Thread 76529652

Ever since I turned 30 my motivation to lift has been evaporating. Going to the gym is becoming more of a struggle and feels less rewarding

It's not about motivation, it's about discipline.

>>76529670
I didnt want to lift and do cardio today. I had to mentally prepare myself when I parked at the gym. I was tired, I had 9 motivation and energy and I still went in and killed it and gave 100%. It is purely discipline.

>>76529652 (OP)
Maybe take some time off to deload. Let your joints and tendons get some r and r while doing just stretches and deep breathing. I'm no yoga advocate, but this honestly helps me a lot every couple few months to take a day or two off the cycle of going to gym and beating myself up. I also eat a lot more lol but it's obviously good food like stews with tons of veges, spinach and shit and deenz, lots of sardines mm mm bitch

>>76529652 (OP)
Why do you lift?

I turned 30 this year too and had a kid. I want to be as strong as possible because I absolutely hate loser dads.

>>76529652 (OP)
I only do lifts that entertain me now.

>>76529698
I'm 33 and I'm a virgin

>>76529679
This is good advise although at our advanced age there’s a danger of stopping and then just never starting up again. Maintaining momentum is key

>>76529652 (OP)
I like lifting because if you have hair and are athletic, a lot of women in my age range really seem to dig it, though it’s more younger chicks that seem to like it. But more importantly if you look at a lot of old people, do you really want to end up like that? It’s easy nowadays to slide into shit like diabetes or obesity.

you can get everything you need to just keep in good healthy shape going like 2-3 times a week for an hour each. genuinely just stop being a gay retard.

>>76529652 (OP)
Ive been going so long it's just something I do. Plus I'm a anxious person and i leave feeling very relaxed.
If you're still doing barbells, switch to machines and try make progress with a new thing.

>>76529710
Same tbqhwy. I only run and do pull-ups cuz they’re fun

>>76529729
It sounds pathetic but the hair thing is a big reason I’m letting my fitness slide. Mine’s thinning and I’m really wondering if there’s any point in having a good body if you’re bald.

>>76529687
In my twenties I did it because it was fun and girls seemed to appreciate the results.
Now that I’m older it’s tiresome and I doubt anyone cares. I’m like one of those old ladies becoming invisible

>>76529652 (OP)
I’m 34 and train for 6-8 hours per week. I mix it up to keep it interesting.

Spring and summer are for marathon training, I usually peak at 75-80km per week. I run with a run club once per week (one of my easy runs), I go to the track once per week for intervals, and the rest of my runs are outside, mostly road runs with some trail runs mixed in for my easy miles. If I have time, I plan a new route or fun route to explore.

During this time I only lift 2x per week.

Fall/winter are for weightlifting. I lift every other day, and run on off days. Just to keep a base of about 40 km per week.

I used to hate cardio, but I’ve fallen in love with running and now I find it much more fun than weightlifting.

>>76529652 (OP)
My secret is that I didn’t even start lifting until 31

>>76529727
That's true, but only if you quit. And if you quit, that was your decision just as if you stuck with it for 20 years and didn't stop. You could also just sub in a cardio day and just work your ass off so you don't miss the repetition of going to gym. Mid 30 boomer portin in

>>76529746
Sounds really homoerotic

>>76529652 (OP)
I'm 34 and in the best shape I've ever been, honestly if you keep at it I don't think you stop breaking PRs until your mid 40s.

>>76529744
That's not how you to use that meme.

>>76529698
Based. I have 3 kids and there's not a single dad in their schools that I couldn't make a rape victim out of if I felt so inclined, and more than once I've been hit on by a teacher (female)

>>76529652 (OP)
34 boomer here. Also currently separating from the National Guard after serving for 14 years. Kinda sucks because once I started the process I had to stop doing shit and now it’s been two years and I am itching to just go back to the gym and get good again. It’s going to be nice to work out for myself and not the fucking Jews or worry about some silly exam. I just want to look fucking good and take the stress of working out. I was a former ranger fag then went nasty bitch full time 11B and it’s been fucking stressful.
It made working out not fun and I hate that. This time I had separating I started a new career, got married, bought a house and once this process is done fully I want to go again and be strong. Sorry for the rant, I would just say motivation and discipline are key.

Best thing I ever did was take up swimming the last year in my 30s. It’s super fun for me and I look forward to it every week. It’s basically like play not work. It’s usually just old shitters or like 30 year old women who still have got bodies. I dunno, young people don’t seem to swim much?

