AZIFUKARED’S BodyBlog

So here it is…been all week thinking bout stuff…people who think they know what they are doing.
These are the people who profess they know the ins and outs of the gym world but will admit they dont know?
c’mon…..I get more information from bush…and that aint much.
And you know who you are….
Seeing so called trainers who think they know what they are doing. These are the people who copy other trainers and do their  workouts on their own clients…not to mention in bad form……
c’mon, u could listen to bush speak…and get more from him than a cardboard box with instructions on how to look at it.

Now I’ve been here on bodyspace for quite sometime and seen somethings, read some blogs from people who shouldn’t be writting…..
but atleast I can say….they are working out, more than I can say about people who frown on what we do….the names they call us….
you know
"freak" "juice head" "musclehead" "bimbo" you know what I am talking about.
The next time somebody asks you…
"why do you do that to yourself"
Look at them and say
"why do you do that to yourself"
lol

I worked out today…and man, was it brutal!
Hammer strength chest with 225 lbs   8 reps  super setted with reverse bench bench with 225 lbs for 10 reps
this was done for for sets all together….

why so little?  it’s never been about the weight, but the way it’s done,
sure anybody can push weight around, but to feel it so deep in your tissue it burns so much to move is a whole new dimension in the word "BURN"
and the reverse bench press? I’ll have a video soon…this exercise is for advance people only
and you’ll see why.

Within the next few days…I’m going to post a blog about my girlfriend
www.bodyspace.com/KATNAP
Her  new adventure….
her workouts and the progress she WILL be making.
You think she looks great now? wait till you she her  in a month.
Check her profile to see what I am talking about.

KING KONG

If you’re in a mass building phase, and if you are a hardgainer…
your goal should be, get a boatload of protein and carbs while trying to keep the fats low/
Strange enough.  the fat you be needed is thaat artery clogging saturated kind, believe it or not…it’s essential during the mass gaining phase to keep testoserone levels high. How in the world can you eat KING KONG STYLE  when you’re hanging with the KING?
Order a double whopper and hold the mayo for a mass gaining meal that delivers a whopping 47g of protein and 51 g of carbs. Sure those carbs will come from the fast digesting white bun, but the protein and fat will slow down their digestion. Without any sauce, the fat content comes from the  beef, nd it’s fat that will help you put on size and strength. Add applesauce to boost carb levels up to almost 75g and keep the soda diet (((better yet, drink water)))).

double whopper<hold the mayo>  740 cal   47 protein    carbs   51   fat 39
mott’s strawberry flavored
appli sauce                                90 cal    0   protein    carbs   23   fat   0

total                                         830 cal    47  protein   carbs  74    fat  39

flex magazine   page 258  sept. issue

Hello…so I’ve been gone for like a day I think……
And the time I was away, I’ve had alot to think about, including  today….

Is’nt it ironic, that we of all people who take care of ourselves and try to better ourselves can get sicker more then the norm?
I mean we exercise to be healhty….watch what we eat to live longer
pop vitamins to live longer.

what’s up with the fact that we can get sick quicker then everybody else?
lol
we get hurt faster, recover slower
and have the mindset that if we miss a workout, all is lost…..today I had that experince…I’ve been feeling like crap for awhile now, gonna find out why tomorrow…anywho
today this morning NEW YORK had a major rain storm…I never made it to work
or to workout….now here I am…trying to figure out where I could go to workout….thinking "man you not working…go workout," now I’m trying to figure out where….standing in the hot sun…sweating to pittbull in my ipod…needless to say…I did’nt make it anywhere near any gym…thank goodness!

As for my weight gain….I know there are some cats who wanna’ know how to do it, plain and simple.
I used to workout with little rest in between sets, heavy lbs also…as of late, my health ((((low sugar))))) has been putting a  hender on my workouts….as it appears….but not really…
I still use my heavey weight…but it takes me longer to recover….three  to four days at most…in that time I have been eating…and resting…in case you still have’nt picked up on it the clues….))))))))previous workouts, heavy weight, little rest((((( meaning I was leaner with low bodyfat….now…more rest, and I have grown….I will find out tomorrow if I’m right, I hope so…..If anybody has questions, feel free to mail me….I’ll be glad to explain further in detail….

