The Questions - Part 1

"How long have you been working out?"

The question that most people ask me, especially in the gym. And most of the time, if not all, its asked by people who are just starting out,the wannabe gym rats, pencil neck students and yuppies, looking for a short cut, some scientific formula or an ideal answer. They all want to hear the same thing: 6 months...or maybe 1 year. And they all think it's done just by lifting heavy ass weight. Usually, i don't even bother explaining the details but occasionally, when i do, the expression that dawns on their faces is fucking hilarious. It always starts with an enthusiastic look as if I'm going to throw them a HUGE one-liner secret but when i'm not even 5 minutes into it, a look of disbelief starts showing up. Again, fucking hilarious.

I can go all the way into the other areas that are crucial to building a great physique but saving those for more posts, lets first look at duration. That's always the question anyway: How long?.

I've been lifting for a total of close to 7 years now. Inconsistent, I admit, due to injuries and other worldly responsibilities so I'd say about 4 years of real lifting. Trainwreck and I have decided to go all out, no turning back, late last year and we are ploughing through with success at the moment. Week after week, slowly but definitely progressively, we're going beyond our limits with each training session. We now feel livid, pumped and greater than ever. Once you reach an intensity such as this, you can actually determine and set the bar to the next level.

The noobcakes in the current gym we go to seem to think that we started lifting about a year ago from scratch but there is no way in hell you can fucking be at 75-80kgs from a start of 55-60kgs after 6 months of training. Juice? Maybe, but we don't do it. Great display of knowledge right there, dimwits. Going natural, it takes much more than that. Bodybuilding is a sport that requires a lot of commitment, discipline, sacrifice, patience and TIME. So if you're looking for great results after a year of training, this is not for you.

So, how long again you ask? Let's just say, it's way longer than your average fappin' time.