>>76529652 (OP)
I used to do dumbell stuff entirely teens to early 30s. Now Im doing barbell and its fun. Enjoying ohp, squat and deadlift. Bench press gives me shoulder pain left shoulder so im thinking of ohp instead entirely caues its pain free.

In my case my motivation is only to lift. I don't feel horny for women anymore vidya and social interactions all feel duller. Lifting only thing that makes me feel somewhat alive.

>>76529652 (OP)
boxing+running

I was lazy but I lost 30 seconds of my mile time. I feel age starting to hit me and I DO NOT like it.

I'm determined to get in great shape though and top it off by running a marathon next year.

>>76529789
Why did you join the military? Not to be dismissive but that always sounds like a dumb idea to me

>>76529652 (OP)
Ephedrine and preworkout.

>>76529652 (OP)
I just go, whether I want to or not.
Almost half the time, I don't want to go to the gym. So I force myself to get into my truck and drive there, and I bitch and moan the entire way.
Then, once I'm there, might as well go in and work out, right? Otherwise I will have wasted the 15 minute drive. Once I get through a warm up set or two, its smooth sailing the rest of the session.
Also, I inevitably feel like a lazy, worthless piece of shit if I don't go.

>>76529652 (OP)
Just take adderall.

>>76529652 (OP)
>Going to the gym
Dumbbell
>Bring the gym to home
Gainsbell

Idk but this me at 34

I don’t diet. Just lift 3x week

>>76530449
you look like you don't diet but not like you lift 3x a week

>>76529741
Dude, look at it this way. No matter what you are, isn't it better to be that and jacked? You have the choice of being a weak, skinny/fat, sagging bald guy, or a jack, fit, strong, bald guy. Which do you think is better?

>>76529670
>muh discipline

If you don't like lifting then go do something else you fucking retarded faggot.

>>76529745
>I doubt anyone cares

It's fun to brutally mog the other dads at the pool and make their wives jealous.

>>76529652 (OP)
>42yo former fat as fatass
>was 320lbs in 2007
>now 155
>lost motivation to just lift
>rock climb 3x a week with supplemental lifts
>skateboard
>don't eat like shit
>women my age love it

>>76530567
>pic rel

>>76530629
mirin brah

>>76530636
thanks, loose skin and stretch marks caused me a lot of self esteem issues for a while. Get hit on by enough mid-20 somethings and it changes your perspective.

>>76529652 (OP)
I just turned 30 too. If anything it’s more important than ever to lift or you will really start to look like shit. Anyway if you’re struggling in the gym it might be a physical thing. Maybe cut back on volume, or add more food and sleep. Your body can’t recover like it did at 18

>>76529652 (OP)

Really? It wasn't until I hit 30 that I actually started to make substantial strength gains. I don't know if it's "dad strength" or just filling out my frame, but I lift double what I did in my early 20s.

Reminder that the only real physical change in your body from 20-60 is GH slowly declining, not T declining

I'm 29 and look FAR better than how I did in my early 20s. What's up with that?

I’m almost 40. I go to the gym to become more attractive. I don’t have any hormone problems that I notice at all. Sure I get tired sometimes, but I still drag myself there and by the middle of my workout it feels like my fatigue has gone away. I don’t have a very good diet. But I also don’t drink or smoke. I learned a long time ago that our experiences in life are more satisfying when they happen without a substance involved. Don’t get me wrong. There was a time and place in my life that was meant for getting fucked up and doing stupid shit. You just kind of grow out of it.

>>76530918
Dont forget your recovery is not the same anymore and you need more rest as you're getting old. And also your metabolism will slowdown and you really need to watch what you put in your mouth to keep the fat away. t.> 42 old

>>76530933
As you age your face became more mature as you lose your youth face fat and collagen. But it will get worse after that phase just brace for it

>>76530567
Are you still single like me bro?

>>76530473
Nothing wrong with discipline and you will need it as you're getting older stupid brocoli

>>76529652 (OP)
At 38yo I basically gave up trying to put on even more muscle. I could still grow but it was just too much effort for too little gain. My job has also become more physical so I just don't have the energy and recovery capacities. Instead, I maintain what I have and that's easily done with 2 sessions per week and also a lot less force-feeding. To keep things interesting, I sometimes specialize on a certain lift and try to bring that up. I no longer do any lifts that have given me issues with injuries or flare ups in the past, so my training is very low risk. I also do 90 mins (sometimes 2x45) of zone 2 cardio on 3-4 days of the week.

