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What motivates you to show up at the gym regularly?



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|u/darling_jenny - 5 hours
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|The fact that progress is visible.  Month to month, I'm able to see
|results in my looks, on my scale, in my mental...everything!


  |u/Background_Night297 - 4 hours
  |
  |Once you see the tiny tinest bit of results it becomes addictive and
  |yeah being consistent in the gym helps with mental health too


  |u/Minimum-Step-8164 - 4 hours
  |
  |Unfortunately I'm past that initial stage, after 7 years of lifting
  |on and off, and 3 years of serious lifting, I don't see the
  |difference anymore, month-over-month.     At this point, it's just
  |about "not seeing myself as a pathetic loser who gives into the
  |temptation of being lazy"


    |u/disterb - 1 hour
    |
    |hey.  i do wonder for myself what it'll be like when i have been
    |lifting for as long as you.  i've only been lifting for two years.
    |do you change programs often?  what motivates you now?  did you
    |ever come close to quitting?  why didn't you?


    |u/dial_m_for_me - 1 hour
    |
    |Have you considered switching to something new to not be lazy? You
    |seem to have the discipline in place, start grinding yoga to become
    |flexible af, or martial arts or tennis


  |u/Jlbennett2001 - 1 hour
  |
  |I must be doing something wrong than. I did 4 on 1 off for months and
  |didn't see any difference. The only things that got stronger were my
  |legs.


  |u/user_namee007 - 34 minutes
  |
  |Same here, lost 30 kgs


|u/whiteycnbr - 5 hours
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|Mental health, if I don't exercise I get anxious / depressed.


  |u/pbizz - 4 hours
  |
  |Same for me. Also I'm in my 40s and work a desk job. If I don't
  |exercise regularly, random joints and body parts start to hurt.


  |u/Mediumaverageness - 4 hours
  |
  |After 30 months at gym, I'm at my best ever physically and at my
  |lowest mentally.


    |u/disterb - 1 hour
    |
    |wait, what?  "lowest mentally".  so, you're not doing well
    |mentally?


      |u/Mediumaverageness - 51 minutes
      |
      |At my lowest... so far


  |u/OkViolinist5554 - 4 hours
  |
  |sammmmeee!!


  |u/vivvann - 2 hours
  |
  |Exactly! It ruins my whole day.


|u/viralplant - 5 hours
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|Vanity


  |u/Jvdk76 - 4 hours
  |
  |A very honest answer. Same here


  |u/Amandatoryx - 3 hours
  |
  |Agreed!


  |u/PDiddleMeDaddy - 1 hour
  |
  |Absolutely valid reason I think.


|u/VirginNsd2002 - 5 hours
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|My health


  |u/Aray_027 - 5 hours
  |
  |This ⬆️


|u/Tszemix - 5 hours
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|I have 0 likes on dating apps


  |u/Mediumaverageness - 4 hours
  |
  |Speaking from experience it won't change anything if you are still
  |poor/short/ugly


    |u/Tszemix - 4 hours
    |
    |I am neither poor or short so better work on the ugliness


  |u/PDiddleMeDaddy - 1 hour
  |
  |You'll get tons of likes from other gym bros


|u/Teamgirlymouth - 4 hours
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|I made it a habit. I like how it makes my Body feel. I like how my wife
|enjoys the changes. I love the sauna. I love the reading time. Etc.


  |u/Sir-Viette - 3 hours
  |
  |Wait ... tell me more about the reading time. How do you incorporate
  |reading into the gym?


    |u/Teamgirlymouth - 3 hours
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    |Between sets I have three minutes. And some seem to walk around
    |looking tough. I just used to sit there. So then I took my Kindle
    |read frankls book. Then another and another. Super good times all
    |round.


      |u/disterb - 1 hour
      |
      |walk around looking tough, lol.  i love it, haha.


    |u/puncheonjudy - 3 hours
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    |Audible! I've 'read' lots of books this year at the gym!


      |u/Sir-Viette - 3 hours
      |
      |Ah, makes sense. Great idea!


