What inspired you to start lifting and at what age?
My shitty life at the age of 22.
I've been here for 4 years and don't lift
Travel, mainly
Fucking bitches
>>37411133
That pic reminds me of the reason.
>want 10/10 asian gf
>lift hard, eat clean, stop being autistic
>make it to Japan as an exchange student
>all bitches mirin muh gainz
>take the best one as gf
>goes along with anything I say
>she kind of sucks at kissing, guess she is just shy
>taught her about anal, oral
>finally time to get the rim job I always wanted
>imagine her pretty face getting pressed to my ass
>can't wait to feel her tongue in my ass
>she kind of sucks at it
>tell her to stick her fucking tongue in
>she says she can't
>stand up, grab her tongue and pull it
>it literally doesn't extent further then in pic related
>FUUUUUUUU
fuck this gay earth
now I only lift anymore because I hate humanity
>>37411133
Overall health to be quite honest, gains are great, but being healthy is better
At 19
>>37411186
Are you kidding? If not, why haven't you started yet? Honestly curious because personally I find browsing /fit/ to be a really strong motivator for me to lift.
>age 17
>fat gf started loosing weight and was afraid she'd leave me if I didn't get swole
One year later she had gained back her lost weight but I was a /fit/izen by that time so I continued. She left me anyway but now I do it cause I'm afraid I'll get depressed if I loose this progress too.
>>37411234
Haha. I have a lifting buddy that lifts and dreams for a 10/10 asian gf.
>>37411133
> implying I lift
14, to make it last worthwhile for losing 70 lbs from 12-13.
33. Trying to set a good example for my son. 5'9" 190 lb fatlet trying to change his ways.
I've lifted on and off for years. The longest being over 2 years.
Been back at it for about 3 months now and I feel great. Have never been this motivated.
All because of my bitch ex.
I fucking loved you, young lady.
>>37411377
So did it work on your wife's son yet?
started lifting when i was 18 because i looked like a auschwitz survivor, still do tho so i dunno
>>37411133
how shit i looked and my low confidence.
at the start of 23, 7 or 8 months ago, gf dumped me and always wanted to lift but didn't got into it because thought it was boring, also self-hatred and depression/anxiety
>>37411133
I lift to expel the murderous rage I get. I'd explode on people on the drop of a dime for no reason at all. Gym is a way to release the aggression.
16; I was 365 lbs, 6'4" and a Naruto weaboo. I was a kissless virgin, knew I was never going to achieve what I wanted or find love, so I decided to make a change and join Track for shot put and discus. The strength and conditioning coach legit changed my life. I progressed but have somewhat recently lost my way for various reasons; but when I get back to where I was when I lost my virigin status at 20, I'd like to visit him and give him my utmost gratitude. He changed my life single handedly and I will never forget him or fully reciprocate what he's done for me. Anyone can do it, believe in yourself and you can accomplish what you thought was impossible.
>Be 15
>Get asked to join school lifting club a year early cuz I'm a fat shit, must've thought i was muscly or something
>Start taking it waay too serious
>Become the heaviest lifter in months because I'm the only one who really goes
>lose about 60 pounds of fat in one year
Thanks /fit/
>>37411133
That pic got me lifting weights hahaha ..
17 years old because wanted a chest and arms like Arnold but legs like Victor Richards ...
>>37411591
Good stuff bro .....proud of ya
>>37411133
17 year old
Gave me some quality time with a couple of mates, plus I didn't wanna go straight home after school so I'd work out for a hour and a half then play some video games.
Also helped with the sports I was playing at the time.
Made all the high school girls swoon over me too.
>>37411616
Lyt bro
At 15 I would run a lot because I wanted to look fit
Then at 16-18 I would lift Dumbbells on and off 10x10
From 18 I started getting serious and followed SS.
25, my gf had low libido and I knew I had to start doing something for health reasons soon, may as well get ripped while at it. Note that I was a skelly, not fat.
>hot asian meme
Fucking race traitors
>>37411133
asians are disgusting
Kys
>>37411133
31, being a fatass and getting rejected by a girl.
what got me into /fit/ ?
imgur => pocket eggs greentext.
>Age 16
>Weigh 110kg
>Have been a fat fuck all my life
>Family are all fat fucks
>Literally just look at myself, then at everyone else and think 'fuck this'
>Mentally count calories, check everything, cook proper food
>Lose literally 32kg in a little over a year
>Loose skin I thought was fat, started doing weights and crunches to get rid of it
>Of course it didnt
>Age 19 (current)
>Get surgery to remove skin
>Inactive for like 6 weeks
>Gain like 10kg (currently 77)
>Now Im recovered
>Look better (despite scars)
>Go to gym every day
>Cardio my arse off with rage as my fuel
>Gf left me the moment I told her I was having surgery
>Family still continue unhealthy lifestyle
>No effort to change
>Still get pissy with me when I decline their junk food
I seriously can't wait to move out. I started at the bottom of the shitheap, /fit/, with basically no support from anyone but you guys. I'll never be a fatty again.
>>37411715
this picture is actually of an internment camp for non qts
>>37411765
Damn son you made us all proud. Mind if I ask why the hell did that girl leave ya? You'd think that she'd be totally on board with your progress. And hell, so should your family.
