Just a quick post for all you gym lovers out there, about life in the gym. I was in the gym yesterday and just finished my first set of barbell squats.
As I was getting some much needed rest a friend of mine came up to me and said that his friends have been moaning to him, quizzing him on why he wants to go to the gym most evenings and lift weights, why on earth would he want to get bigger and stronger, why he doesn’t drink much anymore. I can relate to what he is talking about, I sometimes get asked this question and I’m sure you do sometimes:
“Why do you spend your life in the gym, why don’t you hang out with us anymore?”
Great question: why would someone want to spend their evenings pumping iron, getting stronger, fitter, more athletic, increasing their overall well-being, when they could just sit on the couch and watch mindless television!
Why should we bother eating the right foods to maintain a low body fat percentage, and consume large amounts of protein so we can build muscle, especially when we could just go to a bar and drink the night away!
Most people will put a downer on it because they think you are “obsessed” with lifting weights, obsessed with looking big, like there is something wrong with you, like you are a loser for wasting your life in the gym. My response is always the same:
“Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe dedicated.”
After a few years of lifting weights or “obsessing” I’m sure your friends will change their attitude!
Happy lifting!
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