Total dedication to training... Why?

[Torque757]

I feel the need to do it. To push myself. To feel my body pushed to the edge and beyond. To endure the pain long enough till my body physically cant do anymore... mental toughness.

It sickens me to think about being normal, yet for some reasons, sometimes I envy them. But I know that there is no way I could live with myself if settled for average. Especially in college, I see it everywhere. Kids, no care in the world. Partying, having fun, joining frats and soroties... feeling like Im the only person in the world with the fire burning inside to be the best I can be.
But because of that, I have learned total self discipline and determination, theres nothing I cant do and my willpower is matached by no-one.

The lessons learned from this animal lifestyle can be learned no-where else, and because of this so few peaple understand it. From there the isolation stems. Motivatoin from this site and from reading about the spartans and their lifestyle, man it would have been the shit to be one of three hundred... a time when the values I have today would be better recognized...

Sorry if this rambles... Just me putting my jarbled thoughts into words...

[Bam Bam]

You are not alone brother. There are thousands of men (and women) on this forum with the same burning desire as you. It is good that you are afraid to be average. I am too. Look what average is today. High blood pressure, obesity, and beer bellies have become the norm. We here in this brotherhood of iron are better than that.

[hjayss]

Hey torque we are thousands strong bro..Keep it up man. AFTER YOU GRADUATE LIFE CHANGES i KNOW IT DID FOR ME.

[rcrott1]

brother,


always remember we are the ones that DEFY GRAVITY...we are the elite.

we have the determination, the integrity, the BALLS, to do what it takes for this life. too many people lose sight of that....dont ever forget the code.

good post brother.

Strength and Honor.

[PlacentiaBay]

I know that feeling all to well it burns me up inside each and everyday, you are far from alone in this world. I see partying day in and day out. I am a highschool student. I see people stuff there faces with shit that should of never been made. Not many people in this world can match the will power of us.

[Torque757]

Hey torque we are thousands strong bro..Keep it up man. AFTER YOU GRADUATE LIFE CHANGES i KNOW IT DID FOR ME.

I hope so man, I am sure it will... Its nice to know there are so many of us out there, im also really glad we finally got this forum...

Sometimes I feel like I want to fastforward, to being a grown man out my own... But I know I should enjoy my college years while I have them.

Alot of my freinds just pledged, joining the "pretty boy" frat all the girls are into. I coulduv, easily. I could party all the time with the most popular guys and the finest girls, but I didnt even have to think twice about what I was going to do. I love lifting, and nothing will ever change that.

[rcrott1]

keep that mentality brother...and you will go very far in this life. keep hittin the iron

[Torque757]

So I am sitting here, choking down this endless bowl of plain pasta, trying to finish cause the sooner I finish the sooner I am in the gym. Its one of those days, you have to fight to get every bite down. Towards the end, I am fighting my gag reflex with everything I have, I start coughing and my eyes water, I think a couple more of those and I am done with this shit!

So many aspects of this sport are so demanding, mentally and physically. Always obstacles to overcome, relentlesly they come one after the other. That is where the priceless life teachings of the sport comes from. NOBODY rivals the mental touhgness, dedicatoin, and drive that we brothers of the iron posses, many cannot even COMPRAHEND it.

[PlacentiaBay]

So I am sitting here, choking down this endless bowl of plain pasta, trying to finish cause the sooner I finish the sooner I am in the gym. Its one of those days, you have to fight to get every bite down. Towards the end, I am fighting my gag reflex with everything I have, I start coughing and my eyes water, I think a couple more of those and I am done with this shit!

So many aspects of this sport are so demanding, mentally and physically. Always obstacles to overcome, relentlesly they come one after the other. That is where the priceless life teachings of the sport comes from. NOBODY rivals the mental touhgness, dedicatoin, and drive that we brothers of the iron posses, many cannot even COMPRAHEND it.

many times ive been in the ame situation trying to choke down that last bit of food gaging to the point of almost putting it right back on the plate and my parents always ask me why. I say to them if you dont know by now you never will...

[Revolutionary]

Im in all the way whos with me?????? Yea I have my shitty days but i will never give up and join the bitch *****s and the bitch bitches.... Im fucking stronger than them and I know in the back of my mind that i do this for a reason and one day that reason will come and i will have paid my fuckin dues and itll all have been worth it.... Never quit and stay focused much to all who are in this game 100%..... like machine said if ur not in 100% get the fuck out! later

[Darkman X]

I have dedicated my life to this sport for this reason, to be the Animal I am now and the Animal i have to potential to become. I am massive for 6'2" 265 and people give me the respect that I have earned in the gym from the counteless minutes being under the iron, bleeding, vomitting and breaking blood vessels in my eyes, etc. I don't know if I get the respect in the "real world" full of mediorocy nor due I care.

Those are the bunch of pussies who walk by me on there way to go run for ten minutes and have the half of mind to stare in the mirror afterward. Then, look at me like I'm the asshole. I love it though because I know what they are thinking, I know what they fear.

i would hate to be that small again, that dull. That is my fear and that is why I'm dedicated to this sport. Animal for life

[Torque757]

Just did legs yesterday, it was one SICK workout. The whole rest of the day my legs felt dead. Torwards the afternoon I felt ripping sensations in my quads. Todays leg day I hand the heaviest weights I have ever handled in my lift, I train dc style and damn that widow maker is brutal... leg press and sldls, plus calves and forearms. Today was my first day to use shock therapy, which by the way kicks ass I love it.

Got my wisdom teeth cut out at 11 today, its not bad at all. I will prolly be able to workout sunday. I just want to slap my roomate in the face for telling me" sably your gonna lose weight cause ya cant eat". The doc had to use alot more anesthetic to get me to go down than anticepated, even then I still remember him cutting my mouth, sometimes pretty damn painful, which is not normal as most peaple go completely out or dont remember a thing.

[Torque757]

I have also finally realized how important this life is to me. I LOVE to train, to eat, to live the lifestyle. I couldnt care less anymore what peaple think, Im in college i should be getting trashed all time and coming in late every nite right? fuck that... Nothing comes close to the fullfillment of living the animal lifestyle, and no fraternity brotherhood could ever come close to the brotherhood of iron.