    |u/CogencyWJ - 1 hour
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    |Bring an Ereader instead of your phone. One page between sets, 2 or
    |3 between exercises. Hehe


|u/Zamorrai - 4 hours
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|Once you get used to regularly going to the gym, it becomes part of
|your routine. When you skip it for a week due to any number of reasons,
|you definitely feel that something’s missing.


|u/botle - 4 hours
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|Discipline, not motivation.


  |u/Alex-james9025 - 4 hours
  |
  |I like this one


    |u/Only_Teaching_4869 - 4 hours
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    |Until you’re disciplined, stay motivated until you are 😅


|u/Nzaid - 5 hours
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|I'm poor, and umm... skinny adjacent. If I actually paid for a monthly
|gym membership, you bet your ass I'd do everything to get my moneys
|worth. You should see me at an all you can eat buffet.


|u/Aware_Birthday_6863 - 4 hours
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|I need to keep myself consistent, and I like getting stronger and being
|able to lift heavier weights


|u/RareLeadership369 - 5 hours
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|Nothing, I’m keeping fat. 😂


  |u/Alex-james9025 - 5 hours
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  |Same 😂💔


    |u/RareLeadership369 - 5 hours
    |
    |I couldn’t think of a worse place to volunteer myself. 😂


|u/Anthony9743 - 5 hours
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|I like it


|u/Haunting-Grass5230 - 5 hours
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|Hiking. Even if I just go out occasionally, it's a good barometer for
|where my fitness is at. Nothing makes me feel like I need to start
|hitting the gym again like struggle bussing on a hike I was excited to
|go on.


|u/EctoplasmicNeko - 5 hours
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|Work - 50% of my job is about being stronger and faster than the other
|guy.


  |u/External-War-100 - 4 hours
  |
  |Clarify your job … lol why wouldn’t you just tell us


    |u/EctoplasmicNeko - 4 hours
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    |More fun to make people guess lol. Law enforcement.


      |u/External-War-100 - 4 hours
      |
      |lol I see. Thanks


|u/swtpoisn - 5 hours
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|I simply just love doing workout


|u/manic_schoolbus - 5 hours
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|I just feel the need to accomplish something.  I'd let myself down if I
|didn't.


|u/tired_soup - 5 hours
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|I like keeping healthy


|u/Hypnotic_Honey - 4 hours
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|My Coach is so good


|u/pindarico - 4 hours
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|I workout in the morning and boost my energy and mental focus for the
|entire day!


|u/fly-bio - 4 hours
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|The gym next door ran away.


|u/Temptress_Tango - 4 hours
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|My Gym Clothes is expensive


|u/Jimehhhhhhh - 4 hours
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|I've found as I've gotten older it more immediately affects me both
|physically and mentally. It's mostly the mental aspect. If I'm angry or
|in a depressive slump and go and destroy all my muscles on weights, I
|feel a lot more clear headed immediately after. I don't get the runners
|high people talk about, but definitely the fastest way of transporting
|me between feeling unable to leave bed and being more or less
|functional


|u/Sea_Perspective6891 - 4 hours
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|I don't go to gyms. I just work out at home. Much cheaper & way more
|sanitary anyways. Also working out in front of other people is just not
|for me. The most I do for exercise outside is a bike ride every now &
|then or a walk.


|u/Fearless_Fox4472 - 4 hours
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|There are many physical and mental benefits from working out but in
|reality I just want to be more appealing to attractive women.


|u/olvodan - 5 hours
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|wanting to have a six pack


  |u/Alex-james9025 - 4 hours
  |
  |This


|u/mav747 - 4 hours
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|Health, energy, strength, and mental well-being.


|u/orlybatman - 4 hours
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|I first began going to the gym because I kept getting ligament injuries
|from a lack of muscle, so what motivates me are the memories of being
|so weak, and the knowledge that what I'm doing will make my old age
|years better.


|u/Ok-Length115 - 4 hours
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|health


|u/Terryful - 4 hours
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|When I was young it was mainly for looks then health and nowadays
|because of boredom.


|u/Bugsy_McCracken - 4 hours
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|I don’t go to the gym, I run.  At 40+ the effort to maintain a certain
|level of fitness and physique is markedly less than the effort required
|to get it back if you let it go. Regular exercise is the only way.


