Sergio

Male

United States

Full Time Student, Law Intern, McDonalds Cash Register xD, Amateur Photographer

Sep, 2006

I had a strength and conditioning class at school.

As I enter the weight room, I hear the deafening rap music and feel the floor shake as the dumbbells are dropped. This feeling is strange at first, but as time passes, you get used to it and learn to like it. After a while, you learn to love it. As one grows accustomed to this environment, they learn that bodybuilding is not just a sport or a passion, but rather, a lifestyle. A bodybuilder is who I am and who I will be in ten years from now. However, no one believes me. Working out for a year is apparently no big deal to people. Two years? Even less of a big deal. The irony is that this carelessness comes from people who haven’t touches a weight in their lives and know nothing about a clean diet. In bodybuilding, your hard work is clear for everyone to see. This can inspire many to start on their own journey, as it has me and it is certainly a confidence-booster when meeting up with your friend from school who you haven’t seen in 3 years. Another upside to bodybuilding is showing people your hard work. Its unlike any other sport; in basketball or baseball, you can be as good as you want, but if you don’t make the NBA or the MLB, no one will ever know unless you show them up on the court. When you tell people about bodybuilding, they immediately believe that steroids must be involved. If you tell them that all it requires is a solid diet, a good workout program, and some will, they simply laugh at you. However, this is very true. There is no magic pill for becoming built- its all in the head. For this reason, I am fueled to keep on bodybuilding because I know that it is absolutely guaranteed to achieve a great physique in time. Most people simply lack the necessary factors required to successfully commit to a program. Bodybuilding requires dedication, perseverance, and great ambition. One must learn to find his inner drive in order to be successful. For this sole reason, bodybuilding appeals to me. Before I started bodybuilding, I was short and stout. Now that I body build, I am definitely more lean, more muscular, and stronger than ever—both mentally and physically. Bodybuilding has not only improved my physique, but my mental strength. I am now more focused, disciplined, and can practice self-control in a variety of fields. I also receive compliments on a daily basis on how much I’ve changed, how I lost all the fat, and how my bicep actually fills my shirts’ sleeve. This all makes bodybuilding worth it. (This essay won me a new jug of Beverly International Mass Maker xD)

Seeing results, seeing how I changed, seeing how I got so far and now I can't stop, and seeing others progress.

-Lost 30 lbs. during my first cut -Dramatically changed my body from last year -Finally can bench and squat my own (and over) bodyweight.

Reps are nothing more than green dots. With that said, I rep back and neg back, all the same to me.