Tom Blackman Podcast

Tom Blackman Podcast


Why You Have No Motivation For The Gym

September 21, 2021

How to restart your gym motivation by addressing 6 common problems










As a coach of over 10 years, a competitive bodybuilder for 9 years and a trainer of over 24 years I’ve experienced dips from time to time.  I’ve also helped others overcome their own gym motivation slumps. In this article and podcast I will help you to understand 6 common reasons why people experience motivational slumps, why they affect you and how to overcome them.





























Just 'snap' out of it



I’m sure you may have heard this.  You may have even said it to yourself.  Unfortunately it normally isn’t that simple. Motivation is affected by many underlying factors 

















6 Common Causes of A Drop In Gym Motivation




























1. Bland Boring Food That You Don't Enjoy



Food is fuel for your workouts. If your pre workout meal or most of your meals in the day are from foods you hate you’ll end up resenting the process of transforming your body.  If you enjoy your meals then the positive process of fueling your workouts will bring better results in the gym.























2. Boring Repetitive Workouts



When was the last time you changed your workouts?Are you still doing the same chest, legs and back workout? On the same days?Like any activity the body adapts to certain stimuli and the same workouts every week will eventually be less productive.  Check out some of my workouts on my YouTube shorts or my Instagram for a bit of inspiration










3. No-one Pushing You to be Better



Who’s keeping you accountable?  Who is helping you to achieve your goals? If there’s nothing to aim for then you’ll always hit nothing.  Too much of that and you’ll quickly lose motivation.