bwestgat’s BodyBlog

I used to live up in Northern BC (Burns Lake).  I had an awesome weightlifting partner, and we made significant progress together.  I moved out of Burns Lake over a year ago.  To keep in touch we e-mailed every so often.   Then more recently we both started using blackberry’s that work had given us.  One day I e-mailed my old weightlifting partner and told him I was going to the gym to work chest and tris.  he e-mailed back and said "me to".  So I sent him another e-mail and said lets work out together.  ????  he said "OK how are we going to do that?"  I said "just bring your blackberry with you to the gym."  So he did.  We sent mesages to each other telling each other what how many reps, sets, how much weight, what we were feeling, etc.  This motivated us immensly.  It was like he was right there in the room with me, it was very motivating.  We ended up having one of the most intense workouts we have had in more than a year.  So if you se someone in the gym typing away on his blackberry.  Don’t get mad immediately, he may just be working out with his buddy 1000km away.  Isn’t technology great!

I am looking for some motivational pictures.  here are a few I have found…

I need to pack on 5 pounds of muscle, any suggestions?

I have a 4 day split schedule where I do chest and shoulders, biceps triceps, legs, and back and traps.

I do abs on the other 2 days and will do some interval training but for no more than 20 minutes.

I eat 6 meals a day, with a mix of 30 or so grams of protien, complex carbs and a fruit or veggie.

I think I am doing everything right but I am desperate to really gain some mass.  Any thoughts would sure be great.

So many people want the easy way out.  They want a pill or a way to sit on the couch and loose weight.  You see this on all the adds stating "loose weight while sitting on the couch".  What a load of crap.  When you go onto amazon.ca all the top books are how to eat right and how to loose weight.  These people are making money off all the idiots out there who think they can get an EASY answer where they can loose weight with as little effort as possible.

People who learn to properly weightlift and loose weight understand that it is about making your body work harder and harder.  That is how you make progress.  If you pick up 30 lbs and curl it you may see some benefits but after awhile of curling that 30 lbs your body stops responding.  Your body will only grow if you take it to a point it hasn’t been before.  This is what intensity means and people avoid it like the plague.

Come on people.  If you want to get big or loose weight it takes work.  If you want to get a good job or pass an exam, it takes work.  If you don’t like work then you are probably a drain on our society (how is that for a scathing rant).

Work hard, stay focused, be intense, eat right!  Take care!

I will be posting my new workout soon.  It will be a four day split with chest and shoulders one day, biceps triceps the next day, legs the next and back and traps the last day.  It will also require 2 days of cardio and abs.  There will be a lot of compound moves for wach body part for growth and each routine will end off in a superset or triset with 60 seconds inbetween (very very intense and lots of sweating).  My cardio will be 20 minute interval.  My goal for the next 3 months will be to gain some mass.  If anyone is interested in joining me or is looking for an intense workout let me know.  Take care and have a great Christmas.

This is my favourite protien shake recipe:

put 1 banana, 1/2 a cup of oats, 6-8 frozen strawberries, 1 scoop of protien and some skim milk into a blender.

Blend it up and enjoy.

It has whey protien, protien from the milk, it has slow digessting carbs with the oats, faster disgesting carbs with the fruit and zero salt.  It is just a well rounded meal.