Esoteric-Amal’s BodyBlog

 a few weeks into my work out.

I try and do at least three biceps and three tricep exercise sometimes I do straight sets, sometime drop sets, and my favorites giant set, what my friend “Ms. Fitness” likes to call volume training YEAH BUDDY!!

  I like to warm up my targetted muscles before I really put it to them I do half century drop sets

 cable curl 5 sets 10 reps

 Preacer curl with dumb bell

 concentration curl

Time to hit the triceps(at times I like to alternate 1 bicep exercise followed by 1 tricep exercise)

 Skull crushers 5 sets 10 reps

 tricep push down 5 sets 10 reps

I may opt to do either kick backs or overhead extensions

 over head tricep extensions 5 sets 10 reps

 I use it sometimes to finish and sometimes as a warm up drop sets 45lbs, 35lbs, 25lbs laid on the lap 8-10 reps before each plate is removed.

 this is an october pic

My back was one of my weaker areas, I took some time to focus and train my back the way I train almost every part of my body.  I super set, gaint set, and drop set.  All while hitting the back from different angles and with different weight combinations.

 Here’s a June pic

Here’s an October pic

 Bent over rows 5 sets 10-12 reps

 Dumb Bell rows 3-5 Sets 8-10 reps

 Weighted chin ups drop sets 45-35-25 3-5 sets 6-8 reps

 Weighted pull ups same as chin ups I alternate at times, 4 sets, 2 sets of chins and 2 sets of pull ups

 Cable pull down though my form is better than the illustrations I take my time and enjoy the pain

 For my traps I alternate between the barb bell and the dumb bell variation

 I usually do this at the start to help loosen and warm up my shoulders and upper back

 my form is a little different I stand erect usually do moderate weight with a wide grip and pull the bar into my thigh area

 Forms different but same principle I take my time and pull the v-handle bar deep into my pecs

  Seated row 3-5 sets, 10-12 reps and I will in corporate a drop set

 Rear pull down

Almost forgot the old go to deadlifts.

I switch up my routine monthly and use a century or half century set (50-100 reps) to pre fatigue the muscles.  I try to attack my back at all possible angles with diffrent variation of weights. 

Also do a few other isolation and target exercise a lying dumb bell fly with my chest against the bench and standing flies.

This is a fitness community with multiple levels of fitness, body types, and stages of building and developing physiques.  You train, your work hard, you post your work, your progress pics tell the tale, do it for you no one else but yourself.  It seems the contrary on here.  The extent some (male and female) would go for recoginition or visibility is shocking at times.  Even without all the top six ratings I look for peoples physiques I admire (no homo).  I give credit where its due, some people have great genetics and other have to bust there assess day in and day out to get the physiques they have.  I applaud everybody on here who’s putting in that work.  Take care of your body, enjoy yourself, be healthy do this fitness thing for you and hoepfully get some enjoyment out of it.  The point has been made in more than one "bodyblog" about what the ladies or the men will do in order to get notice, if that is your whole point for being on this site then thats a shame (this site is so much more than that).  If you’re a pro and are marketting yourself then more power to you.  I would rather this place not become a myspace. There’re some great like minded people on here who enjoy living this kind of lifestyle (fitness).  I would like to see this site remain through to its intended purpose.   Nothing wrong with showing the world your accomplishments, just a little discretion, tact, and imagination it goes a long way. 

Its never an easy thing, I’ve learned the importance of intensity in my workouts.  I find myself more than ever needing to get fired up mentally before I get in the gym.  I put on that tunnel vision and get amped.  No doubt about it, I love working out.  I’m trying to add a little mass to my legs. Hit those quads, hams, and calves.  I’ve been doing a decent job too.  I feel the soreness and tightness, it feels good.  I train legs usually just once a week and then again on Saturday during my full body blitz.  I might hit them twice a week and see how they respond. I’m a big fan of walking lunges, squats (all variations), calve raises, if it leaves you light headed and dizzy I’m all for it.

 Thx to www.exrx.net for the great exercise “.gif’s” Its a great site for those that don’t know about it.

Some of the machines and exercises I use to work my legs.  I’m also a distance runner, right now I’m limited to short distances with a slow to moderate pace.

http://www.motivationalquotes.com/quotes/passion-quotes.html Great quotes all the time great site.

GO HARD! GO HEAVY! OR GO THE HELL HOME!!!

To those of you deployed to places like Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, the Persian Golf area.  Happy Thanksgiving! to everybody.  You are appreciated and people do care what you are doing in those countries.  They may not always show it on the news but I know for a fact you guys do a lot of good.  You keep the neighborhoods safe in Iraq, you keep the villages cleared in Afghanistan.  You do a good job everyday so some of the people have some kind of normalcy in their lives.  You build schools, you better the infrastructure of the areas you are a diplomat, warrior and politician all at the same time, not an easy task.  Some of you lost a friend, or two or even more, they are somewhere better now be happy for that.  You will be home eventually hopefully to be with your families next thanksgiving and have a cold one and eat some turkey and be normal just like every other American.  Been there done that and still doing it.  Keep your head up, watch your 6, stay alert stay alive, and come home safe.  Thanks you once again.

I’m content with my back development this far (not happy) what I have will do for now.  I know where I want to be and how to get there I will bring it all together and see what the final product looks like.  If I’m not happy then back to the drawing board again.  To me half the fun is getting there and learning along the way.  Awesome gains since I have been back training hard… hell I’m even having a little fun along the way.  Just looking at my side profiles and the gains I have made.  I’m content I know I have been doing the right things and have made gains because of it.  I realize also that building quality muscle takes time and hardwork and that is my committment to myself and will keep at it until my goals are met and I’m happy with my goal.  I’m a work in progress and will always look at myself in that aspect… I will never be content with mediocrity.  Go heavy! Go hard! or Go the hell home!

A few quote from a great site.

http://www.motivationalquotes.com/quotes/goals–quotes.html

(I dedicate this quote to Ms Fitness and wish her good luck in her competition I know she will kick butt!)

My back:

1st pic

2nd pic

Almost a months worth of training between pics.

As a tall guy trying to bodybuild its no easy putting on quality muscle, when I do, I consider that an accomplishment.  I have to lift heavier weights to get the same build and physique as some body of a shorter stature.  It can be hard at times because I don’t feel I get the results that I train so hard to achieve.  Neverthe less I will never stop trying or working hard to achieve my body building goals.  I know I have the potential and drive to be an do more.  One of my goals was to develop my entire back.  I know I have come a long way and I’m happy with the progress I have made.  Progress pics have helped me immensly along the way. I get a chance to critique a part of my body I can’t rarly see.  I’m a big believer in progress pics they truly inspire and motivate.  With my next training phase I plan to target my quads and hams.  Time to put my money where my mouth is about training my legs and how well they respond.  I’m looking forward to the challenge ahead.  My ultimate aim is to get a nice “X” frame physique wide shoulders, narrow waist and quads with a good sweep.

Good site great quotes:

http://www.inspirational-quotes.info/growth.html

The only journey is the journey within.
Rainer Maria Rilke