Why Bodybuilding is Awesome (Besides the Obvious)

[TheRoadIsLong]

Why Bodybuilding is AWESOME (besides the obvious)
By Evan Plant - Weir (TheRoadIsLong)

Most of us are well aware of the core physical and psychological gains associated with Bodybuilding. Together, weight training and cardio enhance our body’s performance. With heightened muscular and aerobic capacity our bodies are improved; more robust and efficient, better able to interact with the world around us while warding off disease and injury. Aesthetically, the pains and sacrifice of dedicated training yield visual results that bring us pride, confidence and victory. These are a few of the more obvious ways that the bodybuilder profits from their efforts in and out of the gym.

The further we progress down the long and difficult road inherent to the bodybuilder’s journey, however, the more profound and enriching the benefits become.
Initially, for many (as it was for me) time in the gym will constitute an attachment to daily life; a retrofit behavior that – however important – takes up time from everything else, and must be inserted where possible into your schedule.

In time, as we begin to see results and as we increasingly define ourselves around training, time in the gym shifts from its peripheral state in our lives into a more central position. From a task that once had to be twisted and fitted around ‘the really important stuff’, training becomes a part of us; a welcome compass by which we plot the course of our lives rather than a necessary detour.

As we progress into this mentality, as we commit more time and energy inside and out of the gym to our challenging pursuit, we are rewarded. Like the initial phase of training, we continue to reap the rewards of physical ability, overall health and aesthetics. By this point in our journey, however, the long road begins to bring us additional – more fundamental and profound – reward.

The more central bodybuilding becomes to life, the more we can find life reflected in bodybuilding. Time in the gym becomes a microcosm of our time here on Earth, a compression and concentration of challenge and adversity, of resolve and of triumph. By putting ourselves to the test, through every final labored rep, through every stomach aching carb-less day, through those last few sweat drenched minutes of a never ending cardio session; we confront the challenge of life head on.

In those moments under the bar when our muscles scream for release, and yet we push through, we are learning to conquer the challenges set out before us. In every victory in the gym, and in every proud glance into the mirror, we reinforce the connections between hard honest work and success. Challenges elsewhere in life become smaller, more manageable and less daunting. Scaling the mountains we find along the road of bodybuilding teaches us to scale the mountains down other roads in life.
Where bodybuilding provides us with a means of compressing and confronting the challenges of life, it also provides us with an arena for battle with ourselves. We all have a fight within us; it is simply part and parcel with the human condition. Across my back is a tattoo that reads “Young Warrior”. Aside from the fact that it is the meaning of my name, I got this tattoo years ago because I feel it reflects a fundamental characteristic of all people; from day one we have a battle on our hands, and it is within us.

To excel, we have to be prepared as warriors to meet our worst enemies (doubt, fear, depression etc...) on the battlefield. We must be cautious, however, not to allow these battles to take place uncontrolled throughout our daily lives. Instead, we need an arena; a time and place well suited to the task of engaging these foes in combat. For the committed bodybuilder, the gym is this arena. With racing hearts and burning muscles, our triumphs in the gym (and eventually on the stage) are battles won against these – our most challenging adversaries.

Bodybuilding is awesome. Through training, our bodies are strengthened and our ability to interact with the world is enriched. Time training means increased strength and power, improved aesthetics, self-image and a longer life. As we progress down the path of bodybuilding, however, it comes to serve us in other, more profound ways. The more we invest our lives into this great sport, the more we find life reflected in it. Within the challenges we create and confront in the gym, we are also pushing through the challenges endured elsewhere in life. It becomes a welcome battleground for the fight within us, a place and a time to make the hardships and trials inherent to the human condition tangible, within our reach, to strike them down.

Bodybuilding, is awesome.

