes from within - the ability to push forward even though you're on your knees.
[QUOTE=mac338;33572870]This is probably a much asked, common and cliché question, but I've got to ask anyway; being the weak skinny fucker I am, how would I go about training and keeping my motivation up over a sustained period of time? How would I be able to keep to a training plan?
I'd 'preciate some help.
Dan.[/QUOTE]
Noob gains motivated me when i started to workout.
You've got to ask yourself why you would want to do it, go beyond the simple answer of 'to get swole' and try to get to the root of your want -these will end up being your objectives
Then ask yourself how much you truly want those results and whether it's worth putting in all that time to do it in your schedule -if you can't make that value judgement then it won't work out no matter how hard you try
Example:
Last summer I wanted to become a better runner -I had never been one much for it and I would struggle for running more than 3 or 4 minutes at a time. So I asked myself, what was the reason for which I wanted to become a better runner? I came to the conclusion that it was because I had the free time to fill to do it, I wanted to improve my cardiovascular health and I wanted to understand why people got hooked in to running.
Because I had the free time to fill argument, I really didn't need to 'want' it much, because it was barely anything out of my day to do so. I measured my progress so I could see myself improve, fulfilling the second want (to improve my cardiovascular health, measured in the form of increasing progress in terms of distance ran) and as I started to enjoy it more and understand the zen aspect of the pursuit the final want was fulfilled.
Incidentally around the time I went to uni I found myself having fulfilled these three wants -I could run for an hour straight, I didn't have so much free time any-more and I understood the 'want to run' I gave up on running.. for the time being.
Set a goal, and go beyond it. You'll go nowhere without goals, and nowhere still if you think that reaching your goals only is good enough.
I usually look at a pro athletes body. Then try to get mine like that.
I personally want to be more acrobatic and being able to support my entire bodyweight on one hand while balancing perfectly is assisted by working out. You should have a reason for wanting to get into shape, if you don't, you'd be better spending your time on things you actually want.