13WaRRioR13’s BodyBlog

I just got back to the good old USA about 2 hours ago.  The air definitly smells better, and there is a lot more green here than the desert.  I cant wait to get back to normal life, find a good gym, and really start tearing up the iron and making some huge gains.  For everyone who gave me their support while I was gone my thanks goes out to you a 100 fold. 

So this may not fully apply to body building, but it was extremely physically and mentally challenging.  I accomplished my goal of taking and passing the EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Bomb suit qualification test.  I had to wear a 70 lb armored suit covering me from head to toe and complete tasks.  I took my test in about 110 degree heat and completed everything in a good time.  I was in the suit for about 40 minutes and was completely beat when I took it off.  I rested all day and drank a ton of water and was still wore out.  When I get home I can now apply to reclass in the military and go EOD, which is something that I would love to do with my life.  I love being in the military but my current job is just getting to boring.  Ive have done everything this job has to offer from convoying through Iraq on emergency ammunition resupply missions to sitting behind a desk and doing paper work.  Ive done many missions with EOD personnel and I love working with them and I feel like I make more of a difference.  My new goal will now be to get into a EOD unit and pass the 11 months of school.

I will be on a plane to go home in less than a week.  I am excited but I am going to miss the paychecks.  I have only seen my family for 3 days in the last 15 months, so that will be cool to.  Unfortunately for the last week and a half I have missed a lot of gym time, and my protien intake has been about a third of normal.  I havent even had the opportunity to check on my body stats to see where I am at with my goals that were set for today.  I am happy that once I get home I will be able to set a real gym routine and not have any interference from missions.  I expect that my gains and improvements will come faster when I get home.  To everyone that has shown me support while I have been here, thank you very much it is extremely appreciated.

Today started week 7.  I changed all my work outs for this month to keep my muscles guessing.  I was still making slight progress with my other work out plan but it was starting to get boring.  I still have about a month or so until I get home, hopefully I can gain about another 4 or 5 lbs and cut 1 or 2 % body fat.  I want to be in good shape when I hit the house and I want to be a little bigger so when I get more ink done I have more room for work.  All in all I am happy with my progress, I hope I meet all of my goals set for my birthday.