I Feel Great!!!! How About Everyone Else?

[sluge]

Since I started my little journal(http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=7203511) not to many replied, but maybe because I suck at keeping journals even though I have all my workouts in my workout book. ANYWAY


I just want to tell people just how damn good I feel since I started this past December. I feel so damn good I should have a twin because I just about can't contain myself. I mean physically I feel like a teen, damn I feel better now than I did when I was a teen.

Yeah I may not be as big as the majority(YET), but the feeling of feeling GOOD is just unbelievable.

If your new to exercising , lifting, or both hang in there and be consistant. Because it's a HIGH that DRUGS can't touch.

Well I know some may think this post is useless, but I just had to say how freakin good I feel so far. I can't wait till later because I probable feel better.

[namtrag]

Since I started my little journal(http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=7203511) not to many replied, but maybe because I suck at keeping journals even though I have all my workouts in my workout book. ANYWAY


I just want to tell people just how damn good I feel since I started this past December. I feel so damn good I should have a twin because I just about can't contain myself. I mean physically I feel like a teen, damn I feel better now than I did when I was a teen.

Yeah I may not be as big as the majority(YET), but the feeling of feeling GOOD is just unbelievable.

I your new to exercising , lifting, or both hang in there and be consistant. Because it's a HIGH that DRUGS can't touch.

Well I know some may think this post is useless, but I just had to say how freakin good I feel so far. I can't wait till later because I probable feel better.

Aw shut up, I hate optimists! j/k

Congrats on your accomplishments!

I am the same way, I am in much better shape than I have ever been in my entire life. It's fun to keep Father Time at bay, isn't it?

[sluge]

Aw shut up, I hate optimists! j/k

Congrats on your accomplishments!

I am the same way, I am in much better shape than I have ever been in my entire life. It's fun to keep Father Time at bay, isn't it?


LOL. THANK YOU. YES IT IS AND IT ONLY GETS BETTER WITH AGE, KINDA LIKE OLD WINE.

[bodyhard]

Congrats man! Not a useless post do you know how many people complain about being 30? Or asking "Can I gain muscle at this age" It becomes sickening! Nice to see a positive post!

[Do_Somethin]

Congrats man! Not a useless post do you know how many people complain about being 30? Or asking "Can I gain muscle at this age" It becomes sickening! Nice to see a positive post!

You want to hear complaining just wait until I turn 40 in November... There will be posts! :p

On topic, I agree. I'm in better shape now than when I was twenty. My only regret is not starting sooner and sticking with it. But we're in it for life now.
Quiet Riot (r.i.p. Kevin DuBrow) said it... Metal Health...

[Braindrop]

Yep. Feels great. I hadn't realized how much I missed until I got back from a year-long injury break. No matter how crappy the day, if I started it with a workout, I feel alright.

[MarkG]

At 54 years old, I know how you feel ? I just quit my grave shift job working security at a well known Strip casino, taking 2 weeks off before re-joining ?Corporate America? (casinos are the worst employers in America; casino security is the worst job in a casino, and graveyard is the worst shift in the worst job for the worst employers in America).

One week off so far, got back into daylight, running, working out and eating right.

My tight jacket is now loose, my blood pressure dropped 30 points, and I feel better than I have in years!! I can only imagine how I will feel in a few more weeks!!

Keep it up!!

[dogguy]

Since I started my little journal(http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=7203511) not to many replied, but maybe because I suck at keeping journals even though I have all my workouts in my workout book. ANYWAY

I just want to tell people just how damn good I feel since I started this past December. I feel so damn good I should have a twin because I just about can't contain myself. I mean physically I feel like a teen, damn I feel better now than I did when I was a teen.

LOL! It's the Endorphins, man! Anybody else know about these?

[mechenot]

This post isn't useless. Sets a tone for others who want to make a change.

I feel the same way brother, as far as feeling good.

When I feel this way there is only one thing to do; step it up a notch.

Congrats

[IronCamp]

Isn't it a great feeling? Glad to hear that you are enjoying your new healthy lifestyle.

[66mark]

I feel the same way, I can't believe how much my body has changed in just less than the 3 months from when I started!

[BergMuscle]

Ain't it a great feeling! :) Thanks for sharing your happiness; it's great to read about other's successes.

I'm with BH; I'm tired of reading "can I do this at my age?" posts (except to write back and say "H*ll, yes! Now go hit the weights!"). Positive success posts should be manditory reading.

