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"(Week 3)Thursday Update - Clean eating week, 4 out of 4 workouts completed. Going away this weekend. lots of swimming! TOTAL AFTER WEEK 2 - LOSS 2.6 POUNDS"
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Archive for July, 2008
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Today was shoulders…
DB Overhead presses 1 set of 12 @ 20 pounds, 2 sets of 10 @ 25 pounds
DB Lateral raises 3 sets of 10@ 15 pounds
Reverse Pec deck 1 set of 12 @ 75 pounds, 2 sets of 12 @ 85 pounds
Front raise (hammer grip) 3 sets of 12 @ 15 pounds
25 minutes on recumbant bike + 10 pounds on elliptical + 20 minute brisk walk to work - TOTAL 55 minutes of cardio.
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Back to teh gym today, I have started on a new program given to me from a great friend on BodySpace! Hopefully this will be the kickstart I need to really take things to the next level. Wednesdays is cardio/abs day… did 15 mins on the elliptical and then 3 sets of 12 of swiss ball crunches, oblique crunches, reverse curls/crunches and back extensions, then 30 minutes on the bike! My abs are definitely going to feel it later. It’s a new day! Take life by the horns!
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Well, I guess there are now two kinds of people out there, one side was sympathetic to me for this past weekend, and the other side is thinking what a dumbass for going when you havent heard from him in over 2 weeks. Looking back, yeah, I guess I should have seen that coming. It;s just that, as I have stated before, I was very much looking forward to this, seeing the people that have motivated me and been there through my worst times and have picked me up time and time again, I just, dind’t want to believe that it wasn’t happening. I figure if he doesnt say it’s off, it must still be on. Guess I was wrong. There is no ill will against anyone. I should have come to the same conclusion as the others and figure if he hasnt been around, it’s not going to happen.
I just want to emphasize that I am not totally bummed about the weekend. I enjoyed being on the open road. ANd meeting first Kellie, who is such a fun strong beautiful woman doing benches in the sporting goods store LOL, and Susan, going for that nice long evening walk and talking with her kids at the table. It was very nice meeting both of them.
I think what others have suggested is a great idea, meeting at the Arnold. We can try and get rooms together, even if its out of the city and carpool in and out and party at the hotel afterwards. We’l see what happens, eh? 
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
I left Toronto about 8:30am Friday morning, the drive was great, not too much traffic, arrived in Mansfield around 4:30pm. Called Bill, no answer, left a message. Went driving around the city, looking for something to do. Found a bowling alley bowled a couple of games. 8pm tried calling Bill again, no answer. Decided at this point, I should look for a hotel room. NONE to be had. Big motorcycle race in Mansfield this weekend. Went back to the bowling alley. They have karaoke at 9pm, trying to relax. Get call from Bill at 10pm. Thought everyone cancelled on it and on his way to work. He said to call in the afternoon and we’ll do something. so now I am stuck in a town, I don’t know anyone. I freak out. I call another fellow BSer that I know lives in Ohio. She says come on down, we’ll get a cheap room for me to stay in. Drive another 3 hours to Ironton, OH. Meet Kellie (missflexgr). She takes me to the hotel and leaves. By now it is 2am, I fall asleep instantly.
SATURDAY - Wake up and call Kellie, we go and have breakfast then she shows me the sights, of Ironton, and Kentucky and West Virginia. Help her find some gifts for her chief. By 3pm, no word from Bill. I call him, no answer, leave a message. At this point I’m thinking of just going home. I call another BSer in Toledo (closer to home). She says to come up. I tell her I am going to start heading North and I will give Bill another call just before I hit Mansfield in case anyone else showed up. About 7pm I call Bill again, no answer. Continue driving to Toledo and meet Susan around 9pm. We go for a walk and talk, I meet her kids, and just talk for a couple of hours. I go to another hotel room and crash.
SUNDAY - wake up 8am call Susan at 8:30am, go to breakfast. She tells me that our plan to hit the gym is out as no one accepts guess passes on Sundays, and the Y she works at is closed on Sundays. So we go back to her place and talk until about 11am then I head home. Arrive at my sisters at 8:30pm.
So in summary, there was no bash. And to be honest, I don’t know what to think anymore. If it weren’t for Kellie and Susan, I would have completely lost it. I am still feeling really crappy about the whole experince but at least they took the time to see me and make me feel like a friend.
