The World

[Future]

Inspite of all the stupid chaos from Rosie O's latest foot-in-mouth moment to fule prices being FUBAR, it's nice to know what brings us here is the love of training. That "riddle of steel" from Conan I suppose. Let's not forget that when they world is so negative, when we want to complain about who has the best training methodology or who is clean or who isnt, that THIS REALLY IS ABOUT A PERSONAL VENTURE TO DESTROY IRON.

 

[BALDNAZI]

AGREED

This world is in a whirlpool of death and destruction. The way things are going I do not see how we will come out of it.

That being said, I agree with Future in that the iron is my escape. I wake up in the morning and nothing matters but what I have to do in the gym. I have my ipod on and I tune out the entire world. Nothing exists but me and the weight. I love every second of it.

Then when its over, its back to reality. But for that hour, hour and a half, whatever, nothing matters but the cold, hard steel......

 

[oldfella]

Sometimes i get depressed with the state of affairs and the world around me. The one place I revere and escape to is the iron palace, my gym. For the time I am training I am at peace with my surroundings and at war with the plates. I take out my frustrations and my inability to stop the insanity that is the world. So like many of my brothers and sisters I immerse myself in this world of rust and pain. I love the iron, it is my friend, my solace, my escape to a place I would rather be, a place that has no prejudice, no hate. When it is finished........I am at peace again, I feel better, I have made positive changes both mentally and physically and am better placed to deal with the reality outside. Thank God for the Iron!!

 

[xcelbeyond]

We have control over the iron - it doesn't control us. We have no control over what corporations and stupid politicians do!

I, like you all, love the control I have when working out. I had a spat with my new girl friend and had a tremendous workout this AM - took it out on the weights I just spent an hour on the phone with her (she lives about 40 miles away) and all's hunky dory now

 

[oldfella]

We have control over the iron - it doesn't control us. We have no control over what corporations and stupid politicians do!

I, like you all, love the control I have when working out. I had a spat with my new girl friend and had a tremendous workout this AM - took it out on the weights I just spent an hour on the phone with her (she lives about 40 miles away) and all's hunky dory now

WHAAAT, already????? Shit man you only just hooked up. You better grovel a bit or you go on a strict diet bud. I think you've had enough of that now have'nt you????? Glad to hear you patched it up quick. The iron has a way of taming the beast. We then think about things a bit differntly, I know i do after a blistering session with the iron!!!

 

[The Wolf]

I agree, the world i one messed up place surrounded by greed and even religons are based on greed. The churches and mosques are making money on the name of charity and the preaches are driving around in fancy cars and living in fancy houses. And the only reason they have followers is because they are promised a life full of luxury in the afterlife. Again all down to greed. I wont even mention jews.

If sombody says hi to me on the streets, theres probably something in it for him or he wouldnt even say hi. Its a dog eat dog world and after watching the wildlife shows on national geograpgic chanel, the Lions and Hyeneas make us humans look civilised.

I just heard yesterday that a few of my so called buddies were putting me down behind my back, saying that I was shit in my first competetion but these fools never competed. Does this make me give up or does it even push me harder. The Iron is the only true friend I have.

 

[STEVO 47]

I, like you all, love the control I have when working out. I had a spat with my new girl friend and had a tremendous workout this AM - took it out on the weights I just spent an hour on the phone with her (she lives about 40 miles away) and all's hunky dory now

Hell, a little arguing is good for relationships, spices things up.
but the 40 miles between you two may be the down fall.

 

[thebrick]

the world...

...has always been a terrible negative place, and simultaneously a wonderful positive place. It depends where you are looking at any moment. Its a complicated chain, it is born from our DNA. And iron? Its been here since the dawn of time. It is a basic building block of the universe. It connects me to the fundamental. It clears my mind and gives me a spiritual escape. It will always be there for me.

 

[MAINEVENT]

Sometimes i get depressed with the state of affairs and the world around me. The one place I revere and escape to is the iron palace, my gym. For the time I am training I am at peace with my surroundings and at war with the plates. I take out my frustrations and my inability to stop the insanity that is the world. So like many of my brothers and sisters I immerse myself in this world of rust and pain. I love the iron, it is my friend, my solace, my escape to a place I would rather be, a place that has no prejudice, no hate. When it is finished........I am at peace again, I feel better, I have made positive changes both mentally and physically and am better placed to deal with the reality outside. Thank God for the Iron!!

That is a great way to put it....and exactly what i feel. Also, i feel it is the only thing i have total control of.....which gives me peace and clarity, even if it is for a short time.

 

[bulldog21]

...has always been a terrible negative place, and simultaneously a wonderful postive place. It depends where you are looking at any moment. Its a complicated chain, it is born from our DNA. And iron? Its my favorite element. Its been here since the dawn of time. It is a basic building block of the universe. It clears my mind and gives me a spiritual escape. It will always be there for me.

Great statement......The world since its beginning has been constantly searching for balance through a "harmony of opposites" as taoists say:"there can be no light without darkness, no love without hate, no male without female"

 

[ScorpioGirl]

Balance...

Some say that if there were no suffering we would be incapable to appreciate good.

 

[Vander_V]

This world is in a whirlpool of death and destruction. The way things are going I do not see how we will come out of it.

That being said, I agree with Future in that the iron is my escape. I wake up in the morning and nothing matters but what I have to do in the gym. I have my ipod on and I tune out the entire world. Nothing exists but me and the weight. I love every second of it.

Then when its over, its back to reality. But for that hour, hour and a half, whatever, nothing matters but the cold, hard steel......

Future and BN

The world is what you make it, learn it and live it.

