Since it seems Monday’s are International Chest Day I normally plan around that crap. I hate going into the gym and see all the chicken leg guys who have no backs, decent shoulders and great chests because that is all they train it seems. So today was my chest/bicep day.  One more week and I officially get released to start lifting heavy again. For those who don’t know I tore my pec completely off and had to have it surgically repaired. So it has been a lot of medium weight and higher than normal reps. Today I went back to what I know best. HIT/FST-7 combo training. Just old school compound movements and then a ball busting 7 sets of 8-10 reps.  I feel pretty good right now. A little sore in both the chest and biceps, but I continue to stretch for a few hours after the workout so that always help too.

I will slowly start to post up my routines without weights because what I lift will be different than what someone else lifts. Remember just throwing plates on there is not the name of the game when it comes to bodybuilding. It is about using weight to mold the muscle into something beautiful. Till next time.

Well after so many starts and stops and injuries. I am finally getting my butt in the gym to get prepped for a show. Plus I turn 40 next year and I want to be a rock solid muscled out 40. So I shall be posting up my workout routines. Maybe weight every so often and the occasional discussion about food. Not precisely what I am eating but a general guide. 

Also will be posting in here about restarting my management consultant business again.

Well it has been a while since I have logged in and updated with a blog post.  I really need to get better at this stuff.  Well it has been an interesting couple of months.  I have switched positions at the company and moved officially out of IT and into the operational side of the business.  I genuinely am enjoying the new job and once I have my diplomas in hand I will make the moves I need to secure my future in management. But enough about work.

I have been killing myself in the gym lately and have lost weight and have added lean mass like I have been needing to do.  Jamie’s plans always work and I am showing results because of it.  I also have started the Y3T program and have been invigorated by the work that goes into it.  If you have never done it then you need to look it up and get going.  Hopefully everyone has a good November and enjoys Turkey Day later this month.

Well it’s been a good day of relaxing. We enjoyed lunch with friends and got about 2 days worth of meals out of it. Tomorrow  I will once again get back into the deep end and get my dreams rolling. Hopefully  all of you enjoyed your day.

The boys enjoying  the day too.

They say you should record everything so I will record everything in my journal and every so often post it up here. Be looking for changes also to the page soon.

Happy lifting and remeber that only you can change your life for the better or for the worse. It is up to you to make those choices. Reflect and always seek guidance when you need it.

Thanks for following the ol musclehead.

Well 3 weeks in and body is starting to see the changes I want. Shoulder caps are starting to be rounder and separation is starting to come in also..

Been banging hard with the weights and cardio has been good. Meals are pretty good and have been roughly every 2.5 hours. Gotta get down under 260 so still got about 25 lbs before I am there.

Hope everyone is doing well in their goals. My blog will be used to track everything up to my first show in December.

Everyone has limits be they physical, mental or psychological. When you begin life you are given a certain amount of gifts when it come to genetics. But there are those that push beyond their limits to achieve success that would have otherwise not come to them.

You have to be willing to put in the time and sacrifice to stretch beyond your limits and create whatever it is you want that turns into your success. Sometime that means you have to sacrifice a few luxurious items that you think you cannot live without. Most people like going to the gym and don’t get me wrong I know a few people that have good bodies that cause envy at the gym, but those folks also have good genetics and they waste them on being a bar rat and not a gym rat.

Not that this is bad, but imagine everything they could achieve if they did 10 or 15% more in the gym. I will admit my weakness is food. I have always adored great food. But for me to create the life I want now for my family it seems I will be sacrificing all the great food that Texas has to offer to squeeze out that extra 50% I know is there in my body.

Time to get serious. I have a show I want to win this fall and time to do ask Nike has always said “Just Do It!”. So goodbye to all my favorite foods and hello to my diet. Though I have done a reasonably good job following my diet I have been known to overdo it when it is cheat meal time.

Enjoy life folks, but imagine what could be if you pushed beyond your limits.

I will get back to doing more posts

Had someone ask me what my back workout consisted of. I alternate the workouts every week. One hits width and the other thickness.

Back – width emphasis

Warm-up:

Neutral-grip chin-ups 3 x failure

Wide-grip pulldowns 3 x 8-12

Barbell row 3 x 8-12

Hammer Strength row 3 x 8-12

Machine or cable pullover 7 x 8-15

Back – thickness emphasis

Warm-up:

Reverse-grip pulldowns 3 x 12-15

Low cable row or 1-arm dumbbell row 3 x 8-12

T-bar row 3 x 8-12

Deadlift 4 x 8-12

Hammer Strength row 7 x 8-12

Note: For either back workout, those needing to specialize on lower back development should add 3-4 sets of weighted hyperextensions

What makes a person a person. Is it how they are raised? Is it their environment? Is it something in their dna? My scientific wife would say dna, but I think it is something different. I think it is what is in their heart that makes a person.

The essences of a person is found in the single place that only they can control. Their heart is what breeds passion and want. When we are children we believe in everything and anything. As adults we see only the “reality” around us. We forget to see with our hearts. They say that the eyes are the gateway to the soul, but the heart is the keeper of that soul.

If you have forgotten what following what is in your heart then I beg you to quiet your mind and listen to the voice that comes from your heart and find what it is you were meant to be.