I used to go to the gym on a regular basis; then, due to our finances, my mother cancelled our family membership. Giving up on working out was not an option because I had been exercising my whole life. In frustration, I went out to my backyard. I tried thinking about where else I could go to continue training my body, and after seeing a variety of items lying around everywhere, I realized that I did not need to go anywhere. Everything I needed was right in front of me. I quickly transformed my backyard into my gym. Cinder Blocks and buckets of water functioned as dumbbells. Old heavy logs that were sitting and collecting dust became bars to bench press with. In place of a treadmill, I used a long strip of grass that ran across the side of the vicinity to do sprints. I made heavy workout rope out of a hose that I filled with sand. After converting many other ordinary objects into exercising equipment, it became clear to me that there is no machine or gear in the gym that I cannot recreate in my backyard. …show more content…
Not giving up allowed me to continue doing something that is important to me: exercising. Making my own workouts has made me strive to exercise more because I am so captivated with my creations, and want to continue to create new ones. My skill for making something out of nothing, challenges me to make more difficult workouts, and In return, I am proud of the physical results I achieve. Recreating seemingly useless junk in my backyard into valuable workout equipment describes who I am as a person because it conveys how I am persistent in my efforts to turn negative experiences into positive
Giving up shows a lack of self-respect and self-worth. Each time we push through adversity, we become stronger and more capable of dealing with the next adverse situation. Adversity in life is an inevitability and as such, pushing through those hardships build our soul’s armor and our ability to overcome. Never give up!
People often go through their life working-out and going to the gym to get “buff.” For ninety-five percent of Americans that do work out, few can say that they have pushed themselves as hard as possible, but I have the distinct, and often painful, pleasure of knowing that there is another way to work out. This option is unlike any other that I have ever personally been through; and is a way that I would not wish on any average American. 4:55 a.m. Seventeen degrees Fahrenheit, a mild breeze of ten miles per-hour-- for the fifth day in a row and second consecutive month, it is time for me to wake up, make the face-numbing, core-hardening walk through the snow to the Mildred and Louis Lasch Football Building.
Growing up my parents ran a little lake on the outskirts of my hometown of Shelbina here in northeast Missouri. I was the "tough" one out of my family by the time I was in the ninth grade I could use two weed eaters at the same time and pick up the back end of a golf cart. At 5'3 and wearing size 16 I was big girl and was often made fun of by my peers. I wanted to be something other than the "fat girl" at school. So I became stronger than an ox and used that to my advantage. My high school coach seen me one day bench pressing a picnic table and begged me to join the weightlifting program. I excelled at the class and became known as "Pipes" I went from being the chunky girl to being the girl that was respected for my bench pressing and squats. My coach believed in me and that was all I needed to continue to do my best. That year I made a C average except for weightlifting where I got an A and earned the respect from my peers and my coach.
Are you tired of going to the gym and instead feel like working out at home?
The first activity I did that was outside of my comfort zone was go to the weight room at the rec and lift weights. I have always wanted to start lifting weights again, but I was nervous about going to the weight room here. I have a smaller build, and I am not the strongest person so I didn’t want to embarrass myself. It was outside my box because I was worried other people lifting would judge me because I am not in the best shape. At first, when I went in the weight room I was intimidated because there were a lot of people, and most of them were in great shape. However, once I started lifting I realized that it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.
I went to X-treme Athletics Gym, which is a CrossFit gym. I’ve only known what CrossFit was for about a couple years and I had only seen it in videos or in pictures. I had never seen it in person or have done it myself, so going to X-treme Athletics was a new experience for me. I have been to different gyms that have a variety of workout machines, weights, and usual things that you would normally see at the SJSU gym. But at X-treme Athletics it is a whole different layout then I have seen at other gyms, what you see when going in are free weights, barbells, assaults bikes, rowers, and Gymnastic rings, but most of the gym is open space to workout.
