Fit for Freedom

OK.  Not much as far as the worth of the blog is considered but the progress inside the blog is certainly present.  I think I need to post more pics on the observable progress instead of the empirical data.  However, I know there is a propensity to look or check for muscles, groups and lighting that show indeed the best light.  Maybe we should all get up first thing in the morning and take shots in glaring florescent to remove shadows and just see size.  Of course large "racks" and "packages" will cast shadows.  Not too many of us have lights in our floors.  What is noticable is the simple things.  My jeans on the thighs are getting a little too snug.  I cannot touch my bicep with my thumb extended on the same side.  I am reping, what I started out with, is 40 lbs more than my max was.  I am getting wings under my arm pits.  That looks weird to me.  My "gout" in my right toe is gone. Lifting causes soreness in 48 hours now and not 24 like when I was younger.  I am developing definition of the muscle groups.  Where there was a rise and fall between muscle groups now there is a demarkating line.  Very cool.  I started at 202 wearing the same jeans I am now at 222.  So I met my 20 lbs goal.  So, 15 more and I reach my "pure" goal of 235 with the same or less bodyfat.  That has not changed too much but I assume the bulk is beef and not fat, or at least whey.  What I learned so far…whey and egg protein work, fast, simple and affordable.  Creatine works too.  The other supplements like Test booster, Waxy Maize, Nano Vapor, etc…don’t work on me, even with long term trials off and on.  No empiriacal evidence as far as the tape measure is concerned.  Other things I’ve learned…well it boosts your own feel good, GH, endorphins and Test levels but does not make you more attractive or sexier.  My wife is still unimpressed.  Your Kids are your best supporters.  They will truly support and encourage you because they love you.  Listen to them for encouragement when yours is flagging.  People that see you infrequently will notice big time.  Those that live with you?  Not so much until the next swim season.  Has it been worth it.  Yes, I have friends here and where I lift.  I just feel better doing lifting.  I will never be Arnold but I feel like Arnold inside.  That’s what’s important to me.  The journey, not some endpoint my genetics might not allow me to get to…What will I do now,  smile more and keep lifting.  I hope you do the same.

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