  |u/amboandy - 24 minutes
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  |I found running on the treadmills, although infinitely more boring
  |than being out in nature, is better for my 40+ year old knees.


|u/Papercoffeetable - 4 hours
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|I’d much rather be fat and strong than fat and weak.


  |u/Anonymous8776 - 1 hour
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  |Hell yeah brother


|u/Cynner85 - 4 hours
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|My trainer.


|u/Working_Ad762 - 4 hours
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|I continue to see my body transform ... closer and closer to a dream
|body


|u/estycki - 4 hours
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|Adrenaline rushes give me migraines. Only way to get rid of adrenaline
|regularly is to get my heart pumping with exercise.


|u/HFIntegrale - 4 hours
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|My trainer gets here at 8am.


|u/LimpIndignation - 4 hours
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|All my fellow fatties showing up to better themselves, regardless of
|how cruel people are.


|u/LostMyFreedom - 4 hours
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|If I don’t go, I won’t build discipline


|u/renb8 - 4 hours
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|It’s fun and part of my life since I was really young. Also, fear of
|needing a custom made coffin in the shape of a chair cos of the extreme
|sport I do of sitting at a keyboard until 2026.


|u/Csatari - 4 hours
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|My metabolism is way too high. If I don't go to the gym I drop lbs.
|quick despite eating whatever and drinking booze. Last November someone
|made a jab about how skinny I was (6.1 178lbs at the time) and since I
|have put on 20lbs of muscle mass. Not only do I feel way more confident
|but my mental health is a lot better too  One issue now though is body
|dismorphia, when I slack on calorie intake or miss the gym for illness
|etc I just feel way too skinny again. I'm almost 40 though so I should
|probably just appreciate the metabolism while I still have it haha


  |u/AverellCZ - 22 minutes
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  |Mine is super slow, losing even 1 kilo is a struggle despite workouts
  |and watching calorie intake.


    |u/Csatari - 16 minutes
    |
    |Opposite end of the spectrum for sure. I've heard of testing you
    |can get done to see your genetic makeup and how your body responds
    |to foods based on your genes. Might be worth looking into with a
    |dietician if watching calories alone isn't showing you results


|u/zack-ian - 4 hours
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|To feel less guilty about eating burger.


|u/CherryFront9897 - 4 hours
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|Idk, maybe coz of my EX.


|u/NotSoCrazyHuman - 4 hours
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|Im small, muscles need to be bigger


|u/regnarbensin_ - 4 hours
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|I’m tall and thin. When I let myself go, all the fat goes to my belly
|and my chin in a very bad way. Some guys can rock a dad bod but I
|can’t. I feel happier when I like what I see in the mirror so I strive
|for that.


|u/saltypikachu12 - 4 hours
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|My gym will auto text me based on my visit history that they haven’t
|seen me around and to “don’t quit now!!” and it makes me feel guilty


|u/EuphobouGGy - 4 hours
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|I want to be healthy and happy but I also want to be with attractive
|people, namely my significant other. If I'm with and deserve a good
|looking person, so does she.


|u/Lanky_Audience_4848 - 4 hours
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|Once I start going it’s pretty easy to keep going be ages I feel
|better. Once I stop going it’s hard as hell to start again. Tomorrows
|the day


|u/iriemexican - 4 hours
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|How much harder it is to restart again.


|u/UnluckyCustard8130 - 4 hours
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|Discipline


|u/Tsx_Zay - 4 hours
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|The honest and absolute fear that once I’m out of shape I’ll never be
|able to get back so i choose to at least do something to not start the
|path of getting out of shape


|u/arkofjoy - 4 hours
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|Dem gains. I got myself up to 6 laps of the pool, then I got sick for 2
|weeks and then was travelling for 10 days.  After a month or so I
|finally got back to the pool. And was totally fucked after 3 laps.


|u/iLoveRitz - 4 hours
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|Vanity and I think my depression sometimes


|u/bigmediumsmaller - 4 hours
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|Johnny Elbows


|u/East_Wish2948 - 4 hours
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|I cant sleep/enjoy food well enough if I am not exhausted and hungry.


