Motivation To Workout (when you don't feel like it)

[cornflaker22]

SAY FUCK IT! LETS GO!

[ILikeURaging]

"3 words! turn your brain off, 4 words!"

[cro47y]

subscribed

[gflowthesensation]

Fuck* yeah you are right man !

[Brentett]

i like this video. subscribed

[Robertboxerboy]

I love how elliot says "use my plan, use someone else's plan, or make your own plan". That just shows that he's not out to make money. He just wants to help people become the strongest, healthiest, and smartest people they can be. Big props and respect to elliot.

[zildjiandrummerdude]

Wow what a douch bag

[Blatta77]

Are you trying to destroy my speakers? Or scare the shit out of me? (the volume of the music)

Yours sincerely

[blackaznboii]

FUCK how you feel

[tampuriotis]

great video and great t-shirt ;)

[doublejay]

and for motivation: set goals that are worth working for and that are for YOURSELF not for others (bad examples: looking like XYZ, getting laid, etc.). ask yourself: what will this do for ME? elaborate and then go higher until theres a spark of emotional energy. that means, your goal is high enough to motivate you.

[doublejay]

Elly makes a good point, but dont get it wrong. suppressing emotions is not healthy and doesnt work in the long run, but recognizing and accepting emotions as they come and still keep training is ok.

off the trainingtime one can resolve them by questioning the why behind them (inner dialogue).

[dangmama820]

Tough love I needed. lol. running sneakers on. Hour. No thinking bout it. THX!

[paulisallbadass]

I use to workout 5 times a week for 2 hours a day! I did this for years! but then I got married and had a family. Its hard to to be a good provider and a good family man and still at the end of the day want to workout! I need some help myself guys!

[solokidd203]

Word mann.. just say fuck it... N keep doin what needs to b done..

[sacrane88]

"fuck how you feel"

[ReynaEnSusOjos]

"you wanna work out so you can look better so you can get laid? GREAT!" lmbo! that was funny

[ReynaEnSusOjos]

you are hot =)

[ReynaEnSusOjos]

@ReynaEnSusOjos oh sorry you are married oops

[yuzuandpepper]

I dunno how you did it but thanx for helping me get over todays slump man.

[210ANR210]

Fuck how you feel

[blobby427]

oh and by the way, mad advice bro

[blobby427]

i feel exactly like this guy - no motivation, the buzz has completely gone!

[UniversalPshil]

Elliot, what is the name of the music that you use for your intros and outros?

[palatialregalia88]

t61-4vb florida.

[DjZephy]

That's good advice.

[137ramiro]

You did the tough mudder holy shit!!!! Beast mode man!!!!

[bendy1234567890]

bahahaha i just clicked the "x" and i could see his number plate again ..... phaggot

[nobaccos]

yep thats good advice right there.what is your reason for working out??what is the goal to what your traning for?? when you have the -reason- you have the the job set at hand.all YOU have to do is get that goal done.

[LovetoSnipePS]

JUST DO IT

[lpsnowchic21]

Execute your goddamn plan. Got It. Thanks!

[paragonx88]

Just recognize the feeling and fuck it.

[kevin0323]

Very clear answer and no b.s. I like this video.

[CrunchyLips0]

This dude is awesome !

[RidlerThe]

I worked out, now I have a gf and I just dont want to work out anymore :S but I dont want to lose my body, NEED A NEW MOTIVATION! Any ideas what I might do?

[FunAndFact]

Haha love the way you talk xD

[ghostsnthemachine]

Great advice, great video.

[turfdancer78]

elliot u are amazing brotha amazing

[jmiskawitz]

Hey man, you gotta recognize that feeling.....and fuck it! u Actually just gave me to motivation to go to the gym now instead of sittin at home doin jack!

[Gr33nDayPwn]

Cheers mate, that helped get up and going.

I had no problem working out when I was doing it at the gym. I came into some money about a year ago and bought my own equipment, but ever since I've been doing it at home, I've found it difficult to find motivation.

You've helped me identify the fact that I treated going to the gym as a compulsory activity, as if I was a robot like your dad would say. Now I know what to do to get back on track. Thanks

[dsingleton1000]

how was tough mudder? im doing it on dec 3rd any tips?

[ALLMIGHY100]

my motivation, summer time next year =women=booty shorts lmfao!!!, true story!!

