If you could give your younger self any piece of advice?

[thethinker48]

What would it be? Could be related to anything in life; relationships, career, bodybuilding.

For me, it would probably be the idea that everything in life is a slow progression. Being born with average genetics means that I got a little big bigger each year, nothing happened overnight. And my younger self would constantly kill himself in the gym, and overeat in hopes of becoming huge in months.

 

[Pheedno]

Assuming the younger me didn't tell the older me to shove off, and actually followed the advice?
I'd tell that idiot to take 20% of everything he ever made, save 10 and invest 10.

 

[OutToLunch]

Train lower body. Especially squats and deads...

 

[Bio-hazard]

Bet every last dollar I had on Buster Douglas.

 

[Jamez45]

I'd tell him that when he sees his newborn sons face he's gonna wish he took it easy on the AAS all those years..

 

[Slr722]

Don't take gear at a young age, study more, and do more cardio.

 

[john161]

Never borrow or give away more that you can afford to lose.

 

[Goody]

Don't marry that bitch

 

[graybass]

Easy, don't powerlift, bodybuild. Your joints will thank you later!
Also plan on the future, the party don't last forever.

 

[kitchenchemist]

If she seems like a problem....she is a problem!

 

[TeknoViking]

This is going to sound fem, but I would tell myself to embrace my sensitivity. I tried really hard all my life trying to be a scary mother fucker (fights, gear, gangs, jail, drugs, rehab etc) trying to prove to myself mostly that I was a bad ass. Truth is I was a scared little boy. Trying to create a tough exterior because I was fragile inside.

I always wondered at the time why my friends were such assholes, disrespectful, classless and the women I would date total sluts, liars and whores. Once I realized it was not a bad thing to be a "good" person cut all of my "friends" my life has continued since 2009 to only get better and better.

Food for thought.

"If you hang out at the barber shop long enough, you are bound to get a haircut"

"You only receive the love you think you deserve".

 

[alfresco]

If you could give your younger self any piece of advice? . . . well

Being the farthest thing from an expert or an exceptional physique but having
spent more than my fair share of time weight training and observing and knowing
the training habits of others (some of the best physiques in the world in ‘my time’),
I have more than my fair share of opinions on this subject . . . advice I rarely give
out in a line by line fashion.

I could write a book on this subject (advice and mistakes) as I my personal journey
as been long and not without its ups and downs . . . with more downs than ups.
That being said . . . I probably hold the world record mistakes I have made over the
years.

Here are just a few pieces of ‘advice’ that immediately come to mind . . .

- make the ones you love your number one priority
- have other interests and passions besides weight lifting / bodybuilding
- avoid bench presses like the plague
- I should have begun squatting starting on day 1
- trained less but harder and taken more time off
- made training less of a priority . . . if you can grow you will, regardless
- supplements (not super, i.e., AAS), I spent a ton of money them; worse the worthless
- never listen to the so called ‘experts’
- keep accurate food records (I never did)
- you are unique . . . just like everybody else; find out what works for you
- don’t be afraid to experiment (not drugs) with training frequency and volume
- for TRT, keep your dosages low and frequency as high as necessary
- there are few worse mistakes then the close-up inspection of one’s heroes
- spent more time with Arthur Jones
- not read as many bodybuilding magazines
- paid more attention to diet / total calories as it ultimately determines how good you look
- used less weight and better form; more repetitions and body mind connection
- eat a balanced diet, preparing all you food from scratch

- if you have potential to be ‘something’, you will know in a few years. Don’t spend your
life falling prey to commercial interests; you can’t make chicken pie out of chicken shit
even if you send the your life trying.

Could go on and on but don’t want to bore you (or piss anybody off . . .).

 

[Guillotines]

-don't worry about strength too much. There are diminishing returns.
-get on, stay on.
-it is okay to isolate, to primarily cables and machines; except for legs.
-stop doing so much damn cardio.

 

[Pull Freak]

Understand the value of education at a young age and apply it, say 12 and never look back.

 

[LEX]

A shitload of stuff comes to mind but in reality NOTHING.
I am exactly where the universe wants me. In most respects I turned myself into the man I always wanted to be, and have attracted the type of people that I always wanted in my life.

 

[Cito33189]

Pick a career that's in a specialized field that requires specific training or education. Nursing etc.
Not everyone is meant to be parents. Don't raise a child if you do not have the means or education to do so.

Work for yourself or be indispensable.

 

[Allday]

Wasting so much money on shoes..

I can justify spending on gear as I will end up using it.

I can only wear one pair of shoes at a time. Then other 100+ pairs sit on selves

 

[pieguy]

Put down the fork fatty.


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[Fit2Serve]

bb'ing related:
-don't get injured!

life related:
-have faith in your experiences. they will pay off.
-your daughters and your wife will end up being your world. stay healthy so you can enjoy them for as long as possible. that's all that really matters. :lightbulb:
-F2S

 

[sluggy]

Don't go to starbucks.