Bulldog92’s BodyBlog

A buddy (PulgasStrongMan) extended me an invite to their 5th consecutive 3 month Challenge.  I was glad he did.  Ithink this will be very good for me and help keep me focused and accountable.  My goals are to gain at least a 1/2 inch on my arms and calves and continue leaning out my midsection.  I really want to see my abs, and I think with this challenge and new re-focus on a clean diet, and cardio at least 3 times a week (every other day or so) I should be able to do it.  The abs are there and they are nice and bumpy…but that little layer still keeps them from popping out.  These are my main goals for the next 3 months (1 Oct - 31 Dec) I will be posting pics regularly, using the same poses for camparison reasons.  If you have any pointers or reccomendations…let me know.  I hope you are doing well.  Keep at it friend.  There is light at the end of the tunnel. 

Have you ever been sick but still wanted to hit the gym but decided to give yourself (your body) a break.  Well, that has been me for the past several days.  I don’t mind taking a break, but I like to be sore all over from the weights before I do, not from sinus and coughing.  Anyway, I’ll be back on it tommorrow, I hope, after work.  My baby has been sick too, so it makes it hard to justify going to the gym when I feel like the family needs me.  I think we are all just about over it all now for which I am thankful.  Tomm will be a cardio (running) day then back.  Then starting Tues it will be every day hard for 4 days straight.  Those are my off days so I try to really push it on my "off from work days." 

I hope you are doing well.  Keep at it and try to keep the big picture of what you are trying to accomplish in mind.  Never lose sight of your ultimate goal.  Then let that goal and the desire to reach that goal motivate you to stick with it every day.  Make the tough choice to eat that halthy snack instead of the candy bar or sugar cola.  Get some help if you need to to develop a good solid plan…then stick with it and DO NOT QUIT.  If you get sick,   take a break and let yorself recover, then get back at it.  Good luck friend.  Keep pressing!  If you have some good advise…talk to me. 

Wow, I can hardly believe it was almost 4 months ago since my last post.  The past couple of months I have not been able to do it because of some technical issue that is finally resolved with the bb.com guys.  Thanks support team for the help. 

The training is going well.  Have not made the big strength gains that I saw early on so I think possibly I am at my natural strength level and plateau.  Gains now will come with very very hard work.  Which is good because I love tearing it up in the gym anyway.  I have started logging all my workouts in the workout tracker though.  Take a look if interested. 

The last blog detailed a plan that I more or less hold to but I do switch it up and move things around constantly to keep from getting into a "same ole routine" slump.  I am still hitting the calves and abs hard and really focusing on the diet.  I went the past 3 months pretty much eliminating cardio just to see if I could put on a little more muscle..no luck with gaining any weight.  I always hold b/w 185-192 lbs or so.  If I had my choice, I would choose to stay around 215-220lbs but at like 6-7% body fat.  Something on the order of Frank Zane in the early 80’s is the ideal in my mind.  A muscular, well porportioned physique is what I am really going for.  Still taking Whey protein and lots of veggies and lean protein and limiting bad carbs, no sugar, cake, ice cream (vanilla), or stuff like that.  I have been at this for about a year and 2 months now and I am pleased with my progress so far.  I am no where close to "content" with myself yet…but hey, it is a journey and I like it.  I often say I am on year 2 of a 5 year plan to look good with nothing on.  One day! Thanks for your interest.  Appreciate the support.  If you have any good pointers for me…please let me know. 

more later…