Inspiration

[chris5818]

Afternoon all

Will try to put this across so it makes sense.

Anyway for the past 4 weeks I’ve been injured with me knee so haven’t been able to do any training apart from the boring press ups sit ups and pull ups etc which I hate doing as do most people!!
From going from 5 days a week hard training to sitting on my arse twiddling my thumbs had got me down big time and up until the beginning of the week my motivation had hit an all time low. I’ve put on half a stone and was beginning to get lazy, and at the weekend I was back in the routine of going out getting drunk making an arse of myself and then for the next 3-4 days feeling even more depressed been hungover!!, by the time you know it, its Friday again!!.
I’m quite a big lad weighing 14stone (now 14.5 with not training), and by the time I had my previous PRMC booked (24th July) was looking to get down to 13.5 as pull ups are a b*tch been my size, which was looking good up until my injury!


Since hearing my mate had just won a military cross http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/news/ ... _page.html my attitude
has changed considerably, my attitude now is “This is now or never, you only have one chance!!”, He’s given me the motivation been as young as he is, to get my act together and sort my life out, and it seems to of worked. I’ve given up the weekend piss ups! (Granted I have to turn off my mobile all weekend!!!) I seem a lot more confident/Happier in myself and the way my training is going even if its just walking the dogs for hours on end!, stopping in the woods for the occasional press up or two.

I’ve even joined this site http://fittracker.shapefit.com to help keep track of my calorie intake vs. Training, to help me lose my weight and keep track of my training which is a big help and appears to be working so far.

Most of all though I owe it to this site and the PRMC site, granted recently I haven’t posted much on here as it does have its ups and downs at the moment but hopefully it’s just a phase. Whenever I feel like crap there is always some topic I can go back to from 2001, from Artists story’s to inspire me or Stinky’s to cheer me up, there is always going to be something on here to turn to, So I do appreciate most things people have posted so cheers Ladies/Gents for eveything.



What I want to know is if anyone has ever been in same same situation, whether training for PRMC or been in foundation and you have felt as though you have hit an all time low and thought to yourself f*ck it, if its not one thing it’s another with me why bother!!, so just get pissed chris things will be better in the morning knowing for a fact they won’t, but will be worse. Until something you watched, heard or got inspired by made you take a step back and realise this is your dream, and has given you that sudden burst of energy that you so needed in life to get you back on track.

Hopefully my next PRMC will be in September sometime, good luck to everyone training For PRMC and in Recruit

[LostandFound]

Good post pal - keep your chin up, make sure you are fully recovered before you get back into training. Im glad to see you have taken a positive from a pretty cack situation - best of luck for the future mate.

[fubar84]

Well done for getting your arse in gear but is it just me or does everyone these days seem to have a 'wah-wah-wah i'm so depressed' story?

Their are guys being turned away from the Corps because they have the mildest case of psoriasis or their vision is slightly too poor that would kill to at least have the chance to attempt selection. That's not to mention all the guys that end up in Hunter for yonks!

So your knee hurts, your missus doesn't love you, someone took your last Rolo - No one cares!

Turn Trisha off, put the pork scratchings down and go and do something productive instead of crying to people that have enough real problems of their own.

Rant over.

[McGuire86]

what!? that's abit out of order, maybe he is just shareing his experiences with others who have gone through similair conditions and can relate to this.

after signing up and posting on these fourms in the last few months most of the posts i see by you fubar are pretty much negative and argumenative

[will996]

Bit harsh i reckon Fubar84.

I do agree that there are a lot who cant get themselves motivated enough to not go out and get wasted every weekend, i agree that is a bit pathetic and share a bit of your frustration. However, i think this guy posted his story as a way of reassuring himself and maybe others who are not quite as motivated that they can achieve their goals. I don't think that is such a bad thing and is pretty harmless, no need to have a pop!

Prior to my decision to join the RM I played professional sport and psychologists were always on about positive reassurement, if posting his story helps the guy then fair enough.

Chris, very best of luck mate.

[chris5818]

Firstly Folks i would like to apologise for the use of Mr exclamation mark in the next paragraph or so, i can spell i just have manners, and if am am no longer welcome to this site well cheers for everything anyway

Right Fubar you f@#k!ng pr!ck!!, your the problem with people of today and especially this site. There used to be time when you could come on here and talk about anything, whether people replied to your posts or not was not an issue with me, it was just mainly to get things off my sholders when i'm feeling crap. The post above was not looking for sympathy daft arse or a cocky reply but was just saying how i felt at that moment in time, I'm no church goer but to me this place is or was like confession. If people don't want to listen then don't fu!king read, especially don't Fu!king reply been a cu!nt. Yeah i havn't donated much to this site but i've donated what i can afford over the past year and don't expect to get sh!t off you ya fuc!ing p!ick doing so.

