When I started
1999
How I started
Someone took a picture of me and in it my stomach looked liked an air bag.
I said to myself, self; you're fat!
Why I love it
It's weird but I actually inspire a lot of people. I think that is really cool!
How I stay motivated
I read once that excess abdominal fat can inhibit sexual performance. When I read that I was like sheeit, where the tread mill at!
Accomplishments
My Personal Bests:
Two and a half hours on the elliptical (crazy I know).
Two hours on the tread mill (BORRR-ing, ZZZZ's).
The longest I ever ran was seven miles (I really hate jogging).
My longest bike ride is 24 miles twice a week (My favorite workout).
The Craziest Thing I Ever Done:
From October 29, 2009 until January 28, 2010, I worked out every day for a total of 92 days straight. Most of the workouts were in the morning but a few were in the evening.
I actually started it as a 30 day thing to see if I could do it but once I made it to 30 days I just kept going.
Everything was fair game during that streak: free weights, the tread mill, the elliptical, the exercise bike, jogging, bicyling, and towards the end swimming.
I worked out at home, at work, the gym, and even while I was out of town which is when I jogged because there aren't many gyms in Charleston, West Virginia!
Hey but they are a bunch of good ole boys and let me tell ya, seeing a black dude joggin through the streets there, there were a lot of jaws dropping, lmao!
I probably won't ever be able to do 92 days in a row again. There was a lot of luck involved juggling work and personal crap for three months and two days in a row.
If you ever want to push yourself, to see how mentally strong you are, try something like that. Even for just two weeks.
We've all been in that "zone" before. You know, when nothing else matters except working out and not eating junk food. I was in one for 92 days straight, imagine that! It was really fun.
Additional Info
Fitness is 90 % mental and 10 % physical. Given the proper nutrients and rest, the body will do whatever the mind wills it to do.
The same can be said for for diet, it usually comes down to discipline and will power.
I look at Junk food like this; I've eaten a million donuts, candy bars, and cup cakes in my life, it's not going to kill me to go a year without any.
That thinking actually works! :-)
Beware of the FFC; friends, family, and coworkers. They are not happy unless you've got a jumbo sized twinkie stuffed into your mouth!
