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Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
Well it has been awhile since I’ve made an entry so I thought I’d put down a few thoughts. I’ve had a lot of comments lately how I’m such and "INSPIRARTION"! Even tho it is great to here, what I hope for most is that people really are moved to "Change"!!!
I’ve lived such a full and engaging life and to see other suffer so much it really does break my heart. Especially when I see the young piss away so much of their precious time. Yet guess who it is that buys the most "Self Help Book"? It’s not the 20 yr olds! Not a big surprise, yet, it isn’t the 30 yr olds either! It’s not those in their early 40’s either. IT’S 43 YEARS AND OLDER!!! It’s the boomers that buy over 70% of the "Self Help and Improvement" books out there! They are the ones attending seminars and schools, retreats and fat farms.
What are they all trying to do? I at 37 realized that my life was on a path of destruction and made a dramatic change that took me 3 years to make a change that would set a path of health and healing in my life. I would never be the same. Yet although my spiritual, mental and emotional body was healing, I let my physical body go! AGAIN! When I walked out of the Doctors office 8 years ago and he told me to lose weight and get some exercise, I NEW AT THAT INSTANCE, I KNEW THAT VERY MOMENT, I WAS GOING TO CHANGE MY BODY INTO A BODY I WOULD BE PROUD OF!!!
Did I know it would take this path of competitive bodybuilding? NO! I had no idea! LOL! Yet, I did know I was not only going to lose weight and exercise, yet I new I was going to change my body into a great body. An by age 50 I had it!
Now, do I regret the change of myself, happened so late in my life? NO! Yet why did I wait till 48 to change? Why couldn’t I have done something about it at 30? 35? 40? Even 45? What can I do or say that would cause others to change NOW and not put it off?
Well. I’m righting a book about it! I have been working with an "Image Media Consultant" and I’m putting together a book proposal to submit to a literary agent. With the publishing of that book, I will be doing Motivational Speaking. With that said, what would you have me write about? What you you like to know about that will inspire "CHANGE" in your life? Feel free to express yourself!
Posted in Training
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
I posted this on the O/35 forum after listing to a lot of bullsh!t on the sport of bodybuilding. I was just tired of all the stupid idiot remarks about the sport from peeps that are completely clueless.
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Who here reeeally loves bbing? Who here follows it like you might lets say ….. football, baseball, golf?
Who here knows about Nationals? What’s the gossip? Who knows, without looking it up, where National is held this year? Or where it was last year or the year before? Who’s been to a National show. How bout JR Nationals? The North Americas? Who knows who the up and comers are in the sport vying for pro cards? Who know who is the biggest winner of cash? Who’s the most titled? Who here knows personally an IFBB pro? Or two, or three? How many have competed in a bbing comp? In fact how many bbing comps have you been to this year? Last year? Over the last 5 years? Ever? Who can name the seven mandatory poses for men? Been to a posing coach or class? Understands how to do and plan a diet for cutting or adding muscle? Who can explain how a bbling competition is judged? Who reads Muscular Development, IRONMAN, magazines, hard copies and online month after month? Who gets their news letters? Been to bbing seminars, trainings, workshops with IFBB pros, trainers / coaches and conditioners that have made National placing top winning bbers and pro card winners?
What’s the point of all these questions is….
If you reeeally love competitive bodybuilding and can answer only 5 of these questions, you reeeelly love bbing.
If you can only answer 4 you might love competitive bbing.
If you can only answer 3 you might like competitive bbing.
If you can only answer 2 ……… you don’t know squat about competitive bodybuilding.
If you can only answer only 1 of these questions….. then why are you telling instead of asking about competitive bbling?
I’m sure this is where we get the pre qualifying acronym "IMO" to justify the telling to us why they can "tell" instead of "ask".
OK… I’m not saying I’m better then others because I compete or PLEEEEEZZZZZ don’t tell me "Just because I don’t compete, doesn’t mean I can’t express how I feel or share what I know or think!" Go AHEAD! Express all you want! About lifting, dieting, cardio, belts or no belts, creatine and which one, wrist straps or gloves, which portein is best, bla bla bla… Knock yourself out!
Yet when it comes to the sport of competitive bbing, have some credibility before you open your mouth and give an opinion you know little or nothing about.
Just when you do, make sure you know what you’re talking about and have SOME credibility. Some knowledge of what is going on before you speak.
