PenteKing’s BodyBlog

Change is everywhere. It’s in the way we access our news. It’s in the way we communicate (who would have thought five years ago that everyone would have access to a cell phone that could keep you in touch with anyone instantaneously?) It’s evident on the political scene. It shows up in how we listen to our music, watch our television shows (TIVO and On-Demand, anyone?), and it’s evident in the way in which we interact with one another (hello, Facebook and Twitter).

I’m approaching all of these changes with a sense of wonder and anticipation. If this is what we have today, what will we have tomorrow? Will we bodybuilders be responsible for changing the way ordinary people eat and exercise? I firmly believe that the answer to that question is a resounding "YES!". The trails that we are blazing today in the arena of supplements, macrobiotics and organic food are setting the standard for what everyone will take for granted five to ten years from now. Controlling bodyfat levels and even some diseases by changing the foods we put into our bodies will have a positive impact upon future generations. There are times when I feel like one of the early astronauts - stripping off the surly bonds of Earth so that I can soar and do a thousand different things.

And for those of you who doubt what I say, take a moment to see how far the bodybuilding lifestyle has come since the days of Arnold and Lou and Franco. They were great champions, one and all, but they are dwarfed today by the current crop of bodybuilders who walk the planet. These are the men and women who are the supermen and superwomen of today and the paradigm of tomorrow. They are our inspiration and our hope. They are the ideal to which we aspire. They are the ones who are changing the world - one step at a time.

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