Gym and fitness (56 Viewers)
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Guys my focus is so shit these days 
It's been years since I started 'lifting'. Air quotes are there to show the seriousness of the whole process. It all started because I grabbed a 10kg dumbbell and I could do 2-3 reps with my right arm while the left one could do zero. I was rather disappointed. If the starting motivator to get into better form, as the goal was never to rival Arnold. It began with home exercises like crunches, push-ups etc. After a long time it continued with 2 dumbbells of 10kg while keep doing it at home. How the time (years) passed my appetite grew. By that you can see I was not all that serious about it. After a while I've moved into dads garage and got more serious weights (I still workout with those). I was all excited and stuff and it went really well. Or I thought it went well. I remember doing squats with 20-25kg when I began and it was like a mount Everest. I also remember reading how some member here was squatting 50-55kg and I was like 'this guy is crazyyyy'. Today you know I did legs and it's one of the hardest days. I did a de-load this week and it had 90kg on it. It was rather easy.
What I wrote above was to show how my weights went up. But that was never the main reason for me to keep going and lifting.
I'll go back just to show how my way of thinking changed. I loved how my body changed and yeah, I admit one of my main goal was/is just to look better. How time passed it just got a whole lot deeper. Lifting weights changed my way of thinking, I grew mentally stronger. It's a hard ass road you know. It's not easy to get outside and go workout while others are staying in the warm home during the winter, snow, rain. It's not easy to skip on something just to go lift weight. But it's not just that. You have to remember you're working for yourself. It's basically like a work and you get wages. Here you lift and you get sore muscles. It doesn't reflect visually but it surely reflects mentally and believe me -- people do notice it. You become more persistent and much harder to break down during some pressure, you get on your feet way faster even emotionally. It helped me finish uni too, the same will that made my ass lift from a chair and go workout was the same will that placed me on a chair and had me pass all those exams. I was not like that before. I'm not saying it's not possible to be like that without the gym, but for me it did make a huge difference in life. I got tons of confidence (sometimes way too much that it turns into arrogance). It's no surprise it was one of the main things in the antic Greece to stay fit and workout (although it reflected through gymnastics), it's where their soldiers and leaders got their discipline from. We're different soldiers nowadays but we're benefiting from the same thing and it's exactly that discipline.
Summer will come and you'll show your work. It may not be a main goal for someone but the comments you'll get surely won't de-motivate you, au contraire. It's just going to be one of the biggest motivations to keep doing the same work and build a stronger (mentally too) version of yourself.
Is it always a walk in the park for me? Of course not. I had injuries (some were serious, some not), I had long ass pauses due to many reasons (injuries, exams, illness etc.). It was all a step back at some level as I lost months of strength that I got before it. Sometimes it's mentally too hard to do it, just to get out of the hose and lift, especially if you're tired. It's just a long marathon run during your life. You can go a bit back during some time, but you just keep going and going, get stronger and do a favor for no one but yourself. There will always be people who will say 'oh, IF I lifted I'd be huge or look so much better' but you know what, majority is too weak to handle it and won't do it. But that doesn't mean you can't.
You either go or you don't and there's no really a middle ground there. Is it hard? It sure fucking is. Is it awarding? Without a shadow of doubt. Is it for everyone? Not at all. It's basically a life style and some don't like it. I don't blame them, there's more success for me to grab.
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Holy shit what a long post...
During. Like this last week, my mind is all over the place and I want to just pack up and go home, but I stay a little, start a set, then I feel like it's pointless, this day is over.
It's just thinking about shit. I'm sure it happens to everyone, but maybe you more experienced ones know how to block out your thoughts?
Wha?
That's what I wanted to hear.
Nice story
I do want it though. It's not even a burden to go anymore, like it was in the early stages. In fact, when I miss a day it really bugs me. And I'm constantly thinking of how I can improve my workout and diet. It's only recently where I skip a few exercises because I can't focus.
It's just thinking about shit. I'm sure it happens to everyone, but maybe you more experienced ones know how to block out your thoughts?
Wha?
That's what I wanted to hear.
Nice story
I do want it though. It's not even a burden to go anymore, like it was in the early stages. In fact, when I miss a day it really bugs me. And I'm constantly thinking of how I can improve my workout and diet. It's only recently where I skip a few exercises because I can't focus.