subject: Do You Have What It Takes To Be A Bodybuilder? [print this page] If you're reading this then it means that you're tired of flipping through sports magazines and even through the news papers wondering if you could ever such a body. While I won't lie to you that all those photos are real you can work at giving them that body that looks like it's been photo shopped. So do you think you have what it takes to get started on this long and not so easy journey of bodybuilding, well only you have the answer to that question. Here is a list of some of the requirements of bodybuilding to re-affirm your answer.
1.Dedication and motivation
Bodybuilding requires someone who will embark into it with their whole heart. This is what will differentiate you from the people who hit the gym and disappear within a few days just because their muscles feel a little sore. Self motivation is what will take you back to the gym after you had to take a few days out of the gym to recover from a serious injury. You need to have a mental picture of what you want to achieve and have that in mind as you rise up early to hit the road for your morning cardio and as you lift those heavy weights that make every inch of your body feel like it can explode.
2.Patience
If you get upset every time you're on a queue at the grocery store or at the bank then you just might not cut it in the gym. If queuing to get money out of your account for just 10 minutes makes you want to blow off your top, imagine working out for weeks without any visible evidence. This applies especially to those trying to loose weight. After a couple of weeks, say 2, the weighing scale will actually read that you are heavier than you were before you hit the gym. This is because your body has increased not in the amount of fat but in the amount of muscle which believe me is a good thing.
3.Have a healthy diet
If to date you still have problems with finishing your food and eating your vegetables, probably you need to straighten this out before you hit the gym. Don't expect to retain the junk and pizza for lunch with a bottomless coke and still expect to see results. Your physique is only an image of what you're eating and not eating for that matter. Observe what a big guy will order at a fast food restaurant and you'll see why they are not so small. You should be prepared to eat quality whole foods like fish, chicken, sweet potatoes, brown rice etc. your body needs to have its nutritional requirements met and the fact that you want to be a bodybuilder only means that it'll have even more nutritional requirements.
If you don't see yourself quitting smoking and drinking any time soon, you'll get frustrations as a bodybuilder since your results will be highly compromised due to these destructive habits. You also need to love water as much as the air you breathe!
