What got you into weight-training/fitness?

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We all started somewhere.



I DEFINITELY began because of the girls, and realized other benifits down the road. Anyone have an stories they'd like to share? Perhaps ones less shallow than my own?
 
dont feel shallow underfooter, alot of people start for that reason.
alot of people i know started because of getting dumped by a chick. i however, started becuase i was a little skronner.
people used to say "put some meat on them bones", now i have plenty.
 
getting too many skinny comments but now with changes I feel good to hear people around me noticing changes..motivates me...ofcouse and chicks do dig fit guys :), so that's also part of it.

on a side note...klutch coudl you tell me what kinda diet you follow?
 
I started weight-training for track and field...back then, we had 3 days on the track and 3 days in the weight room, 2 of which were for legs....so you can imagine that when I quit track, I had massive, muscular legs, and a comparatively under-developped upper body...so I had to change my training to try and balance everything out...

I have been training for about 8 years, but my training has taken a huge turn in the past 2. I hope to compete in the WNSO fitness model search next year (was going to this year but...bought a house :p...)
 
a girl i was seeing at the time dumped me. i was pretty much with her 24/7. so i was like, now what

few days later, someone told me i needed to gain some weight cause i was so thin

thats was started it for me
 
to answer your question Last Breath:

7:00am
bowl of vector cereal
brown toast
1 scoop whey protien (pro lab)

10:00am
tuna
cottage cheese
banana

12:00pm
chicken breast
potatoes
some sort of vegatable (brocolli, carrotts, beans)

2:30pm
tuna
egg whites
some sort of fruit

5:30
whatever the old lady makes for dinns

7:00
train

9:30
2 scoops of whey protien
creatine
banana

and ****loads of water throughout the day!!!
it varies from day to day i must add.
 
I started because i wanted to get into shape for sports, and most of all be prepared for the Air Force Academy. I report july 14 this summer. Hopefully i'll be ready.
 
I started because I got addicted to fitness. I was overwight and my original goal was to be in a size 5. Of course that was not enough and I am going for the sculpted fitness beauty look. Well we can dream huh =o)
 
most people start lifitng weights for superficial reasons (there is nothing wrong with that), namely to look better...or, at least, i know i did...but now i have new reasons for it. it gives me confidence and keeps me sane. for me, the weight room is a safe place; i may be stressed out, but when i walk in, i leave my worries at the door.

i think one of the great things about fitness is that many people start to look better, but stick with it beacuse it makes them feel better.
 
dragon i can relate to you perfectly :p
well I was a fit kid, ppl said I was fat
tried team sports before, but i ain't no team playah

So this one day i decided to go to the gym (5 years ago now) and was hooked the first minute i grapped those irons :)

always have trained since then, bought me the magazines read a lot, learned a lot, and worked out a lot

I lost all of my fat, then started gaining muscles and now everyone tells me that I have a great body (don't wanne brag but it feels great if you achieve this and I think everyone can confirm that)

It litteraly changed my life. and I still love it.
And yeah i makes you feel great: knowing that you eat healthy, that you have a lot of strength.
It's addictive as hell, when i can't go one day i'm like man i wanne work out, wanne do sth !

but hey it's a healthy addiction ;)
 
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idd, it's incredible how addictive it is... physical as well as psychical... when you can actually see the results of your working out month by month, you just keep on wanting more and more ^^

i think a lot of ppl, including me, started because they're too thin, too weak... i was tired of always being the thin guy, i wanted to be the guy walking in strechy t-shirts not afraid to show his body :)
and now that i'm getting 'normal', even more muscular than my friends, i love it even more and keep on wanting more results ;p
really, if, for some reason, i'd be obliged to quit training, that'd be such a disaster >.< training gives your life always another purpose, besides getting good grades at school / going to work / finding a gf ^^ / ... there's always something you can look forward too, another goal in ur life to aim for... which keeps you going... it's difficult to explain ;p
 
I was a pro soccer player and wasnt strong enough over the ball. I wanted to be more of a presence on the field. So I worked out until I was like a fire- hydrant over the ball. Ive been addicted ever since.
 
I was a fat-ass, I started working out to become thinner and I have become addicted to looking and feeling stronger.

Its also nice3 to know I am minimizeing my health risks. People die from obesity all the time, maybes its heart disease, choleterol, diabetes etc, but its all things that are booted by obesity.

I am not going tobe one of them anymore.

Oh yeah and my wife likes it too =)
 
There are three things that i think is like the mafia: the military and weight training. once you start you'll always go back.
 
I think it had to do with 2 things: I was very skinny growing up and my sister used to pick on me, and I always felt hepless. There is nothing better than knowing that I can choose to be strong, by adding musle to my body. Also, Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2 did it for me. She looked amazing!!!
 
What got me started...

I started my "healthy eating" last year around February (2003), because I gave up junk food for Lent. After 40 days of hardcore healthy food, you don't want to go back to junk food. You feel much better psychologically and physically when you eat the right foods. Then I started Pilates and hardcore cardio workouts. I'm known as the Fitness/Health freak by friends (i'm actually running with one of my best friends at lunch to help her 'lose her gut') , and yea I can't let 'em down.

And of course the motivation of staying "fit", esp. for a teenage girl constantly keeps me going. This past February (2004), I started doing weights in the morning and I love it. It feels great and so rewarding to exercise in the morning when no one else is up. I love the "ME" time. Now with stresses and hectic schedules, I crave that "ME" time. It's only May-June where I slack off because of exams, ISUs, homework, etc. I plan on joining a gym next year when I'm old enough (16) to go there by myself.

Also, to keep me "eating properly", my stomach is sensitive. As in, if I don't eat healthy (a little cake is okay..) I get really bad cramps and I feel like crap so yeah.

Vanity, Health issues & SELF REWARD -- woot woot!
 
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it's definitly rewarding and addictive once you start seeing results, and you don't want to stop because you keep wanting to get better
 
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