ShreddedOne’s Blog.

Since I’ve gone back to SMU, I’ve gone to the weight room on the 23rd 26th, and the 27th.  The last time I went there, the 27th, I did 34 sets plus about 10 minutes on an exercise bike.  I did back extensions, shrugs, lateral raises, concentration curls, alternating curls, chest flys, pull ups, dips, and bench dips.  I rested on the 28th.  I’m gonna hit the weight room again this evening.  I know I need some ab work and compound exercises.  So, so far I’ve worked out on the 23rd, 26th, 27th, and 29th.

Classes are tough.  What I’ve been doing the last few days isn’t gonna cut it.  I’ve completed all the assignments, but I have to devote much more time to reading and studying.   That means less time here posting pictures and socializing.

Went to the SMU Weightroom last night.  Ended up working out for 2 hours.  Oops.  Did about 10 sets of Concentration curls varying weights, 2 sets of alternating curls, 8 Sets of Bench Dips, 1 set of Dips, 1 set of Pull ups, 12 sets of Row with varying grips and weights, 3 sets calf raises, 10 sets of Machine Chest Flys alternating and together with varying weights.  47 sets total?!  Oops.

I was getting cramps in my calves when I was trying the calf raises.  Tried stretching them out, didn’t work.  I’ve been neglecting my abs, so next time I go, I’ll do some heavy ab work.  Maybe more compound movements like benchpress and squat, deadlift.
Being in the gym has increased my intensity.  Can’t sit around and rest while there are all these other guys around me lifting.  We can’t have that now can we?  Keeps the rest to a minimum, and I end up busting out more sets in less time than I would alone at home.   Getting a much bigger endorphin rush.  Lasts a long time.  Can’t wait to get back in there again.  CAN’T FRIGGIN WAIT!!!!!!!!!

Need more leg work, more ab work, more compound movements.

Tanita says my weight and muscle mass have increased.  Body fat in the 9% though.  (up from previous low and higher than I want to be)

Sore.  I was sore yesterday, and I’m sore today.  Pecs hurt.  I didn’t get sore like this when I was working out at home the last few months.  I’m going back to the SMU weightroom on Sunday.  Gotta work today . . . . MIGHT go after work for an hour . . but I guess I could rest . .I dunno.

Bodyfat reading back up to 10 %.  No biggy I guess.  It fluctuates depending on how much water I’ve been drinking, how much SOLID food I’ve been eating vs. liquid food like muscle milk, how long it’s been since a workout . .. I DO want to get to 8% and STAY there though.  It’ll happen.  No worries.

Chest HURTS!  Ah yeah, I’ll post some pics from the Padre trip soon. .  like today or tonight.  Gotta love the farmer’s tan.

This was my first day back at SMU after being gone for a few years.  It was a good/weird/scary day.  I’m very glad to be back.  I think God decided I needed an "intermission" or a "time out".  I needed time to learn, mature, think, and grow up, maybe a little punishment for not being the kind of person I should be.  I didn’t understand how lucky and privileged I was to be in SMU the first time.  I didn’t have my priorities straight.  Anyway, I’m glad to be back on track.  I’m very grateful for everything God has given me.  I have everything I NEED, and a little more, which is MUCH more than I deserve.  Once one understands that they deserve NOTHING, then they can realize how lucky they are and that everything they have, a roof over their head, food on the table, AC during the hot summer, a car that runs, a job and a little cash . . . EVERYTHING is a blessing.  And once one understands THAT, then they can be truly grateful and understand how much God loves them.  God cares and God forgives.  anyway bla bla bla nobody wants to hear a sermon.  I’m just very grateful.  Got it?!

Went to the weight room at SMU this evening.  Wasn’t sure what I was gonna do.  Ended up working the arms, chest, and back.  I did concentration curls, dips, chest flys, pull ups, and chin ups.  About 24 sets total in about an hour . . . hour and fifteen minutes.   It’s going to be hard to control myself and NOT overtrain.

