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When I was young Kids made fun of me cause I am so skinny I never was into sports Going into gym was out of the question I would embarrass myself! Until half a year ago I was close to depression And someone adviced me to go to gym My little story 👇

It was half a year ago. I only had energy for my 9-5. I have been side building for 2 years, But suddenly when I tried to build, I was sitting at the computer, And just couldn't. When I forced myself it was getting worse I took a break for a few weeks but that didn't help.

Then my therapist motivated me to go to the gym. Because I knew he would ask me about it 1 week later, I half heartedly I signed up for a trial lesson at a nearby gym. The gym trainer asked for my reason. »Out of energy« She set up a full body program. 1 hour 3 times a week

I started going and noticed that I had more energy when coming home. My wife even noticed: »Usually you're much more tired around that time of the day« But the energy dropped again after a few hours. My overall energy was still low.

Then, one month later, I felt the "base energy" coming back. I was back to building daily, Sometimes even after dinner. Here's my github chart: I never missed one single day

But - since I was going the the gym, I wanted to see my efforts in my bodily appearance. I started buying new clothes. I started getting aware of my body posture. But my muscles wouldn't grow 🤔

Meanwhile, my son started showing interest too. He's 17 and was training with dumbbells at home, And wanted to upp his exercises. So he started going to the same gym. When my muscles showed no change, his muscles grew instantly. Unfair!

But now we were two in the family. We started buying protein powder for drinks. Also Creatine. We made sure we had more proteins in our daily meals. Again, this helped him, but not me 😄

At the gym I noticed a guy: Giorgio. He's super muscular, A typical gym bro, but around my age. One day, when I arrived at the gym he asked me: »What is your plan for today?« »The whole body«. No, no no! He answered…

»Going gym is not going to wellness! What you're doing is relaxing, you never go to the limit. Men are built for fighting, for pain, for war! You need to go to the limit: 4 sets. Repetitions until you cannot do one single more!«

It was hard to swallow. Initially I brushed it off, But then I thought: What's to loose? I changed to 4 exercises each session, 4 sets each. I started having sore muscles the next day. »That's correct« said Giorgio »only when the muscles are hurt they start to grow«

I gave Giorgio the licence to give me advice: To tell me anytime he saw me doing an exercise wrong. This was hard on my ego - but I wanted my time investments to show off. I also felt that I would only keep going if I saw some progress.

First, I felt the progress in the strength. At the beginning I could only do 2 pull ups. 6 months later I was at 10 pull ups. The smile I had on my face when I achieved the 10 pull ups! 🤗

Then, it started to show in my weight. I never could get my weight above 70kg. End of year I weighed 74kg. That means 4kg in muscle weight. And I think it starts to show. Not much, but my wife noticed

Meanwhile the time at the gym is my favourite time of the week. I leave my mobile in the locker. For the next hour, all my concentration goes into the exercises, This quenches all my sorrows, And pauses unfinished thoughts (something I never achieved when going for a walk)