Big_James’s BodyBlog

I have read so many articles so many books but here I find myself still overweight.  What is even funnier is that several people at my work ask me about the how to get in shape and healthy they know I don’t always do what I say but I do know what I am talking about.  So I am going to act on this I can’t let all the work I started go to waste just because of personal issues.  I want to be in shape and get there sooner rather then later.  Here is my current plan of attack on my workouts.  I have basically gone silent or stopped working out for almost two months so I just can’t jump right back in.

Starting off very slowly.

Weeks 1-2
Full body workout 3 days a week.

Weeks 3-4

Fully body workout 3 days a week.

Cardio 3 days a week.

Weeks 5-12

Weight training 4 day split.

1. Chest and Triceps
2. Legs
3. Back and Biceps
4. Shoulders

Mon-Tues and Thurs-Fri Abs will be 3 days a week

Cardio will be 5 days a week in the morning.
Will change it up again after week 12.

My diet will be low GI spiking diet 40% protein, 35% carbs, and 25% fats.

Your input is always welcome.

My week ended good but my life changed for the worse.  Last week my father went into the hospital for what he said was a fever and some aches and pains.  Next thing I know I am on my way out to Chicago to be by his bed side while his life is sustained by a respirator.

I am still in Chicago writing this blog from a hotel room.  I felt I needed to write it down some where and a bodyblog is a good as place as any.  My father didn’t just have a minor fever he has something called Pulmonary Fibrosis a very dangerous disease that cripples and kills.  I found out a lot…not from my Dad’s doctors but from my research online.  Do you know this disease kills just as many people as breast cancer?  Did you know that it affects both men and women?  Did you know the disease has been tracked for years but the reasons why it happens and how to treat it are still not clear.

So my dad was diagnosed with the Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia/Fibrosis.  The basic treatment for this disease is antibiotics to take down the infection and then treat it with steroids to reduce the inflammation.  They are not certain this will work but my Dad has already shown some good signs of improvement.  If it doesn’t work what then?  Really there is nothing left for my Mom and family to do my Dad does not want to be kept alive by a respirator and therefore I will have the horrible task of comforting my father while they take him off the life support system.  Just the idea alone scares me I will have to do it as I wouldn’t want my father to go like that not being comforted by the people who love him.  I am just praying I don’t have to do it.  I want him to pull out of it and I think he will he has shown some good signs and I want to keep with the positive.

Amazing what you can read about online.  This disease could be brought on by sedentary lifestyle or bad choices like smoking.  My dad was never a big smoker but he did smoke when he was younger.  One thing is for sure when I get back home I am going to kick up my cardio I am not going to let this happen to me.  My Dad is a strong man and I will always remember him as that strong man I will never remember him for what I saw in the hospital today.

My kids want to wish me a happy fathers day and right now I am spending mine with my father.  I only wish I was spending it with my father and his grandkids in a park.  Remember your family and reach out to them even if it is email talk to them and show them you still love them and care.

James

I did a short but powerful workout last night.  Hitting my back and my biceps the workout only lasted 35-40 minutes but it was great.  My muscles are sore I powered through every routine with little recovery between sets.  I kept the overall movements simple.  If I get to the point where I am trying to improve one small piece of my body then hell I am doing a great job.  I walked my wife through her new full body workout that she will be doing three days a week.  She did really well but even happier with the workout I gave her.  She has tried the personal trainers at our local gym, but says I did more in less time and she feels like she got a better workout.  So now I have to keep my motivation going as my wife will have a six pack in no time she has little weight to drop.

My wife and I are can see the light at the end of the tunnel.  Our house will close June 12th and then our new house will close June 13th.  That will give us a good 2-3 days to move….yikes I know.  Started back up this week happy to be in my home gym working out.  Now my wife is joining me always good but I keep getting distracted with my workouts its hard to workout when your wife is hot and lifting weights in front of you….  I got to work on different times I think I am going to do cardio in the morning and lift at night I mean my heart rate is already elevated just because she is there.