Something I've seen here of late (and I dunno how long it's been going on) is a trend of wanting perfect bodies and not wanting to put an ounce of effort, patience or consistency into it. Stuff like "disillusioned with bulking up" when they've only been doing it for a week. Or "I want a nice body but don't want to hit the weights". Or "I want hardcore gains, yesterday." Shiat like that, and I'm sure I could find some more examples but that's not the point of this post.
(I'm not totally familiar with the rules of this forum, if this counts as 'flaming' and is not allowed then please ban me, because I sure as hell intended to flame some of you - some, not all)
All you slackers and dreamers pull yourselves together, and ask yourselves just how badly you want to improve your bodies/health/fitness.
We live in a day and age where a phonecall or mouse click gets us nearly anything we want - from prostitutes to parma ham. And no, I'm not saying this is a bad thing as such (I happen to like parma ham), but it does tend to put people in the "spoonfeed me" mindset. Like they think they can drop 40lbs of fat or gain 40lbs of muscle overnight. Wake up and smell the morning protein drink - it ain't happening. There's two things in my view, that you can't change about yourselves without a huge deal of hard work: your mind and your body. BOTH can be improved to levels you'd perhaps never dreamed of, but you won't get there with the current mentality.
Talking from a point of view of bodily improvement, let me tell you that bodybuilding (or fitness in general really) isn't unlike a career. You get in early and stick to it meticulously, so in later life you're a great deal better off than people who didn't. Most of you guys are young (teens) so this is the prime time to get your attitude straight and learn what works and what doesn't. I'm not even going to go into specifics as regards nutrition and training because most people haven't got the mentality to listen to me. Most here are brainwashed by the absolute shiat posted on bbing.com or Flex or wherever - and yes, so was I when I was young, and wasted lots of time following those methods and getting nowhere, and that's time I lost which I'll never get back.
You know what physical improvement is? It's a fight against yourselves. The body strives for the comfort zone of 150-180lbs with a nice 15-20% bodyfat and will do everything in its power to stay there. This is what you've got to beat. And it is a bloody hard fight to win, let me tell you.
Some people are fortunate enough to be born beautiful - pinups like Orlando Bloom or Johnny Depp or anyone else you'd like to mention. These guys are made for life, because they were exceptionally lucky and will make millions just be smiling in commercials or starring in movies which'll be hits just because those guys are in them (not criticising them as actors, they're definitely not the worst I've seen - we're talking looks here). But the key word is EXCEPTIONALLY.
In much the same way, pro bodybuilders are few and far between - people like Paul Dillett and Flex Wheeler who can eat twice a day, train with light weights and still grow are genetic freaks, fair play to them. They can do their own thing and succeed.
People like this are like one in a million. No-one here (including myself) is anywhere near that genetically gifted, either in looks or muscular development potential. But how many pro bodybuilders didn't have to train brutally hard or actors have to rehearse like demons to get where they are now? They're genetically gifted above the rest of us and yet they still work their arses off - HOW THE HELL ARE US AVERAGE GUYS/GIRLS GOING TO GET ANYWHERE BY NOT BUSTING OUR BALLS/BOOBS FOR MONTHS OR EVEN YEARS?
There ARE people here who show the right dedication and work ethic - Lifeforce, Double, MindOverMatter (if only he would stop having seizures at the thought of more than 1g per lb target bodyweight - joking mate), and you can see from their pics that they worked damned hard for their physiques. They weren't born like that at all, they paid their dues and worked at it, didn't miss meals, ground out reps by sheer determination, cried, sweated and bled, and are reaping the benefits now (either by virtue of looking good or getting girls or whatever they want). Kudos to these guys for their dedication to the cause - even though I might not agree with their methods, I can't fault their willpower.
And that's just it, you've got to WILL yourself to improve. It is, appropriately enough, mind over matter - beating your body and making it do what YOU want it to do (grow muscle, burn fat, whatever) because it sure as hell doesn't want to be 250lbs shredded to the bone.
There is no magic pill - and no, steroids aren't the answer either, as so many people think. It's a huge misconception. Here's an interesting stat for you (and I'm sorry, for the life of me I can't remember the source) - 1 in 300 people in America (that's 1 in 300 of the general populace, NOT male bodybuilders) have admitted to taking steroids. Are 1 in 300 people huge muscular monstrosities? No they aren't. Pros take steroids when they've reached the peak of their natural genetic potential and can't progress without chemical assistance - and guess what, they don't just sit at home, watch TV and inject themselves every few hours, they train even MORE brutally and eat even MORE to make the most of their drugs.
I could write more but it's time for me to eat (I'm starving), so just you guys think about how badly you want to get better bodies, get your attitudes sorted out and THEN think about your diet, training and supplements - at which point I'll be happy to help out however I can. Lack of knowledge is perfectly forgiveable, lack of dedication or desire is your own problem.