>>76531250
I think this is the way as we get older. Just preserve what muscle we have and do cardio. I also just lift twice per week to maintain and it working nice for me. We dont that much young battery anymore bro. Just stay healthy

>>76530937
>I’m almost 40. I go to the gym to become more attractive.
unc trying to impress the local milfs with lifting LMAO

Just turned 39

Still training but my focus has switched to slower more controlled reps, rather than banging out weight. You can do the same stimulus by benching 5x12 at light weight as risking injury with 3x5 heavy,

I’ve added in more accessories and more recovery time over the years too

I’m 6’4 185lbs right now, as of pic related, but im about to embark on a 6 month clean (300-500kcal) surplus bulk, with the goal of getting to about 200lbs with not a shit load of fat to lose

I eat clean, year round, 200-250g of protein per day, natural test level is 611

Would love to do a cycle and get big, but I’m afraid that my natural levels wouldn’t recover properly because I’m old

>>76529741
Just get a hair transplant, man. It’s not voodoo anymore, John Cena was just talking to reporters a few weeks ago about how he got one.

>>76529652 (OP)
>i could have fucked a 42 tomboy milf from my gym but pussied out at the last second because i was afraid my mom would find out i was seeing an older woman

>>76529652 (OP)
The roastie thing is a meme. It's a genetic lottery, some vagainas are like that.
My mom for example has a pussy like a baby, you can see the labia
Yet my sister has a big labia even when she was a virgin
Same as the "uncut dicks smell Thing
I am cut and mine smells in just two days of not showering while the dick of my father, who only showers once a week, never smells.

>>76531224
>metabolism will slowdown
No. Your metabolism is the same from 20-60.
>your recovery is not the same anymore
Due only to declining levels of GH

>>76529677
I'm jelly, I wish I had 9 motivation

>>76531224
>are you still single like me bro?
Duh man, single is peaceful. I'll only start dating someone again if we add value and happiness to each other's lives. Sex is always available, value is not.

>>76532133
I know this isn’t true, but that doesn’t matter. At all.

If you are spending your time on the internet thinking this stuff up and typing it out, you need to find God.

>>76529652 (OP)
So i can keep getting dick

>>76532351
>typing

>>76532190
Same. I'm 39. I was in a serious relationship for many years and it was wonderful, but the fallout was so awful that I really don't want to put myself through it again. It's taken me a few years to get back to feeling normal again. I am happy having causal sex partners who i do care about, and otherwise just living my life as I want.

>>76530449
You a crazy japanese asian man that fuck a lot of white girls at the gym

>>76529652 (OP)
Try experimenting with different types of fitness activities instead of just weightlifting. Calisthenics (my personal favorite since instead of just increasing the weight on the same exercises you keep unlocking new ones, like going from pullups to pullovers to muscleups and all kinds of crazy shit after), martial arts, rooonning, dancing. Solo or groups (good for competitive spirit and social gains).

>>76529652 (OP)
>those hands
>that chin
>adams apple
>those shoulders
>those hips
this is a man

>>76529670
Fpbp

>>76529670
This.

>>76532351
it's a pasta nig

>>76529652 (OP)
Its going to be a struggle because your body doesnt work as efficiently or recover as quickly. This is why continuing to work out is imperative. Staying strong helps you maintain your balance and makes you less injury prone. Its also a litgle ego boost as you watch all your friends begin to deteriorate, get fatter and stsrt talking about knee surgeries, to still be able to move around gracefully instead of grunting and bracing yourself when you have to get out of a chair

>>76529652 (OP)
Old bros i got dat dere plantar fasciitis.
When I run or walk I avoid the heel without thinking and that is translating to knee pain popping up walking and in squatz

1) optimize hormones
2) optimize sleep
3) dial in diet
4) maintain a high level of activity
5) high intensity exercise 1-3x per week
Basically you have to be totally committed to these 5 things in this order of priority to stay fit from your 30s onward

>>76532724
“optimize hormones”
you mean cheat and take TRT despite the fact that declining testosterone is a natural part of ageing?

>>76532724
>5) high intensity exercise 1-3x per week
3 times a week only?

>>76532777
testosterone doesn't decline with age either it declines with age + shit diet, poor exercise, drugs, lack of sleep, etc. If you live right your t doesn't decline basically until you're dying so trt for aging is a cope

>>76533081
That’s… simply not true.

