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What are you training for?

DreesPerformanceTraining
DreesPerformanceTraining Posts: 187 Member
edited December 2024 in Social Groups
What are you training for? What are your goals? What is your motivation?
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  • graybettina
    graybettina Posts: 3 Member
    well, i am training to get my daughter to be more active. she is 18 and not very active no matter how hard i try. now a friend of mine take her with us when we go to the gym. this little group is working ok right now. i hope that my example will do her some good. it will defiantly help me stay active. i have started recently with weight training to help my bone density
  • well, i am training to get my daughter to be more active. she is 18 and not very active no matter how hard i try. now a friend of mine take her with us when we go to the gym. this little group is working ok right now. i hope that my example will do her some good. it will defiantly help me stay active. i have started recently with weight training to help my bone density

    Power in numbers!
  • killingthejiggle89
    killingthejiggle89 Posts: 21 Member
    I'm training to be healthier and happier with my self.
  • I'm training to be healthier and happier with my self.

    Good to hear you're doing it for yourself.
  • feeferb
    feeferb Posts: 16 Member
    Just trying to be healthy, keep up with my family, explore the beauty of this earth, and be around for a long healthy happy life
  • kally_wph
    kally_wph Posts: 19 Member
    Im trying to be healthier since last year I gain some weight. I wanna get rid of it so im trying to excercise and eat healthier foods.
  • I want to have a more active lifestyle, help my asthma and skin be better, and just overall have energy! Carrying around these extra pounds is exhausting!
  • cnbbnc
    cnbbnc Posts: 1,267 Member
    I started mfp a year ago and have lost 45lbs and reduced my body fat to around 18-19%. I'm giving a slow bulk a shot now while following Strong Curves. My goal is to add a bit of overall mass/definition.
  • chocolate_owl
    chocolate_owl Posts: 1,695 Member
    I'm not training at all right now, I'm rehabbing a hip injury that stubbornly refuses to get better. I've got a long vacation coming up soon. Maybe in 5 weeks when I'm back home, I'll have had enough rest and recovery to get back on a lifting program.

    Generally, the goals are to maintain my weight and live a healthy lifestyle. If I gain more definition and get stronger in the process, that's a bonus.
  • Lisa_Ookoo
    Lisa_Ookoo Posts: 134 Member
    My goals are to be a faster cyclist, gain strength, and slow down the aging process.
  • Gimsteinn
    Gimsteinn Posts: 7,678 Member
    edited September 2016
    I wanna do pole fitness competitions and try to compete in crossfit.
    Was gonna do my first pole fitness one 1th of October but I tore muscle and it set me back a bit.
    What about you? Any goals or competitions?
  • AntonMG95
    AntonMG95 Posts: 82 Member
    edited September 2016
    What are you training for?
    To become the best version of myself. What that means to me is to work towards a body with enough strength and control to be able to carry out various of movements. I also aim to get used to be outside my comfort zone more frequently, to work towards the confidence and charisma I lack today.

    What are your goals?
    In the beginning of my journey, I created a vision where I want to be and how much I'd be able to accomplish. Today I have fixed goals in form of various calisthenics movements or certain weights to hit in the gym.

    What is your motivation?
    To some extent my motivation is the vision I created. However, at this point of my training I start seeing progress (thanks to logging sets, reps and calories). My small frequent achievements today is my most valuable motivation; seeing that I am able to move forward, on my own. Without having to feel dependent on someone or something.

    I turned my motivation into a lifestyle.
  • Emmalovestorun
    Emmalovestorun Posts: 168 Member
    Got my first marathon in October
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Currently recomping, I am lifting 3-4x per week. Goals are to improve aesthetics and strength. Results are my motivation.
  • melissaschleier
    melissaschleier Posts: 27 Member
    I'm training to be a good example of my kids. They are only 3 and 1 right now, but that will change before I know it. I need/want to be able to keep up with them. I'm also doing it for myself. I'm tired of feeling like someone twice my age when I get up in the mornings, or even from my chair at work. I'm also tired of being disgusted with what I see in the mirror every morning. I had previously lost 80lbs prior to having kids, and now I weigh about 10 pounds less than when I started before. I did it once, I can do it again. I hope.
  • JDMac82
    JDMac82 Posts: 3,192 Member
    Fit life style!
  • Itisibigj39
    Itisibigj39 Posts: 196 Member
    Training to be a better me
  • dancing_daisy
    dancing_daisy Posts: 162 Member
    Training at least partly for core strength! Any one doing similar feel free to add :)
  • kelsey_frame_666
    kelsey_frame_666 Posts: 37 Member
    Training for sexy curves!! Long journey ahead but I'm committed and love my weights!!
  • sceleratis
    sceleratis Posts: 89 Member
    Powerlifting. Hoping to do my first meet next year. I have some personal lifting goals I need to hit then I plan to sign up for one.
  • JonDrees
    JonDrees Posts: 161 Member
    sceleratis wrote: »
    Powerlifting. Hoping to do my first meet next year. I have some personal lifting goals I need to hit then I plan to sign up for one.

    @sceleratis - Very cool. I've never competed myself, but I've attended quite a few competing and worked with a few powerlifting athletes.
  • RosslandMTBr
    RosslandMTBr Posts: 78 Member
    Currently, for aesthetic purposes. Yup...I'm that vain.

    I also mountain bike and have some biking related goals that I would like to work towards(possibly get into racing) but that's a much longer term goal.
  • DeviatedNorm
    DeviatedNorm Posts: 422 Member
    I'm actually considering doing some kinda 5k in the future. But for now I've only completed day 2 of Zombie 5k (basically couch to 5k, except zombies chase you). I'm really proud of myself for giving it a shot tho, as running has never been my bag.

    But for now all I'm really focused on is losing weight. I hope I can eventually have a weight lifting winter, but I just don't really see the purpose of such while eating 1100-1200 calories/day.

    I only have 16-20lbs left to go! After 110lbs down. :smiley:
  • husnur0205
    husnur0205 Posts: 43 Member
    im training to be a fitness model
  • thisonetimeatthegym
    thisonetimeatthegym Posts: 1,977 Member
    To get my best body thus far.
  • Keladelphia
    Keladelphia Posts: 820 Member
    I'm training to become a monster at Olympic lifting...well.... hopefully become a monster :)
  • thatATLgirl
    thatATLgirl Posts: 60 Member
    I'm trying to become more confident- I know if my body is in good condition then I will feel better on the inside too. Don't tell me confidence comes from within because for me, my extra weight is a huge source of stress. :p. This is for me and no one else!
  • BabiiSam
    BabiiSam Posts: 39 Member
    I am working towards a better and healthier life style... I have a few medical issues that I am trying to keep under control so becoming healthier is my option... and I also need to fit into a wedding dress in a yr.
  • lessismoreohio
    lessismoreohio Posts: 910 Member
    @JonDrees, first of all, kudos to you for pulling this group together.

    I'm training to improve my overall health and fitness. As I grow older, I want to maintain my mobility, vitality and ability to do what I want to do. I don't want the knee replacement, hip replacement, stroke, heart attack and other weight related issues that I see happening in my circle of family and friends.
  • BreezyPeezy5
    BreezyPeezy5 Posts: 8,059 Member
    I have an illness and knee issues and am training for a healthier, stronger, better looking me, but I'm also working out so I can train better in martial arts. Ultimately, I'm training to reach my goal of being a black belt in a few years. :#
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