Motivation Articles

Consistency is key to getting long term results. Learn how to get (and stay) motivated.

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Clayton Burkhart Body Transformation
Clayton set aside heavy drinking and overeating and focused his life on muscle building. In a few short years he lost over 100 pounds and packed on muscle!
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Jesse Velázquez Body Transformation
Jesse was overweight and depressed, and living on junk food. She got up off the couch, lost 33 pounds and nearly cutting her body fat percentage in half.
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David Cullen Body Transformation
Soft from eating too much fast food after the birth of his son, David Cullen lost 40 pounds and completely shredded his physique.
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8X Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman's Memories at Metroflex Gym
8x Mr. Olympia winner and bodybuilding legend, Ronnie Coleman, takes us on a tour of the infamous Metroflex Gym in Arlington, Texas. Check it out!
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Julie Michaelson Body Transformation
A single mother with 4 kids, Julie stopped making excuses and found the time to be healthy. She lost 20 pounds, added muscle and dropped her bodyfat by 16%.
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Matthew Wolfe before and after transformation
Challenged by friends that he would never get into shape, Matthew lost nearly 70 pounds and made a phenomenal body transformation.
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Losing Your Motivation
Losing the motivation to hit the gym isn't fun. In fact, it's torture. It's time to sell-out to the bodybuilding lifestyle, and make some needed changes. Find out the changes you need to make to realize your fitness goals!
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Mark Irwin Body Transformation
Mark Irwin found himself at 336 pounds and morbidly obese. 2 years later Mark is a shredded competitive bodybuilder, and competes at 182 pounds.
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Bryn Kosack
Tired of going nowhere slowly, Bryn Kosack did a complete turnaround and decided to never again settle for anything that she didn’t desire or deserve.
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Mike Rashid Motivation: Are You Alpha?
Mike Rashid is the CEO and founder of IMSOALPHA 1X3 supplements, a former professional boxer, gym owner and author of the "Overtraining" series of e-books.
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Pumping Iron DVD cover
Whether you're watching Pumping Iron for the first time or the fifteenth, there are lessons to be learned from Arnold in this classic docudrama.
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Mary Ellen Jordon Body Transformation
As a mother of 5 boys, Mary Ellen had lost control of her health and fitness. She set aside the fries and nuggets, made a change and lost 48 pounds.
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18 Freaky, Scary-Shredded Physiques From Instagram
Instead of eating candy this Halloween, motivate yourself and increase gains by looking at some of the most amazing and shredded physiques on Instagram.
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Amber Jerome Body Transformation
Unhappy with how she looked, Amber Jerome joined a fitness boot camp and hired a personal trainer. One year later she began competing in figure!
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Olu Ben-Shidah
At 285 lbs, Olu was unhappy, unhealthy and lacking energy. During his dramatic transformation, Olu cut down to 217 lbs while packing on muscle.
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Body Transformation: Slavi Todorov's Incredible Fitness Journey
Tired of being bullied about his weight, Slavi took action and completely transformed his physique! Want to see how he did it? Check out his full story!
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Cody Przybylski
After his father nearly died, Cody Przybylski used the weight room as an outlet for his stress, and added 20lbs of muscle to his skinny, tall frame.
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Side profile shot of a muscular bodybuilder wearing a black tank top in the gym
After taking a couple of years off from competing, IFBB Pro, Sadik Hadzovic is back to take you inside his journey and mindset to becoming a Champion.
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Steven Berger
At the age of 16, Steve Berger was a skinny, athletic teenager with a soft midsection. He packed on 40 pounds of body weight in only 2 years while dropping his body fat.
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Michaella Campbell Body Transformation
Michaella wasn't satisfied with just having a "mom's body". In less then one year she lost over 60 pounds and now looks amazing!
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John Miller Body Transformation
John Miller made a dramatic transformation from a pudgy 170 pounds into a shredded 162 pounds, losing fat while building muscle mass.
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Rochelle Ford Body Transformation
Rochelle was tired of being overweight. She made the decision to change, lost over 108 pounds and entered her first figure competition. Find out how she did it!
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Naomi Rotstein Body Transformation
Naomi was gaining weight despite an emphasis on cardio. She moved her focus to weight training and HIIT and made dramatic changes to her body.
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Lizzy Ostro Body Transformation
Lizzy lived on fast food and was skinny fat. Deciding to change, she shed 20 pounds which significantly lowered her bodyfat percentage.
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Josh Stone
Teen Josh Stone was active, but liked to party and had horrible eating habits. After committing to bodybuilding, and dialing in his nutrition and training, he gained 35 lbs.
