Rigby6’s BodyBlog

so, ive decided im going to do a little bit of comparison between relationships with a person and relationships with fitness. My gym was packed with people around jan this year. tons of folks with their new years resolutions that lasted not much longer than a month. Now with the warmer weather theres another spike in the population there with people wanting to look fit for summer.  Thing ive realized is motivation comes and goes but there has to be more to it than that. Which is why i compair it to a relationship. If you go in with a temporary mind set, it will be temporary. Where as if you decide you want something or someone as part of your life for the REST of your life, i think it changes the whole approach. You can let go of that all or nothing attitude that kinda leads to failure in both aspects. ALSO the importance of constantly re committing.  some days i fall out of love with the gym, but it doesnt take long to re-evaluate it and remember all the little things that makes me so passionate about it. I think the same goes for a partner, you may go through the motions, take them for granted and kinda..get tired of it..but when u sit and think this is how i feel with it and this is how id feel without it, this is why its in my life and why i want to keep it you can fall in love with it all over again in another new way.  Little things about both can be completely an obsession, sights, smells, sounds ect and i think its important to completely refresh your outlook on it.  I need to do things to motivate me back into the gym every once in a while, new suppliments, new workout clothes new shoes, some kinda personal goal or challenge, it takes a bit of effort i think to keep urself always loving something. same with a spouse or partner you cant just leave it and neglect it and expect it to grow and expect progress.  Anything you dont workout or put your attention into is likely to suffer. Its like the girl or guy that goes to the gym everyday and goes through the motions but never sees any real progress, well you arnt IN IT. The connection between your brain and body has to really be there, for workouts and sex. Every single lift or motion or touch should be intentional and focused and enjoyed for all of its details.  ALSO  cheating on your diet is a lot like cheating on a spouse. its not about will power its about not setting yourself up to fail.  you could be in a perfect relationship or on a perfect clean nutrition plan, its great, satisfying, your happy,  you feel good, you want to stay on track, so you DONT get yourself drunk and put yourself alone in a room full of cake or a room full of hotties. cause nobody has THAT MUCH will power!  lol so thats my thoughts on that, i  wish everyone a satisfying love life and fitness life!

so i did my fitness test on the 9th and it went quite well, i hoped for a bit better but still over all a big happy on my face. now just gunna start training for next years!

Yesterday morning I was on my way to work, it was like 5am or so and i say an elderly lady like late 60’s at least, out for a run. and i thought MY GOD WOW. I drove by and she has no idea how much she has motivated me and inspired me. This is not the first time ive seen this woman. i have seen her nearly EVERYDAY. including hot summer days and freezing february days. Shes not 20 and sexy and tanned with huge boobs, but she is amazing and she had my attention my admiration and my respect.  Later in the day i saw a younger girl out for a run, looked like a high school student and i’d say she was a bit over weight.  But i didnt pay attention to that stuff until after, i thought WOW way to go, and again, i admired her for getting out there.  Sometimes how you feel and see yourself is not how the world sees you…i have gone for runs when i was over weight and felt sluggish and slow and thought people were looking at me laughing cause parts were jiggly, or when i first started going to the gym and didnt know what i was doing..i thought people were watching and laughing in their heads at how clueless i was and how out of shape. now i think differently. when i see someone working hard, no matter what their level or what their body currently looks like, i will respect and admire that person. Where we are right now is not near as important as where we are going. Sure i dont have the abs i want today, but its a saturday morning and im up and on my way to the gym instead of in bed with a hangover and cold pizza crust beside me like i used to be a few years back.  I set goals and work towards them and think of where i want to be, but once you get to where u want to be, there will be another next step…there will always be a new goal..even the people i think look PERFECT and have the body i work towards, they have a goal and a "where I want to be" as well. and on the other side of that, its easy to be critical of yourself and thing boy i hate the way this looks or whatever but i can almost garentee there is someone looking at you and admiring you for the work you’re putting in. Or wishing they could get where you are. Wishing they had what it takes to push themselves like you do.. and admires your dedication and drive.   The great thing is, regardless of anything else in life, when you’re in the middle of a great hard workout and you’re really pushing yourself, you are amazing, you’re proud of yourself and so is everyone watching you, you arnt overweight or in debt or going through a breakup or jobless or WHATEVER, you’re amazing! so go you woo!!!   

So on either october 8th or 9th (day isnt set in stone yet) I have an anual fitness test which is esentially one of the most important things in the world to me. All year i workout and run and i see the results in my body my health and my happiness but this test is REALLY the chance to push myself and see what im capable of and its an on paper and recorded and time and measured and marked record of how much ive progressed from year to year.     I have a 1.5 miles run and my goal for that is to do it 10:30 or less. under 10 minutes would be AMAZING but 10:30 is where im setting my success bar and i think thats well within where im at. Theresw also push ups and sit ups but for those im just leaving it as improve from last year and i already know im about 150% times better at both. Anyways so wish me luck  !

So I basically go to 2 different gyms, one is womens only and one is my gym at work which is always all men.   I notice that a LOT of women at my gym will read magazines on a bike tredmill or elliptical for like an hour!!! and then never step foot near the weights. I know a girl like that  who count the calories burned durring "cardio" and strive to just stay on it until she gets to bored. That passionately frustrates me. The same girl told me she wont lift weights because she doesnt want "big arms", EXCEPT her arms are way bigger than mine are just in a big soft flabby way.  on the reverse side at the all guys gym, I dont really get the obsession with "look at how much weight im doing". One guy in perticular i know will load up the bench press bar with as many plates he can fit on it but ive NEVER actually seen him do a set…  frustration number 3 is when a girl says shes going to the gym and someone responds with "you dont need to lose weight!"  frussssstrating. 

Im not typically this negative and critical, just today after being set off by something. 

on a positive note i love this site and everyone on it! i cant get over how kind and supportive everyone is!!! There are SO many people on here all at different levels and everyone just seems to give credit, compliments, encouragement and support alll the way around. its great.