And I've learned not to concern myself with replies to my journal. (A)I've heard from some folks that they read but don't always post replies - and I do the same. (B)The act of keeping the online journal makes me accountable for my training and helps me focus on improvement, whether anyone reads it or not.

[Capt. America]

I feel like a dog with 2 d**ks in a den of bitches!!!! OOOOORAHHHHH!!!!!!

[sluge]

I feel like a dog with 2 d**ks in a den of bitches!!!! OOOOORAHHHHH!!!!!!


lmao. I must say that is the first time I ever heard that. To funny.



Thanks to all that replied and Glad to hear everyone feels GREAT! It mentioned about endorphines, damn it feels great. You know I feel like my metabolism is freakin picking up a lot. I can't get enough to freakin eat these day. I've started taking more food to work everyday and still feel hungary as a bear 2 hours later. I hope this feeling stays because like I said before there ain't no drug that compares.

[Burlington]

After working out pretty consistently for 2 years I got real slack over the last 4 months. I have been back in the groove over the last 2 weeks and it feels so good. Every time I leave the gym after a workout I am so stoked. Lifting/working out is the best move I have made in years.

[Burlington]

lmao. I must say that is the first time I ever heard that. To funny.



Thanks to all that replied and Glad to hear everyone feels GREAT! It mentioned about endorphines, damn it feels great. You know I feel like my metabolism is freakin picking up a lot. I can't get enough to freakin eat these day. I've started taking more food to work everyday and still feel hungary as a bear 2 hours later. I hope this feeling stays because like I said before there ain't no drug that compares.

sluge, remember....food is fuel.

[StressMonkey]

Yeah I may not be as big as the majority(YET), but the feeling of feeling GOOD is just unbelievable.



Amen brother. Isn't funny how it so rapidly flips from "I have to do this" to "I want to do this" after a few months?

[StressMonkey]

Congrats man! Not a useless post do you know how many people complain about being 30? Or asking "Can I gain muscle at this age" It becomes sickening! Nice to see a positive post!

LOL. I was one of the people that used to wonder that. I'm glad I didn't ask it. :)

[V-240]

...I've started taking more food to work everyday and still feel hungary as a bear 2 hours later. I hope this feeling stays because like I said before there ain't no drug that compares.

In a lot of ways, bodybuilding IS a drug. We keep going for that pump or that endorphin rush, a lot like a drug addict goes for that high. Only we get to keep our teeth, our cars, our homes, our families. :cool:

[Bronzebird]

YEP, New PR's and bigger clothes is rewarding. Feeling good about it all is priceless. Congrats on the Mood enhancing sport of body building. :)

[crazycelt]

Since I started my little journal(http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=7203511) not to many replied, but maybe because I suck at keeping journals even though I have all my workouts in my workout book. ANYWAY


I just want to tell people just how damn good I feel since I started this past December. I feel so damn good I should have a twin because I just about can't contain myself. I mean physically I feel like a teen, damn I feel better now than I did when I was a teen.

Yeah I may not be as big as the majority(YET), but the feeling of feeling GOOD is just unbelievable.

If your new to exercising , lifting, or both hang in there and be consistant. Because it's a HIGH that DRUGS can't touch.

Well I know some may think this post is useless, but I just had to say how freakin good I feel so far. I can't wait till later because I probable feel better.
It only gets BETTER!!

[runner05]

Because it's a HIGH that DRUGS can't touch.



:) I wish there was a way to convey this "high" that we experience so regularly to all the young people out there and to convince them of our better "high" as opposed to all the other things that seem to be getting kids "high" these days! Seems to be easy to get someone to try a drug that makes them high, but not a physical exertion... Guess you've got to be willing to work for it - maybe that just makes it all the better! Yeah to us!

[sluge]

sluge, remember....food is fuel.



I will. RIght now I need some fuel. Will be hitting the gym in about 1 1/2 hours, Damn I wish it would hurry up. My freakin quads are killing me, but it feels good. Kinda strange that such pain feels good, lol.

[sluge]

Amen brother. Isn't funny how it so rapidly flips from "I have to do this" to "I want to do this" after a few months?

You aren't kiddin.

[sluge]

It only gets BETTER!!



damn! you mean it's gets better! I may explode. Damn I have stories of folks getting a rush from AS,but all I do is eat right with a few supps, and hit the gym. Amazing.

[sluge]

:) I wish there was a way to convey this "high" that we experience so regularly to all the young people out there and to convince them of our better "high" as opposed to all the other things that seem to be getting kids "high" these days! Seems to be easy to get someone to try a drug that makes them high, but not a physical exertion... Guess you've got to be willing to work for it - maybe that just makes it all the better! Yeah to us!

