: I'm training in a new gym today and while I haven't been terribly consistent lately, it's meant more time off which has in turn yeilded some pretty damn intense workouts and some equally appreciable results. Now that I'm done blowing smoke up my own ass I'll continue
I'm on week 2 of the Power/Rep/Shock routine in the back section of ALR's new book Building the Perfect Beast Naturally, which btw works fine even if you're not "Natural" Aaanyway I'm about finished and was doing reverse wrist curls when I noticed a few younger kids clearly watching me and talking back and forth amongst eachother. I would imagine the veins that where jumping out of my skin and running all over my body (shaved head included :bb3: ) might have been what was drawing their attention. Then I kinda reflected on how earling in my workout this other younger guy kinda started tripping over his own feet when he saw me walking my dumbells back to the rack while he was standing over in the heavy end (while shrugging 35 lbs db's). Not sure what the problem was? Then I noticed a man in what I would guess to be his early 40s looking at me with a kinda strange look, I blew it off. Then I saw a guy on a machine right behind him looking to and he saw I caught him and looked away real quick. BTW before anyone starts with the gay stuff I'll clear up that there where very few girls in the gym and while I'm not there to get tang (got in home tang) I do know that they're looking so it' s not worth mentioning:bow28: So now I'm wondering like :wtf: do I have a snot on my face or something?
AAAaanyway, shortly after that a freind of mine walks over and say "Bro you about done or are you going to do a guest posing?" That's when it kinda hit me. While I am by NO MEANS HUGE by all of our standards (6'2 235 7-8% bdyft) I have come a very long way. I was once that little kid that been looking on in disbelief at some big guy incline pressing more then I can squat. I've been that guy just baffled and kinda tied up who stopped his set just because someone was walking by then with 120 lbs dbs in their hands (don't break my balls I'm not bragging). Then I started to think, how much is enough? I remember saying I'd like to gain 20 lbs. I gained it and liked it. What's next? Well another 10. However, I think I've come to a place where I can say I might just try and clean it up from here. I don't compete and while I don't think badly of bb'ing or pl'ing I just don't have the desire to do it.
I guess I'm just kinda wondering do any of you think I'm falling off? Or is it alright to be satisfied with the level of development one achieves in a certain category and then merely seek to maintain it and develop themselves elsewhere?:think:
I'm on week 2 of the Power/Rep/Shock routine in the back section of ALR's new book Building the Perfect Beast Naturally, which btw works fine even if you're not "Natural" Aaanyway I'm about finished and was doing reverse wrist curls when I noticed a few younger kids clearly watching me and talking back and forth amongst eachother. I would imagine the veins that where jumping out of my skin and running all over my body (shaved head included :bb3: ) might have been what was drawing their attention. Then I kinda reflected on how earling in my workout this other younger guy kinda started tripping over his own feet when he saw me walking my dumbells back to the rack while he was standing over in the heavy end (while shrugging 35 lbs db's). Not sure what the problem was? Then I noticed a man in what I would guess to be his early 40s looking at me with a kinda strange look, I blew it off. Then I saw a guy on a machine right behind him looking to and he saw I caught him and looked away real quick. BTW before anyone starts with the gay stuff I'll clear up that there where very few girls in the gym and while I'm not there to get tang (got in home tang) I do know that they're looking so it' s not worth mentioning:bow28: So now I'm wondering like :wtf: do I have a snot on my face or something?
AAAaanyway, shortly after that a freind of mine walks over and say "Bro you about done or are you going to do a guest posing?" That's when it kinda hit me. While I am by NO MEANS HUGE by all of our standards (6'2 235 7-8% bdyft) I have come a very long way. I was once that little kid that been looking on in disbelief at some big guy incline pressing more then I can squat. I've been that guy just baffled and kinda tied up who stopped his set just because someone was walking by then with 120 lbs dbs in their hands (don't break my balls I'm not bragging). Then I started to think, how much is enough? I remember saying I'd like to gain 20 lbs. I gained it and liked it. What's next? Well another 10. However, I think I've come to a place where I can say I might just try and clean it up from here. I don't compete and while I don't think badly of bb'ing or pl'ing I just don't have the desire to do it.
I guess I'm just kinda wondering do any of you think I'm falling off? Or is it alright to be satisfied with the level of development one achieves in a certain category and then merely seek to maintain it and develop themselves elsewhere?:think: