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Honestly, why do you work out?

Do you want to gain attention from women? Do you get something out of it besides looking better? Do you love spending tons of extra money on food and supplements?

These are just some of the questions I ask myself when I see other people at the gym and chatting online. As I put my own reasons aside, I tried to figure out why other people are so fixated on building a better body.

To answer this, I looked to a few online bodybuilding forums for answers.

The forums are public, online discussion boards. There are literally millions of forums on the internet, most are targeted to be about a specific topic. In this case, I went on to fitness/bodybuilding forums to look for information.

Take a look at the following graph to see why others do the same thing you do.

The information comes from a survey of 980 people, all who are members or at least readers of AnabolicMinds.com’s forum.

My Interpretation of the Graph

It’s interesting (and nice) to see most guys work out because it’s a healthy lifestyle. This is undoubtable the best reason as well. But just under it is vanity. It looks as though vanity is just as important to guys in general as well.

If working out didn’t make you look better, would you still do it? Asking yourself that is a good way to figure out why you really workout.

Why Do I Workout?

Initially, I wanted to attract more girls - and that’s it. After I began working out, a few months passed my results were merely decent, but I realized it was going to take a long time to really build a body good enough to impress anybody. Over the months, my interest in attracting more girls gradually transfered to bodybuilding and the science behind it. Now, I’d skip a date with a hot girl over a workout anytime, easily!

The lifestyle of bodybuilding is actually quite addictive. The endorphins from heavy lifting, the constant eating, the mental benefits, etc. In fact, I think I’d have difficulties stopping this lifestyle. When I go 3 or 4 days without working out, I become more anxious and stressed. I sometimes get frustrated with something going on in my life and working out seems to calm the storm somehow.

Why Do You Workout?

Take a minute to think about why you put yourself through the pain of working out. It might bring to mind what motivates you. Use this to motivate yourself even further.