This so TRUE. So many out there turn to drugs and alcohol. I wish there were a way to convey them too. "LIGHT COMES ON", Hum I wonder how to create an organization for teens? I'm not talking about this blown out listen to me kinda crap we hear on TV these days with all the hype, and money, and notirity(spelling?) , I mean good honest , hard working folks that care about our younger generation. An organization that turns them on to being healthy the real way and not the government way. Are ya'll feeling me here or am I just freakin babbling off the gums?

I ain't rich nor do I have a clue how to do this,but dammit something has to be done! Why did this idea suddenly spark my interest? Interestng.

[sluge]

^^^^^^^^^
damn. Ya'll are going to start calling me the "Richard Simmons" of bodybuilding. Sorry, but I'm happly married.

[sluge]

damn. i just found out We aint' going to the gym tonight. Need to help my neighbor out. He broke his right forearm, both bones, and he needs some help. ...................DAMN NEIGHBORS !!!!!!!! JUST KIDDIN. Guess I'll get high in the morning. :)

[runner05]

This so TRUE. So many out there turn to drugs and alcohol. I wish there were a way to convey them too. "LIGHT COMES ON", Hum I wonder how to create an organization for teens? I'm not talking about this blown out listen to me kinda crap we hear on TV these days with all the hype, and money, and notirity(spelling?) , I mean good honest , hard working folks that care about our younger generation. An organization that turns them on to being healthy the real way and not the government way. Are ya'll feeling me here or am I just freakin babbling off the gums?

I ain't rich nor do I have a clue how to do this,but dammit something has to be done! Why did this idea suddenly spark my interest? Interestng.

I'm SOOO with ya' on this one... Just need some clues as to how to get it done!
My state's safety council is, this spring, kicking of an Alive @ 25 program for young drivers, which I will be training to be an instructor for. The program is a defensive driving course specifically targeted to 14-24 y.o. drivers and passengers and their decision making. We will also have a simulator that will simulate drunk driving for them. I'm excited to get going on this and maybe this will be an avenue for me to talk to them about life's "natural" highs... What do you think? It's not a great big start, but it's definitely something I can do in the here and now. Any other ideas?????

[Char]

I often catch myself walking around in the gym with a big stupid grin on my face :D I just love that high. Nothing can beat that feeling, NOTHING I TELL YA.... :D

[sluge]

I'm SOOO with ya' on this one... Just need some clues as to how to get it done!
My state's safety council is, this spring, kicking of an Alive @ 25 program for young drivers, which I will be training to be an instructor for. The program is a defensive driving course specifically targeted to 14-24 y.o. drivers and passengers and their decision making. We will also have a simulator that will simulate drunk driving for them. I'm excited to get going on this and maybe this will be an avenue for me to talk to them about life's "natural" highs... What do you think? It's not a great big start, but it's definitely something I can do in the here and now. Any other ideas?????


That is cool, real cool. Personally I believe it will be a great time to talk about that. I wonder if you can speak to the local Y or maybe the local Middle / High School coaches and / or principle about having a 1 hour discussion on drug and fitness maybe, I'm quickly brain storming here. If that is possible bring up the natural highs and benefits compared to the high's and no benefits from drugs.

[sluge]

Being that I have a back ground as a teenage punk and had my share of drugs, not that I was a junky or depended on them , the subject of middle schoolers has crossed my mind a few time, but I have no clue how to begin.

[runner05]

I these ideas are awesome and I'd love to tie them in... However, unlike sluge, I can't say that I have the "experience" to back me. I was always a good girl. :( or is it :) ? Anyway... I also come from small town, USA with less than 2000 people with my town being the bigger in the area, so I am working w/ the local schools to get the Alive @ 25 defensive driving program into the schools with grants, so I guess I'll just try to tie it all in the best I can. But, if anyone has any great ideas about a new program to tie in our natural "highs"... I'd LOVE to hear 'em!

[sluge]

let me re phase my prev comment. I had a back ground , not have a back ground.

[runner05]

let me re phase my prev comment. I had a back ground , not have a back ground.

I beg to differ... You "have" a background... 'cuz we can never get rid of our past, only grow better from it. If you "had" a background, that would imply that you once had it and now it is gone. :) You can be proud that you have it and it IS your background and not your present!