There is plenty of people in this situation

What I want to know is if anyone has ever been in same same situation, whether training for PRMC or been in foundation and you have felt as though you have hit an all time low and thought to yourself f*ck it, if its not one thing it’s another with me why bother!!, so just get pissed chris things will be better in the morning knowing for a fact they won’t, but will be worse. Until something you watched, heard or got inspired by made you take a step back and realise this is your dream, and has given you that sudden burst of energy that you so needed in life to get you back on track.

whether you f@#k!g believe it or not!, I just hope your not in the situation stuck in foundation looking for this site to give you inspiration (check the lyrics !!) because if you are i'll be the first to give you a f!cking slap!

Right Darling in the words of a certain Fu!ker RANT OVER!!!

Carry On.

P.s if ya gonna make this into a slagging match please do it via PM, people can't be arsed reading Sh!t anymore.

[AJtothemax]

Firstly Folks i would like to apologise for the use of Mr exclamation mark in the next paragraph or so, i can spell i just have manners, and if am am no longer welcome to this site well cheers for everything anyway

Right Fubar you f@#k!ng pr!ck!!, your the problem with people of today and especially this site. There used to be time when you could come on here and talk about anything, whether people replied to your posts or not was not an issue with me, it was just mainly to get things off my sholders when i'm feeling crap. The post above was not looking for sympathy daft arse or a cocky reply but was just saying how i felt at that moment in time, I'm no church goer but to me this place is or was like confession. If people don't want to listen then don't fu!king read, especially don't Fu!king reply been a cu!nt. Yeah i havn't donated much to this site but i've donated what i can afford over the past year and don't expect to get sh!t off you ya fuc!ing p!ick doing so.

There is plenty of people in this situation

What I want to know is if anyone has ever been in same same situation, whether training for PRMC or been in foundation and you have felt as though you have hit an all time low and thought to yourself f*ck it, if its not one thing it’s another with me why bother!!, so just get pissed chris things will be better in the morning knowing for a fact they won’t, but will be worse. Until something you watched, heard or got inspired by made you take a step back and realise this is your dream, and has given you that sudden burst of energy that you so needed in life to get you back on track.

whether you f@#k!g believe it or not!, I just hope your not in the situation stuck in foundation looking for this site to give you inspiration (check the lyrics !!) because if you are i'll be the first to give you a f!cking slap!

Right Darling in the words of a certain Fu!ker RANT OVER!!!

Carry On.

P.s if ya gonna make this into a slagging match please do it via PM, people can't be arsed reading Sh!t anymore.

Lads.....this isn't right.

Fubar you had no right what so ever to come out with that reply. If you said that to him in person i can pretty much promise, with the heated reaction you've just drawn, you would have taken one on the chin (and the rest). There was absolutely NO need for your remarks fubar and theres no excuse for it.

We're supposed to be here to help one another, not to belittle one another with remarks. Who the flying hell are you to talk to him like that? Jesus, think about what you're going to say ok. You must have known it was going to kick off? Im not going to ask you to apologise, thats up to you.

Chris, just calm down ok or the mods will give you some for all the swearing, although i do undertsand your point of view.

Lets not let this get out of hand. A certain degree of control please.

[Darren82]

Let me take this thread by the hand and guide it to safety...

Looking for inspiration?

The umpteen amount of Afghan videos on youtube should do the job nicely, if not look up Swasie Turner - had a chat with him in 1 Troop hunter and I've never had a feeling like it... believe me lads it's worth the search but seeing the crazy scouser in person is another thing altogether... top bloke

As for original poster, I think everyone has down time now and again mate it's part and parcel of this mad life but as you've said you've pulled yourself through it and no doubt feel mentally tougher because of that

fair play mate

[ADDiction]

Chris too much bad language in that post, it was a bit unnecessary mate.

Fubar, that was just ridiculous. Chris isn't a pathetic kid, and he definitely doesn't enjoy complaining.

Like he said, his post was a confession, one which I can relate to.

[AJtothemax]

Chris too much bad language in that post, it was a bit unnecessary mate.

Totally justified, so don't even start with that one. He said what needed to be said

Nice one darrenelliott849.

[ADDiction]

Don't tell me what I can and can't start with AJ.

The more bad language you use the further you get from the point.

[Darren82]

Oh and Jack LaLanne on youtube, he's a bit eccentric but aren't we all!

[AJtothemax]

Don't tell me what I can and can't start with AJ.

The more bad language you use the further you get from the point.

Im not going to argue with you, i dont want to waste my time.

I've said what i've said and im done with this now, otherwise i know i'll end up saying what i really think out loud.

All the best chris5818. You'll be ok.

[ADDiction]

Do you remember a particular post involving a few ladies AJ?

Do you remember when we both asked to try and clean up the site, as parents and younger children make visits here?

I backed Chris because he was in the right, but let's see less of the c word please, that's all.

[AJtothemax]

Do you remember a particular post involving a few ladies AJ?

Do you remember when we both asked to try and clean up the site, as parents and younger children make visits here?

I backed Chris because he was in the right, but let's see less of the c word please, that's all.

Here we go, you're asking for it aren't you . Oh yes i do, but you weren't exactly clean on that either, were you?!

I delt with that how i should have done. End of.

If you want to talk further about this, PM me. Otherwise, sod off.

EDIT: By the way, im glad you've backed chris on this one.