Tale of the Tape
This is so embarrassing. I got a new tape measure from BB.Com and made an assumption. I was replacing a tape measure that I found out was wrong but putting it against a carpenters square. I didnt realize the tape measure I recieved to replace it started at 2" instead of O. I have been basing my measurements on this new tape for over a year.
Once I realized this (I was measuring the circumference of a telescope to do a modification when I realized the tape stated at 2")… I was horrified. OMG .. what does this mean … it means you have harldly changed your shape in the past 18 months is what it means. Those 16.75 arms are really on 14.75 .. OMG OMG OMG … well consolation prize is your waist that you couldnt figure out how at 39.5 get squeezed into size 34 jeans…well is only 37.5 inches … oh your chest… quads … oh nooooo!
Calm down calm down … the mirror looks better and the prog pics look better and you have always been a hard gaining. Your weight is up 24 pounds in the last year and your BF is 12%. That has to be muscle. Your eating 3000+ calories a day… it has to be going somewhere and at 47 there is no one outworking you at my gym and there is only one guy repping heavier. So your strenghth if up, you’re squatting every piece of iron that you have available, your stuck on bench but you agreed to back off and go to Dbells and your chest shape has changed…. get a grip it is just a tape measure….
So do the measurements matter? Who is this for anyway? I’m comparing yourself to professionals and guys 10-20 years younger then me? Should I? Is it way too lofty a goal. Fireaxe has a great body and you want to look like him… he has alot more time to do this then you and his life depends on this strength. However , I never reached a goal I didn’t set and I never won a lottery I never entered. Whatta dilemma.
I need closure on this…
September 25, 2009 at 8:05 am
You’re doing great, for an old guy……..LOL.
I only compare myself to me. I don’t give a rats rearend what others lift, their body measurements, whatever. I turn 48 in a couple mths, and I’m in the best shape of my life. Better health & feel better than I did at 25. With that in mind……..it’s all good.
Keep rocking the w/o’s old guy.
September 25, 2009 at 8:14 am
I can imagine your original thoughts and feeling about the mistake. Like you have stated all has been going well in your world of workouts and fitness that cannot be denied. You look great, feel great and have been progressing in so many areas. This is just a mental thing, I say let it go and keep going forward.
September 25, 2009 at 8:39 am
who gives a sh*t… u look awesome for 46!
September 28, 2009 at 8:20 pm
trust me…i know where you are coming from. and i know that you are rational logical man. you know that you have succeeded.
You’ve been working out and all of a sudden find that you’re tape measure is off. but your gains and your losses are still as significant as they were before. Nothing has changed. Just keep thinking that you’re doing the right thing. And as unfair as it is, i think that whatever thought processes you had up until now that made you a success you should continue. even if that means measuring yourself up to those young guys who are able to work out all the time.
Don’t quit what you’re doing. I think you’re wonderful. you know that..you’re my motivation and if i’m not going to let myself get down…then you’re not going to let yourself get down. got it!!!:)