So there I am, anxious to get out of work in order to meet my two workout partners on time for chest/triceps. We had been working out regularly for a couple months, and were still seeing weekly to biweekly gains in our lifts, but I knew it wouldn't be long before the first plateau set in. I have been lifting on and off since high school (almost ten years now, hard to believe), so I have been through this cycle before. Motivated by gains, then frustrated by the decline. I knew myself too well to believe that I would just keep the drive to continue (I have a hard enough time going without a reliable gym partner), but this time something was different.
See, earlier that day, I had been browsing the internet, following a few online communities for those interested in lifting (reddit has a great r/fitness group, as well as most of the bodybuilding.com threads) and realized something. All this time, I had been working out with no real goal in mind. Sure, I intended to lift until I felt the burn, and maybe I had some short sighted goals, but nothing to drive me over the plateau.
One of the threads was encouraging users to brag about their latest accomplishments, and one stood out to me in particular: the 345. I have never really taken leg workouts seriously until a couple years ago, and I openly think it is a little pathetic that I can only barely squat more than I bench, but this achievement sounded intriguing. And with that, a goal was born.
So, in order to solidify this goal (since like I said, I know myself), I have decided to document my life from this point on, in order to provide any of you curious folk out there, and more importantly myself, the drive to see this goal out. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope this blog serves to teach others and myself a lot about fitness.
-MB
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