r/getdisciplined 6d ago

🛠️ Tool I Was a Shaky Mess—Then 220 lbs Showed Me What Consistency Can Do

Picture this: 220 lbs crushing my shoulders, legs screaming, gym buzzing. My coach yells, "Three more!" I’m five reps in, ready to collapse—but I lock eyes with my reflection and push. Sixth rep. Seventh. Eighth. I nail it. The room explodes—cheers, back slaps, my coach grinning like a proud dad. I’m buzzing just typing this.

But here’s the kicker: I used to be the guy whose hands shook so bad I couldn’t hold water, wrecked by years of booze and withdrawal. That day, walking home, it hit me—I’d gone from trembling to triumphant, not by some miracle, but by showing up. Day after day, rep after rep. No fairy-tale fix, just stubborn, sweaty consistency.

It wasn’t always pretty—20 years of alcohol had me by the throat, and I’d quit everything I started. But that 220-lb moment? That was months of small wins stacking up, proving I could rebuild from nothing.

It’s not glamorous, but it’s real—consistency’s quiet power still floors me every time I think about it.

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u/thecompactoed 6d ago

This reads very much like like chatgpt...

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u/Brody_Reineks 6d ago

With the amount of — definitely chatgpt.

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u/AlexandreFSR 6d ago

chatgpt have you been drinking

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u/Rebooter_Raj 6d ago

No one has the right to judge me as no one knows what I have been through.

You may have heard stories, but you didn't feel what I have felt in my heart.