MAXHAVOC’s BodyBlog

nothing is harder than staying disciplined while you travel as so many will testify. i have been on the road for 2 weeks now and staying true to my diet has been a test of strength on its own. trying to eat clean isnt the issue…eating regularly is the real trouble. but so far i have been pretty good considering. it has given me great respect for those professional bodybuilders that travel regularly and still manage their nutrition to the perfect science that got them where they are. knowing that not only do these inspiring athletes train hard in the gym but also eat clean and regularly with all the distractions has helped me stay focused and keep my eye on the prize. so to all who display this discipline thank you for showing me it can be done!

so the last couple of days i have just been drained. i havent lost any strength but my mental state has been exhausted. i just want to sit on the couch and take ANOTHER day off. but i dont. i continue on…pushing the iron…forcing myself to push farther. then on sunday, i broke through. and did i ever! i came into the gym feeling awesome…i had back and biceps scheduled and broke through all my plateaus. i had so much energy i had to pace myself. my body never felt so good. i guess the point of sharing this with you is that there are always going to be days when you ask…why. well i will tell you why…cause when your sunday comes and you punch through that rut you will remember why you put yourself through the pain.

…but nowhere in that cliche does it say how hard it is to get someone to take a picture. you spend 30 minutes trying to get the right angle and then the flash is left on…ugh. the worse part is…you feel like such a dork taking a picture. and then when you post it you worry whether or not some jackass will come along and share their negative opinion. luckily everybody on this site is sitting in the same boat and everybody is very supportive. but i know…it is just a matter of time before some poor innocent well meaning victim comes along and says "you need to work on that peak" or "one of your lats looks smaller than the other". then it is game on! LOL