Keep at it son, the day is darkest before the dawn.
>>37411133
My 7th grade P.E. teacher was very serious about teaching us proper form on the big lifts (minus deadlift) and I was an autistic teacher's pet so I got really good at lifting both in form and weight.
>>37411133
I lift for my dad. The man has shit luck.
15, I got sick of being fat
>>37411133
>13
>got bullied for being so weak and feminine
>now I'm a buff homo
T-thanks
>>37411765
That's fucking dedication right there. You're gonna leave all those people that held you back in your life behind. Good shit, anon. Never quit.
>>37411765
What the fuck? Are you me bro?
Started at 16 weighing 104kg 6'4" because sick of being a fat fuck and felt horrible being around family/strangers who are fit. Decide one day to fix my life, lost 40kg in 10 months.
>>37411133
It was just a .gif of huge tits on /fit/ back in the day.
Caption was something along of lines of "if you want this you have to work for it."
Needless to say, it got my 16 year old self in the fucking gym.
>>37411715
a majority of those girls are cutie as fuck
Realized I either has to be clever or attractive to not fuck fat chicks. Being clever only gets them to fuck you once unless you keep being clever. Being attractive is overall easier.
I'm 22 and only started a month ago, been going to the gym each day and trying to shed weight.
12
got rejected by this girl because i was too skinny
got beat up
after that it was non stop push ups everyday
>>37411133
My dad used to beat my ass so I started lifting at 14. Partly to effectively fight back. Partly to acquire high school volleyball gangas.
>>37411133
So I stopped feeling so useless. Women wouldn't look at me and guys would treat me like shit. Lifting and fighting fixed pretty much all of my problems.
>>37411715
Wow, there's only two I'd fuck in the whole room...
>>37411234
kek
>2 years ago
>wasn't lifting
>get a 9/10 model japanese gf
>go to Japan to visit her
>lets me stay at her apartment for free
>get drunk one night
>go back to her place
>grab an ice cream cone from the freezer
>yummy
>she starts sucking my dick
>quickly moves down to my hair asshole
>mfw I had my legs over my head and getting my asshole licked by a bomb japanese girl while eating an ice cream come
>>37411133
Masturbating to a photo of my own ass. 18
Haven't stopped glute bridging since.
>>37411133
I wanted to impress people at my new school when I moved to a new town at 15. Started lifting over summer, was a bit stronger when I started school, was known to be strong by the end of the year.
>>37411158
Same
>be average body early teen
>later into teens and early 20s I actually got fat
>happened very naturally of course so I didn't notice until I saw some pictures of myself taken by other people at gatherings
>in shock at how I'm actually fat, even though I knew I was fat to the extent I knew I was subconsciously sucking my gut in when I walk down the street
>see some documentaries about what really causes fat
>atlastitrulysee.jpg
>do a 180 on my lifelong excessive sugar and carb diet
>go keto
>6-7 months later I shed fat, from around 30% BF to a little under half that without even doing any excersie
>somewhat plateau and realize I must lift
>begin doing it for the fat but then very quickly do it for the muscle which I luckily quickly develop
When I was young I was always the strongest and fastest in any school that I went to. These things made me sad. I also have a strong looking face and a thick neck, didn't look right without lots of muscle.
gained an interest in lifting when i was about 11. grandpa had some dumbbells and everyday after school, hed show me his arms, what benches he built (he was a builder/bricklayer, so was quite the handyman) and just exercises he did. he used to be a bodybuilder back in the 50's/60's.
then joined a gym and started lifting at 14. to deal with depression really (mom lived in another country, broupa and ouma passed away) and because i turned into a shy fat-shit.
got real skinny and stopped. started again at 16 for rugby. i was too light for 1st XV. so i gained some weight, made 1st XV at 17 and stopped again.
started again at 20 and have been lifting properly since then. going on 4 years and 5 cycles now. love the gym more than ever. hoping to compete next year
tl;dr shit story of how i got into lifting
>>37411133
Goku at like 12 though I didnt until I hit puberty by request of my dad so I wasnt a manlet.
to make prego's >:P
Originally started lifting my freshman year of high school because everyone else was doing it. Ended up being a pretty big guy by the end of my senior year. Went off to college, stopped lifting but didn't do anything else to keep the weight off.
5 years and 150 lbs later, started lifting again because I was tired of being fat as hell.
>catchpa: select the food.
>all pics of pizza and other such junk food.
Damnit catchpa...
Question for you people.
Which race of person do you think looks better? Jomon or Yayoi?
>>37412670
Jomon of course.
>>37411133
My terrible body at 23
I still have a terrible body at 26, just a different kind of terrible, but at least I'm strong right?
>>37412112
das it mane.
>>37412733
Latefag
12
Myspace
Some hot chick that posed in front of xbox controllers with ripped jeans
That was the day I decided to lift.I didn't, just started wackin it instead for the next 6 years
> Animes
> Need to be able shits that man have to do
That's pretty much it.
17. 330lbs, was gettin it in with a couple girls. Was high one day and it dawned on me while giving myself eye drops in the mirror that I was a disgusting hamplanet so I decided to make a change
>freshman in highschool
>in PE we're doing fitness tests
>every other boy does 5+ pullups
>I can't even do 1
>do the hanging endurance tests
>the only other people that do that are girls
That's when I decided to get fit. I'm so damn glad I did.
