It was a nice summer day me and my buddy Larry was planning on going down to ocean city beach. Before we went to ocean city we decided to go to the gym and workout our beach bodies. So we get there we start preparing for work out we began do to put on our tank tops and gym shorts and head into the workout room. We began to lift and have a contest on who can bench more weight, so, Larry starting benching about 200 solid and was killing it, he did 10 easy reps with no problem. So boom he watching me bench about 170 and he starts making fun of me calling me weak, saying he’s bigger than me, so I just stopped benching because my pride felt very low. Questions start running in my head should I just go home? Why can’t I bench more weight? How do I build muscle mass? As I realized I wasn’t big enough to be on his level I started to feel like I should change my diet and change my workout routine. I just had to accept the fact that I’m scrawny and too small to be in the gym with Larry. Body image is what you want your body to look like, and what’s good for you. Body image is who we are in other words, how do we see our self? , how do we feel about our body? You can build more body image by working out, getting on a diet. There are factors that influence body image such as media and popular culture, and so does family …show more content…
There’s not a day where start athletes miss a day of practice, there always in the gym improving their game, getting fit, staying on their diet routine. As we know them two are world champions and as world champions you have to be able to run up and down the court. That why LeBron and Kevin stay fit and in shape, we wouldn’t want to watch them on Television if they were out of shape and couldn’t play lol. The two guys influence kids to work out and be fit with their own foundation programs, or the NBA cares