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Fasting, Day Three:
“If the body grows weaker, it is the mind that must be the driving force of triumph. Failure is a friend — Quit is your enemy.”
Performing push-ups—or any workout, for that matter—while fasting is a different level of physical and mental testing. The longer you fast, the greater the challenge. But also—at least in my case—the greater the benefit.
When I began my fast, I checked my weight, which I hadn't done in a while. I weighed in at just over 200 lbs.—200.3 lbs. to be exact. By the time I completed the process, my weight was 190.1 lbs.—a 10.2 lb. loss, averaging 3.4 lbs. per day. I truly wasn’t expecting those kinds of results in such a short period of time. I could see and feel the weight coming off, virtually in real time.
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In addition to fasting and push-ups, I also performed free squats, sit-ups, and other quick, zero-weight exercises like shoulder raises, trap work, hamstring curls, and back movements throughout the day. My objective was to keep my body at a heightened metabolic burn rate without pushing myself to the point of complete exhaustion. It’s kinda funny— I hardly ever have issues starting a fast; it’s stopping that I usually have a problem with. I just feel better—even sharper mentally—during a fast, once the initial hunger comes and goes. I regularly fast for between 3 and 7 days. Once, I fasted for 19 days, and the only reason I didn’t go to the 20th was because I had this idea in my head that I didn’t want to eat again. Maybe someday I’ll talk more about that mental and spiritual journey. It was unreal.
I've competed seriously as a bodybuilder in the past, and in my opinion, dieting for competitions was much more difficult than fasting for a few days. What stands out most is being freezing cold around the clock. See, when you're dieting for a bodybuilding competition, your body fat drops so low that there’s almost no fat left to burn to keep you warm. It’s like sitting in a freezer 24/7 in your underwear… lol.
As I think back to those times—the discipline it took to become a champion, the pain, injuries, losses (not just on stage, but off - my girlfriend at the time)—I wouldn't change a single moment.
I say all of this to hopefully pass along a message to you, the reader:
No matter what you're going through in life right now, everything is temporary.
It’s okay to test yourself—physically and mentally—before life gives you a test you didn’t see coming. There’s a certain level of power that comes from creating a bit of adversity that’s under your control. You can choose when to start and when to stop. And if the task you’ve given yourself turns out to be tougher than expected, you can pause and try again. It’s okay to admit failure—as long as that’s not where you stay. Everyone fails. That’s normal. But not everyone quits.
Your mental state is your mental weight.
Give yourself just enough to carry, and then tell yourself that you have the strength to make it the whole way.
On the other side of your journey, I promise, is waiting a slightly better version of yourself.
by Michaelson Williams, TSX
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