>>37412670
jomon bruh
>>37412670
Jomon how is that a question.
>bf cheats, instantly cut him
>start lifting 2012
Took forever to fix form
>>37411995
Bro this is exactly me. Started lifting at about 14 and finally was able to do some damage and make him angry enough to beat me enough to get arrested, also volleyball bitches
>>37411246
It might surprise you but there are a lot of homosexuals who are just here to jerk off to the pics in CBT and the thought of being around buff men.
when will i have a qt azn gf brehs i cant do it anymore
Because I hated myself before and now I hate myself just a little less
Age 19, been lifting for two months, almost three
>>37413377
You'll make it. Find her.
>>37411715
Yeah, the Asian girls in the western hemisphere are so much better. The good looking families are the ones that make it out of the shithole that is east Asia.
>>37413364
This. I would come here to jack off to CBTs, but I started thinking "why don't I look like this too" and here I am two years later, jerking off to cbts with a more muscular arm
Started pumping iron cuz I got sad and mad at the same time looking at the world around me and everything us out of place , unorganized and plainly stupid
Youth now and days are the worst
The world has no future and no one will fix it
Unless I do something about it I will never be happy
Must clean up this mess
Must gain strength to eliminate everyone !!!!!
Graaaaaaawwwwww !!!!!
Must go lift now
>>37413812
Also forgot to mention I want 10/10 pusssaaaaayy meeeeiiiin
Age 22 i broke up with a cute girl, i picked up some bad habits, smoking, drinking, fuckin random sluts, was skinny because bad diet.
Then i started lifting felt good, met my recent ex, stopped lifting for a while, now lifting again.
Age 27 lifting, eating right, running with QT snu snu 6 ft. Amazon as my gym partner, putting pics of my progress in FB for my ex to see what she's missing out on, met lexi belle recently she blocked me. Not too long ago.
Still miss my ex from when i was 22 Steph please take me back, i miss you
>>37413900
Meant my recent ex blocked me
>>37411133
16 years old when I started. If I don't keep myself busy the existential dread sets in. I'm 29 now. Still true.
My cousin took me to the gym the first time when I was 15, but shortly after I discovered /fit/ and did SS. That's when I got serious for about 2 years, then I stopped.
>>37413364
Being hot enough for someone to jerk off to me is my new body goal, thx
>>37411133
15
My older brother was a failure at life, and I didn't want to end up like him. Did nofap, vegetarianism, sports, and other things for the same reason, and it is great
>>37411133
Was a fat fuck at 5'11" 180lbs around high 20s to low 30s% bodyfat. Ran, did pushups and bodyweight squats for a few months and dieted to lose 15 lbs, resulting in me being a skinnyfat. Decided enough was enough, found sticky, began lifting.
I'm an alcoholic and used to be a runner in high school. Lifting discouraged me from drinking because I perform better and recover quicker when I'm sober for a few days. Now I lift and don't drink but my job has me in a desk which sucks.
>>37413812
>Youth now and days
Got cuk'd.
Is there any other reason?
Ttth anks .. /fit/
> be me 16
> girl I like, but I don't think she's into me
> I'm chubby at this age
> she's like 9/10
>decide to change my life by actually getting /fit/
>spend 7 months in a scholarship training program at local gym
> I actually get /fit/
>fuckyeah.jpg
> don't win scholarship but who cares
> I ask the girl out and she totally agrees
> turns out she's a giant bitch
I'm 23 now and I've still stayed fit thanks to that bitch
>18
>after highschool everyone fucked off
>lonely.jpg
>bored, got into as many hobbies as i could while working at a fish market
>lift
Picked up a Gorilla Grip bar pin on the way home from school one day. Next thing i knew i was spending 8th grade doing duck walks and lifting heavy shit after smashing my head into another guise not so soft chest for a whole football season.
Shit didn't stop in high school and I'm still doing off season lifts after graduating. Didn't really ask for it but boy has it changed my life. Gorilla Grips are a gate way drug
I started lifting to lose my virginity and qts , lost a shit load of weight then a small bulk. Lost my virginity , stopped working out and kept fucking all kinds of bitches but that didn't fill the void. Realized lifting gave me a better feeling than any pussy could. So I started lifting again , still go out with tinder chicks here and there but no longer put pussy on a pedestal.
>>37412110
where? can you circle them in paint, this is like where's wally, or waldo as you fucking american pigs say.
>>37411715
Gross
>>37411133
who the fuck is that
>>37415156
ur mum
>>37415220
Low test beta
Settles for 3-5/10
Asian girls with horrible beta genetics
18, and I was bored during the summer semester
I pretty much stayed away from people my entire life until I was 27.
I met a few guys from 4chan and hearing about their lives, what they want and their plans for the future made me want to change myself and become a stronger person. One of those guys also kept trying his hardest to woo me, which made me feel pretty bad for him.
These guys helped this hermit more than they'll ever know just by sharing bits of their lives. I've lost over 140 lbs with 50-60 left to go now.