[iluvanimalporn]

the license plate cover can be cancelle... lulz!!!

[khmerguy89]

Thanks for the advice man !

[braves3base714]

You're the shit. Thanks for the advice

[dmooreQX4]

You might want to cover up your license plate man.

[strengthcamp]

@dmooreQX4 good idea, thanks

[shock21joker]

@strengthcamp sorry but if you deactivate annotations u can still see your license plate

[kevin0323]

@strengthcamp Just a heads up... Someone just has to click "Hide Annotations" button to see the license plate.

[StarCraftiNator]

@strengthcamp you know we can just press "turn off annotations" and we can see your license plate... 

[kojinwah2]

@strengthcamp uhm ya, the cover up doesn't work cuz you can just press the X to close it.

[JoelMcCoy89]

I like that..."recognize the feeling...and fuck it!"

[wirezts]

I'm finding a lot of advice I'm being given for working out etc. applies to everything in my life at the moment. The whole thing of having a goal and emotions etc. getting in the way and having to turn my brain off seems so important for a relationship I'm working on with a lady, I keep letting my emotions and brain get the better of me but I gotta shut down and play it cool. Thanks for always being my perspective Elliott!

[wirezts]

Lol it cracks me up how nobody plans their videos at all... They always start really awkwardly! I want to see some rehearsed video questions Elliott lol

[frosti0408]

he could be overtraining

[killerfishthensum1]

Men with lack of motivation and dropped energy GO SEE A DOCTOR! I tell you why, you need testosterone....just like women need hormones...do it trust me I did I feel more like a man and I take on everything with excitement

[sjjdiienno1]

fucking right on elliot. today was the first day in a WHILE that i didnt want to hit the gym. im training for powerlifting so i just didnt wanna deal with heavy weights at all or any part of my workout today. but i said fuck it, went to the gym "turned my brain off" and worked and still had a pretty good workout. great advice man. your rock!!

[tomtrigo149]

elliot,can you please tell me what do you do for living?

your my role model for sure

[strengthcamp]

@tomtrigo149 you're looking at it.

[xdonnix]

@strengthcamp you should get on the joe rogan podcast. you two would create a motivational storm.

[bigballer2121]

@tomtrigo149 Honestly, this guy is the fuckin man!!

[yoluigi]

Hi i checked your site but i dont know which product i should get (workouts) I have been doing Stronglift for 1 year the 5x5 method but right now i dont know what to do that would help me get stronger in my sport which is BJJ (I do 3 times a week Brasilian Jiu jutsu and some wrestling) MY goal would be to gain 5-10 pounds of muscles in 1 one year or less

[strengthcamp]

@yoluigi you can do that with the free mass gaining workout I gave away in one of my videos about 8 months ago... all you have to do is download it and use it right away.

[randomhero20022]

elliot. Officially one of my mentors and role models.

[tomtrigo149]

@randomhero20022 totally

[godsmackya]

i also did stop 7 months ago i got my motivation back.. GIRLS yeah!

[maritzaade]

was it raining?

[spenc193]

You just need new stimulus brotha. Your body has acclimated to the workouts

you are doing so switch it up: movement order, weights, rep scheme, tempo, new movements altogether. But Elliots got it right, sometimes our inner voices just don't shut the fuck up and we need to quiet our mind. The goal of many eastern philosophies and religions is quietness and becoming nothing. Huge wisdom there.

[camius1]

say fuck it, and keep on going....amen

[TheGamingFreek]

I could be wrong, but this guy sounds like he has been going to the gym and doing the same weight day in and day out. increase your weight to strain your body again just as you did the first time you worked out. my 2c

[Genosiidez]

lift heavy and make sure people are about to notice you doing so aha works for me :0

[shawn8106]

No mention of taking time off!? It sounds as though the kid clearly needs a de-load, take some time off bro. Maybe apply Elliot's strategies when you return, but turning off your brain now if your in an over trained prob won't do any good or might even exacerbate your problems. Your describing all the symptoms that I experience as I approach my off week.

[thepineapple1]

Motivation to workout?

1-3 dimethylamylamine

xD

[MrChaseyou]

take JACK3D. simples.

[GvilleGhost]

I live in Gainesville, i have fam in clearwater. I want to come train with you for a day.

[mvax]

Damn I just broke up with my girlfriend and you have no idea how much this has and will help!!! Keep making videos you're so helpful!

