Using free weights for the purpose of mediation.
I started working out several months ago when it was apparent someone dear and near to me left me.
It hurt like hell! I didn`t know what to do or who to turn to for help.
A friend of mine suggested I commence going to the gym as a form of stress relief. I`ve been in and out of gyms since I was 18 years old. Truthfully, I went to a gym more as a choir than anything else. I thought toning your body was like a job,rather than a love of the sport.
Body Building is very hard work. It requires alot preparation each day.You have to sleep a minimum of 7-8 hours per day to recoup. You can`t drink, you have to watch your diet all the time! Your friends begin to think your crazy for not wanting to hang out with them and party! Forget going out on dates,who wants to be with someone who`s worried about their "food intake!?'..
My day starts at 5:00am. I have to begin to eat, take vitamins and by 6:30 head to the gym for two hours. Your mind has to be consumed with what you`re going to do, and what body parts you wish to sculpt.
I envision what I want to accomplish before I ever reach the gym!
For the next two hours we`re hitting the weights at a grueling pace.I`ve learned if you want to gain muscle mass you have to concentrate on one or two body parts the entire time you`re in the gym and forget how many sets you`re doing. It`s meaningless.
When I workout I do it for shear exhaustion. I want to leave the gym knowing I gave 100% of myself.
During these workout I`m actually meditateing.
I`m relaxed,focused and happy after I leave the gym. It carries over to my work enviroment! Working out has helped my blood pressure go back to normal without medication, my entire appearance has changed radically.
My oldest daughter and her friend gave me the ulitimate compliement yesterday. Her friend wanted to know "How old I was?"...I asked her to guess my age. Her response was I looked like I was in my mid 30`s....She told me out of all of her friends Dad`s I was by far the "best looking Dad" she knew!
My daugther than chimed in and told her "Yeah, my Dad has gotten younger, you should have seen him 3 years ago when he was an old man!"..
I don`t really know if Body Building is akin to the search for "The Fountain of Youth", I do know it sure as heck makes me feel damn good!
Back to the lost love for a second. We had dinner on Sunday, I`m attempting to clear the air with her.... Although we`re a long way off, we`re actually talking to one another which trust me is something I never dreamed would ever happen again....
Good luck with your program. Kids say the cutest things. You should submit the comment to a magazine.
Scott, congratulations on taking the path most likely to change your life!
You said I`m relaxed,focused and happy after I leave the gym. It carries over to my work enviroment! Working out has helped my blood pressure go back to normal without medication, my entire appearance has changed radically. Now call me a radical but that has to translate into better relationships regardless of whether or not your lost love can be rekindled.
Good for you!
Hey Scot then you need to post a new picture. Excercise really is a great form of meditation and stress relief and healthy as well
Exercise is one of the best things you can do! I truly believe it helps improve a person's mood especially when going through rough times. Not to mention, it helps you sleep great at night.
Nothing like a good hard work out to relieve stress. funny how it works, your tired, don't want to go, but you do. Then we are done you feel so much better about life and physically too.
Scott is the man ! !
Cash...
Sounds to me like you're wearing your nickname (and it's private meaning) rather well these days :)
TLW...ROAR!
Scott, Giving 100% to anything for short periods of time sure does take concentration and can relieve sress in other areas. Nice post. Glad it's been a good experience.