Originally Posted by
Biker395
I was just discussing this with a friend today.
To a non-athlete, it's all about what you look like. And clothes hide a lot.
To an athlete, it's all about your performance. Your body is a tool and it's a matter of what you can do with it.
So people look at you and say ... "You look fine. Don't lose any more weight!" But they don't understand that those extra 10 pounds really make a difference on a long day climbing in the mountains, and to us, that is what counts.
And, when I tell them that when I go to the gym I do my leg lifts and leg presses with the entire rack on the machine they flip out. Most of them have either not been athletes or stopped after HS. But, for me I'm either underachieving or wonder how I can do more. As a former athlete I always feel like I can go longer or faster or stronger. Getting older is irrelevant.