Criminal Mind’s BodyBlog

Dear BodyBlog, so I got myself a personal trainer; someone who will kick my ass into high gear and push me. Today was the second workout and God damn, every time I go in there, he kills me… literally… but no complaining because I love the feeling I get afterwards (talk about total narcissism).

Today we did legs workout, and I pushed myself to the point where I wanted to throw up real bad and my eye sight was flashing and I felt really dizzy. I had to lay down for about 10 minutes just to get over it… but yeah… my legs… they’re like jelly now…

The pain is fleeting… the memory lasts forever.

Dear BodyBlog, it’s been a while huh? I took a three week break because work and studies was catching up to me, but I started back at the gym on Monday and today is Wednesday so this is the second workout of this week for me.

One of the things that I still don’t get is how my deadlift and squat stats are decent but my bench stats aren’t too flashy… in fact it is a bit dismal.

I’ve also lost a lot of weight. Currently sitting around 74 KG which is 10 pounds less than my max. Strange thing is, despite losing so much weight, I still look bigger than previously overall.

Back on the bulking and making sure I eat properly whilst also taking a weight gainer. We’ll see how things pan out over the next few days.

Dear BodyBlog, what is the who dealio with the hard time gaining weight? I’ve finally passed the 75 kg mark months ago and nearly hit 80 kg, but my weight keeps falling back to around 76 kg. I think I need to get my ass into gear and really hit the food properly as I’ve got the workout and rest thing down pat.

Anyways, time to go eat some food.

Dear BodyBlog, for the first time, I’ve got some mass separation woo! Weird thing is, despite my squats and deadlifts increasing, my bench is decreasing and is getting harder and harder from 55 to 40. That’s a pretty big drop for no apparent reason; could it be because I’m not hitting the bench as much these days or because I’m doing the bench straight after maxing on the squats?

Dear BodyBlog, holy moly!! Please don’t tell me three weeks of neglect to my diet has made me shrunk this much!! I took my stat measurements and Jesus Christ… I might as well become a little midget…

At least one good thing has come out of this… I learned how to measure my shoulders properly. Frack!!! Time to hit the food and gym again so I can become a monster. Now I’m going to go drink a protein shake.

Dear BodyBlog, so after a three week hiatus cause I had to do exams and assignments, I finally hit the gym back again yesterday. Damn I miss it so much! The natural high, the feel-good feeling you get as you walk out… yeaaaaaah. Although today I’m really sore… but I kinda like this feeling. Does this make me narcissistic?

Dear BodyBlog, I’m into the second week of my two weeks-ish off for the upcoming exam period. I still need to finish off three assignments before hitting the books for exam revision but damn, I’m missing the gym something real bad…

One of my friends visiting from interstate is watching this thing called "The Secret" which basically says whatever you believe will become a reality. Starting this winter holiday, I’m going to become Mr. Fracken Huge!!

Dear BodyBlog, so who knew that keeping your shoulders below your chest when you bench would hit the chest really hard? After all this time, my chest finally hurts after a workout.

Dear BodyBlog, today I was tested! I missed my morning workout because I was meeting up with some friends from home for lunch, so I decided to hit the gym at 5:15 after I finished afternoon classes. Getting there, I forgot my membership pass, so I left the gym reasoning that: (1) I had already asked for a pass on Monday so asking for one today would look a little weird, especially as I keep calling them "pass outs"; and (2) the gym would probably be full.

I walked about 10 meters out the building, and then promptly turned back into the building and into the changing rooms. Challenge triumph!!

And today, I’m up to 42" chest. Boo yeah! That’s a 1.5" growth in under a month!!

Dear BodyBlog, so I had my photo taken recently and wow, I didn’t realize that bulking has made me look that much different, more noticeably in the face area. In other words, my face feels and looks fat! Now the conundrum is that I’m actually getting into the bulk now and actively look forward to eating so first hurdle of trying to eat is overcome. Second hurdle, I want to start cutting up real bad!! When is it that we know we’ve bulked enough? My trainer says I should keep going until I can’t gain anymore weight. I’m guesing that’s around the 85 - 90 kg mark.