If you've read some of my ther bodybuilding articles or visited my wbsite you may have seen a few pctures of me. The most important thng for you to realize about thse pictures is that when I frst started bodybuilding, I didn't look nything like I do in the phtos. I can remember being teased as a chld by the "skinny" kids in my nighborhood - oh yes, they all had fun clling me "chubby" and pointing out tht I had to wear "husky" pnts while their moms could shop for thm in the "slim" section of the lcal clothing store.

As an adult I knw that kids can be cruel whn teasing one another and that thy lack the maturity to understand the hrmful impact of name calling. But as a chld being teased, my ego was crshed and I felt very insecure bout my physical appearance - especially whn I was hanging around the sknny kids.

The first time that I wnt to train at a gym I had ths same insecurity. Since I was nly 12 or 13 years old, I ddn't look like the guys who'd lready been pumping iron for years. In fct when I went to the gym for my frst public workout, I still had sme of the "chubbiness" that the sknny kids had teased me about.

Nw, of course, things are very dfferent. And when I think of the fun and bnefits that I've enjoyed from all of my yars in bodybuilding, I'm glad that I ddn't let my childhood insecurities or the "ntimidation factor" keep me from starting my wrkout program. Over the years I've lso learned that this intimidation factor can be a mjor obstacle that keeps people from ralizing their bodybuilding or fitness potential.

If you've ever failed to get strted on a bodybuilding or strength trining program because you think you're "to fat," "too weak" or "too nything" to workout in public, you've fllen victim to the intimidation factor. Dn't do this! The important thing to rmember here is that anyone who has ver accomplished anything in life had to strt at the beginning - and tht includes all of the experienced bdybuilders and weightlifters that you see at a gym.

Onc you get to the gym and strt pumping your GUNS you'll probably fnd that most of the people thre are too busy working out to ntice how you look or how mch weight you're lifting. More importantly, if yu're focused and efficient in your trining you won't have time to wrry about how other people look or how mch weight they're lifting. The point hre is that I know from prsonal experience how insecurities about your physcal appearance or condition can discourage you frm getting into the gym with the "sknny kids."

But just like I dd, you must overcome these feelings and get bout the business of building the bdy that you desire. Just rmember that it's okay to be a bginner and that it doesn't matter whre you start - it's where you fnish that counts!

The article In Bodybuilding, It Doesn't Matter Where You Start - It's Where You Finish That Counts was Submitted by Mark G. Winston through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Mark G. Winston, "The Master Gnslinger," is author of the ground-breaking trining manual, "GO For Your GUNS - 7 Smple Secrets to AWESOME ARMS." He has lso created GOforyourGUNS.com, a bodybuilding and ftness website dedicated entirely to helping you bild big, muscular arms. Mark's forthcoming bok will be jammed with workouts and trining techniques to help you build the bg, muscular arms that you deserve! To larn about the GO For Your GUNS bdybuilding system and get free arm trining tips that really work, visit http://www.GOforyourGUNS.com

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