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Archive for January, 2008
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Top 5 situations where, “Dude,” is the appropriate response.
1. Getting cut off in traffic by some hose-head. “DUDE!”
2. Watching Big Ron Coleman moving the peanut weight. “Duuuude!”
3. Listening to fellow co-worker talking on the phone to a girl he met the night before, as he is informing her that he’s actually a secret agent for the CIA. “Dude.”…said while shaking your head.
4. After watching Brandon Jacobs level Al Harris during the NFC championship game up in the Frozen Tundra……In a sympathetic manner while shaking head slowly and smiling… “DUUUUDDE!!”
Side note - In any scenario such as this, Dude, must be followed up with the phrase, “he got jacked up!”
Side, SIDE-NOTE-This applies for anytime Big Brandon levels any player…even if they’re from the Falcons…..see below.
5. Finding out your best friend and his wife actually purchased a mini-van under the guise that they have three kids. With a slight frown and a sympathetic brow… “Duude…”
Bonus Dude situation….
*Friday at 400 PM…. “DDDUUDDE!!”
Posted in Training
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
CLASSIFIED: EYES ONLY
USDOD
Footage: 99-99-XX-3388.FMBA-84.11GHI
Date: 30Jan08
Time: 2100 hours
Subject: BodyAuditor sighting
Place: SurpriseAZ. +10 miles LukeAFB; +10 miles University of Phoenix Stadium
Item number: 69
Reporting officer: Lieutenant Luke Out
Reporting CO: Major Jo Lee Moly
Event: Small sub-nuclear detonation in urban housing development (un-substantiated)*
Voice recorder load…………………..check…….load
…..check…….loaded.
Reel time: 15 min 47 sec
Officer voice recording unit verification ID: ABF777
Play…………….
“Holy crap, I hope this thing is recording……here goes.”
Inaudible noise, garbled transimission….load…….check……load
…..check….loaded.
“This is Luke Out reporting a BodyAuditor (BA) spotting. I am currently in the area of Surprise AZ on the intersection of Iron (garbled)s way and Pa (garbled) lane. I spotted him while I was emptying my radiator at the Jiffy mart. He was along with some strange individual who appeared to be eating a very stale hamburger product of some sort. BA appeared to be larger than life, and possibly his mere presence was enough to momentarily stun me.”
New reel feed….load……check…..load…….check
…..loaded.
“I wasn’t close enough to hear what him or the member of his posse (whom he referred to as, Forrest) were saying to the clerk, but whatever it was, the clerk appeared to be a bit apprehensive…potentially BA’s presence came also as a surprise to my teenage friend who was working the register. Nonetheless, the clerk gave BA a $20 bill for some reason: not entirely sure why. A matter for another time potentially.”
New reel feed….load……check…..load…….check
…..loaded.
“At any rate, I followed BA, knowing that such a power source could potentially detonate at any time, and here is what I saw as I stealthily reconnoitered his garage-based workout:”
Timestamp: 10 minutes total
Muscle target: Quads, hammies, calves
Blister movements: Drop Heavy Duty sets for Leg Press, Stiff legged deads, calf press
Total sets: One each
New reel feed….load……check…..load…….check
…..loaded.
“Piece of cr……..BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB, Dumb S…….BBBBBBBBBBBBB”
System interrupted………Stand by………………..Stand by…………….
New reel feed….load……check…..load…….check
…..loaded.
“Okay, it appears as though he is on his last set of stiffs…he has already taken the weight on just the stiffs from 225 all the way down to 135 and surely has done like fifty reps……..What the………BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
BB
System interrupted………Stand by………………..Stand by…………….
New reel feed….load……check…..load…….check
…..loaded.
“Ho Chee Mama, hope you guys caught that…….there was a small explosion that ripped out the garage door to BA’s home gym while he was doing the stiffs. Man that is some kind of intensity he generates. Wait till the guys back at the unit hear about this.”
System interrupted………Stand by………………..Stand by…………….
System INOP…..Failed.
End transmission……………….
Concluding CO notes: The preceding transmission was found out in the middle of Old Farmer Weider’s corn field in Buckeye, AZ. Lieutenant Luke Out was nowhere to be found. The search continues for the Lieutenant today, and the results of his voice reel have not been verified, therefore, no warrants have been issued for this mythical intensity-monster known as BA.
