Return to the Iron.

Conan his brow laden with sweat, his sword heavy and drenched in the blood of Kromms’ minions, cleared the room of the last few blood warriors that dare cross his path. This was by far the most difficult chamber and now only one chamber remained. The 10th chamber… Kromms’ chamber…..

Summoning the last of his strength.. Conan willed himself forward. This time he would not fail. This time he would prove himself worthy of Kromm. Making his way up the majestic stone stairway, to Kromms’ chamber door, the weight of his own sword was becoming unbearable.

Upon reaching the door, Conan noticed this door was sealed in marble. He could hear Kromm laughing from the other side. In a fit of rage Conan lifted his sword and with one mighty downward blast…  shattered the marble seal and the door flung open.

Kromms’ laughter ceased, and Conan entered the chamber. Kromm rose from his marble throne, and raised his sword. Suddenly Conan could no longer support his own weight. Will as he might,  he could not move. Collapsing in a heap just inside Kromms’ chamber. Had he really come this far just to fail? What would Kromm think of Conan now?

The bar planted firmly on my chest and me unable to move it… I thanked god someone was nearby to help me get it off. I made 9 reps with 200 lbs  I am not sure why I tried for 10… but what ya gonna do? In my embarassment, and after thanking the guy who saved me.. I could swear I heard Kromms’ laughter from somewhere deep in my mind.. Next time old man… next time…….

Ow! Lemme repeat that because EFFING OW!

Yesterday morning I hit the gym and had a good workout. No glitches, didn’t have to wait for a machine, was able to train to failure on most movements, and got an awesome pump in my thighs thanks to changing up onto the hack sled machine.

(me likey that machine now)

At any rate I get back home, have a protien shake, take a sh[censored]#t, shower, and shave. Ok, now I can play with me muscle car!

I just recently installed a fiberglass hood on my "beast" and decided to install hood pins to give that classic 70’s muscle car look. I reach under the radiator support to install this stupid 2 ounce pin and BOOM! Something lets go in my lower back.

I drop the pin and I am in serious pain. I saw colors… I saw Jim Morrison… he said, "if I build it she will come"  I said.. I already built her a new kitchen, and that should at least make her breathe heavy.

It took quite a while to stand up. Sunova bitch that hurt. This morning I have a chest workout and I will be like a little girl when it come to loading those 45’s!

Also I will be coordinating some lower back movements to strenthen the area in an effort to avoid stupid injuries like that.

Did I say Ow yet?

Gym opened up at 5:15 AM in reference to my last blog.

I got in… hit it…. got a good pump…. and went on my merry way, proud of myself, and on an unparalleled high all day.

Then yesterday all hell broke loose at work. Being a truck driver means some insane hours but damn.. score one for the trucking industry, score zero…. for Madfun.

Yesterday after a 16 hour day that started at 5 AM.. I just could not get into the gym. They were open, and on the way by I saw that they were not too busy. But I was exhausted and hungry. I knew I would be wasting my time in there.

Even now I am seeing double.. and after maybe 5 hours of sleep, I get to do it all over again. Oh welp.. if it were easy, or you could buy it in a bottle, everyone would have a champions’ physique. I hereby summon my Friday energy!

[:Musical interlude:] This is why I’m hot… This is why I’m hot… I’m hot cause I do flies… you ain’t cause you not…

So I changed the words to some popular rap song I keep hearing..  lols

I knew I would be missing a workout here and there.. I just didn’t realize it would bum me out quite so much.. Ok…. I missed a workout.. It was arm day and now they will feel my wrath! Vengeance will be mine and I will not exit the gym tonight untill I can barely lift my gym bag.

I can"t frikken wait!

One of the things I made sure when I started training again was that there would be no excuses for not hitting the gym! Before I signed away my cash, I made damn sure they had the equipment, they were maintaining the equipment, and that they opened on time. Today I get to test that theory!

My job is hectic! Sometimes I start early.. other times I get stuck late. To make this a non factor, the gym I chose is on the way home… or on the way to work from another point of view. The gym opens at 5 AM. I usually start the job at 4-5 AM which makes it impossible to do an AM workout. I always have to hit the gym on the way home. 

Those bastids at my job decided to throw me a curve today, and start me at 8 AM. What is that? They must think I am at their beckoned call 24/7 …. bastids! next they’ll actually want me to work!!! [:shudder:] 

At any rate, since the gym opens at 5 AM I figure I can get in there, hit my workout…and be back home by 6:30. Plenty of time to shower and get out to work on time. Besides with a late start such as that, they may expect me to stay later which would kill my chances at a PM workout. 

This workout would not be possible with a 7 AM start time, or with a gym that was not on the way to and from work. Sometimes planning ahead is a GOOD thing. I just hope now… that the doors actually open at 5 AM and that wasn’t all just hype..

I may not be a pro bodybuilder by any stretch, but I hate to miss a planned workout. Missed workouts, when they happen, (and they do….) just feel like failure to me, and failure just sucks.

Welp… I am off to the gym!

I awake at 6:30 am on Sunday morning so I am first at the gym.

I love an early morning workout, and I am especially pumped today cause I know I am training calves again. I was easy on them last week, cause the week before I killed them. But no more mr nice guy. Today I cream them!

Set after set, of stripping burning hell and I can’t walk pain, is on me.. The squat rack is downstairs… I think I can make it… I’ll just hold this rail… I love this rail…

I train my back with my legs.. so maybe some deadlifts whilst I am at the rack, then off to the lat machine for my final reckoning… Yes I am finally seeing some activity back there. My little wings are sprouting and I was able to increase some weight once again on the lat machine.

Long story short… I DESTROYED my calves Sunday, and got in a pretty good workout besides. I am off today at the gym and am waiting for some "DOMS" to claim me…. maybe tommarow, as I feel pretty good today.

Never underestimate the power of Sunday!