[SpeedDemon5]

Why Bodybuilding is AWESOME (besides the obvious)
By Evan Plant - Weir (TheRoadIsLong)

Most of us are well aware of the core physical and psychological gains associated with Bodybuilding. Together, weight training and cardio enhance our body’s performance. With heightened muscular and aerobic capacity our bodies are improved; more robust and efficient, better able to interact with the world around us while warding off disease and injury. Aesthetically, the pains and sacrifice of dedicated training yield visual results that bring us pride, confidence and victory. These are a few of the more obvious ways that the bodybuilder profits from their efforts in and out of the gym.

The further we progress down the long and difficult road inherent to the bodybuilder’s journey, however, the more profound and enriching the benefits become.
Initially, for many (as it was for me) time in the gym will constitute an attachment to daily life; a retrofit behavior that – however important – takes up time from everything else, and must be inserted where possible into your schedule.

In time, as we begin to see results and as we increasingly define ourselves around training, time in the gym shifts from its peripheral state in our lives into a more central position. From a task that once had to be twisted and fitted around ‘the really important stuff’, training becomes a part of us; a welcome compass by which we plot the course of our lives rather than a necessary detour.

As we progress into this mentality, as we commit more time and energy inside and out of the gym to our challenging pursuit, we are rewarded. Like the initial phase of training, we continue to reap the rewards of physical ability, overall health and aesthetics. By this point in our journey, however, the long road begins to bring us additional – more fundamental and profound – reward.

The more central bodybuilding becomes to life, the more we can find life reflected in bodybuilding. Time in the gym becomes a microcosm of our time here on Earth, a compression and concentration of challenge and adversity, of resolve and of triumph. By putting ourselves to the test, through every final labored rep, through every stomach aching carb-less day, through those last few sweat drenched minutes of a never ending cardio session; we confront the challenge of life head on.

In those moments under the bar when our muscles scream for release, and yet we push through, we are learning to conquer the challenges set out before us. In every victory in the gym, and in every proud glance into the mirror, we reinforce the connections between hard honest work and success. Challenges elsewhere in life become smaller, more manageable and less daunting. Scaling the mountains we find along the road of bodybuilding teaches us to scale the mountains down other roads in life.
Where bodybuilding provides us with a means of compressing and confronting the challenges of life, it also provides us with an arena for battle with ourselves. We all have a fight within us; it is simply part and parcel with the human condition. Across my back is a tattoo that reads “Young Warrior”. Aside from the fact that it is the meaning of my name, I got this tattoo years ago because I feel it reflects a fundamental characteristic of all people; from day one we have a battle on our hands, and it is within us.

To excel, we have to be prepared as warriors to meet our worst enemies (doubt, fear, depression etc...) on the battlefield. We must be cautious, however, not to allow these battles to take place uncontrolled throughout our daily lives. Instead, we need an arena; a time and place well suited to the task of engaging these foes in combat. For the committed bodybuilder, the gym is this arena. With racing hearts and burning muscles, our triumphs in the gym (and eventually on the stage) are battles won against these – our most challenging adversaries.

Bodybuilding is awesome. Through training, our bodies are strengthened and our ability to interact with the world is enriched. Time training means increased strength and power, improved aesthetics, self-image and a longer life. As we progress down the path of bodybuilding, however, it comes to serve us in other, more profound ways. The more we invest our lives into this great sport, the more we find life reflected in it. Within the challenges we create and confront in the gym, we are also pushing through the challenges endured elsewhere in life. It becomes a welcome battleground for the fight within us, a place and a time to make the hardships and trials inherent to the human condition tangible, within our reach, to strike them down.

Bodybuilding, is awesome.

Cliffs?

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Cliffs -

Bodybuilding is awesome

[mrspineau]

Bodybuilding IS awesome!!! I think everyone in the world should do it. Or at least try to do it. It has completely changed my life in too many ways to even state.

[lolbeast]

inspiring

[G2TheUdda]

Why Bodybuilding is AWESOME (besides the obvious)
By Evan Plant - Weir (TheRoadIsLong)

Most of us are well aware of the core physical and psychological gains associated with Bodybuilding. Together, weight training and cardio enhance our body’s performance. With heightened muscular and aerobic capacity our bodies are improved; more robust and efficient, better able to interact with the world around us while warding off disease and injury. Aesthetically, the pains and sacrifice of dedicated training yield visual results that bring us pride, confidence and victory. These are a few of the more obvious ways that the bodybuilder profits from their efforts in and out of the gym.