You fucking idiot.

>>76532777
Natural part of aging isn't an argument, if we can make older people healthier then why shouldn't we?

>>76529652 (OP)
>Old anons
>turned 30
NGTMI

>>76529652 (OP)
I've gotten more motivated as I've gotten older because I still want to be able to walk when I'm 90 and that means being consistent now.

>>76529652 (OP)
I walk minimum 6,000 steps a day.
Lift heavy weights twice a week.
Stretch 7 to 15 minutes every day.

>>76529698
>>76529779
I've seen discussions with dads saying they and others feel emasculated by a cartoon dog, Bandit from Bluey.

>>76533115
>didn't control for lifestyle changes
ngmi

>>76529652 (OP)
lifting in your teens vs 20s vs 30s isn't really that different
I don't really notice any major differences in my early 30s in terms of recovery and stuff vs my teens

>>76533425
He's probably referencing how difficult it is to find time to work when you have a job, a house, a loving and loyal wife, and two or three kids.

>>76529741
>if there’s any point in having a good body if you’re bald.
Yes.

>>76529769
dont tell me what to do

>>76533673
Based

>>76529746
Progress-anon?

>>76529744
Are you retarded or something?

>>76530567
>skateboard
Lmao pedo

>>76529652 (OP)
Stop running around alike a faggot. Cardio is unecessary if you eat proerly.

So, eat properly and lift. If you run, swim, bike, play pickelaball, play basketball, etc., if just makes you tired and hungry and steals your gains.

Instead lift to get bull fucking strong and jacked, and learn how to eat in a protein heavy way that noursihes your body and mind without you feeling hubngry. Tightent up the diet and get jacked.

Seriosuly. Cardio is gay, stupid, for competitive athletes, for bodybuilders dieting for a contest. You dont need it to be 12% and jacked and healthy.

>>76530629
You look healthy but undermuscled. Get stronger.

>>76531312
This is pretty outatnding. Good for you, bro.

Deadlifting will widen your back. But this is excellent for heading into your 40s.

Rolling for pushups

>>76529652 (OP)
Home gym. Lift when and how you want. Change it up so it doesn't get boring.

>>76536025
who was heart health

>>76536465
If your heart does not get workout from lifting, you aren't doing it right.

What is cardio? Exercise that works out your heart. Put a heart rate monitor on while you lift. Its literally like running 200 meter sprints and then walking 200 meters. For your entire workout. The 20 minutes you train your set causes your heart rate to spike, then it slowly comes down over the rest period, only to be spiked again by your next. set. For an hour and one half, or whatever your workout takes. Even during the "rest" period your heart rate is slightly elevated to that of a medium paced walk.

Think for yourself - exercising your heart muscle does not require it to be artificially elevated on a machine, then kpet there for 20 -40 minutes, then stopped. Any exercise that causes the heart to work harder (like lifting) is cardio.

Learn to think for yourself and stop doing what the memes tell you.

I'm 32.
I am so stoked because I found a way to squeeze some training into my everyday routine.
When I walk my dog, I carry my backpack with me, in which I have some plates. I'm up to 35 kg now. I feel like a genius, it's like free training while I do something I have to do anyway.
I also keep a kettlebell in my office. If I'm stuck on something, or get one of those moments where I blankly stare at the screen and wonder about how fucking pointless it all is, or I don't feel like drinking coffee in a coffee break, I'll give it 50 good swings to get the blood pumping.
Other than that, I don't lift so much anymore. I've come to appreciate running and jogging more, since you have to keep to a pace once you start. It's been times when I've lifted that I've felt so blown out between heavy sets that I've just straight up stood there and looked at the bar for ten minutes, gathering strength and resolve for the next set, the entire session taking 2+ hours. It's still satisfying to do it, but it feels more like wasting time than a quick run, so most of my lifting is just to maintain strength rather than pushing for new PRs.
I've also become more concerned with warming up properly and paying more attention to my form. I don't necessarily believe that my body won't handle my snapping my shit up any better or worse than when I was in my 20's, but after more of my friends started getting back and shoulder injuries I started paying more attention to it.

>>76531263
>unc
Stop using nigger slang please

>>76533288
As a 32 year old father of two with a demanding factory job to accommodate my wife's career that doesn't get every weekend off. Bandit and the mom seem like great parents on the surface but also give into everyone of their kids delusions.
One of the better kids show for sure though. It kind of makes me feel shitty but I also get up at 2:45am to lift then don't get home until 4-5pm. I'm not a cartoon dog.