[sluge]

I beg to differ... You "have" a background... 'cuz we can never get rid of our past, only grow better from it. If you "had" a background, that would imply that you once had it and now it is gone. :) You can be proud that you have it and it IS your background and not your present!


yeah. I see that. I'd love to be from or in a small town of 2000. Atlanta is killin me!! Well I don't live in the City, just drive through it everyday.

[runner05]

The best part of a small town is that there isn't a fast food place to tempt me for at least 100 miles!

[Reid147]

Since I started my little journal(http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=7203511) not to many replied, but maybe because I suck at keeping journals even though I have all my workouts in my workout book. ANYWAY


I just want to tell people just how damn good I feel since I started this past December. I feel so damn good I should have a twin because I just about can't contain myself. I mean physically I feel like a teen, damn I feel better now than I did when I was a teen.

Yeah I may not be as big as the majority(YET), but the feeling of feeling GOOD is just unbelievable.

If your new to exercising , lifting, or both hang in there and be consistant. Because it's a HIGH that DRUGS can't touch.

Well I know some may think this post is useless, but I just had to say how freakin good I feel so far. I can't wait till later because I probable feel better.



That is great to hear I am 53 in May and I feel as good as in my 20's

[sluge]

The best part of a small town is that there isn't a fast food place to tempt me for at least 100 miles!

that is way cool. Sounds like a great place to be. I live in a small town as a child in Maryland. I came to GA in 1978,when I was still a child. I miss the town environment. OH well, I still feel freakin good though.

[sluge]

That is great to hear I am 53 in May and I feel as good as in my 20's


Cool. Atleast I know what to look forward too.

[sluge]

Been a while since anyone commented in here. I assume everyone is still feeling GREAT. I know I do. With the soring gas prices and overload of work, thank god for the rush i get when i lift / cardio.

[whitehorsehills]

Post is not useless. You are so right!. I'm 58 and only started lifting a couple of years ago. Had never been anywhere near a gym or weights in my entire life and you couldn't see a muscle in body. It just feels good and I really miss it if I go away and can't get to the gym. If you want the desire and work hard, it's yours regardless of your age.

[D1111]

I feel so bloody alive again! I took all those years off and forgot how much i love the insanity of it all:)

[Todd_A]

You want to hear complaining just wait until I turn 40 in November... There will be posts! :p

On topic, I agree. I'm in better shape now than when I was twenty. My only regret is not starting sooner and sticking with it. But we're in it for life now.
Quiet Riot (r.i.p. Kevin DuBrow) said it... Metal Health...

Hey, I'm turning 40 in November too!!!!

And I am in better shape than I have ever been in my life also! I"ve been lighter weight, but with less muscle, and I have been able to lift more but not with this light of weight! I weigh about 20 pounds less and I can lift within about 10 - 15 pounds of the same weight as when I was heavier. 6 more months of improvements until 40!


lol

[sluge]

Post is not useless. You are so right!. I'm 58 and only started lifting a couple of years ago. Had never been anywhere near a gym or weights in my entire life and you couldn't see a muscle in body. It just feels good and I really miss it if I go away and can't get to the gym. If you want the desire and work hard, it's yours regardless of your age.



Yeah! Your so correct, nothing like in the world.

[sluge]

I feel so bloody alive again! I took all those years off and forgot how much i love the insanity of it all:)

NOW that your back, congrats! It does make you feel ALIVE. I am so freakin CRUNK right now I am about to split into 2 people. Everyday of exercising is a FREAKIN high for me.


HI. My name is GREG and I am an endorphine JUNKIE!

[sluge]

Hey, I'm turning 40 in November too!!!!

And I am in better shape than I have ever been in my life also! I"ve been lighter weight, but with less muscle, and I have been able to lift more but not with this light of weight! I weigh about 20 pounds less and I can lift within about 10 - 15 pounds of the same weight as when I was heavier. 6 more months of improvements until 40!


lol


work it brother......I know I have a ways to go before I can look in the mirror and actually like what I see, but I have came a long way too. I'll be 40 on the 21st of this month and I swear I don't feel anywhere near 40.

[runner05]

I love this thread... glad it's back! Positive reinforcement is good for us all!!

btw ---
I've since started working w/ kids... and would LOVE your input...

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=107883421

[snoack]

Not uncommon for me to jump up and throw a punch in the air after banging out a particularly tough or heavy set.

Man, I absolutely LOVE lifting! I will NEVER stop again!

