You know, I’m no expert, I don’t have a doctorate, I have not been through all those hours of studying that millions of people in this world go through to write about what they believe is the basis of an idea!, but what I do have, is a lot of experience. I know and have worked out with lots of people of different structures, different mentalities, different temperaments and different cultures. I have had the pleasure of knowing some pure power lifters, hardcore bodybuilders, fitness freaks and some once a year, one set per body part, “Oooh” and “Ahhh” people. There are times I look back and I think I have been through all the phases, except for the “once a year, one set per body part, “Oooh” and “Ahhh”” phase.
The thing is, that regardless of whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced athlete, there is something that all of us, have in common. We are all indecisive when we start. Well a majority of us, at least. This is the hardest part of exercising.
Quite often you will see a newbie standing around looking at the guy bench pressing a 100lbs barbell and you can see the look on the newbie’s face…. A look of “When will I be doing that?” Most times though, if you remember to look around again the next day, the guy just hasn’t come back and you will not see him again.
There are two reasons for that. Either gyms aren’t his thing or he just doesn’t want to be the smallest, weakest person around. I would say it is the latter. Most guys don’t want to be baring arms when, at their thickest, they are as big as the other guys wrist. Well this is for those people.
However thin/slim you are, every guy in the gym started like you. Bodybuilding is an art and perfection takes years. No two bodies are alike, so everyone that is sculpted is a masterpiece. Being the best takes years of learning, hard work, time, patience and the ability to be able to make mistakes and learn from them.
So, beating the hardest part of exercising is deciding to stick with it, and the easiest way to decide that is to simply make the commitment to stay with it for six months. If you are completely committed, I guarantee that you will see changes in three months and you will not leave it after that without ever wanting to come back.
The thing is, that regardless of whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced athlete, there is something that all of us, have in common. We are all indecisive when we start. Well a majority of us, at least. This is the hardest part of exercising.
Quite often you will see a newbie standing around looking at the guy bench pressing a 100lbs barbell and you can see the look on the newbie’s face…. A look of “When will I be doing that?” Most times though, if you remember to look around again the next day, the guy just hasn’t come back and you will not see him again.
There are two reasons for that. Either gyms aren’t his thing or he just doesn’t want to be the smallest, weakest person around. I would say it is the latter. Most guys don’t want to be baring arms when, at their thickest, they are as big as the other guys wrist. Well this is for those people.
However thin/slim you are, every guy in the gym started like you. Bodybuilding is an art and perfection takes years. No two bodies are alike, so everyone that is sculpted is a masterpiece. Being the best takes years of learning, hard work, time, patience and the ability to be able to make mistakes and learn from them.
So, beating the hardest part of exercising is deciding to stick with it, and the easiest way to decide that is to simply make the commitment to stay with it for six months. If you are completely committed, I guarantee that you will see changes in three months and you will not leave it after that without ever wanting to come back.
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