Why Do You Lift

That’s a damn good question.

A lot of guys go to the gym, work out, and get home day after day and I’m willing to bet they’ve lost their drive to an extent.

When I get to the gym every day I have to psych myself up. It’s really tough to get your ass to the gym at 7 am after a late night. But I do it. And I caught myself asking myself “Why?”

“Why do I torture my body on an almost daily basis?” “Why do I eat until I’m sick, and then eat more?” “Why do I want to do this?”

Well I got my answer after a long while thinking

I do this for me. Most guys do this to look good for chicks, some to get better cardiovascular health, but most just for the ladies. I can understand that and you know what I do workout so that my girl can have something good to look at but I do this so that I can be o.k. with me.

I lift because I can exorcise my demons in the most productive way possible. I can turn them into muscle, into something useful.

I lift because I want to look like a superhero. I’m a geek, and I look up to the guys who have superhuman powers and superhuman physiques. I think we all want that to some extent anyway, some of us are just to cool to admit it.

I lift because when I look in the mirror, I see imperfections. I see things that I can improve and I have to improve them.

I lift because I love the pump. I know the pump doesn’t really do much for you per building muscle but god is it euphoric. Like Arnold said, “Having a pump is like having sex. I train two, sometimes three times a day. Each time I get a pump. It’s great. I feel like I’m coming all day.” Mr. Schwarzenegger, I do concur.

Lastly, I lift because It’s the one thing that I have done for years and have yet to get sick of. I always get to learn something new and I always get to make changes to my body and mind via bodybuilding.
Good Luck and Good Lifting

Sparky

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