5 Things That Can Happen When You Become a Serious Lifter

Has anyone ever told you they think it’s funny that you spend so much time at the gym? What about people who say it’s not healthy for you to be so “obsessed with working out?”

I mean, what should you do, just relax, become that lazy, lanky guy who spends all day lounging around, drinking sugary soda pop and watching mindless TV shows?

To you, that’s not living. You can’t picture yourself wasting your days sitting around doing nothing but aimlessly drifting through life without ever really accomplishing anything, right ? You know you’re meant for more.

When we’re young, we have big dreams. We believe we can do anything we want. For some reason, though, many of us lose our desire for greatness before we even give it a go. The majority choose to take the easy route in life.

I don’t want to be just another worker bee, I’ve always had big goals, and I genuinely think I can do anything I set for myself.

Your relationships will change

When you become an serious lifter, relationships will undergo many changes. You’ll begin seeking different qualities in your partner. What once worked in previous relationships may no longer be applicable.

In the past, you might have been satisfied with staying at home, ordering pizza each evening and watching tv shows. However, you now prefer going to the gym and working out instead of eating junk food and lounging around.

Seek out someone who is on board with your lifestyle and wants to participate in it.

You change the way you talk to others

After a while, you’ll start to look forward to discussing the gym more than other things. And that’s normal. You have worked to get to this point and are proud of your accomplishments in the gym.

As a result, something so essential to your lifestyle can become the main topic in your conversations. Of course, developing a diverse range of interests is good, but you should never discount your passion because it is what motivates you.

The same way that individuals don’t make fun of others for talking about football, we shouldn’t make fun of others who show excitement about the gym.

Some of your friends will go

You could start to realize that some of your friendships are gradually eroding as you fully commit to your weightlifting adventure.

It is usually no one’s fault that this shift happens gradually. At first, it could only involve a few minor changes in priority. For example, because you’re ready to go to the gym for another workout, you can start missing out on Xbox nights with pals. Also drinking and staying out late on the weekends becomes a no-no.

Even though it’s difficult, keep in mind that these changes are normal and should be accepted as such.

Your habits will change

As you become completely obsessed with improving your physique, you’ll also start to prioritize your mental growth and dive deep into the fitness culture.

You immerse yourself in this lifestyle, studying it extensively and allowing it to shape your identity.

Unfortunately, this means that some of your former habits, like playing other sports, playing video games or watching movies may completely disappear. You sometimes just give up on those things.

You may start judging people (although you shouldn’t)

Once you start taking care of your health and body, you suddenly start noticing all these people that don’t eat healthy, people that don’t want to exercise or move, people that sit in front of the computer all day at work and continue to do so at home in front of the TV.

You wonder how anyone can live like that, It’s just kind of hard to understand that lifestyle now. But you have to understand that it’s hard for those people to understand your lifestyle as well.

Eventually, everyone chooses their own path and lifestyle, be glad you have chosen your lifestyle and something that makes you happy and different than the majority of people.