Get tired/quit easily

[PoS]

My problem is I get tired very easily and just quit after few lifting. I used to take creatine but quit about a year (quit working out .. i look like spagetti noodle now). How do u guys stay motivate? I'm having hard time lifting 50 pounds .. don't laugh, i'm dead serious.

 

[MindOverMatter]

1.) Creatine wont make you huge overnight, I don't know why you even took it when you are a novice to bodybuilding. If you get tired during workouts, it's because you are either a.) not eating properly (not enough carbs for energy), which is the case 90% of the time, or b.) not getting enough sleep (the case 10% time).

Your muscles grow based on what you eat. If you eat proper food (protein + carbs + healthy fats), you will grow as long as your routine doesn't overtrain you. If you just lift but eat like crap, you wont grow, no matter what your routine is.

If you are tired, it's because you have no food in you, to fuel your energy. Next time do this, eat lots of carbs and protein in the morning for breakfast, wait an hour and a half, then go work out. I guarantee you wont feel tired.

Eating is the key to it all. If you eat well, you will make gains even with a bad routine. If you have a good routine, but eat like garbage, you wont get anything out of it. Muscles need food to grow, and your body needs food in order to fuel your workouts. Once you can eat with dedication and never miss meals, never eat crap, you will start balooning.

2.) You can't lift 50 lbs. Who gives a sh!t. Are you a competitive olympic lifter? Do you have a competition tommorow? No. SO why the rush? Start with what you can lift, and keep adding weight every week little by little. If you can only curl a 40 lbs barbell, curl that, then next week try 45. Other then a few genetically gifted mutants, no bodybuilder ever goes into the gym on their first workout day ever and benches 200+. Don't rush it, everyone starts at the bottom and works upwards. Those people you see benching 500 and squatting 800+ were once like you.

If you can't make progress for some reason, 90% of the time, it's because you're not eating properly (not enough protein, not enough carbs) or 10% because you're on a bad routine and have overtrained.

3.) Other then protein powder, DO NOT bother with supplements until you've established a great eating routine. If you can't eat 4-5 meals a day of solid protein (chicken, steak, eggs, tuna & other fish, cottage cheese, milk) and healthy carbs (whole wheat bread, brown rice, baked potatoes, pasta, i.e. - no chocolate bars and sh!t), you have no business taking creatine, glutamine, m1t and god knows what else you impatient newcomers take these days.

4.) How do I stay motivated? By progress. I keep doing things properly, and I keep gaining mass. Why would I quit when I can keep getting bigger?

 

[suikeisuru]

Originally posted by MindOverMatter
1.) Creatine wont make you huge overnight, I don't know why you even took it when you are a novice to bodybuilding. If you get tired during workouts, it's because you are either a.) not eating properly (not enough carbs for energy), which is the case 90% of the time, or b.) not getting enough sleep (the case 10% time).

Your muscles grow based on what you eat. If you eat proper food (protein + carbs + healthy fats), you will grow as long as your routine doesn't overtrain you. If you just lift but eat like crap, you wont grow, no matter what your routine is.

If you are tired, it's because you have no food in you, to fuel your energy. Next time do this, eat lots of carbs and protein in the morning for breakfast, wait an hour and a half, then go work out. I guarantee you wont feel tired.

Eating is the key to it all. If you eat well, you will make gains even with a bad routine. If you have a good routine, but eat like garbage, you wont get anything out of it. Muscles need food to grow, and your body needs food in order to fuel your workouts. Once you can eat with dedication and never miss meals, never eat crap, you will start balooning.

2.) You can't lift 50 lbs. Who gives a sh!t. Are you a competitive olympic lifter? Do you have a competition tommorow? No. SO why the rush? Start with what you can lift, and keep adding weight every week little by little. If you can only curl a 40 lbs barbell, curl that, then next week try 45. Other then a few genetically gifted mutants, no bodybuilder ever goes into the gym on their first workout day ever and benches 200+. Don't rush it, everyone starts at the bottom and works upwards. Those people you see benching 500 and squatting 800+ were once like you.

If you can't make progress for some reason, 90% of the time, it's because you're not eating properly (not enough protein, not enough carbs) or 10% because you're on a bad routine and have overtrained.

3.) Other then protein powder, DO NOT bother with supplements until you've established a great eating routine. If you can't eat 4-5 meals a day of solid protein (chicken, steak, eggs, tuna & other fish, cottage cheese, milk) and healthy carbs (whole wheat bread, brown rice, baked potatoes, pasta, i.e. - no chocolate bars and sh!t), you have no business taking creatine, glutamine, m1t and god knows what else you impatient newcomers take these days.

4.) How do I stay motivated? By progress. I keep doing things properly, and I keep gaining mass. Why would I quit when I can keep getting bigger?

Good post.

 

[Warboss Alex]

I agree totally with MOM's post, and I'll add something in about motivation, because noticeable size gains often take a long time coming:

Take it for granted that as long as your lifts are going up, you're growing (muscle). I'm saying this because even if you add an extra plate to your exercises every workout, it may be sometime before all those gains add up to something noticeable in the mirror; as such, be motivated by strength gains, throw on those tiny 2.5lb plates extra each time (or more) and get your reps, if you get those done it means you've added a tiny bit more muscle, over time all those tiny bits will make you one bigger person - just don't look in the mirror or jump on the scale every day.

IF YOU GET PROGRESSIVELY STRONGER YOU'LL GET PROGRESSIVELY BIGGER TOO. FACT.

 

[thefonz]

Exactly what MOM said,

Also, find some dude that is hardcore about lifting and go to the gym with him everyday......

I used to be a complete ***** in the gym til I went with a kid who pushed me to the absolute limit, he would talk ****, route me on, and sometimes give words of inspiration and advice......when I *****ed about being tired or not lifting that much weight, he would degrade me in front of everyone around us with no shame just to get me to try. I hated him for that but he was right, could lift more and I did

He's probably the biggest factor in my progress, he taught me how to push it and from my experiences with him I have a standard that I set for myself everytime I go to the gym. I usually try to be the most hardcore guy in the place. I never think about checking myself out anymore, it's all about how much more can I lift than that other guy.