Bodybuilding Is Living
Another day.......
“Another rep, another nail. Another set, another brick. Another split, another backbreaking load of concrete... An honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay. In here, no distractions. Not like the outside, with ignorant people and their questions such as, ‘Is bodybuilding a sport?’ The first hundred times, I answered. I’ve stopped answering long ago...”
What can a word mean?
“Sport. What does the word even mean? Yeah, it is a word that’s easily defined... Still it doesn't mean much. Let me ask you, how do you describe what you do in a single word, an entire way of living with just 5 letters? I can’t. What I do is more than a word. What I do cannot be confined by the basic limitations of language. Who I am cannot be so easily defined.”
Bodybuilding is more that a word......
“Bodybuilding is a sport, one that doesn’t end with stepping up on stage... That’s just a detour. But bodybuilding is more, like breathing or living. It is transcendent. It is not merely a word, but a symbol, a process of becoming--a constant striving to better oneself. This great journey that I’m on, one that we all can become a part of, has a beginning but no end.
As I sit here, in the middle of my labor with two and a quarter on my back, I know I’m just a tiny speck. On this ordinary day, as I hammer out reps, each one drives my determination deeper into the grain of my being.”
Steroids are natural substances with many different effects in the human body, which begin over several days.
Why would anyone who is perfectly healthy want to take steroids? The reason is that one particular type, anabolic steroids, have an important side effect which is to stimulate muscle growth.
Taking steroids won't increase muscle bulk without exercise but the normal response to exercise is exaggerated.
When taking steroids you must be aware also of the side effects it may cause: Water Retention, Cardiovascular Disease, Acne, Palpitations, Gynecomastia, Impotence, Aggression, Jaundice, Hypertension.
I will not tell you if you should use steroids or not, I only say that it is your body at stake and you should think hard before you take this decision.
Bucharest bodybuilding contest. Me - in the middle.
Overhead Presses
Overhead presses work the major muscles of the shoulder, with a focus on the middle deltoid and tricep. To do a basic overhead press, stand (or sit) holding weights with elbows bent and hands at eye level. Push weight over head without arching the back and lower back to start.
