I have to admit leaving my ego at the door was one of the hardest things I did when I first started this. I started later in life than a lot of you guys. I am a working professional who is known to be pretty good at his job. Once I got a bit of confidence I started lifting heavier than I should have. I wanted the gains so bad that I tried to force them.
One of the best things that happened to me was that I hooked up with a wrestler who saw me trying so hard and he took me under his wing. He made me start over with virtually no weight and we went through his philosophy of building and shaping and made me do the exercises properly, with full range of motion - feel every movement, FEEL The targeted muscles. I very quickly started getting bigger and building a solid base of muscle and knowledge. I have good diet knowledge and discipline from losing a lot of weight in what feels like a past life. Now with just a bit of test added, I have just taken off.
Its funny, I get an awful lot of compliments and comments in and out of the gym but yet when I am at the gym, I easily lift 2/3 the weight of the other guys my size and I don't care. I DO IT PROPERLY.
I have learned that the only person I should be competing against is myself, and if I am happy looking in the mirror that's all that counts.
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