ctrain10’s BodyBlog

I competed for the first time this past weekend in the 2008 Max Muscle Arizona Open and I had a blast.  To anyone that has been thinking about competing, and hasn’t done it yet for one reason or another, stop procrastinating and do it.  Being on stage in front of thousands of people is a rush.  I can’t wait for my next show in November to come in better condition and place higher. 

After several months of peers and co-workers telling me to step-up and compete, it is finally happening.  My first show will be the 2008 Max Muscle AZ at the end of June.  After committing to this goal I am more than excited to finish bulking in the next month and a half and then begin to sculpt my body.  I have one of the best trainers out there and we are in it to win it.  I will be posting progress photos along the way.

I was going to start cutting BF starting in January.  However, due to a lack-luster December hitting the weights, I’m just not where I want to be size wise.  Therefore, instead of cutting for the next few months, I purchased a new stack that hopefully, along with my rigorous training, will put on the few extra pounds that I need before I can start cutting the BF.  I’m at 13% right now and I feel soft.  I want to add a couple pounds while staying around 13%.  When I feel my size is right I will start cutting to get to a true 8%.  I know most people are thinking, "of course you are bulking its the winter…" That may be true for the majority of the population, but I live in Phoenix when it is in the 70’s for the majority of the winter and I’m walking around in revealing clothing.  The majority of my skin bearing months happen between April and June because it is still bearable outside.  July, August and September it is 100-115 degrees everyday and people don’t go out until 11:00p.m.  I will start cutting at the mid- to end Feb, depending on how I feel…

I never used to train while listening to music.  I used to focus soley on my lifts, concentrating on form and power.  I would occassionaly listen to my ipod when doing cardio to help pass the time but never while lifting.  My gym now has these annoying ass announcements that play every 15 minutes interupting the music.  They are repetative and for someone like me that is in the gym 4-6 times a week and for 1-2 hours each day.  Those announcements got to me.  So a couple weeks ago when I got home from the gym I updated my ipod with some good training music like: Disturbed, 3 Days Grace, slipknot, etc… Not the music I listen to when I’m driving but I love it when training.  So anyway the reason for this blog is to say that since beginning training to music my sessions have been insanely intense… I never want to leave the gym…. but now if I forget my ipod then I feel naked plus those damn announcements kill me.  So training to music has pumped me up and made my training insane, but now I feel that I will have to train to music for the rest of my days….

I hired a company today to do my patent research for the piece of fitness equipment I developed.  They will be working for the next couple of months doing research and working with a patent lawyer.  Hopefully in a couple months from now we will be presenting to manufacturing companies.  Look for it in mags like Men’s Fitness and Muscle and Fitness around next April or May!

"Everyday I go to war with iron…In the beginning battles I destroy him, but if by the end of the war I am not defeated… then I did not fight to the end.  I ran in fear of the pain…"

"Everyday I go to war with iron…In the beginning battles I destroy him, but if by the end of the war I am not defeated… then I did not fight to the end.  I ran in fear of the pain…"

So my Kansas Jayhawks ended up losing Saturday night to a more well rounded Missouri team.  When normally I should be upset by this, I was pleasanty suprised to see we only dropped to number five in the BCS rankings.  This puts Kansas as the front runner to come to Phoenix and play at the Fiesta bowl in Glendale.  The Jayhawks are desert bound and I couldn’t be happier!

TONIGHT THE Kansas Jayhawks will defeat the Tigers 44-38 at Arrowhead stadium in KC. The game will be nationally televised at 6:00 pacific time.  Tune in to watch my former school win their bid for the BCS title game!