Your mind set is negetive therefore that black cloud will follow you where ever you go, I know what its like to think that way I went from cursing this life to living life the way i wanted, I do what i choose to do in this world, I think positive becasue there is no room for fear or weak minded thoughts, your here for a reason and here for such a short time in your little mortal life why not praise every minute of the day cause be fore you know it, it will be over .

 

[lucian]

Future and BN

The world is what you make it, learn it and live it.

Your mind set is negetive therefore that black cloud will follow you where ever you go, I know what its like to think that way I went from cursing this life to living life the way i wanted, I do what i choose to do in this world, I think positive becasue there is no room for fear or weak minded thoughts, your here for a reason and here for such a short time in your little mortal life why not praise every minute of the day cause be fore you know it, it will be over .

great way of putting it. we make our lives and moods. there are a lot of people worse off than us. no matter how bad it is it could be worse.
vander is right, if you got killed in an accident tomorow, would you be at peace? did you get the most out of your life? many dont realize this till its too late or some big tragedy strikes. why wait, any day above ground is a good day. complications and hardships are good for the soul. makes you stronger.
lets see, my brother was killed in an accident, he was the only person i have ever been close to ever in my life,
i had an opiate addiction i had to battle through hell to get through,
ive had trusted family members and loved ones lie,cheat and steal,
the two kids i developed a freindship from wrestling...first their great granmaa died,then grandmama, then mother...all in a week.
then a week later they died!!!wtf??? thats crazy!!! imagine the pain they had.
i havent had a good life some may say, but it could always be worse, and for someone out there, it is!!!and who am i to bitch and moan then.
smile, keep your head up and be positive, try and make someone else see a psotive thing every day too.
its contagious!!lucian

 

[Future]

Inspite of all the stupid chaos from Rosie O's latest foot-in-mouth moment to fule prices being FUBAR, it's nice to know what brings us here is the love of training.

That was my point to my post. Not sure how that got lost in the "your mind is negative thing." Alot of stresses can go on but training is a nice outlet that we all share. We can have many differing views of training like ummm **cough cough** high squatting...and still it doesnt change the fact that we are all here because we like to train. It's a privilege and an outlet for us.

 

[Vander_V]

great way of putting it. we make our lives and moods. there are a lot of people worse off than us. no matter how bad it is it could be worse.
vander is right, if you got killed in an accident tomorow, would you be at peace? did you get the most out of your life? many dont realize this till its too late or some big tragedy strikes. why wait, any day above ground is a good day. complications and hardships are good for the soul. makes you stronger.
lets see, my brother was killed in an accident, he was the only person i have ever been close to ever in my life,
i had an opiate addiction i had to battle through hell to get through,
ive had trusted family members and loved ones lie,cheat and steal,
the two kids i developed a freindship from wrestling...first their great granmaa died,then grandmama, then mother...all in a week.
then a week later they died!!!wtf??? thats crazy!!! imagine the pain they had.
i havent had a good life some may say, but it could always be worse, and for someone out there, it is!!!and who am i to bitch and moan then.
smile, keep your head up and be positive, try and make someone else see a psotive thing every day too.
its contagious!!lucian

I couldnt agree more with ya, I think BN and Future are caught up in what I would call TODAY, dont live for today live for tomorrow, think way ahead and think positive as if things are meant to come and meant to be, whats the point of worrying about it and feeling down, how will that fix any problem?

Dont let the gym be your only escape there is MUCH MUCH more to this life then steel or lifting silly weights, find an inner peace find a way to cherish every hour just like the feeling you have in the gym, but make that feeling your life live it.

 

[Future]

You dorks take my stuff way out of context. If we really want to talk about all aspects of life I would say that church, my wife, best friends, feeding the ducks and X-box are all my favorite past times. HOWEVER, I was relating one concept to the genre of this board which is training. Okie dokie?

I would totally agree that if I was investing nothing in my life but training then I would be FUBAR. I did that in the past. All it took was one major injury to rock my world. So honestly, when it comes to investing I like to go the route of people and friends...but lifting some shit is pretty fun and rewarding too!

 

[Vander_V]

You dorks take my stuff way out of context. If we really want to talk about all aspects of life I would say that church, my wife, best friends, feeding the ducks and X-box are all my favorite past times. HOWEVER, I was relating one concept to the genre of this board which is training. Okie dokie?

I would totally agree that if I was investing nothing in my life but training then I would be FUBAR. I did that in the past. All it took was one major injury to rock my world. So honestly, when it comes to investing I like to go the route of people and friends...but lifting some shit is pretty fun and rewarding too!

No reason to be negative and call us names, were just trying to help .

 

[The Wolf]

I understand your good intentions Vander but this is what seperates the Hardcore from the softcore, from men to boys. Of course there is life outside the gym but what we are on about is, when we go to the gym we find peace just like a buddist monk go's up to the highest mountain and meditates.

This what I thought we had in common, we come from different parts of the world but we have the same passion and I think Future wanted to share that.

 

[littlemack]

Vander. Your a poopoo-head.



hahahahaha..hehehehehe...hahahahaha... oh lord that made me laugh...hahahaha...hehehehe...hahahaha...

 

[lucian]

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what i was talking about wasnt what you do, it was how some people veiw the world.i get what your sayin future, there are somethings that are just stupid in the world, but if you dont even think about them, then it doesnt effect you.
you know what i mean? hey im all for the gym, until 4 days ago i was in the gym 12 hr plus aday, working ,training, couldnt be in a better place and when i left, if i saw some stupid shit happening or saw some shit on the news, hey i was back at the gym the next day in my own WORLD