Posted in Training
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Recieved the following story via email the other day, and sorry to be in such a cogitative state as of late, but I felt this a must read! Not sure who the author is, but if it is you reading this…Thanks for choosing to make a difference on this particular day….This my friends, is what life is all about! Enjoy!
STORY OF THE CAB RIDE: Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. When I arrived at 2:30 a.m., the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once or twice, wait a minute, then drive away. But, I had seen too many impoverished people who depended on taxis as their only means of transportation. Unless a situation smelled of danger, I always went to the door. This passenger might be someone who needs my assistance, I reasoned to myself. So I walked to the door and knocked. “Just a minute”,
answered a frail, elderly voice.
I could hear something being dragged across the floor.
After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 80’s stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940s movie.
By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for ye ars. All the furniture was covered with sheets.
There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the counters.
In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and glassware.
“Would you carry my bag out to the car?” she said. I took the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman.
She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb.
She kept thanking me for my kindness.
“It’s nothing “, I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated”.
“Oh, you’re such a good boy”, she said.
When we got in the cab, she gave me an address, then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”
“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.
“Oh, I don’t mind,” she said. “I’m in no hurry. I’m on my way to a hospice”.
I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening.
“I do n’t have any family left,” she continued. “The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I quietly reached over and shut off the meter. “What route would you like me to take?” I asked.
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator.
We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds. She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.
Sometimes she’d ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit sta ring into the darkness, saying nothing.
As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, “I’m tired. Let’s go now.”
We drove in silence to the address she had given me.
It was a low building, like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed under a portico.
Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up.
They were solicitous and intent, watching her every move. They must have been expecting her.
I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door..
The woman was already seated in a wheelchair.
“How much do I owe you?” she asked, reaching into her purse.
“Nothing,” I said.
“You have to make a living,” she answered.
“There are other passengers,” I responded.
Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly.
“You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,” she said.
“Thank you.”
I squeezed her hand, then walked into the dim morning light.
Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life.
I didn’t pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly lost in thought. For the rest of that day, I could hardly talk.
What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift?
What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven away?
On a quick review, I don’t think that I have done anything
more important in my life.
We’re conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments.
But great moments often catch us unaware-beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one.
PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT ‘YOU DID, OR WHAT YOU SAID, ~BUT ~ THEY WIL L ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL.
But, you might help make the world a little kinder and more compassionate by sending it on.
Thank you, my friend…..
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance. Every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself that it is special. Every day, every minute, every breath truly is a gift from God.
Posted in Training
Monday, January 28th, 2008
Disgruntled?
Yesterday for some reason was a day of disgruntlement!! It really didn’t seem like anything was going my way, everything I did led to more grief and the topper here….I’m just not sure why!
Why do I find myself complaining about this or that on some days? Why is it that I can feel a general sense of discontent every so often? You ever have one of those days where it seems like every other person out there in the commute with you, is there for one purpose, and one purpose alone: to irritate you? Ever feel like your co-workers only sense of job satisfaction comes on the heels of making you look bad? Ever feel like even your pets may be out to get you? Ever feel like the stars must be aligned just right, so any action you take is WRONG?
Well, in the name of finding causes for the above, the following are potential reasons for my intermittent disgruntlement:
- Maybe it’s the fact that when I get up in the morning, I am forced to watch the news or ESPN on a huge flat screen TV.
- Maybe it’s the fact that my kitchen is filled with healthy, natural foods that took only a fraction of my salary to provide.
- Maybe it’s the fact that I live in a house, just like 77 % of my fellow Americans.
- Maybe it’s the fact that I sleep in a huge California King bed at night and for numerous naps on the weekends (hey, I’m old and enjoy me some nap taking okay)
- Maybe it’s the fact that I can take naps on weekends, as I typically only work during the week?
- Oh, I know, it’s gotta be the fact that the city I live in is not riddled with mortar shells exploding constantly and gunshots going on as a result of the warring factions in my city. Oh yeah, that’s right: we don’t have warring factions in my city.