|u/imjustagirl69x - 4 hours
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|The fact that I am losing weight.


|u/Shour_always_aloof - 4 hours
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|A family history of obesity and heart disease.


|u/BurnBabyBurrrn - 4 hours
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|The after feeling. It makes a great day.


|u/BlizzWizzzz - 4 hours
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|I need to train trade mental pain for physical pain on a regular basis
|to feel good.


|u/ccutiedollteen - 4 hours
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|Looking cute, feeling strong, and that post-gym glow hits different.
|Plus, blasting my playlist makes it fun.


|u/bryans_alright - 4 hours
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|I need a friend to help me get the motivation


|u/BeautifulMusee - 4 hours
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|I show up because I know consistency equals progress. Every session is
|a step closer to feeling stronger, both physically and mentally.


|u/SweetiePixiee - 4 hours
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|i'll go crazy if i don't.


|u/likerunninginadream - 4 hours
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|My gym crush who I get to see


|u/Fuzzy_Jaguar552 - 4 hours
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|I tried to commit suicide a while back. It helped me stop my urges to
|self harm since lifting weights helped shift my mind off things.


|u/PickleKey4592 - 3 hours
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|It helped me lose nearly 11 stone in weight naturally


|u/sketchysketchist - 3 hours
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|I just really wanted to get stronger. I told myself in 3 months I can
|slack off here and there. Three months came and I didn’t want to slack
|off until I got sick. Eventually 6 months pass and now I can’t imagine
|skipping my workout routine. 


|u/nessahe - 3 hours
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|Progress and mental clarity.


|u/ABluntForcedDisTrama - 3 hours
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|I have a bomb ass body and I want to maintain it


|u/Amandatoryx - 3 hours
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|Knowing that I feel and look crappy when I don’t. I also want to stay
|healthy and fit so I can enjoy life as long as possible.


|u/Funny-Bear - 3 hours
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|Back in my 20s, it was due to boredom and having too much energy.  Now
|in my 40s, it’s my social outlet. And to get away from the kids at
|home.


|u/somethingshewrotea - 2 hours
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|Mental clarity


|u/ChloeRadiant - 2 hours
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|because it keeps me focused and healthy, and pushes me to be better
|version of myself!


|u/Asleep_Photo_2940 - 1 hour
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|To burn memories, not calories


|u/Suitable-Sentence667 - 1 hour
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|Got to become a pokemon master someday


|u/mixxbg - 1 hour
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|Absolutely nothing that's why Im struggling so hard to keep going.


|u/twerkforpresident - 56 minutes
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|It has become a part of my routine so missing it feels weird.


|u/ForeignZombie7731 - 4 hours
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|Chance to see a wardrobe malfunction


|u/Mediumaverageness - 5 hours
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|The 20€ automatically paid from my account every month


|u/H4loR4ptor - 4 hours
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|▪︎_▪︎


|u/GenericUsername19892 - 4 hours
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|The last time I was in a gym I was fixing their computer, and than was
|like 9 years ago.


|u/Only_Teaching_4869 - 4 hours
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|The hydro-massage I “allow” myself to do afterwards


|u/Edgimos - 4 hours
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|The cute girl at the gym


|u/313deezy - 4 hours
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|The hardest part is getting there


|u/CasualSkin121 - 4 hours
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|Fight racist.


|u/maytossaway - 4 hours
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|The phrase in Latin is "Mens sana in corpore sano," which translates to
|"A healthy mind in a healthy body."    And of course the gains of
|change to thy body. When one thinks about it it's a neverending work.
|So now I have to keep going because I simply don't want to lose what I
|gained.


|u/VioletHuesx - 3 hours
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|I'll wait for comments here to boom!! I'll be starting next year and
|I'll take notes of them! thankyou in advance!


|u/WaZeedeGij - 3 hours
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|My body starts hurting if I don't.


