Manimeistro

For such a long time since my last post. I haven't stopped exercising or anything I just haven't found the time to make any coherent posts. Or take any update photos.

Things are going great though. I've stopped losing weight and have slowly been bulking up with power lifting. Due to school and work I haven't been able to get to the gym ad often as I would like but I still try and average 3 times a week. My Deadlift is at 315lbs but has plateaued there which I'm working on. Squat is looking at about 200ish pounds, Bench is also around there as well.

My plan for now is, since I've cleared a day for myself, is to bulk until about Jan-Feb ish and then do a cut/hypertrophy  until Summer. Hopefully I'll look amazing then.

That is a really good question, and a hard one to answer.Different people have different motivations and it's really about finding what drives you to get up and go to the gym, instead of sitting there, because it really is the path of most resistance.

For me, my motivation started as me remembering, and somewhat longing for the weight I was in highschool, as well as seeing really hot guys on tumblr and the like.

Another large factor was convenience. If you're starting out, find something close to home, maybe on a grocery route or on the way too/from school/work. I found it a lot easier to convince myself to put in that little extra time while I was already out doing something I had to be doing rather than being in a state of doing nothing and deciding to go exercise. Especially if the gym is a ways away.

And making it a game of sorts is another great way to motivate yourself. Reward yourself each time you exercise, put in rules for daily events (everytime you go to the washroom do x amount of squats etc..) In fact, if you are a smartphone user there are several apps that can make this easier. Run, Zombies!! is a GPS/runkeeper style app that has you out running/jogging/cycling on various missions to protect your basecamp from zombies. And Fitocracy where you get experience points from exercise and the like and it's as close to 'leveling up' in real life as you can get.

I hope this answer helps somewhat. It really is a matter of finding what makes you want to exercise. Doesn't matter how shallow it is. Want to get fit so you can be healthy and live a long life? Fantastic. Want to workout so you can have a perfect body and be a dude/chick magnet. More power to you.