AzoreanIron’s BodyBlog

Do you know how wild lions feel when they are stuck in a cage, and all their power and strenght is somehow closed between bars?

You may feed him as much as you can, but a lion belongs out there, and when he doesn’t get that chance, his feline instinct becomes progressively more tasteful.

And when you less expect, he is going to give is life if he has to, but he’s going to make a run for it everytime he can. And beware for those you cross is way, because nothing, and i mean nothing, can get in the path of a wild lion.

Damn it’s been 2 tough weeks..

You know when there’s so much work to do, you can’t do your planned meals, and there’s no way you can hit the gym, cause by the end of the day you can only think about getting some rest and trying to shove some microwave **** in your mouth?

Damn, i hate those days. But you gotta make choices in life, and when you choose to take a path, good days and bad days come along. You celebrate the good, and you test yourself in the bad ones. And there’s no harm that doesn´t bring along some good too.

My work capacities have been severely tested these past 2 weeks, and i’m tired, exausted to tell you the truth, but i did it!! And dispite the fact the days went by and my shirt’s were becoming wider, and my ties tighter, my legs less powerfull, despite i stressed a lot by not feeling the soreness from my heavy workouts, bodybuilding discipline is a lesson for life!

I’ve learned about myself the power of feeling something in your gut, no matter what it may cost you. And being able to go trought it gives me an incredible feeling of achievment, specially when the ultimate to benefit with it are those who less can.

Bodybuilding, as i see it, is all about this too. Is to live and love the pain. testing your limits and living with your choices, no matter what price you have to pay. Is to have an open mind, listen to your body, provide it with the biggest possible confort only for it to handle making more sacrifice. Cause this is the freakin life you choose, and there’s no other way that you can live with!

I wil never be a professional bodybuilder, not even close to the best amateurs, not beacause i can’t, but beacause i choose not to, other goals fuel my life and speak higher in my guts. But bodybuilding will allways walk with me and teach me to feel, domain, and go beyond the pain, in order to accomplish my lifetime goals.

I won’t take God’s time asking him to walk by my side, others need Him more then i do. But if one day i should fail, may He think of me as someone who gave struggle to the pain, as someone who choose to lift others in life like heavy barbells in the gym. And there’s no better sound then earing those 45 lbs plates thrown in the air just by the strenght of your arms and your hearts..

Take care everyone!

 PS: I’ll just be giving myself a few days of high calories diet and i’ll be back in business, catching up with you guys!

Easy everyone, don’t me mistaken by the title of this post, It’s not like I lost the sense of things. 

If you are persistent enough to read this post, I promise you won’t be disappointed with me.

I’ve been training for quite a while now, six years and half to be more precisely.
But, I mean, with these things you never know, it’s the old theory about the glass being half full or half empty, it always depends on the point of view you see things with.
Another undeniable truth is that if in matters of bodybuilding all has been invented, I’m very far from trying everything. So maybe it’s time to take things to a new level.
You see, although I still consider myself and apprentice, there’s also a lot I’ve accomplish, like going from an embarrassing 136 pounds after college to nowadays solid 206 pounds.
I’ve been training and lifting heavy (for example, 910 pounds in leg press) long enough to hurt my shoulders and getting better, to hurt my knees and finding what causes the pain and correct the movement, to understand the routine my body reacts the best, or to make me get up early in the morning to prepare my daily meals (you can’t lift heavy without frequent solid meals).
And in all this time I’ve been very proud of my achievements, but as you iron fans know best, we always want more, and we always think there are improvements to be made. And hell, who am I to say the opposite? It’s kind of addictive, but once you’re seriously bitten by the “iron bug”, there’s no turning back.
And that’s great, I mean, your wardrobe as completely changed, everyone recognizes you as someone who works out, your shirts get tight, your jackets get well placed in your shoulders, and your pants…well, lets just say ladies love it!
So, if there’s no way back, there can only be a way forward.
And if you’re still with me on this one, you probably know I’m talking about extra strict form, extra calories and extra rest.
So the way I see thing I really want to give it a try, but on the other hand there’s the knowledge that thing take time, and maybe my body wont respond the way I want to.
The break that I took these days made me lose some size (it always happens to me, I’m the kind of guy that has to spit blood do gain mass and as to do nothing at all to lose it), but that’s ok, cause by now I know exactly what it takes to put me back in place, witch will happen in a couple ok weeks.
The thing I’m focus now is going beyond “place”. I want to take it to a next level, a bigger one, a still clean one (never, and I mean never, considering the use of any kind of drugs), but I want to feel some sort of security in that quest, and not just live the illusion of thinking I will do so.
So this break I took is revealing itself to be very productive in matters of defining where I come from and where I want to go from here.
Let me know if you guys have ever made this inner debate, and where did it take you.
Thanks for your time!

Defining new strategy to gain new size.
One must keep things rolling firmly. Summer is here and the sun, beaches and everything that comes along with it makes me want to be in the best possible shape (meaning bigger as it can get).
Took a few days off to rest, ‘cause I don’t do shitty substances and I don’t regret it, even if it means taking a break once in a while.
I only know (and like) heavy training, so there’s no such thing for me as light maintaining workouts.
On the other hand, that means I have to stop to catch my breath.
But every time I come back I feel stronger. And every time I feel stronger it’s like there’s nothing I can’t achieve in my personal, professional and training live! And that, my friends, is priceless!
Take care everyone.

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