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I am wondering what you guys think motivates your training or bodybuilding lifestyle.
I get kind of tired when I hear people tell me over and over that I am so disciplined and that they wish they were, too. I don't see it as discipline at all. Discipline to ME is doing something that you do NOT want to do - in a sense, forcing yourself to do something. This is not what motivates me. I thrive on the monotony of the day in and day out routine that I have. It satisfies my control issues so that I don't have to control every other aspect of my life so strictly or, some might say, obsessively.
I feel that my training and even contest prep is more motivated by passion. I love everything about my training and even more, my prep for a show. I might bitch from time to time about being hungry but satisfying myself from eating would pale in comparison to the feeling I get when I end the day and say to myself that I did everything perfectly today and I will do the same again tomorrow. The daily routine of eating at the same time, training at the same time and each year achieving some level that you haven't achieved before is incredibly rewarding to me. I could all but care less about who knows I am a bodybuilder and whether or not anyone thinks I am ripped, huge, big or whatever. It may have started out that way but it has become more of a personal challenge and genuine love for the daily achievement and challenge that keeps me going.
I see guys in the gym and I even hear it sometimes from some friends or acquaintances, that they just don't want to train or they can't seem to stay with their diet, etc.. I am sure that you can tell when someone is in the gym because they feel that they HAVE to, instead of being there because they WANT to.
I am wondering what you guys think about this and how you feel about your own reasons for your lifestyle.
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I get kind of tired when I hear people tell me over and over that I am so disciplined and that they wish they were, too. I don't see it as discipline at all. Discipline to ME is doing something that you do NOT want to do - in a sense, forcing yourself to do something. This is not what motivates me. I thrive on the monotony of the day in and day out routine that I have. It satisfies my control issues so that I don't have to control every other aspect of my life so strictly or, some might say, obsessively.
I feel that my training and even contest prep is more motivated by passion. I love everything about my training and even more, my prep for a show. I might bitch from time to time about being hungry but satisfying myself from eating would pale in comparison to the feeling I get when I end the day and say to myself that I did everything perfectly today and I will do the same again tomorrow. The daily routine of eating at the same time, training at the same time and each year achieving some level that you haven't achieved before is incredibly rewarding to me. I could all but care less about who knows I am a bodybuilder and whether or not anyone thinks I am ripped, huge, big or whatever. It may have started out that way but it has become more of a personal challenge and genuine love for the daily achievement and challenge that keeps me going.
I see guys in the gym and I even hear it sometimes from some friends or acquaintances, that they just don't want to train or they can't seem to stay with their diet, etc.. I am sure that you can tell when someone is in the gym because they feel that they HAVE to, instead of being there because they WANT to.
I am wondering what you guys think about this and how you feel about your own reasons for your lifestyle.
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