Congrats are in order to KATNAP….for her newest venture,…check her profile and see why……
thats all for now folks….more tomorrow when I find out the test results

Well since it’s early….I’m up…been having alot on my mind as of late….
might as well ((((((go home)))))))
time 2 go where it all started,…..and try to remain focused!!!

I’ve had too many lefts and not enough rights, I’m trying to do my best, but sometimes it seems my best just isn’t any good…
so thus far…was it all in vain?
I hope not, been worried bout this sugar level thing for far too long,…no more worries, what becomes comes of that, gotta push far beyond the bodies own region.

The mind is strong….everybody should take heed to that. And when the time comes to rest,…I will.

Today will be a test to that, if you don’t hear from me tonite…I’m resting
cuz god knows I’m gonna need it.

Time to fuel up and go to war!!!!!!!!

Alot of mail came thru as of late….sorry 4 geting back so late.
wondering what I looked like before…….the pics speak 4 them selves.
Was’nt to sure if I was going to return…..to the site, but I’m back.

all the pix in the photo section are old, except the last one I think.

Not many people will show the old and rare  pics of themselves…be it over weight or under weight.
We’re all here for one cause and one cause only,…to better ourselves….some see "VANITY" in the mirror, some see
a challenge, others see….a way to the means to justify the fact.

It’s all good! Let us show what we looked like before…or come close to the person we once were.

Looking at my old pix…they bring back memories of workouts, the soreness…the joy I had just doing what I loved!
Mind you, I didn’t meet the iron for a serious point till `1996……just in and out of them gym doing pushups, pull ups and abs…BRUCE LEE and my FATHER were my idols….I remember sneaking in the gym and doing what I could do before I was kicked out…lol

6months before my accident I paid my first gym fee….years later…..it was a whole new experince…..seeing the cast iron, smelling the sweat, hearing the grunts!  My new home….I lived in LONG ISLAND at the time….the gym was across the street from me…a mere 1 min walk! man! those were the times.

then the fatal day….moving things back to my folks, not sleeping much, and loving AMERICAN BODYBUILDING drinks and bars……to make it short…5pm july 2nd 1996….my life changed….perhaps forever.

If you read my profile you know the rest……8months or so later,…..I had a dream…BRUCE LEE spoke to me….((((I know I know))))

"If a man wants to lay around and do nothing and expects to achieve nothing, he will get nothing….but if a man wants to move his world…he can, but only with a purpose he can do so….."

the next day,…i went back to my gym…the whole town knew what happened and asked "are you sure you should be here"
Right then and there I knew it…yep!

I worked out with anybody to show me how…but musclemag…….had a article on ARNOLD and his workouts……needless to say, ARNOLD showed me the way, reading the mag over and over…a weeks worth of workouts  only lasted two days, so damn sore..his contest prep is what I did. Ok Bruces words only scaled the the body and mind…Arnold was the same but in the gym……Then I heard about MIKE MENZTER
the H.I.T man himself…..with a combo of Bruce,Arnold , and Mike my workouts kicked but!
A new growth spurt rang high in the land of ME!
Suggestive thoughts flew in my world…
"are u taking"
"you’re on something are’nt you"

lol
Now look at me…the old pix will bring the best out of you if you can remember who you were before now…..
Some people…look back at old pix, find something you can use now…be it an old workout, diet……or just some fond memories.