Getting cut from JV baseball was the final straw. Looking back it was the best thing that ever happened to me. Socially and physically.
>>37415240
you're 100% gay though so you still lose
>>37411133
13, fuck bullies... and girls ofc
>>37415263
notice any dick gains during your weight loss? I've got a small penis and I've read online that excercise can elongate it.
>>37415301
Only if you carry fat around your pubic area , if you get lean you can lose from cm/inches thus making your dick look bigger
>>37415301
I don't have a dick to make gains, my man. I'm not sure about the exercise part, but I have heard from others you look bigger without the extra fat hanging around and obstructing it, though.
>>37411765
>Gf left me the moment I told her I was having surgery
what the fuck
>>37411133
>be 21, obese and gaining more weight
>go to a fitness thread on /r9k/
>anonymous bought 200$ worth dumbels, barbell, and a bunch of weights
>do the same
thanks anonymous
I got fat (200 lbs 5'11") getting my associate's degree and started eating healthy + exercise. Down to 158 and about 16-17% now half a year later.
I want to be strong for my martial art and challenge myself in a way that augments the obsession and effort I've put into my weight and habits. It helps me cope with moving out and feel more productive/confident so far.
20 yrs. Just started SS after some sloppy, routineless, informal shit in the past.
> 19yo decent looks 82kg 179 and get enrolled in CS
>get fit asian gf and introduced to god tier dishes.
>compensate stress with eating & no sports
Ff 23yo now 105kg, gf gained 12kg. But both of us didn't really notice.
Get job offer in the US. They are exited, I am exited. Nail the interviews. Feels good
> Arrive at the office after 16hours. See my boss & co-workers the first time face to face.
And there it was. People that have never seen me with that devastating sudden mismatch between expectations and reality. Could have been Einstein himself but my looks just ruined it. There was this 15-30 seconds period of uncomfortable silence and gasping for words.
They are all into this whole foods & fitness lifestyle. Eventually go with it and hit the gym and get motivated by fast results.
Now at 87kg and declining. Goal is 78kg, 6pack, 5km/20min run and one day being able to bench in the 90kg ranges
Kinda like >>37411158 said, stuff happened and lifting became my outlet when I was 21, I'm 22 myself now, but that was also nine months ago. I just want the storm to clear.
Back in high school, I lifted for football. Would do so on the weekdays and rest on the weekend.
I quit football the summer before senior year, and went years without lifting. Then I remembered how much I missed it, and how I wanted to stop being a fatass. I'm still in the progress of recovering, but I'm not longer obese or even overweight anymore. I'm 23 now and still working on my body.
I'm slowly making it bros. My only real issue now is I don't really have a gymbro or anything, just doing it on my own.
>>37411186
Same, I just run and do body weight workouts.
>>37412670
jomon
but i would a yayoi too because i dont care
in the beginning it was for selfish, vain reasons and i never lasted for more than a few months
now i lift for strength, i also need something to occupy my time, and some way to expend my energy, i just want to be in good shape, also those vain reasons too but it's my primary motivation anymore
>>37411949
>asians
>cutie
l e l k y s t b h f a m
>>37411802
>The day is darkest before the dawn
>>37415156
some ugly downie looking chink, you giant faggot
>>37411720
im gonna go out on a limb and say anyone that spouts leafy memes doesnt lift
>>37411133
I fell in love with a girl that loves muscles. At 30
>>37416176
asians are mostly fucking gross tho...
>>37414559
>gf always talk about how good looking those gym monitors are
>get ripped
>gf is sad because now she believes a lot of girls will hit me and I'll leave her
you just can't win
Started 18 ppl used to bully me 23 now. Looks like i earned everyones respect in the past 2/3 years no one talks shit to me ever again stil no qt gf too... Just keep on training untill great things happen.
>>37416233
You didn't earn any respect lifting. Those people just grew up. You don't go around bullying at your twenties, they probably laugh at you and comment how sad is that you think bodybuilding can make people respect you.
>>37411381
Let me guess, you're one of these typical dudes who drops everything when they get a gf? You shouldn't do that.
<- This guy, and i was 19, now 24, time flies
>>37416245
How can they know what i think? i would be the one laughing as they are trying to be nice to me but you wont be able to relate because you are never gonna make it in the end i woudnt give a shit what ppl think about me as i live in my own reallity
>>37411133
I was skinny, all my life, actually was proud about it because i thought I was in shape then eventually my girlfriend at 15 says "I love your chub" while playing with my belly (>inb4) and I said "chub?", "yeah your chub", "are you saying that I got chubby?", "yeah but it's cute I like it", "oh, thanks sweetheart", from that day forward I have been 100% dedicated to fitness and being in shape even though I weigh more now (130 5'8 - 186 6'0).
>>37411133
16, just broke up with my ex and my bro told me hey come lift
19; I wanted to be in a good shape for the revolution.
>>37411133
>Hate
>>37416282
fucking tell me about it dude.
The last 5 years went in a blink.
>>37416203
You're making her insecure, you've already won.
>>37411551
Get a hormone check
I suspect too high E2
16, gf, depression and self image
>>37411133
Was a retarded cottage-cheese looking cardio bunny, came to /fit/ out of curiousity and got told lifting wouldn't make me look like Thor.
