2008 Figure Olympia Top 6
To be completely honest with you (and to myself), I haven't been dedicated to my workouts for quite sometime now...almost 4 years to be exact (and 15 lbs later). Bench pressing, squatting 135 and leg pressing 400 lbs are now a distant memory. Long gone are the days when I used to spend 3-4 hours a day at the gym sweating until I'm ready to hurl and pass out. Where on earth did my motivation go? Of course I can justify some of the reasons like job promotion, a side career, and responsibilities with family. I guess I can keep dreaming about my old self, but that's not gonna get me back in shape so I think it's time for me to get out of the rut and draw up a plan as to how I will get there again. Obviously my number one goal is to drop the unwanted excess weight I have accumulated over time. Once I lose it....then what?! My desire to compete is still there (somewhere up there). I just feel like I need to aim for an ultimate goal and competing in figure is just that. At this point I can't quite decide yet since I have so much going on (and something always come up). I guess I'll have to give it a little more time and come up with a decision...maybe once I get past the unwanted excess weight and see what shape and mindset I'll be in then. All I know is I'm not looking forward to eating countless eggwhites, oatmeal, and chicken breast! Oh and not to mention countless hours of cardio.
To be completely honest with you (and to myself), I haven't been dedicated to my workouts for quite sometime now...almost 4 years to be exact (and 15 lbs later). Bench pressing, squatting 135 and leg pressing 400 lbs are now a distant memory. Long gone are the days when I used to spend 3-4 hours a day at the gym sweating until I'm ready to hurl and pass out. Where on earth did my motivation go? Of course I can justify some of the reasons like job promotion, a side career, and responsibilities with family. I guess I can keep dreaming about my old self, but that's not gonna get me back in shape so I think it's time for me to get out of the rut and draw up a plan as to how I will get there again. Obviously my number one goal is to drop the unwanted excess weight I have accumulated over time. Once I lose it....then what?! My desire to compete is still there (somewhere up there). I just feel like I need to aim for an ultimate goal and competing in figure is just that. At this point I can't quite decide yet since I have so much going on (and something always come up). I guess I'll have to give it a little more time and come up with a decision...maybe once I get past the unwanted excess weight and see what shape and mindset I'll be in then. All I know is I'm not looking forward to eating countless eggwhites, oatmeal, and chicken breast! Oh and not to mention countless hours of cardio.
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