Quote: (01-20-2015 03:42 AM)sandman972 Wrote:
Lets put it this way. Getting in shape is ALOT harder than staying in shape.
Getting in shape can take years
Iv been working on my body my entire life and Im still not satisfied, in fact, Ill never be satisfied
Getting in shape isnt just a phase, it needs to be a lifestyle. Thats the only way you can maintain a good physique.
When you are in shape, you feel good, you look good, and you should dread ever losing what you have gained.
Once you feel good, you will start to realize that your cravings for shit food fade. In fact, you will start to crave healthy food. The healthy food is the catalyst to how you look.
There is nothing better than putting in hard work, and seeing results. Its a high.
This. I also think that, whilst you realise when you've reached a point where you're bigger than a lot of your friends, or fitter, or stronger, or however you're keeping score, none-the-less, you yourself are unlikely ever to be satisfied.
Even though you'll look good to other people, and they'll point out that you're covered in muscles (which is fleetingly satisfying, but no more), you yourself will always know where you could add a bit more muscle, or be a bit leaner, or whatever.
If you're looking for some arbitrary guidelines though, I found I got a lot of positive comments at the point I could:
Run a six minute mile
Do 10 x 100m sprints, using the time it took to do 20 pressups as rest
Spar 12 rounds
Squat 300lbs from bottom position
Deadlift 400lbs
Do a few headstand pushups (start in a headstand, push up to a handstand - no stretch effect)
Knock out 50 pushups any time
Do 12+ reps for multiple sets of chinups
Row bodyweight (90kg) for 10 reps
I think these are somewhat arbitrary, because they only reflect my goals, which are largely performance based, but I remember achieving these all around the same sort of time, and the openly positive feedback happening simultaneously.