What's your motivation?

>>38566552
idk, feels good to look good

>>38566552
It takes my mind off of not being happy and wanting to die

For my waifu, and self-respect.
Also, I want to be a better role-model to people who look up to me

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I want zac efrons body type in bad neighbours 1 then in 3 or more years i want his body in bad neigh ours 2.

Im not 100% sure what he was pinning though, any guesses?

As for his routine im assuming it was a high volume push pull routine, probably 4 days a week with cardio on off days

I just want to feel good and sleep well

I have a real hard time doing both unless I'm constantly exercising. I don't even consider doing it for girls anymore. I have way too many other problems

>>38566608
this x 1 million

exercising takes my mind off suicide for a couple of hours a day.

>>38566685
>>38566566
>>38566608
I find it weird that people who have nice bodies or at least exercise a lot have this much trouble with depression. There might be something legitimately wrong chemically in your brain senpaitachi

>>38566725
It works the other way round. People who feel like shit start working out and doing sports because its an efficient way to feel better.

>>38566788
I know that's how it's supposed to work, but if you're clinically depressed a million pushups won't make you feel much better

>>38566800
But while you're doing pushups you're thinking about the pushups, not killing yourself

>>38566552
1-I'm a whore
2-I like nice clothes
3-as I'm getting bigger less and less dudes waste my time with stupid ego fights

>>38566800
I beg to differ, not really that much depression problems but honestly those few seconds on the last reps are the only seconds you can truly be free. usually I care about too much stuff, what others do or think or what I do with my life or whatever. But in those few seconds I only have a singular problem in life - getting that bar up everything else is just silent. It feels like flying, no thoughts, no problems just you and the iron.

>>38566877
So it's like a release for you? Ok, makes sense, and it's healthy. Better than smoking crack or eating frozen pizza

>>38566944
yeah pretty much, especially if I have a lot of stress or feel bad because of whatever I can always even just enter the gym and leave all that behind for 90min or however long my workout takes. And afterwards I usually feel way better and the problems seem smaller. Best way to counter stress and bad emotions I've found.

Initially it was for girls and and to stop being a twig but now I just lift so I can admire my gains for two hours in front of the mirror and to take my mind off of my crippling depression and suicidal thoughts.

>>38566725

i don't know but for example i'm two weeks out of the gym from my finger injury and lately i have gotten so fucking depressed and violent that it's getting really dangerous

yesterday i was walking and almost wanted to push a stranger just because i was really pissed off

got really dangerously drunk, got in a fight with some mexicans, and in my home i started yelling out of my lungs "i'm fucking nothing jesus christ!, i'm fucking useless!!!" while crying

so yeah, nothing of this would have happened if i had hit the iron this week

>>38566552
>Is it purely for the pleasure of it?
Yes

1) i want to look pretty, i think i have the possibility to look decent going from how my family looks, at least on the women's side
2) i want to do martial arts and parkour
3) i want to be healthy and be able to do "cool" things (feeding into reason #2)

>>38566552
It's relaxing and helps with stress.
The all around benefits of being strong and fit.
And this anon's third point is very true. >>38566868

>>38566552
>average bodies
>popped biceps and pecs

Nice shit image. The average arm is flat as fuck and has no muscle mass. It looks disgusting. Go out on the streets.

Also I lift because I now find the average body disgusting.

>>38567073
please jog or something you testosterone fueled ape

>>38567133
Well I guess average for a blue collar guy. White collar guys, yeah, they would have to lift for that

>>38566552
Can't be a lesser myself than I know I can be. Wouldn't stand it, and I don't

I've always been about useful and handy things (learning skills like soldering, diy, sewing, first aid, CPR, etc)

Working out is useful and handy, so it's a natural progression for me. It's pretty fun too