[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]HeavyTriple wrote:
[quote]kirchman wrote:
I am by no means a pro but in my experience anyone who accomplishes anything substantial in the weight room has a “need” to lift. I never miss workouts because i dont feel right when i do. There are days that i slept in, work sucked, and i got alot of shit to do. Quite honestly lifting on these days is a pain in the ass but if i dont, i feel lazy. I dont have good days if i dont lift.[/quote]
Well said. I’ve only once taken extended time off in 10 years due to a shoulder injury, and I’ve never felt more depressed or irritable in my life. Each day was a countdown to the first day I could get back in the gym. If you don’t have that mindset, I find it hard to believe you will ever achieve the goals you set for yourself.[/quote]
Bingo…and that is the point I keep making when people with “weekend warrior” goals and attitude jump into this forum and act shocked that the guys here are on a different level.
If your plan is to look different than you do now, going along with a half assed approach will get you nowhere.
Yes, this is time consuming.
Yes, the average guy who gets REALLY big likely made some sacrifices to do it…and no, none of that means they have less responsibility than the guy who takes off from the gym for 3 years because he had kids.
If you don’t LOVE being in the gym and making those muscles bigger and stronger, this forum is not for you.
This activity is NOT for the people who act like they need entertainment just to make it to the gym regularly. It is not for the people looking for a “fun routine”.
I’m usually looking forward to the gym from the time I get up. All of my meals, the hours I spend sleeping and my entire approach to life is geared to get me in the gym.
Obsessive? Maybe…but how the fuck else do you get arms over 20"? The guys in there off and on won’t ever make that much progress.
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Dude, on top of that add weather–LOL! Something simple like that adds up when you talk about days off during weather season. Here’s a look from the dashboard the other day in the middle of getting 5" of snow and ice. None of the ‘regulars’ in the gym that night. That was 30 minutes to the gym which normally takes 10-15. If the gym is open, go. (This particular gym is a key gym).
I added a kid to the family last year and it hasn’t impeded my gym progress. I still get to do all the fun things and spend all the time in the world with my wife and 3 kids and still manage to find 2hrs a day to get to the gym and lift heavy and eat a lot and grow.
If an old schmuck like me with a good size family, a busy traveling job, all the shit that comes along with family and life (bills, sickness, home maintenance, car maintenance, etc) and a shit ton of other ‘activities’ can manage to live a lifestyle (mucho food, lifting, sleep, etc) conducive to muscle growth and make progress in a few years, then someone 10-20 years younger with less “overhead” has no excuse. Even older people in their 40s and shit don’t have an excuse.
In fact, the busier I get, the more obsessive I become with not missing gym time and it keeps me more structured. That’s just me, though.
Life and your body will dictate your days off without having to think about it.
Commit, dammit!
