Hamilkar’s BodyBlog

just for the record, my leg game is official again. had a really good one tonight, moving iron every way possible (oh, heavy iron, who? shit…aiight!)

Hey All, leg routine last night was pretty good; I am almost back in conditioning and it didn’t take too long. So I’m happy with how my progress is coming along in that regard. hope everyone else’s training is going well! peace!

Hey Everyone, my last class was last night, and now I have a month or so to whip my 48 year old gladiator frame back into top form. It’s about to be on and popping right now, and I am looking to get ready for a competition in September and one in October. By this time I will be starting school again, but this time around I will have more of a leverage to train consistently. So, those who imagine having a head start among the competition, ha! just know I’m a running! ha-ha!

Hey, I haven’t been in the gym in the better part of two weeks because of school. Just letting everyone know that I am still here, but I have to plow through summer school right now. Will return to the iron game shortly. Hope everyone’s training is going well! Keep at it hard because when I come back I’ll be making mince meat out of the competition!!!!! Peace!!!

this is from a book I’m penning called the Superior Fitness Manual

This principle that I am about to introduce to you is one that I developed over the course of years of training and competing. I will recommend this principle for anyone to instinctively adopt it to fit his or her overall training goals and objectives. I believe in the hypothetical premise that ‘the harder you train, the more you will gain.’ So when you go to the gym train to gain, to improve and to progress further than your previous training session. This is, I think, the best way to look at training. I am aware that many of us go to the gym to repair flaws that we feel we have in our physiques. This is one healthy aspect of visualization: to repair. Now what do you do after you finish repairing your physique and now it is at a point that meets your perceived satisfaction? Do you continue with maintenance or do you switch the visualization mode to improve? You can continue with maintenance, but by doing so you will not improve as much as you would had you decided to switch your visualization mode to improve. Because we view working out as a physical activity we tend to neglect including visualization into the schematic of physical fitness training. I have surmised that this is precisely the reason why a lot of people who consistently go to the gym fail to improve or make the gains that they may or may not desire to make. With that said, I will go further to postulate that ‘attitude is directly related to the progress, or lack thereof, that you will make in the gym.’ I think working out, while it is physical, it is mentally and spiritually driven similar to people who fast and pray, or who do Tai Chi, wrestling or martial arts. The Physical Fitness Manual will hopefully show those interested in improvement, rather than maintenance, the way to repair and transform one’s body into the picture that is envisaged in the psyche. I think we all have a picture of our ideal or perfect self in our minds. What you do with that picture in mind is attempt to attain perfection. We may not all reach that level, but to follow the path is a task in and of itself. Failure to evolve from one mode to the next will ultimately confound one’s potential for growth and development, sometimes for years! So don’t punish yourself unnecessarily, or restrict your growth by limiting yourself to one routine or diet plan, or one mode. Listen, I made those mistakes and had to learn the hard way. Please don’t make the same mistakes that I did!
Let me provide some advice to those who approach working out with trepidation. The body can withstand a great deal of strenuous work, stress and exertion. If you smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol, then you will begin to diminish your body’s natural ability to withstand high levels of strenuous activity. This can be reversed, though, and it is all up to the individual-yes, you! I am one who believes in the ability of the human spirit. I believe that you can achieve the level of fitness that you desire. If you can visualize yourself in better shape, then you can bring your vision to reality. There is a technique that I employ in my work out sessions, and it is called the “Double Your Effort in the Shortest Amount of Time” principle. To me, it is the greatest of all principles, and this version of the principle is for people who are hardcore trainers and competitors. If you’re not use to a grueling, highly intense, prodigious, and fast paced effort, then this version of the principle is not for you. I believe that you don’t have to workout like I do, and that you can still benefit from this principle in your own way. This is how the principle works: It is quite ideal for super-setting two different body parts in the same session, and because this is what I do, this is why the principle works best for me. Yes, you heard (or read) it here first. No one else has coined this phrase except yours truly. Now, here it is: Start out by super-setting two different body parts. For the first three sets you super set them with one exercise alone. On the third set you add two more exercises, one for each body part. I do five sets each exercise. On the third set I add two more exercises which means that I will finish up the last two sets of the first two exercises while simultaneously giant-setting with the other two added on the third set, understand? When you finish a total of five sets for the first two movements, you will have an additional two more sets for the next two. This is when you will add another two exercises; i.e., on the second cycle of super-setting number three add two more exercises until you end up with twenty sets each body part. (Please note: 20 sets is what I do, don’t get caught up in numbers. Do what you can and work at your own pace, but please try this principle and give me your feedback on your own experience with utilizing this technique). With this principle I do instinctive training, and I have been coming up with some really good quality gains on my overall physique. With this principle I am able to mix bodybuilding and power-lifting movements simultaneously as well as incorporating increased sets, reps and descending sets in way that accommodates my need to unleash all out war in the gym. Try this principle and do your best to stick to the regimen of this principle. With this principle you never get tired and there’s never time for you to rest anyway. Watch, you’ll see!
When I initially penned this routine I did so by starting out with the paragraph below. While I think that the information provided below is valid and usable I want to mention that I am no longer using the routine illustrated below. I am currently using the routine I illustrated on page 4, and this is why I believe that I am making the gains that I am making now. I recommend that readers experiment with both of these routines and others. Don’t limit yourself to one or two formats. Varity is still the spice of life!

Hey People,

I’m recovered from the fews kinks I had in my armered plate, but now I have to focus on controlling my eating. I shot back up to 250lbs and now I’m down to 244lbs. the competition season has commenced but I’m still in a semester of school and now that I am coming to the end of it I have to finish strong. I want to put some more pics and vids on my page and will when the time allows. so just on that point I’ll say peace! Keep training hard and hold the fort down until I return…

Hey All, I’m about to get a break from school! It’s going to be on and popping in the gym, and I’m looking to start competing this year when the amature season starts in March. My New Year’s resolution this year is going to be: "Coming at them straigth to dominate in two thousand and eight!" Peace!

I’ve been to the gym a couple of times this week, and now I feel above average again. I tell ya, there’s nothing like gym life and the ever changing workout world that athletes in general live in!

To ALL Bodybuilding.com staff, athletes, fans, sponsors, and everyone else: HAVE A BLESSED AND JOYFUL THANKSGIVING!!!!God Bless you all and your families-ENJOY!

Hey, I went to the gym for the first time last night after abouit I guess a month and a half! Felt good although I did a lot of screaming.