[PWRofONE]

It was another work day. At the hospital transporting patients to wherever they need to be. My day was going fine but one patient did something for me. As I was unhooking her oxygen and putting it onto the portable she said, "Wow, you have really big arms!" Now note I feel they aren't that big. But that comes with bodybuilding...... the modesty, excepting your not big enough yet....KNOWING your not big enough yet. I politley told her thank you and that was very nice of her to say. She responded, "Yes, I can see you work very hard for that, keep it up." Now this small act of kindness is ambiguous, and could have been taken differently from a non-bodybuilder. Maby some punk ass teen who only trained bi's and that just boosted his thick headed ego even more. Not me, it gave me fuel. It let me know my sacrafices are all worth while, even if I haven't noticed them, others have. And for the rest of that day I was confindent, not ****y. I felt a sense of gain and pride. I love this feeling.... It seems for every 10 *******s I meet there is 1 great person to counter them. Thank god for these people.

[kenney]

ye them moments are great lol at school the other day this girl said to someones else 'i cant even lift his warm up set' and then went on to say 'we know how he gets his muscles' lol it dont sound much but it was a great feeling at the time

[heydespo5269]

Hell yeah man. When people notice, it really does make it all worthwhile. I'm not huge yet, or even big by most standards. But I'm fit, and compared to a lot of college kids that drink themselves down the drains, I do look okay. It's nice to know people notice and care.

Maybe this will motivate you.... I wrote it one day when things just really weren't going right.

When I lift, I feel good. I'm sheltered to the confines of the gym, where no one can ruin my day. I am in complete control, and with all that bottled up anguish I release myself. With a smile, and joking attitude I lift on, but underneath I cry. I scream. I just let myself go. Because if I don't, I wouldn't be able to take it. So I lift, and I lift angry. Those precious seconds during my set are the most important thing in my life besides salvation. They keep me sane.

Thank you all, and I most likely hate you, or something you stand for, and because of that I love you because you give me the fuel that I need to lift and get bigger.

I'm a little weird...so what.

[ACEPLUMBING]

Originally Posted by heydespo5269

Hell yeah man. When people notice, it really does make it all worthwhile. I'm not huge yet, or even big by most standards. But I'm fit, and compared to a lot of college kids that drink themselves down the drains, I do look okay. It's nice to know people notice and care.

Maybe this will motivate you.... I wrote it one day when things just really weren't going right.

When I lift, I feel good. I'm sheltered to the confines of the gym, where no one can ruin my day. I am in complete control, and with all that bottled up anguish I release myself. With a smile, and joking attitude I lift on, but underneath I cry. I scream. I just let myself go. Because if I don't, I wouldn't be able to take it. So I lift, and I lift angry. Those precious seconds during my set are the most important thing in my life besides salvation. They keep me sane.

Thank you all, and I most likely hate you, or something you stand for, and because of that I love you because you give me the fuel that I need to lift and get bigger.

I'm a little weird...so what.

we all feel the same way that's why we go to the evry chance we get

[bbdude]

i love that feeling, people on the beach says: wow, u have big pecs!
or my girl trying to get more more naked claiming she loves my body, something she does...:P

[bbdude]

or when somebody says they feel safe walking besides me...
or when my best friend says just for fun: I have mighty friends! *point at me* and then no1 touches him... love every second...

[EastCoast Highlander]

everyone calls me Thor or beast at my gym hahahahahahahhaha, people can boost your confidence by alot and there always is 1 good person that will make all the 10 arseholes words irrelevant to the meaning of life

[True21]

That was good post, PWRofone.

I feel what you are saying. It dosent go 1 week without somebody giving me some kind of compliment related to bodybuilding. Some is shorter than others, but I get them so much Ive becommed really used to it. One thing about this sport that gives me great pleasure is when somebody else gets inspired or motivated by seeing what Im doing. And thats one of the biggest reason I keep making amature bodybuilding movies. Because I want to motivate other people to train hard. I want other people to know that you can gain a great body the natural way. I want to give people that hope. And when I get those compliments along the road I just melt inside, he he. It really makes you feel good and makes the sacrifise all worth it.

[bbdude]

awesome post PWRofone

[jackhammer84]

It feels good when people say nice things like that it really builds your confidence.

[bbdude]

yeah, i know