53-YO Gentle Giant Bodybuilder’s Brutal Workout From His Prime Reveals a Heartwarming Message to the Sport: “Do It From My Heart”
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Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life. If you have a passion, and a drive to succeed in the realm, it is important that you continue to pursue it with your heart and not just get trapped in the rat race. The case is similar when it comes to bodybuilding. It is important that you do it with your full focus, otherwise, there is hardly any point doing it at all.
Trying to convey this message, the 53 YO Gentle Giant bodybuilder, who is known for motivating athletes to work out and be positive about the sport, shared something on the Internet that went viral and inspired millions of his fans. Let us find out what he shared!
Gunter Schlierkamp’s motivational call to embrace passionate workouts
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With the intention of reminding athletes of their primary motivation to work out, which is to follow their passion, Gunter Schlierkamp took to his Instagram and shared a motivational video. The video features him doing bench presses and then flexing his muscular body. In the video, he says, “I train as hard as I can, I love to train. I do it from my heart and that’s what I wanna do”.
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He tries to motivate people to work out with full focus and not just in order to get the gains and look aesthetic. Muscle mind connection is a very important aspect when it comes to bodybuilding and without it, all the effort and heavy lifting goes in vain.
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In the video, he further adds, “Bodybuilding is actually the greatest sport on earth for me”. Conveying his love for the sport. He started building up on his core as a very small kid, having a farming background. He made sure that he had both a strong mental and physical package. During his teenage years, he started working out at the gym inspired by the legend Arnold Schwarzenegger and followed his dreams. He had a setback in his life when he had a mishap in his steroid cycle and ever since then he got back at the gym harder and trained to get in form.
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Schlierkamp’s Journey from Excessive Usage to Genuine Passion
Being on cycle, the Gentle Giant shared that he had ballooned up to 340 lbs and his body started to deteriorate. He then felt that he had done enough and that he should get over with it. In one of his videos, talking about steroids, he says, “I do not mean us to have that much muscle”.
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Gunter further discovered the consequences of excessive usage. Recognizing what was truly beneficial for his well-being, he now maintains a muscular physique solely through his genuine passion for the sport, even at his current age. What do you think about the Gentle Giant’s journey? Let us know in the comment section below!
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Parth Sharma