Brooklyn Mike’s BodyBlog

and I’ve never felt so motivated.  Check out the past week or so…

TODAY 1/22/08 Treadmill 45 minutes 2 1/4 miles 385 Cal 6:30 PM

1/21/08 Treadmill 30 minutes 8 AM; Elliptical 30 minutes 11:30 am Chest and Tri workout

1/20/08 Treadmill 30 minutes

1/19/08 Treadmill 45 minutes 2 1/2 miles 437 cals

1/18/08 Elliptical Interval 25 minutes 7:45 AM

1/17/08 Elliptical 30 minutes 7:45 AM

1/16/08 Elliptical 20 minutes 7 PM

Not too shabby if I do say so myself!  My biggest problems with cardio have always been CONSISTENCY and INTENSITY.  This time I think MIKEY IS BACK!   Woo-Woo!!! 

Today I start week two of the Bayshore Fitness challenge and the Labrada Lean Body challenge.  Had a slow start last Monday and Tuesday but I am revved up now and on a GOOD roll!  In fact, today, I did not one but TWO 30 minute cardion sessions, in addition to my workout with josh (delts and tris.)  SO my two mottos now are "Balls to the Wall" (I am not sure what this one means except for killer workouts-got that from Josh) and "NO EXCUSES"( I train or shut up! LOL)

I am psyched that this time I am going to DO IT!!!

First the not so good… Friday night I had my bi-weekly meeting with Pat my nutrition guy!  I cam e to the realization (DUH-the numbers have been right in from of me) that I have been somewwhat stagnated in my weight loss and body fat loss for the past 6 or 8 weeks!  Pat’s prepriscription-up my cardio to 45 minutes a day to obtain/maintain a daily calorie defecit.  Oh well, just the thing I hate doing the most-CARDIO.

Well I guess if its balls to the wall (as Josh promised me last time I trained with him) I guess I gotta do what I gotta do!  SO I am committing to cardio every day and 45 minutes at least 4 or 5 times a week!

Oh and for the goof news, had a quarterly profile update at the health & fitness center I go to… in the past 3 1/2 months, I lost 2 pounds (not great) but almost ALL of it was BF loss!  SO all is not lost; there is still hope.

I will be updating my stats as I get a chance. And today I begin week two of the Labrada challenge!

Thanks for reading! 

Hey look at this:

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profiles!

WOW!

I thought I would post this just because!  The following is a response that I posted to a blog by http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tswills/2007/12/01/off-my-chest/ talking about how friends disrespect him for being a bodybuilder.

I spent many years of my life worrying about what other people think. I am by no means a bodybuilder (yet) and at this late stage, who knows if I can ever really be one! All I can say is no one has the right to judge!

I have been training for a bit over a year with a bodybuilder and we have talked on occasion about this. Lets say fir argument’s sake that you do this because of some personal insecurity WHO CARES! Would it be better that you drink, do drugs, engage in who knows what else unhealthy behavior?

If the worst that can be said is that you are overly concerned about your body (I do not believe that but if..) well better that than you be overweight and eating unhealthilly!

I sometimes show pictures of my trainer to my friends and work associates and often get an UGHHH in response. Then I look at them or their significant others and I see overweight under active people who will be sick before their time because of their lifestyles.

Don’t worry about whay others say. I spent my first 35 years worrying and it was like living in a cave. It took about another 20 to totally give up on caring about others opinions of my personal choices. Two plus years ago I never would have posted a picture of me in my underwear with my real name! Now I am committed and I don’t care who knows it.

Maybe your friend was just having a bad day; maybe he is jealous or maybe he is just not your friend!

Either way, you keep up the good work and transform yourself into what you want to be!

Mike

Well, I finally got rid of that arm that was intruding on my profile pic! LOL  Anyway, Monday I start the Labrada Lean Body Challenge ( leanbodychallenge.com ) so I had to take some fresh "before" pix.  Actually looks like a gaine a llitle blubber around my middle; all I can say is I am stronger and more muscular than I was when the last pic was taken.  Wait 12 weeks and it will show!!!

Just got over a week of being sick so I haven’t been to the gym much until this morning.  Didn’t feel totally into it but I am sure I will bounce back.