The Chronicles of “B”

Transformation of the Week! I can’t freaking believe it! This has been a goal of mine for over a year now and I finally made it.
It’s been a long hard struggle with many set backs as my close BS friends know but I never gave up thanks to my awesome support system here and at home. (Maggie)

BB.com even did me the honor of placing my ugly mug on their main page! Thanks so much BB.com and thanks for providing us with a support network like BodySpace where we can go to exchange ideas and words of encouragement and inspiration. BodySpace has been a real lifeline for me as I‘m sure it‘s been for countless others.

I really want to thank my friend KatNap again for believing in me and telling me to go for it like a year ago. It was after seeing her TOTW back then and seeing how she remade herself that I began to entertain the thought of my being a TOTW. You are an awesome friend Kat and I’m a better person for knowing you.

Actually I have so many friends on here….it just amazes me how helpful everyone of them has been. I don’t know how many times I would be having a crappy day and think to myself….”why even bother?” and then I would come home and see that someone had left me a comment telling me how much I inspire them. Or, someone would PM me asking for advice. How cool is that?

I just really want to let everyone know that if I can do this….ANYONE can do this! You just have to believe in YOU. And this is just the beginning for me. At 51 I’m just getting warmed up. Wait till you see what I have planned for 2009!

Till next time…..Lift Long and Prosper!“B”

I may be aging myself here but does anyone remember the Smurfs? You know…those little blue goobers with those stubby little tails.

All of the Smurfs were pretty happy most of the time with the exception of one….Grumpy Smurf!

The reason I bring this up is because this morning I feel like Grumpy because he hated everything and was constantly saying so.

Me upon rising at 4 this morning….I HATE that f-ing alarm….I HATE mornings!

Me going out to get in the car….I HATE f-ing winter….I HATE scrapping windshields!

Me doing cardio….I HATE morning cardio!

Me at breakfast….I HATE f-ing eggs every morning!

Well you get the picture.

One last thing about the Smurfs I always wondered. There were like 50 zillion male Smurfs, one female Smurf (Smurfette) and one baby Smurf whose mother was NOT the one female Smurf sooooooo…..where the hell did this baby come from?

Till next time….Lift Long and Prosper!“B”

Ya know one of the main ingredients to bodybuilding success is having the support of friends and family and key to that would be the support and encouragement of that one close friend.

You know….the one that always seems to be there with a kind word at just the right moment….who always says just the right thing to get you up and moving in the right direction.

When I first became a member of BodySpace I found just such a friend.

She was always there for me with advice and encouragement and really helped me to start believing in myself. She was the one who first encouraged me to pursue being Transformation of the Week and now because of her support I’ve achieved that goal.

She is a very strong and beautiful women but as beautiful as she is on the outside she also possesses an inner beauty and strength that makes her even more attractive.
The special friend I’m talking about is BodySpace member KatNap and the reason I want to tell you about my friend Kat is because she is now entered in the “Iron Man Magazine” Bodybuilding.com Spokesmodel Search and I would really appreciate it if you would go to her page and take a look at her entry video.

http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/KatNap/more.php?section=commentsleft

No one deserves to win this contest more than Kat. Her transformation has been nothing short of amazing and she’s done it at a point in her life when most women are thinking about slipping quietly into grandmother hood. Not Kat! She is what bodybuilding is all about as she so eloquently explains in her video.

Kat explains in her video why you should consider voting for an older contestant which is what I so clumsily tried to do in my entry video so I would really appreciate it if you would go and listen to what she has to say and consider voting for my beautiful friend Kat.

And while you’re voting how bout throwing me a bone and consider giving me a vote or two? Lol

Till next time….Lift Long and Prosper!“B”

Ya Know What Makes Me Sick?? Well actually lots of things make me sick but for today I’m only gonna talk about one thing in particular. That one thing would be that I am sick and tired of people thinking 50 is old!!!

Every time I turn around I’m reading blogs about these creepy old guys and they’re referring to someone who is like 56 or 57. I have no problem with the creepy part but being creepy is not exclusive to older people. Creepy affects young people too and 56 or 57 is not old.

Or I see comments being left for people who are in their 50’s or 60’s and they start out, “Hey Old Man!” But the one that really pisses me off is people who are in their 50’s and 60’s referring to themselves as old. I myself have been guilty of this and it makes me so mad I could take a bite out of a cactus sandwich.

Hey here’s a News Flash for all you people who think anyone over 30 is old…..Kiss My A$$!!!!!!! Life doesn’t end at 30!!! I absolutely guarantee you that I can do as much as any 29 year old and I can probably do more than the average Joe in his thirties! I’m telling ya 50 is actually the new 25!!

With the advancements in medicine and living a healthy lifestyle that includes exercise and a proper diet there is no reason to think a person couldn’t live now to be well into their 90’s and likely into the 100’s!! If I live to be 100 plus….which I fully intend to do…that means I have another 50 plus years to look forward to. That would make me middle aged at best…not freaking old!!

