The first picture was the heaviest I’ve ever been. It has been over 8 years between these two pictures.
For the longest time I thought sharing flexing gym selfies was vain and unnecessary but fuck that. There isn’t a better feeling than being proud of what you have accomplished. Brag on yourself! The real ones will support you and encourage you, the haters will do what they do best. What really kicked the self-love in and has brought so much happiness to my life was the realization that the haters’ opinions only mattered if I gave them space in my head.
Post your post, fly your flag, and be yourself. Happiness is self created!
#selflove
If you would have told me 2-3 years ago that I would be able to squat 385lbs, I would have laughed. I was struggling to squat anything over 150lbs without feeling like it was going to break me. Looking back at all the trail and error it took to get to this point, I view this as a huge victory to move this weight comfortably.
I share my experience because happiness involves doing the things you love, even through the struggles and failures. Consistency and an effort to make better habits has truly changed my life.
I wish I knew how many hotel gyms I’ve seen in the last 3 years. What I do know, movement is a drug that keeps me sane when I can’t see my wife and dogs for days on end.
