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November 19, 2008 at 1:46 pm
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November 19, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Well this is not going to be some blog for great nuggets of bodybuilding wisdom as I doubt I even have one and know that anything I do know about bodybuilding is not of my own, but knowledge I have acquired from others.
This is going to be merely a bodybuilding diary of sorts to inform friends when I am doing well, and when I am slipping up.
So I figure I will start out with the bad. So far since I started back into bodybuilding, I have missed 2 weight lifting days. I mentally repremanded myself and got myself back on track. It’s been 1 workout day since I missed my workout.
I really don’t want to miss any workouts unless the reason for missing them is something as extreme as a death in the family or such, nothing else should keep me from my goals.
So, with that said, it’s back on track! No more missed days or side tracked plans, back to bodybuilding!
November 20, 2008 at 8:07 am
Since when I try to edit my blog I only get, "You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page." I am going to just keep adding replies as blog updates until I figure out why it’s not letting me edit my own blog.
So yesterday was legs and I disappointed myself. I only did my squats and skipped everything else. I let my video gaming pleasure get in the way and skipped out on the rest of my leg workout to fit in more gaming time.
Legs have always been a hard workout for me not to skimp on… as I am sure a lot of people have the same problem. But unless I want to be a lopsided guy, I have to start giving them the same amount of attention as the rest of my body. I promise to hit them up next week with the same kind of intensity I hit my arms or chest!
I am now going to think harder on what my goals are because they seem to be getting fuzzy since I am letting other things get in the way.
It’s time to realign my sights. I won’t let gaming get in the way of what should be my first love when it comes to the way I spend my free-time.
November 20, 2008 at 8:07 am
Since when I try to edit my blog I only get, "You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page." I am going to just keep adding replies as blog updates until I figure out why it’s not letting me edit my own blog.
So yesterday was legs and I disappointed myself. I only did my squats and skipped everything else. I let my video gaming pleasure get in the way and skipped out on the rest of my leg workout to fit in more gaming time.
Legs have always been a hard workout for me not to skimp on… as I am sure a lot of people have the same problem. But unless I want to be a lopsided guy, I have to start giving them the same amount of attention as the rest of my body. I promise to hit them up next week with the same kind of intensity I hit my arms or chest!
I am now going to think harder on what my goals are because they seem to be getting fuzzy since I am letting other things get in the way.
It’s time to realign my sights. I won’t let gaming get in the way of what should be my first love when it comes to the way I spend my free-time.
November 21, 2008 at 8:09 am
My whole life, I have never really stuck with anything. I’ve enthusiastically started things with the intent of going all the way, but I never do.
I can’t think of one thing I have carried through on. I guess you could say I am pretty much a quitter at just about everything I do.
I started college with the intent of becoming a mechanical engineer… I quit.
I started into the Marine Corps with the intent of getting my college degree, going officer and finish out my 20… after my first 4, I quit.
I have started bodybuilding countless times and quit.
I have had job after job, good ones too, that I get bored with and quit.
The same thing has started happening with my bodybuilding this time also. I have spent well over $1000 on weight lifting equipment and supps and food, and now I am starting to slack and fear I might quit.
I always end up with some lame excuse of why I didn’t do weights for the day. Normally it’s something extremely stupid, such as I played a video game instead.
Yesterday I was again considering skipping weights, coming up with some lame excuse of how tired I was… that’s when I got a phone call.
My only Grandpa I ever knew died… and as I got the call, I sat there in shock, I didn’t know what to do. I sat there, unsure of what to feel, never knowing what I would do when I finally lost someone I loved.
I needed something to clear my head, so I went to my weights and started lifting.
I have always told people if they want to get serious about bodybuilding, they have to be consistent. Told them if they wanted to make real gains and change themselves, the only excuse for not lifting would be if someone died in their family… but as I lay there on my bench pressing iron, I realized I was wrong.
The fact is, there is no excuse. Only losers, quitters and failures ever use excuses.
My Grandpa was a great man. He may not have been famous or made tons of money, but I never remember him using an excuse for not following through on something he started… he never needed to. He already knew, there is no excuse.
So even though it’s the last lesson I will take from my Grandpa, it’s a lesson I will take to heart and apply to every part of my life… "There is no excuse."
December 1, 2008 at 9:02 am
Just came back and read what I wrote… sometimes I need a reminder to keep me on track.
I have missed Thurs, Fri and Sat of my workouts last week.
Thursday could have been done before going to families.
Friday’s could have been done after returning from families.
Saturday’s could have been done at any point throughout the day.
I guess you could say I get off track very easily. This is why I have never gotten anywhere with anything I start.
The point of righting this is to show myself that I really had no excuse for missing ANY of those days of weights.
So the fact still remains, "There is no excuse" for not following through on my goals. My missing workout days is a failure on my part.
I must get myself back on track! I will follow through and complete SOMETHING in my life.
I am getting back on track today with the following short term goal in mind. It’s not to get big, not to cut up, not to gain mass, nothing but the following:
"Don’t miss a single workout this week"
I often set VERY huge goals… I can’t help it, I like big goals. The problem is I lose sight of this goal because the end is so far away. I must learn to set small goals. So for this week my goal is not to miss a single workout.
I will set another goal starting next week on Monday, even if it’s the same goal.
December 2, 2008 at 7:46 am
Apparently I injured my arm over the weekend. I almost dropped my weights on my chest yesterday as I tried to preform some bench presses. I will be removing all upper body workouts this week to give it time to heal.
I will be replacing all work outs with Cardio(to increase my energy during lifts) and legs, mainly squats.
This should help me not get off track while my arm heals.
December 12, 2008 at 10:01 am
Arm is getting better! I am going to try some upper body workouts starting this Monday… can’t wait! I am dying to get back into training as I feel I am losing so much of my bulking opportunity here.
Wish me luck!
January 9, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Arm got better… was just about to get back to working out when I got the flu… and not a light case of it. I am talking full blown vomitting flu.
That took me out about another week, but I am back in the game, eating like crazy and pumping iron and I feel GREAT!!!!
Got arm’s today and can’t wait to get home and start moving that iron around again!