Think you’re too wimpy or too small to be seen in a gym? Better think again.
His name is Aditya, but his friends call him Romeo. He is 2’9” tall, weighs in at less than 20 pounds, and feels no shame whatsoever as throngs of people come to see him as the smallest bodybuilder ever.
And why should he feel any shame whatsoever?
What is wrong with being born with a frame that’s smaller or larger than usual?
Yeah, I know that it’s easy for a beginner to feel out of place in a gym. You’re struggling to press an empty bar while some beast of a man is pressing 500 pounds next to you. You might feel too embarrassed to be seen in public with all the other fit people.
“Look at the fat guy jiggling on the treadmill!”
“What’s that little wimp doing near my bench!”
But these are only voices in your head. Voices that are helping you to rationalize and not take control of your life. It is the fear of ridicule from your peers… And while this self-consciousness can be a powerful motivator, it can also be an overpowering inhibitor.
Take the words of Romeo:
“I’ve been training as a bodybuilder for the last two years, and by now I think I must be the strongest dwarf in the world.”
“I have always been fit, but since I started working out, I have become famous for my strength.”
May the best dwarf win
Weight training can build your confidence, but confidence is also required just to get started with any pursuit in life. Whether you’re learning to lift, learning a new language, learning to sing… the fear of doing poorly is often the greatest factor that holds you back from what you could become.
There’s nothing wrong with being naturally larger or smaller (less witty, less handsome, etc.) than other people. What matters the most is how you deal with what you’ve been given in life. And if you happen to feel abnormal or like you’re a dwarf in life, don’t let it get in the way of your goals or your dreams.
What matters most is not what you’ve been given in life, but what you give, so give it your best so that you can live without any regrets. Whether it’s your workout, your career, or your social life… Just get out there and be the best dwarf in the world.
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I saw something interesting the other day at the gym.
I saw an average-sized guy in his mid 20’s who was obviously trying to build up some muscle. He looked like he had some padding (weight) on him, but he didn’t look too out of shape. The thing that caught my eye is what I saw him doing.
He was using the cables to do cable crossover flyes. I watched as his arms wildly flapped up and down in an uneven way. His upper body lurched forward and downward with each rep as he strained to move the weight at all costs. I watched him move on to other exercises and perform them with a similar style.
Who knows, maybe he really didn’t know how to lift weights. But then again, like a lot of other people out there, maybe he was just too embarrassed to lift the proper amount of weight for his strength level.
If his goal was to avoid looking silly in the gym, he certainly didn’t achieve it. Honestly, I thought he looked a lot more like a monkey trying to figure out how to fly than someone who’s serious about getting in shape. (more…)
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