The main thing i have learned from promuscle!

[MR. BMJ]

Yes

I agree. I realized a long time ago (at an early age) that my weight lifting and "supplement" use was best used for education, fun, and health.


BMJ

 

[Golgo13]

We are the same age.. The way I see it, BBing should not be life.. It should make every part of life better.

 

[lucian]

Lucian..check your pms bro.

i dont have anything there bro!

 

[lucian]

Again bodybuilding isn't life BUT it HAS saved my life more than once.
one time i was in the hospital with Pneumonia, and almost died. had i not been so strong when i went in the hospital....i would have died. doctors told my folks straight....he is lucky he was so healthy and strong before.

another way....Bbing gave me strength to overcome a drug addiction! With out the willpower and discipline found in bbing....i would have been a statistic!

Inner strength, discipline, structure, focus and the ability to push yourself farther than most mentally, is something bbing has given us, and it can and should be applied to other areas to our lives to enhance it.

I have to remind myself everyday, 18 years training, and i don't just have a body to show for it,..i have a whole life to show for it!

 

[MightyJohn]

Great post Lucian

 

[BRODY BULLY]

Great post bro.. so true.

 

[maldorf]

A good post to make, and always something that we must keep in mind. Bodybuilding should be something that enhances our lives, not something that rules it.

For some of us the bodybuilding lifestyle begins to overshadow what's really important in life. For me, I fell right into it. I am an obsessive person to begin with. I never want to settle for second best and am always pushing myself to do better at whatever endevor I am working at. Bodybuilding became a huge focus for me and I let it overrule common sense and reason. You know when youre in trouble when you are suffering dangerous side effects and just blow them off and excuse them as nothing that bad.

There is so much more to life as you pointed out.

 

[hawkmoon]

Great post.

I love bodybuilding, training, improving myself...but we must never lose our sense of balance. Fortunately I have found a good balance for myself and could not be happier!

 

[LEX]

I'm with you Lucian

bodybuilding did save my life and keep me out of things that would of ruined it

and at the same time it cost a lot.

 

[communistkiller]

Ive learned so much. I started training on the reg at 17 (now Im 30). I found the boards at 20, started with renegade, now pro muscle.

Mike S has always been great, he pointed me in the right direction during the 'Gade years.

Whats great about the boards is that a Novice, such as myself can learn from some of the pros. Its important to LISTEN to what they have to say and apply it.

BBing creates structure in my life, which I carry in my personal and professional life.

The number 1 rule, you get what you put in. Hard work WITH knowledge and dedication creates success in ANYTHING you wish to accomplish. There are NO shortcuts. If you rely on the shortcuts, you will have a short career.

I have to thank EVERYONE on this board for giving me the knowledge I have today