Addiction?
I just came back from Las Vegas - the city of buffets galore. Perfect for bulking. I was there for only 3 days but I had the be ‘hooked up.’ I was feeling symtoms of withdrawl and it was all I could think about. So, I called a guy who could deliver what I needed - two free gym passes.
Ok, so I’m supposed to be on vacation, but I couldn’t stop thinking about training. So I ask this question: Am I addicted to training? I have never experimented with drugs, I don’t drink alcohol, I don’t use tobacco products. So is training my vice? My ‘grip’, some would call it? I get this feeling of overwhelming satisfaction when my joints ache and my muscles burn and I have no blood in my head because its all concentrated in the area I just trained. That’s my ‘high’. If I go even a couple days without it, I feel rundown and tired - like I’m going through some kind of withdrawl. But you know what? I like… no, I love feeling the withdrawl. It reminds me of what I need to do in the gym. It forces me to think about my plan of attack for the upcoming week.
If I am, in fact, addicted, it’s a addiction I am proud of. Some people will never understand. And I don’t ever expect them to.
June 7, 2007 at 11:21 am
I understand, i am the same way. I go to the hym every day. My GF ithinks i am nuts. I can’t deal with not going. Peolple don’t get it. I read and study constantly on what workouts to perform what supplements to take. I can’t get enough. I sit at my desk all day long thinking about when I lcan leave and go to the Gym
June 11, 2007 at 5:44 am
Pretty normal actually. The human body is ment to be an active entity. It is especially noticeable when you are a well trained individual and suddenly the stimiulus that created the muscle you are carring is taken away. The body craves the stimulus because without it, extra muscle is a metabolic black hole that will be catabolized for energy.
June 23, 2007 at 9:04 am
Wow, I feel the exact same way on my off days. Or i’ll be out doing something with the family - and have the gym or my next training session on my mind.
June 23, 2007 at 9:04 am
Wow, I feel the exact same way on my off days. Or i’ll be out doing something with the family - and have the gym or my next training session on my mind.
August 13, 2007 at 8:15 am
Hey man - Every time I go on vacation - I find a gym and work out. It might not be every day, but I associate working out with my free time, doing what I like - so why not work out on vacation??
If it is an addiction - you are better with it than with out it
Keep it up!
Jon
December 12, 2007 at 1:45 pm
I’m addicted totally and I’m an addict too. I’m recovering now, almost 4 years no dope. For sure man, lifting is way cool, I love it all. You know, if it feels good, give me 20.