Rodney Rowley

About me:

I am 34 with a wife and two boys (7 and 11). I love to cook, watch my boys play sports, and workout. Working out is great therapy, I can take out all my frustrations at the gym and lose weight and build muscle at the same time, who would have thought. A goal should be something that is concrete. It’s something you can measure up to each and every day, like adding a single rep to your set, or adding 5 more pounds to your bench. It’s mental strength that separates you from the pack. Only your mind can convince the muscle not to cheat a rep. This isn’t some hobby like boating or rock climbing that you try to make time for after work and on the weekends. Bodybuilding is a way of life and the goals you set for yourself should dictate how you live it. Everything you do, from how much sleep to the foods you eat, is either helping you achieve your goals or getting in the way. Life is measured in ounces, centimeters, carbs, and daily percentages. Some call it obsessive, but they’re wrong. An obsession is something you have no control over. Bodybuilding, on the other hand, demands complete discipline – both in and outside the gym. Signs you are living the life: ? You keep a jug of protein in your office. ? Your daily journal logs your workouts not your thoughts. ? You can total a meals calories, carbs and grams of protein in your head. ? You set a 3 am protein shake alarm. ? You sneak health food snacks into the movie theater. ? You carry a gallon of water around during the day. ? People stare. Perfect is a word people use when they are ready to quit. Because to say something is perfect is to say it is finished, but you will never be finished. No matter how huge you get, you could always be a centimeter bigger, or have more definition, or increased vascularity. Simply put, bodybuilding is the constant state of self-improvement. So, for every personal goal you achieve, a new goal should take its place.