Never looked back
>tfw quads getting joocy
I started lifting because I browse /fit/, it seemed weird that I browsed /fit/ but didn't lift, so I started lifting
>>37411133
was first introduced to lifting at 15 for football. It would only be during the summer months though, I started lifting regularly a year ago, i just turned 19.
I'm glad i had a nice base because as soon as i started lifting consistently my lifts shot the fuck up and my muscles exploded pretty much
>>37411234
keko weko
>>37411309
why'd she leave you? plus it's kinda nice to hear that she put it back on. am i fucked up?
Tired of looking like shit at 21
Baseball (rec)
>Bat 4th
>Third baseman
>Need arm/core strength for muh throws and muh homers
>They're counting on me
Lacrosse
>Midfield
>Face-off specialist
>Need to go fast cause everywhere
>They're counting on me
Fast forward 10 years, Father
>Have qt3.14 and son
>Need to protect them
>Need to show son alpha ways
>They're counting on me
it's so much easier when you aren't so concerned about yourself
>>37411732
>pocket eggs green text
Dude same.
23
Trying to turn my life around, get more respect, be in control of what I want etc.
>want gf
>no luck because autism
>watch this really autistic (like actually high functioning autism) brony pull chicks
>he manages to do so because he is buff, never retains them though because his rays of autism pierce his body
>browse fit and read mirin threads and hear about how your autism gets clouded out by muscle and how chicks straight up ignore awkward shit you say
>realize I could be like this
>start lifting
>>37411234
my sides. im fucking spilt my baby milk protein shake reading that.
>be 20
>eat taco bell and burger king pretty much daily at uni
>gaining weight like a motherfucker
>not a lot, but too much too fast
>tfw have stretch marks on my thighs
>my gut hangs out for the first time in my life (grew up a skelly)
>this spooks me, but i can't ass myself to do anything about it
>see movie in >pic related
>it oddly inspires me to grow up mentally and make some sweet lifestyle gains
>clean my room pretty regularly now
>got a job
>got a gym membership
>cut hard
>lost 10 lb in a little over a month now
>plan on bulking once my bmi drops under 21
>>37416282
fuck man. i haven't thought about zyzz in ages. but yeah he was an influence on getting me into lifting, just with babby weights and body weight in my back yard at first, but after he passed i started lifting heavy. RIP breh
i was 18 and i wanted to kill my stepfather
once the edge days passed i felt really depressive and lacking motivation since i never knew true happiness or how to draw fuel off anything but bad emotions. still trying to find it as im 23 now but i'll keep lifting even if i dont
you dont need a reason to do stuff just do it anyway
I was 19 and the girl I was dating at the time lifted. I sometimes lifted with her but when we broke up I found it was a good way to get over her.
>>37411133
I was sexually abused as a child and running was therapy to me.
Running led to lifting around when I was 15
>>37415301
I got flaccid dick gains after I lost 16kg. I am a grower, so thank god I no longer have these 1 inch flaccid dick (2 inches flaccid now....it's something I guess lol)
>>37418514
> grower
Same. I'm like 2.5 soft. 7 hard
>>37411133
being 209 lbs, at 16
My ex gf at the age of 17
>>37411234
>>37411133
Asian women an anime
> lift at 17 becuase going into the service in the future travel when i turn 18 and go to asia before service
>go to japan china and korea fugging asian qts
>Come back 6 months later sign enlistment papers
>1.5 year wait for my job and basic
>Go back to asia stay in china for a long time becuase cheap back then living with qt
>Come back to boot and job school
>Get sent to japan
>chink qt breaks up with me
>Get sad and mad go on a jap fucking spree
>also hajime no ippo and yu yu hakusho made want to be /fit/ when i was a kid and now
>>37411720
Found the fag
>>37411158
Exactly this
>>37411133
When I was 9 or 10, I started lifiting 2x4 and shit, I wanted to be stronger because I got into a lot of fistfights with other kids.
I didn't really start weight lifting till I was 19.
>>37411133
Wanting to dunk a basketball at 15.
Found some bombass steroids. (sarms and serms and growth hormone secreters and shit) Felt like a waste to do em without lifting 5 times a week sooo
>>37411133
vagina
21
>>37411765
Props to you for changing and not following in your family's footsteps.
>>37411960
When you get a little older you should definitely start working out at the gym with weights though. Pushups and at home workouts can only get you so far.
>be me
>start lifting in high school for sports
>get pretty big, girls lowkey notice me
>fast forward three years
> have not been lifting in that time
>finish final exams last semester (in university)
>3 am can't sleep
>feeling my arms just cause
>"huh my arms are pretty skinny, I can almost wrap my hand around it"
> look at legs
>"wait a minute I can wrap my hands around my one leg"
> realize that I just wasted the last two and a half years of training
>suedenly feel extremely enraged
>gym membership next day
That rage has been my drive ever since
>>37411133
Depression and health. Started a few years ago, but literally just went to the gym once a week to make myself better about drinking every day. Only this year at the archaic age of 26 am I taking it seriously now. All my friends moved away for grad school and waifus, now lifting is all I have.
>14
>Terrible mental health along with physical disorders.