|u/SourMilk69420 - 3 hours
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|honestly it’s an addiction atp, once u build it into ur daily schedule
|it becomes easier


|u/Strange-Catch6862 - 3 hours
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|No pain No gain


|u/JewellKrueger34 - 3 hours
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|I feel energetic and happy when I leave after breaking a sweat


|u/pistol-pete19 - 3 hours
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|I feel like a bad person if I don’t exercise.


|u/Organic-Theory-78 - 3 hours
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|It's the only thing that helped me battle dépression, therapy was
|useless.   Now I just love to go, my body feels better, I push out all
|my anger against those barbells, and i get more and more compliments
|from people on my physique which after teenage years being a skelleton
|feels nice.  Not gonna lie when the last girl i met kept touching my
|biceps and loving it I just want to keep getting more buff. I want my
|next gf to find me hot and sexy.


|u/csch1992 - 3 hours
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|I don't


  |u/disterb - 1 hour
  |
  |you should


|u/InfillDeveloper748 - 3 hours
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|The way I feel after. The pain of feeling like shit and not being happy
|with myself outweighs the struggles I have with working out. Just keep
|grinding.


|u/Strong_Sample9301 - 3 hours
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|wanting to live long with my spouse


|u/obviouslyanonymous7 - 3 hours
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|Mental health, physical health, noticing the changes in my body....and
|probably a little autism too 🤏🏻


|u/Ivyblogs - 3 hours
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|Cute gym clothes 😃


|u/Gorgeous12Muse - 2 hours
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|Looking in the mirror and finally seeing muscle definition where I used
|to only see flaws. Took two years but damn was it worth it.


|u/KamoMustafaWWE - 2 hours
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|It used to be the dream to lose fat and muscle. I didn't have much time
|to exercise during the day, but I took it seriously, the I realized
|that my diet was all wrong and that's why I hit a midpoint. So I'm
|taking exercise off until I don't have school or chores to worry about.


|u/Lockhartking - 2 hours
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|My co-workers giving me a hard time when I don't go with them.


|u/True-Committee-3485 - 2 hours
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|I would love to join a gym if the memberships weren’t so shady!!


|u/vamos_sosus - 2 hours
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|Just looking at how pathetic I look in the mirror is enough for me


|u/ElayTacos - 1 hour
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|Being told all your life that you're not good enough because you're fat
|will pretty much solidify your need to lose weight. I love me, but I
|need someone to laugh with and talk with and hold me and kiss me, and
|so far in 43 years I'm too fat for everyone I'm compatible with. So I
|keep trying.


|u/Prior_Post_7304 - 1 hour
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|I wont go to gym i do it at home


|u/mzdxds - 1 hour
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|I started noticing women looks on me happening more often after hitting
|the gym for quite some time. I bought new clothes, few suits and nice
|shirts and I don't loose a chance to wear them everyday. I feel good
|now.


|u/Mistabobalina - 1 hour
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|Mental relief


|u/butchudidit - 1 hour
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|Looking good naked


|u/Paganidol64 - 1 hour
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|Spite


|u/FitStrangerPlus - 1 hour
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|I don't have money for old-age healthcare


|u/raas94 - 1 hour
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|I love the feeling of being exhausted by exercise.


|u/masiker31 - 1 hour
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|It helps me sleep. If I don’t work out I’ll get jittery and can’t fall
|asleep.


|u/Late_Low_8901 - 1 hour
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|I actually enjoy my exercise classes. Someone tells me what to do and I
|just have to focus on breathing and I feel amazing at the end. I also
|have made friends in those classes whose phone numbers I don't have, so
|I know they're expecting to see me twice a week and when they tell me
|they see the difference in my abilities it means the world to me. It's
|also just nice to chit chat with them. I also tell myself I can eat
|whatever I want if I keep being consistent with the gym.


|u/futuremathwiz - 1 hour
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|My dopamine receptors are fucked, this is what gets me cognitively
|ready for the day


|u/Frequent-Ambition636 - 1 hour
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|"If one man can hold you down then two men can fuck you" - Justin
|Gaethje


|u/Galactus1701 - 1 hour
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|Not wanting to be fat and wanting to stay active.


|u/Master_Zombie_1212 - 1 hour
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|For me habit…  I go everyday, six days a week 530 to 7 am.


