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The last few months have wrecked any progress I've made as well as my motivation now that gyms are finally open here...
I tried the home work outs and all that but it all still went to shit..

Anyone else fall into the demotivation slump and what are you doing to get out of the slump.. this dad bod is pretty depressing
 

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It’s worked out pretty well for me, because I’ve had to do a lot more cardio that would’ve been skipped if I had a full gym at my disposal. I’ve lost about 7 pounds (not that I needed to lose weight to begin with) because I’m running three or four days a week now, about 25 miles per week. Plus C2 rowing and stationary bike. Lifting is limited because I don’t have a bench or squat rack. But I have an Oly bar and a few plates.

But to answer your question about motivation——I’m battling depression (not severe) and with so much of life pretty much gone to crap, I’ve been hitting the workouts 7 days a week to do what I can to a) keep myself distracted, b) give myself a daily objective, and c) try to get sunshine and all the good mood boosters of exercise. Today was only my third rest day since mid-March.
 
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No. Can't say that I or my girl got demotivated.
As soon as we saw the trend of gyms being closed, we grabbed one of the few remaining weight sets in the state & she built a deadlift platform.
The workouts weren't as frequent or hard as when we hit the gym....
But, it kept things going until they started opening.
Our diets are pretty consistent.
But, we were climbing the walls waiting for the gyms to open.
I've never been one to need some sort of outside source to get motivated to workout.
The fact that I'm not where I want to be is more than enough to get my butt to the weight room.
 
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Gyms still haven’t opened up near me. The best thing you can do to get the motivation going is to force yourself to go a few times. It’s always tough getting back into the swing of things, but I think if you get started then the motivation will take over after a few days
 
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The last few months have wrecked any progress I've made as well as my motivation now that gyms are finally open here...
I tried the home work outs and all that but it all still went to shit..

Anyone else fall into the demotivation slump and what are you doing to get out of the slump.. this dad bod is pretty depressing

I fell into that slump bad myself. I sold my equipment last year, stores were empty and I just wasn't motivated. Now I have some covid fat to trim off. Our gyms open up on Friday so I hope I get back into my routine.
 

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I feel like ive been working out a lot at home but I think the shut it aspect has wrecked me mentally and, in turn, Ive been eating a hell of a lot more than usual so the belly is prominent. Im just rolling with an excuse that I'm on a summer bulk...
 

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I can definitely empathize. I was depressed after losing gains and not being able to maintain with home workouts. I gained 12lbs which I am now working on losing now that gyms are now opened. Unfortunately my gym workouts are not as long as they were before gyms closed because now the gym I go to forces us to only utilize an hour per day so that they can close to cleanup for the next round of members.
 

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I was definitely in that slump. While the gyms closing did allow my body to fully recover from various injuries, I was sick of doing only calisthenics and my diet became relaxed. Our gyms just opened back up almost 3 weeks ago now and I've been able to regain some of my gains.
 
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I've lost about 10lbs and a lot of gains/size since lockdown started back in March. Our one local gym isn't reopened yet, and has not announced plans to reopen either.

I'm trying not to let it affect my self esteem too much. I know that, in the event that things go back to normal, I'll get caught up again. My goal for 2020 was to bulk up about 50lbs over 12 months after getting pretty lean last year. So much for that!
 
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I’m not a muscled up guy like you gents. It’s been hard to not have gym access as my cardio sessions and mild weight routine keep my blood sugar down. Somehow I find it hard to do cardio outside the gym. I don’t feel safe going back. My home routine is sketchy. Lol.
 
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I wasn't really effected, like I've mentioned before on here, I burn very easily because I'm really active and I'm an ectomorph body type. During the quarantine, I gained 3 pounds. But that just added more bulk to my muscles. The major change was my body fat percentage going from 10/11 percent to 14 percent. Now back to my usual body fat level. And as I've stated on here, I exercise at home, not the gym type.
 
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I've also been dealing with depression, concerning the continual closure of gyms and trying to either maintain or keep some level of fitness. The best I've been able to do is go for a walk occasionally. I live in a hard hit part of Washington state and as previously stated on earlier posts, the home workouts with the bands in lieu of weights doesn't even cut it by half.
As a silver lining, I have been able to spend more quality time with my sibling online, playing videogames mostly. I may be rocking a dad bod but at least that's one positive thing.