un expected motivation

Abrowe313
Abrowe313 Posts: 189 Member
in Motivation and Support
I recently started getting into listening to podcasts when im at the gym because i get sick of the same music on my workouts.

one of my favorites is Joe Rogans podcast its called The Joe Rogan Experience if your interested and they are free downloads on itunes. anyway he has guests on every week and they talk about alot of conspiracy theories, comedy, and health . well yesterday at work i was listening to him and he had a guest on that was another comic who had some kind of mental breakdown a year ago, and the guy kept bringing up how he was going to get back in shape, going to start going to the gym, etc. repeatedly he said this probably 5 or 6 times during the podcast. and Rogan stopped him and told him to stop saying what he was" going" to do, write it down as what needs to be done and just f**king do it! he said he does 200 hindu squats as soon as he wakes up and the only reason he does them is to get them out of the way because he hates them. i was down about the 1 month pics not showing any progress when i listened to this and was just gonna go home and go to bed after work, but he said he writes down what exercises he has planned for each day and will not go to sleep untill they are completed. so even though i didnt get off work till 10pm i went straight to the gym and completed what needed to be done. i have alot of respect for Rogan for telling this dude the way it is, most hollywood people wouldnt have the balls to confront somebody about something like this. it got me motivated when i didnt want to go to the gym

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  • Abrowe313
    Abrowe313 Posts: 189 Member
    another of my favorite podcasts is Jay and Silent Bob get old! its hilarious and i highly recomend it! me and my fiance are going friday to see them live and i cant wait!
  • Microfiber_wechange
    Microfiber_wechange Posts: 640
    I follow a fitness programme, Insanity and turbofire, and even when I don't feel like working out, I do it as I want to complete the programme. If I didn't have a calendar, I probably wouldn't workout everyday :smile:
  • gomisskellygo
    gomisskellygo Posts: 635 Member
    Of course, we love Jay and Silent Bob..We're 90"s peeps!!

    I glad to hear you are still so motivated!!
  • jnbud2002
    jnbud2002 Posts: 216
    Way to get motivated! Gonna give the hubs a push tonight so we can get to the finish line of 30DS! It needs to be done!!
  • Shelbert79
    Shelbert79 Posts: 510 Member
    Love Jay and Silent Bob! Will have to check that out LOL! Thanks
  • Abrowe313
    Abrowe313 Posts: 189 Member
    Way to get motivated! Gonna give the hubs a push tonight so we can get to the finish line of 30DS! It needs to be done!!

    i think its awesome that you two are doing that together! some of you may or may not know ive been trying to get my fiance to get back into the gym and to my suprise when i walked into the gym last night after work last night she was there, our son spent the night at his friends house so she decided to go workout! i am very proud of her and i hope she keeps it up this time
  • Abrowe313
    Abrowe313 Posts: 189 Member
    Of course, we love Jay and Silent Bob..We're 90"s peeps!!

    I glad to hear you are still so motivated!!


    lol thanks!

    if you havent heard the podcasts they are hilarious!





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  • vestarocks
    vestarocks Posts: 420 Member
    Yep, he definitely tells it like it is. Don't always love what he says but I like people who are honest and call BS. Glad you found your kick in the butt.
  • bluberrygoo
    bluberrygoo Posts: 222 Member
    I listen to Bill Burr, love him!
  • Abrowe313
    Abrowe313 Posts: 189 Member
    I listen to Bill Burr, love him!

    never heard of him, whats he all about?
  • taliesyn_
    taliesyn_ Posts: 219 Member
    Way to get motivated! Gonna give the hubs a push tonight so we can get to the finish line of 30DS! It needs to be done!!

    i think its awesome that you two are doing that together! some of you may or may not know ive been trying to get my fiance to get back into the gym and to my suprise when i walked into the gym last night after work last night she was there, our son spent the night at his friends house so she decided to go workout! i am very proud of her and i hope she keeps it up this time
    This is indeed awesome.
  • _Bob_
    _Bob_ Posts: 1,487 Member
    that's awesome. I need to do some wake up exercise to start my day
  • kuregisto
    kuregisto Posts: 122 Member
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    he said he does 200 hindu squats as soon as he wakes up and the only reason he does them is to get them out of the way because he hates them.
    ...

    That's a great idea! Plus a great addition for my exercise routine. I refuse to go to a gym for anything beyond treadmills in the snowy/icy season, so I'm always looking for more bodyweight exercise options.
  • Abrowe313
    Abrowe313 Posts: 189 Member
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    he said he does 200 hindu squats as soon as he wakes up and the only reason he does them is to get them out of the way because he hates them.
    ...

    That's a great idea! Plus a great addition for my exercise routine. I refuse to go to a gym for anything beyond treadmills in the snowy/icy season, so I'm always looking for more bodyweight exercise options.


    from what he was saying they start out easy but get insanely hard to do and more painfull as you go, but also says it helps him get through other things that come up in the day knowing that he pushed himself through 200 squats. im gonna drop a few more lbs before i shoot for 200 but i want to give these a try too
  • pandajade
    pandajade Posts: 9
    Jay and silent Bob for the win!!! :D Cheers for the info too :D
  • kuregisto
    kuregisto Posts: 122 Member
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    he said he does 200 hindu squats as soon as he wakes up and the only reason he does them is to get them out of the way because he hates them.
    ...
    That's a great idea! Plus a great addition for my exercise routine. I refuse to go to a gym for anything beyond treadmills in the snowy/icy season, so I'm always looking for more bodyweight exercise options.

    from what he was saying they start out easy but get insanely hard to do and more painfull as you go, but also says it helps him get through other things that come up in the day knowing that he pushed himself through 200 squats. im gonna drop a few more lbs before i shoot for 200 but i want to give these a try too

    Yeah, it's a slow start. I made it through about 20 and was breathing heavily. Now I just need to figure out how to categorize it on MFP. I can see this becoming part of a daily wake-up routine, though.

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