05/10/2010
THE AVERAGE JOE
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THE AVERAGE JOE
I wrote this in response discussion to a post on a forum in response to
this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuygZX3HKSQ
The average can do this, it’s just they “WON’T” do this.
Realistically then Stu is right, NO, the average Joe “CAN’T” to do
this. To “Look like that guy” that he talks about in the adds isn’t
normal. I will be taking promo pic’s, as do all bbers, just before and
after my comps when my BF is 3 to 4%. I do not live at 3 or 4% BF, more
like 10% BF which still is better then most.
YET, if you are to
compete in bbing, you better be below the 4% mark, because with decent
competition, you will not win your class. Noticed Stue, even as good as
he looked IMO, still couldn’t pull of a win. He placed decent and
respectable, yet I knew when I saw him, when he said he was 4% plus, he
would not mostly likely win.
Look, the movie in my opinion was right on in its approach and
theater. I have felt the feelings and cried the tears Stu did. I have
said the same thing he said, “WHY AM I DOING THIS?” “ONLY A CRAZY
PERSON WOULD DO THIS!”
And maybe that’s what it takes to excel above and beyond what is seen
in society as the “NORM.” A little craziness!!!! It isn’t normal to
push iron around to the excess so muscles are bigger then needed. It
isn’t normal to drink water by the gallons everyday.
It isn’t normal to
do cardio, 30 to 45 mins 4 to 6 days a week. It isn’t normal to get
your BF down to 3%. It isn’t normal to thin your skin by dehydration to
the point you can every fiber of tissue and blood vein on your body.
Then parade around naked all but a very little cloth that hides
shrunken shriveled, dormant reproductive organs that have shut down
because you’re too stressed physically, mentally, and emotionally to
breed! Nothing normal about any of it.
Yet that is the way it is with all athletes in every sport. There’s
nothing normal about it. It’s unique. It special. And mostly, IT’S HARD
HARD HARD WORK!!! Otherwise, everyone would be doing it.
this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuygZX3HKSQ
The average can do this, it’s just they “WON’T” do this.
Realistically then Stu is right, NO, the average Joe “CAN’T” to do
this. To “Look like that guy” that he talks about in the adds isn’t
normal. I will be taking promo pic’s, as do all bbers, just before and
after my comps when my BF is 3 to 4%. I do not live at 3 or 4% BF, more
like 10% BF which still is better then most.
YET, if you are to
compete in bbing, you better be below the 4% mark, because with decent
competition, you will not win your class. Noticed Stue, even as good as
he looked IMO, still couldn’t pull of a win. He placed decent and
respectable, yet I knew when I saw him, when he said he was 4% plus, he
would not mostly likely win.
Look, the movie in my opinion was right on in its approach and
theater. I have felt the feelings and cried the tears Stu did. I have
said the same thing he said, “WHY AM I DOING THIS?” “ONLY A CRAZY
PERSON WOULD DO THIS!”
And maybe that’s what it takes to excel above and beyond what is seen
in society as the “NORM.” A little craziness!!!! It isn’t normal to
push iron around to the excess so muscles are bigger then needed. It
isn’t normal to drink water by the gallons everyday.
It isn’t normal to
do cardio, 30 to 45 mins 4 to 6 days a week. It isn’t normal to get
your BF down to 3%. It isn’t normal to thin your skin by dehydration to
the point you can every fiber of tissue and blood vein on your body.
Then parade around naked all but a very little cloth that hides
shrunken shriveled, dormant reproductive organs that have shut down
because you’re too stressed physically, mentally, and emotionally to
breed! Nothing normal about any of it.
Yet that is the way it is with all athletes in every sport. There’s
nothing normal about it. It’s unique. It special. And mostly, IT’S HARD
HARD HARD WORK!!! Otherwise, everyone would be doing it.
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Comments
It is hard to understand unless you have been through it. Yet it is worth it once you pass through it all. Competing on stage is hard! If it was easy, EVERYONE WOULD BE DOING IT!
Most people are fatter then they think. I’m constantly amazed when people tell me they are 12% BF, when I can tell they are more like 20%. Stu was definitely 27% PF when he started and did an amazing job leaning up to compete.
And btw, that guy had 27% BF at the beginning?! He didn’t look that fat… He did have some pretty skinny-ass legs though!
It’s called dedication, passion, and will power….
It’s a great feeling to know that you broke barriers which most people could not even imagine doing…
For the rest of your life you will have this memory of accomplishment, confidence, and self empowerment which NOBODY can take away from you…
Basically doing the norm does not always lead to happiness, success, confidence, and goal settings!!! Go for the gold..