I totally understand what you're feeling and I feel the same sometimes. the motivation disappears but the discipline must remain.. you have to remember the reason why you started this sport and stick to it. the satisfaction of this sport is so rewarding that it is worth being constant. I wouldn't want to go back to being the guy I was before, that's what should push us to surpass ourselves

New music in the gym playlist helps me a lot

Sorry to hear that you’re going through this, I can definitely relate. Over the years, I’ve constantly struggled with these same issues. Over the past year, I’ve stopped worrying so much on which new gear to try, and started paying a lot more attention to all the good advice that gets thrown around this site. First things I changed was my mindset and the time of day I workout. For the past nine months, I’ve been working out at 5am. I’m not a morning person at all, but realized that my high stress career was being used as a constant excuse to miss workouts. It wasn’t an easy decision, but I realized that the hardest part of my day is always my workout, hands down. Starting my day this way keeps me disciplined, and has actually improved a few other aspects of my life that I didn’t realize were negatively affecting me. My stress levels are definitely lower than they use to be, even when running Tren. I release all that negativity every morning, and when really annoyed I push even harder until I forget what I was worried or mad about. Not to mention, my personal progress has improved dramatically, even in my career. I constantly have clients asking me how hard I work out to look like this. That always makes my day, and I always end up giving them helpful tips to motivate themselves.

Anyway, try to snap our of it and realize how important your workouts really are. The mental benefits can be just as great as the physical, but it’s your mindset that will determine it.

These days I look at the gym as my church. I really do, and God knows I talk to him about all kinds of shit when I’m there.

This too shall pass bro. Nobody is all hunky dory and happy go lucky all the time. The trick is to not let the situation beat you mentally, as how you chose to see things can greatly manifest its outcome. Glass half full or empty sort of outlook. Life is hard and we all go through our own particular difficulties,sometimes you're flush and others you're a bust... just keep pushing forward regardless and eventually it all becomes a lesson "learned". Learning from the lesson is crucial, so we don't make the same errors again. Wish you well and keep your head up.

I think you need to give yourself a bit of a break buddy and not put too much pressure on yourself about it all, questioning why you feel like this. I still have a very strong passion for lifting and know I could not live without it, but if I compare myself now to 10 years ago when I first got into gear I definitely do not have the same type of 'do or die' mentality that I use to - I think that just happens naturally as we age. Back then I would of done anything and ran anything to get where I wanted, I would train when absolutely shot and tired out and now I no longer do. Life happens too bud - separation and job moves mean that it is impossible at the time to keep up with consistency, and when you don't have consistency results begin to stop and you become demotivated. Always remind yourself of how brilliant you will feel after you have trained and how much positivity and energy it will create. As long as you are still training thats all that matters, everyone has breaks and set backs and its just part of the course of lifting.

I look at a really hot girl I want and that motivates me.

I’m obsessed with bodybuilding, It never really gets old to me. I eat sleep and shit weightlifting. I hate all other sports with a passion. The only thing that I hate is eating the same dumbass foods everyday and my shit digestion. Sorry your going through this brother. Just put one foot in front of the other and hopefully the lack of motivation will eventually dismiss itself. I just don’t know what I would do if I didn’t have bodybuilding. My 600lb life maybe.

I'm sorry your going through a tough time, perseverance brother. I believe getting to the gym will make your moral better. There was never a time I went to the gym in a bad, upset, or a fkd up mood or day, and did not come out feeling better. The gym is quite effective therapy, when I tore my arm 4 years ago on a Friday night I was in the e.r. till 1 a.m. as I sat there thinking this is the end, I had another voice saying " fk that shit, this isn't the end" The next morning I was in the gym training legs at 8 a.m. with my arm in excruciating pain swollen in a sling. I didn't let my injury get to my head. I continued to train my legs and upper body on one side for 12 weeks post surgery. I do physical labor job but everyday no matter how shitty I feel I get to the fkn gym. I try to keep this "no matter what" mentally and stick to my regiment. Even when I go away on vacation or visit family in another state I find a gym and stick to my schedule and it pays off. Not just in the gym but in other metrics of life I get shit done no matter what. If you can do that with your training you will learn to do this is other endeavours and you will win battles

Question, not to get too personal but what type of “changes” are you referring to ?

Some good new music. Switch gyms, get in a new environment with different equipment, maybe a new program design. Find a training partner. Watch some training videos b4 workouts.

Testosterone treats lethargy and no drive lol