Ravi Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 http://www.rhodesfamily.org.uk/blog/2005/08/pix/motivation.jpg I am in need of some motivation. I have a dream of competing in a bodybuilding competition. I have this dream because I think it would be fun, a very big challenge and something that is completely out of my character (I view this as a good thing!). It is a dream I will accomplish in the next two years. Since there is strength in numbers (peer pressure!)...I would like to hear from all those guys AND gals out there that have a dream to compete in a bodybuilding/fitness or figure competition sometime in the near future (let's say...2 years). What say you? -Ravi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 2 years is a relatively short amount of time, but I suppose it could be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Well anyone can compete if they pay to enter a contest...whats important is how well you plan on doing and how much you can gain in that given time. You know for a fact that you want to compete in two years...see if you can register so there is not way to look back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Ravi, I just got home around 1:30AM or so after our visit tonight in Seattle. I'm off to bed, but I'll write more to motivate you soon All the best! I had that same dream when I was a runner and I made it a reality and then even won a competition and competed at the Natural Bodybuilding World Championships too. Motivated people makes dreams reality all the time and I see you do that in so many other aspects of your life, and I know you can do it here too. All the best man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I think one this you can do is not call it a dream. For some people this works. If you call it a goal someone as successful as you are will feel like a complete failure if you get there. It you think of it as a dream and don't get there then you will just say to yourself it was just a dream and its OK to fail at a dream. I look at pretty much everything I'm trying to achieve as goals and not dreams. My only dream is for Natalie Portman will get the opportunity to spend the rest of her life with me. This is my dream for her. If it was my dream for me it would never happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyre Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 You could create a goal that is larger than the competition that way the competition is just a pebble on your path. Survival is a good one, think of all the ways you may need to survive that involve your body and train for that. Like jumping over things, lifting to things, climbing to things, running from/to things, rolling to things, twisting and pulling and pushing things(sometimes all at once). I say this in the manner that SPETZNAZ trains for the occasion that they have to lift someone who is hanging off a cliff to safety while you yourself are hanging.The competition will be cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DV Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 http://www.rhodesfamily.org.uk/blog/2005/08/pix/motivation.jpg Since there is strength in numbers (peer pressure!)...I would like to hear from all those guys AND gals out there that have a dream to compete in a bodybuilding/fitness or figure competition sometime in the near future (let's say...2 years). What say you? -Ravi I'll respond to the original request since I plan to compete in the next 2 years. I originally wanted to do it in one year but have had to face the fact that I don't put on mass too easily. I have found that consistency is extremely important. I had a rough month in October and lost strength pretty quickly. I don't know about you, but I sometimes take on projects that eat up my free time. Right now, I have a one year commitment to something that gets in the way of my training. I will not make that mistake again. I'm actually considering backing out of it because competing is more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xveganjoshx Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Competing is more important. Yeah buddy!I want to hit the stage in the summer of 09 myself. I need to be about 180 and ripped to be taken seriously, so just toiling away in the shadows and putting on mass for awhile, then dieting. Let's do dis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DV Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Woohoo!!!! Okay, I'll get my shit together in the next couple of months and start posting pictures (with my head cut off, of course), ratios, weights, etc. I have decided to stick out my one year commitment so long as it does NOT interfere with my training. That said, here are my biggest motivators - for what they're worth: 1) Veganism - I was never well-muscled or in competitive shape as an omni. Whatever muscle I have when I compete will be made of plant protein, not maintained as plant protein. Not that I am getting down on the people who competed as omnis and then went vegan. It's just that Robert's transformation means so much because all of his muscle mass comes from plants, as will mine. 2) Age - I'm 42 in a few weeks. I want older people to realize that bodybuilding is not just for those in their 20's and 30's. I want to do this well into my 50's. 3) Sex - I'm female. We need more well-muscled women. 4) Height - I'm 5'10" which is really tall for a female bodybuilder. Sorry, but it's MUCH easier for a short person to look muscular compared to a tall person. If you want to get into the physics of lifting weights (Josh?) then strength isn't even equal. 5) My trainer - I work out with a trainer a day or 2 each week. She's awesome. If I fail then I make her look bad. She deserves the best and so do I. So, Ravi and Josh - I'm there with you!! Now, my rant. WTF is a "Fitness" competition? I haven't really looked into this in much depth and I cannot believe that women are doing this. If there were fitness comps for men where they needed to be super-sexy and entertaining and gymnastically gifted then I could almost buy it. But come on.....it's just another Beauty contest. But now you need to show that you can really move before we put you in the gown. Okay, my rant is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I think there should be this type of contest for men. I think most men in the BB world would call dancing and doing gymnastics gay though so I don't think it would work but it should. The things the women do are impressive...much more so than just looking good and I'd like to see men do the same instead of just being strong and lean....its sort of the triathlon of muscle..have muscle, show how to use them to your greatest ability, and learn how to show what you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravi Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 Woohoo!!!! ..... So, Ravi and Josh - I'm there with you!! Sweet! Nothing like a little positive peer pressure! As to others comments about a) two years being a relatively short amount of time and b) goals