Halfway through my lean bulk and I am feeling so awesome. I'm going to post up a couple pics, and I'll throw up a reminder of my cycle, but I wanted to share these thoughts from the gym today with my Bros.
I slipped under the bar and found the line it rests across my shoulders. The slightest pressure indicated my balance was good, and I had my heels positioned directly below me for best form. Now my nose was just inches from the mirrored gym walls. Gazing deeply into my own eyes the struggles of the past week flashed through my mind, the hurt, the emotional turmoil, and feelings of helplessness. “I am so fucking beautiful.”, I said quietly to myself as I lifted the 365 pound bar out of the rack, stepped back, and in one smooth motion squatted down to the box I had set to ensure my hips past my knees, and pressed back up for a new personal record. I racked the weight as I pondered my declaration. It wasn’t my mere physicality I praised as I took the weight. It was my ability to persevere, my wisdom to turn to my faith when things were at their darkest, and my sheer will to hold on during hard times. A fist bump from a fellow gym rat just the icing on the cake, and the sweat pouring down my face more than enough to hide the tears.
Never give up, never give in.
I slipped under the bar and found the line it rests across my shoulders. The slightest pressure indicated my balance was good, and I had my heels positioned directly below me for best form. Now my nose was just inches from the mirrored gym walls. Gazing deeply into my own eyes the struggles of the past week flashed through my mind, the hurt, the emotional turmoil, and feelings of helplessness. “I am so fucking beautiful.”, I said quietly to myself as I lifted the 365 pound bar out of the rack, stepped back, and in one smooth motion squatted down to the box I had set to ensure my hips past my knees, and pressed back up for a new personal record. I racked the weight as I pondered my declaration. It wasn’t my mere physicality I praised as I took the weight. It was my ability to persevere, my wisdom to turn to my faith when things were at their darkest, and my sheer will to hold on during hard times. A fist bump from a fellow gym rat just the icing on the cake, and the sweat pouring down my face more than enough to hide the tears.
Never give up, never give in.