View Full Version : The Iron Game and Staying Sane
musclealchemist
02-18-07, 2:37 am
Alright bros, i was struck with inspiration, so bear with me
My life is rather good right now. It has its ups and downs, but its nothing terribly bad. Just recently it feels like everyone's life around me is crashing down right before my eyes. I know i shouldnt worry about them, but it effects me in some strange way. It makes me see that even though the path i walk isnt glamorous, nor is it ever easy, is the right path for me. I dunno about yall but the Iron is what keeps me sane. It helps me shed off those lowly people that would other wise bring me down. My path takes me right through the belly of the beast, but i love every minute of it. Sorry if this was rather long.
Peace, Love, and God bless
Lucas
musclealchemist
03-26-07, 1:03 am
Ok guys here is my little rant. Do you guys ever feel so different from everyone that you feel alien? Like i feel everyone around me does so much stupid shit that i almost feel like im doing something wrong making the right choices. Its not so much that im worried about what other people do, but im just wondering if anyone else out there ever feels just straight up different from everyone else.
I always thought to my self it must be me, and not everyone else
but, i found out, it's everyone else and not me these days...
decent people are one of a kind now a days...
Maybe sometimes. But I prefer to not let myself be the one who is doing the alienating. For example:
On Friday I get home from punishing my delts and traps and all I want to do is sit on the couch and let my whey shake in my stomach settle before I get in the shower. I flop onto the couch and then my roommate comes in with his girlfriend. They have Panda Express and they plop down on the couch and start eating. Then she has the courtesy to ask if I would like any...
My first reaction, of course, was to think "Hell no I don't want any of that greasy MSG-laden processed shit that is causing everyone in America to die of fucking heart disease and would take a full week of my cutting progress and shit on it! Do I LOOK like I eat that? Does the sweat soaking my shirt tell you that I want to send all of my hard work down the shitter just to taste some re-heated mess of cardboard and high fructose corn syrup?"
But then I stopped myself... She is just being nice. She doesn't understand how I train and eat a specific way. She eats like a normal person. What tastes good two to three times a day. She's just being nice...
So I smile and wave off the fried rice with chow mein and orange chicken. "No thanks. I just drank a protein shake."
Can't let ourselves alienate ourselves. It's better to just be understanding of the fact that most people just don't understand.
bleed_alone
03-26-07, 1:25 am
Haha that reminds me of one of the posts from the journey, about buying eggs. "How can she know that I choke down 12 in the morning and again at night?" True for all of us. Ignorance, can't get around it. Just let 'em live their fairy tale as we progress.
Different...ain't it great?...
I have always been a little different from people I am around. I do not party much and I spend all my spare time training and studying to become a police officer. I always like having to explain to people at work why I am eating a protein bar or drinking a shake or taking so many pills everyday when they see me doing all of this. I work in a resturaunt so most people just order food or graze on cold food. Sometimes I want to explain to them that the things they are doing are what keeps them in their rut or what keeps them in the shape they are in but I have noticed that by just telling people that I like it I have gotten others to try working out and eating better. I think that when people ask why or they act like they do not understand and we explain in a way that makes it interesting, it makes them think. It is all about placing the idea in their head and convincing them that they do not have to give up everything to be in better shape and to feel better.
ultimatefighter
03-26-07, 4:56 am
Ya. I am fuckin different. Im in college, I dont fuckin party on the weekends. I bust my ass in the weightroom and then when I am done, I'm recovering and getting ready for my next workout. I don't have time for bullshit set backs. I look at those people who party all weekend, getting shit faced, or those who smoke or get high as fuckin weak. I am stronger than them. Mentally and physically. Its motivating to know that while they are out having a "good time" that they won't even remember Monday, my sore ass legs or chest won't let me forget.