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Or anybody here on this here space and time…

I am about to challenge what you believe…what you think…

"Recovery always precedes growth,
and growth is the ultimate goal, how do we expect to grow without proper recovery?
"You have to recover before you can grow."
The cause and effect,
the effect is the cause. To understand, you must be willing to standunder and become one
for one to become, the being must start at the begining and finish only at the end.
The path taken by the being is a centered self, where the focus is what lies in the front.
The mind is a powerful tool, as we all have heard. If we were to use our mind to the fullest, the power we could
amass, or maybe not.
We have become so unfocused that our insight
has become the outsight. We have enslaved our mind the the thinking–
~~~failure is an option~~~
Or what we are told…..such as:
"I ‘m not sure if I can do this…."
"I don’t want 2 b sore in the morning"
"that’s too heavy!"
Ah, my dear mis-guided friend, if it were’nt meant to be moved, man/woman would not have created it.
contrary to the condridiction, a machine or lever aides in the movement on some things, or excercises
When it comes to free weights, the mind has to focus all the mental N- R -G
to move such a weight, is this not so?
If on has a -spotter-, that person feels more comfertable with the movement,
makes one think, does’nt it?
If said person cannot move a heavy weight on his/her own….why is it that they can do it with someone
spotting them?
It is called the fear factor pressing forward in the mind.
Once the fear factor is gone…..the mind can surpass the "I can’t do this zone"
"The FEAR FACTOR can keep even the biggest man from doing anything….such as:
"The squats"
"bench press"
and "deadlift"
Just like all excercises, we know we must warm up thru and thru, with stretching.
The squats is the grandaddy of all exercises…..most men feel they have 2 go heavy….and when they
attempt
2 do, they feel the heavy weightness upon their shoulders and the the fear factor kicks
in….what if I can’t come back up? What if I "fail"?
The bench press, same as above, pushing the weight up is easy, coming down slow enough is a different
story….."what if I can’t push it back up"?
The same goes for the deadlift, what if? what if?
If one puts all the N -R -G in0 making his/her mind strong, they can do anything they want. Not spending
time doubting theirselves.
WHERE THE MIND GOES, THE BODY FOLLOWS"
I know this all to true, for I was once like you…..my mind was’nt strong enough, so my body followed suit, only
when I made the mind strong, weights I then could move!!!

If you b-lieve in yourself….do the right thing for ur body, your mind will be happy!
Now back to the matter at hand, free your mind and the rest will follow,
I’m about to challenge what u b-lieve…..
a 200 pound man will curl 70 pounds,~~mind~~ you, dumbell curl, alternate curls that is.
Why a dumbell? well man is obbsessed with big arms, big guns—his will is almost big as his ego, but that
alone is not enough, at least he has the will….not the smarts.
Question is, can he do it? Of course he can, not in good form though with the aide of his body he’ll get it up
swinging his body, putting his shoulders in2 it, he’ll get it up.
Now if he truly wanted to get it up, he would warm up with a couple of sets to get the blood in the muscles,
warming the elbows. Now he would b ready to attempt the lift….but can he do it? maybe, maybe not, all
depends on his mind set…..
End of part one…..

Exercises for my Biceps
Try the combo, supersets, triple sets or straight up basic movements.
When going heavy, please have a spotter for you. on all and any exercises you may do.

Standing Barbell Curls
purpose of exercise:To develop the overall size of
the biceps—My main staple of my biceps workouts!

3 Part Curls"21’s"
purpose of exercise:To develop and shape the entire
biceps area

Alternate Dumbbell Curls
purpose of exercise:To isolate the biceps of
of each arm

Concerntration Curls
purpose of exercise:To create maximum height in the
biceps especially the outside of the biceps

Preacher Curls
purpose of exercise:To develope the lower area of
the biceps and to lengthen the biceps muscle—My 2nd. favorite!

Ten Most Common Causes of Training Injury
By Marty Gallagher, Muscle & Fitness, June 1996

Weight training isn’t a picnic or a walk in the park; it’s sweaty, gut busting work that, if done correctly, has you treading the thin line between growth and injury. If you train intensely - the only kind of training that stimulates growth - you continually flirt with muscle damage. Rubbing up against the danger zone is where the muscular gains lie.

