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The fine line between OBSESSED and DEDICATED

Buld0g

Buld0g

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My girl has been giving me a lot of shit lately. She claims I'm obsessed, but I think I'm just extremely dedicated. I tell her...

"Obsessed" is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated. She mostly worries about all the supplements that I take, but she also thinks that I spend to much time in the gym. So what are you guys's opinions on the fine line between obsession and dedication. Maybe the two words describe the same person, or maybe they are two different worlds...

WHO THE HELL KNOWS!
 
Here's some questions you can ask your self, buldog: Do you organize your day around weight lifting? Will you put off or cancel plans just to lift weights? If you do miss a day, is it a big deal and does it really PISS YOU OFF? If so, then yeah, you may be obsessed. Weightlifting is done to make you a better person, inside and out. Anything taken to an extreme such as the examples above is grounds for obsession.

On the flip side, does weight lifting make you energetic and happy? Do you come home in a better mood cuz you had a good workout? Do you have more confidence and self esteem? If so, that's dedication. You're dedicated to something you love much like a relationship. At the same time it does not run your life and if you have to step away, you can.

I've heard girls drop this line before and no offense ladies, but its out of PURE INSECURITY! In your defense, this can go for guys too, I just don't see it happen as much. But it can. Are you in better shape than your girl, buldog? If so, that could make a girl afraid you will leave her for someone in better shape. It's natural I guess, but still insecure.
 
Shit Freak you just messed with my mind.
I do that stuff...kinda funny but my parents always conspires with me. So I guess we both have problems.
 
Freak Show... Man it sounds like you've been in this game a while. You also sound like a wise dude simply because you think a lot like me :D What you said about the girls being insecure is a very good point. In our case this might be a little true to an extent allthough I'm not really sure. But I can honestly say that she does care about my health. She watch's me shove tons of supplements down my throat and that worries her.
 
Teach her what the stuff is and then when she understands it should get better.

I'm sure she likes the way you look right?
 
You bring up a good point freak show, with my girl its insecurity. When we first met i used to be an averaged sized guy and she really didnt care about me going out and chilling with other girls, now she cringes at the thought and always tells me how she doesnt trust other girls around me. On the flip side I do get mad at myself when i do miss a certain day of working out, i shouldn't let it bother me as much but I think back to the way i used to be and for some reason i always feel that when i miss days its just that much easier to miss another one, but i dont believe lifting makes me a better person inside i know its purely physical, but at the same time my girl knows she doesnt have the same dedication i do, to be able to do this 5 times a week.
 
Ha Ha...star your so cute. So when are we getting married ;)
Some times I wonder if I would have a better relationship with a fitness girl like your self.
 
Your girl doesn't work out at all?? Definately hard for her to understand then. I think most work out buffs obsess over their bodies....I know I do. My idea of what I should be and what I am makes for some pretty fucked up standards to live by. I would say to try and get her to go to the gym with you but I know that non- work out people find the gym boring. It's not until they see results that they get into it.

Star
 
Star...actually she never worked out untill one year after we've been dating. She started putting on a little weight and asked me for help so I put her on a diet/supp/training program. Basiclly now she just does cardio maybe two or three times a week. To me she always looks beautiful because I'm so in love with her. She could gain 50 pounds and it would'nt matter...OK maybe 20 (JK) But I don't think she'll ever understand where I'm coming from. Hers a picture of my baby...
 
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My girlfriend told me that i should have my own life and she is for my working out,but i would say im obsessed
 
You got yourself a cutie there buldog. Sounds to me like she is just worried about your health. My ex gf did the same. Take it in stride and try to either teach her more or appease her a bit by not taking as many supps (or something like that). Nothing wrong with a little compromise. From the way you talk about her, sounds like you're both mature enough to know you got a good thing going. Best of luck and thanks for the kind words.
 
My ex acused me of being "crazy" for going to the gym at 5 am--I had to be to work at 8.

I told him, its not being crazy, its making things happen, and not making excuses. I HAD to go that early, so I just did it.

Not to diss, but most people are average.....makes sense. Not just with their bodies, but with what they do with their lives. To really become the best at something, or make amazing progress in a short amount of time, you need to give everything you have.

People always talk about wanting this and wanting that. Most people want to be lean, and most people want to make good money, but they are not willing to put in the time, and make it happen. They simply can't understand the concept of doing what ever it takes.
 
Beat her to death with a 45 plate while screaming "I'M NOT OBSESSED!!!! I'M NOT OBSESSED!!!!!"

Ok maybe not...
 
Beat her to death with a 45 plate while screaming "I'M NOT OBSESSED!!!! I'M NOT OBSESSED!!!!!"
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That's some funny shit!!

She's adorable Buld0g....actually you kinda look like brother and sister. I'd still steal ya away.:p

Star
 
I tried Going to the Gym regularly when I first got married. I was already in OK shape but it did not go over too well.
"Your spending all your time at the Gym. Don't you want to spend the time with me?
Then I got a little Older and a little fatter. Now, it's her Idea that I get back into it and she loves it.
If you want something the easy way, make it seem like it's their idea...
 
I workout at 05:30 or "O- dark as hell still - 30"

Wife does the School drop off and I do the pickup.
It's a bitch falling asleep on the couch at 9 o'clock but It's the only time open for me that does not interfere with family...
 
Thanks for all the feedback guys. I'll let you guys know how it goes. If you read in the papers tommorow about a dude who smashed his girl in the head with a 45 pound plate while screaming "I'm not obsessed," you'll know who it is :D

LATER!
 
Buld0g said:
Obsessed" is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated.
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Amen

Don't worry about your girl's advise, its normal, I get it from my girl, mom, friends and any other relative. They don't understand why I would sometimes wnat to workout rather then going out and get wasted. They all have no idea that I juice, I say I take creatine and of course everyone says that its bad for me, even though they know nothing about it. Couldn't imagine what would happen if they found out that I juice.
 
i work out 7 days a week!!! 10 minutes per workout!!! some people think im insane but i call it dedication to physical perfection. sure i could be spending that 10 minutes spanking my monkey or watching television but i want to better myself.
 
Natymike said:


just curios, what kind of workout can you do in 10 minutes? it takes me 10 mintues to get my headphones on.
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i can do every single body part in 10 minutes. this is the most physically instense and difficult workout program ever created. i do it all every single day. most people would be dead 3 minutes into the workout!!!!
 
well, I "obsessively" mastrubate. it is hard to call that dedication.

as for working out a lot and the eating and stuff, I'm definitely obsessive complusive to the point of a body image disorder - but I still think dedication is a nicer way of saying it.
 
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