Bodybuilding – I’ve done it for 12 years seriously. In that time I’ve gone from 144lbs to 238lbs. Admittedly some bodyfat, but for a lean muscle gain, I would say I’ve put on 75-80lbs of muscle in that time. Yes, I was a skinny dude lol.
Bodybuilding teaches you discipline. And strategy coupled with determination when things stagnate. When you’re feeling weak, it teaches you to become strong and push through. It also focuses you on diet and health along and pushes you away from alcohol, late night partying and drugs.
Sadly some bodybuilders, particularly the ego type, don’t see ‘health’ as something they are interested in and continue with the alcohol, partying and drugs – using steroids, gh, ghb and hormones to continue their gains with 4 hours sleep after a hard night. Try not to fall into this category people!
Bodybuilding is a way of life, make it so. It’s a long term plan, you can only hope for serious gains (50% bodymass increase) and muscle maturity (deep cuts, muscle thickness and so on) within 10 years for average lifters. For the lucky few with good genetics, this may be 2-5 years. Enjoy your first 3 months of lifting, the gains you will make will be massive and slow down thereafter.
Keep lifting people…as Markus Ruhl says - train hard.