I’m also not planning on spending those last years strapped to a wheel chair, sitting in a shitty diaper, with drool dripping off my chin, putting on a show with my penis whenever someone is around, or throwing my feces at them like some chimp in a cage. And, being tended to by some 20 year old ditz who hates her minimum wage job and hates anything old!! Ain’t happening folks!!!

Comon people….look around! There are a lot of good looking people on here male and female who are 35 plus. I get mistaken for someone in their late 30’s early 40’s all the time and they say, Man you look good for a 50 year old guy. Well ya know what? Thanks but again…kiss my a$$!!

By saying I look good for a 50 year old guy your still saying that you think 50 year old guys are usually nasty looking or should look old which is bologna!!

I’m on a mission to blow that stereotype right out of the water and I encourage anyone who is 50 plus to help me do the same. Comon all you so called “OLD FOLKS” come get your respect!! Show the 30 something’s what they have to look forward to and that we can do anything they can do and more. We can build muscle same as any age group. And we look damn good!!!!

I just saw a video of an 80 year old bodybuilder who didn’t start lifting a single weight till she was in her 70’s and brother I’m telling ya she was hot!! She looked a good 20 to 30 years younger than her contemporaries.

So comon all you 50 plus people…quit referring to yourself as old and all you people under 30….well….give us a “F”-ing break would ya???

Till next time folks! Lift Long and Prosper!!

“B”….real or B gone

real or B goneWanna get a little chuckle this morning? Check this out

http://www.orapois.com/br/arquivos/09102003084653755g.swf

Happy Hump Day everyone! We’re now half way to the weekend….yeeeeee haw! That’s what we say here in Shitholeville when we’re excited….yee haw.

Well as most of you who read my ramblings know I signed up for the “Iron Man Magazine” Bodybuilding.com Spokesmodel Search. Well for the most part the reaction to that has been pretty positive and I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has shown me support and voted for me. I really have awesome friends!

But I’m afraid not everyone is supportive. Some of the things I’ve heard are “snowballs chance in hell,” “you’re to old and ugly,” and “get a clue old man.” Pretty impressive huh? Can’t ya just feel the love? Lol!

Ya know that crap doesn’t bother me. Actually I’d like to thank those who have been negative as well because it just makes me even more determined to step outside myself and do whatever it takes to make my dreams a reality. So thanks for your input!

One thing that was said to me though really got me to thinking and that one thing was…”what do you hope to prove old man?”

Hmmmmmmm just what do I hope to prove? I mean is it just an ego thing? Well of course that’s part of it…who wouldn’t want to be on the cover of a magazine like Iron Man? Duh!

But that’s not all of it….I think my main reason for doing what I do is to try to show everyone that your life doesn’t end at 50! Hell I’m just getting started!

I also want to show everyone that you don’t have to have a ton of money, a pearly white smile, classic good looks, and perfect chiseled abs to get ahead in this industry.

I hope to prove that hard work and dedication still means something and that you shouldn’t expect to have things handed to you on a silver platter.

If I can inspire just one 50 year old couch potato to get off his dead ass and start exercising and stop vegging then it will all be worth it.

I also hope to prove that 50 truly can be the new 25.…all it takes is a little sweat and the determination and dedication to make it happen.

And last but not least I hope to shut the big fat mouths of all the idiots that think 18 to 28 rules the freaking world and gives them the right to try to crush the dreams of those that don’t fit neatly into their little demographic with their narrow minded bullcrap! Nuff said!

Till next time….Lift Long and Prosper!

“B”…real or B Gone

It is a clear crisp fall morning here in beautiful Shitholeville Ohio. The temperature here this morning stands at 22 bone chilling degrees. The nearly full moon shines bright in the sky and reflects off the frost that covers the grass and my windshield.

I am safely tucked away in my nice warm house though, my fingers wrapped tightly around my Miami Dolphins coffee cup. As I sip the steaming hot contents of my cup I can’t help but reflect back on all the amazing things that have happened to me in the past 2 weeks. I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve such blessings but I have certainly had an incredible run of good fortune lately.

First I get the news from BB.com that they are going to feature me on the front page of their company newsletter. I thought they were just gonna put my mug on the page but I have to say it was a lot more than I expected. They actually took an excerpt from my blog and did a clever little write up. You can check it out at this link if you like

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/newsletter.htm

As if that wasn’t a big enough honor, as well as being a huge boost to my ego, I recently got an e-mail confirming that BB.com is going to honor me again as a Transformation of the Week. I’ll be sure to let you all know when that comes out just as soon as I know.

Ok riding a wave of euphoria over the honors bestowed upon me by BB.com I decided to step way out of my comfort zone and do something really crazy. I signed up for the “Iron Man Magazine” Bodybuilding.com Model Search.

Ok ok you can stop laughing now please

I know I’m 51 and it’s a total long shot but I’m hoping people will look past the other younger guys perfect white smiles and 6 pack abs and strike a blow for the average Joe who is really the heart and soul of bodybuilding. An average slub like myself whose worked his ass off to build the best body possible?