- HHhm, could it be that I have the convenience of like 40 grocery stores within ten miles of my house; each of which holding more food in the first aisle then many third world nations have seen in months?
- Maybe it’s the outbreak of numerous uncontrolled viruses that are killing many in my neighborhood….oh wait, that’s not actually happening in America.
- Let’s see, it’s got to be the fact that I live in a household that has two incomes and two vehicles….
- Or maybe it’s the fact that to fill those two vehicles with gasoline, I have to wait in a line that may take hours each time and then when it finally is my turn, I have to utilize a months salary to top the tanks off…wups, sorry, that’s not happening to me either.
- Alright, it’s got to be the free coffee I get at work….it doesn’t taste great…should I be bitter about this, even though it’s free? Hhmm…
- Maybe it’s the fact that I do have a job, just like 94.5 % of my fellow Americans!
Wow, so far, it’s not looking so bleak…there’s got to be something…let me tool on…The answer for my intermittent disdain has got to be obvious…right?
- Aha, I know, it’s the fact that I have health, dental, and life insurance through my company!! Oh, maybe that’s a good thing too…..
- Well then, maybe it’s the fact that I have an incredibly nice home gym in order to work my body as it was intended to be worked….
- Maybe it’s the fact that I actually utilize said home gym in order to work my body, in order to be in shape, in order to resist disease, in order to keep my body functioning properly, in order to release stress and tension, in order to gain further control of each and every muscle on my body….
- Maybe it’s the deal where I can go out and eat at like a 1,000 different restaurants, offering like a 1,000 different types of cuisine….all within about a 20 mile radius of my home.
- Maybe it’s the fact that the Super bowl will be played at a stadium situated less than ten miles from my home, and as a result, the area has built up into an incredibly nice and aesthetically pleasing location to live and play
- Maybe it’s the fact that I still have the health to go play with my sons and the fact that I have the freedom to let my sons play, rather than send them out to work at all times
- Maybe it was the fact that I lived in a country that said I should go and learn, garner more knowledge, rather than work at a factory or in a field during my childhood.
- I know what it is……Yep, here it is…..It’s the fact that I live in a country that allows me to be all I can be, a country that for the most part and at the end of the day, has said to it’s citizens, “you have the choice to be proactive, reactive, or a giver, a taker, or heck, be whatever you want as long as you prescribe to, and follow a few laws.” Not really a bad deal, I don’t suppose.
Darn it….ya know, I just can’t come up with any good reasons for ever being disgruntled…Maybe it’s the fact that I take things for granted sometimes?
Parting shot: Live today without regret. Don’t say, “if only,” or “tomorrow, I’ll.” Do today, what you may be able, for tomorrow, may be too late. – BodyAuditor.
Posted in Training
Friday, January 25th, 2008
The following post is an on-going series, dedicated to blogumenting my continual progress as I work towards the INBA Southwestern USA in Tucson, AZ on April 26, 2008.
So today is Friday. Is it just me or do Friday’s hit anyone else by surprise. On Monday and Tuesday, I can’t believe it’s only Monday and Tuesday, then on Wednesday, I can’t believe the week is just crawling by, then on Thursday, I’m pretty much indifferent on the whole subject…..then BAM…it’s Friday and I wonder were the week went. Things that make you go, hhhmmm…
Feeling pretty good today even after a carb day two days ago. Sometimes I tend to eat just a hair too many carbs and suffer the effects of what I call, “Spillover.”
Spillover is when all of the recently produced visible vascularity goes away for a couple of days and my gut feels a bit large and bloated. Spillover doesn’t last long and it’s not necessarily an overwhelming feeling, but nonetheless, it makes me wonder why I decided to eat so many carbs. Those of you who do the low carb thing probably know exactly what I’m talking about. When I follow a low carb diet for over a week, my body typically responds rapidly and I notice the pants fitting looser, vascularity increases and a greater overall feeling of leanness prevails. Again, doesn’t matter, because I didn’t experience spillage yesterday or today…..Hoe Chee Mama – this is here for no particular reason…I just like the phrase. People, do with this information what you will….
And with that here are a couple points of interest regarding: my state of mind (mostly warped), physical condition, diet, training and other miscellaneous goofy gee whiz points of fodder.
