mquang's BodyBlog http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang Is Working on The Body That He Deserve. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:23:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=0.32 en The Body I Deserve (October 10 2008) http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/10/the-body-i-deserve-october-10-2008/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/10/the-body-i-deserve-october-10-2008/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:23:41 +0000 mquang Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/10/the-body-i-deserve-october-10-2008/ Saturday and  Sunday, workout is going to be cardio, because I got plenty of walking to do in NYcity.  I plan to NOT DRINK, when we go clubbing.  I plan to avoid all junks foods while in Chinatown.  Since dinner will be with friends, I think I am going to enjoy it, but I will do portion control.  I just remembered to pack protein bars, and almonds with me to snack.

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/10/the-body-i-deserve-october-10-2008/feed/ The Body I Deserve (October 09 2008) http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/09/the-body-i-deserve-october-09-2008/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/09/the-body-i-deserve-october-09-2008/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:31:36 +0000 mquang Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/09/the-body-i-deserve-october-09-2008/ Today, I stacked Purple Wrath, Green Mag, and Whiteflood, and the result of my workout was awesome.  I sipped Purple Wrath during the workout, I felt less fatigue, and I walked out the gym feeling in much better condition then before when I didn’t use it.  When doing Squat, I kept hearing that insane voice in my head "Squat till you puke", crazy.  I struggled with a few last reps, but I don’t think I maxed out my limit, I will try again next time I train on legs.   I tried to breathe correctly when doing Squat, it’s funny, and I know it’s normal, but I tend to hold my breath when doing heavy set, then I’ll turn blue :)   Got to breathe right.  No cardio today, legs were tired.

I am grateful to have a complete body, and therefore, I am going to keep it healthy.  I felt grateful today.  I have accepted the change that I didn’t accept before, and it’s time I move on, having a better relationship with myself and others.

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/09/the-body-i-deserve-october-09-2008/feed/ The Body I Deserve (October 08 2008) http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/08/the-body-i-deserve-october-08-2008/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/08/the-body-i-deserve-october-08-2008/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:36:40 +0000 mquang Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/08/the-body-i-deserve-october-08-2008/ What motivated me to workout today? Definitely wasn’t the music in my Ipod, but rather the armband I wear on my left hand with the "LiveStrong" message.  Lately, things just seem to fall apart, friends are leaving, loving relationship turn sour, and I felt there nothing to be excited about in life.  Nothing.   There were moments I just want to call it quit, but the LiveStrong message reminded me to continue.  The LiveStrong message reminds me that there are others out there that are in worse circumstances then I am, these are cancer survior, yet they are passionate about life.  Here I am in a perfect health, and I am complaining about the smallest things in life.  How silly, with that in mind I carried through all my workout Back and Biceps.  Tomorrow is another day to be grateful for.

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/08/the-body-i-deserve-october-08-2008/feed/ The Body I Deserve (October 07 2008) http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/07/the-body-i-deserve-p2october-07-2008/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/07/the-body-i-deserve-p2october-07-2008/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:58:43 +0000 mquang Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/07/the-body-i-deserve-p2october-07-2008/ While driving home today, a thought in my head, that little annoying voice said to me “Quang, you didn’t push yourself hard enough.”  I hate that voice, but it true, lately, I am just there in the gym not really pushing myself like how I used to.  I don’t know why, but I do know that if I continue to do 1/2 a$$ job training, I’ll produce 1/2 a$$ result.  Therefore, tomorrow, I promised myself to push myself a bit harder then today.

I just felt like this month is going to fly by quick…can’t believe my birthday is coming up in November, and I want to look good.  Going to stay focus focus focus.  Passed by two boxes of Dunkin Donut at the office, but didn’t have any…so proud of myself.  My coworker did, the one that kept complaining why eating healthy and exercise do not help, sighhhhh…

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/07/the-body-i-deserve-p2october-07-2008/feed/ The Body I Deserve (October 06 2008) http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/06/the-body-i-deserve-october-06-2008/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/06/the-body-i-deserve-october-06-2008/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:20:49 +0000 mquang Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/06/the-body-i-deserve-october-06-2008/ Yesterday, the weather was nice, walking around town, and dinning out were fun.  Met up with a few friends I haven’t seen for months or maybe a year and like expected, they were shocked, and asked how much weight did I lost and how I did it.  I was told I have great legs, calves?  Where? these Chicken Legs of mine you meant?.  I was asked "Are you a runner?".  I did train Legs on Saturday, a combinations of Press, Lunges (I hate doing dumbbell lunges), Squat, then Hack Squat, Extension, and I was sore from Saturday to Sunday’s night.  One of my friends been working out for years, yet, he still look the same, he still dining out frequently, and drinking, maybe those are reasons in my opinion.  It would be much easier to make small sacrifice daily by consuming healthy foods, then to look at yourself and realized, all hard work at the gym didn’t pay off, because of bad eating habits.  With that in mind, I’m going to stay focus in choosing my foods wisely, while being consistent and improving my workout building the body that I deserve.

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/06/the-body-i-deserve-october-06-2008/feed/ The Body I Deserve (October 04 2008) http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/04/the-body-i-deserve-october-04-2008/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/04/the-body-i-deserve-october-04-2008/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:50:40 +0000 mquang Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/04/the-body-i-deserve-october-04-2008/ I decided to stop focusing and holding on to the past but  instead concentrating on the future.  What an emotional journey within these past few days, in a way, it does affect my training and eating habits, simply because I didn’t care.  But those "how training going" lines from friends on bb.com, helped me get back on track.  And today, my workout totally ROCK, felt great pump pumps on my legs.  I learned how to do DeadLift today, it felt weird, I have to do more to get the form correct and right now I’m just using lightweight until I get the form right, then I’ll rock it.  I am also loading Creatines.