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Dylan Granquist before and after transformation
Dylan was active, but always labelled the "skinny guy." Using this as motivation he hit the weights, packing on 70 pounds in just under 4 years.
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Rachel Young Body Transformation
Rachel Young was a smoker who had completely lost control of her health and her weight. She lost 80 pounds and dropped her bodyfat percentage from 43 to 18%.
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Liz Buffone Body Transformation
Liz was an overweight hard working professional whose love for bodybuilding lead to an amazing body transformation. She lost over 50 pounds!
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Christian Leva Body Transformation
Once the fitness role model in his family, Christian let things slip. Confronted by his father over the state of his health, he adopted a new lifestyle!
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Christina Adler Body Transformation
Gaining weight and depressed that her daughters no longer had a role model, Christina began exercising and turned her life around, losing 28 pounds.
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25 Fitness Youtube Channels You Should be Subscribed to
If you enjoy watching videos on YouTube and working out, it might be time to subscribe to some fitness YouTube channels. Check out these recommendations!
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Jon Fildes Body Transformation
Headed off to college and not happy with being skinny, Jon Fildes packed on over 40 pounds of muscle mass while remaining lean.
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Billy Urias Body Transformation
With the help of Team Scivation, Billy Urias transformed his physique by losing 84 pounds of fat while gaining 13 pounds of muscle.
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Rebin Roy Body Transformation
Rebin struggled with weight all her life. She was a smoker and heavy eater. After her third pregnancy Rebin decided to hit the gym and lose her stomach.
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Jeremy Bell Body Transformation
After 7 years of terrible eating, Jeremy Bell found himself in a poor state of health. He hit the weights, got his diet in check, and turned his life around.
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Progression 101: 8 Ways To Keep Making Consistent Gains
Give the body a good reason to keep growing with various progression methods that will help keep you from hitting a plateau at the gym.
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15 Celebrity Dads With The Best Real DadBods
With all the fuss going around about #dadbods, let's take a moment to appreciate hard-working actor and athlete dads who maintain their solid bods despite their busy schedules.
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Alissa Parker Body Transformation
Eating whatever she wanted during her first pregnancy, Alissa gained 60+ pounds of fat. During her second pregnancy she maintained her health and conditioning!
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Rashidat Owe Body Transformation
Avoiding her mother's Southern cooking, Rashidat Owe lost over 50 pounds and is now involved with fitness modeling and figure competitions.
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Austin Hill Body Transformation
A heavy smoker, drinker and eater, Austin would eat 6000 calories per day and smoke up to 3 packs of cigarettes. But that was his life before losing 100 pounds!
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Quintin Reed before and after transformation
Quintin Reed was living a life of inactivity, eating sweets, fast food and sodas. Told about his risk for heart attack and diabetes, Quintin lost 111 pounds.
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Bobby Parker
Bobby Parker enjoyed lifting but had no commitment to diet. Dedicating himself to proper nutrition, Bobby added muscle while dropping fat.
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Team MusclePharm Tearing Up Instagram
MusclePharm practices what they preach. This includes everyone from Co-Founder Cory Gregory to the iconic Arnold Schwarzenegger to C.T. Fletcher, NFL stars Colin Kaepernick, Laron Landry & more.
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Fiona Mackenzie Body Transformation
Fiona was working out and felt strong but was unable to stick with a consistent diet. Determined to reveal the results on her hard work, she lost 44 pounds.
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How to Become a Trainer/Coach to the World's Most Elite Athletes
Dr. Mike Camp works with elite pro athletes. Today, he's sharing his journey on how he got there in hopes it'll help those looking to get into the field.
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Nate Thibeault body transformation before and after
Down to 115 pounds at a height of 6', Nate focused on the long term process, dialed in his eating plan and lean bulk, and made amazing changes to his physique.
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11 Big Names In Fitness & Their Awesome Four Legged Friends
Take a tip from the pros: the best way to exercise those face muscles is to keep a dog around, because they never fail to bring a smile to your face!
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50 Reasons Not To Skip Your Workout Today
Lost your motivation and need a good kick in the pants? This article gives you fifty quality reasons to drop the junk food, get off the couch and head to the gym.
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Jason Flack Body Transformation
A heavy drinker, Jason let himself go and had ballooned up to 232 pounds. He is now 60 pounds lighter and has his bodyfat down to 8.4%.
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Kenneth Howard Body Transformation
Kenneth "True" Howard suddenly found himself at a pudgy 204 pounds. He used P90X to blast away fat and shred his physique.
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