About Us... Who Is Ordinary Joe?
 Who is ordinary joe?!! Hmm. Before I answer that, I would first like to give you a definition of the word 'ordinary'...
In fact, if you stop and REALLY think about it, unpretentious, humble and modest sounds pretty extra-'ordinary', don't you think?!! Hmm. I thought so too :-) So now we've got our definition out of the way - phew! - just who is ordinary joe? Ordinary Jane & JoeIf you didn't guess it already, ordinary joe AND jane is actually me and you. It is everyday folks like your neighbor; your postman; the girl who packs your groceries - in fact, it's everyday folks like us! It's folks who want to be fit for their kids; it's folks who want to look good in their beachwear; it's folks who want to achieve their goals WITHOUT spending valuable hours locked away in a gym! Yep, ordinary goals for ordinary janes and joes - goals that EVERYBODY wants! Extra-'ordinary' Joe... my storyMy interest in strength and fitness began in my youth. I vividly recall the comic books we used to read as kids - my brothers and I were avid Marvel fans - and remember being transported to exciting and magical worlds. I guess the 10-year-old in me fantasized about being The Hulk - super-strong and truly 'incredible' - and marveled (ouch, bad pun!) at Peter Parker's 'spidey' powers... What kid doesn't want to be super-fast, super-strong, AND gets to spin webs for a living? ;-) This fascination in the superhero never left me, as it later informed my work - I'm an artist - while it influenced my life. Arnie Grew Them... Can you?However, I didn't begin lifting weights until my twenties, and then it was only ever a supplement to my running (a keen middle-distance runner, I decided some strength training would injury-proof my body against the inevitable knocks). However, I didn't realise the 'lifting bug' would soon take over... I also didn't realise I would enjoy lifting weights so much! This enjoyment led to a search for knowledge, and with it, I soon arrived at the belief that much fitness, strength, and muscle building advice was geared towards the 'genetically gifted' - such advice that sadly ignored the ordinary joe... Trial and ErrorThe journey on the road to discovery was a long and difficult one. At first I fell into the familiar trap of 'more is better' and it didn't take long before I was over-trained and fatigued - results, which were fleeting and temporary, soon dried up... I realised, if I didn't know already, that:
This realisation led me to seek out the works of:
By trial and error, I formulated a way of exercising that not only utilized the best of the above, but fashioned the 'less is more' philosophy into something useable for the ordinary joe... An ordinary joe philosophy that guarantees results! This philosophy has seen me make steady, consistent, uninterrupted gains - an achievement which would have been impossible without the required focus and planning... And while my achievements will never unnerve Arnold in his heyday, they're not too shabby for an ordinary joe. Ordinary Joe For The Future?So what does the future hold? More gains... Continued improvements... Get the message out that it is never too late, and that there is ALWAYS TIME. In today's society, TIME is the limiting factor. Sadly, everybody is in such a rush that their health and their wellbeing suffer. What I hope to pass on is the simple message that:
Now that's what I call extraordinary. Keep squatting :-D Lee P.S. And finally, a big thank-you to SITE BUILD IT! for their invaluable help. Promoting the ordinary-joe-muscle-building message was a passion and dream of mine - it's been fun making it happen :-)
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