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What gets YOU going?

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#1 ·
I want to know what gets you pumped when you are weight training/MMA training? Is there a song in your Ipod that makes you go crazy? Or do you have a goal that means so much that as soon as you think about it you can push yourself past your limits.
I get pumped as soon as I hear anything by slipknot, the beats and the aggression really helps set my mood in the gym! I also get pumped thinking about all the hard work I put into my training, and how good I feel about myself physically and mentally. And when I really cant get into my training I just think about there is a ton of other dudes out there training hard to kick my ass! I don't want that now do I?
 
#27 ·
Merforga said:
the outside world that doesn;t beleive in me helps me push me beyond my limit and my gf who i rely on for real strentgh , she keeps me going on the days i want to give up. Love you angie :)
A woman as motivation... Hmmm.... Never thought about that. I tend to kick women out physically and mentally when I train because just about EVERYTHING they do can be a distraction.... Right down to their yapping.

Good on you for experiencing the opposite. :thumbsup:
 
#28 ·
I think music is the biggest part of my workout, when I used to walk 3 miles every morning to my uncles to work out all i'd do is listen to music and it's speed everything up. When I worked out it was nothing but hardcore music like Pantera, KoRn, Rammstein, just very hardcore stuff that gets your blood pumping.
 
#29 ·
I have been doing security in nightclubs/bars for about 8 years now. What keeps me training and constantly trying to improve myself is getting myself to a point where I can handle any troublemaker one on one. Plus alot of times taking people out of the club we are outnumbered 3 (or more) to 1 anyway, so being more in shape helps.
 
#32 ·
anytime i need to get pumped (even if its not for training) all i have to do is watch that TUF Scott Smith vs. Pete Sell fight where scott took a body shot, probably broke a rib, and pete was going in for the finish and scott pops up and nails him right on the chin for the KO.
 
#33 ·
Come to think of it my father-in-law and brother-in-law both have had an ass whipping that's been brewing inside of me for the last 10 years.

As a result I often find myself thinking heavily of them both resulting in me pushing myself harder and harder.
 
#35 ·
what makes people work harder? testosterone. so build up as much test as you can and then hit the gym. this may sound juvenile but its honestly true. watch some porn or have a girl go down on you, but dont finish. if you release, then you just wanna hit the sack. not only does it build test in your system, but gets your blood flowin throughout your body. im pretty sure there was a study done for this, haha.

music - DMX, Overseer, Prodigy, and T.I.
 
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