bigbruceman’s BodyBlog

I was away from training 4 months, and missed everyone.  I couldn’t even get on body space much.  My training partner moved and I find it hard to find another.  Most people in the gym are there for the people not for the training.  I like to work thru my routine, keep it intense and have a great time.  Don’t get me wrong I do talk when I work out, but I don’t stop in the middle of a set to answer my Frickin cell phone.  In fact I don’t take my cell phone into the gym.  I guess the time I spend in the gym is too valuable to be farting around.  I don’t sit at a machine for 15 minutes and not do one Fricink rep. I feel like telling some of these people are you working out your ass or what? Get off the machine, don’t take a nap on the bench, don’t load up the bar with 500 lbs trying to impress someone when we both know that weight will crush you, and then you leave it on the bar and walk away.  I just figured out why I love to work out, it helps me to get rid of my anger issues, no really it does. 

A question I’ve had on body space for some time is, why do people block out or cover their faces’? I will be the first to say my mug isn’t awesome, but I know who I am.  Are these people running from the law, an x, disfigured, or just ashamed of who they are?  Maybe I’m just to critical, beat me up with replys if you want I’m open to can changing my opinon. 

After my last post I was feeling great.  With in 3 days I was told I needed surgery, what a bummer.  Haven’t been in the gym since.  Now four weeks later I’m starting back.  To say the least my diet was blown to hell.  I could feel the weight going back on but didn’t care.  I was bummed out big time.  No excuses I did it to myself.  I’ll take my punishment.  In my younger days, set backs didn’t seem to bother me much.  Now I find my drive is diminished.  Got to get that bad to the bone feeling again.  I’ve always felt I would come out on top of every situation, finances health or anything else put in my path.  So I’m going to pick up my lazy ass slap myself 3 times in the face and put myself back in the ring.  It’s time to become a fighter once again.  Never say die.

Treadmill, treadmill, treadmill.  I’m on the treadmill every day.  Sometimes I take a 10 min. rest and then back I go.  Up to 15% incline at 4mph.  That doesn’t seem like much speed until you add the incline.  Calves burn big time.  It makes me breath heavy, but it feels great.  I can only work up to that routine for a short time but continue on the tread mill for a hour plus.  Starting to see the fat burn off finally.  there’s hope for the old fart yet.  Hoo ra.

I went back to the gym today for the first time in a month and a half.  It felt good.  Strength and endurance down but who cares.  I’ll be back on top in no time.  Doing more cardio to help drop the tonage.  The next few months should be great.  I decided to take off for a month of vacation this year and I’ll be at the gym every day.  Will watch diet and go back to work strong and healthy.

No it’s not what your thinking.  Worked out this morning and then went back tonight for more.  Energy levels thru the roof had to take advantage.  I don’t know where it came from but man it sure felt empowering.  Love the doms now.  Can’t wait for Monday. 

Upon looking at progress pic’s of some individuals I’ve noticed that they are always the same pics just with different dates.  Come on people, if your saying they are new pics make them new pics, not just recycled old ones.   My complaint of the day.  Is it just me or am I seeing things?

First let me state I work for a school district in California.  Thanks to Arnold (yes the body builder); my district was hit with an 11 million dollar budget cut.  We have one of the larger districts in the state.  Don’t get me wrong I’m glad to be working.  I’ve had many friends get their pink slips. We have to date laid off about 200 teachers and around 200 classified employees.  For a state that pays less on education per student than most of the nation, this will not help the problem. This angers me.  A couple of days ago I noticed in the board agenda that my name was on a list of cut days.  I’m not being laid off (thank God) but being reduced 11 weeks per year, 55 days.  Will this impact me yes, but I have overcome worse.    The state and federal government need to think about who’s going to lead our country in the future.  So I got off my ass and addressed the board of education at their last board meeting.  People only get five minutes to speak.  When I got done speaking, they asked me to stay at the podium and we had dialog for 5 more minutes.  I would say I hope this doesn’t offend anyone but I hope it does.  More people need to know what’s happening in our schools.  Thanks for listening.  Now it’s off to the gym for some killer training to vent my anger and frustration.  I think I’ll be hitting it hard for some time.    

Now that it’s getting sunny I will have to watch it.  It’s hard to believe but I’m 50% Italian and 50 % Irish, you can tell what the dominant gene was.  So as the sun gets bright I put on sun block 50 just to tan.  Anyone who has any thoughts on the matter, I welcome the advice.  Want to darken the skin but without the skin cancer that plagued my dad. 

Had gout several years ago and swore I didn’t want to experience that again.  Woke up in the middle of the night and guess what, left foot  swollen so big couldn’t get my shoes on and beat red, and mucho pain.  There’s a song about being to young to feel this dam old.    Hobbled down stairs to look for anything to help the pain.  Last time this happened I was out of commission for way to long. 

I know there are people out there who have either had this or knew someone who did.   PLEASE any suggestions to help.  I’m open to anything except cutting off the foot, I thought about it briefly but decided no.  Just a joke to put me in a better mood. :-(