Memoirs of a reluctant Bulker

Recently, I decided to begin entertaining the question of whether or not I should, at the age of 38, think of competing for the first time. "Why, at the age of 38, would someone decide to do this?" you ask. HHhhmm, to be honest, I can’t know that there is one single answer to this question you have posed. But I can give the cumulative reasons that, along with some positive and quit spinning your wheels feedback I have recieved from members of this forum, have pushed me into getting ready for a natural show in June:

1. It’s a goal that gives me something to work towards. After twenty one years of BBing, assisting others in this area and legitamately feeling as though I was going to be the teacher (you know the old saying, those who can….do, those who can’t….teach), I am in need of quantifiably justifying my efforts in the gym. While I am motivated to workout by a myriad of sources, it feels fantastic to actually have a goal that is specifically designed to direct and challenge me….no one else…..me!

2. I have over the past few months actually developed a fitness system, that in concjuntion with the quality principles I live by in the business world and my twenty one years of BBing, will help anyone with any type of physical, mental, or spiritual goals, actually be able to verifiably attain those goals. What better way to showcase this system: work it myself, show the progress, than prove the results.

3. Over those past twenty one years of BBing, I have bulked and cut, leaned and ballooned; gone from 175 pounds to, as of two weeks ago, 225 pounds. With that, I have never really and truly shredded down to bare muscle (peeled). How does the old saying go, "There has never been a time like the present?" I am ready to see what those muscles, that I can feel, but cannot necessarily see, actually look like.

4. At the age of 38, it’s potentially a perfect time in life to actually give up the "chasing after the mass" game and understand that it’s more about being healthy. I have been on a clean diet for a little over a week now, and can already feel the difference, all accross the board. Ironically, and strangely, my lifts have all actually gone up since starting the clean life. Now, I cannot attribute this anomaly solely to diet however, because along with this new ideology towards overall fitness and shreddedness (I know this isn’t a word but it just seemed to fit), has also come a new excitement about hitting the iron with higher intensity. It really is all about muscle confusion in the end: So whatever it takes, yes?

5. And last……………maybe the mid-life crisis theories are true? Holy Schnikes, that means the alien abduction and autopsy nightmare I occasionally have is probably also true…………JK.

In conclusion, there really is no merit in determining the why of some peoples actions, rather the system of how, is where efforts should really apply. In my particular scenario, the actions taken towards the how, will be very well documented, at some point (success or not), open for all the world to see.

To be continued………..and yes that is a threat!

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