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Always be on the Lookout for Something to Motivate and Inspire You
By Tom Venuto GHF’s Fat Loss Expert
After the initial novelty of starting a workout program wears off, one problem nearly everyone runs into is lack of motivation. I can personally confirm this just by the membership attrition (drop out) statistics in my health club. 50% of all people who join a health club quit in the first three months. Here's how you can prevent becoming a statistic….
Always be on the lookout for something to motivate and inspire you - anything! Go see a movie, watch a video, read a book or article. Hire a coach or personal trainer. Get a training partner. Think about your goals and write them out repeatedly. Pick a role model of someone you want to look like. Attend a competition. Enter a competition. Hang out with people who motivate you. Ditch the people who don't support you (I'm not kidding - get out of unsupportive relationships fast!) The list of motivational methods is endless.
Some people ask me, "why bother" with all that positive thinking, goal setting and motivational stuff? They insist that "motivation" doesn't last. I always tell them they're right! Motivation doesn't last - but neither does bathing and you do that every day, don't you? Every day you must ask yourself, "What can I do, find, listen to or watch to get inspired today?" Then follow through.
I recently watched a movie called Without Limits, which is the story of Steven Prefontaine, the runner. Even though I'm a bodybuilder and not a runner, that movie got me so motivated I ran to the gym and blasted out a leg workout like never before, smashing through several PR's (personal records). I also have the videos of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics narrated by Bud Greenspan. If watching Michael Johnson win his races and accept his gold medals doesn't motivate you, then nothing will.
For the bodybuilders, here's an old motivational stand-by. Watch (or re-watch) Pumping Iron. One of the absolute best ways to get motivated is to spend time in serious thought about what you want to accomplish and then write it down, which leads us to the next subject...
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