Musculardude’s BodyBlog

Saturday morning I was taking my breakfast on the deck where we have a nice garden table surrounded by flowers, was like 9 in the morning and was already warm enough to be shirtless, after six months of cold weather always is great to be outside and feel the sun over your pale skin that in 6 short months of MI winter has turned whiter than white. (Not my Complexion) 

Sipping my coffee and enjoying the birds singing around me suddenly I hear a horrible sound on my neighbors maple tree, is sounded like a big bird was nesting there. My neighbor, a sweet 80 years old lady came out when she heard the noise, she walked to the tree looking to the branches, when I saw her I walked to her with my cup of coffee in my hand and I asked if she saw what animal was on the tree, she turned her face to me and said No I cannot see what is there but what I can see is that YOU ARE HOT!!!, my face turned red like a tomato, I smiled and thank her for the compliment, turned and walked away.    

Was kind of funny and nice to hear what she said, I never expected a compliment like that from an 80 years old lady, the matter of fact was great to hear it, probably I am doing something right…  By the way, we never knew what kind of animal was on the tree.

I grown up being a skinny kid, my Father died when I was 12 and just in that time my interest for bodybuilding was starting, I was all exited to see all those magazines and I wanted to be like all that guys, but without a father on my side and not having money to join a gym or eat right dream did not show on my door till latter time on my life.
Grown like a skinny kid is not easy, you get bullied, you are not popular and that affects you emotionally, you discover that this world is not easy and is hard to step further without falling, you discover that is not easy to find good friends and I guess that happens even for the popular guys.
Thanks to my family support I finished my studies and I got the opportunity to come to this Great Country (USA), my finances were stable and finally I was going to a gym and getting supplements, once again I stepped back, I got sick, I did not workout for a year and I lost the small gains reached, I started again at the end of May 2008, and I came to Bodybuilding.com, I was exited with the idea of pack some muscles even in my age, suddenly I found people that were doing great at my age, I started being in contact to one guy that I admired his dedication, strength and commitment to transform his body, I always will appreciate the way he changed my mind and the way to see the things, he left very good influence on me, for some reason we became friends at least that was my believe but the truth is for some unknown reasons in his mind  I was (am) a stalker, I felt disappointed, agree, and frustrated.
Now a day I found that keeps succeeding in life with a prominent future, and I really feel very happy for him and his family, and the reason is that he left an important lesson of perseverance and the advice of never give up.
Life is made with circles, once that one of those circles is closed, you need to open another circle and not stay in the same circle spinning for ever, my friendship with him is closed and I am opening new circles in my life, but never forgetting the lessons that I learn, and ever thankful for the time I spent with this person and all the wisdom he provided me to bring the best of me each day. I will never forget that!
Thanks "TC"
"I have learned that Friends are those that step out for you and never fail you, never question, abandon or condition the friendship for any reason."

I have learned that Friends are those that step out for you and never fail you, never question, abandon or condition the friendship for any reason.

I have learned that Friends are those that step out for you and never fail you, never question, abandon or condition the friendship for any reason.

I have been asked why I was banned, well happened that one day I came out of the shower, I saw my self on the mirror and Zap, I looked good (whatever my good means), my phone camera was there but …how can I get a pic where my privates are not going to show? but at the same time show the body…well I have seen here some guys doing the same, covering the DARK side with my left hand, seems that I got a naked picture (like if I have not done that before!) but censored!, seems that the pictures was a complete success, I got 500 hits on that day, for my bad fortune one of that hits was bodybuildingadmin, hence I was banned for posting naked pictures, kind of surprise me because I have seen pictures that they really show ALL even not being “Naked”, but I agree that there are a lot of minors looking on this site hence was a good thing.

Last weekend I went to the Arnold’s classic, is not the first time I have been there but always is an adventure.
Previous to this visit to the Muscle Mecca, I was out of shape and was fun but at the same time I felt intimidated seeing all that huge bodybuilders, I took a lot of pictures and when I saw them I felt even worst depress. This time was different, I have been doing the right things, I have a clear idea of where I want to be and my goals are set. I did not feel that intimidated.  After the show me and my friends decided to go out and have some fun (like we did not have enough with that amount of people), we went to eat pizza (that I ate it all even feeling the guilt with every bite), then like I did not have enough carbs we went to a bar, we were there chilling out and having fun then …my first beer was over!, of course the bar tender came faster than light to offer me another one, with my guilt over passed and I moved my head agreeing with his gentile offer. Then we start chatting, he asked where do you come from? not sure if was because my accent or because we look like a tourists, but I said Michigan we came to the Arnold’s, so then he turned to me and said in a serious way, In which category did you compete?… HUH? I was not sure what I heard but I asked my drinking partner… what did he said?, he said if you compete… I was not sure he did that just trying to be nice and get some more sales (that happened) or he did not have an idea of what is the Arnold’s but for sure he made me feel really happy… He made my day!  

The other day I created a magazine cover called "Elder Digest", I did have a lot of fun doing it, some people saw it and laugh and some others asked Why?, seems that for some people the fact to be over 40 is the end already.
Being over 40 does not mean just that you are getting less hair on your head and more back on your back, it does not mean that you fall asleep on the couch watching TV.
I believe the age is a state of mind, when you get older your brain still young (Unless you have your brain fried watching MTV), you feel young, that is why I workout to keep my mind and body synchronized.
 I just can’t believe about people at the gym that are 22 years old and are thinking already in blood test to check their "testosterone" level because probably is decaying (HUH? At 22?), I think people needs to read more and watch less Reality Shows (Brain damage TV)
Sometimes people ask if I want to be young again well I am young but not only that I have an advantage than younger people, that I have a better economical stability, more maturity, I have reach a lot of goals and my life is more complete hence I am more happy. Why should go back? I was broke, where my body is about chicks magnet and not about health, when you are worried about Calculus or Physics.
I think am still young at 43 and very proud!… Where are my reading glasses? LOL