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2004/02/24, 08:06 AM
It is an addiction, this lifting the Iron. I am not talking about those that just go for cardio, or even those that just go to lift for the social aspect. BB1fit, rev8ball, me, the Amazon Woman (lol) we all are addicted to this. I am sure I have missed a lot of you out there that lift to fight that weight. Not many know that joy when you have reached a certain goal in weight lifted. The Mighty Amazon did it by deadlifting 135! BB1 did it by using 110Db. I have done it by hitting many smaller goals. Rev we all know has done it, as have many of you. But what makes us do it? I mean lets get reall how many of you get strange looks whe your eyes light up with the retelling of the strain, pain and godawful discomfort of that squat, deadlift bench whathave you? Or when on friday when everyone else is out at the pizza places of ordering take out at work and you pull out your fifth meal of the week of chicken and rice and veges? I am not even talking about using a ton of weight. It is am attitude that motivates each of us to get up at 5am or whenever and hit the weights each time striving to lift more and for more reps. I am a addict of this. It was not untill recently that I learned something else. Someone else posted just the other day how when he eats a bad meal or skipps one etc he feels like he cheated himself. That hit me like a ton of bricks....even though I lift hard I was missing that part of this addiction. Well I hope this rambling did not confuse or upset any of you all. I am so addicted to this, that this post is what I was thinking about writing as i fell asleep last night to dream of a deadlift! Lift hard and become Strong, Like Bull!:dumbbell:
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LIFT HEAVY! BECOME STRONG, LIKE BULL!
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2004/02/24, 08:49 AM
I totally understand....I was working out the other day I benched my first 200 pounds well it was actually like 210 and I did it with no struggle did a full set of 10! I was so happy for myself. I started jumping up and down like rocky balboa in celebration! It feels great.
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2004/02/24, 09:39 AM
I think I am over addicted to food....I think about it 24/7 :angry:
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2004/02/24, 09:43 AM
It's crazy.. my wife will seem me grunting and groaning and straining to get the weight up and wonders why the hell I do this... it may be a little bit of agony at the time, but it's a feeling you can't get doing anything else!
Love it!
t
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Tim
"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self."
Aristotle
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2004/02/24, 09:50 AM
It is honestly a way of life. I couldnt imagine not working out regularly and eating well.
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Hecdarec in full effect.
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2004/02/24, 10:44 AM
It's a life long commitment to those who are truly dedicated. I get made fun of constantly up at school because i eat 5 times a day like clock work , lift weights eat healthy and don't go out every weekend to get drunk for no reason. I don't let what other people say prevent me from reaching my goals i want a better healthier body. Just the other day i was in the airport and i had to wait for a couple of hours for my ride to come pick me up and just looking around at all the people that walked by, there were so many that were out of shape. So many that were skinny but had the biggest gut. it just made me want to work even harder, i could never see myself like that. I just think about what the people who critize me for being a healthier person will look like in 5 to 10 years when i'll have 5 to 10 years of training and eating right behind me. Sometimes I just feel like taking them outside and showing them what all i'm hard training has done, but thats not why lift weights. I was starting to loose my motivation for lifting but this post made me forget all about that and after my week off i'm going to hit the gym harder than before. Good luck to everyone else and keep up the hard work
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2004/02/24, 11:12 AM
Right on Muttersnapper. Its a great feeling to feel there are no limitations if you are willing to do the work. Good post.
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Some times life is like herding cats.
Charlie
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2004/02/24, 11:25 AM
Well, I figured it was something. Addiction would be a good word for it; my wife says stupidity, but that is her opinion. The diet thing she is cool with, but the supersets/tri-sets/giant, and lifting so much that one more ounce would release a testicle; that is what she thinks is stupid. The iron seems to get into ones bloodstream, and the battle with that is knowing when you've done enough, and not too much. After time, we learn to listen to our bodies, knowing when to work what, when not to, when to eat more of something, and when not to; this geezer is still learning. Great Post muttinator!!!
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2004/02/24, 12:03 PM
Yeah Mutt!!
The addiction that makes you restless and even crabby when you can't lift, but elated when you up your poundage even 2 lbs.
The addiciton that makes you evaluate every body in the bodybuilding mags and strive to be better today than yesterday.
The addiction that makes you stronger, and healthier and more motivated and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound!!!!
Let's all toast to the demanding gods (and goddesses) of iron and sweat (lifting protein shake high) and go out there and kick some iron butt!!!
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"To be able to go to the gym and train hard is a joy and a privelege, even though the hard work necessitates driving yourself through considerable discomfort. Savor this privelege and blessing, and revel in it."
Stuart McRobert, Beyond Brawn
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2004/02/24, 04:15 PM
addiction hell yeah mutt i feel it growing in me .now i qiut smoking working on quiting dipping and don't drink my roomates are glad i found something so i quit walkiong around looking for something to take my fustration out on.
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Dave "lost viking seeking Valhalla"
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2004/02/24, 04:56 PM
Yeah, i know what yall are sayin. My girlfriend says i'm crazy and my parents think it's a waste of time, but i just tell em they don't know what they're missin. Awesome post guys!!
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The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper.
--Aristotle
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2004/02/24, 05:50 PM
Mutt, I'm with you all the way. It's the best addiction though, to improve ourselves. But there's nothing like that feeling of a new personal record, or knowing that you just completed your set using ideal form and didn't have to cheat.
It's the absolute best feeling and no one can ever understand until they get the fever.
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Pain is but a threshold to greater strength.
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2004/02/24, 09:50 PM
Mutt I think for those of us that have done this for a while, it would be absolute horror to go back to (or to go to, if you've never been there) a relaxed lifestyle.
Comparison? Getting cable modem, then going back to dialup.
We just can't.
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--There are no versions of the truth.--
Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic Park II
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2004/02/24, 10:03 PM
Mutt I am with you. I know I constantly beat my self up with the diet or if I miss that last few reps. I wonder some times if I am just emotionally tearing myself apart wondering what gains I could have made if i had just pushed harder. So I go and and push harder and obsess some more. lol _ mike:dumbbell:
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I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it is gone past me I will turn to see fear's path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain
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2004/02/25, 12:07 AM
Mutt, I'm deeply insulted you did not include me on the list of addicts. LOL Without lifting, I would be dead.:love::love::love::)
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May the lift be with you.
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2004/02/25, 11:03 AM
LOL I told you I know I missed a bunch! Sorry!:laugh:
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LIFT HEAVY! BECOME STRONG, LIKE BULL!
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