By: Big Red

Better Than The Rest

Today people are always looking for an easy way out, especially Americans. We are constantly looking for things that will make our lives easier, no matter what the cost or what effect it will have on our bodies. Marketers are making a killing off of this. Think about how many tele-marketing commercials you see or hear over the course of the day. They're everywhere. From household goods to supplements, it's disgusting.

I know a lady who has QVC on her speed dial and is constantly buying powders that are supposed to be "The newest breakthrough in cleaning technology." Yet every time I go over her house the bathroom looks no different. As bodybuilders we do much of the same. We run out to buy the newest and latest supplement that advertises steroid like gains. No supplement will have steroid like results unless you are taking steroids. Many are just as safe as well. We put off the time tested and true such as weight gainers and creatine for something new, and possibly ineffective in a non-lab setting. I see more young guys quitting because they expect too much. I know guys who run out and buy XXX. They eat randomly, workout half ass, and then make up excuses when no changes happen.

People who develop their bodies to the look that they strive for most likely get that way through hard work and never letting up. You must have a never say die attitude. Not only in the gym, but also in all aspects of life. Never let anyone tell you that it is impossible, or that it's just a stupid idea. People say that to me everyday, and then are amazed and sometimes jealous when I actually go out and do it.

On your way to the gym, think of the last time someone doubted you and picture the weights are all those people trying to stop you or hold you down. Carry this gladiator like mentality into the gym with you and see how good your workout is. Next time you are in the gym and coming close to that last rep, say to yourself "Never give up, never F'N give up." Imagine yourself in a fight and that weight is someone hovered above you, knife in hand. The gym is a battleground where blood, guts and glory are left behind, not a place for socializing.

Bodybuilding is not a place for lazy people or people who try to find the easiest way out of things. It's for people who bust through things. Barriers exist only to be broken, and that is why we are in the weight room, to push ourselves beyond these imaginary walls. Now is not the time for excuses. Don't put things off until tomorrow because they matter today. Make today the day you break on through.

"Some succeed because they are destined. We succeed because we are determined"

Till next time, keep pumping.

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