18 Weeks

[MAkEONeDER]

... Nah, this aint the journey by WRATH, this is more like gettin my toes wet...
Im startin this thing this monday.. and Im just wonderin if any of y'all fellas are on a journey of your own right now.... What are some things that keep you motivated other than that trophy??

[Dozer240]

books, magazines and bodybuilding videos keep me going. you also have to remember that your ar unique. you can do something that other people would not even imagine doing. only the select few can actually do what we do. I have been dieting for 12 weeks now. I am at the point where i gag sometimes trying to choke down another piece of chicken or turkey. but in the end i know it was worth it. just keep pushin and you will see. its like a light switch. you will be doing it without even giving it a thought. you are part of a family now and we are here for eachother. keep strong!

[HBomb29]

The journey is what separates us from the normals. This is also where you can find the true bodybuilder as opposed to the ones that claim to be "bodybuilders". The journey is one like no other, its one of struggle, hard labor, mental and physical agony. Beating your body down when it doesn’t have enough fuel to get back up. Breaking your mind and emotions down when they are at their weakest. Yea i am on my own journey right now. 13 weeks of diet down and 7 more to go. what keeps me going? Is it the 5:30 cardio sessions? NO. What about the 8 meals? Nope. Working out at the gym when others look at me like i am not human. NAH. Going to bed at 10:00 so i get enough sleep to get up and do it all over again. Not even close. then why? I will tell you. What other sport do you diet for 20 plus week for one day? and if on that one day something is a little off, that 20 weeks went down the drain. 20 weeks of shutting out the world around you when it wants in. ignoring the constant nagging of "friends" asking why you cant eat this and why you cant hang out anymore. putting yourself on a little island all alone in complete solitude. where its only you and that one day the day where you will stand up in front of five people who will decide if you worked hard enough over the last 20 weeks to walk out a champion. the day when you stand next to your fellow iron brothers who have also been on that same journey. they are the ones that can relate with you, they know how it feels to have zero energy, wake up at times of the morning when others are just laying down to sleep. they are your true brothers, but not on this day not at this time they are an enemy. we are all warriors striving for the chance to have our hands held high in victory. but once it is all said and done when that last bead of sweat is dropped on that stage when the final applause is over and you walk off that stage. you will be brothers once again. the iron brother hood is stronger than winning and losing, its about passion and the love for what we do. the appreciation of knowing what it takes to get there. this is why i do it.
God has a plan for everyman, this is the path he has chosen for me and i will carry out my duties until it is time to move on. but will always remember the brotherhood


H-Bomb29

[DANO]

A good training partner is the key to my journey, somebody that says "come the fuck on pussy!!" when you start to get burnt, then when he slacks you kick him in the ass. bounce ideas off each other, keep everything fresh. This is what got my bench from 165 to 275 and my squat up to 415 for reps.

[man in black]

Just little things. I ordered an Animal tank top. I thought it'd be more of a t shirt fit, but it's a "wife-beater" fit. I'm gonna have to shed some guy before I'll look worthy of wearing that in the gym. So instead of sending it back, I hung it on my bed post to look at every morning, every night all the time.

Just little stuff like that to bouy me along my way. It's all mind games that you have to battle out with myself because I don't care what anyone thinks, so I can't use their opinions.

Jeff

[niladmirari88]

Yea i'm 3 weeks into my first pre-contest cut and I'm finding out my genetics aren't so great. Things are progressing slowly and some days I feel like i'll never get cut and dry. What keeps me motivated is that I'm a senior in high school and I know that none of my peers could and would ever do the things I do. They might be stronger or faster, but they would never diet or train as hard as I do. It's knowing that I'll eat horse shit and do cardio 10 hours a day just to stand on that stage and compete. Everything on this forum and website also motivate me. Peace.