I’m sorry I don’t have any pictures or anything really fun to report, particularly to those that wanted to go to this bash. I guess thats what I get for expecting the best, I always seem to get the worst.
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Wow, just today and tomorrow of work and then I am off for 5 days. I am meeting my sister Wednesday night to drive up north with her, spend the night there, then I take her car back to my place and get things packed and ready to go for the trip, pick p the last few odds and ends. Friday morning I drop my wife off at work and then hit the highway to Ohio.
I am very excited. As much as I wanted my wife to come with me, I also feel a bit of freedom with this trip. There was always an issue of trust with her. We had a pretty deep conversation and she realizes that I need this trip more than anything else. This will be a huge boost in my psyche. I’m not going to go into my past again, those that read my blogs are tired of it, I know, but a good weekend this weekend and those thoughts will be gone from my head forever. (no pressure LOL) I am no longer worried about "fitting in" as I did before. I am ready to have a great time with some good friends.
Hope everyone has a wonderful day, stay strong my friends!
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
I need some help here my friends… a young man came to me asking for some advice on how to start a transformation challenge, seeing the one I was in. I helped all I can and he and a friend started, well this kid, did not post any pictures, any stats, and was silent for more than a week. Suddenly he comes on saying he lost 30 pounds in a week and now his sights are doing an ironman triathalon. Well I will post the link to his thread and let it go from there…
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=108657401
After that he PMs me with this gem…
Do u know waht it is m8 jsut because someone has a chance of doing something that u cannot achieve u get jealous and try to make that person feel soo small ur jus an arogant man.
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I didn’t say anything derogatory to him, I told him that it really isn’t a contest if you don’t show where you started from. Am I really arrogant?
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
Why is that when you see your own progress pictures you don’t see the same things others see. Are they just being nice or are they really seeing something that we don’t see. I posted some new progress pictures yesterday, and I was looking closely at my rear bicep pose, since I was so proud of the pic last month. This month’s seems flat to me. Less muscle definition particularly in the back, less peak on the bicep. IT has been a bit down because I don’t see the gains. I hope its only a phase. I want to be awe-inspiring to someone, to kick ass and take names later… will I get there?
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Today was back day, and again I kicked it into high gear! Not going to go into great details, but I did front lat raises single arm DB rows, seated cable rows, ISO low rows and super pullovers 4 sets of each 12 reps at a hard weight. I am in a zone now! I have regained my focus and I am ready to attack!
Have all my plans set for the bash! My sister is loaning me her car! I got a sleeping bag, and bought a new folding chair and later today I am getting some American cash! One week to go and I am so pumped to meet everyone!
Hope everyone is having a fantastic day! Let the sun smile upon you!
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
Just realized I havent really posted last week. It was a pretty bad week for diet and workouts last week. Only got out on Wednesday, it was so humid I had a bad time sleeping and then Thursday finally it was nice so naturally I slept in LOL But I am back at it this week. I absolutely KILLED my chest today! Lots of sets and reps! Finished with pushups and left them so I could not do one more at all. Felt SO good! I am ready to kick ass this week! Setting up a new plan for after the bash to incorporate swimming into my workouts! Will reveal more as it gets closer!
I hope everyone is having a wonderful day! Stay strong!
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
…810 pounds and a new best yet.
Yes. On Sunday I did my leg workout out and the highlight was pushing 810 pounds for 4 reps on the leg press. Was amazing to see all that iron stacked up and my legs pushing it. And that was without any assistance with my hands on my thighs helping to push, that was strictly leg power. If I used a bit of cheating in that way I know I could do more but I don’t want to do that if at all necessary. The rest of the workout was standard extensions, curls and calves…usual weights.
Yesterday my wife and I took the day off of work and had a fun day at the casino. Would have been more fun if we won LOL but we had a good day out, and got a free buffet out of it. I tried to stay as healthy as possible but that apple pie was calling my name LOL But proud that I was able to stay away from the fried chicken. Stuck with the roast beef and veggies for the most part.
Back on it now. Less than 3 weeks until the bash and have to look my best. And have to get stronger! I know Steph will be giving it her all and I have to as well! It will be quite the contest for sure! Can’t wait!
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