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whatnow5
01-15-07, 10:06 pm
time I questioned my lifestyle. I was loading the bar for sldls and something came over me, I stopped right in the middle of loading the bar and thought "why? You could walk out the door right now and never touch a weight again in your life. You could stop this pain, and everything that goes with lifting. This could be it. Do you really need to strive for the best body, to be healthy, strong, and essentially better than a "normal" person. You could be that "normal" person, you could be just like everyone else. Why do you train with this intesity, your not a competetive bber, or a powerlifter. Do you really think you can continue doing this?" I stood there and looked in the mirror, I couldn't hear anything anymore. "Normal, why would I want to be fat, lazy, and not care about my body? Why would I want to be like everybody else? This is now my motivation, not only not being your "normal" person, but by all the ones who accepted this invitation to just give up. I will continue for them, I will go through everyday with these people in the back of my mind."
Have any of you asked yourselves this kind of question?
IntensityJT
01-15-07, 10:10 pm
every fucking day i asked myself the same exact question of Why? everytime i grip that metal bar with chalk in my hands and determination in my eyes...but i do it because i fucking love it...i love knowing that im not a normal person...i am a beast amongst ppl who want to be like it..i do it because i love the pain of training...ppl are afraid of different and ppl should be afraid of us..we are the few, the chosen i guess...that is why we do it
keep on goin man
rcrott1
01-15-07, 10:29 pm
every day i come across something that makes me question my lifestyle..then i remember that i chose this life because i came to the realisation that we are elite...we are better than everyone else...we are the defiers of gravity....we are brothers of iron.
Strength and Honor.
everyday I ask myself why the fuck do i want to be a bodybuilder so bad! I ask myself these question during my workout as well when your facing the ultimate pain. I do it becasue i want the respect that one gives you when they notice you have a huge body and to know that you have gone through utter chaos and stress to build that amazing body. I love takin on the pain. I love it so much I look forward to it!
I think without asking that question from time to time, you wouldnt be human. Ive found myself wondering about that in my early days. Im not blessed with any sort of naturaly strong body, or large amount of muscle mass, and to be honest, as hard as I workout I dont get the results I want.
But this lifestyle is what its all about, working hard or hardly working, its a choice we all have to make.
But just think of this as a way to challenege yourself and everyone loves challenges.
I feel you brothers
I question what the hell I'm doing every time I ache the next day. I question why I'm putting so much effort into it, when I'm the only one in my life who seems to understand or care why that one more rep or half pound means the fucking world.
Then I come to places like this and realize I'm not the one screwed up in the head. Everyone else is.
See you in the gym.
Hollywood
01-17-07, 2:10 pm
The thought has crossed my mind.. "why do you do this? what brought you here? why are you busting your ass while everyone else is sitting on theirs?" I know my answer.. cause I fuckin love it fellas. The pain, the sacrifice, the dedication, we do it so we know in our lives who the men are and who the boys are
You gonna be a boy or a man?
jstone28
01-17-07, 11:05 pm
thats what seperates "us" from "them"....the fight.
3 sets left on a loaded bar of ATG Squats, what finish it out?
5:00am preparing 3 meals with veggies,rice,chicken,fish,meat,patatoes,ect....why are you up?
why? why? because nothing makes me happier.
every meal i eat, every gym session i take on, everything takes me a step closer to that #1 on the podium.
go head and miss meals, take it easy for the week at the gym. as for me, you will find me under the squat rack 2 sets down 2 more to go, going ass to grass.....you'll find me there.
NZ Ironhead
01-18-07, 12:21 am
Why? why? Because we can brothers - that's the answer - we make the choice - that's our power - we conciously choose the hard road, every fucking day, every fucking rep, every fucking can of tuna - we choose it while others choose to be normal. We stare it in the eye and say 'bring it, and bring it hard, because I'm not retreating, I'm not turning back, I will not be defeated by you - so you better bring it, because I'm laying it all down!"
NZ Ironhead
01-18-07, 1:25 am
Why? why? Because we can brothers - that's the answer - we make the choice - that's our power - we conciously choose the hard road, every fucking day, every fucking rep, every fucking can of tuna - we choose it while others choose to be normal. We stare it in the eye and say 'bring it, and bring it hard, because I'm not retreating, I'm not turning back, I will not be defeated by you - so you better bring it, because I'm laying it all down!"
BrotherInArms
03-21-08, 10:32 pm
Every time I wake up and my muscles beg for an end, I wonder, why? Then I wonder, why not?
Why not?
