Average Joe
Welcome to my blog….
Over the coming posts I hope to give you an insight into the monotonous world of a casually obsessed gym goer. I will be discussing my experiences, opinions and observations on a range of topics, from training routines and exercise techniques to diet planning, supplementation and lifestyle.
But first of all, as this is my first post, a good place to start would be a bit of background on me….
I’m pretty much your Average Joe. I’m in my late 20s, I work a 9-5 job, I’m not married and I don’t have any kids. But what I do have, and probably share in common with you if you’re reading this blog, is an unhealthy obsession with bodybuilding.
Since my days as a teenager, when I realised that the bean-pole look wasn’t actually a great look, I’ve spent years striving to look like I belong on the cover of Muscle and Fitness. It’s been a long and expensive hobby, taking me through copious amounts of chickens and tuna, mountains of protein powders and years of my life pushing a dead weight through a simple motion over and over and over and over…… (God knows how many bench presses I have actually done).
And now that I’m looking back and asking myself if all the hard work has paid off, I think of all the great things this sport has given me. I’ve become a great cook (dry grilled chicken and broccoli every day), have great will power (God, I need some chocolate), a healthy social life (bottles of water in the pub, in bed by 9) and am happy at what I see looking back at me in the mirror (which I seem to see very often – it’s not vanity, honest).
So, at the end of it all, is it worth it? Well, I aint appeared on a cover of Muscle and Fitness yet, but you know for sure I’ll be in the gym tomorrow morning.
Eat. Train. Sleep.