Physical Fitness
Rock hard abs, massive pecks, and bulging biceps can be considered the ultimate in physical fitness. Everyone is obsessed with having a “perfect” body and will do almost anything, including plastic surgery, to achieve their fitness goals. However, I confused appearance for physical fitness.
At a young age I loved to watch World Wrestling Federation and wondered how I could someday look like an atheletic superstar. But as time went on I never understood the basics of a healthy diet or committed myself to exercising. The regimen I was on was eating Doritos, drinking Mountain Dew, and playing video games every day after school. I never went outside to play with my friends or ride my bike around the neighborhood. Well, eventually it caught up to me. In high school, I was an obese student. I weighed almost three hundred pounds. I …show more content…
I was using the original version of Hydroxycut, which contained ephedra. Ephedra is an herb that is now banned from the market due to the harmful side effects and heavy abuse potential. People have actually died from taking too much or for taking it for too long of time periods. But it actually worked. I broke my plateau by working out even harder and pushing myself to the limit. I was going to the gym six days a week. I finally weighed in at about one hundred and ninety pounds. However, I felt terrible. My stomach was extremely painful and randomly I would lose consciousness and blackout. I now had to go to my doctor to see why I felt this way.
After seeing the doctor, he told me using supplements like Hyrdoxycut was as extremely bad plan. Most supplements are not FDA approved; meaning who knows what was in those pills? I had burned myself out and was now underweight. Eventually, I had felt better by eating more and reducing my workouts. Of course, I gained back more weight than I wanted to. I struggled with this, but realized it was healthier to not be passing out while I was at
Rock hard abs, massive pecks, and bulging biceps can be considered the ultimate in physical fitness. Everyone is obsessed with having a “perfect” body and will do almost anything, including plastic surgery, to achieve their fitness goals. However, I confused appearance for physical fitness.
At a young age I loved to watch World Wrestling Federation and wondered how I could someday look like an atheletic superstar. But as time went on I never understood the basics of a healthy diet or committed myself to exercising. The regimen I was on was eating Doritos, drinking Mountain Dew, and playing video games every day after school. I never went outside to play with my friends or ride my bike around the neighborhood. Well, eventually it caught up to me. In high school, I was an obese student. I weighed almost three hundred pounds. I …show more content…
I was using the original version of Hydroxycut, which contained ephedra. Ephedra is an herb that is now banned from the market due to the harmful side effects and heavy abuse potential. People have actually died from taking too much or for taking it for too long of time periods. But it actually worked. I broke my plateau by working out even harder and pushing myself to the limit. I was going to the gym six days a week. I finally weighed in at about one hundred and ninety pounds. However, I felt terrible. My stomach was extremely painful and randomly I would lose consciousness and blackout. I now had to go to my doctor to see why I felt this way.
After seeing the doctor, he told me using supplements like Hyrdoxycut was as extremely bad plan. Most supplements are not FDA approved; meaning who knows what was in those pills? I had burned myself out and was now underweight. Eventually, I had felt better by eating more and reducing my workouts. Of course, I gained back more weight than I wanted to. I struggled with this, but realized it was healthier to not be passing out while I was at