What made you finally decide to hit the gym?

Lifting with military frens

>>76337800 (OP)
Self motivation. Now it's fun. Gonna slam double pre workout and go smash some bench and ohp rn

Random heart palpitations and sleep apnea. Started 3 months ago, haven't had them sense

I was bored one day and decided to go to the gym

My girlfriend said "go to the gym or I pee in your boots".
ended up liking it so I kept going.

>>76337800 (OP)
It was required to play /sp/orts

The /ABAG/ generals on /tv/. Happiest days of my life.

A bunch of autists lifting hard for our cgi weeaboo waifu.

>>76337800 (OP)
Started working out in my bedroom because I was a fat fuck who wanted women. Then I just fell in love with the progress.

Many such cases

Wanting to be sober. Wanting to be able to defend myself. A lot of addicts get addicted to lifting

>>76338119
I haven't touched /tv/ in nearly 10 years, do they still share cool infographics and even cooler anecdotes about the tgwtg/channel awesome crew?

To respond to the OP, like all /tv/irgins I was fat and out of shape and I didn't like it

>>76337800 (OP)
Read a book about being a man and one line in it was 'If you are a man you must lift weights at least three times per week'. It's clearly bs but the way it's phrased so non-negotiably and bluntly made me think that if someone can have that attitude towards the gym then so could I instead of it being some lukewarm hobby for me.

>>76337800 (OP)
i used to post on sports forums a lot and then gradually realized i was made of the same substance (meat) as the people i was a fan of hero worshipping every evening, so i decided to see how close i could come to the world standard for things like running, jumping, kicking, throwing etc. youtube has made it really easy to understand how good or bad you are at something. secondarily i saw my uncles get fat and sleepwalk through their lives and i made a vow to be as healthy as i could until the day i get old

I threw my back out taking a shit

>>76337800 (OP)
doctor told me i could become diabetic in one or two years if i didn't get my shit together

>>76337800 (OP)
psychotic depression eating me alive

Rasslin off-season training

>>76337800 (OP)
it was talking to my girl (imaginary)

>>76337923
Nice

>>76337800 (OP)
I was sick of being psychologically intimidated by other men. I'm 6ft1 and was like 75kg.
Every other guy just seemed, bigger, stronger and I thought anyone could fuck me up if they chose to.

Now I'm around 90-92kg and feel a lot better. Still a bit dyel, but at least now I kind of look like a man instead of a helpless victim.

I got styled on

>>76337800 (OP)
I was pretty active up to my late teen years, then I became sedentary when I had to get a full time job and go to college in the evening.

After graduating, I got into a cycle of "work more to get more money", working from 9a.m. to 10 p.m. every fucking day.

In total, I was sedentary for almost a decade, hated every moment of it but didn't have enough drive to exercise within the very little free time I had.

Last year I had the opportunity to change into a career with regular work hours (8 to 6, work from home most days so no time wasted commuting) and finally had the time to hit the gym.

It should come as no surprise that every facet of my life got better from it, I am NEVER letting myself be sedentary again.

Pic related, my face when getting home in my previous line of work

wife had a baby girl and realized my own mortality.

>>76338435
>all that goddamned reddit spacing
Spent all day writing shit in LaTeX, pardon my accidental faggotry

>>76337800 (OP)
Have you seen the average American? They all look like shit.

>Got into /fit/ around 2014
>Fell off
>Got a successful job and wfh
>Lots more time
>Got a dumb tattoo
>Realized this tattoo is dumb af but itll look better if I get ripped
>Been super consistent in the gym ever since
>Also on gear now but whatever

I would say that mires, gear, and my shitty tattoo keeps me going. I'm definitely addicted to the attention

Been fat my whole life. I've had multiple times where I've gotten laser focused and lost tons of weight but it's just never stuck.
Finally like 10 months ago I just finally had to admit to myself I will never have control over my eating so the least I can do is go hard on lifting.
I'm never gonna be truly healthy or aesthetic in the least but I dont have to be a weak depressed slob.
I'm still fat as fuck but I'm consistent lifting 3x a week and I've visibly gained muscle so I dont feel so depressed these days.
Maybe with time I'll get a better handle on diet.

>>76337800 (OP)
Honestly, a lifetime of exposure to male figures in games & media combined with a burning envy. At some point you realize you'll never live the action fantasy you wish you could but you could at least try to look like the MC.

getting divorced. Suddenly found a lot of free time when my kids aren't around and video games are trash now. Might as well pick up heavy stuff and put it down.

>>76338523
The rest of the world is not far behind them.

>>76337800 (OP)
Stopped masturbating everyday and my adhd has gone away, also gained infinite self discipline and now i want to look good and fuck women

>>76338622
Nice, I quit porn and fapping 4 days ago and its going OK so far. Im aiming to go at least 90 days.

When did you notice benefits of quitting porn?