[fais555]

Your awesome dude, thanks a lot

[BAKPower1]

take time off

[PcLightBulb]

subscribed

[shadowknight132]

Yeah true. It sounds more like the guy didn't have a goal. Just going to the gym for no reason. That doesn't make any sense really because if you look at athletes, they always train towards a goal rather it's to run faster or to swim faster. They always have a goal. For me, my goal is to beat myself and to get big so that I can feel great about the way I look hence make me enjoy life.

[MrSamidPtah]

GREAT VID!

[natekid4]

take a week off you should feel motivated to get back in the gym after that

[undersk8er2]

Hey elliot would you happen to have a good list of workout music? I feel it is time to switch it up and break free from my same boring routine, music and lazyness towards lifting. It's time to lift.

[TheRaidersfan18]

YO ELLIOTT!!

[DeadXManXsXStare]

Strangely, I'm suddenly motivated to shut out emotional response and just do my calculus homework

Thanks, Elliot

[guerilla619]

also elliot it is good to set even a weight goal. like to lift 400pound deadlift or to get a 200 pound clean.

once you achieve these its fulfilling as fuck

these goals are esp good to set for begginers since most of them train to look better aesthetically (which wont be prevelant till 6 months'ish into their routine)

[crazytrk9]

wise words from Elliot

gotta get comfortable being uncomfortable :)

[booiiboot]

FUCK HOW U FEEL

[wowknoob]

What's wrong with swearing, youre not a baby. You dont wear a diaper

[bicmyflic25]

I always go to the gym atleast 2 meals deep, and with a little caffeine in my system. I never have your problem dude!

[kingofweightloss]

Best fitness channel period...and I have my own haha!

[Redneckamerican5792]

Yo Elliott I want to get into strongman I have a goal but I will workout for a week and stuff will happen and I stop got any ideas on how to not keep doing this.

[eman7188]

Good advice.

[jijiisawesome]

thanks for the advice!

[7mgtorC]

Good shit Elliot. Thanks.

[ku42]

maybe his girlfriend dumped him...

[boby6]

ok video kid this is what you do based on what Elliot said. First stop going to the gym for a week and that will make you want to be at the gym. Second, a pre workout such as Jack3d will wake your ass up quick and you will want to be the best. Finally, choose one lift than you want to increase weight on each time you go to the gym. For me I always wanted to squat 2 plates a side and worked as hard as I could to get there and it made it that much better when i finally did. Than make a new goal

[ballshok]

Music helps

[yeeaaabuddy]

heroin usually gives me motivation to work out 2cc's ;)

[mookamoka3]

damn...i wish i knew you.

[ferigigi]

beste beginnin' music ever

[ward148]

Loose motivation about every 4 weeks for about 3-5 days then it comes back...

[ThePredator1911]

lol wicked beat in the beginning

[AmsterdamHeavy]

"A missed workout is like gold flushed down the toilet, its gone forever." - Dave Draper

[8Killerbee]

does anyone know where I can purchase the intro song that starts playing at 0:10? I would be eternally grateful. Thanks in advance!!!

[shinsonic12]

@ 4:45, BINGO!!!

[o6dude]

Ive had the same problem, the reason why it happens is because you lost the reason you train, like elliot said: set goals! Its the only thing that helped for me.. Set goals and make a plan to it

[MrALIRES]

FUCK IT!

[acubanmissile]

elliot i respect the shit out of u and the thing u have to say. just one concern though.. i know exactly what u mean when u say "turn off your brain", like the emotional thinking part of ur brain that distracts u, but then immediately i thought of how important the mental and mind part is to kai greene and other pro bodybuilders like that. i think u shoulda just clarified that i know ur not gunna make another video clearly that up becuase it wouldnt be practical haha just my 2 cents

[strengthcamp]

@acubanmissile if your thoughts are resourceful or if you know how to cultivate strong thoughts, then do it... but when your thoughts / emotions seem to be against you then its best to turn away and ignore them for the time being.

[boby6]

@acubanmissile he means turn off thinking about all the garbage in your life. For example if your gf is screaming at you for hrs and than you go to the gym after you have to learn to pretend that didn't even happen and focus at the task at hand

[yonkersfugitive]

@acubanmissile the video is titled "Motivation to Workout (when you don't feel like it)"...so its pretty clear that when Elliot says "turn off your brain", he is using it in the context to not listen to the part of your brain that is telling you that you dont want to goto the gym.

