Melancholic Halt
I’ve been trying to post frequently everyday and leave in my two cents on the world of lifting. Even though I may not have the ripped physique and so forth I still know quite a bit about lifting. Mainly because I read on it quite a bit. But nonetheless today is a day that I have not much to say. Lets just say lifting a barbell is like lifting yourself up, to a level of confidence and joy. It is like taking a piece of you and putting into that iron weight and willing it from the ground. Muscle doesn’t always lift the weight its the mind. My friend used to say "Mind over matter, if you dont mind… then it dont matter" This quote really gets to the nerve of the topic of lifting. Because there are times you are at a plateau and you are asking to push more and more. Theres a point where the body is willing but it is just not able to lift the weight anymore.
I wonder where this is taking me. I dont know, there are many I dont knows that I go through. But, lifting weights helps me tackle these issues that I am going through in life. Hell its where I get most of my ideas for a painting. I dont have anyone around me asking me a question, or a hairdresser saying " Would you like an inch off" NO I DONT WANT AN INCH I JUST WANT A TRIM. Or a waiter asking " Want a salad with your order"…. all I have at the gym is myself and the weights and my wondering thoughts. I hear some people shut down at the gym, where they become this lifting autobotic machines. I dont think that is a good thing, I wonder what people think when they are at the gym… I sure hope its not like ‘’ I need to lose 14 more lbs or Ill never be beautiful" because than their reasons for being at the gym go away. I often wondered why after the new years memberships to gyms increase. I think that is silly, because new years resolutions usually fail. Maybe its because the logic for going to gym is based on one reason. Multiple reasons should be established at the gym. For me, I have too much energy, it tires me out, helps me sleep, makes me happy, strong, and is a major stress reliever.
When I am at the gym I can toss all my worries away into the bench, of the lat pull down, etc. etc. And I can lift till my body says "Wait up dude, I think its time to leave, Im pretty exhausted" We all know those lifting second winds where it seems you could do another two hours. But you would probably be working negatively towards your goal. As I sit here ranting, I realized that I am quite hungry. So I leave you people with something to think about when you are at the gym, and that is my two cents…. for today.
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