During covid for 9 months I was super dad and in the best shape of my life. Work truly sucks the life out of you.

>>76537677
it's a good way to grind your knees to dust too

>>76529652 (OP)
If ur 30 and still do things out of motivation alone ur still mentally a child. Good habits beat motivation.

>>76529652 (OP)

Just look at the people around you if you want motivation. I dunno about you, but there's no better reminder to continue eating healthy and staying active than seeing people your age who look so much worse, and there are plenty of fat, lazy motherfuckers around starting in your late 20s.

>t. 34yo boomer

>>76537688
We also only see six or seven minutes of the parents with their kids.

>>76537947
Suppose I can't deny the risks, but I believe I mitigate them to some degree by having strong supporting muscles, being particular about my footwear, and not progressing too fast with weight and distance.

>>76529652 (OP)
Check out K Boges on youtube. The gist of it is doing a push a pull and a leg excercise every day, spreading the volume to ensure recovery. Progress isn't only in sets, reps and weights, but also in mastery of the movements themselves. Seems pretty sustainable and the perceived time investment is lower, since you do shorter sessions every day. You might also want to give the training a break for a couple of weeks.

>>76538706

Going to the gym 6 * 30mn eats up more time than 3 * 1h

>>76531312
Mirin HARD AF (N-NO HOMO)

>>76531312
Fuaaark looking good brah, mirin hard

>>76530629
Proper good job man, good on you for escaping the fatness and finding a nice active lifestyle.

>>76530449
Solid job man, looking good.

>>76537493
Cardiovascular and mitochondrial changes have been shown in studies to come after either sustained zone two effort or Z4/5 interval work. Heart rate rises from your lifting doesn’t meet these thresholds.

Do your cardio man baby. God I bet you don’t even eat vegetables

>>76529670
>discipline

>>76529779
I know this is /fit/ but constantly sizing people up past like the age of 30 is a sign arrested development. I know because I was able to break the habit and find some peace. Plus, since covid, even leftists are carrying now.

>>76529670
Kinky

Shut the fuck up you whiny bitch you have another 30 years before you will start to become physically incapable of certain activities. You owe it yourself to make the most of it.

>>76539385
One man’s arrested development is another man’s youthful spirit. The key is balancing that out, nothing wrong with thinking about how you could totally own everyone in the room, just don’t actually do it.

>>76532636

Amusingly cute.

>>76529652 (OP)
30 is not old kek. Stop being a faggot. Play a sport and lift. Im 49 play hocky 3x per week and left 2x . Eat a dick faggot

>>76529652 (OP)
Eat right and exercise. Avoid booze.

t. 45 year old.

>>76529652 (OP)
>It's not about motivation, it's about discipline.
This first. Treat it like brushing your teeth and showering man it's the only way. But yea after that to stay motivated just change up the routine for a couple weeks or move on to a new program just to give your body a break or have something new to look forward to. The goal is to stay consistent and keep going so who cares if it isn't 100% "perfect/optimal" don't procrastinate due to analysis paralysis. Crawl, walk, run, sprint, bike...just keep moving forward.

>>76540634
>Im 49 play hocky 3x per week and left 2x .

Do the orderlies have to help out the rest home?

>>76529652 (OP)
Just put a home gym in your garage or basement.
You do own a house, right?
I mean, you're already 30.

>>76529670
You don't know what discipline means you parroting monkey.

This thread gives me hope.

t. 34 in November

>>76532133
wtf is wrong with your family, you guys check and smell your vaginas and dicks every day for reverence or what ?

>>76530629
keep it up m8

>>76529652 (OP)
im 41 and i still do my same calisthetics routine as when i was 25 but i am much stronger, HOWEVER, it is MUCH MUCH harder to stay lean, like you LOOK at a donut and will gain 5lbs and that isnt a joke, it defies the laws of physics.

>>76529652 (OP)
do you wanna be old + weak, or just old?
how about being fit enough that people underesitmate your age?
go lift, go run.

>>76529652 (OP)
i don't actually care that i'm getting old and all the talk at work was just shooting the shit with my coworkers. i feel better than i did in my 30's and all signs point to an extraordinary life just over the horizon. i will never stop working toward improving in all aspects of my life however. you can leave your demoralizing bullshit at the door.

>>76540265
The reality is that most lifters can't fight for shit though and most also have atrocious cardio. They'd probably get beat down by half the people in the room.