[NotTooLate]

I'm totally with you. I feel better now than I did when I was 18 as well. I plan to feel even better when I'm 60 ;)

[sluge]

Thanks everyone who replied. Remember work hard, be consistant , and results will follow.

[BackwoodsGa]

Congrats man! Not a useless post do you know how many people complain about being 30? Or asking "Can I gain muscle at this age" It becomes sickening! Nice to see a positive post!very true! then comes the big 40,and many seemingly let the old man syndrome set in....hogwash!age aint nuthin but a number!

[BackwoodsGa]

You want to hear complaining just wait until I turn 40 in November... There will be posts! :p

On topic, I agree. I'm in better shape now than when I was twenty. My only regret is not starting sooner and sticking with it. But we're in it for life now.
Quiet Riot (r.i.p. Kevin DuBrow) said it... Metal Health...the big 40 aint no biggun bro!past that years ago,just a number.

[BackwoodsGa]

Being that I have a back ground as a teenage punk and had my share of drugs, not that I was a junky or depended on them , the subject of middle schoolers has crossed my mind a few time, but I have no clue how to begin.my friend,ive tried talking with todays youth about the benefits of a positive lifestyle and staying drug free.for the most part...sadly thats one decision they'll have to face on their own.

[sluge]

I often catch myself walking around in the gym with a big stupid grin on my face :D I just love that high. Nothing can beat that feeling, NOTHING I TELL YA.... :D



I feel ya. I do the same thing. Some folks look at me kinda strange, like I'm a nerd for smiling. Oh well if smiling from a workout high or just smiling to be smiling makes me a nerd. I guess I'm the most smilest nerd of off. SMILE..It does a body good. :)

[gkkling]

LOL Sluge. Great thread.

My wife laughs at me when I get home from the gym. I apparently get very talkative and like to describe in detail each of the exercises I did and how that compared to the previous day.

Isn't it amazing at how just changing your diet and exercise can impact your moods and general disposition? I'm genuinely a happier person these days. So much that even my family has noticed, which is a huge blessing.

So here is a question for ya'all though. How do you handle your rest days?
Do you get frustrated knowing you aren't going to the gym that day?

[sluge]

LOL Sluge. Great thread.

My wife laughs at me when I get home from the gym. I apparently get very talkative and like to describe in detail each of the exercises I did and how that compared to the previous day.

Isn't it amazing at how just changing your diet and exercise can impact your moods and general disposition? I'm genuinely a happier person these days. So much that even my family has noticed, which is a huge blessing.

So here is a question for ya'all though. How do you handle your rest days?
Do you get frustrated knowing you aren't going to the gym that day?


Agreed. Working out and eating right makes one feel SOOOOooooo Good. I don't know what's better sex or the high I get from exercising, yeah baby!!!!

I handle my rest days very well to be honest. Altough my mind tries to make me feel a little guilty, I quickly flood that out. I don't get frustrated on my rest days at all. NOw you want to see a person madder than a bastard rat, interfer with my workout days, Then I get beyond frustrated.

Rest days are good brother, take advantage of them without any frustration. You'll learn to love them, I do.

[Skidmarx]

I feel pretty damned good too, looking good feeling good.

Catching milfs checking me out when I go to the grocery store is pretty cool too. :)

[surlycurmudgeon]

I feel like crap. Allergy season is in full swing, and it makes my workout feel like I'm working out with a wet towel over my head. Not to mention the fact that I sweat differently when I'm having a reaction -- a bad kind of sweat that doesn't feel good and refreshing like usual, but rather like I'm about to melt into slag. And it's hard to maintain focus when every set ends in a sneezing fit.

BUT

If I force myself through the workout, at the end enough has changed physiologically, with blood vessels and nasal passages dilating and so forth, that I get to feel normal for a couple hours before the reactions set in again. So in the end it's just more motivation. :D

[sluge]

I feel like crap. Allergy season is in full swing, and it makes my workout feel like I'm working out with a wet towel over my head. Not to mention the fact that I sweat differently when I'm having a reaction -- a bad kind of sweat that doesn't feel good and refreshing like usual, but rather like I'm about to melt into slag. And it's hard to maintain focus when every set ends in a sneezing fit.

BUT

If I force myself through the workout, at the end enough has changed physiologically, with blood vessels and nasal passages dilating and so forth, that I get to feel normal for a couple hours before the reactions set in again. So in the end it's just more motivation. :D



i too suffer from alergies. Thankfully though this year has not been that bad. Not sure if it's contributed to eating healthy and exercise or just luck. Maybe a little bit of both.