From Idealism to Realism
1. a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
| 2. | a visionary or impractical person. |
| 3. | a person who represents things as they might or should be rather than as they are. |
When it comes to bodybuilding and competing, these definitions have described me at some point or another. I am an idealist. I cherish and pursue noble and high principles. I am a visionary, and I set lofty goals, etc. etc. etc. and while this is a good thing, i must admit that it has kept me from dwelling in the land of the "Real World." Even though I am not disciplined, I would set these lofty goals, such as: I’m going to be in the gym 6 days a week, and I’m going to work out for 2 hours and do cardio, and eat right, and…and…and… My intentions are very good, however they are a bit impractical for me at this stage in the game. Now, there are others who are extrmely disciplined and are consistent, who go to the gym everyday, they eat right, focused on their mission, etc. that is great…but I’m not there yet.
I have to give myself a reality check because my lofty goals were kicking me in the ass and I would get discouraged time and time again, and tempted to give up - to throw in the towel - to cry out "No Mas, No Mas." So I have to stop what I was doing and reevalute my life and what i was doing. I would say I would get in the gym 6 days a week, but i would actually go once or twice. I would say I’m going to work out for 2 hours and then do cardio, but I would cut my work out short because I was spending too much time away from my family. I have had to transition from the world of "Idealism to Realism." What did I do?
The first thing that I did was to go through my Muscle and Fitness Magazines to see which workouts would be practical to my life. I found one that put me in the Gym 4 days out the week. Perfect. I can get through this worlk out in an hour/ hour and 15 min. max. Perfect. An added bonus, becuase I get bored quickly, it’s a 6 week program and it changes each week. Perfect. Let’s see If I can follow this. I will let you know. I’m back in the game!
April 26, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Good regrouping!