>All worked out now it changed my life
>17
>knowing that someone could beat me the fuck up at any point without them trying because i was a weak ass nigga
My dad bought us a bench and weights for christmas when I was 14
>>37411133
My quest to become the best me I can be, age 24.
>>37411591
Dey mad scouting skills, brah
>>37411133
Slutty asians
>>37413706
She's ugly though..
Skinny through school.
Beaten up and picked on.
Bough xmen comics every fortnight, used felt bit muscles would get me respect.
>>37411133
Mid 20s, always pretty smart, decent at physical stuff, people always told me I had potential but I'd never stuck to anything for long enough to be more than mediocre. Felt like I was going to spend the rest of my life having 'potential' and never doing shit.
Decided I was going to stick to this one thing for once in my life. Been at the gym 3 days a week for the last year like clockwork.
>>37411133
I needed to beat DIO.
22
>>37411133
Started lifting at 13 because 350 for 8 reps on the leg press machine was easy and it impressed people, so I wanted to get more impressive
>>37411133
Looked at my picture from prom 2011 (was 19, went with my 17 yo gf) and saw that my restaurant job (free Italian food) wa giving me a gut.
Over that summer and fall I went from 230 lbs to 180 while eating more than I had ever eaten.
My brother went to college and came back jacked. I was 8 at the time and decided I would do the same thing. So I did.
I wonder if Im the only one who didnt start out of insecurity
>>37411765
How much did the surgery cost bro?
Exfat loose skin self hater reporting in.
> In highschool
> Start just running
>lifting just basic weight not even a plate but still making decent gains
>normies giving me compliments
>date a girl
>go downhill after highschool
>stop lifting and gain weight
>girlfriend cheats on me and break up after 2 years
>hit rock bottom
>decide to get a gym membership
>lifting real weights now
it's going well. keep going at it
>>37422200
See, I always feel like overeating to gain muscle will just make me get fatter. I'm trying to cut my belly fat but I dont understand how I can do that while eating for massive gains.
>>37421463
Damn anon that's sad as fuck. Sorry bro
>17
>Skelly mode
>Start working as a deck hand on an anchor handling ship
>Heavy work, still able to do it well
>Getting tons of comments about being skinny AF
>My tall 191cm ass decided i was going to change
>Work got easier and i got bigger
>Still not even close to done
boyfriend told me that at 130lb I was "too heavy" to be on top
started lifting and dumped his ass 2 yrs ago
>>37422934
Was your boyfriend a twig?
My 170 pound ex didn't feel too heavy at all
>20
>Skinny
>In Afghanistan with NOTHING to do.
>>37411904
Did you end up getting what you were working for?
>>37423133
are you allowed to fug the natives?
>was always fat as a kid
>big bro was the athletic """"hardgainer""""
>i was the fat brother
>brother teased me to no end like a good brother
>got into lifting in hs
>got a membership thereafter
>cut hard
>no longer fat
>didnt want to lose all of that hard work and go into bad habits again
>developed an ED
>still struggling with it since 2012
>>37411133
Lifted from age 14 to 18. Went to college. Didn't graduate until age 24. Started lifting a couple weeks after graduating.
>>37416203
I know this feel
she was a crazy bitch, broke up with her
Started 8 years years ago when I was 16.
Started because it helped me for my sport (basketball) .
>>37411133
Hajime no Ippo at 18
>>37421962
Faggot
>>37411133
14 a guy literally pushing me around in front of the whole class. That's why I barely care about aesthetics and I focus more on strength training
started lifting at 19 because i hated myself and couldn't stand living if there wasnt any hope of getting better.
2 years later nothing has changed but at least i'm ripped and can pull anyone, but it doesnt help. still hate myself and have been seriously thinking about offing myself again. it'll pass though, always does.
>>37411309
why the fuck did you have a fat gf anyway?
>>37411720
what I wouldn't give to be a white man...
>>37411904
hngnnnngngngg
Broke both legs in a motorcycle accident.
at 6'1" and 140lb, i decided to gain some weight and eye of the tiger.
Now tipping up to 170lb and doing deep squats, eating my veggies.
Eat your veggies and bulk clean. You're made of food.
>>37411133
Depression and girls 9 months ago at age 23.
Has that girl been in any more videos other than the one stream?
>>37411186
same here
>>37411133
I started seriously lifting at the age of 21, five years ago. I started because I felt like a beta. Since then, I have grown to be a far calmer and confident individual, and am able to laugh at the insecurities I once had.
A combination of this >>37411158 and this >>37411904 is why I've started at 27.
I know /fit/ thinks lifting for pussy is the most meme reason to lift, but I see so many ripped dudes with shit personalities getting 10/10 snizz. And I realize that many of girls who go after these guys just for their bodies tend to have shit personalities as well, but I'm not looking for wife material.
>27
>never gf
I think it's too late to make it tho
>>37413377
tfw....
when will it be my turn?
>>37411133
Started lifting at 19, 25 now.
