Fit for Freedom

The shoulders, lats and traps took a beating yesterday.  Sore beyond human recognition.  I have wondered about that word; recognition.  Is it remembering cognition?  If so then it is best not to remember what I used to look like before lifting.  Maybe the emotional attachment to what I used to look like needs to go.  The memory of what I looked like stimulates me to lift.  But the feelings of less than happy self image needs to go on permanent leave.  It does no good now.  Striving to improve each moment is more important than remembering the past.  The future is the same, why bring anxiety over the future to life now?  Isn’t there enough to focus on without borrowing it from the future?  I will live and lift in grace, gratitude and love of self and others…

We are here to help one another.  Commune with one another.  Like minds doing the things we like to do in this world.    It isn’t us moving the world it is our mind creating a new world within us.  Thus bodybuilders are creating themselves anew with a sense or purpose, drive and motivation to be more than what we currently are…The people on this web community are awesome-helpful, funny, courageous.  Why else would we torture ourselves to become more of who we are in this life.  We are following the evolutionary path to grow, not to aquiese into inert protoplasm. Technology is our bane and Iron is our salvation as a tool.  Whether we are a Child of Christ, Follower of The Prophet, God’s Chosen or simply Human we all strive to become a more whole person.

Back to Earth-Delts, Traps and Lats today.  I am ready God willing and the creek don’t rise!

Well, after 2 months and a new round of pictures I noticed I have made progress.  This is good.  I MUST work on my stomach as I feel it is my weak point-visa vie the arms over the stomach pose.  The chest is coming along nicely but I never had much of one to begin with so it is a major change.  The stiff legged dead lifts were a big change too.  I really feel them in my hams and lower back-muscle not spine.  I will know later today just how much.

I love today.  Triceps and deadlift.  Although being on the second floor of my house I will have to change techniques.  I am pretty sure with much more weight I will come through the ceiling.  Stiff leg deadlifts I think.  My step son has a new setup in his basement with a Smith machine and a concrete floor.  I may have to head over there once a week!  Certainly cheaper than the gym.

A special note to anyone who reads this and a reminder to me.  When under stress let it out on/in your weights.  I have found this to be the best therapy for me.  Don’t let the weight of life get you down.  Just push it off your freaking chest and heave it away.  It won’t do any of us any good to hold on to it or push us away from lifting!  Peace.

No workout today except chopping wood for the fire, raking leaves and cleaning around the house.  With 15 people at the house it will be just enough to activity.  My wish this day is that we all be thankful for the blessings that we have and even the painful moments can be seen as blessings in that we will grow through them and be better and stronger people.  May God bless us all this day as we fellowship one with another.  Pray for those that are alone this day and pray they know they are truly never alone.  Peace and blessings I send to all of my friends everywhere and now those here on Bodybuilding.com.

Heavy work after work today.  Bench, Pec flys, pull ups.  Need to be careful on the pull ups.  It felt like tendonitis the last time I did that.  I am about ready to add some pec shots for the profile but my abs suck.  I HATE ab work but if I want to round out the greek physique I MUST do them.  Sandy will get me the Captains of Crush grippers so I can start working on those.    That way I can concentrate on the deadlift more without worrying I will drop the damn thing through the ceiling.  I will need to find a gym sometime so I do not kill myself from dropping weight on me.

The wife says I am looking better and better.  I feel it and I do look at the improvement.  It’s hard to see it on a day to day basis.  So, I use my friend Mr. caliper and tape measure.  There are changes.  The scale is no help whatsoever.  I continue to progress upwards in weight but some are getting harder and harder.  Curling 100 5×5 is an example.  That when I fight not to cheat.

Well, Lift day.  It ids good to start the Holiday off with a resounding lifting session.  Make time and keep the discipline otherwise sink in to obsolesence.  Shoulders and back today.  Not the easiest but rewarding all the same.  The diet must continue as well.  It is unfortunate to be poor though as you cannot afford the protein you need, not to mention a job where you have to grab and go for lunch.  My muses put in new pictures this week too, Ashla and Ava.  Wow.  Sooooo pretty.  But like all things a person is more than looks like-what is it within the person to be disciplined enough to continue sweating, straining and such.  Well, it is important to lift for it’s sake.  Form on the idea of the lifting and let the benefits follow as they may.

Who will continue and who will bail out of BB?  Dieters most likely or people who want a quick fix instead of life changes that make a difference over the long hall.  Injury causes problems too.  Who wants to go back to square 15 after being at square 25?  Not many.  I fear injury, but there are always other parts of the body to train when one is injured.  Biceps and squats today.  It is a good day-as is everyday really.  We just have to choose it instead of being chosen by it…

I wonder if I am being too hard on others in my mind.  There looks like a lot of cheesecake pictures on the bodyspace.  Maybe they are just beginning or not progressing.  Maybe I am just jealous.  It does take a lot of discipline to continue.  The friends on bodyspace are not like real friends but I can understand that the pretty, toned, attractive girls probably think some guys are "getting off" on their bodies.  I see it as a Holy experience.  To become toned to the degree my body will let me is awesome.  I feel more confident and stronger albiet sore.  I could not do chin-ups yesterday as my right elbow has developed a very slight case of tendonitis-oh the bane of growing older!  But today I celebrate my muse-friends- Ava, Ashla and chickentuna!