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dustinh15 Posts: 4 Joined: 2004/01/01	2004/01/01, 11:16 PM I'm a 19 year old male who has always been active, at least until this year. This year i started college and gained the freshman 15 plus some. In HS i was always heavily involved with sports and so i never had time to be out of shape. However I never lifted either. during the summers i would get on a workout program but rarely stayed on it for more than a week. But i want to stick with this program but figure i will probably try to quit the first time i have to go in to lift with sore muscles. I think my biggest problem is keeping motivated. I need to find a way to keep motivated. Any ideas?
mikencharleston Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2002/01/09	2004/01/02, 08:43 AM One of the cheapest methods to keep motivated is to print out the post that you just made, tape it to your mirror and then use that mirror to see if the way you are progressing (or not) is what you want. As you get older, it's fairly easy to maintain what you had but it takes a little more effort.
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2004/01/02, 11:10 AM Dustin..try what Mike said and eventually the motivation becomes habit! -------------- "A will finds a way" Ivan Montreal Canada
eirc_h Posts: 16 Joined: 2003/04/05	2004/01/05, 07:26 PM i got a subbscription to flex and whin i think im to sore to lift i look at the pix in the mag and say to myself i wanna look like that but i wont get there if i stay in bed if you cant do that just come to this web page and look at the pix here i get a lot of help by looking at jdelts and bb1fit thos gus rely get me going
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2004/01/06, 03:22 PM I went through all my M&F Hers and found a woman with a build similar to mine, but who has already reached her body building goals. In other words she looks great! I cut out as many pics of her as I could find and taped them up in key places at home and at work. (Inside the pantry, on the fridge, on the bathroom mirror, over my nightstand, on my PC.) NOw I am constantly reminded of what I CAN look like if I stick with my program. -------------- ~Victoria~ ...Do not be discouraged; everyone who got where he is, started where he was.--anon ...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
MrZ24 Posts: 4 Joined: 2004/01/12	2004/01/12, 01:54 PM I took a picture of myself today looking like a real wimp, I might add. I'm gonna put it on the wall to keep me motivated. All I have to do is see the picture and thats motivation enough for me. I'll take a new picture every 2 weeks to keep me even more motivated.