>>76338569
True but I live here so

>>76338631
I was a 4x a day fapper for 15 years, I started noticing around day 4-7 but some people can take up to two weeks. Ask Chatgpt "Day NUMBER of Semen Retention/No Fap, what benefits should i be seeing" and see what applies to you

>>76337800 (OP)
When I bent over to tie my shoes and I was out of breath from something so simple. I decided to diet and exercise and I'm only upset that I didn't start sooner.

when i was in the ER for migraine caused by my lifestyle. sedentary computer nerd + NEET (finishing my overdue degree) + junk food + bad sleep

got a gym membership the next week. still took years before i got it under control

>>76337800 (OP)
I was playing the newest hitman while high off my ass and thought agent 47 was really cool and I wished I could be like him. Then I realized I could be like him if I just trained. Started lifting and dieting the next day.

>>76337800 (OP)
Unrequited love

I was always skinny and scoliosis made my back hurt a lot. Still kind of skinny but deadlifts fixed my posture and gave me solid spinal erectors so I can live pain free for now. Also lifting made me have and actual appetite for food. I hated eating when I was younger.

>>76338135
Not my first motivation, but lifting surely got me away from booze. I hated how miserable working out hungover felt, plus booze is a huge gains goblin. I'll take a pump + after workout bliss over booze any day. It feels dirty and sad now.

>>76338532
Great job anon. Just keep at it, learn to cook or at least track calories/macros and you'll learn which foods are satisfying and kinda low calorie. I'm sure you'll make it eventually.

>>76337800 (OP)
I got tired of beating my wife, needed a new target

>>76337800 (OP)
I got punched in the face

>>76337800 (OP)
I feel like shit if I can’t do something strenuous. I have tried to stay out of the gym and lift boringly at home, but even basic lifts aren’t enough and I particularly like hitting the heavy bag, just the exploding and the full body workout, refreshes the whole body. Can’t do it at home.

>>76337800 (OP)
Imagining that I could lift up my psycho ex by the throat and choke her, that's my strength goal.

>>76337800 (OP)
wanted to get gf.

>>76338010
>Ended up liking it
The pee?

>>76337800 (OP)
I had to get a gym membership to shower because im homeless living in a van. I have to workout every single morning otherwise no shower. its a great motivator.

>>76337800 (OP)
I stubbed my toe on it

>>76338388
Same, but one inch taller than you and currently at 74±1kg, aiming for 90kg. I'm thinking of doing martial arts as well.

>>76337800 (OP)
I started running. Found out it was fun and decided to start lifting too.

AOT season 4 trailer.

>>76338388
you are fat

>>76337800 (OP)
My parents. I don't go to the gym tho, I work out at home.

>>76337800 (OP)
Work related stress and burnout, no social life, being fat, i had nothing to lose. Gym was best decision I made in my life. I'm 15%bf and jacked now.
>>76338119
>Alita Battle Angel
Based. I enjoyed these threads in the beginning but after a few weeks they became cringe
>sequel never

>>76338250
Unfathomably based

I was thinking about what I'd regret not doing before I hit 30 and going to the gym was the easiest to check off that list.

>>76340948
the gym.
She pees on other things tho.

Pathetic attempt to recapture my youth.

>>76337923
Man used health solutions to fix health problems. Open and shut success story.

As for me, at around 29 my Dad and Grandpa both naturally passed away about six months from each other. I realized I was now the "alpha" male of my family line despite being skinny fat. Immediately felt compelled to start working out. I'd like to think that they're proud about how far I've come.

I just felt like it one day

i let myself go and it got so bad my fat man tits would leave creases where they’d fold over onto my gut and i looked like a tranny who got their tits chopped off. that was when i realized things had gone too far.

>>76337800 (OP)
Health + getting girls. It didn't particularely help with either but I like how it made my body look so I stuck with it

>>76337800 (OP)
To impress women and secure a mate

My girlfriend cheated on me with my best friend, friend group took their side, and one of my other friends got in a car accident.

I'm up though.

>>76337800 (OP)
I looked all around me and decided I didn't want to be another dude with tits.

I wanted to be powerful. So that people would treat me better, and I’d be able to back myself up.
Lot of hate and anger fuels me, but it isn’t healthy.
I also love how spent I feel after an intense workout.

>>76337800 (OP)
I needed a thicc muscular ass to attract guys

My best friend started calling me "jello" after he noticed how much my body jiggled when doing any sort of physical activity

>>76337800 (OP)
clocking in at 410ug test at 25 years old.

>>76337800 (OP)
I've always thought weightlifting was cool but my parents didn't let me get a gym membership until I turned 15

>>76337800 (OP)
I was in public at one of those places where baseballs are thrown at a machine, and I wasn't strong enough to throw the baseball far enough to reach it.

>>76337800 (OP)
I was a 19 year old PV2 in the Army. The seats in the back of the Bradley hurt my ass because I was all skin and bones, so I took up squatting to build more cushioning.