[quote]Professor X wrote:
Buff Sax Dude wrote:
Professor X wrote:
I grew up around some strong guys as well and most of the men in my family look like linemen.
…and I’m glad I wasn’t surrounded by extremely weak people growing up.
I’m not trying to take away from your dedication throughout all these years, because I doubt anyone on this site has consistently eaten and trained as much as you have, but, gee, you’re glad you come from a family who appear to have the genetics to be large and muscular? haha No kidding! Would anyone interested in bodybuilding want to come from a family who have the bone density and mass of a sparrow?
That wasn’t why I wrote that. I am glad I grew up around strong people because I think less about what I can’t do than people seem to on this forum. My mom’s side of the family is filled with skinny dudes and I am pretty sure everyone thought I would take after them when I was kid. Despite being skinny as a kid, I didn’t sit around calling myself a “hard gainer” or crying about what my limits are as far as muscle growth. Instead, I saw big strong people around me and assumed that I simply had to work harder to get what I wanted.
I wasn’t given shit and I didn’t start this as some genetic freak who hardly had to touch a weight to grow.
I am also not just referring to family members but athletes at school and guys in the gym or on the basketball court. I surrounded myself with people who simply knew what they wanted and started working for it. I don’t ever remember any of them worrying about “overtraining” or crying about how small their wrists are.[/quote]
I understood the point you were making. Same basic one that I was: you were in an environment where you saw what was possible early on, so the thought process wasn’t one of what wasn’t possible. Like the Trump kids will have a different outlook on wealth than the average person.