Feeling dead can make you feel more alive

One of the best feelings in the gym one can have is that questionable feeling is whether you alive or dead.  Finishing that one set where you have pushed your body so hard that when your rack the weights your are not sure if you have actually died or still sitting there.  Sitting there feeling like you cant breath, everything is just loud echo, and your body is numb.  those are the days when your body..your mind changes.  YOu have pushed through that barrier and your workout will never be the same.

The Chicken or the Egg

So as I sit here watching The Dark Knight Rises, i think to myself...Why do we do what we do..as bodybuilders...or really why do I do this.  I love training til i see spots and I cant breath...and yes I feel much better when i eat clean, but in the end of the day why.  Do i do this because I am am active competitive bodybuilder, or do I compete because i already do that.  Its kind of a hard question to ask, but i feel its important. I feel these are the questions we need to ask ourselves to get a better understanding of why we do anything.