One of my escapes :)

I started working out for the same reason most people do, i wanted a change. I wasn’t overweight or really out of shape, i just wanted to be more…i could run a lot and i was strong for my size but i was thin, about 130 pounds at 5’11” as i graduated high school. Now in my sixth term of college and working out 3 times a week i have gained over 26 pounds, now I’m 156 at 6’1” and have a body fat content of 3%. I eat in upwards of 6000 calories a day and drink plenty of water (about 5 liters) and feel amazing. My title is “Why?” though and i posted this because i have lots of friends who start working out and exercising because they’re disappointing with something about themselves, the motivation for change is a great thing but I hear so often of people wanting to take shortcuts, starve themselves, dehydration, or even the opposite with steroids. I have never done any of these and it’s sad when I hear people suggesting them, any one of those let alone a combination of them are horrible for your body. Your body needs water to burn fat, digest food, regulate body temp…and countless other functions. The same goes for food, its needed to energize those workouts, build lean muscle tissue, and help your brain function normally. The best piece of advice (my opinion) besides actually doing “SOMETHING” if you want to make a change, is to surround yourself with a support structure of friends/family companion, anyone that can be there for you while you make those changes. Someone who can slap you when you even think about trying to cut that corner or do something that jeopardizes your health and everything that you are literally working your ass off for. :) Stay healthy Tumblr’s