Barry Bonds begins explaining away his shrinking body mass
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/a...ives&fext=.jsp
My family has been incredibly supportive of me because playing baseball is what I've always wanted to do. But there has to come a time when I take some of this (muscular) weight off and forget what other people think or want me to do.
If I want to live until I'm 80 years old, I'm going to have to become a leaner-type, cardio-type individual who keeps his heart rate up. I'm not going to fight that losing battle against my weight when I'm retired and my metabolism slows down.
Read: Nah, the fact that I'm coming back from my injury 20 pounds lighter has nothing to do with me coming off steroids or HGH. It's a conscious decision for the betterment of my future health. Yeah, that's it.
My family cares about me being healthy. They want me to be healthy when I'm 50, 70 years old. They want me to think about the long term. They make a valid point. I'm going to be 41 this year. They ask me: "Are you going to keep beating yourself up?"
Translation: Get your ass off of steroids before your heart explodes.
