Making Statements, Not Excuses

Why is it that every time you set a goal for yourself to accomplish you meet challenges and discouragement from people that should be encouraging you? I can see people on the outside world who don’t workout and make excuses for not working out trying to hate because they have little or no confidence in themselves,…or they are just too damn lazy to workout trying to discourage. I just ignore them. But when you have people on sites like this that come in and try to throw all kind of things up at you to change your mind, that just bothers me and totally pisses me off. Someone came on to my page earlier this month trying to basically tell me that i was wasting my time. This guy who had competes himself should have been encouraging instead of hating. He musty be afraid that i am gonna outdo him or something. I don’t know but he has made me work even that much harder. I spent the majority of my life dealing with people who were always telling me what i can’t do. Bad move bro. Now you just unleashed a beast in me that will show you up on here. I’m making sacrifices i’ve never thought i could make to make my point. So while i’m venting, i should be thanking you. You woke up a sleeping giant inside of me. Look people, lets encourage others instead of trying to bring them down. We are all trying to reach specific goals and negativity to others is just shameful and disrespectful. Thank’s guys…now i’m jumping off my soapbox.

You are in the gym, you put yourself through some pretty intense and grueling exercises, all in an attempt to stay young and vital, get stronger, lose weight compete,etc. You look in the mirror and seemingly never like what is looking back. You get to about the third set of the fourth exercise and then you stop and say…"Why the hell am i doing this?" I do that about once a week. But then i think about all the people who are counting on me; friends, family, kids that look up to me and then i think of myself and how i have come too far to give up now, and then i recite phillipians 4:13, " I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me and i catch my second wind and finish with a furious flurry. That’s why i wake up at 5am each morning while others are enjoying the warmth of their beds, because i want this so bad i can literally taste it. So when you feel like you might be wasting your time, I hope you use this for some type of inspiration.

Just about everywhere i go to try and get a grasp on a good meal for training, I see oatmeal for at least one of the meals. The problem with that is I HATE OATMEAL!!! So if anyone knows a healthy alternative to oatmeal, i would appreciate it.

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 I implemented this new workout today because i really need to bulk my back up. So I added this  workout routine. 

Pull-ups….really had gotten weak on these so will be doing them a lot…4 sets 8 reps

Reverse Flys….4 sets 8 reps

Seated Rows…4 sets 8 reps

Hyperextensions…4 sets 10 reps

Bent Rows…4 sets 8 reps

Hi-Pulls….4 sets 8 reps

Should build me up fairly quickly….at least i hope so.

If anyone has a better one let me know

• 1 tablespoon crushed rosemary
• 1 teaspoon rubbed sage
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 8 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1/4 cup fat-free chicken broth
• 1 cup raspberry preserves
• 1/2 teaspoon honey mustard
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves
  

Squats    4 sets 10 reps

Leg Press 4 set 10 reps

Calf Raises 4 sets 10-15 reps

Knee Extension 4 sets 8 reps

Leg Curl 4 sets 8 reps

* for maximum pump, do final sets on all exercises to failure.

Stiff Legged Dead Lift or Good Morning 4 sets 10 reps

INGREDIENTS

• 4 tilapia fillets
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• pepper to taste

What is the sexiest body part on a man…. strong pecs, baseball size delts, a nice muscular back, awesome bis, amzing tris, how about some quads, big calves….this is for ladies only. It’ll help me decide what i may need to work on to get myself some attention.

This is what i’ve been working for. I’m getting stronger with every workout. The weight is fluctuating back and forth but my pants are starting to loosen up. Still a long way to go… but i’m getting that "hard and solid veiny( i think that’s a word) look that i used to have. This is the goal that i’ve been working for. The Fit at 40 plan is finally coming into play, and with 8 weeks left in the year, it will only get better. Just got to stay focused now on nutrition and not straying away. Good luck to everyone else and thanks for the encouragement you guys have given me throughout the year.