If I had all day to train too!! WTF!!!!

[masterschamp]

Yesterday I am training in the gym when some dude I have never talked to but seen in there comes up to me and says " I hear you compete." I say "yeah" and move on...I don't take time for casual conversation when I train...all business. After I am done and about to leave he comes up to me again and says , " You look really good, man...if I had all day to train I'd do it too"!!! WTF!!!!Does this dipsh*t have any idea how busy I am on a typical day?! I get so pissed off when I hear these wannabes with the lame ass excuse of not enough time or whatever..... thinking that's all I do!!! I posted a typical day with training a couple of years ago in response to a similar post on one of the boards. Here is a typical day for me at this time:


4:30 2 cups coffee
TRAIN

5:30 Cook all meals for the day.... pack in containers

Make breakfast for myself and my son Keith, wake him
up and feed him, clean him up, brush his teeth and
dress him, get everything ready for school fo him. Put him
in his wheelchair ( most of you know Keithy has CP), and
take him to the end of the drive to wait with him for his
bus ...he gets picked up at 6:15.

6:30 Wake up my wife and the other 3 kids....help get their
breakfast ready and get them all off to school. My wife
teaches Pre-K

7:00 Clean up the kitchen....take my shower, dress and off to
work.

3:00 Home ...waiting to get Keithy off of the bus...he gets
home at 3:15. Unpack his backpack, clean his lunchbox,
give him a snack.

3:45 Get ready to go to the gym..........as soon as my son Kyle
gets home..I am out the door ( 4:00)

6:30 Return home, cook dinner for the kids, feed Keith. I
always make sure that the kids and I spend this
time ( dinner) together as a family, discussing things..
On Fridays I am coaching handicapped children in
a special baseball league now... we leave right after
dinner. During football season, ( July through December),
I am coaching 3 nights a week, 7:00 -9:00, and games on
Saturdays.
I also use this time if I am not coaching to clean the
house, wash the dishes and wash some clothes.......yes,
I REALLY do all of this as my wife tutors after school
hours and I am alone with the kids most days until at
least 9:00 PM, including weekends.

8:00 Help kids with homework

9:00 Bathe Keith, get him and his younger brother Kyle off to
bed.

9:30 Green Tea
9:45 CARDIO 30 minutes

10:30 Shower...BED!!!!

This doesn't even include all the little incidentals that go with
preparing for a competition...tanning, etc.,.......


I barely have 10 minutes to myself anywhere in my day and this ass clown is insinuating that all I do is train!! Just another sorry ass with another lame excuse for not getting it done.
If you want it bad enough you'll find a way!

Now you might understand my motto of " NO EXCUSES"

[RUBICON19]

I hear ya all too well!

[GerryT]

You're 100% right, Keith. Most people are clueless as to what it takes to be a top athlete and competitor. And add that time to that a job and family, and there is no rest for the weary.

He is probably harmless and means well. Still, best to just walk away.

[mrbeefy]

You guys are right. . .
There are a LOT of people who are the "Arm Chair Quarterbacks" of the gym.
In order for me to do what I do . . .
I have to get up at 3:00 am doing alternate cardio with my wife while we sneek in a shower, breakfast, food prep, and drive to work by 6:00 am.
Then work until 4:00 pm
Head to the gym, train for 2 hours (PLUS Zumba now too!)
Get home eat, more food prep, watch the grandkids 3 days per week, work out adult kid problems, deal with extended family, etc. That's kind of a normal day...Weekends get a little more hectic.

I'm also an ordained Catholic Deacon, counsel couples for marriage, hold baptism classes, hold prayer services, do hospital visitations of the sick, etc.

Yes, I'm also an officer in a lodge.
Yes, We attend all our grandchildrens sports activities.
Yes, we care for and walk all 3 of our dogs.

Oh..did I mention my wife and I are both over 50, and are both comptetitive athletes? Traveling all over the US?
Did I mention my wife is taking her test to become a powerlifiting Judge? More traveling?
Did I mention my wife has had gastric bypass surgery and has active Lupus?

We both also read insatiabley.

All normal to us!

