Today I’m posting the last entry to Lessons From the Great: Arnold… here will be more lessons in future but it’s the last one from the Austrian Oak. He describes the benefits of bodybuilding very well and I probably couldn’t do it better. It’s not about muscle though. It’s about what bodybuilding and workouts teach you and how that can help you succeed in life!

Every day, I see people running
around, all excited, wanting to do things, feeling pent up and
unable to find any release. I’d probably be that way if I didn’t
work off my frustrations in the gym. I’ve come to realize that
almost anything difficult, any challenge, takes time, patience and
hard work, like building up for a 300-pound bench press. Learning
that gave me plenty of positive energy to use later on.
I taught myself discipline, the strictest kind of discipline. How
to be totally in control of my body, how to control each individual
muscle. I could apply that discipline to everyday life. I used
it in acting, in going to school. Whenever I didn’t want to study I
would just think back and remember what it took to be Mr. Universe—
the sacrifice, the hard work—and I would plunge myself
into studying.
Bodybuilding changed me entirely. I think I would be a different
person now if I’d never trained, if I’d just worked somewhere.
It gave me confidence and pride and an unlimited positive
attitude. I can apply my success to everything.

I think the most important things I developed through bodybuilding
were my personality, confidence and character. When
you have a well-developed body and you’re confident, you see
people bending your way, wanting to be on your side, wanting to
do things for you. When I was young I suffered from the same
insecurity every kid has. But as I transformed myself into something
strong and unique, discovering I could do one thing well,
confidence came to me naturally. And that gave me a great deal
of security.

I hope this resonates with you guys and you see that it’s more to bodybuilding than just looking good, having big muscles or beach body. It can change your life for the better, that’s why I’m a HUGE fan of bodybuilding and will always recommend guys to workout !!!

Best of luck,
Adrian

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