Yesterday’s diet was as follows:.
300A – Low-carb yogurt with scoop of whey, small bowl of Natures’ path high-fiber pumpkin seed flax flakes, Small glass of grape juice
700A – Detour Protein / Energy bar (Chocolate Caramel)
1100A – Spinach and carrot salad with Chicken breast, two Omega-3 eggs with yolks, sliced raw almonds and raw pepitas with Olive oil and balsalmic vinegar and Mrs. Dash table blend
100P – Raw mixed nut compilation (Brazillian, Almonds, Filberts, Pepitas, Sunflower seeds)
400P - Low-carb yogurt with scoop of whey
700P – Spinach and carrot salad with Chicken breast, two Omega-3 eggs (no yolk), sliced raw almonds and raw pepitas with Olive oil and balsalmic vinegar and Mrs. Dash table blend
1100P - Low-carb yogurt with scoop of caseinate
Yesterday’s Heavy Duty workout consisted of: Arms
BICEPS
Warm up set of, wrist turned out, dumbbell curls – 25 reps with 20 pounds
One working set of, wrist turned out, alternating dumbbell curls - DROPSET
15 reps with 50
12 reps with 45
9 reps with 40
15 reps with 25
TRICEPS
Warm up set of standing rope extensions – 25 reps with 70 pounds
One working set of standing rope extensions - DROPSET
15 reps with 135
14 reps with 120
12 reps with 110
10 reps with 100
BICEPS
One working set of Hammer dumbbell curls - DROPSET
15 reps with 35’s
12 reps with 25’s
9 reps with 20’s
TRICEPS
One working set of overhead tricep barbell presses - DROPSET
12 reps with 155
9 reps with 135
12 reps with 105
TORCH FACTOR – out of 100 – 87.3
IMPROVEMENT THOUGHTS – Probably could’ve started off heavier with all weights.
Random haziness:
-Because I know these people are out there….don’t fret my friends who are less talked about, Monday is only two days away
-Are we really any better off than we were fifty years ago when gas was like 25 cents a gallon and people spoke to each other in the convenience mart?
-Does anyone else daydream about getting on a rocket ship and just cruising until you run into some unknown planet….No, nobody? Then………yeah I don’t either! I was just curious…………what?
-Doesn’t a righteous car like a Ferrari, Lamborghini, Viper, etc. just have to be some off-the-wall color like burnt-orange or lime-green? Why would you buy a very limited car and not put a very limited color on it. A white Lamborghini just isn’t right….sorry, a hazy debate some of the office peeps and myself have every so often.
-Does anybody out there have a spare custom chopper they are tired of and would like to donate to the BodyAuditor testing site for neglected choppers? If so, inquire within…Hey, it’s tax season, this may be the opportunity for a charitable donation you are looking for after getting hammered this year by the IRS….I’m just asking….
-(-444 / 900.7 X 77)(972.38 + 933 / 39 – 229,333 + 14) = ?
Patriots or Giants or Pats or G-men……who’s taking home the Lombardi? I say the G-men…write it down that you heard it here first!
And with that, I bring today’s blogumentary to a close…Legs again tonight!!..Hoe Chee Mama….
Parting shot: If you can’t be real, then why be? - BodyAuditor
Posted in Training
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
The following post is an on-going series, dedicated to blogumenting my continual progress as I work towards the INBA Southwestern USA in Tucson, AZ on April 26, 2008.
Week two of my contest preparation has been going much smoother than week one. Interestingly, during my bulking phase which was approximately four and one half months in duration, I really felt as though I wasn’t getting too fat, and therefore not too out of shape.
NOT SO FAST MY FRIEND!
As I mentioned in yesterday’s blog,
http://blog.bodybuilding.com/bodyauditor/2008/01/23/random-haziness-the-low-carb-inferno/
my posing trunks came in last weekend, and since they are merely just a unit bucket, I quickly saw that indeed, I am fat and out of shape. For the sake of all that is holy and decent, I will wait a minimum of one more week until I post pics of the wooly mammoth I have become in said posing trunks. Trust me, pics now may very well upset the balance of the Universe and bring all humanity as we know it to a crashing and devastating end: or at least cause many viewers to experience feelings even they themselves do not understand.
