Thursday, January 17, 2013

You're Better And That's Okay!

It's tough getting out there. On the gym floor, out on a bike or just anywhere in workout clothes. It's not that I'm embarrassed, perhaps a little bit, but it's the jealousy that really hurts.

There's always some one better, bigger, stronger, and it hurts. Especially when I was younger, a bit more as I got older but now I'm an adult. I should be in control. I should be making the right decision, the one that benefits me not the one that makes me feel jealous or that tiny bit of embarrassment that creeps up my neck and rips through my eyes.

They're there though and the only thing you can do is get passed it. If you want to do those pushups like that guy on the floor by those large, heavy weights, then you have to start now. Want to look thin like a runner, start now.

I want to be where they are at but they've been at it longer. Practicing while I make excuses. So today I start. I practice by following my goals and training towards them. I practice parkour when I can, I ride my bike even if it's cold and I tell the rain to shut its face because it's not stopping me from running.

I can do a pull-up. I can kill push-ups with ease and no matter what I still get jealous, but behind me there's probably someone looking at me with the same green eyes. Someone who can't do a pull-up or push themselves off the ground with the ease that I can. And even though someone is better than me, I'll better than someone else. I have been working out for 3 whole years and with that came some skill and strength. I just got to keep at it and tell myself, "They're better and that's okay!"

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Now On Blogger: Striving to stay young

First post! New year, new goals, new blog.

At The Gym is now on Blogger along with Faith Hinchman's blog Balancing Act.

I plan on making this blog more of a personal endeavor. Which means I'll move away from the article type post and make it more about my adventures in the exercise world of San Antonio.

So pretend you don't know anything about me and I will fill you in a bit here. I'm hispanic, about to 30 in February and I've been trying to turn back the clock over the last three years by working out. Stop. The truth is I didn't care about aging until the last month, when other thirty somethings filled my mind with this process of falling apart when I hit this notorious number.

I used to think I was young. After all, I work out, I run, I ate decently and I do what I can to stay away from any forms of "posions". I don't drink alcohol or soda, smoke, or drink poison. So I like to think I'll live a long time, but staying young is a different story.

"It's like your body knows." After hearing that, I've noticed my body starting to slow. Maybe it's the weather or the fact that I've been eating too many snacks. But I need to focus and stay on route to completing my goals.

So here's my personal list for this year.

1) Weigh 170 lbs (180 lbs stretch goal)
2) Bench 170 lbs
3) Be able to do a Muscle Up
4) Be able to do a backflip comfortably without mats

What are your goals for this year?