Esoteric-Amal’s BodyBlog

I do a 4 work day, 1 day rest, 1 day work, 1 day rest spilt because that is what works for my body.  On that one day I do a full body blitz, I target all major muscle groups and give them all a healthy dose of pain.  Its brutal, and usually coming off a full working week with 1 day of rest doesn’t make it any easier.  I have been making gains, I’m content with my progress.  I’m in this for the long haul, and don’t think quick fixes or speedy results are for me.  I like the tried and true methods and the safest way possible to build natural muscles.  Anyways, its on to another session later on today, here comes the pain train…. I’m the conductor from hell…

First time I tried It I noticed the effetcs within about an hour.  A pretty good supplement.  I don’t plan to stay on it long however, I just wanted to see what effect it would have on my physique and training.  With the exception of Whey protein and Creatin I don’t believe in staying on some of the more specialized supplement too long (NO boosters, GH, vascular pumps, etc).  The work out went pretty well, I must say I had the energy and stamina that I needed to follow through with my routine.  Too bad it was at the end of my work out cycle I will rest tomorrow and work out again on Saturday, and continue to monitor how my body is coping with the NO Explode. 

I think my arm has adapted to the century set of work-out.  Entirely too soo.  I need to increase the weight, I know i don’t need to increase the reps.  Doing some chest tonight, I know I will feel a little residual from my arm training.  I might also throw in some cardio, for a little fat burning.  The begining of the week always suck I don’t hit my stride until about Wednesday.  I’m probably still recovering from that set of 405 lbs deadlift and bench, lol.  I really need some more glutamaine in my diet, I don’t feel I’m getting a full recovery like I need to. 

I know the importance of doing nothing, having a rest day, time to recover and grow.  I find myself so eager to go and train though, it actually takes a mental effort to refrain from going to the gym.  I’m excited about the gains I’ve made and want more, but I know rest days are needed in any good workout regimen.  What do you guys do out there to help get over the urge to "hit the gym".  I have been going heavy so I need the time to heal and repair.  I have learned from my mistakes about not resting enough and over training and am trying my best not to go back in the rutt again.  Maybe I will come on BB.com and hang out with some of my favorite muscle heads.

"Rick Ross"

Coming off my rest cycle… I’m eager to get back in the gym and throw some iron around.  I’m doing chest and back tonight, its going to be another night of pure hell (would have it no other way either).  Now let me discuss pushing it, one of the things I like about weights is "pushing it", pushing the body, pushing the mind, pushing motivation, pushing all the negativity aside, just pushing to succeed on whatever you are doing at that moment on the bench.  I shut everything out and all that matters is pushing that weight, pushing my limits, never accepting defeat or putting limits on what my body can do, if I believe it can be done, then with hard work, discipline, dedication, and motivation I can make it happen.  Today, when I’m in the trenches, I will repeat it in my mind… pushing that weight….YEAH!!!!

Here is a great site to add to your fitness tool kit. http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html This site has some great information about physiology, instructions on how to do exercises, you name it they got it.  They break down how to use machines properly, how to work with barbells, dumbells, what your form should be, just awesome info. 

Need bigger forearms:

They break down the categories into Barbell, Cable, Dumbell, and Lever. Plus they provide info on the anatomy and give you breakdowns about the exercise and what it works.  If you are new, or intermediate, I highly suggest you pay this site a visit.

If you have any sites that you would like to share please feel free to leave a reply, fitness, nutrition, gear, etc  I’m always looking for things to add to my fitness tool kit 

I used to remember a time when, 1 or 2 kids to woman would mean doom to their bodies.  Recognizing the fact that child bearing is no joke, and the adverse affect it has on a woman’s body, I could understand to a point not wanting to bounce back into their old shape.  I’ve read profiles on here and I’m astonished and I’m in awe of some of the ladies on BB.com  . 38, 48, 50 and looking better than most teens and twenty year olds, it is truly inspiring to me .  MsFitness68, awesome lady, some of you might know her, in her 30’s a mother of 4, and manages to look awesome.  Kat, another awesome lady I met on BB.com 48, I would have never guessed it.  Adapting the fitness lifestyle is such a positive influence on the body and mind that I wonder why more people are not adapting to it?  I know 30 is the new 20, and 40 is the new 30, etc. these ladies are proving that point.  Taking care of your body and health can be so positive to your body’s image and shape, the bonuses are too numerous to mention.  Hats off to you ladies that are in the gym religiously working it out, blood, sweat, and tears somebody appreciate the torture you put yourself through.  I know you guys don’t do it for the benefit of aesthetics, or for pleasing others, that is just a by product of being in shape, but never the less I want to say good job, you look great.   You “ironmaidens” out there throwing up the big boy numbers on your squats, benches, and curls.  Your musculature makes you sexy , not manly, your curves are to be worshipped  , not gawked at, your chisled form a work of art, your discipline, your devotion to making your body reach its true potential all very admirable.  Ladies, I’m a true fan, and I want you guys to know that, you are appreciated, and admired, you inspire me to want to be better.