In other words...dont think about it, just do it.

I guess its inevitable that there will always be people that over-analyze absolutely every single word that someone says on YouTube.

[kingofweightloss]

It motivates me to be unmotivated.

[jasongunnz]

hell yeah, speaking from someone who has suffered from depression this is right on the mark!

[armenianderick]

TURN OFF YOUR BRAIN.

YES!

[ballietbran]

Yo elliot its good to here from you again. Feels like its been a while

[sixfootfourwarrior]

Elliot is awesome but the dudes asking him questions are boring as fuck

[PapaD93]

Yo bro. Need to have a goal to be motivated.

[drifter105]

so true i remember when i goal i was aiming for i had crazy motivation once i accomplished it started slacking missing days now i know i need a new goal to aim for

[YoungTrellafrella]

fuck mAN ! u helped me a lot ... thnks bro

[bright5086200]

Very good.

[googleccd079]

Skip to 2:35, the question is boring as shit, no need to lestin to it

[kez850]

Whenever I'm not feeling it, I force myself to go to the gym and it often turns out to be one of the best workouts ever!

[jinunit]

my thing is... to be the strongest version of myself![: and I also love the competition and just being a mother freaking monster!

[mordeathmark]

you the man elliot

[Di3inH3ll]

Best life advice i've even gotten. Thanks so much Elliot!

[dlo4eva]

Yo Elliot, I weight 360 lbs and i'm only 19 years old, I'm in the gym every other day lifting, and I have a nice base of muscle, now I want to lose all this fat to show this muscle off, and your all I can turn to! I don't eat much fruit and no vegetables, so It's so hard for me to eat healthy, please give us a good meal plan or something we can follow, and maybe some alternatives to soda, your my role modle Elliot!

[stevensinger699]

@dlo4eva buy some broccoli that has a light cheese sauce its how i started eating vegetables. Im not elliot but here is some advice.

[TeaJhey]

@dlo4eva its so simple. cut out ALL the garbage in your diet no candy no twinkies (give yourself at least 1 cheat day a week on that day eat all that your ehart desires.). switch to water. if you must theres 5 calorie packets of drink mix you can get from walmart. cardio and watching what you eat. you have to take in less than what your body needs, but not by a whole lot. just around a five hundred calorie a day deficit. i dropped 85 pounds, just remember its a marathon, not a sprint. good luck.

[chopperjones1]

@dlo4eva cutting out sugar is what works for me. and for the soda, if i cut it cold turkey i end up binging and drinking a twelve pack or something. for that i only replaced it with 1% milk for some meals and once a day i'll get one but only drink half of it. don't know if that'll help you but it helped me.

[exia78]

good video

[GODSDARKFIST]

awesome advice

[hoffmanl95]

@brayanesc0bar18 Haha, right?!? :D

[IXBlurredXI]

Is it a bad idea to eat a little bit of mustard when cutting?

[hoffmanl95]

@IXBlurredXI Nope! I love mustard, it's probably the healthiest sauce you can use.

[IXBlurredXI]

@hoffmanl95 Awesome! I use a little bit when I eat chicken, but I see that its high in sodium so I wasn't sure if I should continue using it.

[CRAZCHEVBOY]

whats the name of the song you use in the intro

[NJnaturalBB]

@CRAZCHEVBOY He said it so many times, Nick Balz on youtube made the song for him. He said it so many times i remember the guy's name. 

[TheMadFedje]

@CRAZCHEVBOY they are custom beats by nic balz.

[nicbalZ]

@CRAZCHEVBOY I know, it's so fucking raw isn't it?!

[TampaFlorida813]

@CRAZCHEVBOY It's called the strengthcamp Intro song.

[hoffmanl95]

If you have a problem with his swearing then don't watch his vids. Hes a strongman not a bitch... He can use his big boy language.

[jagerhunter77]

I woulda asked this question myself.. good shit.

[GorgonDrageil]

Yo Elliot pretty much saved my health, so technically... he saved my life? lol 

[churde]

im cutting atm and lsing so much strength. fat to but damn its hard to stay motivated when losing strength. bitches and hoes man

[iTzzJoSuE]

THanks Bro!

[Symbolism07]

1st!