Went grocery shopping later.  Got some carrot juice, artichoke hearts, organic skim milk, zone bars, trail mix, bananas, raisin nut bran, low fat healthy choice beef hot dogs, nature’s own whole wheat buns,  cheese from 2% milk . .. um mm . .  .think that’s it.  I already have some olive oil, cytogainer, muscle milk, and other stuff . . .

I’m gonna get some sleep  . .. more classes tomorrow.  Can’t believe it.
I hope everyone is doing very well.

I just got back into town from North Padre.  I took my girlfriend there for a few days to celebrate her birthday.
When I got home, I hopped on the tanita to see what kind of effect the trip had on my body.  I wasn’t sure what to expect.  I didn’t eat as well as I normally do.  In fact, I ate pretty bad.  I was upset and frustrated about that.  But I was MUCH more active than I normally am.  I also did stuff my body’s not used to; I shocked it.  So I ate like sh*t, but was out in the sun and water all day long.  What was the result?  Besides a mild sunburn, I’m down to 8.4 % bodyfat, a new low.  Cool beans.

This is a big week for me.  It was the first time I ever took my girlfriend on a vacation just the two of us, planned and paid for by me.  It was an adventure.  It went pretty well, but it was also a learning experience.  Some things were very nice.  Other things were not what I had expected; they were disappointments.  I HOPE my girlfriend had a fun time.  On Thursday, I go back to SMU after a long "time out".  In a way, it’s the first day of my new life.  I’m back on track, and things are looking promising.  I’m also excited about getting back into the SMU weight room.  Heck yes.

Recap. First vacation just my girlfriend and myself, planned and paid for by me, hit 8.4% bodyfat, going back to SMU.  Momentous week for me.

Worked out again today.  Used the NO Shotgun.  Good workout.  I could FEEL each muscle contract tightly with every rep.  Part of this, however, is because I’ve been improving my form.  Did the Lateral Raise, Alternating DB Curl, EZ Bar Curls, and Bench Dips.  Nothing crazy.  Just enough to stimulate some growth and burn some calories.

I was starving this evening, but I’m running very low on food.  So, I went through the refrigerator to see what I could scavenge.  I found some boneless skinless chicken breast with no hormones, antibiotics, or preservatives, some cream cheese, and some Maranatha No Stir Organic Peanut Butter.  So, that was my before bedtime meal.  Kinda weird right?  Ah well.  Good times.  I’ll have to go grocery shopping tomorrow.

That is all.

Checked my body composition today and my bodyfat % has gown down.  My new low is 9.2%, down from 9.7% which was my previous low.  And to think I was considered "obese" a little over a year ago (just barely "obese" at 25.6% bodyfat).
Worked out on NO Shotgun for the first time yesterday.  Pretty good stuff.  I can’t say yet if I think it’s better than NO Xplode.  I DID manage to do a set of 18 wide grip pull ups; my previous high was around 14/15 so that’s a big jump.  I also did more reps on the bench and the chest fly now that I think of it.  I’m not sure if the pump was any better than the pump I got on NO Xplode.  Everybody talks about the taste.  My opinion?  It’s kind of unpleasant, but it’s not THAT bad.  It smells exactly like apple cider.  Looks like it too (if you ignore all the white flakes.)  Even ALMOST tastes like apple cider.  How it tastes is all in your head.

I hope everyone is doing well.

These tools walked into my weight room and were all like, "oochie chop chop sushi yippie doopie kung pao chicken fu judo!!"
So I was all like, "chillax douchebags!" and I threw a weight plate at them . ..  and then they ran away.

Looking back on it now, I feel kinda bad about throwing the weight plate at ‘em.  I shouldn’t have been so mean.  I think if they come back, I’ll ask them if they want to be training partners.   And in case you don’t know, I’m kidding.  I would never be training partners with THEM!  Yeah . ..  kidding . . ..  that’s how I roll yo.
I’ll be serious now.  IFL was on tonight so I watched that.  Worked out.  Did Chest and Back.  I noticed I don’t have the same focus, energy, and intensity that I DID while I was using the NO xplode so I’m going to get back on that soon.  When exactly I don’t know.  Not much else to say.  I’ll take some progress pics soon.  I WISH I had some pics of me when I weighed like, almost 190.  But I don’t.  I avoided the camera and would NEVER be seen in public without a shirt on. . . ah well.  I had steak and peanut butter for my before bedtime snack.  I thought some of you might find that amusing.  It’s kind of an odd combination.

