emiliano’s BodyBlog

and no i dont mean a break from the gym…  it is time for christmas break!  this is my last week of work and i am loving it.  the kids are bonkers, (some) of my coworkers are too, and i am so ready for a break. 

i cant wait to have my morning workout again.  i plan to do my 530 workouts solo again and then go with my hunny and the kids for the pm workout.  maybe ill actually do some cardiokickboxing again…maybe not…they kicked my a__ last time;)

my eating has been somewhat in check.  and best of all i just stocked up on my sups!!!  yeah!  i know that sounds girlie but if you knew me it wouldnt sound so odd:)  so i got musclemilk on sale for 23.50 and some cytogainer for like 18 bucks.  i got like 6 or 7 tubs.  that should last me a while.

see ya,

em

im back!  back at work and wishing i hadnt been so careless about my time off.  i spent the last part of the summer gearing up for the classroom and several other projects and absolutely let my workout routine fly out the window.  we have gone a couple of times but not enough to maintain; much less to actually see progress.

i have not lost heart though.  i am a bit disappointed in myself but will jump back into it today.  at least thats what i said monday…and tuesday…and yesterday!  man it is so difficult to get back into it.  and having projects to complete in the "work" realm as an excuse for not going is the worst for me.  i generally dont just lay around and do nothing.  it is not difficult for me to gear up and head to the gym if i have nothing to do or even when i just tired.  but if i have work stuff to do…man it is a challenge.

let me know if you have similar issues and explain how you keep it all together. 

post you soon;)

em

p.s. i didnt see a spellcheck button so pardon the errors…

we are in dallas visiting the inlaws and my wife’s brother is training for ulitmate fighting.  you can probably guess what comes next…me in the ring…getting my a__ handed to me…  well, not quite…thank God!  i accompanied him to a training class.  it was SO cool.  it reminded me of when i used to coach cheerleading and gymnastics.  except this time i was the one doing all the drills.  we stretched and warmed up…then the reall fun started!  we strapped on the gloves and started with a series of punches.  i have to say, i’ve got some power…  now you have to understand i have NEVER been in a fight.  i dont know what its like to punch someone in the face, much less get punched myself.  but i kept up pretty nice.  after taking some shots to the abdomen we went to the kicking portion of the class.  now that was cool.  it hurt my bare feet but it was a blast. 

needless to say i was half dead when we got back to the inlaws.  none the less i insisted on taking my brother-in-law as a guest to the area 24hr fitness this morning.  we did really well.  we did some back-n-bi’s and some cool ab work.  it is nice to be up here in dallas but i cant wait to get back to my hometown.  dude!  the new 24 is AWESOME!  the kids and my wife love it.  good thing they dont have any ulimete fighting classes though;)

it was so nice to get back in the gym.  it felt like being home again.  is that sad?  i just feel so good when im in there.  people are really cool…okay maybe not everybody…  but a lot of people are nice.  we dont really talk to people but there is still communication…  do you experience this?  we seldom even make eye contact.  but just lifting and moving around makes it feel like we are talking.  wierd…i know…  but it is very real.  we got through a chest and tricepts workout.  the dips were killer but it was nice to finish the sets.  steph really looks so good.  i noticed her top and pants fit very differently.  and i think others notice too.  i hope i start seeing some noticeable results…  "dont give up on me dad!"  it a line from a movie…i like it. 

my guess is that i fell off the wagon about two weeks ago and just realized it.  my body has not begun to show the effects of being away from the gym but it is coming…soon…i know…  we need to get to a point where we can take care of personal business and not let our workouts suffer so much.  we had to upgrade vehicles and the process took about 10 days…  negotiations in my family are quite a process…  thats why i love my dad.  i know im old enough to do it on my own but there is nothing like bringing my old man to help with the negotiations.  he can say a lot more stuff than i feel comfortable saying;)  but anyway…we are going back today after work.  we will see if i can get up in the morning…

yeah i know the pics this time around are not as good as i would have wanted.  i have been somewhat better though.  usually eavenings are killer for me when i comes to food.  i do fine throughout the day.  i have a shake in the morining.  i eat a good number of calories and at a good rate so that my body is always burning up the calories.  its just that time right before bed…i just want to eat.  but the past two nights have been a lot better.  i usually eat a heavy meal or a series of snacks but lately i have just had a small glass of milk or just water.  man, does that make a difference in the morning.  i wake up and dont feel so…yucky.  i hope to keep it up.  my wife and i are hanging in there…  let me know how you’re doing…

