Last night my friend texts me and asks me if I know I got featured, so imagine me this morning scouring the site to see if it was true and to my surprise, (although it wasn’t a full feature) there I was for real.

I guess it’s because I use all the features on my bodyspace and keep my page relatively updated. This is great I’m thinking. I mean who would have thought? Small me from a small place like St. Lucia, (Do you even know where that is?) on a huge site like bodybuilding.com with my profile on the bodybuilders.com section.:) This is just the beginning, now I have even more motivation to keep making progress. Thanks bb.com.

Thigh Abd = Thigh Abductor Machine

I am beginning to realize a trend with male bodybuilders. From my limited experience I have observed in the various gyms I have been in; that for the period of time I was there I hardly ever saw guys do barbell squats.

The few who actually did usually used the smith machine, with light weight, or used even lighter weight on the squat rack. I am talking about big looking guys; obviously capable of lifting more, I think to myself. Over the past year or so the only guy I’ve seen do barbell squats heavy is an old diabetic guy who came to the gym very often earlier this year when I was in St. Lucia. The leg press machine on the other hand, seems to be more frequently used, most use 3-4 plates, some I’ve seen use up to 10 (in my present gym) but only one or two of those guys actually go through the entire range of movement. And they still don’t squat.

So what’s so scary about squatting?

B.Squat x 5

220 x 12
220 x 12
220 x 10
242 x 8
242 x 8

Seated Leg Press x 4

240 x 16
300 x 14
300 x 12
300 x 14

Leg Extension x 4

12 x 40 and hold on last rep
12 x 40
12 x 30
12 x 20 and hold for 15s on last rep

I usually do 150 on the leg press so as you can see my legs were wasted. GOOD DAY

Routne: Quads

5 mins warm-up on exercise bike

5 drop sets barbell squats

5 increasing set leg press

5 squeeze and hold drop set leg extensions

And that was all it took, walked into the gym at 7pm, limped out at 8pm.

That’s just how i feel right now.

I’ve cleaned up my eating, I’ve amped up my routine, I’m getting stronger, I’m reviewing my protein intake… and though I’m not gaining weight (lol), I am getting comments from people who haven’t seen me in over two weeks or thereabout saying that I’m getting bigger, I’m turning heads in the gym and people are asking why I’m working out so hard… These are the moments we look forward to, and work toward as body builders. Forget the fat days, these are the glory days and although they are few and fleeting, we ride the wave of motivation for as long as we can. For fall off our boards into the cold unforgiving and harsh sea we must, at some point.

I know this won’t last but for as long as it does, I’m going to use this drive to make as much progress as possible, after all its not all wine and roses, not everyone can see my progress including me, and I still don’t feel or look anywhere near what I want to, but with some promising prospects on the horizon and time on my hands, and of course the Father’s grace I will get there yet.