Narrative Essay Weightlifting

Do you even lift, Bro? “Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but don’t nobody want to lift no heavy-ass weights,” spoken by Mr. Olympia, Ronnie Coleman. Through this quote Ronnie demonstrates how in life everyone wants the end result but they don’t want to put in the effort to achieve it. In my lifetime I have had many instances of trying to achieve a goal. Although a seemingly minor moment, the day I started working out, actually made me for the first time want to go through the hardships of actually accomplishing a goal. I became that person who lifted those heavy ass weights. As I opened the door to the gym I tried to hide from my gym buddy Ivan the anxiousness engulfing throughout my body. I knew he would not understand how I was feeling
He replied “Of course,” in his egotistical way. I gave a slight chuckle as we prepared to begin lifting and got in position ready to spot him in case he could not lift the weight. He positioned his hands in the way he thought was appropriate and pushed up with all his might. The weights came crashing down but by the skin of his teeth he was able to push it back up. The look of horror on his face matched the feeling I was getting at that very second as I was mentally preparing myself for my turn to come. He attempted one more rep that was extremely sloppy causing him to throw in the towel after only two attempts. As I readied myself for the moment of truth I got into position and properly placed my hands evenly on the bar. In those brief moments before actually lifting I thought to myself What if I can’t do this? My thoughts were suddenly interrupted as Ivan egged me on to get started. I took a couple of deep breaths and pushed up as hard as I could. Gravity then took over and made 135 lbs. seem like two tons. I was barely able to do one rep before I put the weight back on the rack. I felt mentally crushed as if the weight had fallen directly on