Compliments are quite motivating
My room mate works in a diferent area, so he’s only around for two days a week. Last night when he showed up, he told me "Dude, your guns are getting bigger." That was quite a lifting thing to hear. He only learned last week that I was working out when he came home and saw my No-Xplode and Protein on the tv stand. He doesn’t see me all the time so I guess it’s easier for him to see change than it is for people that are around all the time, including myself. Pictures help, but pictures really don’t cut it all the time. I think it was good for me to hear a compliment like that. It was a big boost to my motivation and determination to get back in the gym and keep pushing hard. During this past week I was starting to get those doubts that my improvements have stopped and I started trying to convince myself that maybe I should stop for a little bit and then come back. Well, between the compliments I got, and a remeasuring of my arms this morning, I am definitely going to keep going. My arm measurement this morning, relaxed was still 13 inches, but my flexed measurement went from 14.25 last week to 14.75 today. When I originally started out on this site at the beginning of August, my arms were at 13.8 inches flexed. At the time, my short term goal was 15 inches. For my flexed measurement, I’ve almost reached my short goal. That is a big boost internally for me. Now I can continue on, hitting it hard, knowing that my hard work is paying off. Tomorrow is shoulders day. I love shoulders day.
September 14, 2007 at 2:36 am
Your roommate is right. You are making progress. I think we want to see the results so much that sometimes we over look the changes as they come. You are doing great.
By the way, Retreating is not an option. There is no quiting. You can take a week off for a vacation but then it is back to the gym.