Ok. I’m tough. Throw the darts and spears! I’m done with this thread. Yep, I’m shootin off my mouth and running. If you want to discuss more about this, PM me. 
ed
Posted in Training
Monday, September 21st, 2009
I get about 15 requests for friends adds a day on bb.com. Every week it is more then the the week before. Many are helpless and hopeless. Almost everyday I get a man PM me, some are just down right desperate. Thank God I’ve put my best posts on my blog. I send em there if they haven’t read them as most everything about me is on them. It almost always answers thier questions plus give them much more.
Yet one day, and I can’t even remember doing it, I must have given a certain man a bit more attention. He PM’d me and told me how his life has changed in the last year. He started out by telling me how he PM’d me a year ago desperate for help. I sent him to my blogs as usual and he said they changed his life forever. He said I continued to encourage him, again I can’t really remember doing it, and every time he got discouraged he’d go to my profile and blogs and get inspired again.
Well then he said, "Since you’ve helped me starting a year ago, at 40 years old, I’ve lost over a 100lb, got in shape, landed the job of a lifetime and met the girl of my dreams and getting married! Thank you for giving me my life!"
I was crying like a baby after I read it. All the trophy’s in the world. All the pats on the back! All the looks of admiration! All the acclimation’s from the masses I get daily on my profile…. PALE…… PALE… in comparison to what this man gave to me that day. I walked around for several days with a goofy humbled grin on my face.
This bbing stuff is all fine and good, yet it is the giving back, the friendships forged, that are what is REAL in the sport. It truly is the journey and not the prize at the end that will last forever.
ed aka Ol Supe aka Popps
Posted in Training
Monday, July 20th, 2009
I just competed in the 2009 NPC Masters Nationals in Pittsburgh PA last week. The entry was record breaking in all classes over all with a total entry of 405. I competed in the over 50 class. Although my placement was lacking this year compared to last, I’m still pleased to with what I presented and what I delivered. Open the attachment and you can see a pic from the show.
I placed 7th. I’m going to continue to train this year, yet I’m not planning on competing for this next year as other priorities in my life are more present at this time. Next summer I may consider what opportunities lie ahead in the competition realm if any.
When I was 51 years old and chose to compete, I said I was going to give 4 year to this sport with a goal to compete in Masters Nationals and at 55 would stop. I have done that and passed all my dreams and went further then I expected I would ever go!
I would like to thank all that have so graciously supported me and given their support. You all have no idea how much it has meant to me over the years!
It is time to “give back” what I have received and have been blessed with in this sport of bodybuilding. Family being the most important, my faith, friends and business.
I have been blessed with great friends, family, trainers and coaches! To all of you, thank you and God bless you all in all your goals and aspirations.
Best to you all. ed, aka Popps, Ol Supe, Dad.
Posted in Training
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
<label id=”pBlogSubject_499095891″>Adversity
It’s been quite a year! I’m getting ready to attend the biggest bbing comp of my life and all kinds of crap hits the fan! I’ve been on an emotional roller coaster the last 10 days for some things I’ve created, and some things the universe just placed infront of me without warning. It isn’t the first time or the last time I’ve faced selfmade adversity as most adversity is self created.
Self created or not, it is all for our leaning and growing of the soul. We must know pain and suffering if we are to ever appricaite and covet the times of peace and harmony in our lives. After we have weathered the storms of adversity, we are stronger and wiser. If we remain weak, and all will fall weak often in order to grow and learn, then we will suffer more untill we lean all we need to to go forward in power, strength, wisdom and light.
Nothing feels better then to walk from darkness into the light. There still will be the residue of pain and sorrow, yet the burnden will be lighten by the light of truth we have learned from the experiance.
Many times relationships get damaged in the process of our learning. If we’re lucky, the offended will forgive quickly and forget. Yet mostly time will be needed for repair. It can be heart breaking for most involved, yet there is always hope that in time the hearts will heal and love will over come the pain.
Love is the great healer. Unconditional love is the greatest love expressed. It means love without conditions. Love without strings.
One of my favoite peoms expresses this.
“Oh the comfort!
The indiscribable comfort of feeling safe with a person.
Neither having to weigh thought, nor measure words,
Pooring them all out just as they are!
Shaft and grain together!
Knowing that sure hand will take them,
And sift them!
And with a breath of kindness,
Blow the rest away.”
(author unknown)
Posted in Training
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
Diet is a funny thing. So many things go into it besides just eating! It affects not only your body, yet your mind and soul! I have to eat a lot of food at about 230 lbs and about 8%BF with 210 LBM to keep and grow muscle. I’m also 55 yrs old and food has changed in flavor. It takes more spices and herbs to taste palatable. I actually have to force food down at times.