Those who work a 9 to 5...dine out 7 nights a week...then sit on the couch ...get a little unhealthy... then wonder why they die early, get sick all the time, etc.

Sorry, I typed all this in about a minute as a "Knee Jerk" reaction, so I'm sure I may have forgotten a few things too.

I don't like those who occasianlly show up at a gym, and make insinuations.

They have no clue.....no clue what we do . . to do what we LOVE to do.

Kudos Gerry!

[ntrllftr]

I chuckle at this...

The other day a guy said to me: "I wish I had your genetics. I'm 35 and never had a six pack".

I looked at him and said: "Dude, I'm fourty years old at 140lbs, it took me two decades to get my arms to just over 16". My genetics BLOW!!! It's all about hard work!"

The guy looked at me funny. I guess he learned not to start a conversation with someone he doesn't know.

[Roger]

I just thought my life was too busy. After reading Keith and Franks daily activities I feel like a slacker. I know what you guys mean. I am all the time hearing how this one has no time to do this or that. If you want it bad enough there is always a way. Guess that is why I get up most mornings at 2:30.

[Neal]

It is all about not taking responsibility for themselves. It is implied that it must be due to a special advantage we have and they don't. Ha! I have even had other 50+ competitors say to me that I must be retired since I have enough time to train. Right. I have a full time dental practice, 4 sons, 4dogs, and three cats. My advantage is that I have a great wife that puts up with me. (Retire, my youngest is in 15 and in 9th grade. I will be dead 15 years when I will be able to retire.)

[fit]

Keith- why even let it get to you? You said you're all business in the gym but this really got under your skin. Perhaps you're mad about something else?

Water off the back, man; not worth it.

[mrbeefy]

..... and another thing ;D

So we ALL have perfect genetics,huh?
And I guess we're ALL big "Juicers" too, right?
It must be all the time we have lounging at the pool, getting twice daily massages by the super models that keeps us this way, huh?

Ok....I slapped myself and woke up!

Don't forget the sacrifices we make:

Time away from family and loved ones . . just to train.
Not eating what we WANT, but eating what we NEED to "fuel the machine".
Buying, preparing, measuring, weighing, writing-out nutrition requirments, etc.
Injuries . . not becuase we're old and stupid (well, perhaps me), but becuase we push ourselves to our limits and beyond. (OK, ZUMBA is a little "fluffy" buit it's GOOD cardio! )

I guess what we're all trying to say in our own way is THIS is our LIFESTYLE. THIS is what we CHOOSE to do. Most of us don't do it on a "whim". A LOT of thought goes into all we do.

SO, "IF I had all day to train"...would I look this way? Probably not, because I'd be OVER-TRAINING!

Ok, enough of my morning rant! I just felt compelled to add a little more "fuel to the fire", becuase I've heard the same thing SO many times . . . it gets old FAST!

[masterschamp]

Mar 20, 2009 6:06:22 GMT -5 fit said:

Keith- why even let it get to you? You said you're all business in the gym but this really got under your skin. Perhaps you're mad about something else?

Water off the back, man; not worth it.

Not while I trained ;D, but I got pissed off when I thought about it later. I guess I don't tolerate stupid people very well!! I was always taught that if you really don't know what you are talking about you shoudn't be talking!

[GerryT]

I agree, Keith. I've come across many people who are clueless that they are clueless! Just like to hear themselves talk.

My Mom told me this and I truly believe it:

When in doubt:

Don't say anything and they never find out
Open your mouth and remove all doubt.

[mrky03]

Drives me crazy too Keith! Why do people assume that all we do is train? Last time I checked most people have to work for a living and even if I did have all day to train I wouldn't benefit from it! Gotta get recovered sometime!

Life is busy for most people and most of us are over booked with obligations so those few hours a week we alot for ourselves are well deserved!

I like to get in and out of the gym as quickly and efficiently as possible and avoid talking to idiots! lol

I feel so fortunate at this point in my life, my kids are grown and its just me and my wife so I really don't have any excuses so I don't make any! I went though all the years of struggling to get to the gym and take care of the kids etc. so I do feel really blessed these days to be able to not have to be in such a rush.