BamBam92
03-22-08, 6:02 pm
time I questioned my lifestyle. I was loading the bar for sldls and something came over me, I stopped right in the middle of loading the bar and thought "why? You could walk out the door right now and never touch a weight again in your life. You could stop this pain, and everything that goes with lifting. This could be it. Do you really need to strive for the best body, to be healthy, strong, and essentially better than a "normal" person. You could be that "normal" person, you could be just like everyone else. Why do you train with this intesity, your not a competetive bber, or a powerlifter. Do you really think you can continue doing this?" I stood there and looked in the mirror, I couldn't hear anything anymore. "Normal, why would I want to be fat, lazy, and not care about my body? Why would I want to be like everybody else? This is now my motivation, not only not being your "normal" person, but by all the ones who accepted this invitation to just give up. I will continue for them, I will go through everyday with these people in the back of my mind."
Have any of you asked yourselves this kind of question?
Everyday I ask myself why...I never question this IRON lifestyle, or what I do...thats when you start going downhill with it...I just always wonder kinda like a "what if" type of thing...like what if I didnt lift, what if I never joined my 1st gym, what if I wasnt born with good genetics, what if...aahhh fuck it...hehehehe
I put it this way...
I walked into American Eagle yesterday to look for a nice, new shirt to wear for Easter...yeah surprisingly I can still get dressed up and look good lol. Anywho, I try on a few polos and a few button up shirts...well the only ones that fit were the XL-XXL polos but they kinda looked weird everywhere but the arms and chest/back...and the button ups was a joke...I felt they were gonna rip...but oh well..so I ended up with nothing...but went to another store and got a shirt so no biggie...but I wondered...man, if I wasnt huge, I could wear all the designer shit and look good and get all the girls or some shit like that...but then today...AFTER I went to the gym mind you...I walk through my mall to go buy my mom a card for Easter, and when I was in Hallmark, a girl comes over, slips a piece of paper into my under armour hoody, and walks off...it was her number. I looked like shit, gym shoes, grey sweats, and black hoody...with sweaty hair and chalk remains on my hands..lol...but I got the number?! HAHA...so fuck it...I love this shit...and every now and then my eyes get open even wider to what I got myself into...and I FUCKING LOVE IT!!!
killyouintheface
03-22-08, 6:10 pm
I've only been in a gym with any amount of regularity since the first of the year, but when I get into something I get 100% into it. This is my take on it.
Every time I wake up and certain of my muscles are screaming for me to just stop and relax and not worry about it. I think of what I learned about myself the day before while I was at the gym. What I learned about how the only person setting my limits for what I could take was me, and that I can take more today than I could take yesterday; mentally, emotionally, and physically.
I am not just making my body stronger, although that's a happy byproduct. I am training my mind to work in concert with my body to break down the walls I had previously put up for myself.
I am not just changing the way my body looks (which is a good thing, as it hasn't changed much since I started), but I am also changing the lens through which I see myself and the world I live in.
That's why I'll keep going.
Lowdown5
03-22-08, 6:11 pm
I have lived on the other side, the dark side. I have lived as a fat ass who couldn't walk 2 blocks without stopping to rest. I have lived a life I would wish on no one. And every morning when the clock buzzes at 0-dark thirty and I rise from bed in pain I thank God that I am now living this life. This is so much better than the past.
Every time I wake up and my muscles beg for an end, I wonder, why? Then I wonder, why not?
Why not?
Ain't that the fucking truth!
BamBam92
03-22-08, 7:09 pm
I have lived on the other side, the dark side. I have lived as a fat ass who couldn't walk 2 blocks without stopping to rest. I have lived a life I would wish on no one. And every morning when the clock buzzes at 0-dark thirty and I rise from bed in pain I thank God that I am now living this life. This is so much better than the past.
I HEAR YA BROTHER!!!!! Im the same way...respect!
In IRON,
Josh
Reacher34
03-22-08, 7:19 pm
On behalf of the countless bodybuilders, powerlifters, and plain old iron addicts that will come after us...thank you. It happens to everyone (I think). It happens more to some that to others. Every blue moon when I feel like I'm not on point with my diet or training, or when I'm just plain fuckin exhausted, I question my sanity. As of right now I have no plans to compete, so why do I live like this? And honestly, the first time that happened, I was scared shitless that I would quit.
It was the fact that I had read about it before. It's the articles from the pros, and the posts like this one that let people know that other people feel that shit too. I thought about it and even though I was questioning my lifestyle, I told myself that the feeling would pass and the next day I'd be back on the grind with my head down and feet pointed forward.
So again, thanks for letting everyone know that they aren't alone in their insanity.
Lowdown5
03-22-08, 7:36 pm
I HEAR YA BROTHER!!!!! Im the same way...respect!
