My realization in the process of body building...

Today was a good day as I have cycled back to my chest and back day. I came to a realization today as I thought about how I began.

In the process when I began building I felt it was all about me and how great I can be. I would push and push and I eventually got to a physique I was happy with. I continued to go to the gym with this mentality, and pushed harder competing with the people next to me, I needed to...I needed the validation that I was great, it was all about the ego. The more fancy the maneuver, the more weight the more I could rub it in the face of my silent opponent at the gym. I realized this sport can consume you in that manner, but once that was revealed to me, I realized that to be a good body builder you need to take ego out of it.

Today I witnessed the other end, I saw me in someone else. I was doing Paul's program and due to pre-exhausted muscle eventually weights that I would used to consider embarrassing, I was pumping out. As I was working the program as prescribed (Mostly, I modified it a bit) I watched the guy next to me doing squats, squats if done incorrectly with bad form is a danger to the body. He had the bar on his back and squatting down and then jumping up into the air. Here I was doing baby weights next to him on the smith machine, as he risked injury while glancing over at me working out every so often. Me on the other hand following Pauls request to do every rep with perfect form.

He left the gym, and I was feeling pumped not only did I feel I have gotten the best workout I have ever gotten when compared to when I was that guy, I then knew ego has nothing to do with body building. Body building is about building a healthy (Sexy) body that other can aspire to, its not to be competed with but shared. The better I become at my sport the better I can teach and inspire others to do the same. It helps I have a great teacher, so to all those aspiring to your best level of personal fitness, the best way to this is check the ego.

Have a great day and live fit!

The warrior....it's in your blood!

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