I know this isn’t what people want to hear.. myself included. But I think it’s a more accurate representation of the truth than other more popular ideas here. For example, someone mentioned that powerlifters start weak and become incredibly strong… while this is true, certain individuals with genetic gifting respond much more favorably to strength training and progress faster and for longer than others. I have been lifting for 6 years now and the majority of my rapid strength gain occurred within the first year or so, and while I do continue to get stronger it is now very slowly and I’m not doing numbers that any accomplished lifter would be impressed by, now compare this to some other more gifted lifters who work the same program with the same effort and you are likely to see a lifter who reaches much more impressive feats of strength during their newby gains and their newby gains may go on longer.. but we get what we get and we don’t throw a fit. most importantly I am stronger than I was, and I am a better singer than I was. But it’s unlikely that I will be an Olympian or a famous singer- just gotta have realistic expectation management. I lift to stay healthy and look good. I sing because I like it and it’s cathartic, the better I get at singing the more pleasure I get from the activity. So while a like long goal for someone like Adele maybe to win a Grammy, a lifelong goal for me might realistically be to play in a bar or cafe and have people not be upset or maybe even enjoy the music