SgtTuff13’s Blog

Yesterday marked the beginning of yet another season on the ball field. As always my team competed in the annual Hooters Tournament in Ft. Wayne Indiana. The tourney did not go our way, (losing all three games), however other did results came out. Since the end of last season, I have been busting my ass trying to get into better shape. The gains that I have achieved in the past 8 months were self evident on/off the field. Even though I gained muscle and size, so did I gain in speed and power on the diamond. I feel better now than I did at the end of last year. This is all do to the fact that I cleaned up my eating and dedicated myself to the gym. I turned my playing edge around. Now in stead of having WTP (warning track power), I am hitting the long ball with some authority. If only I would have decided to do this earlier on in my life who knows what could have been. Although I would not trade my life today for the "what if " life.

Knowing now that I have the tools and the desire to achieve more on/off the field, I have no where to go but up. And belive you me, thats where I plan on going. The gym has taking my playing to another level and has made other aspects in my life even better.

Time will tell what will become of this season, but I do know one thing, it will be one hell of a ride. I can’t wait to see what happens and where else the gym will take me.

Well here it is, I have been home from my deplolyment and enjoyed the much needed time off to relax and get refocused on the  gym. I finnaly started back last week and was less than pleased with the environment, the people and myself. I am not feeling it like I was before I left. maybe its just a phase, or maybe something more. I am not sure. I am sure about one thing though, it pisses me off to no end.

Lets start with the environment. The gym has not changed at all, in fact it seems to have gotten smaller and have less equipment to use. Its hard to get a good work out when you have to search all over the place for basic things to use. Then you add the people to the mix and it makes me fume. These people look like they crawled out of the movie Deliverance and decided to work out. Then you have the hight school kids that just go there and try to pick up chicks and strut their stuff. You know the type, "I am a Billy Bad Ass" sizing others up and trying to look tough. They spend more time talking and scoping than they do lifting. What the HELL. Then you have myself, trying to work out and not feeling it. I have lost the motivation/drive. What happened to it, where did it go? My weights have gone down and my strength has gone with it. I almost feel overwelmed with the whole thing.

I do know, well hopoe at least that this is only temporary andf that I will get back in my groove. I love the gym and the life of the Iron game, so we will see what happens next. I will be back at the gym today and try to do some arms. Hopefully all goes well and i dont have to kill some hillbilly….just kidding.

Sorry for the rants and the time in between my post. I will be on here regularly now. So until next time…..keep pushing and stay Tuff