“Get in the truck, I want you try something.” my dad told me last summer. I had no idea where we were going and I kept asking and he just kept saying “a place.” When we finally made it to our destination he had taken me to the gym. He told me “I’m going to teach you how to lift weights to see if that will help your confidence.” On that day I learned how to lift heavy weight and how to live a healthier life so I can have more self confidence.
I started powerlifting at a small level when I was 14. I started lifting because my dad thought that it would help me with my lack of self confidence because it would make me look better. It would help me look more fit which is something I have always felt insecure about. It did help me look more fit and help me lose weight and did raise my self confidence by a tremendous amount. When I lift it …show more content…
Before I put in earbuds I can always hear the horrible gym music, and the sound of the people on the treadmills, and sometimes weights being set down. After I put in my headphones and turn up my music so loud sometimes it seems like I’m at a rock concert front and center stage, I start to get the feeling of anticipation. When I get that feeling I get butterflies in my stomach and and my heart pumps just a little bit faster and my breathing speeds up. When I lift the weight for the “working set” my muscles that I use for that lift shake and burn and ache and that’s when I know I have enough weight. My dad always told me “If you don’t wanna cry during your lift it ain’t heavy enough.” The roughness of the bar always rubs my palms and makes callouses form and burn. Sometimes I use chalk to lessen the pain but the sweat that runs down my arms like a waterfall always causes it to come off. If I lick my lips of have my mouth open to breathe I always taste the saltiness of hard work and effort also known as
I started powerlifting at a small level when I was 14. I started lifting because my dad thought that it would help me with my lack of self confidence because it would make me look better. It would help me look more fit which is something I have always felt insecure about. It did help me look more fit and help me lose weight and did raise my self confidence by a tremendous amount. When I lift it …show more content…
Before I put in earbuds I can always hear the horrible gym music, and the sound of the people on the treadmills, and sometimes weights being set down. After I put in my headphones and turn up my music so loud sometimes it seems like I’m at a rock concert front and center stage, I start to get the feeling of anticipation. When I get that feeling I get butterflies in my stomach and and my heart pumps just a little bit faster and my breathing speeds up. When I lift the weight for the “working set” my muscles that I use for that lift shake and burn and ache and that’s when I know I have enough weight. My dad always told me “If you don’t wanna cry during your lift it ain’t heavy enough.” The roughness of the bar always rubs my palms and makes callouses form and burn. Sometimes I use chalk to lessen the pain but the sweat that runs down my arms like a waterfall always causes it to come off. If I lick my lips of have my mouth open to breathe I always taste the saltiness of hard work and effort also known as