And with that here are a couple points of interest regarding: my state of mind (mostly warped), physical condition, diet, training and other miscellaneous goofy gee whiz points of fodder.
Yesterday’s diet was as follows:
NOTE: Yesterday was a high carb day which I instill every fourth or fifth day. As you may know, after a certain point on a low-carb diet, the body switches off its fat burning mechanisms, in favor of storing said fat. This is instinctual and is the body’s way of preparing for famine. In my experience, the best way to consistently keep the fat burning switch in the ‘ON’ position is to throw in a carb day after three to five days. I do not go crazy and generally look to stay away from processed carbs if I possible…..
300A – Low-carb yogurt with scoop of whey, one bowl of Natures’ path high-fiber pumpkin seed flax flakes, Large glass of grape and orange juice
700A – Detour Protein / Energy bar (Dark Chocolate Caramel / Caffeine)
1100A – Spinach and carrot salad with Chicken breast, two Omega-3 eggs with yolks, sliced raw almonds and raw pepitas with Olive oil and balsalmic vinegar and Mrs. Dash table blend
100P – Raw mixed nut compilation (Brazillian, Almonds, Filberts, Pepitas, Sunflower seeds)
400P - Low-carb yogurt with scoop of whey: Large bowl of Nature’s Path Flax seed Crunch…
700P – Rice bowl with Chicken breast, Steak, Cilantro, Spinach, One Omega-3 egg with yolk, Lime juice, Texas Nuclear Sauce and Quesadilla cheese (Jack, Mozzarella)
1100P - Low-carb yogurt with scoop of caseinate
Yesterday’s Heavy Duty workout consisted of: Shoulders
Two warm up triple set of laterals (Front, Side, Rear) – 20 reps each with 15 pounders *
* - Warm ups without rest
One working set of Military presses (Drop set)
15 reps with 195
11 reps with 155
15 reps with 115
10 full, 10 partials with 95
Random haziness:
-Couple of tips I learned from reading an industrial safety article today. (Wow, I’m lucky to still be here)
- If you suspect someone is stalking you, notify your supervisor immediately!
- If you need a ladder, do not use an office chair with wheels!
- If you are bored with your job, you may deliberately take chances to relieve the boredom…. “Does this explain my curious fascination for chain saws and Blow torches?”
- If you see bare wires sticking out of the wall, do not touch them!
-If a plane leaves New England traveling at an average rate of 75 mph on its way to Arizona and a Large Bus leaves New York traveling at an average rate of 75 mph on its way to Arizona, what are the chances of the Dallas Cowboys winning the Super Bowl in 2009?
-Dude, is it only Thursday?
-If you have not checked out this website http://www.pandora.com/ and you love music, you owe it to yourself to hit this ASAP. Trust me…..
-I need a Starbucks.
And with that, I bring today’s blogumentary to a close…Arms tonight!!…..
Parting shot: Positive is as positive does: Be positive today!
-BodyAuditor
Posted in Training
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
As some of you may know, I started my competition cutting diet last Monday which generally speaking includes four major changes to the clean bulk I was conducting:
- Cutting most, if not all processed foods. Al Natural my friends!
- Reducing drastically, the intake of carbs
- Increasing the intake of protein
- Increasing the intake of good fats: Monos and Polys
And with that the following post is a progress update as to how this diet is affecting my overall mood as well as, my training. Here are a couple points of interest:
-Pretty sure there were only three carb-enjoying employees beaten down last week as a result of my low-carb levels…there may be a promotion in the works however, and for some reason, when my fellow workers see me coming, they move to the other side of the office…we’ll see how this plays out.
-Energy level is definitely down in the gym, but I am sleeping better!
-As I’ve lost some fat, I can tell that while I added size during the bulk, my muscle shapes are off: flat and un-pronounced. This has led me to contemplate switching to blood volume training potentially as early as next week. Again, we’ll see…
-Carb cravings have actually all but disappeared…Trust me folks, this is a good thing. I was not something you wanted to cross last week….While I’m pretty sure there were only minor wounds inflicted, I can’t be completely sure there weren’t any casualties.