>Wake up one morning of college
>Start coughing up blood
>Wake up roommate
>"THIS IS SOME WALKING DEAD SHIT MY NIGGA"
>Happens every morning
>queue 5 months of medical tests only to have no explanation for hemoptysis
As I was coughing up blood inexplicably; it was suggested that having an overall healthier body might help. It did. Have to stay in shape and stress free or I start coughing up blood again. Fitness helps with both. Kept with it because I started getting attractive women. Built confidence. Helped my mental health. Having measurable achievements gives me a sense of validation. Which isn't necessarily the most healthy and now that I am an adult with medical insurance I get professional help. Fitness lead me to being an overall better person.
>>37425808
It's never too late you fucking pussy
![mejQcJ[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/XFbADQH.jpg "mejQcJ[1].jpg")
>>37411133
anyone still goggling this thread
there it is. good luck
>>37425808
You gotta start somewhere. Like everyone, you're gonna be shit at dating and maintaining relationships at first so you gotta get that period out of the way before you figure shit out.
>in highschool try to grab something off a friend
>hes holding it with one hand
>i cant grab it despite both hands being used and my bodyweight being thrown into it
That was pretty embarrassing, started to lose weight and exercise from there and it naturally branched out into lifting plus cardio. Then i just kinda kept going, i dont even think much on it anymore, its like waking up and brushing your teeth, youre on autopilot while you do it.
>>37411158
Literally exactly this. Was fat as fuck, dropped 25 kilos and decent strength gains. Unfortunately lifting made me realise my flaws as a human, so I have become more self conscious
2012 Olympics at age 14 probably
Also my sister is a d1 athlete
>tfw ugly
>no amount of lifting will fix this
What's the point
>>37426313
>ugly
>lift
>you're ugly but you lift
I don't know you IRL so I can't give you much moral support. Good luck!
>>37411133
To be acknowledge somehow, because I can't do anything else.
>>37426719
You sound pathetic literally, tired of you sadfags who just cry about how depressed you are. Go fucking do something you manchild.
My father because he was an old school bodybuilder. I started lifting at the ripe age of 16.
>>37426313
Face gains bruh
>>37411158
Bascially.
Shit, I'd start lifting if the god damn apartment complex would give us our damn key fob so we could use the damn gym.
That said I've used booze bottles as weights to exercise on and off. I should start that again.
I've been obese since junior high and eventually realized my delusions of fat acceptance were only hurting myself. Since I hooked up with my bf I've been trying to improve myself. He's struggled with his weight as well, though he's the sort who carries it well and doesn't believe me when I tell him people find him atractive. He's attracted to me the way I am, but encourages me to self improve, which I am incredibly grateful for.
I used to be stronger than people expected despite my gender and weight, and used to shock co-workers with the long distances I walked and my work ethic on the job. But eventually the combination of excess weight and chronic injury caught up with me. After leaving that job I went from 220lb to around 240lb, and between South Beach Diet and slowly re-introducing regular exercise my weight has gone back down to 215lb. Progress is slow, but I feel better just for the effort. Now I just need that god damn key fob.
>>37427909
Shit, I forgot to include that I'm 32.
>>37412670
That Jomon girl is very cute.
is it weird that i don't remember?
it was like a year ago, maybe a year and a month. me and my friend just decided to go to the gym and hold one another accountable. he had been in the past, i hadn't, but i'd been running for like 7 years.
>>37411133
Free gim at 23
>>37411234
>stop being autistic
How, tell me your secret. I'm autistic af and conscious about it but can't help it.
>>37411158
Same here.
>no friends IRL since they all went off to uni a few years ago
>no idea what to do with my life in contrast
>working boring job with shitty shift pattern
>go through break up (LDRs are fucking shit)
>realize I've become skinnyfat since I started spending all my time keeping that relationship going
>wallow in self-pity for a couple of weeks before getting my shit together
>get my gym membership reactivated and start following a routine rather than just doing whatever
>start seeing gains, slowly breaking out of DYEL mode, become a bit more confident, change jobs, go on holiday by myself, start self-studying to get into uni now that I've had time to figure out what I want
Life's getting better bit-by-bit, and it all started with /fit/. I have moments in which I find myself missing companionship, but I'm doing alright for the most part.
>daily reminder that women are gains goblins
>>37415301
I'm not the guy, but I noticed enough gains to not be ashamed of it any longer.
That said, size isn't nearly as important as how low it hangs in relation to your balls.
>>37411133
My crippling depression, to be honest. It didn't help. I was eighteen. I still want to die.
>>37428171
Have you pursued cognitive behavioral therapy? Also have you considered antidepressants? You sometimes need to try several before you find one that works for you. I won't say drugs will completely solve your depression but they can certainly make it less crushing.
>>37428197
Yeah, I recently decided to go back to a psychologist, and they're talking about depressants as well. I am worried about the side-effects however, such as weight-loss, mood-swings, etc. I'm also worried about the thought that I may become one of those cliche zombies as well. But ultimately, I know that I need to do something different as opposed to what I had previously been doing, which was stewing; getting fit, then losing it again; all the while becoming more and more isolated. Ultimately, it seems like a good idea, as opposed to stoically thinking that doing the same thing over and over will magically make you better. I'm still scared however.
>>37411133
>2015 Be 26 and like 210lb have qt asian gf who's 21 and like 81lb.
>GF tells me I don't need to worry about my weight as long as I'm happy.
>Secretly worry about her being under weight.
