How do you define "hard work" as it pertains to bodybuilding?

[jimmyjones]

OMG! By the time i got to:

"grass fed grass"

I was in tears lol.

Awesome post man.

Hahahaha I am literally crying...I spurted out in laughter..loud as hell right here in my office.....

As soon as I saw... "Grass fed grass" I lost it bahahaha

 

[norm1220]

To me, Hard Work in bodybuilding is made up of two parts-

1) Putting in the time and effort to figure out what you need to achieve your goal.

2) Doing those things until you achieve your goal, even when they are difficult, unpleasant, or inconvenient.

 

[BigJB]

Hard work in bodybuilding is putting up with chest n arms beach bum idiot posts like t muscles without throwing my computer into the road.

 

[bieberhole69]

Hard work is having to load / unload the leg press with dbol back pumps.

 

[Kaladryn]

Some very funny, and some very good posts above, but I guess I'd sum it up as:

Constantly trying to improve upon all the little things, constantly looking for balance in everything, and always enjoying the hell out of the ride- otherwise, why are doing it?

 

[ajdos]

To me hardwork is this, I have all the tools that if I take x then I will look like y, my gains will be steadily coming if I just cruise and do things 1/2 ass.
However if I really put myself into it, and go the extra mile with my efforts towards my eating, and training.
If I remain self disciplined and eat how I HAVE to not how I want to, and take the sets through the pain barrier instead of stopping when it becomes uncomfortable, if I do all the things that I may need to do however dont neccesarily want to do in a certain alloted time in order to get EVEN BETTER results than I could if I just let things like my drugs and half assed eating and training roll along status quo.
Being willing to do what the next guy wont, cant or is simply to scared to do.
Its like that mental decision on squats where you have to decide 'one more rep?' or "nah thats good enough."

 

[method2madness]

24 years of consistently intense training backed up by dieting practices that are more often than not conducive to muscle protein synthesis. Rest is relative to the individual.

Peace,
M2M

 

[danzd]

hard work to me is defined by not giving a shit about what anybody else is doing and only worrying about yourself. because if you care too much about what others are taking/eating/training you will never find what works best for you. everyones different. there are people who work their jaw muscles harder than anything else in the gym and have size totally naturally, and there are the ones who have to drug and dedicate every ounce of their being just to gain a pound.