mrdead’s BodyBlog

2 weeks ago, my step-father passed away, and the saturday before I flew out for the funeral I had to put my beloved dog down. During that time, it was fast food for meals, and very little training. I guesse every once in awhile you need to take a break from it all, but each day and ech meal the guilt ate away at me. Now that I’m back in the land of gyms, protein shakes, and proper foods, my resolve to train for my first show in august has now intensified. No more distractions and no more excuses. It’s time to take care of business.

Today, I will revert back to a very high volume approach, to try and get my "Chicken Legs" to do some growing. I just did 2 months of pyramiding with no growth, but good strength increases. However, that did not induce any size. So, I will begin doing sets of 20-50 reps to see if I can shock some growth.

Well, once again, it is snowing in the land of rain. Living out in the country really makes one appreciate nicer weather. I left the house, today, at 4:30 am. I arrived at work at 6:45 am. Normally a 45-60 minute drive becomes 2hrs and 15 min. Today is leg day, and I can’t afford to skip it, so, it looks like a night of trudging through the snow, to the highschool stadium with a backpack full of weights, and going up and down the steps. Since the road out of town to my gym is uphill and iced over, I’ll be going very "old school" for my legs. But, I still won’t even get home, until at least 6:00 pm. *L* Maybe I should change my name to zombie. I’ll be glad when it rains again.

Well, since the Fort Lewis contest still does not have a set date, I will instead train for the 2007 Washington State Natural Bodybuilding contest on August 11th in Everett, WA. It looks to be a fun time, with good competition, and is a pro-qualifier. So, I’m switching gears and upping the intensity. So, wish me luck!