So I got my suits!  Dude, they are awesome.  They are not high-end but they me feel like it;)  I’m going to a banquet held in honor of people that have served as teachers for a set number of years.  It will be so cool…  I hope to see some of my former colleagues.  We are seated with my principal so I have to be on my best behavior.  If the pics turn out okay I hope to upload some of them.  Maybe my girlie will let me post one with the both of us.

Okay, I heard the funniest thing I’ve heard in quite a while…  My colleages and I were discussing the differences in body structures and weights and on of the girls brings up the term "big boned."  No let me preface with saying that I have heard that term from my folks since I can remember.  Around third grade I became one of those obese kids you read about in articles…but that is another story all together…  Anyway, so my buddy looks at her and says something like, "Yeah, I’ve heard that too but they have yet to find a fat skeleton…"  LOL.  Dude, I’m still laughing.  Now don’t get me wrong.  I am by no means laughing at obesity but trying to picture a fate skeleton…thats just funny right there;)

Now being a bit serious, is it possible for some people to be the same height and around the same fat/muscle ratio and weight totally different?  My doctor is determined that I should not weigh over 180lbs.  I’ve heard that I need to lose "weight" my entire life…even when I was at my prime.  And even then I could only get down to about 195…and I was small!!!

I don’t just want to be strong and cut, but healthy as well.  Looking at the numbers on the scale is so depressing.  And I know about the density difference between muscle and fat…  But…  Oh well…

so i go to a suit place to get fitted.  this is the first time i actually will buy a nice suit.  i actually ended up with two but that is not important.  what baffles me, and i wonder if any of you have this problem, is that the folks there said if i get any bigger i will have to get a "custom fitted suit."  i almost want to be angry about this.  my fat a.. has always made it difficult to wear nice clothes that fit right.  now they are telling me that being muscular will have similar effects.  and for a while i thought they were just trying to get money out of me but they dont even do custom suits there.  so i listened carefully to what they said.  they said my shoulder to waist proportion is "odd" and there was only so much they could alter the coat to fit right.  the coat left me with a lot of room in the waist but if i went with a smaller coat it looked goofy.

needless to say i ended up settling for a pair of nice suits and the taylor was very professional and helpful.  i would recomend them to anyone that has had a similar issue finding professional clothes to wear.  maybe when i start modeling or competing one day i wont have to worry about wearing dressy clothes so often;)

Sunday was a really nice day for me.  We did a bunch of stuff around the house and then headed to the gym.  It was pulling muscles.  We started with a tiny bit of cardio and then made our way to the hamstring machine.  I worked up quite a sweat.  Lat-pulldowns were next.  I was glad to see I’m getting a bit stronger at the pulldowns.  One of my goals is to be able to do a bunch of pullups. 

Well an odd thing happened on the smith machine.  I was pulling upright rows with feet directly beneath me.  It was alright.  I wasn’t cheating…much…  Then I decided to get creative and placed my feet further in…just a bit…and remembered to be "explosive" on the up and control the negative…right…  Well when I pulled on the second rep memories of being a highschool linebacker came rushing back.  My neck was numb.  It was like a stinger that spanned from the bottom corner of my left ear to my right shoulder.  MAN it hurt.  But I am proud to say…although maybe stupid…I finished my set and the rest of my workout. 

It still hurts today but there is not holding back.  It is pushing muscles today.  I’m looking forward to tricepts:)