Comments on: What to Do When Life Hits You Square In The Jaw

By: Anton

Anton — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:35:30 +0000

onwards into countless battles!

By: JakeB.

JakeB. — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:59:51 +0000

Advice for a 50 yr old lifter….I just wanna give me 2 cents worth here….what Mehdi says makes a lot of sense. He’s not criticizing people as such, but giving worthwhile advise….of course if you’re injured no one but a fool expects you to train.

Everyone has hardships in life, we all do. Sometimes life is out to defeat us every chance it gets. I nursed my mother for 6 years who was severly incapacitated by a stroke. What kept my sanity?…my weights!…when life throws you a curved ball and it’s out of your control, there is one thing you can control, and that’s lifting iron!

I know this is a hard ask when everything seems hopeless, but you gotta do it, or life will come back and bite you with vengeance….if you think a certain situation is bad, just way till you give the iron away also….it will only make the situation worse.

Truly it will keep your sanity. You are no good to the people that need your love and help when you’re not in control of your own life.

When life is out of control, there is one thing you can control, both mentally and physically, and that’s the ‘iron”…

By: Jose

Jose — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:23:35 +0000

One of the first recommendations for people suffering depression is exercise, everyone must be compromised with an exircise routine no matter what, exercise can´t harm the body and mind.

Whenever life has thrown me some serious curve balls, my workouts definitely helped me relieve stress and suffer. You can´t feel weak if you are getting stronger, your body reflects the energy in some way…

By: neil

neil — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:34:06 +0000

As a side note, Arnold Schwarzenegger did not miss his dads funeral but stole the story off some french guy to make his pumping iron film more interesting.There was a lot of stuff made up in pumping iron as it was not a documentry as a lot of people think, and needed to be jazzed up for the general public. back to the point a lot of people do make excuses to miss workouts but that being said sometimes you gotta listen to body take a week of lifting, especialy if your squating 2-3 times a week. Youl come back stronger every time

By: Chad

Chad — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:48:12 +0000

I think some of you are missing the point
“Look, you shouldn’t be as extreme as Arnold Schwarzenegger who claimed that he didn’t go to his father’s funeral because he had a competition.”

By: Felix

Felix — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:35:07 +0000

Thanks for another motivating post, Mehdi!

By: Rene

Rene — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 08:30:53 +0000

I can totally relate to this post…strength training isn’t just about muscles and good looking but empowering your mind to not feel you can’t do anything. I am sure a good example

By: chris

chris — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 04:55:48 +0000

People use common sense. if you have a severe possibly life-threatening injury you shouldn’t work out if it aggravates it. DOMS however is not a life-threatening injury and neither are most injury’s. What Mehdi was trying to say is that working out will clear your mind and reduce your stress so you can focus more on your tragedies or problems. If you go to home to sleep you probably got time to go to the gym.

Use common sense. You know when you are making excuses.

By: Jorick

Jorick — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 02:54:57 +0000

Wonderful story btw, RT. People able to successfully change their life from that misery truly inspire me

By: Jorick

Jorick — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 02:51:49 +0000

The workouts that are most tough satisfy you the best. I once felt so sick i had to puke during squats but I completed the workout and its still in my memory as the most satisfying ever. It reminds you there are no limits and you can do whatever it takes, how bad you may feel