-Weight is now down to 211 and my BF last night was at a staggering 16%. I know this will fall, and I’m happy with the fact it is down 4% in one week. Most likely, much of this is due to the lower sodium and subsequent lower subcutaneous water levels…
Yesterday’s diet was as follows:
300A – Low-carb yogurt with scoop of whey, one bowl of Natures’ path high-fiber pumpkin seed flax flakes, small glass of grape juice
700A – Met-RX Protein bar (Chocolate Roasted Peanut)
1100A – Spinach and carrot salad with Chicken breast, two Omega-3 eggs with yolks, sliced raw almonds and raw pepitas with Olive oil and balsalmic vinegar and Mrs. Dash table blend
100P – Raw mixed nut compilation (Brazillian, Almonds, Filberts, Pepitas, Sunflower seeds)
400P - Low-carb yogurt with scoop of whey: more mixed nuts…
700P - Spinach and carrot salad with Chicken breast, one egg (no yolk), sliced raw almonds and raw pepitas with Olive oil and balsalmic vinegar and Mrs. Dash table blend
1100P - Low-carb yogurt with scoop of caseinate
Yesterday’s Heavy Duty workout consisted of:
Warm up set of 50 inverted leg presses with 150 lbs.
One working set of inverted leg presses (Drop set)
22 reps with 410 lbs
15 reps with 360 lbs
12 reps with 310 lbs
8 reps with 290 lbs
10 reps with 270 lbs
One working set of calf presses (Drop set)
45 with 410 lbs.
40 reps with 360 lbs
35 reps with 310 lbs
33 reps with 290 lbs
25 reps with 270 lbs
Random haziness:
-How do bitter people motivate themselves?
-After watching Barak and Hillary yell at each other in SC and Mit yell at a reporter last week, does that make you more confident in their ability to lead our nation, or less?
-Anyone else feeling the crunch of our economy?
-What’s better, a bulky large build, or a shredded smaller build for: A. Everyday Use B. The park C. Competitions?
-I actually got my first pair of posing trunks in last weekend, and after squeezing into them, I realized I need to remove some hair and get a tan…oh yeah, lose a few bodyfat percentage points along the way too…Not a whole lot left to the imagination with this thing…I’m a boxer dude, so this unit holder will definitely require some getting-used-to time.
-Anyone have suggestions for tanning and hair removal processes?
-Does anyone else out there train for competitions utilizing no supplements, with the exception of Whey and Caseinate?
And with that, I bring this blog to a close…thankfully, right?
Parting shot: If a person has wealth, health, friends and family, but has not integrity; what is their true value at the end of the day, and when all has been said and done?
-BodyAuditor
Posted in Training
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
It’s now day three of the low-carb diet, and well, to put it frankly, I AM IN CARB SHOCK! For the most part I’m only thinking about carbs from the hours of 5 AM until 11PM: Haven’t actually started dreaming about ‘em yet. I never really think I’m gonna miss them that much; However, it seemingly always is a shock.
Side Note: A great carb master once wrote: "You don’t know how much you love carbs, until they’re gone!"………………Okay, maybe I just coined that phrase, but hey, I’m depleted! This blog most likely will make no sense.
Yes, I do love me some carbs, but I know this too shall pass. On a brighter note, I have lost three pounds already and my BELLY (yes it’s that BIG), is already feeling tighter. Funny how three days of no carbs really starts to do some things for not only the physical state, but the mental one as well. For example:
1. I woke up at work on Monday (yes at work), just oggling the woman sitting next to me in the break room eating her sandwhich..you know the one, Multi-grain bread, with some kind of meat and some kind of cheese and did I mention the multi-grain bread…
2. On both Monday and Tuesday, I found the afternoon urges for a snack were to say the least, detracting…I actually started to day dream about pizza, with thick crust, and Grand’s biscuits….Who day dreams about Grand’s biscuits? Obviously a psycho, I am!
