Thursday thoughts #3

2 Thessalonians 3:10

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Thomas Alva Edison

There is no substitute for hard work.

Steve Pavlina

If you want to achieve some really big and interesting goals, 

you have to learn to fall in love with hard work.

Nadia Comaneci

Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win.

Brian Tracy

You have to put in many, many, many tiny efforts that nobody sees or appreciates before you achieve anything worthwhile.

David Bly

Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted.

Danilo Dolci

It's important to know that words don't move mountains.

Work, exacting work moves mountains.

Alan Bond

I've always worked very, very hard, and the harder I worked,

the luckier I got


  It's so annoying to me to look at the society that we live in 

today. The society of instant gratification. Hard work is 

becoming such a rarity that it's almost scary! We have been

conditioned by society that we need to have it now or we are 

pissed. But what are we sacrificing in return?


  Fast food is probably Americas #1 nemesis! If we don't get

that double bacon cheeseburger, large fry and diet coke 

fresh and hot in 1:30 seconds then we are ready to raise 

hell! But when was the last time you were able to go to the 

store and buy real ground beef and bacon and have it 

prepared that fast? At least when you were done 30 minutes 

later you knew you got real quality meat and not this 

imitation grade F meat corporate America feeds us to

maintain low costs and high profits. You are what you eat 

and in the end is it really worth it? You save 28 minutes in 

the kitchen and maybe $5-$10 on your meal but you end up paying way more in the long wrong! More than one-third (or 78.6 million) of U.S. adults are obese. Obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer, some of the leading causes of preventable death. The estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the U.S. was $147 billion in 2008 U.S. dollars; the medical costs for people who are obese were $1,429 higher than those of normal weight. (refer here for more statistics)

 So what do you do now? Either go see doctor feel good who will charge $3,000+ for lipo suction and implants or go to the gym at a much cheaper rate with greater benefits. Do you even think about what your giving up in this trade off? When the doctor kicks you out with your new body, all your leaving with is artificial results and artificial confidence. He's laughing all the way to the bank because he knows within 1 to 5 years your lazy ass will be back for more. All you have done is pushed off the problem temporarily until you are unhappy again.

Which way do you go and who do you want to be?

  At some point in time you got to suck it up and learn how to deal with the problem at the root. Getting your ass kicked in the gym sucks so bad but when it's all said and done, you will find a level of confidence you didn't know you had. You will love yourself more, have more energy, have a greater since of pride and your whole quality of life will dramatically improve because you now know you can do anything you put your mind to. There really are so many more things you gain such as potential friendships, peace, knowledge, becoming an awesome example to friends and family etc. 

  I challenge anyone looking at cosmetic surgery to give an honest whole-hearted effort at trying to workout (if your capable). I promise you that if you get with the right place and the people that your life will never be the same. $100 says I'm right! And here are some of the people who make me better everyday. I'll share them if you ask nicely.

Please comment here and share on facebook. Thanks for reading and hit the gym!

Workout for today:

Incline bench 3 sets

275lbs - 6 reps

275lbs - 6 reps

275lbs - 6 reps

Next:

Dumb bell shoulder press

100lbs - 8 reps

100lbs - 8 reps

100lbs - 8 reps

Next:

Row 5 times 1,000 meters

Here is what some of the other crazy kids did:

Have a great day everyone