whitfieldjunior
08-23-09, 10:46 pm
I have been lurking around here for about a year now. I didn't know what lifting would be like, reading many of the posts I had no idea what to expect...no idea what my experience would be like. After a year of this I must break my silence.
REFLECTING A TRUE IMAGE
My iron game is a mirror image of the rest of my life ( business, personal… etc ). These 45LBS plates reflect the truest image of myself, on all sides, from all angles, inside and out. Seeing the reflection is brutal, seeing the aberrant creature being crushed by the torrent of truth.
THE TRUTH
I never knew what DEDICATION was
I never knew what DIGGING deep was
I wasn’t ready for the HUNGER ( physically and mentally )
I wasn’t ready for the FATIGUE( physically and mentally )
I wasn’t ready for the PAIN ( physically, mentally and socially )
I wasn’t ready for the WEAKNESS ( physically and mentally )
I wasn’t ready for the THURST ( physically and mentaly )
I wasn’t ready for the LOSS ( physically, mentally, socially and financially )
Looking back at myself in the 45’s I now know I have never spoken a word of the truth, because I have never accepted it. I can’t push 250 lbs (I'm not ready to be the GM or move into a nicer place) , my left side isn’t as developed as my right ( I spend to much time running the floor, not enough on paper work and I hardly ever talk to friends ), my diet isn’t under control ( I still don't have 6 months of emergency money saved ), there never seams to be enough time to sleep ( I never plan for anything anymore ) and I have lost much of my endurance with my weight gain ( my pay increase only means I wonder where more money went ).
My friends say im only human, my family says I am having growing pains, I say I need to man up.
For me the iron is symbolic of the rest of my life...like looking into a magical iron mirror ( did I really just say that ). I am proud of my gains. They let me know I am on the right path, but they are still meager.
I ACKNOWLEDGE THE POWER OF THIS MAGIC
Winter is comming...so is my next training cycle and a company review. I have a diet to plan, supplements to save up for, employees to train and mentor, new homes to look at and papers to sign.
I kept a photolog of my progress you can see it here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitfieldjunior/sets/72157618880701286/). I liked the whole black and white lomo thing the Universal guys have going on and tried my hand at it. If you have an opinion please share it.
REFLECTING A TRUE IMAGE
My iron game is a mirror image of the rest of my life ( business, personal… etc ). These 45LBS plates reflect the truest image of myself, on all sides, from all angles, inside and out. Seeing the reflection is brutal, seeing the aberrant creature being crushed by the torrent of truth.
THE TRUTH
I never knew what DEDICATION was
I never knew what DIGGING deep was
I wasn’t ready for the HUNGER ( physically and mentally )
I wasn’t ready for the FATIGUE( physically and mentally )
I wasn’t ready for the PAIN ( physically, mentally and socially )
I wasn’t ready for the WEAKNESS ( physically and mentally )
I wasn’t ready for the THURST ( physically and mentaly )
I wasn’t ready for the LOSS ( physically, mentally, socially and financially )
Looking back at myself in the 45’s I now know I have never spoken a word of the truth, because I have never accepted it. I can’t push 250 lbs (I'm not ready to be the GM or move into a nicer place) , my left side isn’t as developed as my right ( I spend to much time running the floor, not enough on paper work and I hardly ever talk to friends ), my diet isn’t under control ( I still don't have 6 months of emergency money saved ), there never seams to be enough time to sleep ( I never plan for anything anymore ) and I have lost much of my endurance with my weight gain ( my pay increase only means I wonder where more money went ).
My friends say im only human, my family says I am having growing pains, I say I need to man up.
For me the iron is symbolic of the rest of my life...like looking into a magical iron mirror ( did I really just say that ). I am proud of my gains. They let me know I am on the right path, but they are still meager.
I ACKNOWLEDGE THE POWER OF THIS MAGIC
Winter is comming...so is my next training cycle and a company review. I have a diet to plan, supplements to save up for, employees to train and mentor, new homes to look at and papers to sign.
I kept a photolog of my progress you can see it here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitfieldjunior/sets/72157618880701286/). I liked the whole black and white lomo thing the Universal guys have going on and tried my hand at it. If you have an opinion please share it.