TopCat
07-31-2008, 09:46 PM
Long post, I know. Sorry. Got a lot to say though.
First about the title. I feel dedication and knowledge are the two most important tools one can have and use to obtain set goals, regardless of what it is. Knowledge comes in many forms including experience under the bar, lifting with and listening to the pros, and reading and studying from the experts. While all avenues of knowledge are important, your goals will dictate which are most valuable.
A quick summary (see journal for the long story) of my life in about the past year. A year ago I was what many members would complain about on this site, someone who craved knowledge but lacked dedication; too often I spun my wheels and made little progress. 11 months ago I was in a motorcycle accident. 2 fractured vertebrae, 1 fractured rib, and a collapsed lung left me defeated and in an upper-body/neck brace until November with another month of very restricted activities. The accident revealed I had thyroid cancer. I underwent a full thyroidectomy 10 months ago (October) and treatment via radioactive iodine 8 months ago (December). 1 Week ago I finish another diagnostic test (crappy ass diet again with no iodine) and still have a touch of the cancer left.
If you've got goals that you are not meeting, find out what your deal is. Sack up, correct the problem, and take what is rightfully yours!
Pictures show the majority of my training from accident on. Due to school (Working on my PharmD) I had to stop the diet for multiple weeks and got about 6 weeks behind schedule. I should also add throughout the diet I maintained strength and have matched my PR's when I weighed 20 lbs more. Weight went as follows:
10/28/07 ----- 178 (low... that I know of, first time on scale in months)
01/05/08 ----- 196
03/02/08 ----- 212 (high)
03/03/08 ----- 209 (start UD2)
04/04/08 ----- 205
06/??/08 ----- ???
07/31/08 ----- 191 (Very depleted, had nothing to eat and just biked 10 miles)
26160
26159
Below in next post are couple others currently. Please feel free to leave any feedback. I know the pictures are not the greatest, and I suck at posing my chest (which I feel is also a weak point still).
Lastly, my DL PR!
N5BHxpDNZ9A
First about the title. I feel dedication and knowledge are the two most important tools one can have and use to obtain set goals, regardless of what it is. Knowledge comes in many forms including experience under the bar, lifting with and listening to the pros, and reading and studying from the experts. While all avenues of knowledge are important, your goals will dictate which are most valuable.
A quick summary (see journal for the long story) of my life in about the past year. A year ago I was what many members would complain about on this site, someone who craved knowledge but lacked dedication; too often I spun my wheels and made little progress. 11 months ago I was in a motorcycle accident. 2 fractured vertebrae, 1 fractured rib, and a collapsed lung left me defeated and in an upper-body/neck brace until November with another month of very restricted activities. The accident revealed I had thyroid cancer. I underwent a full thyroidectomy 10 months ago (October) and treatment via radioactive iodine 8 months ago (December). 1 Week ago I finish another diagnostic test (crappy ass diet again with no iodine) and still have a touch of the cancer left.
If you've got goals that you are not meeting, find out what your deal is. Sack up, correct the problem, and take what is rightfully yours!
Pictures show the majority of my training from accident on. Due to school (Working on my PharmD) I had to stop the diet for multiple weeks and got about 6 weeks behind schedule. I should also add throughout the diet I maintained strength and have matched my PR's when I weighed 20 lbs more. Weight went as follows:
10/28/07 ----- 178 (low... that I know of, first time on scale in months)
01/05/08 ----- 196
03/02/08 ----- 212 (high)
03/03/08 ----- 209 (start UD2)
04/04/08 ----- 205
06/??/08 ----- ???
07/31/08 ----- 191 (Very depleted, had nothing to eat and just biked 10 miles)
26160
26159
Below in next post are couple others currently. Please feel free to leave any feedback. I know the pictures are not the greatest, and I suck at posing my chest (which I feel is also a weak point still).
Lastly, my DL PR!
N5BHxpDNZ9A