DanTheMan
07-12-11, 5:49 am
So as I'm sitting hear 4:34am, just popped my first pack of CUTS, plotting out my day on what carbs I should have and how much water I drink and fitting meals in between work and training and class...
I'm 11 days out from my first bodybuilding competition. Last november, when 2 weeks after I stepped off the platform at a USAPL powerlifting meet, I was 214lbs. Now I'm teetering around 170. I haven't been this light since middle school, honestly.
People often ask "why, danny? Why do you put yourself through it? for 16+ weeks? the meticulous dieting and the cardio..." and they ask "how do you do it danny? you do cardio in the am AND workout in the pm AND go to class AND work as a student?"
they say "I could never do it... it's just not for me"
ain't nothing to it but to do it.
I realized that, damn, as grueling and as fucked up as it is, this is where my passions really are
Be it powerlifting, which I've dabbled in for over 6 years or training for my bodybuilding show, all these years on the forvms, in the gym, eating my meals, and paying my dues are for a reason.
I don't care if you're a powerlifter, bodybuilder, strongman, or a newbie on the forvms..we're all here because our passions are within not just in the iron, but bettering ourselves... by grinding and hustling every damn hour of every damn day... 24/7/365.
Sure, the iron all gives us the ground, it's what ties us altogether...but our passions are within setting goals people see as impossible, busting our asses, and making them reality...
our passions are in proving to the general public, our friends, our family, that hell, training is hard. sacrificing a social life from time to time is hard. dieting is harder. cardio fucking sucks. but it's what we love to do. we don't want to infect the disease of mediocrity and we won't settle...
we won't settle even if we become a national contender in powerlifting, or an NPC bodybuilder, or the world's strongest man. because our passions within this life are to aspire to inspire.
we're here to push the limits and prove that even if things don't seem possible now, if you believe it-- if you breathe it-- if you live for what you really want it-- want what you really deserve, it can and WILL happen.
I don't care if I place dead last at my first bodybuilding show. If I bring all that I can, then not not a damn ounce of my pride will be torn from me. I've come this far, and I'm going to bring my best package to the stage.
So here's a personal thank you to everyone on here, and to everyone who has ever had a dream, busted their ass, and made it become reality. A Thank you to those who stayed up late for a meal, or woke up early to do cardio... A thank you to those who if you ever had ANY haters or anyone who doubted you, and you went even harder and pushed the limits. A thank you to those who went to failure when you have 300+ lbs on your back in the squat rack. A Thank you to those who balance out work and family and friends, and still make it a priority to be something more than the average joe.
I'm 11 days out from my first bodybuilding competition. Last november, when 2 weeks after I stepped off the platform at a USAPL powerlifting meet, I was 214lbs. Now I'm teetering around 170. I haven't been this light since middle school, honestly.
People often ask "why, danny? Why do you put yourself through it? for 16+ weeks? the meticulous dieting and the cardio..." and they ask "how do you do it danny? you do cardio in the am AND workout in the pm AND go to class AND work as a student?"
they say "I could never do it... it's just not for me"
ain't nothing to it but to do it.
I realized that, damn, as grueling and as fucked up as it is, this is where my passions really are
Be it powerlifting, which I've dabbled in for over 6 years or training for my bodybuilding show, all these years on the forvms, in the gym, eating my meals, and paying my dues are for a reason.
I don't care if you're a powerlifter, bodybuilder, strongman, or a newbie on the forvms..we're all here because our passions are within not just in the iron, but bettering ourselves... by grinding and hustling every damn hour of every damn day... 24/7/365.
Sure, the iron all gives us the ground, it's what ties us altogether...but our passions are within setting goals people see as impossible, busting our asses, and making them reality...
our passions are in proving to the general public, our friends, our family, that hell, training is hard. sacrificing a social life from time to time is hard. dieting is harder. cardio fucking sucks. but it's what we love to do. we don't want to infect the disease of mediocrity and we won't settle...
we won't settle even if we become a national contender in powerlifting, or an NPC bodybuilder, or the world's strongest man. because our passions within this life are to aspire to inspire.
we're here to push the limits and prove that even if things don't seem possible now, if you believe it-- if you breathe it-- if you live for what you really want it-- want what you really deserve, it can and WILL happen.
I don't care if I place dead last at my first bodybuilding show. If I bring all that I can, then not not a damn ounce of my pride will be torn from me. I've come this far, and I'm going to bring my best package to the stage.
So here's a personal thank you to everyone on here, and to everyone who has ever had a dream, busted their ass, and made it become reality. A Thank you to those who stayed up late for a meal, or woke up early to do cardio... A thank you to those who if you ever had ANY haters or anyone who doubted you, and you went even harder and pushed the limits. A thank you to those who went to failure when you have 300+ lbs on your back in the squat rack. A Thank you to those who balance out work and family and friends, and still make it a priority to be something more than the average joe.