{"id":268702,"date":"2020-08-25T13:58:32","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T20:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=268702"},"modified":"2020-08-25T14:03:19","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T21:03:19","slug":"why-all-competitors-must-cheat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/25\/why-all-competitors-must-cheat\/","title":{"rendered":"Why All Competitors Must Cheat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My critique of competition:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>It &#8220;low-key&#8221; coerces you into cheating in order to win the prizes which are honored by society. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or in other words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>If you can cheat and get away with it&#8230; why wouldn&#8217;t you cheat?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">False view of reality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/SWUqYTmY?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/23\/how-to-augment-your-muscle-mass\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"268147\">How to Augment Your Muscle Mass<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reason why I am &#8216;all natty&#8217; is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I am interested in using myself as an experiment to seeing the limits of the human body. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I take no protein powder, supplements, creatine or weird stuff. 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