fstr03svtcobra
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I think it is incredibly important to be a little deluded in order to achieve the most you are capable of in training and certainly in life. My goal is to deadlift 700, pause incline 405, squat 600, and standing press 120 lbs over my bodyweight at under 200 lbs in 2014 only on trt and I have no doubt I will do it (I have been strength training less than a year). I am making fantastic gains on no supplements simply because I truly believe in myself. I have been hesitant to share these goals because I really hope I don't sound like a complete douche bag and because if I told these goals to most people they would tell me I'm crazy.
And while I do truly believe that I can do all this, I also realize that most would consider these goals deluded. But this delusion is what I've attributed most of my progress to. I got the delusion train rolling when I saw that there are incredibly strong, lightweight guys (and I don't give a flying fuck if they are juiced to the gills, while I'm not - strength is 99% effort. If I want something bad enough, I will get it). But after I made progress initially because I was motivated by these guys, I started setting my own goals and feeding off myself. In a sense I have now became my own motivator and my mind is the only thing I need to keep going.
I hope this doesn't sound arrogant. But I think anyone who excels at anything (lifting in this case and I most definitely am not excelling at lifting), has this mindset whether they would explain it this way or not.
And while I do truly believe that I can do all this, I also realize that most would consider these goals deluded. But this delusion is what I've attributed most of my progress to. I got the delusion train rolling when I saw that there are incredibly strong, lightweight guys (and I don't give a flying fuck if they are juiced to the gills, while I'm not - strength is 99% effort. If I want something bad enough, I will get it). But after I made progress initially because I was motivated by these guys, I started setting my own goals and feeding off myself. In a sense I have now became my own motivator and my mind is the only thing I need to keep going.
I hope this doesn't sound arrogant. But I think anyone who excels at anything (lifting in this case and I most definitely am not excelling at lifting), has this mindset whether they would explain it this way or not.