Mr. Aries’s BodyBlog

Yesterday was just like any other day, except someone dropped the gauntlet on me sometime between waking up and lunch. Apparently, I have 3 weeks to get back in shape… Here I was, enjoying the cold weather fat and happy, and BOOM. 3 weeks… A dieter’s nightmare. Going from fat to lean in 21 days without sacrificing muscle mass, strength levels, AND performance sounds like a good script for Mission Impossible 4.

I could have turned it down. I should have turned it down.. I didn’t turn it down. This is a new challenge, one that’s going to test the self-discipline I’ve built-up over the years. Coincidentally, self-discipline also happens to be the primary source of self-confidence and self-worth for me. A lot at stake here, and I know it.

I guess it’s not so bad. Many people have it much worse. Challenges are blessings in disguise, and to turn my back on opportunities would feel like turning my back on life itself. Why build anything if it never gets tested. How can I be a winner if I never play?

It’s hard to put yourself on the line, especially under the spot light, especially live, in front of thousands. There’s a saying in Chinese that states “feed soldiers for 1000 days, use soldiers for 1 battle”. Years of practice, preparation, and training in darkness have passed while I prayed for the sun.

Here comes the sun.

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I don’t care to be faster than you, because I don’t care how fast you are. I just want to be too fast.

I don’t need to be stronger than you, because I don’t care how strong you are. I plan to be too strong.