Well it seems that I suck when it comes to posting here in my blog which I need to really get better at. So here goes.
With today being mother’s day I seem to get drawn into the need to express my gratitude to my mom for putting up with my bs all these years. Then again I’m not as bad as my siblings.
So be kind to your mom everyday not just once a year.
Ok so I haven’t been on here lately, but now that everything has calmed down at work I figure I’ll be able to get on here more often. Hope everyone has had a good weekend.
Well it is week 18 officially and as of yesterday I was 250.75. I have officially reached my goal of 250 on Saturday. Body shows the weight loss now to just get the last of the bodyfat off and skin to tighten up. But you know what I haven’t seen 250 in years so I am happy with that accomplishment.
Well I am done with my leg workout and it was killer today. I swapped out hacks for walking lunges. If you ever just want to totally shred your legs then do these every few workouts. I have to say I see why Ronnie hated to do them, but did them religiously. They are great for building size in your entire leg. Did my 7’s as always, but with a little bit of a twist. Instead of doing a set then getting off and flexing my legs I did it while lifting. Sets 2,4,6 I would flex on each rep. I felt every muscle fiber was used and killed. Going to be feeling it tomorrow.
Done eating Meal 4 only a few more to go today and then start it all over again tomorrow. Hope everyone is having just as much success reaching your competitive goals.
Sitting here eating my tilapia and potatoes (yams) and thinking about something my trainer said to me last month. I was really down in the dumps because it felt like I was not advancing any at all and was looking at things to do to change everything radically. I thought about trying a little of everything from doing no carbs 5 days a week to marathon cardio sessions. Jamie as always just took it all in and then simply told me to chill out. I was making plenty of progress. It just didn’t look like it to me because I was getting on the scale everyday and looking in the mirror everyday judging myself.
He reminded me it was not my job to judge how I looked it was his. That is what he was there for and to trust him that things were coming along just fine. Slow and steady just like the turtle (who eventually won the race). Well I have to say him making me take a step back and taking a deep breath worked. I have quit worrying about anything other then putting one foot in front of the other. I know people always think they can do things themselves, but the big problem in that is no matter what anyone says you are not your biggest critic. You cannot see every little weak spot no matter how hard you look. You need that second set of eyes to look at things from the outside. I just wanted to say thanks to Jamie and of course to all the trainers out there thank you for all you do for your clients.
Also I want to do a shout out to the wives and girlfriends of those of us that call ourselves bodybuilders. Without your support we could never do what we do. I just want to say my wife is my biggest fan and supporter. Thank you honey. I can never repay you for all you put up with (unless you really want those Jimmy Choo high heels or boots then I will have to save some money). Love you.
Well here we are it is Sunday morning and I am waiting for my wife to finish getting ready so we can go have breakfast. She introduced me to this little place called Mimi’s Cafe. They have a damn good egg white omlete with chipolte sauce and veggies. Wish she would hurry up…LOL
I have legs today and then an hour of cardio. Most likely going to just use treadmill and elliptical today. Legs will be dead from all the heavy lifting I am going to subject them too. Also gotta do abs. Bodyweight is coming down nicely even though I didn’t have any huge lose this week. I will post up more in a little bit since it looks like my darling wife is ready to go.
Thank goodness for hump day. It gives you the ability to see from the top of the mountain and see the descending slope to the end of the week. This week has somewhat been a little busy for me, but training is going well and so is cardio. Might step it up and throw in some at night also, but have to consult with my trainer on this one. Shoulders are coming along, but need to kick it up another notch for pretty much all my body parts. But hey slowly, but surely wins the race as everyone always says.
Well time to get back to work after having my lunch break. Peace.
Well today was my birthday and as many of you know since I am dieting I only get one cheat meal a week if my trainer thinks I have done well that week. Well tonight I had a great cheat meal dinner. As always it was Italian, but I opted for manicotti instead of my usual angel hair pasta in meat sauce. A change of pace is always nice. I did work today (gotta make up for the 6 months i was unemployed and could not pay all the bills)
Tomorrow is a new day and one step closer to my show. So I have to hit cardio extra hard to burn off the bread I had. Peace and good night.
Well I am sitting here at work taking a quick 5 minute break and decided to get on and post up another blog. I am beyond tired and wondering how in the world I am going to make it through the day. Getting up super early in the morning to hit the gym and try to develop the body I need for July and then come home eat breakfast and prep food for the rest of the day just sucks and throw in on top of it working for 9 hours and I think I am in serious need of a nap. But as they say what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger.
I do love my new job in that I can actually do things that I love to do in IT. At other jobs they limited what you could do, but here I get to roll my sleeves up and get my hands dirty. Which to a nerd means playing with servers and all that computer geek stuff. Though I am by no means a total geek, but hey my favorite movie of all time is Star Wars so maybe I am, but I am bigger then you so I can laugh at you.
Hit chest this morning and have really been concentrating on getting a good stretch at the bottom of the rep and contracting at the top of the rep to really try to get all the muscle fibers shooting off. Gotta build a huge chest if I even want to dream about one day standing on the stages of the pro league, but since that is in the distant future I am concentrating on the here and now and doing what I need to do to build my physique. Diet is coming along great also though I am tired of green veggies, but hey I will deal with it.
Time to get back to work hope everyone has a good day and an even better night.
Will not be watching the big game today. Taking care of my darling bride who is very sick right now. Anyways I could really care less about the game. It is just an over hyped game. I miss Saturday football games. College and high school are the purest forms of football. Especially high school. Kids playing just to play (well most fo them anyways). I miss those days.
Well diet has been changed a little today. Looking forward to the new diet and the workouts this week. Going to kill it from here on out. Gotta be ready for July. Hopefully everyone enjoys the game and has a safe week.
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