The Boys - just doin' what we do!
Derik preparing for the Pound4Pound Strongest Bodybuilder competition at the Olympia this year - we've got just under 4 weeks at this point!
Derik's and I have been training together for several years now, and it seems like the fun never fades, when you set new goals, new challenges before you. Apollo Creed in Rocky IV said it best, when trying to convince the Italian Stallion to help him prepare to fight Drago, he said, "...without some challenge, without some damn war to fight, the warriors may as well be dead, Stallion."
I think he said it pretty eloquently. We do these things, set goals, strive to be ever better, pushing ourselves, not to escape from life, but rather to enrich our lives and prevent life from escaping us. The harder we push, the higher we set our sights, the further we go, the greater the experiences and the better, the richer the journey is.
Life is rarely easy, and its never fair...but if we stay focused on what we've been given, and do our darned-est to make the absolute most out of all that we've been given, play the hand we've been dealt with as much heart, love and smarts as we've got, then we can never lose. I fully believe that the measure of a man is not where he ends up, but how far he has gone from where he started, making the most out of what he's been given, that's what matters most...and to be sincere about it, that's what makes our nation - the good ol' USA - the greatest place to live, to this point...and we all should constantly keep that in mind -
the USA is a place, where, even to this day, with a whole lot of blood, sweat and tears, focused effort and faith, that just about any dream can still be achieved...
So I say, let's all thank the good Lord for our nation, and for those of us who were not lucky enough to live here, we'd love to see you soon! We should get up, get off our asses, look around us for ways that we can give back to those around us, and ways to strengthen, not drain from, our nation's lifeblood...Nuff soapbox, too much for a middle of the night rant, huh? I'm going to say my prayers, give thanks for the things that I have, and rest up, for tomorrow, I've got some work to do - making myself better! And that's my own responsibility, and the way I can strengthen my community.
See ya in the gym!
Pete
Derik's and I have been training together for several years now, and it seems like the fun never fades, when you set new goals, new challenges before you. Apollo Creed in Rocky IV said it best, when trying to convince the Italian Stallion to help him prepare to fight Drago, he said, "...without some challenge, without some damn war to fight, the warriors may as well be dead, Stallion."
I think he said it pretty eloquently. We do these things, set goals, strive to be ever better, pushing ourselves, not to escape from life, but rather to enrich our lives and prevent life from escaping us. The harder we push, the higher we set our sights, the further we go, the greater the experiences and the better, the richer the journey is.
Life is rarely easy, and its never fair...but if we stay focused on what we've been given, and do our darned-est to make the absolute most out of all that we've been given, play the hand we've been dealt with as much heart, love and smarts as we've got, then we can never lose. I fully believe that the measure of a man is not where he ends up, but how far he has gone from where he started, making the most out of what he's been given, that's what matters most...and to be sincere about it, that's what makes our nation - the good ol' USA - the greatest place to live, to this point...and we all should constantly keep that in mind -
the USA is a place, where, even to this day, with a whole lot of blood, sweat and tears, focused effort and faith, that just about any dream can still be achieved...
So I say, let's all thank the good Lord for our nation, and for those of us who were not lucky enough to live here, we'd love to see you soon! We should get up, get off our asses, look around us for ways that we can give back to those around us, and ways to strengthen, not drain from, our nation's lifeblood...Nuff soapbox, too much for a middle of the night rant, huh? I'm going to say my prayers, give thanks for the things that I have, and rest up, for tomorrow, I've got some work to do - making myself better! And that's my own responsibility, and the way I can strengthen my community.
See ya in the gym!
Pete
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