bsto915’s BodyBlog

Shoulda woulda coulda…. how many times have I looked back and said that to myself? Well no more. Playtime is over. 12 weeks. 3 months. Its time for me to put up or shut up. I walked by a store front while on vacation Saturday and did a double take at my reflection. And my response was… and I quote "What the F*@k!"

 I knew I was slippin, but sometimes reality will jump up and bite you. Well it took a chunk out of my ass and I am threw. No longer will I admire the physiques on this site and say shoulda woulda coulda… Now i will push till it is me in the tight gear thinking, "yeah. I did that!"

Lets get it on!

I was determined make this a good day despite both my teams takin an L this week. Hit the gym for shoulders and back. Had to dance around, but still made it a good workout in. This week I have to hit hard because of the holiday. I refuse to get off track.

Got a great arm workout in yesterday…. I know it was good because the bicep is still sore. Mmmm the rush. Today I am going to hit legs, but that’s not the challenge. The challenge will be getting through the COMPANY THANKSGIVING!!!!! LOL

I am venting, so bear with me. With the holiday season approaching it is increasingly difficult to stay on schedule. Demands to get things done by year end had put my ability to time manage in a state of chaos. I have been trying to do 2-a-days, but not having much success. Missed my morning session today. More pissed at myself for not getting up then anything else. Now I have to keep myself focused and go in this evening to make up for it. That’s hard because after an hour long commute home (yeah gotta love Atlanta traffic) I am usually just lookin forward to unwinding on my lazyboy chair with sportscenter. I plan on squeezing an intense session in at lunch. Maybe that will get me back on track. We will see.

Every now and then you have to prove things to yourself. My goal today was to get some cardio in, then hit chest with whatever time I had left on my lunch break. After a 20 minute HIIT session, I walked over to the bench and thought… Lets do it.

I been hitting the weights pretty hard over the last few week. On the upper body that is. And believe me it shows. My son called me swollen. LOL

Wednesday is my busiest day in the office. It is difficult for me to get out to the gym, workout, and then get back in time for my afternoon meetings. But because I have been away from the gym for a week now, I knew I had to get in there. I decided to use the gym at work and hit my arms. They have limited equipment, but something is better than nothing, right?

Been a long time since I blogged. This summer was nothing like I planned. Let’s see;

My back acted up

I was sick for 3 weeks

No cardio consistency

Work has been off the chain…

That was the bad. The good was that I feel my strength coming back, so my reps at higher weight have increased. Though the scale says “fatass”, I don’t feel as bloated. I know I have gained muscle.

With all that being said, I will go into this next phase of the year knowing I must continue to stay strong and consistently hit the cardio. By any means necessary.

Hope everyone had a great summer. Shouts out to all my peeps that pressed on and have made some incredible progress through the last few months. Keep doing your thing. YES, you inspire without saying a word.

There is nothing like the feeling of a good workout that leaves your muscle pumped, your body spent, and the knowledge that today was a good day.

 I have slowly been trying to work my conditioning back to where it was since my injury. Between stiffness in the mornings leading to spasms or treadmills that just are build for all you slim, fit people, I have been reduced to walking on an incline for the most part during my cardio sessions.

Today I was determined to hit it aggresively. I used the Sprint 8 technique with is similar to the HIIT program in todays session. 20 minutes later, I completed my 2 miles with (8) 30 second sprints at times ranging from 9.5 to 11.5. Felt pretty good, but wanted to hit arms while i was there as well. Blood was pumping, and I increased the weight for my bicep routine. Lets just say its been a while since I felt the total burnout in my biceps. It was a goood hurt too:-)

Next I went dip crazy since I only had 10 minutes before a meeting at work. WOOOOO! when I was done I felt like one of those video game characters after a victory. Swollen and taking deep breaths.

 Now thats whats up! Tomorrow I will try a 2-a-day. Core and cardio in the AM and Legs in the PM.

Good day so far. Got up early and did my cardio.

Elliptical machine 25 minutes.

 I was wide awake, so I decided to ping all my BB.com buddies. (sorry peeps).  Started my workday early since I was online. Went to the gym about 1:30.

Warm-up 10 min on treadmill, 1.15 miles

Leg extensions - 3 Sets of 10 (double leg), 10 singles (individual legs)

154lbs, 66lbs, 66lbs

Leg press /calf raise superset – 3 sets of 12

540lbs, 630lbs, 680 lbs

Squats- 3 sets of 10

315lbs

Lunges – 3 sets of 10

40 lbs dumbbells

I feel good and will see were I am in the morning.

Keepin’ it movin’