TheBodyguard’s BodyBlog

I haven’t been as active as I have in the past here on BS with the exception of posting pics of my favorite trainee (Amrn65) as I have been busy with differant projects etc.

So having said that I am making an effort to get back with those who have left me comments and questions during my busy time. I will also be honoring those friend requests which I haven’t added yet.

I hope all is well with my fellow Body Spacers so here’s to you in Good Health The Bodyguard

A Major Annoucement is coming! (I can’t wait!)

Important Voting Information

In MI Polls are open 7:00am to 8:00pm

If you are in line by 8:00 pm, you have the right to vote.

Every voter will be asked but not required to show photo ID. If you don’t have ID, you can sign a form and vote anyway. Don’t let them give you a provisional ballot for not having photo ID.

Be sure to vote in the right precinct. Your vote won’t count if you’re in the wrong precinct .

Did I think anything could top Sat. Sept. 20th 2008, How little did I truly know, Wow!

The moral of this story is never say never!

Just may have been one of, if not the greatest days in my Life!

The second foray in to the precontest prep documentaries from Mitsuru Okabe, again as with the previous volume they havent quite found their stride with thier format but you can begin to see the subtle changes in the presentation of these documentaries.

Again not the typical documentary fair there is not much in the way of narration except for some brief voiceovers and interviews by some of the Pros in particular throughout the series you can always count on Shawn Ray to have something of interest to say.

More than anything these films give a glimpse into the contest prep for the pros preparing for that yrs Mr. O and while they do eventually follow all the competitors to the final venue and press conferance and maybe even a little backsatge these films contain no contest footage but do offer a montage of stills and they give a breakdown of the placings at the end.

general Synopsis from the DVD: The sheer power and strength of some of the planet’s best professional bodybuilders are on full display as they prepare to muscle their way to their sport’s highest honor. Oiling up and getting ready for the tough 1997 Olympia showdown are iron-pumpers

As thr previous volume this was filmed in both B/W and color ,not rated and filmed in full screen. I offer up this info more as a overview as opposed to a review, to each his own but a interesting look inside the life of the Pros none the less.

I have started watching the video series Battle for the Olympia. These DVDs are documentaries of a sort which follow the Professional BBs through their contest prep for the upcoming O each yr. I will refrain from making in depth critiques of the DVDs as I believe whether their style suits your taste or not they are an intersting watch as they give a glimpse into the lives of the Pros.

This particular DVD is filmed both in B/W and color and features interviews and training footage, there is no contest footage as these are all about the process leading up to the big day. This being the first DVD in the series they obviously had not quite got down the format but this is still as good a starting point as any for beginning watching this series.

Synopsis:Some of the world’s top professional bodybuilders pose and flex their way to the pinnacle of their sport in this full-bodied video featuring plenty of backstage action. Preparing to flaunt their fabulous physiques as they face off in the 1996 Olympia competition

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Not rated. This movie has not been rated by the MPAA.

Those of you who have of late encountered gym ettiqette faux pauxs, uh ok  BS from Dumb Asses!

Feel my pain I had another misguided individual mucking up my training again.

I was preparing to do Barbell Curls which I normally do by just laying the bar over the end of the flat bench so I laid my training log on the bench and removed my watch and laind it on the bench and I laid my wrist roller on the bech IE I filled the bench up with my stuff I was obviously using this bench!

Oh yeah did I mention I was 2 feet away from the fixed barbell rack?

At any rate I walked over grabbed the 95lb Barbell and turned around and there she was standing two inches directly in front of the end of the bench I was going to lay the bar across doing some half assed upright row type movement with a 15lb EZ Bar.

I am standing there with a 95lb barbell in my hands and she is still doing her weird little move in slow motion grunting with every rep! I could feel my face getting red and not from the strain of holding the barbell!

Excuse me please I sad and stepped directly in front of her inbetween her and the bench I should say and went right back to training.

I heard her mumble something and she moved away…. not far away but a couple of feet behind me and just kept doing her combo hang clean upright reverse curl crap move!

Good God! WTF! Come on is cadid camera following me around these days or what? You have got to be kidding me!

The amount of people who think the world owes them something or are entitled to something or who are just Ass Backward is obviously increasing!

Once again my little man who was in day care at the time was waiting patiently for me and as usual had so much to tell me about his adventure in the climbing castle that I simmered down pretty quick and realized the sun really was shining and it was a pretty good day after all!

The past few months have been very busy for me and today is no differant so this time around rather than individual whishes to my Bodyspace friends, I am sending this whish for a safe and healthy holiday through my blog to the entire BB.com staff all my new and old friends and to my very special friends whom I have become very close with through Bodyspace you know who you are as we speak in depth often.

Very Respectfully Yours in Good Health The BG

In my haste to leave the house today I walked off and forgot my to pack my gym shorts, upon realizing my mistake I decided to stop by the mall and just buy a new pair so I wouldnt have to run back home then go back out to the gym.

I stopped at Sports Authority first and began a quest which seemed like Jason’s hunt for the magical Golden Fleece. It has become readily apparent to me that things have drasticly changed in the conception of what gym shorts or even just shorts in general are supposed to look like, I remember when most gym shorts and shorts in general came about mid thigh occasionaly maybe a few inches above the knee but they were unmistakably shorts now it appears everything from kinda sorta knickers, bloomers, basketball uniform bottoms, boxing trunks, clam diggers etc are the rage.

I swear I literally traveled to a half dozen differant stores trying in vain to find a pair of classic gym shorts and had one inane conversation with a salesperson after another.

I even had one try to tell me well "if a gentleman was particularly tall these wouldnt be so bad" (Yeah but we’re not all Shaq!) listen I don’t wanna look like one of the Beastie Boys or like I’m lookin for the lakers try outs I wanna pair of basic non restrictive gym shorts that dont hang below my knees or that is made of satin!

Finally I kinda found a workable pair at Target for $5.99 while I just may never wear them again they worked for today and at least I didn’t trip over them.

OK maybe I’m ranting a bit and maybe I put myself in that position by forgetting my shorts in the first place and maybe bigger is better in some instances but nothing will convince me of that when it comes to shorts!