Originally Posted by
tompaynter
I won't pretend to give you advice on motivation--personally I am not motivated enough to work 70-hour weeks let alone train on top of it.
But I wonder if lack of motivation isn't your problem so much as bad logistics. From what you describe above your only options are 1) drive an hour to a strength gym (hard for anyone let alone someone working so much), or 2) train at a crossfit gym that presumably won't let you go in alone and do a strength program. Can you solve this, either with a home gym or by finding a non-strength/commercial gym where it is possible to do a strength workout? I've never set up a home gym but if you could even get a bar, weights, and a chinup bar (i.e. no rack or bench press setup) you could deadlift, press, do chins, clean, and front squat. Not ideal, but might allow you to do at least half your workouts at home.
Years ago before I found starting strength, I used to train martial arts, then walk across the street to a gym to do cardio and lift weights (yes, too much/unfocused/blah blah). I was having trouble making myself do it, dragging unhappily through my workouts. I had to think why: I was hungry, and I was cold (I'd do cardio, get sweaty, then do my workout in a clammy T-shirt). Simply bringing a dry T-shirt to change into after cardio, and a snack to eat between martial arts and the gym, helped a great deal. The problem wasn't motivation, it was external factors that I could fix with a little thought and preparation.