Tyler Parsons BodyBlog

Yesterday, I was told I should watch the show about "Body Obsessed Boys" from a friend. First of all I took it as an insult. Second, I asked them, "What does Dr. Phil know about being fit?" Then I said, "NOTHING!"

So I tuned into today for just a quick second to see how ridiculous this show truly was. You know I got very upset for the brief couple of minutes I watched. I got so mad, that I wanted to stick up for the poor kid that I don’t have one clue about but I knew what is running through the young mans mind and I felt for him. Telling a young 15 year old boy that there is something wrong with him just because he wants to be fit. Hell, look at his parents. What do they know about being fit, nothing. So I understand how the kid feels.  He probably feels like an outsider in his own house. People that don’t want to live a healthy lifestyle don’t understand the "Lifestyle." So I wish you would have this show again and let me go on there with that young man. I believe the ropes would turn then. There wouldn’t be any pointing fingers at us it would be at YOU and the Parents. The young man just needs some direction from another man that is into bodybuilding. I worked with hundreds of young men and had a direct impact on how they see themselves and how they now are. All in a very positive way.

My background. I’m a 21 year old from Austin, Texas that works as personal trainer and model. Yes, my body is my life. It pays the bills. So you would tell me that because I wanna look great and I take pride in my body that there is something wrong with me. I even heard you say Dr. Phil to the young man, "You should help the homeless," or something of that nature instead of focusing your attention on yourself. Well, here in Austin there are thousands of homeless. The truth is if the homeless really wanted to do something with there life, they already would have. Anyone, ANYONE, can get a job. You even told the young man it’s superficial for being how he is. NO, what’s superficial is a man that sets in his chair everyday and tells us how to run our lives and you don’t run yours any better. I sure would like to do a physical over you and check you body fat percentages and your BMI and see how "Fit" you are Dr. Phil. So don’t tear a kids dream down, when you have no clue about being FIT!

Stick with telling affair ridden husbands that they are crap, and helping useless drug addict kids. Don’t tell a young man that there is something wrong with him when there is nothing wrong at all. He needs direction. So hey if you ever wanna have a show about the truth and how being fit is very POSITIVE for your life. I would LOVE to be on the show. Until then do us all a favor stick with what your good at and that’s not fitness.

Does anyone know if Chad A. Martin won the ABA / INBA Team USA Natural Nationals 2008! I can’t find it online anywhere. He’s an AdvoCare buddy and I wanted to see how he did? If you know give me a shout PLEASE!!!

Hey BodySpace, I just wanted to start off by saying thanks to everyone for all the thoughts and prayers everyone has written to me and so on! The small town I reside in got hit pretty hard. The eye went right over us and we received a lot of high winds due to that. My house was spared though, thank god. There was no damage to the house at all. Just debris all over the yard and so on. Again thanks. All right I know you don’t want to hear anymore about that lets get to the training and meal plans I have made up while we are in this time of Recovery from Ike.

It may sound crazy but it is complicated still trying to grow while you have no gym to workout in and you can’t get the proper food for your meals. You don’t have any power to cook and if you did have power you can’t get the foods you need to make those meals. I almost went to jail because I wanted to train. My father is a local high school coach so I have access to the high school weight facility. I went up there on Monday got an ok workout in. Grant it the gym was wet, the bars had rusted, the plates were slick, it was extremely humid, it was dugeon conditions. I grinded it out though and had a great workoutl. Anyway I came back up there on Tuesday and as I was walking into the gym three crazy woman custodians about bit my head off.To make a long story short they were gonna call the cops and try to get me arrested for working out. Believe me, I let those ladies have it. I mean if I had there job I would be pissed to but they had no reason to speak to me the way they did. So commited was I. I almost went to jail because I wanted to train so bad. So I calorborated with the help of Brad Kaczmarski, author of The Importance of Bodyweight Training, and put together a routine I have been doing since Tuesday.

It’s all bodyweight training but if you can add external weight such as a weighted vest, dip belts, etc. can be very useful. We are trying to grow and get better here so treat this workout as you would at the gym.

 Pushups:

1. Standard Pushup:30 reps

2. Feet elevated standard pushup: 30 reps

3. Extended ROM Pushup: 30 reps

4. Feet elevated extended ROM Pushup: 30 reps

Repeat steps 1-4 with added external weight such as weighted vest.

 Inverted Row

I used two bar stools and a closet pole to do these. You have to be creative in times like this.

1. Horizontal (Head level      with feet): 4 sets of 15

Pullups

Now everyone I used the side of my house for this. The roof actually. This is a more advanced technique but again I had to make due.

1. Roof Pullup: 5 sets of 10

Squat

Bodyweight Squat: 40 reps

Weighted Vest Squat: 40 reps

Gobelt Squeat: 40 reps

Bodyweight Squat: 50 reps

Split Squat

1. Split Squat: 20 reps each leg 3 sets

Calf Raises

1. Calf Raise two legs: 20 reps

2. Calf Raise one leg: 20 reps

3. Calf Raise two legs: 40 reps

4. Calf Raise one leg: 30 reps

Jump Rope

1. Two feet: 5 sets 100 reps

2. One foot: 10 reps right leg, 10 reps left leg all the way to 100. 5 sets

Burpees

1. Burpees: 10 sets of 10

Cardio

1. 30 minute run

2. Picking up limbs, branches, fences, etc.

Don’t think manual labor isn’t work beleive me it is! Just think of helping your neighbor as a workout.

MEAL PLAN

Breakfast: AdvoCare Max 3, 30 minutes before breakfast

Meal Replacement Bar, Shredded Wheat, and Protein Shake

Lunch:

AdvoCare MNS Max 3, 30 minutes before lunch
3 cans of tuna or sardines, apple, beef jerky, etc.

Dinner

Usually the same as lunch but in smaller portions.

I know eating wise its not much but I do snack throughout the day. You have to make due when stores are not open and you are eating the best you possibly can. Again, be creative. Find what works for you during time like these and use it.