Injury is always just ahead for the careless weight trainer. There’s something inherently dangerous about pushing, tugging and straining against cold, hard iron with all your might. But how else are you going to stimulate those gains? Because the quickest way to sidetrack progress or derail a bodybuilding career is through debilitating injury, you need to be a bit clairvoyant, learning to avoid injuries before they happen. You can accomplish this by listening to your body’s feedback and then making the appropriate adjustments. Here are the 10 most common causes of injury - let the bodybuilder beware.

1. Incorrect Technique:
The most common weight training injuries are related to poor exercise technique. Incorrect technique can pull, rip or wrench a muscle, or tear delicate connective tissue quicker than you can strike a match. An out of control barbell or stray dumbbell can wreak havoc in an instant.

Each human body has very specific biomechanical pathways. Arms and legs can only move in certain ways, particularly if you’re stress loading a limb with weight. Strive to become a technical perfectionist and respect the integrity of the exercise - no twisting,, turning or contorting while pushing a weight. Either make the rep using perfect technique or miss the weight. Learn how to miss a rep safely; learn how to bail out.

2. Too Much Weight
Using too much weight in an exercise is a high risk proposition rife with injury potential. When it’s too much: if you can’t control a weight as you lower it; if you can’t contain a movement within its biomechanical boundaries; and if you have to jerk or heave a weight in order to lift it.

An unchecked barbell or dumbbell assumes a mind of its own; the weight obeys the laws of gravity and seeks the floor. Anything in its way (or attached to it) is in danger.

3. Bad Spotting
If you lift long enough, you’ll eventually reach a point where you need to have a spotter for a number of exercises, including the squat and bench press. When you work as hard as you’re supposed to, you occasionally miss a rep. Nothing is wrong with that - it’s a sign that you’re working to your limit, which is a good thing if it isn’t overdone. Yet when you work this hard, you need competent spotters. A good spotter should conduct him or herself at all times as though the lifter is on the verge of total failure. Your training partner can also lend a gentle touch that allows you to complete a rep you’d normally miss. A top spotter needs to be strong, sensitive and ever alert to the possibility of failure - not looking around or joking with friends.

4. Incorrect Use of Cheating & Forced Reps
Cheating and forced reps are advanced techniques that allow the lifter to train beyond normal. Taken past the point of failure, the muscle is literally forced to grow. When incorrectly performed, a cheating or forced rep can push or pull the lifter out of the groove. The weight collapses and a spotter must come to the rescue.

Cheating movements work; real world data prove this statement. Yet cheating, by definition, is dangerous. Any time you use momentum to artificially goose rep speed, thus allowing you to handle more poundage than when using strict techniques, you risk injury. To play if safe, use the bare minimum cheat to complete the rep. On forced reps, make sure your training partner is on your wave length. Don’t go crazy.

5. Training Too Often
How does overtraining relate to injury? It negatively impacts the body’s overall level of strength and conditioning. Overtraining saps energy, retarding progress. You can’t grow when you’re overtrained. It also interferes with both the muscles and the nervous system’s ability to recuperate - ATP (adenosine triphosphate, an energy compound in the cells) and glycogen stores are severely depleted when an agitated metabolic status is present. In such a depleted, weakened state, is it any wonder that injury is common, particularly if the athlete insists on handling big weights? The solution is to cut back to 3-4 training sessions per week and keep session length to no more than an hour.

6. Not Stretching
Stretching is different from warming up. Properly performed, a stretch helps relax and elongate a muscle after warm up and before and after weight training. As a result of warming up and stretching, the muscle is warm, loose and neurologically alert - in its most pliable and injury resistant state. In addition, stretching between sets actually helps build muscle by promoting muscular circulation and increasing the elasticity of the fascia casing surrounding the muscle. Finally, if you perform muscle specific stretches at the end of your workout, you’ll virtually eliminate next day soreness.

7. Inadequate Warm Up
