MilesJ's BodyBlog http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ My Awesome Bodybuilding.com BodyBlog Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:45:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=0.32 en Don’t hover… http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/11/28/dont-hover/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/11/28/dont-hover/#comments Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:45:14 +0000 MilesJ Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/1969/12/31// There are some things that we all hate when working out at the gym. My pet peeves are very few, but I just added a new one today. Hovering. You know when you’re on a machine and someone comes over and instead of asking to get in on a set or two they just hang out at the machine next to you doing absolutely nothing, waiting and hoping you’re going to be done soon. Move along to another exercise or ask me to get in on a set! I’m doing 3 sets of front cable raises and this dude just sits there on the machine next to me hovering. If I were hogging the machine, that’s would’ve been one thing, but let’s be real! I’m trying to concentrate on what I’m doing and here he is hovering. As soon as I finished my sets he immediately got on the machine. I’m getting off my soapbox now, but next time just ask!

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/11/28/dont-hover/feed/ Getting back in the swing of things… http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/11/07/getting-back-in-the-swing-of-things/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/11/07/getting-back-in-the-swing-of-things/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:49:08 +0000 MilesJ Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/11/07/getting-back-in-the-swing-of-things/ It’s been 3 months since I was hitting the weights on a consistent basis and so this evening I decided to get back in there and get acquainted with the iron again and begin getting back on schedule again. Since I hadn’t been in for a while I kept it light with low reps and weight and a minimum number of sets. I did get in 32 minutes of cardio splitting time between the treadmill and the ellipitical. It’s the most cardio I’ve done outside of hiking as of late. So tomorrow I am getting up early to go at it again with a little more intensity.

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/11/07/getting-back-in-the-swing-of-things/feed/ Cardio workout… http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/07/13/cardio-workout/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/07/13/cardio-workout/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:59:33 +0000 MilesJ Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/07/13/cardio-workout/ I just finished a new cardio routine. 20-25 minutes of cardio in my apartment building. I just used the stairwell that leads to the garage. 15 sets total.

1 set = jump or skip rope 20 times, then do a running step up, step down on the bottom step 15 times.
Resting 15-20 seconds between sets.

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/07/13/cardio-workout/feed/ Fallen… http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/04/26/fallen/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/04/26/fallen/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:07:26 +0000 MilesJ Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/04/26/fallen/ It’s been said that it doesnt matter how many times you fall, what matters is that you get up again. Well I have fallen again over the last 2-3 weeks in my diet and exercise and it was a hard fall. Not just a snack here or there but a lot of binge eating around the clock almost. Cookies, candy, fast food for breakfast, lunch and dinner and all times of the day. The source of my fall is an unhappiness in the personal and professional aspects of my life. So how will I rebound? I’m not sure exactly, but I am going to get back up again with the refocus of my energies to my diet and exercise again and also to rediscovering what makes me happy. Easier said than done I know, but starting again by correcting my eating and exercise habits seem to be the easiest thing for me to work on first. Stay tuned.

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/04/26/fallen/feed/ A hard week past… http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/03/22/a-hard-week-past/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/03/22/a-hard-week-past/#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:02:35 +0000 MilesJ Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/03/22/a-hard-week-past/ In what was a difficult week that just past, I really needed the gym more than ever. I got a call earlier in the from my dad telling me that one of my siblings had tried to attempt suicide and was sent to a facility to get treatment. Luckily the attempt to do away with one’s life was disrupted by my mother and a friend who were able to wrestle away the knife. I cant begin to explain what thoughts went racing through my head, but they werent pretty to say the least. I probably needed the gym more than anything else this week to break my mind from the thoughts I was having, but I couldn’t bring myself to go and workout. So after a few days off with a racing mind with lots of questions and fewer answers I made it back to the gym this morning to feel better about myself, as my sibling is beginning to feel that brighter days are ahead for them as well.

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/03/22/a-hard-week-past/feed/ Make or break… http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/03/07/make-or-break/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/03/07/make-or-break/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:30:23 +0000 MilesJ Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/03/07/make-or-break/ Being on vacation can make or break you in trying to reach your goals. I just returned from vacation earlier this week and I will admit that getting back into my normal routine has been a little difficult. I had planned on working out while I was away, but that didn’t work out the way I had hoped. The free time I thought I was going to have to hit the gym just wasn’t there. I ate foods my body hadn’t been accustomed to in a while and I could tell by how I felt after each meal. So I gave in to the proverbial, "You’re on vacation, you can splurge." So I did, although when I look back at what I ate, I really could’ve eaten a lot worse than what I had. Nonetheless the damage has been done and the work ahead is going to be difficult. But I’m up to the continued challege. I’ve already hit the gym this morning for the first time since vacation with a lighter workout and I will hit it again even harder tomorrow. Vacation was fun, but now it’s back to the grind of the gym.