The further we progress down the long and difficult road inherent to the bodybuilder’s journey, however, the more profound and enriching the benefits become.
Initially, for many (as it was for me) time in the gym will constitute an attachment to daily life; a retrofit behavior that – however important – takes up time from everything else, and must be inserted where possible into your schedule.

In time, as we begin to see results and as we increasingly define ourselves around training, time in the gym shifts from its peripheral state in our lives into a more central position. From a task that once had to be twisted and fitted around ‘the really important stuff’, training becomes a part of us; a welcome compass by which we plot the course of our lives rather than a necessary detour.

As we progress into this mentality, as we commit more time and energy inside and out of the gym to our challenging pursuit, we are rewarded. Like the initial phase of training, we continue to reap the rewards of physical ability, overall health and aesthetics. By this point in our journey, however, the long road begins to bring us additional – more fundamental and profound – reward.

The more central bodybuilding becomes to life, the more we can find life reflected in bodybuilding. Time in the gym becomes a microcosm of our time here on Earth, a compression and concentration of challenge and adversity, of resolve and of triumph. By putting ourselves to the test, through every final labored rep, through every stomach aching carb-less day, through those last few sweat drenched minutes of a never ending cardio session; we confront the challenge of life head on.

In those moments under the bar when our muscles scream for release, and yet we push through, we are learning to conquer the challenges set out before us. In every victory in the gym, and in every proud glance into the mirror, we reinforce the connections between hard honest work and success. Challenges elsewhere in life become smaller, more manageable and less daunting. Scaling the mountains we find along the road of bodybuilding teaches us to scale the mountains down other roads in life.
Where bodybuilding provides us with a means of compressing and confronting the challenges of life, it also provides us with an arena for battle with ourselves. We all have a fight within us; it is simply part and parcel with the human condition. Across my back is a tattoo that reads “Young Warrior”. Aside from the fact that it is the meaning of my name, I got this tattoo years ago because I feel it reflects a fundamental characteristic of all people; from day one we have a battle on our hands, and it is within us.

To excel, we have to be prepared as warriors to meet our worst enemies (doubt, fear, depression etc...) on the battlefield. We must be cautious, however, not to allow these battles to take place uncontrolled throughout our daily lives. Instead, we need an arena; a time and place well suited to the task of engaging these foes in combat. For the committed bodybuilder, the gym is this arena. With racing hearts and burning muscles, our triumphs in the gym (and eventually on the stage) are battles won against these – our most challenging adversaries.

Bodybuilding is awesome. Through training, our bodies are strengthened and our ability to interact with the world is enriched. Time training means increased strength and power, improved aesthetics, self-image and a longer life. As we progress down the path of bodybuilding, however, it comes to serve us in other, more profound ways. The more we invest our lives into this great sport, the more we find life reflected in it. Within the challenges we create and confront in the gym, we are also pushing through the challenges endured elsewhere in life. It becomes a welcome battleground for the fight within us, a place and a time to make the hardships and trials inherent to the human condition tangible, within our reach, to strike them down.

Bodybuilding, is awesome.

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Lol, jk good job bro.

[chanelonline]

Yes, I agree Chanel
Why Bodybuilding is AWESOME (besides the obvious)
By Evan Plant - Weir (TheRoadIsLong)

[jdavis6618]

Great read. repped

[VinceFTW]

Fantastic. repped

[NaturalNathan]

Fantastic. repped

I agree, i love how he describes our emotions. using a battle arena as an analogy that links bodybuilding with the daily stress we all encounter some time or another

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This is really Motivational. I'll be sure to share this with friends.

[Blueyoshun]

I agree 100%. Couldn't have said it better myself.

Beautifully crafted piece of writing. Great choice of words and analogies.

Props to you Evan!