Heart pumping, sweat running down the side of my face, and heavily breathing I sat. I gave my undivided focus to the task at hand. I laid back onto the bench, gripping the bar, fixing my hand placement. I pulled myself up to the bar and back down to stretch my chest. And then, I started. I yanked the bar straight off the rack, and slowly controlled the weight down to my chest. The bar lightly hitting my chest, then, started to drive up. I pushed, and yelled, and pushed, and yelled some more until I pushed the bar all the way up and racked it. This was the first time I had every bench pressed 135 pounds. This was the moment I fell in love with weight lifting. Ever since I was a little kid, I was always the one to get picked on for being overweight. …show more content…
My passion for lifting fuels my desire to become the strongest version of myself, metaphorically and literally. It has taught me to be responsible, dedicated, and motivate others around me instead of putting them down. Strength gains are personal achievements just as making a million dollars is. And if one can be dedicated to getting stronger day in and day out, then I know for a fact that that person has the potential to make their dreams come true. That is why I believe lifting to be more than me just throwing up a couple dumbbells or barbells to look physically more attractive. An interest? Yes, but I think weight lifting is something that defines me. It is what makes me, well me. Some people might say “It’s just weight lifting, I think you’re taking it too far”, but those are the people who still have yet to find that one aspect in their life that will stick with them until they die. And once they do, they will see that it’s not about the activity, but it’s about how you implement it into your life for your betterment, internally and/or
Walking into the sweat smelling weight room, you feel a blast of cool air from the old rusty fans. Lacing up your old weightlifting shoes, you step on the wooden platform and grip the smooth bar. Your tense muscles bulge as you lift the bar overhead. Silencing the spectators as your shoes slap the platform.
The first time I went to the weight room in the winter we had to max out. I was nervous and my heart was pounding out of my chest as if I were having a heart attack. I had to clean, bench, and squat. I started with squat and I was happy with my weight. Second was bench and it was my least favorite lift.
On May 30 2013 someone was saying to his friend, Ciara“Alright Ciara, I need to tell; you this now. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Also, there’s some bad news… I have to evacuate my home. There’s an extremely large fire maybe 15 miles from my house and heading this way..” and he sent her “I can see the flames from my house!
My breath caught, I close my eyes tight. I just counted to five. I just counted five. My eye burned; I pulled with all my might, I was going too fast. I tugged again putting my entire weight into it finally I slowed down.
The sound of loud music, people cheering on, and the rattling of metal weights are what made me an addict to this sport. These are just a few things that Robert T described in his article Powerlifting. “I’m an addict, and have been since freshman year.” Alright, this is a small quote I relate very much to it. I entered the weight room as a freshman and I knew I would never stop going.
This is because a child who is obese has over 60 percent the chance of being bullied than a leaner child. Even though obesity has grown significantly, making overweight and obesity in youth seem more acceptable in normal life, the rate of bullying hasn't decreased so this is no excuse. Many children will end up depressed and have anxiety due to the bullying. Obese children miss more school than children at a normal weight. Many kids will cruelly be left out of social events because young kids will see a stigma with being obese and not want to associate with them.
I have a very personal connection with sports. In fact, sports are one of the things that changed my life. When I was ten, I struggled with my weight. I know this sounds young to be dealing with weight problems, but they started young for me. Being one of the tallest kids in my grade, and the only tall girl, I already stood out like a sore thumb.
Why? “Absolutely. Everyone is in it for the same mindset to either get fit, gain strength, or simply maintain their bodies.” How do you feel before you attend the gym vs.
I often was not motivated to do physical activity. If I had a choice to watch Netflix or to exercise I would probably pick Netflix every time. Therefore, I used my Netflix watching passion as an internal bargaining tool to get myself to exercise. For example, instead of not exercising and just watching Netflix, I would exercise for an hour and then reward myself by watching thirty-minutes of Netflix. This motivated me to exercise because I knew that I would be able to do something I enjoyed after I was done.
I sit in class zoned out thinking to myself how I would do in powerlifting. That isn’t a sport you would normally think of when it comes to female activities. Every other sport seems to come easy, why not give this a shot? Going out of my comfort zone and trying something I’ve never done before. My experience with powerlifting has been an intense and test to physical strength.
During my 2nd year of high school, my family moved from Illinois to Kansas because of my mother’s job. As I was registering for classes at my new school, I told my counselor I wanted to try out for the cheerleading team. In response, she told me the cheerleading coach likes to see the cheerleaders complete a weightlifting class to become stronger for the season. At first, I didn’t want to take this class because I never liked traditional workouts, but decided to take it, for one semester, to become stronger for the cheerleading season.
A couple of push-ups here, and sit-ups there. Then I began to really like it. I ’d start my morning before school with about 20 push-ups and sit-ups.
Furthermore, when I am motivated to work out, I enjoy running outside. I view the gym as a very reliable place to work out, but I also believe gym’s are boring and provide a disadvantage for athlete because the athletes do not become accustomed to the heat or the cold. Lastly, one thing that a lot of people like to do is to lift weights. I believe lifting weights can be an important activity in sports that are more physical, but I personally find lifting weights extremely boring. I perceive physical strength to be somewhat important, but one of the most important aspects of a sport that I see is
If you’re thinking of getting into Powerlifting yourself, here we’ll be taking a look at a few helpful Powerlifting tips, plus at a specially designed Powerlifting workouts program for you to try at home once you’ve mastered the art and basic techniques. So, without any further hesitation,
One of the most significant activities in my life would have to be soccer ever since I got a hold of the ball in 10th grade, it sparked my interest and a fire was ignited. It simply stared with a few friends asking me to join them then slowly progressed into everyday after school I would go outside to kick around the ball, I never really knew it was for me until I started getting more into it, soccer became my outlet more like an escape for me, it was somewhere I could go when I needed to be alone just the ball and I. Honestly, I never knew that it would affect me in the way it has, it started out as a just for fun kind of thing, then it escalated into actually playing games, turning more into a passion and I could actually see myself in the