Are you sure about that?
Tonight, I'm all about the "pet peeve" and after watching this video and others just like it...damn I was right lol
If you've read my previous entries on this blog, you will notice how much I despise the insidiousness behind the creation of lemmings to advance an agenda. Unfortunately, we can even see how the media has pushed an unrealistic perception of beauty that has left many men and women striving for the unattainable...all in the name of "moving a product".
Keeping things real, we have to admit the truth. The first thing one sees is the physical to measure attraction. That's normal and if anyone says otherwise, they're deluding themselves but what if everything you see in that pic is manufactured? What if it's all just make-up? Have you ever thought what these celebs really look like under all that? No one really gives thought to that anymore. People rarely give thought to anything anymore. They drool over pics people put up on Facebook or dating sites. Mesmerized by the standard "T and A" shot. Shit, any woman can arch her back and attain the same shot at just the right angle. I'm sorry to say but that no longer impresses me. In any pic, the only truth that can be found for me in terms of beauty...is in the eyes. You can't Photoshop intensity, pain, fire, lust or real passion. If you know how to look, it's all there. The eyes never lie...
To understand where I'm coming from, you must understand that I'm coming at this from the bodybuilder's point of view. I have trained since I was 12 years old and through my training, I was just like everyone else. I bought the magazines that instructed me to train like the behemoths...to become one myself. I figured I was on the right track but never saw the same results. I even bought the latest supplements. Going so far as to enter a promotional contest to become a spokesman for EAS. I still didn't see the same results. What was missing? Steroids. Yeah these guys trained this way and yeah, they also used these supplements but to change ones genetics there is no easy over the counter pill. No, these guys took into their bodies all kinds of shit to enhance their bodies muscle building capability. For years they denied they popped D-bol like candy and hid the Test injections from the general public. Today however, they readily admit it and no one gives two shits about it. In truth, I don't either. If they are competing in the bodybuilding world, it is something they are now forced to do to stay competitive. That's all well and good, but what about the average Joe? Men see how women drool over these men and want the same reaction so what do they do? They begin to pursue the same type of chemical enhancement and they do so not knowing what to take or what to watch out for. At least those in the bodybuilding profession earn prize money and endorsements. It's their profession. These other numb nuts just want to look good. They see the perfect bodies in the photo shoot not knowing that it took these guys weeks just to prepare for one days shoot. Not knowing that these guys look like shit in the "off season". They have no idea that those pretty little lines you see are nothing more than extreme fat loss measures, diuretics and lighting lol Something anyone can do for a short time but never soundly maintain. Given that I know this, my gauging of beauty had drastically changed. Yeah her ass looks good but is it real or is that the result of an arched back or even silicon? She's got a beautiful face but what does she look like in the morning? etc, etc lol
Where's my point in all this? At one point I gave up trying to emulate anyone. I don't want to have Sergio Oliva's arms or Arnold's pecs. At one point I just decided to start looking in the mirror at what God has given me to improve upon and the rest for me became history. I train now for different reasons. Looking good is just a bonus and as such, my zeal for training has lasted. So people please stop judging yourself based on what looks good on TV or a fuckin magazine. Do not even try to emulate what the media is pushing on you when it comes to beauty. Accept that God gave you a template to work with and to build upon. Make yourself the only "beholder" that matters and improve as you improve in more important ways. Let that be your sole motivator. If not for any other reason than this...you can trust that what you're seeing in the mirror...is in fact, real...
Perfect imperfection is worth way more to me than what is pleasing to the eyes in the manufactured moment. So yeah...gimme real...everytime...
~Apollo
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