I have been skinny most of my life. Around the age of 12, I decided that I was going to start working out so I could "bulk up". My dad recognized my interest and brought home a weight bench for my next birthday. I was so excited and immediately began working out.
However, things didn't go quite as well as I had planned. I had been working very hard for a couple of weeks and nothing happened. I had expected to be seeing results by then. Well, I wasn't. I saw no strength gains, and I still looked just as skinny as ever. This frustration accumulated for about three years. With the lack of results I got very discouraged over time. As a result, I wasn't consistent with the training. Because of the inconsistency, there were even less positive results.
Despite the hardship I never completely lost my desire to exercise.
On my fifteenth birthday I found a really good deal on an Olympic size weight bench. My dad bought it for ninety bucks. If you've never shopped for exercise equipment, that's definitely a bargain. I was back at training with gusto. In a short time I was once again frustrated. I was naive to the fact at the time, but the reason that I saw no results was I didn't understand the training effect or how to properly utilize it. I didn't even know the correct form and posture for most exercises. This ignorance can only lead to little or no results.
Thankfully I was blessed with an awesome friend who came along and offered to help me out. I began my training with David Brown every morning at 6:30. David proceeded to demonstrate the science behind strength training. My eyes were opened to a whole new world...
Title: Strength Training
I found a good deal of good information in this essay, not only about strength training, but about training, maturity, and the importance of a mentor as well. I wish, however, that the writer had avoided two glitches: "there were even less positive results," and "This ignorance can only lead to little or no results." In both cases, the word should have been "fewer," not "less."
Is it important. Well, do you want to sound like someone who can lift a great many weights, but has no strength between the ears?
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