MOTIVATION »
Need some bodybuilding motivation? These articles are exactly what you need. Our team of authors will kick your butt into high gear. Presented in the Raw Unfiltered way that you have come to love and respect from Real World Muscle and GEAR’D Up.
MY RETURN TO ACTUAL PROGRESS
I have entrenched myself with my goal. I feel like this gets overlooked by many. So how do I stay on track? I surround myself with like-minded individuals that take their improvements,
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Realizations of an Asshole: Life Lessons by Adam McVey
Here is a list of some of the lessonRs I’ve learned over the last few years. These lessons pertain to my business with GEAR’D Up, my training and diet, and life in general.
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IT’S GO TIME – by Adam McVey
So here I sit at 37 years old, and I’m finally doing what most guys do when they’re 25. Oh well. I’m not going to be that insecure guy I was at
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My Redemption: Epilouge
Pose down. Rush the front of the stage. My daughter Raven and my mother are sitting far right, 8 rows back. I’m here for them. Off to the right side of the stage. Posing
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My Redemption: The 2014 NPC Metropolitan
We all have those skeletons in our closet, the thoughts and memories of what we shoulda, coulda, woulda done differently, given the chance and given what we know now. We all have that chip
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Waking the Warrior Within
Uh-oh. Shit. I’ve been here before. I didn’t notice it at first, but this is a familiar feeling—the feeling of crumbling, of losing resolve and starting to backslide. The feeling
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Are You Meant To Compete?
Do you like being miserable, hungry, tired, exhausted? Then you are a prime candidate for physique competition. Same with tired and exhausted. Chances are your sleep schedule will go to hell,
Read More »5 Beliefs That Will Make You a Better Competitor
It’s all the rage these days: just write an article on “5 easy tips” to whatever—specifically as pertains to fitness—and everybody is sure to gobble up your info, garbage or not. See, putting a bunch
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It Takes A Village
“It takes a village to raise a child”. So goes the proverb that (purportedly) originated in Africa, and was immortalized by Hillary Clinton to advance her political agenda. In a nutshell, the
Read More »By What Are You Driven?
I have long been interested in the psychology of bodybuilding. What drives somebody to pursue a goal endlessly, despite immediate pain, despite fatigue, despite a Spartan diet that the mind rebels at?
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