2aminphoenix’s BodyBlog

Don’t get me wrong, I love football, but the Superbowl is the only game I watched this season. I’ll blame it on the fact that there isn’t much I do half-assed, and my head and heart was into learning as much as I could about bodybuilding and nutrition since I decided to hold off on a massage therapy book I’ve been wanting to write.

I’m still trying to decide what is better- doing dead-lifts after squats, before or as a second workout in the same day?

Seeing the Giants win one over a team that was struggling to retain their undefeated streak was liberating. And for the Giants, I think they found the key earlier on in the season.

But to be honest, aside from watching Shaq give a poor horse its last race in what I think was the best superbowl commercial, I was more excited to see Brock Lesnar pummel Frank Mir in the UFC Octogon on Saturday!

Lesnar had the drive, motivation, raw power and intensity as a ground pounder that very few people possess. But unbelievably, Frank Mir took every shot Lesnar delivered, and the focus to find Lesnar’s weakness even though the blood was flowing.

Inexperience.

Even though Lesnar owned Mir, Lesnar missed some golden opportunities to throw elbows into Mir’s kidneys & ribs, instead of the back of Mir’s head- penalizing Lesnar one point. And after the second takedown by Lesnar, the "Vanilla Gorilla" was left standing over a bloody Mir wondering what to do next.

The next time Lesnar moved, it was Mir that used his relaxed intensity and his polished skill in Jujitsu to capitalize on the opening and put Lesnar’s leg in submission, forcing him to tap-out in the first round.

What a great weekend for contact sports!

No, I’m not sleepless because I’m excited about finding a decent hardcore gym, I’m sleepless (I think) because of my change in diet.

The last thing I do before bed is drink an O.N. chocolate whey shake. Anyone else have the problem of waking up at 2 in the morning and can’t get back to sleep?

It’s happened the last three nights..er..mornings, and I think I need to replace the shake with some cottage cheese or another alternative.

I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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DieHard Gym, Peoria, AZ

It’s a 20 minute drive, in a good area of Peoria, AZ, there’s no contract, no bs application/hidden startup fees, decent monthly rates, and it looks good so far. I’ve got a 1 week pass that I’ll put in use in the next few days and I’ll let you know how things go.

In the mean time, I AM excited about adding a couple of exercises to my new alternating schedule , like the Pec Deck, and leg press.

My Sunday will be spent writing out a new schedule now that I have a decent gym to work in:)

Have a kick-ass New Year!

Rock on

G