What do you do when you just don't feel like working out?

I mean, you're dead beat exhausted. So much so, that when you get to the gym, you're still too tired and can't give it 100%, let alone 125%.

I feel like I just didn't get a good workout.

something is better than nothing. i personally do it in the morning after breakfast + i get cracked out on caffiene, so i dont have the don't feel like it problem in that situation. the only time i dont feel like it is afte a night of heavy drinking in which case i try to sleep as long as possible then rehydrate and refeed all day and then go at night, i usually can't lift as much but its better than missing it all together. or i just dont go cause i feel like shit

Hmm. I can't wake up early and do it in the morning. I mean, I could, but I just can't wake up. I'm technically supposed to be at work at 8am, but I always get in at 9:30-9:47. (good thing my job permits that ;) ) And this is when I wake up at 8. I'm a slow mover in the morning.

So I go after work, but sometimes I'm just beat.

Maybe I should mention I took 3 days off from the gym completely after 2 weeks straight of not missing a day. I ended up heading out to Flushing and eating thai food with friends (laxative) and I got home pretty late last night. But still. My eating habits today weren't great either.

I'd consider downing a shit-ton of caffeine, but coffee makes me shit. I guess I could just drink a bunch of black tea.

working out for 2 weeks straight isn't exactly great for you either. 3 days off after 2 weeks of working out is not a bad thing.

I usually go at night, 10ish. if i feel beat I just force myself to go and figure that half assing it is better than not going at all. And like bomba said, if i drink the night before i know that i'm going to suck it up so i try to sleep as much during the day and getting as much food and water in my system. Then I go out and again understand if my lifts are slightly lacking.

working out for 2 weeks straight isn't exactly great for you either. 3 days off after 2 weeks of working out is not a bad thing.

I usually go at night, 10ish. if i feel beat I just force myself to go and figure that half assing it is better than not going at all. And like bomba said, if i drink the night before i know that i'm going to suck it up so i try to sleep as much during the day and getting as much food and water in my system. Then I go out and again understand if my lifts are slightly lacking.

Well, it was lifting one day. Cardio next day. for 2 weeks straight. But yeah, that was a bit excessive considering it was also the first time in a few months.

I always take weekends off.

I know a lot of people who - after a few months, will take a week or two off... They usually say after a week or so they have tons of energy and cant fuckin wait to get back in the gym.

Keep your diet in check and take a break... Might do you some good.

Well, why are you so tired after work? I make sure I get enough sleep before days I plan to lift heavy. Sleep is really, really important. Get enough rest and don't overdo it, you should have enough energy at the end of the day.

I lift at 8pm after a 14-hour day, my biggest problem is falling asleep afterwards .... like right now.

Well, why are you so tired after work? I make sure I get enough sleep before days I plan to lift heavy. Sleep is really, really important. Get enough rest and don't overdo it, you should have enough energy at the end of the day.

I lift at 8pm after a 14-hour day, my biggest problem is falling asleep afterwards .... like right now.

Cause I sit on my ass all day and read Tribalwar at work.

I have had a lack of energy this entire summer.

Waking up at 7am, doing school, going to bed at 2 or 3 or 4 or 5am. Not enough energy to workout when it gets to it.

I'm feeling pretty terrible about it :(

if you dont feel like going to the gym do some shit around the house

pushups, crunches, you can even do some aerobics and stretching.
think outside the box

i just run my ass off
it only requires me to put one foot in front of another

30 minutes later i stretch my legs out and i feel great.

I always take weekends off.

I know a lot of people who - after a few months, will take a week or two off... They usually say after a week or so they have tons of energy and cant fuckin wait to get back in the gym.

Keep your diet in check and take a break... Might do you some good.

No doubt. My gym closed for maintenance last week and I was going nuts waiting to get back in. I went in pumped up yesterday and my lifts were solid at my top range or slightly improved.

Honestly, I don't take a day off from the gym no matter how shitty I feel. Once I get warmed up, I feel fine to get my routine. I may not set any new records that day, but the way I look at it .. if I allow myself to skip even one day ... then that makes it ok to skip and I'll find new excuses to allow myself to repeat. As long as I keep going to the gym as something I HAVE to do, like going to work, then I know I'll be consistent.

I mean, what do you do when you just don't feel like going to work? At my job, you go in and suck it up anyway.

Honestly, I don't take a day off from the gym no matter how shitty I feel. Once I get warmed up, I feel fine to get my routine. I may not set any new records that day, but the way I look at it .. if I allow myself to skip even one day ... then that makes it ok to skip and I'll find new excuses to allow myself to repeat. As long as I keep going to the gym as something I HAVE to do, like going to work, then I know I'll be consistent.

I mean, what do you do when you just don't feel like going to work? At my job, you go in and suck it up anyway.

I go in, sleep at my desk, play video games, or read tribalwar. :shrug:

I mean, you're dead beat exhausted. So much so, that when you get to the gym, you're still too tired and can't give it 100%, let alone 125%.

I feel like I just didn't get a good workout.

waahhhh wahhhh wahhhh my feelings i dont feel like working out, my emotions, wahhh wahhha whahhhhhh stfu

waahhhh wahhhh wahhhh my feelings i dont feel like working out, my emotions, wahhh wahhha whahhhhhh stfu

Will you come to Long Island and beat me up on the days I don't feel like working out? That might motivate me.

its funny...i have those Thermo Pump pills (GNC) on standby for when im wanting to be lazy..i like the effects it gives off when its coming on. It feels just like Andro

Honestly, I don't take a day off from the gym no matter how shitty I feel. Once I get warmed up, I feel fine to get my routine. I may not set any new records that day, but the way I look at it .. if I allow myself to skip even one day ... then that makes it ok to skip and I'll find new excuses to allow myself to repeat. As long as I keep going to the gym as something I HAVE to do, like going to work, then I know I'll be consistent.

I mean, what do you do when you just don't feel like going to work? At my job, you go in and suck it up anyway.

heh, I work at a gym, so on the days Im just not feeling it. I take a quick look at all the hot womenz there and force myself to lift :D

I'm drinking a shitload of black tea, then going in to do squats.

Well, I still shat myself, but the tea woke me up and I was ready for squats today :)