Gone are the days of being just sixteen and all we see is within week or two of getting. All we have to do is make some strategic, ego driven adjustments in our behavior or our training and we are there. All we had in those days was youth “Piss and Vinegar” and some raw determination and we could win. Result was a swollen ego and a false sense importance. As we have gotten older we realize that anything worth having and keeping takes immense amounts of time and attention to detail. A great example is the love for our wives. It has taken our entire being to shape ourselves into the person that she loves and that we possess. There was no 2nd rate effort.
In bodybuilding, we want it all “NOW” and there is no time for waiting…That’s how we approach the game and the sport. We conclude that if I work hard. and get very sore we ought to see the magnificent changes that are promised. But, we all know that’s not the way it works. However, there are variou people that really can make gains rapidly and they will show you and they will tell you how they did it and how it’s done. They preen about with their new found trophy bodies. Then, just like “the swallows returning to Capistrano” these same people stop because they are confronted with the reality that in order to be great, you have to bury your ego and set your heart on a much higher plain. Effort that was never needed before is no required to get to the next level. Many new and different lesson must be faced and overcome to be better. These new and enduring truths will for the foundation of the character of the seeker of the best. There are no substitutes for sheer effort and the application of new found wisdom.
Let’s not belabor the backbone of this review. 1.) When it’s early or fast we only get a buzz from our ego. 2.) When it’s long, hard, focused, and it consumes all of our lessons learned, our Character is more soundly fixed within our person.
Bottom Line: If you want to be better, then do not be fooled by your own ego which deludes our self worth. Instead, “do the work” and a total package of the better you will emerge because your wisdom and character has carried you to this great place of honor.
Six Pack and Senior 