That’s all for now.  Hope everybody is doing very well.

3 a.m. and I’m awake.  I just got home.  Went out with some friends.  Told myself I wouldn’t drink . . . then decided I’d just sip on ONE beer.  (And yes I stuck to that MOSTLY)  A friend I haven’t seen in 7 years ordered us all shots.  Crap, I HATE hard liquor especially vodka!  "Fine F it", I think to myself.  So I drank it.  It wasn’t too bad.  My friend thought he was doing something nice in buying me a shot, but . . . he was WRONG.  Giving me alcohol is NOT doing a nice thing.  It IS, however, the thought that matters.  I drank it.  Didn’t get sick.  Didn’t puke.  Didn’t even feel much of anything.  (I’m 140 lbs people so alcohol usually hits me pretty hard, especially when I have an empty stomach like I did tonight.)  I just drank  Ozarka the rest of the night.

Got home around 3.  Gonna make this entry and go to bed.

Got in a little workout today.  Not as much as I wanted because I was short on time.  I did concentration curls for the first time in my life today.  I LOVE them.  Great exercise.  I could REALLY feel my biceps contracting in that movement.  I’m adding them to my repertoire.  I’m excited.  Also, got in some sets of EZ Bar Curls, Bench Dips, Wide Grip Pull ups, and BB Bentover Rows.  Only did about 3 sets of each exercise for a total of 15 sets(THAT SUCKS).  Did the sets pretty quickly so intensity was good.  Good pump. Better than NOTHING.

Guys wanna hang out again tomorrow night. . . I dunno about that.  I KNOW I’ll drink ZERO alcohol if I DO go.  I’m not sure about doing this two nights in a row.  I need my rest.  I’m not a party animal, never have been.  Sheesh.  Why can’t people just be normal?  Why can’t people hang out at normal hours, without consuming massive amounts of alcohol and smoking?  Seriously, what the heck?  There’s more to life than staying up every night and getting drunk.  It’s pathetic, truly.  I like hanging out.  I DON’T like getting home at 3 or 4 at night/morning whatever.  I DON’T like coming home with my clothes smelling like smoke, my hair smelling like smoke, my skin smelling like smoke.  I go to bed and my bed smells like smoke.  I wake up in the morning and my entire room smells like smoke.  Smokers have NO CLUE how unpleasant this is for non-smokers.  All you smokers out there reading this, you are truly clueless.  I’m a person that CARES about my body.  I AM better than that, I respect myself and I, therefore, respect my body.  I like to be CLEAN!!  You hear that smokers?!  Smelling of old smoke is NOT clean!  It’s rotten and gross.  I am cleaned, well groomed, and fresh.  I don’t like having your smoke all over me.  F!  Typing this has gotten me so agitated.  It’s frustrating really, the stuff you people do.

Freakin’ STOP!  Just STOP.  Fat people, like I used to be, STOP eating like sh*t and being lazy!  Get some respect, eat right, be active!  Smokers, you stink and you’re dirty, QUIT!  Drunkards, it’s bad for your body, there are better things to be doing with your time and money, grow up, sober up!  Sh*t!  Good grief people.  I like my friends, but sh*t.  I can’t hang out with my friends without  . . hurting myself.  I could have finished the rest of my workout and gone to bed.  Instead I’m drinking alcohol, breathing smoke, going deaf from the "wonderful live music", and losing sleep.  Wonderful.  I can’t understand the people that do this every night.  I think I’M an idiot for doing it just this ONE evening.  It’s stupid behavior, and it’s STILL stupid when I’M the one doing it.  I KNOW it’s bad for me.  What’s more important to me?  Reaching my full potential or hanging out and getting stinky?  As Spock would point out, it’s highly illogical.
I’m referencing star trek in my blogs now?  It’s time for me to go to bed.  I’m gonna do a few sets, and go to sleep.

Hope all are doing well.