I was able to gain knowledge about the different parts of the body which are important in the field of bodybuilding. I discover that there are main muscle groups and each of these muscle groups have different parts. For example, the main muscle groups would be the chest, back, arms, shoulders and legs. Now each of these main muscle groups have more that one part, your arms has biceps, triceps and a forearms. Each of these parts are made up or many more segments that can construct a list that can go on for a while. Gaining such a vast understanding of my body was thrilling. I was able to understand all the parts of my body. I am confident that I know almost every muscle group that is in the known human body. After learning about each individual muscle, I was then able to move on to the next step understanding how to train these individual muscle groups. I figured out that there are different routines that you have to follow in order to train each muscle. For example, your legs can be split into different muscles segments such as the quads, calves, and hamstrings. Once I isolated each muscle segment I was able to find workouts for each of them. For the quadriceps you would do workouts known as a barbell squat, lunges and reverse leg curls. Then after finding this out I had to
Black, Tamara. 2008. Exercise and Fitness in a U.S. Commercial Gym.Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International.
The gym is relatively square with widows covering half of the room. The other half of the room has a wall of mirrors with the last wall having a hallway to bathrooms as well as the fitness trainer’s office. On one of the window walls it has a row of cardio equipment (that has attached TV’s on them) facing the outside. In the back corner near the cardio equipment is a stretching and body exercise area (kettle bells, mats, exercise balls, medicine balls, and stepping stands). In the center are weight machines that range from leg, arm, and abdominal equipment. The wall with the mirrors contains the free weights and other bench press and weight machines. Overall...
The one thing that an athlete doesn’t want to hear is that they cannot play their favorite sport because of an injury they recently got. This actually happened to me when I injured my knee while lifting high amount of weight. After my lifting class I was walking perfectly and prepared to get through the rest of the day. Only an hour later I couldn’t walk with my right leg and had to limp through the rest of the day. Two hours after I was limping and trying not to cry from the sharp, acute sting in my right knee.
I’ve been in a lot of situations where i’ve wanted to give up on countless things I have done in the past. Like sports, clubs, and activities. It wasn’t until my mom talked to me about never giving up on anything in life that I wasn’t born a quitter that I have to finish what i’ve started. No matter what kind of situation I was in and I either wanted to give up or stick through it all my mom was there throughout everything i’ve gone through and that played a huge factor in my life.
Ever since I was little I’ve been what you would call a “high achieving” kid. I did well in school, I did well in sports and I did well in my community. I was always the first one to class, and the last one to leave the field. I was the kid that all my friends’ parents compared their children to. I was the kid with a room full of trophies and awards. In my mind, the worst possible thing I could do was disappoint the people around me. In elementary school I was involved in every club imaginable. I was in the band, I played in the orchestra, I sang solos for chorus, I was in the math club, I was president of student council, I played travel soccer, I was involved in every activity possible, and I excelled in all of them. This
Many people learn many different life lessons throughout their lives. Whether it’s from reading a book, watching a movie, or living the experience yourself. Many life lessons can be taught to people through several different things. These include, but are not limited to, hard-work, getting a job, playing sports with a team or by yourself, and achieving your goals. I have learned many life lessons through many different things. Three of these life lessons are never give up, it’s not over ‘til it’s over, and that there are two types of pain, physical and regret, and only one fades with time.
Many people believe that the only way they can get a good workout is by going to the gym, but that is incorrect. Many people can exercise right in their homes, or even at their local park. Many parks offer tracks where people can run, walk, or even ride their bikes. It’s a great way to enjoy the outside, and get some fresh air. There are a variety of free exercise videos online that people can do in the comforts of their home. Anybody can fit exercising into their daily schedule, because you can literally do it
The light from the sun reflects off the pure white wall, illuminating the room. The dust floats, undisturbed by the empty house. This is what I see as I launch myself out the door, into the hot summer air, into the sounds of playing children.