At the start of June 2022, I was finally convinced by my family to join my brother and start “gymming”. The first week was mediocre, but I kept going, no breaks, no days offs, doesn’t matter if I’m sore, feeling lazy or some other excuse, at 4:30pm everyday I better be ready or my brother gets furious. At the start, I didn’t have much reason or drive to go gym. It was all slow, a solid month on training and hardly much results and thats when it hit me, I had a reason to keep going and once I realized it, I never stopped. Once the summer break was over, I had completed the entire 2 months with consistent training +/- 5 days for circumstances out of my control. Before I grasped the idea that I “gymed” everyday it became a strong part of my identity and an important part of my day.
My first visit to the gym was a little daunting, but I suddenly learned that everyone there were the best kind of people ever, kind, helpful, inspirational and more, but they also know what its like to start out. My mindset was significantly changed by being in the gym. There would be no quick cuts or alternatives to get what you truly want; if I wanted to improve, I would have to put in more effort than ever. The gym definitely challenged my notion of “easy,” as I began to realize that maintaining consistency is the greatest way to succeed in everything. After the first month of consistency, I realized that I despised a number of things about myself, including my laziness and other stuff, but I have one regret. I really wish I took photos of myself before so I could compare it to what its like now. I’ve made a lot of new cool people like powerlifters, pro-boxers, marathon runner, as we bonded over lifting metal, breaking a sweat and mentally and physically destroying our bodies. Fast forward a few months of consistency and here I am, from mid June 2022 to mid march 2023, this is my progress: I’ll be back next year, lets just see the changes I have.
|My First day|-June 13, 2022
