Super Fitness Health BlogWeight Training, Ten Reasons It’s Great
When I reflect on my childhood years, I remember being quite bony . In my early high school years I had the hardest time getting rid of my bird chest and spindly arms . Girls would think of me as a good friend, but never anything more than that . I was just the typical nice guy, who did his work…let’s just say I wasn’t considered the coolest of people in school . Eventually, I developed this overwhelming desire to trade in my stringy frame . I wanted to look like the atheles, the football players and the wrestlers . I wanted girls to look at me the way they looked at those guys. I wanted guys to look at me and instantly respect me . I wanted to know how to gain muscle FAST!
I was always shy kid, but I became even shier in my teenage years because of a disorder called gynecomastia . Gynecomastia is the development of breast tissue, and it can happen for a number of reasons ranging from hormones during puberty to hypogonadism to medication . For some the estrogen/testosterone balance corrects itself, thus correcting the gynecomastia . Unfortunately for me, my gynecomastic stayed with me until my early twenties . I was made fun of quite often about it, and it made me really self-conscious . It’s tough to deal with jeering that’s related to something you can’t control . My parents would tell me to ignore it, but my parents nor my siblings had to deal with that .
One summer, my frustation reached it’s peak, and I finally said “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!” . My father was pretty big into weight training, so we had a pretty nice weight set at home. I decided to finally make use of it . I learned a very important secret that summer …the best way to build muscle. Want to know what the big secret was? HARD WORK! I gained so much solid, fat-free muscle (a good amount of this muscle went straight to my chest) that summer, that I have stretch marks to this very day .
With the added muscle came added confidence. I went back to school with my chest out and head held high I also became enamored with all things related to training: fitness magazines, workout routines to build muscle, supplements, and the like .
Weight training was a great, temporary self-esteem booster, but eventually weight training (along with karate) became something that I grew to love . Nowadays, training is something I do whether or not people notice my body. I guess you might say muscle building has grown on me .
Why do I enjoy training so much? I could easily give you 100 reasons, but for now, I’ll stick to ten reasons I enjoy weight training:
1. Work Hard Get Results – You ever been at a dead end job before? You work your behind off only to find that no matter how much time you put in your pay never changes . This is the exact reason I like weightlifting, hard work and results are directly related. If you’re putting in the time, honestly pushing yourself, your body is going to get stronger, your physique is going to change . I love that it’s so simplistic .
2. Training helps me stick to a schedule – I don’t know if everybody has the same experience, but I find when I’m training, I am better able to plan other things I have to do. I know training has to be a part of my day, so I I build my day around it .
3. I Like Looking at Myself Naked – Perhaps this reason is a tad perverse, but sure I can’t be the only one who feels this way! . I think seeing new cuts and lines in your naked physique is confidence-boosting motivation to keep training hard.
4. I Like When People Touch Me – Wait, this one also sounds perverted. I promise I’m not a sicko.
It’s great when others can see the results of your hard work. They touch your muscles and make comments…makes me feel good inside . Um, it’s especially gratifying for me when some hot lady I work with does it…I’m just saying.
5. Accomplishment – I will never forget how powerful I felt when I finally bench pressed 225 pounds . It was the exercise that I was most afraid to do. The big guys in the gym could lift that, but certainly not me . When it finally happened, I thought to myself… “HELL YEAH!!”
6. The Mindset Shift – Bench pressing 225 pounds made me realisze that I could potentially lift even more . I kept training, and I can now bench press 225 lbs 14 times without a spotter (my goal is 25 times). To some of the more advanced lifters that may not sound like much, but another cool thing about weightlifting is that it’s a personal journey. When you get impossible out of your head, it’s amazing what you can accomplish .
7. Enhanced Brain Function – I find that weight training and exercise in general really gets my brain juices flowing. I can think much more clearly .
8. Energy Benefits – If you’re just starting out, Immediately after a workout, your muscles can be spent and you can feel pretty exhausted . On the flip side, though, if you’ve been training for quite some time, workouts may start to feel more invigorating than exhausting . Your muscles aren’t tiring as easily. You feel like you have the energy to take on the world . Stick to those workout goals …it does pay off !
9. Better Sex – Sorry Mom, but it’s true . When I’m sticking to my exercise plan, for some reason, my libido hits a ceiling . Now I just have to find a girlfriend …
10. Builds Self-Discipline – I’ll level with you, there are days when I don’t want to go to the gym . It could be because of any number of reasons: laziness, a long day at work, or even muscle soreness . But nine times out of ten, going to the gym when I’m not feeling up to it really makes me feel like I’ve accomplished something . I feel incredible afterwards. Training when I don’t feel like it makes it easier to go the next time the fatigue hits.
Why do you enjoy working out?
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