Stalling / Regressing / Lack of Motivation

[Scott Stevenson]

Not really if i'm honest, I do sleep a lot though.. I could sleep 11 1/2 hours a night providing there wasn't any commitments nor any real reason to get up for apart from the fact that I've wasted a lot of time in bed lol. In terms of DOMS, I never really get any tbh.. the only time I get DOMS is if I haven't performed an exercise for an extended period of time e.g. 3 + months.

In terms of that scale I would probably sit myself at around the 6-7 mark.. like i say I am not achey or anything, I am sort of in that cba / need a kick up the arse mood. It just kind of seems like effort to go at the very moment in time however If I was there then it could be a different story.

I noticed when doing my last cruise that I enjoyed doing the tier 1 basic which got me in and out the gym in an hour, it kind of felt more enjoyable so to speak.
I was contemplating throughout that cruise that I should maybe give it a full blast at tier 1 as for some reason it felt fun.. (not that tier 2 didnt) but it kind of felt like I wasn't spending hours in there, but then I was worried that there was too little volume to grow which is why I bumped up to tier 2.

Many folks grow will with Tier I and as long as you're progressing and nutrition is appropriate, then it can definitely be effective, ESPECIALLY if you're more motivated to train hard and eek out progress.

A few thoughts for you:

I'd do a personal inventory here and figure out:

Your goal - Long and short term, making them operationalized and measurable. Do you want to compete, and if so, when, what division, what show, etc. Do you want to weigh XXXlb at X%BF and if so, when and how will you get there (gain then drop fat?), when is the deadline and how will you measure body fat?...

A goal can also be to enjoy each and every workout, as well - to find a way to make it fun. (You can even rate your sessions in your log book to be sure you're on track.

Review the above at the start of your workout as you ask yourself, "Why am I here?"


Find a training partner who will kick your ass and make it fun to train. (This may not work for everyone, but a good training partner is great. This could be a guy who is stronger than you, or maybe a woman who trains like a banshee and makes you want to push harder. )



-S