Muscle Mania Matt’s BodyBlog

Rave

Today is a big day. I just finished my workout, and despite being a little under strength due to dieting, i still pulled a 545 deadlift for six. Not bad. the big part is that I have a few of the guys from AAEFX coming in today (the kre-alk guys) and they are bringing FLEX WHEELER with them. I am so excited i can barely contain myself. I am bringing Jammin Jack with me, and I will pick them up from the airport. Tomorrow we have several meetings, we’ll go out to lunch, and run some interviews. If at all possible, I am going to work out with Flex. The ultimate would have been to christen my new gym at home with Flex, but it is incomplete at this time(waiting for several pieces of equipment to arrive). I find it hilarious that i am doing things that i would have done before something like a first date, such as cleaning my truck and such. I can’t wait! FLEX FRIGGIN’ WHEELER!!!

Rant:

For anyone who has been (kind of) following my video series, or lack there of, i apologize. We have filmed several videos, and i even have my own camera to film stuff at home, but none of the videos, articles, or updates have been posted by the web/video team. I’m not sure why, but i believe that it’s because they have so much going on , such as with the Arnold. I was going to be going to the Arnold to represent BBcom, but as I ship out for the military 2 days after, I decided we should send Jack in my stead. While i am gone, I am going to keep a journal of my experience, and I will have someone here post it in this blog so everyone will know what it’s like.

My training is going very well, although i had a bit of a setback at the beginning of the week. My wife and I both got food poisoning, I am assuming from the fish that she made Monday evening. Not a good time! On the positive side, I am shooting film of us reworking the garage into a gym. Over the last few days, we painted the walls, installed new lights and a couple of mirrors. We also have a power rack set up, an adjustable bench, and about 1200 pounds of free weights and a platform for olympic lifts and deadlifts. I did my push workout in there two days ago, and that was pretty sweet. I still have some stuff on the way, that being bumper plates, a bench press, the workbench lever system from powertec(essentically a lever with an upper/lower pulley and a bench), and a leverage squat/calf machine. That should all be here in the next week. Hopefully it will all be done by 2/25, because i would like to have Flex Wheeler help me break it in! He will be flying in with a few folks from AAEFX, and if i am lucky maybe he will feel like training.

With both eyes, i normally see fairly well. My right eye sucks, but i am right eye dominant. Wednesday, I am going through MEPS, and i didn’t think about it until a little late, but they will want my vidion perfect, even if corrected. I went to one of those eyemart express and got a "trial" set of contact lenses ( i will get a box/glasses from my normal doctor, it just takes 10 days).  My eyes are wigging out though. Sometimes the picture is crystal clear and i am amazed, and other times i can’t see #$%. I need to learn a little more about contact lens maintenance or something, because i am going nuts.