Straight from the Oval Office

I’ve had a really good holiday weekend so far.  There’s still a lot left, but i’m thankful for so much.  actually ate very healthy yesterday and in moderation.  the wife and I went walking and broke a nice sweat yesterday morning. today i went on a 20 minute jog and did my weight training at home.  i’m pleased with my results however small they seem. since cancelling my gym membership there has only been a slight negative effect on my body.  i’m able to compensate most of the exercises that i did at the gym at home.  my thighs are more defined, but slightly smaller.  my goal is to pack on about 10 lbs of solid muscle, but first i want to loose about 2% more BF.  oh well, i’ll fill everyone in later!!!

recently been having some thoughts about trying to compete at some point next year. I don’t even know where these ideas came from or if they are even feasible.  I really love working out, but I don’t know if I would even have a chance and competing and NOT looking stupid.  in fact, all i know about the world of body building competitions is the little bit that I read on this site.  I DO know that there are hundreds of guys on here that are wayyyyyyyyyy more defined and BIGGER than i am, weighing about the same as i do. (that can’t be good for me) hahaha. . .oh well, just a thought

I got so much going on in my life right now (no more than u i’m sure).  Besides preparing for the birth of my son in Jan/Feb, and getting my wife through PA school, i honestly thing think that the NORMAL everyday struggles are starting to get to me.  The only release and relief that I have is working out.  I guess it’s good & bad. The more things i have on my mind, the harder i workout.  the more frustrated i become, the harder i push myself. i know that things come and go in our lives (i can deal with that), but what about when things come and linger, and linger, and wait. . .. with no end in sight??? if i keep going at this rate, it looks like i’m gonna have a lot more working out to do.  Sh** if this continues i’m gonna be ripped and big as hell (good), but still unable to see a way out (bad).

I’m really not one to give in to pain too often but lately i can’t seem to help it.  Over the past few days my knees have been killing me.  It’s hurting so much to even walk, let alone jog or do a lower body workout!! Since the wife is in med-school of course she’s told me what the problem is (crepititis) but that doesn’t really do much for me mentally or physically.  It’s geeing so bad now that i can’t even sit still at my desk for more than 15 mins before my knees seem to lock up on me.  The worst part is that I love being active and running or playing ball.  To hardly be able to walk without a great deal of pain is a major struggle for me right now.  I’m using all kinds of heat wraps and ointment to relieve the pain, but they don’t seem to be helping much.  Hopefully things will get better soon. . .if they don’t who knows???

 just really needy something to talk about in my blog, and since this is the only thing on my mind right now this is my contribution to the WORLD!!!!! ( must be a sad world huh???). . .til the next time!

the freedoms that we have or those who allow us to enjoy those freedoms. Regardless of your feelings about what the political leaders are doing concerning the war overseas, we should always show love, respect, and the utmost grattitude to those who have served in the armed forces in the past and those who defend our freedom today. Please understand what today symbolizes. . .it’s not just a day for us to sit home from work and do nothing.  Give honor to those who deserve it!!!! We THANK ALL OF YOU for the sacrifices that you make on a daily basis

Not talking about the weather either.  I’m talkin about me being totally lazy since thursday.  good news is that i’m gonna hit it hard today after work.  supposed to take half a day today and play b-ball with my boss and a few of his other "over-the-hill" olympians.  that’s what i’m really looking forward to . . .running them to death until their tongues drag.  been trying to play them for more than 7 mos, so it’s kinda hard to believe that we’ll actually play today. . . .i stray, but today will be the day that i travel back into the pit to face goliath!!! i don’t need luck, only opportunity!!!

it’s been a week since I’ve cancelled my membership @ Bally’s and things are going really good.  Needless to say I’ve increased my cardio and I’m already seeing significant changes.  My weight has dropped and I’m consistently at 200 now.  I fear that some of the weight loss could be a decrease in muscle mass, but I’m working to put that back on and then some.  I can "see" slightly more definition and hope that my progress pics this weekend will reflect my hard work.  Not totally sure if I’m feeling any worse than when I was going to the gym. Being a gym-rat, I thought that I would be going through major withdrawals by now, but NOT YET! Could be b/c of the fact that I push myself like a maniac now. I’m so afraid of falling off that i may even be training harder and longer than before. The biggest down side for me is that I don’t have the amount of weights that I sometimes need in order to grow.  I’m combating that simply by doing what I have for more reps.  I still get that "dang that was a good work out 2-days ago" soreness, so i’m not in terrible shape.  By the way, pray for my pops as he is still in the hospital after complications from his most recent surgery.

The only thing stopping you from being where you want to be is the fact that you are content with where you are!!!!

Today was my last day at the gym. So from here out it’s just me and the blocks I guess.  Tomorrow is my first day back on the grind. got a lot of workout equipment that I used regularly when I lived in Tallahassee and I kinda got away from it. I think it’s only right that I get reacquainted with my old friends weight vest, jump rope, & speed chute.  well here we go!!!!!

I feel like such a clown, but it’s actually a good thing.  I’ve been taking my measurements for more than a month now.  I’ve been makeing good progress & actually seeing results. The shock came when i took my % BF for the first time.  I was like dang, i’m a fat cow.  so like every dedicated workout junkie i didn’t complain, i just hit the gym and hit it hard.  I’ve been pushing myself harder than i ever hane in my life.  All because my stats were showing that I was up around 15% & 16% BF.  I’ve increased cardio to a ridiculous amount and actually started eating super clean.  I was at the gym earlier and one of the trainers asked me why I’m always busting my butt so bad. my response other than the obvious, "the gym is a place of business not a place to socialize," i told him that I gotta lose all this BF. his look was like yeah right and we eventually ended up taking my BF 3 diff ways.  we used the scientific scale that tells you, the hand monitor, and the calipers.  all three of them read w/i 0.04% of each other.  So when i got home i had to see what I was doing wrong. HAHAHAHAHA silly me.  I’ve been reading the wrong line on my calipers and now that I see which ones i’m supposed to read i’m soooooooo happy.  I’m not a fat cow. . . . .we’ll not totally anyway. thought my bf was 16% but it’s acutally 9.74%  Hallaleujah!!!! Now I’ve just got to keep getting after it and remain hungry!!

body is aching like crazy. . .could hardly get out of bed this morning i’m so sore. didn’t think i did that much yesterday, but guess i was wrong. the wife and i are going out after work to get a lil cardio and quality time in