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Just a reminder that you aren’t more disciplined than other people for going to the gym if you love going to the gym. I’m not disciplined at all, I just love going. Too many of you think you’re better than everyone else for going when it isn’t hard for u
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Anonymous 2w

except you don’t start out automatically loving the gym it takes time and discipline before you reach that stage where it becomes enjoyable and fun

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Anonymous 2w

I love going to the gym and I have still gone to the gym even after a devastating back injury that no longer made it fun to work out, because I hope I can return to what I had before. I can’t sit in chairs and I go 7 days a week for pt and upper body. I am more disciplined than you.

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Anonymous 2w

This reminds me of the sentiment that gym-rats should do weekly ego checks. Remember to check your ego!!

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Anonymous 2w

Exactly. If you ENJOY doing something, or are emotionally compelled to do something(fear of failure, fear of being judged, fear of not attaining a goal, or even just desire to attain a goal) that means your not functioning off of discipline. Discipline is doing something that your emotions don’t support or encourage you to do. Many “highly disciplined” people are just people afraid to lose, have body image issues, or have a-lot of pride in saying that they go to the gym.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 2w

I wasn’t talking to you

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 2w

This is not to say enjoying going to the gym is bad, but people just have no clue what discipline is. Self help circle has caused people to just throw the word around in complete ignorance

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 2w

do most people not start going to the gym out of body image issues?? i mean yes there are a lot of people who go just to stay healthy but going because you want to look a certain way absolutely requires discipline. if you’re not consistent you’re not going to see results. i love the gym but certainly not every time, but i go because i have goals to reach

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

See but your agreeing with exactly my point. Someone has body image issues, they begin to suffer so much from those body image issues that the negative emotion pushes them to go to the gym. Afterward they begin enjoying the gym at some point and go for the enjoyment. Alternatively, they keep feeling judged and nervous(again, more emotion) and stop going. Its all emotion, but people experience emotions differently and respond differently

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

And your saying you go because you have goals to reach, meaning there is a emotion motivating you to achieve that goal, whether that emotion be positive (hope), or negative (fear)

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 2w

why does that automatically mean there is no discipline involved? the majority of people in the gym have goals. you need disciple to achieve goals. you sound so dumb right now

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

I really encourage you to study what discipline means in the brain, and what will power really is beyond self help books. It shouldn’t make you feel lesser or weaker that you rely on emotion. We are animals and animals act out of emotion, we are just animals with a bit more ration and logic. It may benefit you more to do research instead of calling someone “dumb”. God bless

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 2w

pushing yourself in the gym because you have goals is normal and not any less impressive than your pretentious view of discipline. everyone should have goals. you’re not better than me or anyone else because you think you have “discipline”. you can absolutely have discipline AND enjoy it. your opinion is subjective.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

i have horrible social anxiety so going to the gym is only fun when i know there aren’t many people there. i have gotten to the point where i push myself to go regardless, even it makes me anxious. by that alone, i have discipline in going.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

Yes and your opinion is subjective too?? Idk how your getting “pretentious” (do you even know what that word means??) out of any of this. I gave my opinion, you responded to me, I gave a counter argument, this is how conversation works. Your the one that threw insults out first. This seems like a personal matter to you so I wont say anything more so I dont upset you further, for all I know you could be totally right and i could be completely wrong!

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

I also never said that I have discipline…?? Discipline is one of the things im working on…

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 2w

yes, i know what pretentious means and i used it as i saw fit. you were laying it out like other people don’t know what they’re talking about and yet you do. i’m done going in circles with you because we both have completely different opinions on discipline anyways. emotion and discipline don’t have to be mutually exclusive things is all i was trying to get across.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

We can definitely agree on the last part atleast

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