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Here's a little about me, and how I got bite by the iron bug...
It all started back when I was 13. It was Xmas eve, my cousin was off to the gym and asked if I had wanted to come with him. Sure I thought as my father had a few old sets of DB sitting in our basement I had picked up a few times here and there. So there I was walking into a gym filled with equipment I had no idea how to use, and enough plates to sink a boat. I remember it was arms we did that day, how could I ever forget... My cousin competes in bodybuilding and has won several first place trophies in some big events. The guy knows what hes doing and he made sure I was going to suffer this out. I remember him screaming at me to keep lifting even after I had come to failure, as he would then slowly help the weight up and lower it back down only to do more reps, "This is where it counts, don't stop now," he said over and over. By the end of the workout I remember I had to shit, and reaching out for the toilet paper, and trying to wipe my own ass hurt, because my twig arms were still so pumped at the time. The next few nights I had trouble sleeping because my arms hurt so bad!
As I was pulling my bag out of the locker to leave the gym that day, a piece of paper floated out with it. I picked it up, and began to read it. It was a page out of a magazine with Frank McGrath's written "journey" done by AnimalPak. He was talking about how when he was a young kid, he once looked into the gym with fear, and after he finally joined, he knew that's where he belonged, he was at the bottom of the food chain and looking up. And after I read that, that's when I told myself I want to be a bodybuilder when I grow up, if he can do it, I can too. He has motivated me ever since. I suggest you read through his 18 week log if you haven't already, but its more on how he felt, his thoughts, and feelings of life, nothing like keeping track of weights or lifts or anything. I find if very motivational myself. I hope one day, that I in someway will be able to do the same, and maybe motivate people in the same way he has motivated me.
Here's a link to the page I pulled from my locker ---> week Start at 00 if you want to read through his 18 week journey
And here is Wrath talking about his near death experience which I also find very motivating
It all started back when I was 13. It was Xmas eve, my cousin was off to the gym and asked if I had wanted to come with him. Sure I thought as my father had a few old sets of DB sitting in our basement I had picked up a few times here and there. So there I was walking into a gym filled with equipment I had no idea how to use, and enough plates to sink a boat. I remember it was arms we did that day, how could I ever forget... My cousin competes in bodybuilding and has won several first place trophies in some big events. The guy knows what hes doing and he made sure I was going to suffer this out. I remember him screaming at me to keep lifting even after I had come to failure, as he would then slowly help the weight up and lower it back down only to do more reps, "This is where it counts, don't stop now," he said over and over. By the end of the workout I remember I had to shit, and reaching out for the toilet paper, and trying to wipe my own ass hurt, because my twig arms were still so pumped at the time. The next few nights I had trouble sleeping because my arms hurt so bad!
As I was pulling my bag out of the locker to leave the gym that day, a piece of paper floated out with it. I picked it up, and began to read it. It was a page out of a magazine with Frank McGrath's written "journey" done by AnimalPak. He was talking about how when he was a young kid, he once looked into the gym with fear, and after he finally joined, he knew that's where he belonged, he was at the bottom of the food chain and looking up. And after I read that, that's when I told myself I want to be a bodybuilder when I grow up, if he can do it, I can too. He has motivated me ever since. I suggest you read through his 18 week log if you haven't already, but its more on how he felt, his thoughts, and feelings of life, nothing like keeping track of weights or lifts or anything. I find if very motivational myself. I hope one day, that I in someway will be able to do the same, and maybe motivate people in the same way he has motivated me.
Here's a link to the page I pulled from my locker ---> week Start at 00 if you want to read through his 18 week journey
And here is Wrath talking about his near death experience which I also find very motivating
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