What keeps you motivated?

[Little Girl]

What keeps you motivated?
I red that money is the motivation for Monika Brant but for us that doesn't have a fitness carreer, what keeps us motivated? For me it's just beeing in better shape, month after month. But what's gonna happens when I'll reach my highest point?
LG

 

[waterboy]

having more power and looking bigger and better then the next guy

 

[Toohardbod]

That's a guy reply!!! Looking better in front of the mirroe works for me!

 

[bigmag]

I've always wanted to be a prof. bodybuilder.....so that's my motivation

 

[Fennec]

LittleGirl,

You'll never reach your highest point, because we allways keep adjusting and readjusting our goals, dreams, and desires.... So you will always have something better to look forward to! And I really mean that, I'm not just saying it to be cute or whatever. I always thought that when I lost the fat in my legs, that would be all I wanted from this. Now that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel on that one, I find that I've readjusted my desires, because now I want to thicken up my arms and back more. I'm sure after that, there will be something else I want to modify.

This is gonna sound really egotistical, but umm.... I think one of my biggest motivations is: Damn, we push ourselves to limits that most people don't and it makes me feel like I'm part of a really special group. Not just one of the crowd. Not ordinary. Not lazy. Not run-of-the-mill. Dare I say.... it makes me feel "better than"? I realize that's politically incorrect, but secretly, I think I do feel that way to some extent.

Of course, I was picked on a lot as a kid, so I have a need for mental revenge on a bunch of people in my ninth grade class in oh-so-preppy Upper Arlington, Ohio!! (My mom sewed all my clothes, and I had no Izod sweaters, among other unforgivable transgressions.) This helps satisfy that secret urge...

It makes you realize that you can do anything you put your mind to. It's definitely helped my self-esteem at home, work, everywhere.

Also, it just plain makes you feel good! I think it may actually be addictive.

Arnold says in "Pumping Iron" that getting a good pump feels better than.... well, you know! (laugh)

Fennec

 

[new@gettinbig]

For me it is a constant challenge, I love to push myself and I am always setting new goals. I always want to better myself and I am very competitive so I see other bodybuilders and it motivates me even more. I like to know I have a strong character and I put myself through workouts that the average american would not dream of doing. It motivates me when women stare andmake comments about my physique..whether they are good or bad...drives me even more! I love doing it and I don't see my lifestyle any other way

 

[Little Girl]

My motivation level was kind of low for the past two weeks. I've been workingout in that very nice 24hrs gym with pretty good machines for 6 years. But I was borded of it. Last week, I changed for an other gym, my motivation level is so Hiiiighhh since then! To see new people and try new machines is really motivating. Do you all workingout at the same gym for years like I did??
LG

 

[wynnyelle]

been at the same gym for four years now, and i still love going there. my motivation is that it's a real good way to beat stress. stress is the reason i began working out in the first place, all those years ago

A great motivator for me is knowing that if I give it up, all the fitness I have achieved will go to shit real fast. It only takes me like three or four days to see my cardio ability go down. I do cardio for health. I got high cholesterol.

 

[cyberflash]

I always strive for perfection in everything I do ... that' includes BB and lookin ripped ...

but not including spellings and typos ... too lazy for that ........ ha ha