vs dreams gibberish.... I really could care less. Most of things I've done in business or athletics that I am proud of I've committed to because the "why" was absolutely critical, even though the "how" was completely unknown. For me, stepping on stage is what matters, and knowing my temperament, I don't do anything half-assed. So what I look like at that point in time will be the result of some serious effort. It will be something I'll be proud of. And yes...I am calling it a dream, because goals are boring Ravi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I love the way you phrase things man. Let's hang out again soon. I think we can really motivate each other. All the best as you live out your dream(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaSiren Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I don't think 2 years is out of line at all. In fact I think you should do one in a year or less ..... just let me get a hold of you!!! Now are you gonna win your division first time on stage with a year to build. No ... but you will learn how to cut, get on stage, you should have posing down by then and you'll look damn good. You'll come off the stage and talk to the judges, because you will see them later and you need to build a relationship with them. Whatever you thing they are going to say, they may plus more .... so learn, learn, learn. And the next time they see you they will remember you and see your progress .... brownie points! FYI - some of the judges from my past comps this year are now good friends with me. They keep in touch both on my training and on a personal level. It's nice to have expert advice and encouragement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravi Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 Awesome, great tips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xveganjoshx Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 That said, here are my biggest motivators - for what they're worth: 1) Veganism - I was never well-muscled or in competitive shape as an omni. Whatever muscle I have when I compete will be made of plant protein, not maintained as plant protein. Not that I am getting down on the people who competed as omnis and then went vegan. It's just that Robert's transformation means so much because all of his muscle mass comes from plants, as will mine.This is a big motivator for me. It's one thing when someone builds mass on meat and dairy and then sustains it using plant protein. But it's a completely different story when your building everything from scratch using plant protein. I know it can be done, because I'm doing it. In 18 months of lifting and being vegan I went from 115 pounds to 167, a majority of which was newly generated muscle tissue. So showing that it CAN be done, and actually DOING IT (some people like to call this "makin it happen"), is a big motivator for me. 2) Age - I'm 42 in a few weeks. I want older people to realize that bodybuilding is not just for those in their 20's and 30's. I want to do this well into my 50's.I'm a young guy with an average amount of free test and serum test (yes I got the levels checked). My omni bb cohorts are trying to convince me that eating soy protein will lower the high test levels afforded by my youth. Hopefully they are wrong. 3) Sex - I'm female. We need more well-muscled women.Here's my take on the gender issue. Yes you are a woman so your test levels are much lower than a man's so it is harder for you to put on muscle. That being said I think it is far easier for a woman who is in generally good shape to compete and place well in sub 2 years than it is for a man. I've seen women working hard for a year or two and achieving a shape that is comparable to the average figure girl. I've seen men training for 5 years and not coming anywhere close to the ridiculously muscled, veiny, and huge look of what is now considered the "average" male bber. Have you looked at the evolution of the average physique in comps in the past 10-15 years? Such a big difference in what is considered average from the early 90's to now, it is outrageous. Even in "natural" federations. 4) Height - I'm 5'10" which is really tall for a female bodybuilder. Sorry, but it's MUCH easier for a short person to look muscular compared to a tall person. If you want to get into the physics of lifting weights (Josh?) then strength isn't even equal.We're about the same height, and this is totally true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeVegan Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 This is a big motivator for me. It's one thing when someone builds mass on meat and dairy and then sustains it using plant protein. But it's a completely different story when your building everything from scratch using plant protein.I never really focused on this, but as I reflect on it now, it seems an excellent motivator! Thanks! -Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Who can name some quality BBing or figure shows and/or organizations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veggieprincess Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Who can name some quality BBing or figure shows and/or organizations? I sent you a PM Harley... we'll talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DV Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 XVeganJoshX, I hope you're right about the female competition angle. Although some of those women look really big in pictures. My understanding is that height is taken into account by the judges so I won't be expected to look as bulky as the shorter women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaSiren Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 It is based on height. I am the shortest of the tall division at 5'5" in the orgs I compete in. I also go out in the 5" or 6" pumps to make up for it just a little (I have 3 sets of comp shoes). You may decide to go with the 4", but totally your call. If you go through my comp pics you can see the tall division line ups. Which orgs. depends totally on what you are doing and how far you want to travel. My first year I chose one a month from 2 diff orgs. But both Natural Orgs. If competeing Natty, be sure to look over the drug list, some are available over the counter, and you don't want to be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fr33d0santana Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Hi! It sounds to me like you have a beautiful dream. Yes, many people may reproach you that your dream is supposedly unrealizable, because only few people manage to become professional bodybuilders and start competing, but if you believe in yourself and go to your goal, you will definitely achieve it. Also, I think you should pay attention to the best of affirmations. By repeating them every day you will be able to fix in your head the idea that you will become a professional bodybuilder and eventually your dream will come true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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