By: Caleb BaileyBODYBUILDING

Baby your eyesAre like two protein shakes.

Wanna drink ‘em upWhile eating some cake

No I don’t eat cakeCuz those carbs aint complex

But honey I feel your love,Like the burn in my pecsBabe when you’re near

It gets my heart pumpin’But when you’re gone my hearts soreDue to the latic acid build-up in the

Muscle cuzza the Aforementioned pumpin’

BODYBUILDERS LOVE POEM

I like this poem because it reminds me of my buddy at the gym who only believes in lifting weights. I chose this

because it sorta shows what happens when you become a gym head and with all the pre workouts and other things to

melt your brain its how you end up talking. A specific feature in the poem is word choice, because of the pre

workouts and thousands of protein shakes you aren’t really functioning at 100%.

ANALYSIS

Down the road, in a gym far awayA young man was heard to say

“No matter what I do, my legs wont grow!”He tried leg extensions, leg curls, leg presses too

Trying to cheat, theses sissy workouts he’d do!From the corner of the gym where the big guys train

Through the cloud of chalk and the midst of painWhere the big iron rides high, threatens livesWhere the noise I made with big forty-fives

A deep voice bellowed as he wrapped his kneesA very big man with legs like trees

Laughing as he snatched another plate from the stackChalked his hands and monstrous back

Said “Boy, stop lying and don’t say you’ve forgotten!Trouble with you is you aint been SQUATTIN!”

THE SQUAT

This poem basically is making fun of all the people who skip leg day and then try and complain about not having legs. This poem is a Rhyme Scheme. It also sends a message

basically saying this, don’t skip squats, don’t skip leg day, and don’t complain when skip workouts and don’t give

100% on every workout.

ANALYSIS

A dream doesn’t become reality through magic;It takes sweat, determination, and hardwork.

- Colin Powell

A DREAM

This poem while very short has a lot behind it. There is so much truth behind what it says and while granted some

people can get where the want in life with money or connections, most of us have to work our butts off to get

where we want in life and some of us fall short of that goal because they say its “ too hard” or “ Its not possible”, don’t

listen to the nay sayers, anything in this life you want is attainable, you just gotta reach out and grab it.

ANALYSIS

Don’t ever let somebody tell you… You cant do something, you got to dream big. You gotta protect it. People cant do

something themselves, they wanna tell you you cant do it. If you want something go get it. Period!

GO GET IT

This poem brings a lot of motivation to the table. If you’re feeling down someday, or think you’re a failure, or anything

else this poem can and will help you. One of my idols Jay Cutler has a quote and it says “ Competition or no

competition still bustin my butt every damn day” That is the backround in my phone and it’s a quote I look at every day. This poem is just like that it will give motivation when its

needed and it will always lift you up.

ANALYSIS

For me, life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to

go up, to conquer.-Arnold Schwarzenneger

CONQUER

Another one of my idols and very famous bodybuilder, Arnold, always has a great outlook on life and always has

something powerful to say. This poem is great great example of the mindset you have to have in order to achieve your goals. When Arnold came to this country he aspired to

be a bodybuilder but not just a bodybuilder but the best bodybuilder of all time, and he did that by having this

mindset.

ANALYSIS

The Mind

The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact you can do something,You can do it, as long as you really believe 100%.

- Arnold Schwarzenneger

THE MIND

Analysis

Once again Arnold is always inspiring. He is one of the greats and will always be one.This reverts back to another analysis I did saying you always have to give 100% wellYou also have to believe 100% in order for you to fully achieve your potential. NeverBase what you want to look like off someone else, you wont get there. And its becauseNo one is the same and you don’t have the same genetics as someone else. So be theBest you can be. Live up to your potential.

ANALYSIS

The Lift

The adrenaline is flowing and coursing through your veins in your bodyas you prepare yourself for the lift,you see now a monstrous weight as your enemy,all you can do for 10 seconds is look at it.You lay on the bench,your moist hands grasp the chalked baryou take a deep breathand you take another, nervouslynow it's just you and this weight, that wants to crush youwith your shoulder blades in and chest out, you prepare to lift.The weight is off the baras you bring it to your chest, you know the weight has done its job.Now it's your turn.As you're pushing, your chest is squeezing tightlyyour legs are nailed to the floor by the weightyou continue pushing the weight up - but it stops.But you continue to push for everything now, you can't stop.The weight begins to move again - but this time fasterand faster, and faster, Your partner helps you guide the weight to the bar The weight is on the bar. You get up from the benchyour chest is tight but you did it, you beat the weightand you walk victorious!

