Progress..or the lack thereof
I work out very hard. I put a lot of effort into what I do because I want very much to improve. I have a very definite picture in my mind of what I want my ideal body to look like. The problem is that my body is not progressing as fast as I would like it to. I’ve hired a trainer and a nutritionist. I follow their advice religiously. I eat clean (90% of the time), and I take high-quality supplements (Universal and Nature’s Best). And yet…and yet…
I am measurably stronger than when I started this journey. I have more endurance. My shirts are tighter across the chest, and my trousers looser in the waist. Those are all good things, yet I remain unsatisfied. I want more. I want to lift heavier. I want…more.
This is my eternal lament. I want more and I want it now. Are my desires unreasonable? Am I deluding myself? Some of my friends tell me that I can’t make the gains that I want to make because I am too old - that I do not have the same levels of testoserone that younger men have. They say that I lack the hormonal base required to have the body I want. To all of this, I say, "Poppycock." (Actually, I use a different word, but this is a family-oriented web site.) I aim to prove my detractors wrong. When I’ve achieved my ideal, I want to grin evilly and say, "I told you so."
March 30, 2009 at 10:08 pm
Screw the ones that say ‘You can’t’. RUBBISH!
Shoot, Im one of the younglings tryin to keep up with many of my more mature counterparts! They blow me to shame! Age has nothing to do with it.
Best of luck to ya, nothing wrong with wanting things now. But in time, you will get to say, ‘I told ya so.’
March 31, 2009 at 10:29 am
You can do anything you set your mind to. Think of where you were a few years ago and you’ll realize how much progress you have made.
The best thing about progress is we always want more. Nothing wrong with trying to be the best you can be.