craig//nicol’s BodyBlog

400g carbs day  65 per meal

240g protein day  40 per meal

70g fat day 12 per meal

saturday 200g carb 70g fat

sunday 150g carb 70g fat

monday 125g carbs 80g fat

tuesday 150g carbs 70g fat

wensday 125g carbs 80g fat

thursday 75 g 90g fat

friday 75 g 90 fat

i found this article on bodybuilding.com. Its by Animalpak nd it really motivates me to go shred sum iron, just thought id share it with you.

The unmotivated. The weak. The ones that always have an excuse for why they have not yet reached their goals. You know the type of person I’m talking about. The “could have been”, the “should have been”, the “almost was something” type. Are you one of them? Or do you grab your dreams by the balls, take control of what you want, and go after it?

Do you have the heart, determination, drive, persistence, perseverance, and that animal lust for that which will undeniably be yours one day? Do you want to be big? Strong? Can you muster up enough drive and ambition every time you are in the gym to give your all? Can you mentally say f^ck the world and everything in it cuz all that exists right now is this weight I am about to move, no matter what?
Listen Up Brothers…
 

Motivation is the key to anything in life. In the world of iron, only the motivated will survive. There is nothing like the feeling of adrenaline coursing through your veins like a jacked up hydraulic pump making you shake, sweat, and filling you with anger and rage right before a heavy lift. It’s the f^cking best. I love it. You have to love it.

If you don’t you should probably go buy a fitness magazine and read up on the latest to firm up that fat ass of yours. Did I say that? Sorry, I guess that may have been a little rough, but f^ck it, so is training like an Animal.

Some of my favorite motivators are heavy music, new gyms, and different training partners to bang heads and compete with while training.

Training with someone who is stronger and much more developed is a great motivator. Lastly and probably the most powerful motivator for me is finding that one thought that enrages me enough to rip someone’s arms and legs off.

I won’t share my thoughts, cuz they are mine and may be a little twisted, but they work for me. What’s life like without a spine? I don’t know cuz I have one. I imagine it would be a life full of fear of failing to the point that you are a doormat for anyone who wants to wipe his feet on you.

Are you willing to let others wipe their feet on you? Can you find a way to light a fire in you to make you push? Take a look at some of the most successful people in the world and they are all motivated. Shit, even some of the worlds most notorious criminals have motivation to act out they way they do. One truly motivated person can inspire everyone around them.
How The F^ck Will This Help Me?
 

Right now you are probably thinking how the f^ck is this article going to help motivate me? Here’s how, man. I want you to pick a goal. Whether it’s a few extra pounds to a heavy lift, or a few extra inches of muscle on your body, take a look at what you want.

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Be realistic cuz you are never going to put on 100 pounds of solid muscle in a month no matter how motivated you are.

Now ask yourself, “Why did I pick this goal?” Is it cuz you want to impress some hottie? Maybe it’s cuz you are tired of being the fat guy? Or is it cuz you want to break records in competitions and look like a f^cking animal? The reason for picking the goal is the same thing that should motivate you.

Take the lead out of your dirty underwear and get moving. Not tomorrow, today. Don’t put it off. Get to work now. Believe in yourself and go get what you want. No, don’t just go get it. Attack it and take it cuz it’s yours. Take it cuz you know that in your heart if you don’t, you will never forget that it was there all along for the taking and you just bitched up and let it go.

You have to be able to look yourself in the mirror everyday of your life.

One thing I love about what I do is that I knew all along in my life that it was exactly what I wanted to do. I never let anyone tell me different. I remember when I first started to compete as an adult and having family members say, “Why are you still doing that?” I have some very successful people in my family but mostly “could have beens” and “should have beens”.

They never took what they wanted. Most of them thought I was wasting my time. It’s funny how those same people now brag about me being in a magazine or on TV for the nationals. They doubt me no more! This is fuel for me. I am different. Are you?
Did You Follow Your Dreams?
 

Can you say that when you were 16 and you wanted to be huge, win titles and compete for pro status, that you actually followed through? I can. I’m not saying this to brag but it’s a great feeling when you can say I had a dream and instead of letting it go like everyone else, I actually went for it at all costs.

I hope that it motivates and shows my kids, once I have some, that if you really want anything bad enough, you can reach it. Picking a competition and training, dieting, sacrificing, all seem hard at the time, but when you nail that f^cking title to the wall and claim it as your own, it’s the best feeling in the world. And no one can take that away from you.

The real question is, are you? Or do you believe that tomorrow will come and bring the motivation with it?

Yeah well while you are waiting for tomorrow, I will be doing heavy squats and deads today to turn pro while you are watching me do so on TV. Animals? Yes, at Animalpak.com we are. Why? Cuz we go after what we want and we don’t wait for tomorrow to bring us motivation.

Be real. Don’t be fake. Be smart. Don’t waste your time. Find that spark inside you and make it the biggest f^cking fire around. Let it burn out of control. Take control of your destination and never give it up. Stop making excuses. Make it work.

All the pleasures in life cannot compare to living your dream. If you dream of being big, strong, lifting heavy, competing, and winning then go do it. Get off your ass. The only thing that I fear is the thought that one day I may not have a dream, so I will not let this one go until I get all that I want. Take it. Be an Animal. f^ck everything else.

after about 15 months of gaining size it is finally time to cut. i dont want to but i know i have to. My first 13 months of dieting and training were going well but for the last two months iv known that i have to much fat nd im not in good shape. I am getting very big 16.75 inch arms pumped and im happy with that but my abs, or lack of, and definition, or lack of, have got the better of me. its time to get ripped. im starting a new diet. cycling carbs. my week starts saturday cause i train saturday through wensday. so im gona be eating about 275 g of protein. about 75 g fat and for carbs. saturday - 200g sunday-150 monday-100 tuesday-150 wensday-100 thursday-50 friday-50, so thats it im gona do this for 8-10 weeks depending on how i feel. i was just gona do it for four but iv been on it for 5 weeks now and im starting to like what i see in the mirrror so im gona stick and it for another 5 weeks i think. then start "bulking" (very clean bulk) for about 9 months for my comp next year!!

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