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/03/07/make-or-break/feed/ Back on track… http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/02/14/back-on-track/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/02/14/back-on-track/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:48:53 +0000 MilesJ Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/02/14/back-on-track/ This week I’ve been a little off with my eating and with training. I dont know exactly why it happened, but it did. But as of yesterday I got back on track with eating and this morning hit the gym for the first time since Monday. Not a great amount of missed time between workouts, but it was enough. I am guessing that maybe I was off this week mentally by not staying focused more than anything. Focus has been regained and I’m happy it was only a temporary lapse.

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2009/02/14/back-on-track/feed/ Feelin’ good… http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2008/12/27/feelin-good/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2008/12/27/feelin-good/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:58:24 +0000 MilesJ Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/1969/12/31// I awoke this morning with the intent of going to the gym at some point today and I was able to follow through, putting in a light workout, since it has been a couple of weeks since the last workout. It’s funny how little things like the weather outside or something on television can influence a person from doing what they know they need to do to reach ones goals. The weather was sunny and cold out and though the television was on most of the day, neither was an obstacle in my getting in a workout today. In getting a workout in today my immediate short term 2 week goal is to get my endurance and strength back to have a great day on the slopes in a couple of weeks for the first time this season without having to cut my day short. Notice the amount of lower body work done today. Since today’s workout was light I plan to turn it up a notch or two tomorrow.

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2008/12/27/feelin-good/feed/ Today was a good day… http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2008/11/02/today-was-a-good-day/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2008/11/02/today-was-a-good-day/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:36:15 +0000 MilesJ Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2008/11/02/today-was-a-good-day/ This is my first blog entry in a little more than a month, but to borrow from the title of an Ice Cube song, "Today was a good day." Really. I made it to the gym for a really good workout this morning despite turning the clock back. I can make up for an additional hour of sleep another time. My workout lasted an hour and a half. 20 minutes on the treadmill with the rest of the time hitting the weights. The overall intensity of my workout was pretty high at times, and after a layoff I was pleased with what I accomplished this morning. My goal this week is to train 4 times. My eating habits are getting better as I am referencing back to a meal plan printed in the July/August issue of Maximum Fitness magazine. And I just received my first shipment of Lipo 6 this weekend. My plan is to begin using Lipo 6 in about 3-4 weeks. I would appreciate it if anyone could let me know how this supplement worked for them. Thanks in advance for your responses.

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2008/11/02/today-was-a-good-day/feed/ Try, try, again…if at first or second or third you dont succeed…. http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2008/09/27/try-try-againif-at-first-or-second-or-third-you-dont-succeed/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2008/09/27/try-try-againif-at-first-or-second-or-third-you-dont-succeed/#comments Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:51:02 +0000 MilesJ Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/MilesJ/2008/09/27/try-try-againif-at-first-or-second-or-third-you-dont-succeed/ Well I guess I’m trying again to get this right and to get to where I want to be with my body. Since my last post which has been over 2 months ago, I have gone into a tailspin and I am looking to work my way out of it again. I can blame no one for my past failure but myself for my not sticking to my meal plans and not working out as much as I should. Sure the stresses of working 2 jobs, 14-15 hour days sometimes is rough, but it began to wear on me and I stopped eating properly and I stopped going to the gym. Instead I ate more fast food than the law should allow. Couple that with the late night snacking of cookies, chips, taquitos, candy, and sodas and I look and feel horrible. Clearly I let the stress get to me and maybe became a little depressed, but as I looked at myself today in the mirror I was not happy with what I saw and also not happy with how I’ve felt the last two months. Clearly eating the wrong foods does have a negative effect on your body and your mind. I’ve been nothing but tired every day and that has affected my attitude at work and just in an overall way. I’d come home in the afternoons and do nothing but fall asleep on the couch, wake up and then stay up later that night sometimes until 2 in the morning. I admit, I fell off my horse. I wasnt on my game. This not who I am or who I aspire to be, so once again I will get back on the horse and do my best to train my body and eat properly to attain the goals I have set for myself. The second job is gone now, so I can put more time in at the gym. I look to the guys and girls here on bodyspace for inspiration and motivation as I will also look to myself and lookin the mirror each day and tell myself to be better today than yesterday. Wish me luck.

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