Winnipeg Muscle
17-09-2009, 11:08 AM
"Bodybuilding is a line drawn in the sand--it slaps you in the face, dares you. At 14, when I discovered those weights in the basement, I knew I crossed that line, knew there would be no turning back... Ever."
It's the shortest distance between two points...
"The quickest way between here and there, today and tomorrow, is a straight line. Each and every day, so many distractions get in the way, threaten to take me off course. I have to stay on the path, stay true.
It's balancing on a tightrope...
''In my life, I walk a tightrope. The air is thin up here and one small misstep means I'll fall to the ground--without a safety net. Needs and desires? Yeah it's hard having to balance everything, staying focused.
It separates reason from madness...
"It's a fine line between the two... People think I'm nuts doing what I do. Yeah, they're not wrong. This pursuit is a descent into madness. I've been on this slide for a while now and I can't stop. Not yet..."
It's thicker than water...
When I look at my hands, I see my old man. My hands, like his, were made for working. But it's more than genetics he passed on. On days where I feel like hanging it up, I see him and I keep steamrolling on."
It's a thread woven into your life...
"As a kid, I knew all the bodybuilders by heart--the faces, their stats. See this curl machine? Arnold himself used it. Know what that's like? Pure electricty. This great sport has a long line... I am part of it."
It's the shortest distance between two points...
"The quickest way between here and there, today and tomorrow, is a straight line. Each and every day, so many distractions get in the way, threaten to take me off course. I have to stay on the path, stay true.
It's balancing on a tightrope...
''In my life, I walk a tightrope. The air is thin up here and one small misstep means I'll fall to the ground--without a safety net. Needs and desires? Yeah it's hard having to balance everything, staying focused.
It separates reason from madness...
"It's a fine line between the two... People think I'm nuts doing what I do. Yeah, they're not wrong. This pursuit is a descent into madness. I've been on this slide for a while now and I can't stop. Not yet..."
It's thicker than water...
When I look at my hands, I see my old man. My hands, like his, were made for working. But it's more than genetics he passed on. On days where I feel like hanging it up, I see him and I keep steamrolling on."
It's a thread woven into your life...
"As a kid, I knew all the bodybuilders by heart--the faces, their stats. See this curl machine? Arnold himself used it. Know what that's like? Pure electricty. This great sport has a long line... I am part of it."