|u/ShadowBannedAugustus - 1 hour
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|I just like it. Discipline and motivation are both overrated. The key
|to fitness is to find sports that you enjoy.


|u/kamimamita_ - 1 hour
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|Getting to look like a superhero is cool as hell, and the process is
|fun too


|u/Iamalreadypeeled - 1 hour
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|A six pack. Basic but it makes my lazy brain take a holiday


|u/Professional_Pace928 - 1 hour
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|It's one of the tools I use in looking after my health.


|u/SpiritusUltio - 1 hour
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|Maintaining my physique, health and levels of
|endurance/strength/energy.   Basically..IT FEELS GREAT!


|u/Anonymous8776 - 1 hour
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|Girls


|u/PDiddleMeDaddy - 1 hour
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|Self hatred, if I don't.


|u/Truthordare82 - 1 hour
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|Watching the progress, and specially, more style options are possible
|as your physique is getting better, who doesn’t want to look good? 😉  I
|was wearing all XL until 2021, now, sometimes I even wear S, and mostly
|M sizes.


|u/Ancient_Common8712 - 1 hour
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|even the littlest of progress is still progress and you won’t ever see
|it if you’re not consistent


|u/Capable_Equipment700 - 59 minutes
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|If not I’ll have a mental break down.  It’s therapy


|u/DeciderOfAllThings - 46 minutes
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|First few months was self hatred, next few months was excitement over
|visible results, past few has been routine. It just feels like a normal
|part of my day now. It'd be weird to not work out. Just keep going, it
|eventually becomes habit.


|u/hotcaker - 41 minutes
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|the plumps in the hot tub


|u/Eastern-Recording-53 - 37 minutes
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|Tits and tight leggings


|u/AverellCZ - 26 minutes
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|Paying for a personal trainer. Otherwise I would have never managed the
|initial period. Now it's starting to become a habit and I don't want to
|lose the progress I made.  And I still have goals.


|u/3chickennugget - 21 minutes
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|big muscular men in the gym


|u/vengadoresocho - 19 minutes
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|Crippling guilt for missing a day.


|u/Possible-Ad-1096 - 16 minutes
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|For me I was going to the gym 4 days a week for 7 months straight and
|all it took was me getting a personal trainer that was kinda mean lol.
|I was kinda intimidated by her so to avoid any awkwardness I made sure
|I showed up to every session. Plus she held me accountable which I
|loved. I saw changes in my body after just a month.


|u/Reasonable_Reach_621 - 15 minutes
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|The shame of the trainer.


|u/averybritishfilipina - 14 minutes
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|Three things: 1. The membership fee I paid for.  2. The effects of
|working out to my mental health. 3. The way it helps my heart and lungs
|to breathe properly.


|u/oldhagbag - 8 minutes
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|The pay check- I work there.  But seriously, it is super cathartic to
|me- it makes me feel like I’ve achieved something and has become such a
|part of my routine that I feel off if I don’t go.


|u/Mattriox - 7 minutes
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|Mental wellbeing is improving if I go, even when it's only 1 time every
|week it's a victory 😁


|u/WhyAlwaysBored - 4 minutes
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|Pain and exhaustion feels good. Makes my overthinking mind shut up for
|sometime.


|u/jess_is_radioactive - 42 minutes
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|I don't want my husband to have an ugly wife who doesn't take care of
|herself and is within her BMI


|u/ethan_hunt_9549 - 5 hours
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|beautiful women who like to show off the goods. it's awesome


|u/I_might_be_weasel - 5 hours
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|https://youtu.be/T_mgeJBtcAg?si=CEPfm5yjTgurOoNv


|u/TemperatureFirm5905 - 4 hours
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|If you like hot women and hot women like men with some muscle tone
|guess what you should do!!! That’s about it. The lies about personal
|confidence or actually needing that strength is a lie. Some guys might
|become more confident because they can look down on other guys but for
|me it’s like idk man do you automatically bend the knee if someone is
|bigger than you? I sure as heck don’t I grabs a gun and I puts a bullet
|in that chamber and I prays for the discipline to keeps my index finger
|from bending.