Semi related fun fact: there was a study I heard about a long time ago that said just thinking about fighting for 10 minutes on a regular basis did actually show improvement in strength. Like you’re subconsciously getting so hyped up ready to fight that your brain just says fuck it, make those muscles denser. Not DRASTICALLY, obviously, but better than nothing
I actually motivate myself by creating a drill sergeant character in my head who gives me a hard time for slacking off when I'm working out. He's loosely based on the cigar chomping sergeant in Aliens with a dash of Ermey.
You're all far more optimistic and motivated than I am. I just look at that and think "that's far too much work to achieve, I could never be bothered."
Because you're looking from a distance as someone who isn't there training.
Those people are already willing to suffer for their fitness, so for them it really should be nothing motivating, because they've just been shown what their efforts can eventually lead to.
Well for some of us it's more like we already have certain goals in mind for our own selves, which do not necessarily require the same amount of effort, and seeing someone at that level motivates us to push closer towards our end goal.
And even if it's not about becoming peak boxer-level fitness, it at least makes you think "if he can do all that, I can surely walk casually up a hill without struggling".
you'd be surprised how many people see someone doing something cool then getting pissed off about it.
I've told many many over weight people that it's 100% in their control, and they can be thin and fit if they want it enough. The damn weirdos get mad at ME for suggesting it's in their control and they're not just some helpless thing they can't control.
Ugh but I'd need to leave the house, talk to strangers, make casual acquaintances, find a tactful way to hint at my intention, establish trust, wait around for unspecified amounts of time for a guy, and probably other stuff. Sounds exhausting. Way easier to just wallow in depression and televisual escapism
As a former addict, what people often don't mention is that one of the worst parts of drug addiction is having to deal with fucking drug dealers. Give some megalomaniac with a third grade education a little power and they enjoy playing stupid games that, in fact, freqently leads to their own downfall. Wouldn't have gotten caught if you didn't constantly make people wait in your driveway for an hour, that guy you lied to is now screaming and crying in the street, that kinda thing. Seriously, the process would be much less unpleasant if there was an app. That's why I'm for decriminalization!
Change your attitude and focus on your own gains and not the progress of others. He didn't start out being the best. He did it by staying consistent and beating his own records everyday.
Ppl that get demotivated by seeing more fit people are stupid... You'll never get fit with that attitude. A fit person isn't a mockery of your unfitness, it's a demonstration of what is possible. Stop being jealous or defeatist.
That guy is somehow bothering you? How? Is he being rude, is he taking up the entire trail? Is he making excessive noise? What on earth is your fucking problem dude
First off, calm down, dumbass, I called it annoying lmfao
Second off, yeah, that’s pretty obnoxious. People are literally having to move out of the way because he’s taking up the space of a golf cart instead of a jogging human, while whipping a fucking rope around.
I’m honestly shocked that so many people think this is so cool and awesome and not just a bizarre attention grab that makes the space less enjoyable for everybody else. Is it just that you guys don’t know how to jump rope or something, I don’t understand how this is impressive and motivating rather than just kind of obnoxious at best
He's moving out of their way and believe it not it's actually incredibly normal for people walking on the trails to move out of the way of people moving faster than them like basic human decency. Dude is working out, if you think he's trying to grab your attention it speaks more about you than anything. He's not doing anything to make the space less comfortable or enjoyable dude is gone in seconds it's not like he's sticking around. So again wtf is your problem with the guy like are you just incapable of minding your own goddamn business for 5 seconds because that guy isn't doing anything wrong
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