Elegí entrenar en un gimnasio a diez cuadras de mi casa. Una cuadra mide aproximadamente 80 a 100 metros. Me voy caminando y luego hago algo de cardio. Es una manera perfecta de relajarse y estirar el cuerpo. Claro, también debo hacer otros estiramientos. Por los momentos es una rutina increíble y que ha dado resultados. Lo importante de esto es que estoy haciendo ejercicio y construyendo la versión que quiero de mí.

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Howdy! It's the first time I write here in Full Deportes, I've wanted to do it for a long time, but I've always kept my manners. Fermionico made it clear to me at the Lara Fest 2023 when I met him that I could write here with peace of mind. For those who don't know me, I'm Neruel. :P Bullshit, I know that if I'm around here, you've seen me once or twice. I leave a bit of me here: My presentation on Hive .

Anyway, about two months ago, I started going to the gym again. It's been almost 2 years since I stepped on the sacred ground (the sacred ground of physical composition, ha, ha, ha, ha). The main reason I went back to the gym was because of something that upset me and caught my attention. In May, I weighed myself and the number did not please me, the result was just over 100 kilos. It was crazy for a person who is 1.88cm tall.

I am one of those people who think that the most important thing a human being can do for themselves is to build themselves up, work for what they want and train to improve their physique, mood and self-confidence. Obesity, flab and fat are not healthy. Physically, it was taking its toll on me: insomnia, muscle heaviness, lower back pain and obviously prolonged pain in my wrists. The pain in my wrists was so overwhelming that I couldn't write. Can you imagine if I stopped writing because of carpal tunnel health issues? So this had to change. Yes, I can cope with the pain in my wrists today.

Changing your daily routine is very difficult. It's hard to make drastic changes. It was hard for me, but I had to change my work schedule, get up earlier, eat healthier and think about myself. Discipline means putting my physical well-being above others, be it my family, work, studies and commitments. After all, there is only one me, and no one will love me more than me. If I don't take care of myself enough, no one else will do it for me. It is an absolute principle.

Starting the gym was very difficult. You wouldn't want to see my face when this happened to me! At that time, I wondered if I could go on and if I would endure and be tolerant. Also, the days were becoming difficult, both because of the training routines and what I had to do on a daily basis.

Most of us men don't like to exercise to train our legs (I include myself in that list). When I started training at the end of May, I started with my upper body, then the leg training infamy set in. At that time, I could only do squats with 20 kilograms, i.e., two 10 kilogram discs. Now I can do squats with 60 and 70 kilograms. It's a big step forward, but there is still a long way to go. I won't show myself physically at the moment. :)

Soldierofdreams had been telling me for a long time that I should get back to training. One thing I didn't like was that everyone around me was telling me that I had put on too much weight. At the moment, my cheeks have shrunk, and my face looks a bit flatter. Training for almost two months has helped a lot in that respect. What surprises me the most is that I sweat like I shower two or three times. It's too much sweat every morning, or rather, for three hours every day.

Going back to the gym had an effect on my mom and sister. They decided to go back to training after their working days in Chile. The discipline and training I received had a positive effect on them as well.

Each of the pictures in this post is from the end of my leg training; the last machine I usually train on is the calf machine. When I started, I could only do this exercise with 15 kilograms. The machine had a 20-kilogram disc, a 15-kilogram disc and two 10-kilogram discs. In total, that would be about 55 kilograms, that's a good number. If I keep going like this, a lot will change in a few months.

I chose to train at a gym ten blocks from my house. A block is about 80 to 100 meters. I walk there and then do some cardio. It's a perfect way to relax and stretch my body. Of course, I have to do other stretches as well. At the moment, it's an amazing routine, and it has paid off. The important thing about it is that I'm exercising and building the version of myself that I want.

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