On the first day of Fitness
My true love sent to me:
An unfiltered honest picture of me.
On the second day of Fitness
My true love sent to me:
Two new gym passes
To accompany that sad selfie.
On the third day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Three sessions with a trainer,
Two new gym passes,
And a reminder of that wretched selfie.
On the fourth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Four ice packs to numb those
Three sessions with a trainer, with our
Two new gym passes,
All to fix that thing called “me”.
On the fifth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Five new Tupperware containers,
Four ice packs,
Three sessions with the Devil,
Two new gym passes,
And on the fridge, taped that picture up of me.
On the sixth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Six Pack Bags, filled with
Five new Tupperware,
Four ice packs,
Three trips to hell,
Two gym passes,
And a zoomed-in shot of my miserable selfie.
On the seventh day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Seven sets of squats,
Six Pack Bags,
Five new Tupperware,
Four ice packs,
Three trips to Satan,
Two gym passes,
And a screensaver of that selfie.
On the eighth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Eight Muscle Milks,
Seven sets of squats,
Six Pack Bags,
Five new Tupperware,
Four ice packs,
Three training sessions,
Two gym passes,
And a reminder of who I didn’t want to be.
On the ninth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Nine necks a cramping,
Eight Muscle Milks,
Seven sets of squats,
Six Pack Bags,
Five Tupperware,
Four ice packs,
Three training sessions,
Two gym passes,
And a picture of my big old belly.
On the tenth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Ten tendons screaming,
Nine necks a cramping,
Eight Muscle Milks,
Seven sets of squats,
Six Pack Bags,
Five Tupperware,
Four ice packs,
Three training sessions,
Two gym passes,
And a grin as the whimpers came out of me.
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Eleven rounds of lunges,
Ten tendons screaming,
Nine necks a cramping,
Eight Muscle Milks,
Seven sets of squats,
Six Pack Bags,
Five Tupperware,
Four ice packs,
Three training sessions,
Two gym passes,
And a mirror, so I could see the new me.
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Twelve more months of greatness,
Eleven lunges to finish,
Ten tendons adapted,
Nine necks now bulging,
Eight reps to victory,
Seven sets of squats,
Six pack abs,
Five fresh filets,
Four separated quad heads,
Three striated triceps,
Two freaky calves,
And a vision of what I could truly be!
-David A. Johnston
DAVID JOHNSTON
David Johnston is the founder and lead trainer of TEAM Warrior Within. You can listen to him weekly on the GEARD Up podcast, GEARDUP.com, and read more of his writing at TEAMWarriorWithin.com. As a trainer and coach David works with clients ranging from the everyday person trying to lose weight, local and national bodybuilding and physique competitors, to IFBB professional athletes. David lives and breathes all things related to physique transformation, and has devoted nearly half of his life to passionately studying and educating himself to be the absolute best at what he does. His intensity in the gym is matched only by the passion he gives to his clients. Learn More At http://TEAMWarriorWithin.com/david-johnston or http://Facebook.com/TEAMWarriorWithin
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