If you would be so kind I would appreciate it if you would go to this link

http://www.bodybuilding.com/ironman_model_search_voting.htm

And cast your vote as often as you can for me and encourage your friends to do the same. Help show that older lifters still have something to contribute. Thanks!

Ok now if all that wasn’t enough I was blessed big time this past Friday morning by the arrival of my 5^Th grandchild….please say hello to pretty little Cadence Hope

If you like you may go to My Space and check out some more pictures of the new arrival

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=213316143

I really want to thank everyone who has shown me so much support here on BodySpace.  There just isn’t a better support group on the planet.  The energy I get from all my friends here has helped me achieve things I never thought possible and the best is yet to come.  I’ve already got some surprises in store for 2009 so stay tuned.

Till then my friends….Lift Long and Prosper!

“B”…real or B gone!

Ok I might be completely and irreversible out of my cotton pickin mind but yesterday I signed up for the “Iron Man Magazine” Bodybuilding.com Model Search.

Ok ok you can stop laughing now please.

I mean I know I’m not Mr. chiseled abs hunky beefcake or anything and when you think of male models I’m sure a picture of me is the furthest thing from your mind. But ya know what??? I’m not Elmer Fudd either and I truly believe that I am the best person to represent bodybuilding, Bodybuilding.com and BodySpace.

Let’s face it, I’m the skinny dude on the beach getting the sand kicked in his face by the big muscular bully and then starts lifting weights and goes back and kicks the bullies ass. I’m what bodybuilding is all about.

What better spokesperson could you have for bodybuilding than a guy who wasn’t born with every genetic advantage but is just an average slub whose worked his ass off to build the best body possible?

I know it’s a total long shot but I’m hoping people will look past the other younger guys perfect white smiles and 6 pack abs and strike a blow for the average Joe who is really the heart and soul of bodybuilding.

If you would be so kind I would appreciate it if you would go to this link http://www.bodybuilding.com/ironman_model_search_voting.htm

And cast your vote as often as you can for me and encourage your friends to do the same. Help show that older lifters still have something to contribute. Thanks!

“B”

Well the November issue of the BodyBuilding.com newsletter featuring yours’ truly is out and I have to say it was a lot more than I expected.

They actually took an excerpt from my blog and did a clever little write up.

Please go to this link and check it out. http://webcast.bodybuilding.com/fitshow/other/2008novembernewsletter.pdf

Thanks so much BB.com for the honor. Your site has done so much to change my life for the better and I shudder to think where I’d be without this site and all my BodySpace friends.

“B”

The other day my good friend and member of the brotherhood of “The Shaved Head”…Ninja Bill, wrote a good blog titled….Fancy Don’t Equal Fit! In his blog he talked about how you don’t need fancy equipment or spend a lot of money to get fit…it’s just another excuse. Go to his page and check it out….http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/ninjabill/

Anyway, I’d like to tell you a little story about a friend of mine who illustrates that point exactly.

This guy at one point in his life was very well off. He had a college degree, an awesome job that paid him very well and the future looked very bright indeed. He had money up the wazoo and if he wanted anything he just went out and bought it without giving it a second thought.

Then a series of bad decisions and unforeseen events changed his financial situation drastically! The company he worked for hit hard times and he lost his job…he got divorced, got remarried and then divorced again. Both women took him to the cleaners. He suddenly found himself a middle aged man without a pot to piss in.

Now at one time in his life he was a professional athlete so he’s pretty much always been into fitness and working out. Just a short while back he discovered bodybuilding and dreams of competing one day but sometimes he finds it very difficult to afford the proper food and equipment to train properly.

He makes less then $8.00 an hour working as a driver for a newspaper during the day and most of his meager check goes toward child support. His current wife works but only brings home about $150.00 a week. He makes an additional $600 a month delivering papers at night but he has to contract it in his wife’s name otherwise his X’s would take a huge hunk of it too.

Now here’s a guy who has every reason in the world to say “Screw It” and yet instead of bitching about not being able to afford a membership to Balleys or some other fancy gym he saves his spare change and hits all the garage sales looking for equipment he can use at home. Instead of whining because he can’t afford the latest designer supplements he settles for the cheaper versions from Wal Mart or waits for the mega sales. He doesn’t buy free range chicken or eggs or organic anything. He watches the sales flyers and opts for the cheap shit from Kroger.
Here is a guy who is actually below the poverty level and has tons of disadvantages yet he never bitches or makes excuses he just finds ways to keep alive his dream of someday competing in a contest.

Though he is almost broke at all times…in a little more than a year and with no fancy equipment or supplements he has transformed himself to the point that he is being featured on the front page of the BB.com newsletter and just received word that he is going to be a Transformation of The Week!

In case you haven’t yet figured out who I’m talking about I’ll give you a hint….IT’S ME! DUH! LOL!

So the next time you feel like crying and chucking your goals cause you can’t afford your fancy ass gym or buy your $80 tub of protein think of me working out with my Charles Atlas weight set and leaving your sissy ass in the dust!

Till next time…Lift Long and Prosper!

“B”…..real or B gone!