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Professional Tiddlywinks Player

May, 1981

Arnold. And my older brothers are 9+ years older than am I. I had a lot of distance to make up to prove myself in my eyes against them. Now I can kick their collective asses [my brothers]. I started with a set of crappy clay in grey plastic weights made by Homelite? if I remember correctly. I watched "Pumping Iron" with my brothers and I didn't know what cumming was at all. But based on their amount of laughter from Arnold's statement about cumming from doing curls, I knew I had to give that a try. All I can say/write is I have puked. Sorry for the let down.

The ongoing competition I have with myself to do more than I have done. Second is competition against individuals who have the same view.

I know if anything is worth having it takes work, or everyone would have what is for them the best body they can have. I tell myself the mental portion of wanting to quit or give up is as much of a fairy tale as a Disney film. I am a firm believer in Arnold's philosophy, "The mind quits before the body". Working out is a competition I have with myself against my desire to at some time or point during a set or in the week, say to myself that is enough. I can do more tomorrow. Nope, I can do more NOW, and WILL do more NOW!!! I am in competition with myself to be the best me there has ever been.

Right now getting back in shape after my hopefully last lumbar region surgery. Fractured 2 vertebrae and ruptured 4 discs years ago when I played football. This last surgery was a new technique that involved disc replacements. Now I hope at my age to get my BF% back down to 5-8% range and keep my lean mass at 325+

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