Introduction
All right, your definition of fit can be different than my definition of fit but let’s be honest if you’re overweight, not comfortable in your skin, and just feeling gross about yourself you’re definitely not fit.
Respectfully..
Wow, that was kind of rude.. anyways… 😅 The reality behind it is, well… well I mean read it.
It’s self-explanatory.
Wait… THIS FIT IM TALKING ABOUT ISNT NOTMAL… I’m referencing the guy you can’t stop looking at because the veins don’t go away, the chest pecs look completely separated, his legs reference a basketball in width, he’s mentally controlled by his physique…
So in some of my previous blogs(see link below 🥰), you’ll see where I talk about being in the gym most of my life just not really going hard. When I say going hard, I mean focusing on the muscle groups, having a routine, focusing on my diet so it’s optimal for my goals… Etc..
I’ll say this..
You can NOT be successful without GOALS.
My entire career of fitness started back to when I was playin basketball as a kid. No weights. Just running, jumping, push ups etc. the basics. It was in high school I got actually introduced to the weight room. I immediately grew a passion to it, prolly because of child hood home life. I needed a consistent outlet, but I was always so focused on how I was perceived at the gym not what the gym could actually do for me mentally and physically.
I went through motions, did I get fit? Ehhh I got fat swole as I call it.. lol you know those guys. The arms looked decent, nice traps and thick ish legs, you could tell with that belly, I worked out but you also could tell I didn’t pass up a cookie or a taco. Hell.. maybe 10 of them 🤣
The older I got, mid 20s I saw more about the gym than I ever did, I saw more mental release and I could feel the difference in my person after I left the gym EVERY TIME! I found myself struggling on days I didn’t go or too many rest days would get to me. You know I’m lifting with the boys, so the ego is growing RAPID. 😎😅😂
So yeah I overtrained a lot.. So what.. I could handle it. I was recovering well after each lift. So it’s fine right, nah YOU NEED REST for proper MUSCLE GROWTH!
So about this time, late 20s, things change in my life tremendously! I get more serious about my health and the fitness aspect of my life. I start to focus on the importance or eating correctly not only for the growth but my body would reject things it wasn’t filled with anymore. I couldn’t stomach some of the food honestly. It got rough. 🤢🤢
Oh man.. I’m approaching 30… 😳
Well here’s the shift… the body start to ache more, need more recovery work. This was a must. Stretching. Bands. All that!
Keep in mind, I done got fit, well ish.. 😅
Now let’s switch to how this ‘Get fit’ journey starts to affect your mental and force you to sacrifice things.
Think about it?
YOU CHANGED.
YOU STOP DOING THINGS.
YOU STOP GOING PLACES THAT MADE YOU HAPPY IN THE OLD LIFESTYLE.
YOUR FRIENDS MAKE FUN, USE YOUR JORNEY AS COMEDY.
Mentally you gotta keep in gangsta, laugh and hit the weights harder. Knowing there’s no joke with your goals.
The journey gets harder though because you really start to see the lifestyle flaws and negativity that’s not in your vision anymore.
The mental capacity by humans is so incredible, but what people don’t talk about is the person in charge of that mental capacity. Can this person really manage all of these changes. Can this person put things in play for their life to keep them in line.
It’s hard. Ima be honest.
So you sacrifice friends. You stopped hitting that bar on weekends. Those snack wrappers don’t show up next to the bed anymore in the morning. You miss the drinking party’s with friends because ‘you’re different’ now in your head.
Life. Doesn’t. Care.
Life comes and goes for all of us unfortunately and we have to surround ourselves with the people who can help us manage these mental tolls we put in our life. I wrote a list the other day of the people who still fuck with me hard. The ones that fell off when I got serious about my goals. The ones that support in your face but don’t have interest but will like your pictures for support.
The mental sacrifices on this journey has effected me so much man. I look in the mirror to see two totally different people than I saw from 2 years ago.
I’ve been sacrificing so much for this, I can’t give up now. I can’t wait for someone to come save me.
I got to keep going for me..
-AG 🧠
Top 5 sacrifices to be fit.
- No junk food – Said goodbye to all kinds of sodas and oily food like deep fried.
- Waking up early in the morning I already did this but I added purpose with recovery or a workout.It helped me manage my daily routine.
- Some locations that caused me to eat like a cow.
- Time – This is the thing that you want to sacrifice to stay fit because giving time to your body is essential for staying fit.
- Alcohol – this is hard. BUT A MUST FOR THE REAL RESULTS.
