Strength. Great word and it has a million different meanings. A person can have strength in their mind, in their muscles, in their stature, in their character, and on and on and on. Other people respect strength most of the time, but they can also fear it. Sometimes that fear turns into jealousy and becomes ugly, but I don’t want to go down that path today. Instead I want to shine a light on some wonderful friends of mine that should have their picture next to the word strength in the dictionary.
When you first see them you might say “that is too much”. There was a time in my life when I would have agreed with you, but that is no longer the case with me. Now I’m in awe of these wonderful people and I want to explain why I bring it up today. I’ve mentioned the last couple weeks about my new journey of health and fitness. I will say any real trip worth taking is never taken alone. You need to have others with you, either physically or mentally and I think about these friends and the incredible sacrifices they make DAILY to achieve their goals to help me reach mine.
Well who the heck are they Bucky?? Well we are in the third paragraph so I’ll do the big reveal. My friend Garrett and his amazing GF Mina. They are bodybuilders and great ones at that. I’ve known Garrett for almost 10 years now and have personally seen his transformation bit by bit. The man is a BEAST and I could not be any prouder of him. I have seen the commitment he has to get into this type of shape and you say it is too much because you lack the strength to do it.
Anyone can lift a weight. It is easy. Me lift heavy thing – said in dumb voice. That has so little to do with the actual journey these incredible people take. The mental strength to not eat crap food every day for MONTHS in order to reach their level is insane. You can’t go 3 hours without eating some potato chips or 2 days without a bowl of ice cream. I used to poke fun of gym rats because I’m an idiot, but now that I’ve had to put the work in and lose weight by changing my lifestyle I’m blown away by these unbelievable humans that deserve all of our respect.
I was on life support in May of 2024. I was dead and somehow didn’t stay that way, but I was also 270 lbs, paralyzed, had a rotten kidney inside of me, and most of all angry. My situation sucked and it wasn’t fair, but it was reality. No amount of crying was going to change it. I had a therapist named Dana that is also a bodybuilder. I put her in touch with my other friends and now they are planning to take over the world together. Okay maybe not the entire world, but in that process I’ve started to see her journey on IG as well. She works full time, is about to get married so don’t get your hopes up boys, and still finds the time to kick some ass on the stage. All I have to do is stop eating candy for a few months to reach my first goal.
These three individuals are overflowing with strength, so much that they can give me some thru their IG page. Imagine that. Garrett takes the time to work out with me anytime I ask. Mina lets me makes jokes about her name all the time. Dana is just stupid hot. Every little bit helps… As you spend your days crying about Trump this or Biden that, chasing every new fad diet, or driving by the gym on your way to COOK OUT these real workout gangstas are out there getting shit done. Pay attention to the world and read, but don’t get so wrapped up in the BS you forget to live. Stop letting the TV or pansies dictate what you can be or do. Be OBLIGATED and not motivated.
I want as many of you as possible to come with me on this journey of health and happiness. It is no fun to show up alone. I want an army. Find people in your community already getting after it and study them. Imitate them. Become them. And most importantly…. Respect them. They have earned it.
FknBucky
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P.S. I purposely left their IG names on the tops of the photos. They gave me permission to use their names in this blog. Follow them. Learn from them. Respect them. These 3 people have helped me more than they know and truthfully this blog is my way of saying thank you to them.
It’s 3:15 in the morning and I can’t sleep. Maybe I should stop drinking this Red Bull, but then making good decisions has never been something I do. Sleep is for the dead I say, and the extremely hung over which I am not today. First time for everything.
FknBucky 