Comments on: How to Feel Full Energy at The Gym http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/ Build Muscle & Lose Fat Through Strength Training Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:24:18 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Alex http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/#comment-15369 Alex Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:05:00 +0000 http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/#comment-15369 I'm one of those people that doesn't need motivation in the gym, I love going, it is like a spiritual experience for me or something, very peaceful. One thing I have been researching lately is how to find energy for the rest of life? like work, socializing, chores, all this stuff. If we could transmit the energy and success of strength training to other areas of life we could become incredibly succesful in them as well. I’m one of those people that doesn’t need motivation in the gym, I love going, it is like a spiritual experience for me or something, very peaceful.
One thing I have been researching lately is how to find energy for the rest of life? like work, socializing, chores, all this stuff. If we could transmit the energy and success of strength training to other areas of life we could become incredibly succesful in them as well.

]]> By: Mehdi http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/#comment-15367 Mehdi Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:44:09 +0000 http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/#comment-15367 @Fred Fat is emergency storage for your body. If you don't eat the body will hold on fat, and end up burning muscle. Muscle burn calories, so you don't want to lose muscle. Best is to focus on body fat changes rather than body-weight. I eat 3000kcal daily to maintain 155lbs bw at ~10% body fat. 3x weight lifting sessions/week, no cardio & desk job. @Fred
Fat is emergency storage for your body. If you don’t eat the body will hold on fat, and end up burning muscle. Muscle burn calories, so you don’t want to lose muscle. Best is to focus on body fat changes rather than body-weight. I eat 3000kcal daily to maintain 155lbs bw at ~10% body fat. 3x weight lifting sessions/week, no cardio & desk job.

]]> By: Fred http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/#comment-15364 Fred Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:33:10 +0000 http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/#comment-15364 Mehdi, so you are saying for me @ 210 lbs, I need 3,360 cals? Maybe I have been undereating for a long time now. However, I have gone from 204 to 210 lbs over the past 6 weeks and my BF % is not going down and I have not increased my calories. Mehdi, so you are saying for me @ 210 lbs, I need 3,360 cals? Maybe I have been undereating for a long time now. However, I have gone from 204 to 210 lbs over the past 6 weeks and my BF % is not going down and I have not increased my calories.

]]> By: Richard http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/#comment-15357 Richard Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:48:46 +0000 http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/#comment-15357 Normally when I feel groggy at the gym, I consider taking a week off from training. Feeling weak is most likely your body saying to you to take a break. Ive heard every 6-8 weeks you should rest for a week, but I normally lose track of time! Good luck Eddie. Normally when I feel groggy at the gym, I consider taking a week off from training. Feeling weak is most likely your body saying to you to take a break. Ive heard every 6-8 weeks you should rest for a week, but I normally lose track of time! Good luck Eddie.

]]> By: Thejus http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/#comment-15355 Thejus Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:18:29 +0000 http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/#comment-15355 This may be a little blasphemous, but I'd recommend a month of different exercises. Sometimes the mental break is what you need to get refocused. Try a month of body weight exercises, or a month of strongman style workouts. Monotony is often the most insidious motivation killer. This may be a little blasphemous, but I’d recommend a month of different exercises. Sometimes the mental break is what you need to get refocused.
Try a month of body weight exercises, or a month of strongman style workouts.
Monotony is often the most insidious motivation killer.

]]> By: Alex Kay http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/#comment-15349 Alex Kay Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:07:31 +0000 http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/#comment-15349 Yes, treating yourself (sometimes) is a great way to motivate yourself to go to the gym more often (and with more energy). But something that works for me, is also some form of "punishment" if it feels like I can't do 5 sets but instead do 4, or something like that. If that happens, I just determine that I can do it, and that it's a failure if I don't. I let the fear in for 5 seconds, and then I just do it. Afterwards, I feel great. But in regards to Eddie's questions, I think it's important that you eat more food, and eat more variated. Mix some turkey in, some different pastas, thai food sometimes, you get the point. And don't forget your fruit! Yes, treating yourself (sometimes) is a great way to motivate yourself to go to the gym more often (and with more energy).

But something that works for me, is also some form of “punishment” if it feels like I can’t do 5 sets but instead do 4, or something like that. If that happens, I just determine that I can do it, and that it’s a failure if I don’t. I let the fear in for 5 seconds, and then I just do it.

Afterwards, I feel great.

But in regards to Eddie’s questions, I think it’s important that you eat more food, and eat more variated. Mix some turkey in, some different pastas, thai food sometimes, you get the point.

And don’t forget your fruit!

]]> By: Mehdi http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/#comment-15343 Mehdi Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:07:50 +0000 http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/#comment-15343 @Fred Read <a href="http://stronglifts.com/how-many-calories-do-you-need-to-build-muscle-or-lose-fat/" rel="nofollow">this post</a>, it will answer your questions. @Robin Allergies to egg white/cheese that I seem to have developped. @michael Quark is a cheap source of protein, less than 1€ for 100g protein. @Parker What I think too, more mental than something else. Heavy deload is best to build back confidence. @Fred
Read this post, it will answer your questions.

@Robin
Allergies to egg white/cheese that I seem to have developped.

@michael
Quark is a cheap source of protein, less than 1€ for 100g protein.

@Parker
What I think too, more mental than something else. Heavy deload is best to build back confidence.

]]> By: Dan http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/#comment-15314 Dan Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:33:56 +0000 http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/#comment-15314 Another thing that really works to get energy and even excitement is visualization. If before you go workout, you visualize what you want to do and really exaggerate the fact that you are kicking ass! Visualize that you are training for a fitness competition, a championships boxing match, you are Tiger Woods getting ready for the US Open, anything really... but make it something that pumps you up! You will go into that workout with purpose and excitement. Another thing that really works to get energy and even excitement is visualization. If before you go workout, you visualize what you want to do and really exaggerate the fact that you are kicking ass!

Visualize that you are training for a fitness competition, a championships boxing match, you are Tiger Woods getting ready for the US Open, anything really… but make it something that pumps you up! You will go into that workout with purpose and excitement.

]]> By: Neil D http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/#comment-15313 Neil D Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:31:27 +0000 http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/#comment-15313 take animal pak take animal pak

]]> By: H http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/#comment-15310 H Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:30:12 +0000 http://stronglifts.com/how-to-feel-full-energy-at-the-gym/#comment-15310 what works for me is one day off where i just sit in the sauna steam and jacuzzi for about 2hours in the gym complex, take a cold dip in the pool etc just a little treat to myself for the hard work. i think that's a good idea and it works for me, maybe it'll work for others too. what works for me is one day off where i just sit in the sauna steam and jacuzzi for about 2hours in the gym complex, take a cold dip in the pool etc just a little treat to myself for the hard work. i think that’s a good idea and it works for me, maybe it’ll work for others too.

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