In IRON,
Josh
Respect to you my Brother!
time I questioned my lifestyle. I was loading the bar for sldls and something came over me, I stopped right in the middle of loading the bar and thought "why? You could walk out the door right now and never touch a weight again in your life. You could stop this pain, and everything that goes with lifting. This could be it. Do you really need to strive for the best body, to be healthy, strong, and essentially better than a "normal" person. You could be that "normal" person, you could be just like everyone else. Why do you train with this intesity, your not a competetive bber, or a powerlifter. Do you really think you can continue doing this?" I stood there and looked in the mirror, I couldn't hear anything anymore. "Normal, why would I want to be fat, lazy, and not care about my body? Why would I want to be like everybody else? This is now my motivation, not only not being your "normal" person, but by all the ones who accepted this invitation to just give up. I will continue for them, I will go through everyday with these people in the back of my mind."
Have any of you asked yourselves this kind of question?
"...Their's not to make reply,
THEIR'S NOT TO REASON WHY,
THEIR'S BUT TO DO AND DIE:
Into the valley of Death..."
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
verse 2
BiG in NYC 823
03-29-08, 8:47 pm
time I questioned my lifestyle. I was loading the bar for sldls and something came over me, I stopped right in the middle of loading the bar and thought "why? You could walk out the door right now and never touch a weight again in your life. You could stop this pain, and everything that goes with lifting. This could be it. Do you really need to strive for the best body, to be healthy, strong, and essentially better than a "normal" person. You could be that "normal" person, you could be just like everyone else. Why do you train with this intesity, your not a competetive bber, or a powerlifter. Do you really think you can continue doing this?" I stood there and looked in the mirror, I couldn't hear anything anymore. "Normal, why would I want to be fat, lazy, and not care about my body? Why would I want to be like everybody else? This is now my motivation, not only not being your "normal" person, but by all the ones who accepted this invitation to just give up. I will continue for them, I will go through everyday with these people in the back of my mind."
Have any of you asked yourselves this kind of question?
I ask myself this question a lot. And a lot more of recent, b/c i have a wife, a kid and another kid on the way. I ask myself, why do i love what i do and i know i will not be a bber and it only takes time and effort away from my family...then
I have lived on the other side, the dark side. I have lived as a fat ass who couldn't walk 2 blocks without stopping to rest. I have lived a life I would wish on no one. And every morning when the clock buzzes at 0-dark thirty and I rise from bed in pain I thank God that I am now living this life. This is so much better than the past.
what ^^ says above makes me realize why i do it..i too have lived on that other side..and i live for the now and realize that if, what i do makes me feel better then in turn i will make my whole family feel better...
There is peace, tranquility and happiness in what i do..and I pay it forward..
LegendKillerJosh
03-29-08, 8:53 pm
same thing happened to me today. I told someone at work I was doing a powerlifting contest next month and they asked me "why?" And I actually questioned myself, and couldn't come up with an answer. Just "because I want to win." That's all I could think of.
need2getBIG
03-29-08, 9:38 pm
everyone in this game asks themselves this question sooner or later,and the ones who keep going are the ones who truly love this game and what its truly about
I asked this question once and only once. I threw in the towel for about a week or so... I went into my garage, stared at the iron sitting there, waiting for me, and that's when I realized why I do this. Because it's a calling.... it's something I chose to do, but yet may never fully comprehend..... That's the way I see it and I live it every single motherfucking day and will till I die.
today i woke up, roght away went to the kitchen got my breakfast and as i was seating on the table i though i could be sleeping right now! its 6:30 am and i am eating. got my bag grab my daughter and head to the gym i did my first set of bench press when i got up and look in the miror saw myself and the way that i look and said im not the only one that has these looks. why am i here? i said because i wanna be healthy,m i wanna be one of those muscle beast that breaks necks when he walks down the street.
fatboystick
04-08-08, 11:33 pm
I dont want to be like every other 36 year guy out there w/ a pot belly and a fuckin excuse for EVERYTHING. I want to be what i want to be...not who society tries to make us be. Why be "normal" when you have the choice to be spectacular...right?
Yep... i asked myself that once... until i pulled up some photos from a few years back.. and looked at how grotesque i was... i was at 37.5% body fat and 214lbs.. it was disgusting.. as i looked in the mirror after finishing my set of deadlifts i knew the answer as i sat there at 12% body fat and 165lbs .... i knew why i was in this.. it was to show everyone i am not going to be another statistic. one of those that makes most of America known as the most obese nation with the highest percentage of diabetes... i am changing that in hopes that others will see my progress and want to change. I wanna go from being obese to competing..