fd0185’s BodyBlog

The title pretty much explains everything. For the last couple of months I have really gained weight. My landscaping business is going great, which is good, but it leaves no time to cook meals, or to go to the gym. So, today I am starting over. This past weekend I was very uncomfortable with myself, in my clothes. I just felt like…… ugh!!!!! Right now since it is winter time, landscaping is not as busy, and my primary job is not either. School is the only thing taking up time at the moment. I can not beleive that I gained 20 lbs in 2 months. So I am going to try to loose some before the new year. I know right now its probably the worst time to start, but it is NOW OR NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

I wanted to max out before i started my regiment. I started with my bench, i had been going to the gym once a week due to my 2 jobs and school….. So i was surprised when my bench was that high. This week i quit my second job, i know that right now i am going to be a little tight, but i didn’t have any time for school, the gym, or my family. My school, family and my body are really important to me, and since i was gettiong so out of shape and everything else that fell with the fact of not having time, i decided to quit. I feel relief in a way, now i will have some time for myself and my family. I wish the best to you all.

For the first time i can sypmpathise with those that claim that they do not have time for the gym……. For the last month i have been working from 7:00 am to 1:00 am, 2 jobs, and i have not been able to make it to the gym, my eating habits have gone down the drain, all i have time for is Fast food on the fly……. I wanna keep my 2 jobs, well more like i need to keep my 2 jobs, but at the same time, i have no time for the Gym. I get home at 1:30, hit the bed, wake up at 6:00 then have to be at work at 7:00, that’s 4 1/2 hours of sleep, that leaves no time, for the gym………The one day i do have off, Sunday, and one day at the gym makes no difference……. I think i have gained a little over 5 lbs since this 2 job juggling act started…..I am the type that even looks at a cookie and gain a pound…… I am frustrated….. as soon as i get home i am like a zombie heading for the bedroom, i don’t have much time to prepare meals,……. i sound like the people that i have never had sympahy for, the people that make " EXCUSES "….. do i have a valid excuse, or am i just giving up?????

Finally i have my true Max, its 315….. i think thats ok, i was hoping more of 330 or so…….but that will do…..i have a year to get to my goal of 400 lbs…. I know my body is capable of 380, that was my max before my spine injury, so i know i can get there, beyond the 380, we will have to see…..

So, the day before yesterday i finally started working out after not workingout for 5 years due to my spine injury, with free weights. I maxed out on bench at 280 lbs. This morning i decided to go a bit higher for my 2 reps ( my workout is 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 ) so i put 300 lbs on the bar, and to my surprise i was able to lift it twice with no problem. 5 years ago i was benchin 380, could it be possible that in 5 years i only lost like 30-40 lbs off my bench. The 300 lbs twice were kinda no sweat too, so i am thinking im probably at 320-330 on one rep max.

I know to most 280 lbs on bench is nothing, and 5 years ago, before my spine injury, it was nothing for me too. I was lifting just shy of 400 lbs before i hurt my back, after that, i haven’t lifted, actual free weights in 5 years. Yesterday i finally went to the gym with my buddy who just got back from Iraq, after 5 years of not lifting free weights and hitting 280 lbs, i think that is good for me. I am very happy, i thought i was going to be at like 200 lbs or so…… My goal is 400 lbs, in about a year, i have to take it slow since i don’t want to risk it with my back and all…..

For the past 3 weeks i have been trying to move to a new place. Working 7 am to 4 pm, and all day on the weekends, and using all the free time i had left for moving, was horrible for me and my body. I was so tired everyday that i didn’t hit the gym in almost 3 weeks, then, i gained 5 pounds…….5 pounds, for me thats A LOT!!!!! its so hard for me to drop weight, and now i am almost at step 1 again…….needless to say, im pretty bumed out, but its my fault only….. no one elses. From reading all my current blogs, i can see a pattern, i make up excuses, i need to stick to it, and not get off of it. Its hard, difficult, etc….

So after my hand surgery, i was told that i would not gain full range of motion back due to the severity of the tendon damage…….After 3 months, i do have all of my range of motion and im about 99% pain free !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!, every now and then certain movements hurt, but the pain is like a 5 from 1-10, so its pretty good. I was able to recover a lot faster than anyone expected. SO now that i can fully hit up the bench press, i will see results. Talk about being relieved, i thought i was never going to be able to workout at 100% again.

I took about 3 days off of training. I have been feeling really tired lately, i have been working long hours at my 9-5 work, my landscaping business has wiped my butt, and i am making arrangements to go back to school…….. I felt EXHAUSTED!!!!!!!!! These 3 days were awesome for me, i feel re energized, and stroger now that i have had time to recharge my batteries. I am so ready to go back to school, how will i find time for all this ???????????????? Like they say, where there is a will, there is a way…….i just have to live by that.

The beginning of the week. The start of opportunity. Monday, i like Mondays, you can start over and change your routine from the week before, forget all the bad things you did, or maybe not : )…….