M83MATT’s BodyBlog

Well today I turned 45 yearsold.  Spent most of the day traveling home from a family celebration, 5 hours away from home.  My wife’s Grandparents were celebrating their 62 nd. Wedding Anniversary.  Amazing!  Driving on long road trips always gives me time reflect on my life and today was no differant.  Turning 45 was no big deal,  my kids were excited for me and my 7 yearold son couldn’t figure out why I wasn’t more excited.  One thing that I did focus on was the goal of getting in the best shape possible for my age.  I do not want to remain the person I have been over the last 15 years. If I do not reverse the downward spiral of age I will be miserable and that is just not an option.

Well I am back and feeling more positive.  I had a good workout yesterday and today.  Monday 4-13-09 woke up 6:00 a.m. accomplished 25 min cardio,  11:30 a.m. went to Gold’s and worked chest 45 min (great workout) and then hit the stairstepper for another 25min.  Tuesday 6:00 a.m. 25 min cardio lunch time workout Back 45 min workout with 25 min cardio on stairstepper.  So lifting and cardio are getting back on the right track…Now I have to get the diet clean and more consistent.

Been taking some time away from bodybuilding.com.  My daughters competitive league basketball is taking alot of my time.  We spent last weekend snowed in at Laramie Wyoming a 5 1/2 hour drive from home.  It was a good tournemant and the girls took 2nd place and are now 10-2.  I have also been trying to get caught up with my photography class that I have been taking from NYIP out of New York and I have begun to get my head above water.  My son’s baseball season just started which means 2 to 3 games a week and let’s see between the 70 degree weather 1 week and then 6 inches of snow the next here in Colorado,  my lawn is growing like crazy and it is time to do all of my spring yard work.  So my workouts have taken a back seat to life. I am nowhere near accomplishing my goals by my birthday (4-26-09 soon to be 45). And I know if I don’t get back soon I will begin to spiral out of control and take a huge step backwards like usual.  So Kick my ASS! and tell me to quit whining and get it together!!!  I need to quit making excuses and stay consistent.  Time to re-commit.