autocraticheretic’s BodyBlog

It has been TOOOOO long since I used to keep up with this invaluable and goal/motivation generating web page.  Just wanted to say that I am motivated to get shredded!!  

My dad was a former bodybuilder, Mr. Alabama, to be exact.  He has ALWAYS told me to pursue my goals for ME, but as of late, my motivation has become to prove OTHER PEOPLE wrong.  Specifically, one of my best friend’s families continues to bust my ego (not huge I might add) by saying I’ll never reach my goals.  They would tease me while I was bulking for 3 years, "You’ll never get slimmed down and ‘ripped’….that is….whenever you stop deciding to be LARGE."  Also, they would tell me I was crazy for letting this be so important to me.  Well I have news for them:  I bulked up to…let’s say a plump, 230lbs.  Now, after being bedridden for a month during the cut cycle due to sickness; taking time off to study for college finals; dealing with family stresses; I can say that I am ready to prove critics and myself wrong.  I have never been "ripped" in my life, but that is all about to change!  My journey began 1 week ago, and it ends on June 27th.  As of now, I am 193lbs (including water retention from creatine and sodium intake).

Something weird bothered me today though.  A kid, who is a bit of a punk, shocked me.  I used to see him when he first started lifting about 1 year ago, but now, he has changed slightly.  When I say slightly, I mean he has big arms now.  However, that is about the only thing big on him.  He never works out legs or anything.  He mainly does chest, arms, and sometimes back.  What REALLY bothered me was that his arms seemed BIGGER than mine!  Sure I admit it was a bit of jealousy, especially since he kind of shames most serious lifters by only working out arms and chest.  Also, my arms, mainly my biceps, have always lagged…..I haven’t measured my arms, but I can just tell that they lag behind….like my lats.  I just haven’t found a better way to make then grow, and it angers me that he has bigger arms than me.  Oh well…..more motivation I suppose.  

The journey continues…

I’ve always been motivated to bodybuild because of my father (former Mr. Alabama) and for the sole purpose of improving my physique.  I look at myself in the mirror and see where I need to improve in the hopes of becoming the next Mr. Tennessee.  I also look at my father and what he accomplished as a bodybuilder to further fuel my desire.

Recently things have gone in a bad direction…  some of my friends still don’t understand that this is what I want to do.  They give me crap for drinking "your 45 min pre-workout shake," and the "don’t you know you need to take those amino acids…where’s your HGH and steroids man…"  They have been doing this for some time now, but I usually just brush it off.  For some reason, it has really started to bother me now.  It caused me to lose focus and motivation torwards my goals, and in the process I fell behind in training, school, and life.  This past week I’ve made some choices that I wouldn’t usually make….but there is still hope.

They said something last night that really fired me up!  Oddly enough, I don’t remember what they said, but it doesn’t matter.  Now I feel that not only must I prove something to myself, but to all of them as well.  They will see….I PROMISE!!  I also have help now in the form of new friends who share the same mindset as myself.  I would like to thank them for continuing to push me to new limits.  Starting this morning I am back on track.  This year will be different for me.  New oppurtunities will present themselves, but all the while I will achieve my goals. 

And I want to let my fellow bodybuilder friends know that….I’m gunning for them!  Thanks again guys and remember….EVERYDAY COUNTS!!

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So there is a bit of modification to my training regime.  I apparently hurt my wrist somehow, and I’ve been out of the gym for 3 weeks already.  I’ve used this time to really trim down on bodyfat by doing a lot of cardio.  Unfortunately, I didn’t go to the doctor until just recently.  They told me I needed to wear a wrist splint for another two weeks while I am sleeping.  So I’m a bit upset that I will not be able to push some heavy weight for another 2 weeks.  I’m glad though that the injury wasn’t to serious.

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