>Know that if I'm gonna help her get healthy I'm gonna have to start getting myself healthy first.
>Got ham in the gym over a summer and lose like 28lb and making gains.
>GF starts worrying that girls are gonna steal me away so she starts coming along.
>make her increase her food intake telling her she needs it cause food = energy and if you don't eat before you work out your gonna get sick.
>she fuckin hates getting sick.
>by Christmas gf is at 95lb and is starting to look toned abit and I've lost about 19lb in this time as well and more gains.
>gf is happy and now I am too, I make the play to wife her.
>says yes. got married in February. Starts begging for a baby in march. April we confirmed that we have a kid on the way.
Fit you made my life complete. Never gonna stop lifting cause Its all because you guys motivated me to change my outlook on how my life should be.
>Oh and I've been making gains still but have kinda leveled out on weight lost to gains made.
>>37428236
Don't count out meds, but don't accept meds without actual therapy.
My boyfriend used to be a mess before meds and cognitive behavioral therapy got him to a point where he was at least stable. He says the therapy is really under-utilized, so you will have to be your own advocate where that is concerned. Regarding meds, they might help you do what you need to do temporarily to open your life up to new possibilities. My boyfriend for example is off his now and doing well, but he might not have gotten where he is now without them. Good luck, anon.
>>37411133
Saw mirror
Was disgusted
Started lifting
Age 15 - High School Football
Became fat and useless after age 17
Age 23 now, ironically Conor McGregor and aspiring UFC artiste. I know, every dickheads wet dream but fuck it, I decided to set low goals for most my life, why not a high one?
>>37428246
nice man, good for you, glad you found meaning in life. Make sure to spend time with your wife
>>37427909
Most apartment complex gyms are shit anyway, they're afraid they'll be liable if a resident beheads himself with a barbell or something similar (I'd be concerned too desu). So all they have is a couple "safe" machines, a few dumb bells and an exercise bike.
>>37428284
Thank you so much anon. I'm definately gonna keep up both the therapy and the meds, not only for myself, but also for my family. I hope your boyfriend continues on his upward trajectory. It sounds like things are going better than they were.
>>37411312
does he also want his asshole tongued like some faggot?
19, to become alph asf
He motivates me to be the best that I can.
>>37416282
For me too it was Zyzz.
I miss that cunt like a retard misses the point
I'm a manlet so I need to work harder to be happy.
Still not happy
19, to dare little white bois to make jokes about my asian penis
>25
>5 year relationship broke up when gf moved abroad for studies
>realise that I'm rock bottom with self confidence
>forgot whatever I knew about approaching girls
>lift for two years, get my CCNP, occasionally fuck qts
>life is pretty good famalam
T-thanks /fit/
Broke up with gf. The relationship got worse and worse over the 2 years we were dating and I drank myself to being ~60 lbs overweight. It's been over a year now, lost all the weight and get compliments on my gains all the time. Girls ask me to take off my shirt whenever I hit up the beach. Life has gotten unbelievably better. feels good
>>37428577
He invented lifting
>>37413377
>>37425902
Tfw I have one with 10/10 boobs
>>37411133
I wanted girls to approach me/take more of an intrest and become better at sports (soccer) 17
>>37411133
>be 16
>ultimate DYEL mode
>5'11, 140 pounds
>can't even do 3 consecutive pushups; manage about 2 with absolute shit form
>arms about 11 inches and forearms are about the size of my wrist
>can see ribs clear as day when i doing a front double biceps pose
>my ribs showing was probably my biggest insecurity apart from my skelly arms
>was VERY insecure about my skinny and frail body in general
>mom had this meme chocolate protein powder and one night i fucking chugged 5 scoops dry out of frustration because i couldn't gain weight (was crying the whole time i did this lol)
>a week passes and i ask my mother for some dumbbells
>we go to the market and buy two dumbbells with adjustable weights, 16kg of weights total and the dumbbell bars are 2 kg each
>start doing curls and pushups and shoulder presses and all the home workout shit you've ever seen on youtube
>obsessively do forearm exercises because of my insecurity (in retrospect this was actually a good thing)
>start eating like a madman (a whole pack of macaroni and liter of milk a day along with my normal meals)
>gain 45 pounds in 2 years and grow a little over an inch in height
>ribs don't show anymore
>arms are now 15 inches and forearms are 13
>finally look normal
can post two pics for comparison in similiar poses if anyone is interested
that was my journey so far, the ride never ends boys
>>37411133
16 or 17
Saw a really hot girl on facebook and thought to myself
"I will NEVER have a girl like her unless I start lifting"
mfw have that now
20. Got tired of being hungry skelly and by some miracle I made it into paramedic school. Now I keep going because it's one of the few things that makes me happy anymore.
>>37429070
do it bro
what excercises for forearms did you do?
>>37429070
Post pic faggot
>>37429108
>>37429117
i made my own wrist roller and abused the shit out of it, did lots of reverse curls and wrist curls alongside plate pinches too. i used a gripper as well but i don't think it contributed that much to my forearm gains.
im fat fuck and cant get pussy
>>37428577
totally me. i wanted to be ubermensch too.
>>37414398
you are his brother man, do something about it
>>37411158
This.
But lifting wont change anything sadly