Alright enough about carbs, yes? ……………….NO!!….One more thing, you know what is really good? Burritos!! Burritos are awesome, stuffed with chicken breast, rice….AAAAaaahh RICE!! I forgot how much I love rice……with a little bit of lime juice and cilantro….Man, it’s the best…take that rice and stuff it in a hot steamy fresh flour tortilla with chicken, cheddar / jack blend of cheese and then some crazy fireball jalapeno, sodium laced HOT sauce……………..What am I doing?….Sorry, got a little carried away there. I’ll be okay, just give me a week or two……..back to the blog.
So the diet is pretty much a low carb, high protein, high good fat blend. The main staples are Whey protein, low-carb yogurt, chicken breast, salmon, fresh vegetables (spinach, cucumbers, carrots) low-carb protein bars (Met-RX and Detour), mixed nuts, olive oil on the salads, fish oil caps and COFFEE! I am taking in 330 grams of protein a day, 50 grams of carbs, and approximately 50 - 60 grams of mono and poly fats.
As for the training, at this point, I am sticking with the heavy duty training, which consists of one exercise for one set each day.
EX: Tuesday - Inverted leg press - One warm-up set, one working set. NOTE: my working set is usually a drop set…taken to full exhaustion. FULL EXHAUSTION! Wobble factor of 10 +…..
Actual schedule:
Sun - chest. Mon - back. Tues - legs / calves. Wed - shoulders. Thurs - Arms. Fri - Repeat…….No days off currently. However, my training sessions, with only one working set, typically take less than 15 minutes each day.
Remember the tenet of heavy duty training states that the one set must be taken to full exhaustion. Folks, let me tell you right here: If you’ve never tried this type of training, you owe it to yourself to give it a try. You will find that going into only one working set, you not only will exert more intensity than if you know you’re looking at three working sets, you will (WILL) walk away with a fried piece of muscle…..And let’s just face it…that is the point, yes?
NOTE: As some of you know, I also subscribe to blood volume training the nearer I get to peaking. So, I presume that about a month out from the competition, roughly, early March I will shift gears and do some blood pumping. As for cardio right now, I am not doing any. I feel it is better to see where the diet will take me first and then add in the recumbant bike and X-box for refinement purposes, down the road a bit.
Welp, gotta go, just saw one of the women I work with saunter by with a breakfast biscuit….hey I can look right…as long as I don’t touch? Ever notice how when you start a diet, seemingly everyone else goes off of their’s?????
Parting shot - Realize today that we’ve been entrusted with many things, many assets, many attributes. Utilize these things which have been given and make a positive difference. Each day holds many possibilities: however, the choice must be physically made to do so! -Bodyauditor
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
Just a quick update on my status after watching the Cowboys lose a heartbreaker and a few observations:
1. I’m doing better after my therapist and I came to a mutual agreement that the world has not in fact ended as a result of the Cowboys loss. (This was a major sticking point btw)
2. I’m not so negative today!! As a matter of fact I actually gave a slight twitch with my eyes, when security said, "good morning," to me, rather than telling him, "Morning’s BLOW!!!" yesterday.
3. I may actually be torn as to who I should go for this weekend. On one hand, I want the Packers to win, solely for Brett Favre’s sake. But on the other hand, I wonder if I should be rooting for a fellow NFC East team? Guess I’ll be logging some lotus time tonight, pondering the unponderable (my word).
4. Last, I started my contest prep yesterday…meaning NO CARBS. That might have contributed to my negative attitude, can’t say for sure. At any rate, I will be posting pictures next week, and will be blogumenting (my word) my progress as I work my way towards contest shape by mid April.
Contest prep teaser: My current physical state is 220 pounds and 20 % BF. I aim to be roughly in the neighborhood of 195 and 6% BF for the contest….so we’ll see how that goes. Check in later today, as I will be expounding on my plan for this contest prep.
Have an okay Tuesday……..or NOT! Yep, I see I have some work to do with the therapist still…..
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Sunday, January 13th, 2008
Life as I know it ended today…..well, not permanently. The Cowboys will most likely not be winning the Super Bowl this year: I’m not ready to admit it just yet, but I would presume that their loss in the divsional playoffs today, will exclude them for the aforementioned Super Bowl win. I’ll be in mourning for awhile, but will eventually come to terms…..Until then, Goodbye cruel world……Until next weekend, when I take up a mantra for the Packers: hoping they’ll beat the evil GIANTS….
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