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c3bodybuilding
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I was just curious as to what bodybuilding meant to some of my fellow bro's. I know to some it is a way to better health, looks, confidence, etc, etc. Or any number of the above.
To me bodybuilding is a way of life. It is part of what keeps me going each day. I remember when I was a kid, I would watch Van Damm, Arnold and Sly movies. I would think that you had to be born that way. I never knew I could ever be like that.
I remember how I first got started. I wanted to change my body for a girl. I was very skinny, a human pencil. At 6'3 and 144lbs, maybe a human q-tip was more accurate! So, obviously I was also insecure to make a change for a girl. I remember the first time I lifted. I had no idea what I was doing! I just remember my arms being sore for a week. I couldn't hold them all the way down. It was so painful, yet I 'liked' something about it. It made me feel good.
After a while I learned more and more about the iron game. I started to read all I could, ask all the questions I could ask, and learn all that I was able to learn. It become a never ending quest/thirst for knowledge. My body changed, as did my mind. I soon gained confidence from it. I was no longer depressed. I no longer had aggression inside. I would never 'look down' on myself, or allow myself to fear another.
Bodybuilding has become many things to me. I guess it means way more than one thing. The feeling of going into the gym, knowing that I am doing something that a large portion of the world will never do, or doesn't have the heart to do for very long. The feeling of having a 'daily challenge', and overcoming it, or trying with all my spirit, heart, and soul to overcome it; that is part of what makes me get up each day. That I suppose keeps me strong in heart. It's what reminds me that if I can go into that gym, and give it my all there, then I can give it my all in every aspect of life and succeed. Knowing that if I can handle what I handle in there, that there is no challenge that can be thrown at me in life, that I cannot overcome.
I guess bodybuilding means a whole lot to me. More than I could ever write. More than I could ever think, or speak of. I suppose it really is a way of life....
To me bodybuilding is a way of life. It is part of what keeps me going each day. I remember when I was a kid, I would watch Van Damm, Arnold and Sly movies. I would think that you had to be born that way. I never knew I could ever be like that.
I remember how I first got started. I wanted to change my body for a girl. I was very skinny, a human pencil. At 6'3 and 144lbs, maybe a human q-tip was more accurate! So, obviously I was also insecure to make a change for a girl. I remember the first time I lifted. I had no idea what I was doing! I just remember my arms being sore for a week. I couldn't hold them all the way down. It was so painful, yet I 'liked' something about it. It made me feel good.
After a while I learned more and more about the iron game. I started to read all I could, ask all the questions I could ask, and learn all that I was able to learn. It become a never ending quest/thirst for knowledge. My body changed, as did my mind. I soon gained confidence from it. I was no longer depressed. I no longer had aggression inside. I would never 'look down' on myself, or allow myself to fear another.
Bodybuilding has become many things to me. I guess it means way more than one thing. The feeling of going into the gym, knowing that I am doing something that a large portion of the world will never do, or doesn't have the heart to do for very long. The feeling of having a 'daily challenge', and overcoming it, or trying with all my spirit, heart, and soul to overcome it; that is part of what makes me get up each day. That I suppose keeps me strong in heart. It's what reminds me that if I can go into that gym, and give it my all there, then I can give it my all in every aspect of life and succeed. Knowing that if I can handle what I handle in there, that there is no challenge that can be thrown at me in life, that I cannot overcome.
I guess bodybuilding means a whole lot to me. More than I could ever write. More than I could ever think, or speak of. I suppose it really is a way of life....