I’m proud of what I’ve done to reshape my body thus far.  I could be leaner but you know what, not my goal right now.  "BIG" is my goal, mass, size, and musculature later on when I’m ready to chisel away and redesign my physique I can worry about the finer details.  I’m a "mass monster" I hunger for the BIG, I train for the BIG, I lift for the BIG, and it has rewarded me with pain, aches, defeat at times, she’s a cruel mistress at times, but I’m utterly devoted to her.  The numbers I throw up I never worry about it, I letter other people gasp, awe, and whisper, I’m too busy locked into the moment.  I curled 221lbs the other day 3 utterly disgusting reps, but I know I can do it.  I smelled the "BIG" like a shark in the water, I eat the 45lbs plates like a cardio queen chews up the steps on a "Stairmaster" I keep the weight tree stripped wether I’m squatting, deadlifting, or benching the BIG is never far from my mind.  She’s a cruel mistress she taunts me, haunts me in my dreams, always out of reach…. or so it seems.  I will never quit, I have no shame when it comes to the "BIG", everytime you knock me down, I will get back up, I will never quit until you are utterly defeated at my feet, and I stand on an amateur stage somewhere, 6′2, 275lbs, no more than 10% BF, with no less than 20" guns and I’ll smile, and I’ll chuckle to myself because my mistress as cruel as she was, has given me something no other has… the "BIG" as I go at it tonight, a "full body blitz", I will keep in mind my goal, my destiny, my BIG…. GO HARD! GO HEAVY! OR GO THE HELL HOME!!

I had a desire to weight train since the late 80’s early 90’s.  The only problem was, no equipment, no mentor, no purpose, no direction, just a strong desire.  I joined the military in the early 90’s I still had that strong desire, I had the equipment, still had no mentor, purpose, nor direction.  I trained on and off during the 90’s no focus, I heard of the F.I.T.T (Frequency Intensity Time and Type).  I was deployed to the Balkans in the late 90’s, they had a decent gym.  I decided to base my training principles on F.I.T.T.,  During my off time I hit the gym, no I attacked the gym, I read and researched all I could about body building (I wish there was BB.com then, I learn so much from being on here).  One thing stood out to me, for a guy my height(6′2) and build gaining muscle was not going to be an easy task.  Most of your pro’s are rarely over 6ft.  At 6′2 and with a basketball players build I had my task cut out for me.  I knew in order to get big, I had to lift heavy and had to have a sound regimen to reach my goal, which was mass and size.  The military had condition my body for weight training, it was primed and ready.  I stayed in the gym, I worked out twice a day I experimented with all different sorts of training style and advice.  For those 6 months in the Balkans was where I formed my foundation and basis on how I trained.  I learned a few truths about myself, I’m strong, my arm, legs, and abdominals can stand shit loads of training.  Once I saw how weight training affected my body I was hooked!  My first body part to respond, my arms, they blew up, I luved it and asked for more.  My legs where not too far behind, they required very little training to grow, to this day I train them maybe once a week.  Along the way I met some great people in the gym, I was mentored, I was disciplined, I grew, I bled, sweat and learn, I became a slave to the iron, the gym is now my second home, body building is my second religion, I have come to embrace the sweet science that is weight lifting. 

I have come to live by the statement GO HARD! GO HEAVY! OR GO THE HELL HOME!  I put on my head phones, there is no one else in the gym.  The music bumps in my ears, the sweat beads on my skin, and slowly roll down my skin, I tighten my straps or I chalk up my hands I get under the bar and I don’t stop until my body screams ENOUGH!  For that time I choose to be in the gym I’m unbeatable, I don’t tire, I’m not hungary, I’m not sad, nothing outside the gym exist, there is just pain, just the Iron, sweat, discipline, my will, and one truth that I cling to like a heavily laden olympic weight bar, I will succeed, and I will grow!   

Even now that I’m sore I ache, there is nothing left to give, I will rest, I will heal and recover and for today I will rest.  Like Arnold said in Terminator, best believe "I’ll be back" for me, tomorrow is the fully body blitz and there is no place I would rather be than under the bar grunting, pushing, sweating, and willing my body to push just a little more.

I have adopted this program where I throw in at least 100 continous reps, for 1 straight set of a given exercise, in this case it was bicep curls, bent over rows, and a spilt flat bench set(50 reps each set 2 sets).  I now know why it was advised not to do this but once a month .  It has been awhile since I have ached this much, it hurt so good, but damn if I’m not drained and groggy  (probably need more sleep & glutamiane).  I should start seeing some marked difference and strenght gains by next week, once I recover, I felt muscles that I have not felt in sometime.  All these “century” sets where done in conjunction with my regular work-outs.  I’m going running tonight and doing a little abs, hoping that will loosen my muscles a bit, not throwing up iron tonight, just some old fashion R & R Eso style .  I think I will hit my back again with another century set, I like the response.  I’m on my rest cycle 4 days on 1 off 1 day full body blitz then an additional day off.  I might have to tweek it some and give my body a chance to adopt to this century set, ahmen for supplements , I could imagaine the muscle aches and pains I would have been in without them.