Tomorrow, I am going to a pinic, and I’ll see some old friends I haven’t seen since last year.  They’re going to be shocked :)   Looking forward to see shocked on their face and am open to receive their questions and positive feed backs…YES!  One day closer to achieving the body I deserve!

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/04/the-body-i-deserve-october-04-2008/feed/ The Body I Deserve (October 02 2008) http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/02/the-body-i-deserve-october-02-2008/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/02/the-body-i-deserve-october-02-2008/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:38:24 +0000 mquang Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/02/the-body-i-deserve-october-02-2008/ Yesterday, I received an e-mail, and was told "I don’t think we can go beyond friendship".  It hurts, I felt dizzy just by reading words in the e-mail addressed to me.  To be honest, the first thought that hit me was "Is there something wrong with me?, Have I done something wrong to not have this relationship".  But then, I remembered I once heard that "things do not have meaning except the meaning we give it", the meaning of this relationship is for me to growth, to create a sense of love within me so strong that I no longer ask others for it.  I believe you cannot give what you don’t have.  You can’t love someone if you don’t actually have the love for yourself.   I asked myself, How can I create this love for myself?  Well, how do you show someone you love them? and the answer is you want to be with that person, you spend time on that person, you want the best for that person, you take care of that person.  With that in mind, I am going to spend time on me, to take care of me, to take care of my health, and my body, to fuel my body correctly…to be the best that I can possibly be. =)

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/10/02/the-body-i-deserve-october-02-2008/feed/ The Body I Deserve P2(September 30 2008) http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/09/30/the-body-i-deserve-p2september-30-2008/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/09/30/the-body-i-deserve-p2september-30-2008/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:13:08 +0000 mquang Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/09/30/the-body-i-deserve-p2september-30-2008/ I was looking forward for today, because I had a date after work.  I was extremely excited, then the next thing I know I got stood up.  This was not the first time I got stood up by the same person, but I didn’t listen to myself, and keep thinking the person will not do that to me again, I was wrong.  It hurts!  It really hurt!  How could one do this to another?

Driving home, I remembered I once heard that you must first love yourself, when you have that love for yourself, you no longer asking for other to love you or be dependent on their love, because the love you have for yourself is always there.  I felt relief, I felt much better, and I decided to hit the gym.  I did got a really good chest workout, and triceps workout and decided to take some pictures afterward.  It has been a long time since I got this great workout.  Today was one of the day that I truly admit I love the gym, and my workout was awesome.

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/09/30/the-body-i-deserve-p2september-30-2008/feed/ The Body I Deserve (September 30 2008) http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/09/30/the-body-i-deserve-september-30-2008/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/09/30/the-body-i-deserve-september-30-2008/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:02:38 +0000 mquang Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/09/30/the-body-i-deserve-september-30-2008/ These past few days, I did my best in controlling my portions, and avoid certain foods when eating out with friends.  "He’s on a diet", I heard that a lot, and now I just smiled without saying much.  I just realized my friend who is at the age of 30 diagnosed with diabetes.  30 is such a young age to be diagnosed with anything.  He is a close friend of mine, and I told him we can jog together if he likes, but I haven’t heard back from him.  He loves those (thai iced-tea) and always has two when we eat out.  Last time, he asked if I noticed he is losing weight, and he looks the same to me, if not bigger then before.  Am afraid if I say "Yes", then he will think he’s on the right track…He is getting to where I used to be—Obese.
At Thai restaurant, these were my choices last time I went out with friends:  3 glasses of Water over Thai Iced-Tea, About two spoons of Rice, A lot of Veggies, A lot of Fish, One piece of Fried Calamari (it’s really small), Beefs and all the decoration veggies (tomatoes, cucumbers, salad).

At the Korean bakery, 1 cup of coffee and one bag of Splenda, while my friends had three scoops of ice-creams with chocolate syrups and whip-cream.

My friends decided to eat out again this Friday, because they want to try out a new restaurant in town.  The old and obese Quang would be jumping up and down with joy, but the new fit Quang rather have the body that he deserves, and he chooses muscles, and nutritional foods to fuel his body.  I’m one day closer to achieving the body that I deserve.  Reaching two years, and going STRONG…pain is temporary quitting last foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/09/30/the-body-i-deserve-september-30-2008/feed/ The Body I Deserve (September 27 2008) http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/09/27/the-body-i-deserve-september-27-2008/ http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/09/27/the-body-i-deserve-september-27-2008/#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:56:55 +0000 mquang Training http://blog.bodybuilding.com/mquang/2008/09/27/the-body-i-deserve-september-27-2008/ The good thing is I am more confidence with  my form when doing Squat, yet it still got the best out of me.  Forget cardio, just doing Squat alone, I can feel my heart-rate was shooting sky rocket and I was sweating furious.  Squat till you puke, I almost did that…blah, I took a break and walk around the gym, intake my water to calm myself down.  I feel today training was short, but the intensity was high.  I took a bit more break today to rest, and to calm my heart-rate down.  I did trained heavy on legs press =) I used the Hack Squat machine today =)

I can’t believe October is almost here.  I look at myself in the mirror and realize "nope, still not seeing any changes", but one of the trainer at the gym compliment the pump on my arms =) which kinna cool, come on, a trainer compliment on you and he didn’t get pay to do it =) can’t beat that.

Going to drink more water today and consume more fruits.  Been slacking on consuming fruits…an apple a day keep the doctor away!  a Hersey bar a day keep the doctor away! j/k

Keep pressing forward!  ;)

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