Ryhatz8’s BodyBlog

Well i havent been to the gym in 2 weeks, nutrition has went to crap and ive been a lazy piece of mass LOL.   what can i say, i ran out of money for food and protein, lost my motivation and lost what i was working with to an extent.   once the stimulus tax check gets in my pocket i should be able to pay off my bills and what not and get back on track.  this is definitly a unwanted halt in progress but i jsut cant afford the food it takes right now and that is killing my motivation to lift.  anyways, ill get back at it sooner or later,  i always do.  then ill be heading on strong again, every road to the final destination is gonna have some detours.  this is one.  see ya soon

Well i must say, i did some hard flexing in front of the mirror today, wow i gotta get some pics of this is all i have to say.  Hundreds of veins are showing in my rear lats when i spread it… its amazing, also the veins in my arm are getting ronnie coleman like.  its actually pretty incredible, all through chest, abs, traps everywhere.  Im telling you, eat a ton of oranges, its spikes ur arginine (nitric oxide) levels.  its amazing.  wait tell people see these pics, there going to freak.  ill get them up this weekend.

Although its kind of lame work, i realized this:

im always aware of all the deals on the right foods.

i always have the choice of any food i want when i take breaks.

snacks between breaks are easy to find.

i learn a lot about foods and the nutrition of foods seeing as though i see the labels of everything every day.

i think most importantly, its help me just by being around the store, taking my breaks, i always have an awesome selection for break food, anything you could need really.  it rocks.

Right now im growing good and building solid muscle during my cutting phase dieting for my competition in 5 weeks.  i cannot wait tell this cutting diet is over with and i can put in the calories and really try to mass up.  im seeing good gains right now eating clean, i cant wait to see what i can do with a mass building diet.  its going to be something to watch, mark my words.  going to be a big change in me come summer.

5 weeks out from competition. gotta start shaving arms and legs one of these days, gotta get used to it.  ill make sure i buy new blades before i do any of that lol.  ill go ask my sister for pointers maybe, im sure she has some magical creams or something to use. haha what i do for my sport

My name is Ryan i started weightlifting after highschool
 so ive been (weight lifting) on and off for about 2.5 years. This year i finnaly think i can say what i do now is (body building). Those who know the difference know what im saying.  Anways, im now making some serious gains and leaning out for my first competition april 26th. its INBF Wisconsin Natural Championships.  Im in the 165-176 weight class (middleweight) i guess im not to happy about that but i was a tiny guy to begin with so im moving up the ladder as i go.  I only plan on doing this 1 competition this year and then im going to go straight to bulk phase for 9 months to try to get up to 225 off season and then cut to 198 to be in light heavyweights for 2009 and continue up the ladder from there.

My motivation comes from my dad who was a very strong weight lifter, could lift double what i have ever done so its basically my goal to achieve what he has as wel as fufil my own personal competition goals.  Friends come and go, good friends stay around, girls come and go, good girls stay around but lifting weights at the gym is ALWAYS there, 100% of the time whenever i need it. The gym is where i do my work, its where i go to have fun, its where i go to grow, its where i go to mature my physique, its where i go to relieve stress, its where i go to get away… the gym is my life.

I guess for people who are just starting, look at my first progress picture… Now look at urself, i dont see how you could be much smaller then i was. You have probably heard this a million times but i mean it, if i can do it, you can do it.  Every year you just learn more and more until u realize ur workouts are nothing like they used to be, completely changed for the better and you only wish you were lifting like that all along.  Stick to it, keep learning, keep reading and ask questions to those who are bigger then you.  Watch and learn when you go to the gym, see what there doing, study.  If you want extreme results you need to put in an extreme effort.  Im not just talking in the gym either, you need to match your gym intensity and program style to your diet plan.  If your trying to gain and lifting heavy with low reps, you better be packing in the food and bulking with it.  If your cutting down and repping the weights out to the max endurance style and railing cardio, u better have a nice clean spread of food for your day.

Lifting weights is just a hobby,
Bodybuilding is  a choice of lifestyle, a passion for changing who you are and making you, the best you can be.

Now ask yourself, how bad do you want it… Only you have the power to make it happen.

My best to all,

Ryan Hatz

The Heavy Metal Society:

The promise of today
is not the guarentee of tommarow
the days journey however difficult
is an investment in hope
a seed in the soil
for a job well done
a goal achieved
and the betterment
of an individual

remember,
pain is weakness
leaving the body