THE LIFT

Analysis

This poem is actually really cool. Originally I picked this solely because it dealtWith lifting but I actually read it and it puts a really cool perspective on benching.This poem was written by Curtis Dennis, this poem is under the motivation section on bodybuilding.com.

ANALYSIS

NATURAL FREAKS

"NaturalFreaks... who are they?Where do they come from?I'll tell ya where.... They come out of nowhere... Determined... Focused....Fueled by the desire to be a "naturalfreak". They are "natural"....With their desire alone... they don't need 'roids. They are "freaks".You admire their strength everytime they come into the gymTraining becomes a mission for them!They "tank" over anyone that gets in their wayAnd spare no one, not their partners nor themselves in their training.NaturalFreaks have unbelievable power and physiques that would rival Hercules.They are everywhere where people think they aren't,And not everywhere people think they are.They are "warriors" in every sense of the word,And they "never quit.” They eat, sleep, think, and breathe being a "naturalfreak" -They do whatever it takes to achieve their goals in the gym...And leave nothing to chance. They are power-bodybuildersMortal gymrats envy them... Powerlifters respect them... Bodybuilders admire them...And outside the gym, they fear no one!They have strength & honor toward fellow freaks and others...They leave a mark in the gym everytime they are there...Tell me... Are you a NaturalFreak?"

ANALYSIS

Hands down one of the coolest bodybuilding poems I’ve ever readIt makes me want to go lift just reading it, it also had truth behind itBecause people can do crazy things when properly motivated andDetermined, People throughout history have done this not just bodybuildersAnd power lifters but presidents, inventors, leaders.

PAIN

Pain is weakness leaving the body,the question isnt how much more you can takeBut how much more yopu can give. Just when youre ready to quit, your mind saysPush harder, you listen, sensing an inner strength that wasn’t there before andSuddenly you discover -- you no longer feel pain.

ANALYSIS

This poem gives you a certain drive when you read itAnd its to never give up. Always give 100% on everything you doTo be in this sport is a very hard process because not only doYou have to give 100% all the time with working out and dietiBut because it takes a physical and mental toll on you. GettingUp everyday, then going to school, then going straight to work, then my absolute favorite part of the day is the gym. Its mySanctuary, it’s a place where I can just escape all the B.S of life.

Why Do I Succeed?

I succeed because I am willing to do the things you are not.I will fight against the odds. I will sacrifice. I am not shackled by fearInsecurity or doubt. I feel those emotions – drink them in and then Swallow them away to the blackness of Hell. I am motivated by accomplishmentNot pride. Pride consumes the weak – kills their heart from withinIf I fall – I will get up. If I am beaten – I will return.I will never stop getting better, I will never give up – ever.That is why I succeed.

ANALYSIS

This is my favorite poem/saying. It is everything I’ve been saying this whole time.People think they can just say yeah I’ll look as good as him or her and blah blah blah. You wont Hands down you wont. Not because your not the same its because you don’t have the dedication,You don’t have the drive and you don’t have the will power. But here’s what people are full of. Excuses.You can give any excuse under the sun but its plain and simple there is no excuse. I don’t care what you sayArgue or try to plead, there is no excuse. Period. But you know what, no sane person would do what we do.You have to be crazy to be a bodybuilder. But that’s the difference between people and me, I’m crazyAnd there sane, but you know what I love being crazy, I love bodybuilding and the disciplines it has taught me.

CREDO

I believe in the power of the gym, the 100% dedication you must haveThe importance of commitment, the evil that exists in cheatingThe results of hard work, strength, courage, and perseverance But the fakes of the gym are weak and pettyI believe hard work pays offI believe in bustin your ass every workoutI believe in respect for others, fortitude, courtesy and protein.And I believe in myself to conquer any goal I set… even Mr. Olympia

I AM

I am crazy and funnyI wonder if I can flyI hear the clinking of weightsI see 45 pound platesI want to lift this weightI am crazy and funny

I pretend to listenI feel like Jay CutlerI touch the bar, readyI worry about not getting the weight upI cry, That’s a JOKE,I am crazy and funny

I understand 200 pounds is 200 poundsI say I’m superman I dream about being like Arnold I train my hardestI hope I can be Mr. OlympiaI am crazy and funny

TRUTH

Friends may come and go But 200 pounds will always be 200 pounds

CINQUAIN

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