No more excuses...

For as long as I can remember I've made excuses for my actions. Actions that didn't serve myself any good. Actions that got me in trouble, actions that made me lazy, actions that led me to where I am today, and let me tell you... it's not where I want to be.

From a young age, I've been spoon fed the majority of things that have come good in my life. Money, excuses, grades, a good family, a good life... all of which I've taken for granted and in doing so, have led myself to become dependant on others, doing minimal work to scrape through life, and overall becoming lazy in all my ways. My hygiene, my social life, my studies, my training, and most importantly the ways in which I carry out my life and to tell you the truth, like so many others... it needs to STOP!!!

Many of you reading this for the first time will be thinking, spoilt brat, why should I be reading this crap, this guy is just the same as every other lazy fucker in world, living off others, doing minimal effort and expecting more in return, and well.. you'd be right. But that is exactly why I'm writing this blog. To give myself some credibility, some self-worth, a way of showing others that although throughout your life you've led yourself to become lazy, fat, almost sloth-like in your outlook on life.. there's always room for change and that requires what I like to refer to as:

"PROGRESSION THROUGH AGGRESSION"

Aggressively seeking ways in which you can change your ways of thinking and doing things, in order to progress further towards where you want to end up. Sure, some will not achieve the end goal but that's what life is about.. striving towards a goal in the hope that you will succeed and you will reap the rewards in the end. And my goal:

"To become the best bodybuilder that I can become"

Wow, you say. The best bodybuilder you can become. That already places limitations on yourself. Well... it does and it doesn't. I say the best bodybuilder that I can become because my genetic limitations, my muscle fibre distribution, my clavicle width, my muscle bellies, all play a large part in determining what I look like in the end. But... that's not to say I'm not going to put my whole-hearted effort into trying to achieve success in the sport - and my bodybuilding goals? - I will post next.

Lastly...

If your wondering why there are mountains in the background, there are several reasons:

Firstly, and one that so regularly comes to mind, is the Arnold Schwarzenegger (see pic) documentary, 'Pumping Iron'. In it he's in discussion with a competitor and they tell him -"The king of the hill can only go down. The wolf on the hill, right...is not as hungry as the wolf climbing the hill." - Arnold retorts - "That's true, he's not as hungry. But when he wants the food, it's there." 

CLASSIC ARNOLD!!!

Secondly, I think the Arnold reference is right in speaking of bodybuilding as climbing a mountain and that in order to reach the summit, someone has to take into account, rest, recovery, training, nutrition and any psychological factors that must be endured on the way to the top. In order to make it to the top in bodybuilding, you must face any changes that arise and adjust accordingly. People will use different methods in reaching that peak, but there can only one person at the highest point.

Well... this is my mountain, this is my journey and I will make it to the top.