Let’s define our terms. A warm up is usually a high rep, low intensity, quick paced exercise used to increase blood floor to the muscle. This quick, light movement raises the temperature of the involved muscle while decreasing blood viscosity and promoting flexibility and mobility. How? Everyone knows that a warm muscle with blood coursing through it is more elastic and pliable than a cold, stiff muscle. Riding a stationary bike, jogging, swimming, stair climbing and some high rep weight training are recommended forms of warm up.

Try a 5-10 minute formalized warm up before stretching. If you choose high rep weight training, try 25 ultralight, quick reps in the following nonstop sequence: calf raise, squat, leg curl, crunch, pull down, bench press and curl. Do one set each with no rest between sets. This can be accomplished in fewer than five minutes and warms every major muscle in the body.

8. Negatives
Negative (eccentric, or lowering) reps are one of the most difficult and dangerous of all weight training techniques - and very effective at stimulating muscle growth. What makes negatives so risky? The poundage you can handle in negative exercises is likely to be the heaviest you’ll ever lift.

Normally, we only lift what we’re capable of moving concentrically. In negative training, we handle a lot more weight. Most bodybuilders can control approximately 130% of their concentric maximum on the eccentric phase of a lift. Someone using 200 pounds for reps in the bench press, for example, would bench roughly 260 in the negative press. Because of the increased weight used with negatives, you need strong, experienced spotters. Exercise extreme caution. If the rep gets away from you, the spotters need to grab the weight immediately.

9. Poor Training
If you undereat and continue to train hard and heavy, you’re likely to get hurt. Again, it relates to your overall health: Before of heavy training when in a weakened state brought on by severe dieting or restricted eating. It’s best to save the big weights, low reps, forced reps and negatives for nondiet growth periods. While dieting requires reduced poundage, this doesn’t mean you can’t be intense in your workout - it just means you need to use lighter weight.

10. Lack on Concentration
If you’re distracted, preoccupied or lackadaisical when you work out, you’re inviting injury. Watch a champion bodybuilder train and one thing you’ll notice is his or her intense level of concentration. This is developed over time, and the athlete systematically develops a preset mental checklist that allows him or her to focus on the task at hand. More concentration equates to more poundage. More poundage equates to more growth. More poundage can lead to getting hurt if you don’t pay attention. Train smart.

http://www.getbig.com/articles/pain.htm

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NUTRIENT PROFILE: PROTEIN

THE ROLE OF PROTEIN
Protien, when broken down in your body to form amino acids,
is your body’s primary material for tissue building.
Other than helping build bigger bi-ceps, amino acids are key to such bodily
functions as the production of cells and hormones, fighting infection and aiding neurotransmitter activity.

1 GRAM OF PROTIEN CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 4 CALORIES Example:One ounce of skinless chicken breast contains
approximately 9 grams of protein; that’s equal to about 36
calories from protein (9×4=36).

DAILY PROTIEN REQUIREMENT
Bodybuilder’s Recommended Daily Intake=0.68-1.09 gram
per pound of bodyweight, or about 20%-30% of total daily claories.

TYPES OF AMINO ACIDS
The body uses about 20 amino acids for growth and repair.
they’re classified as:
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS:Your body can’t make them on it’s
own, or does so in insufficient amounts, so they must be
consumed in the diet.
CONDITIONALLY ESSENIAL AMINO ACIDS:Some amino acids may be either
essential on not, depending on the circumstances. For example, if the supply of
essential aminos in your diet is limited, other aminos can become essential.
NONESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS:Your body has the ability to
synthesize these amino acids from other amino acids, fat or
carbohydrate. Therefore, you don’t have to worry about consuming protien
rich foods high in these aminos.

TYPES OF PROTEINS
COMPLETE PROTIEN:Contains all these essential amino acids.
A diet high in animal foods typically has plenty of complete protiens.
INCOMPLETE PROTEIN:Deficient in one or more of the
essential amino acids. You can create a complete
protien by combining compementary incomplete proteins. Plant foods are tyically
incomplete.
BEST SOURCES OF PROTIEN
Skinless chicken or turkey breast, lean cuts of beef, egg whites, fish
fat-free dairy products, protein supplements.

Taken from the website:
http://www.geocities.com/mandingotyme/nutrientprofile.html