I don’t really believe in the “BULKING” concept that many of the bbers and trainers teach these days. I don’t believe it is necessary to “PIG OUT” and get up to 14% or more BF to put on muscle. Sean, my conditioning coach proved that to me last year! And it worked beautifully this year keeping my BF about 8 to 10% ALL YEAR LONG.
You see these “BULKING” guys put on so much fat during training season, then as early as 21 wks out from their comp, start to diet hard and start “CUTTING” if you will, and OF COURSE the body is going to rebel! It wants to keep all those fat cells fed and swole! So then the guys lose valuable muscle during their “CUT CYCLE” starting about 20 wks out!!! WHAT A WASTE!!
While these “BULKING” guys are “CUTTING” at 21 weeks, I’m still training hard putting on muscle, getting better. I believe it is a much more livable way to train and DANG! I LOOK GOOD TOO! It really helps when you look in the mirror and don’t see a fat belly and man boobs from “bulking up”! It just a better way to live.
Last year my family and friends all noticed how calm and together I was getting ready for my comps, compared to the previous years before. And I was getting ready to compete in the biggest show of my life as well!
Well, bottom line is, when you’re already close to your ideal prep, it only takes about 6 to 8 wks of tweaking to get ready. I’m not saying it isn’t tough! HECK YEA it’s tough. Yet, easier and more sane then the “heavy bulk” and “cut” way.
The concept my coach says, is once you get to a steady BF and LBM ratio, you can live a 90 - 10% clean eating life style for bbing. What that means is, you eat 90% clean and if your at a birthday party you still eat clean for most of it, yet you have a moderate piece of cake and ice cream. If you out with the guys Monday night, you eat clean, yet have 2 pieces of pizza. You have your cheat meals on your birthday, fathers day, Easter etc. I had a cheat meal on Dads day last year just weeks before Nationals, YET I WAS LEAN! So it had no affect on my.
It’s all about having a plan and sticking to it. Once get there to your ideal, and you maintain it for a few years, you learn what works and what doesn’t. We are not all the same, yet it never ceases to amaze me how the fat peeps are always the exception. I know all about it, as I was a fatty too with all the excuses! So …. don’t BS me!  __________________
Posted in Training
Monday, December 29th, 2008
For many here….
“If I could just get that six pack! Then I can capture my youth!”
“When I get into that size 6 dress! Then I will be happy!”
“If I could just get rid of my big a$$! Then I could wear jeans again!”
“When I get rid of the beer gut! Then I would be happy again!”
For Ol Supe it’s, “When I get that pro card, MAN!!! That will be so great! And I will be satisfied! I will be sooooo happy!”
Ask yourself…. “Will it really make me happy? Will it be worth it? Will I be satisfied? Will it…… ?”
It’s not the prize at the end of the journey that will give us long term happy. Nooooo!!!
It is, what happens on the path of our goal that is important.
Happiness is only going to last if we pay attention to what we learn as we travel on this path of bbing, to our goal.
Happiness won’t last when I leave the stage with my trophy and pro card invitation. O ya! It will feel great for the moment! Euphoric if you will.
Happiness WILL last though, from the thoughts and memories of the accomplishments that happen along our way. The relationships we forged. The encouragement given and received.
Will we always be happy when we reach our goals and recognize what happens along the journey? Well as the old Quaker would say, “The only person that is truly happy all the time, is the village idiot!”
You can’t be happy or content a 100% of the time with your body. Yet you can be most of the time. And you can be happy most of the time when you remember what has brought you to this point.
You will be happy as you ponder the lessons learned. The relationships forged. The knowledge that “YES!!! I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEED AND DO WHAT EVER I SET MY MIND TO!
So… This coming year, what will make you happy? Not short term happiness though! Long term happiness.
Mine will be to give more help to those that need my help. I get asked all the time for help in diet and fitness, and in the past, I have tried to NOT make eye contact and keep to myself. I’m not saying that it is bad if you do this, yet it is time for me to give back what I have learned and experience to lift those that are trying to better themselves.
I believe that true happiness comes from giving away what you love most. I LOVE BODYBUILDING! So that is what I will do. Be more a where and give away what I’ve learned and experienced.
What will you do?
Posted in Training
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
First and foremost, FOOD IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SUP YOU CAN TAKE!
One cup a veggies a day fresh and green.
1 1/2 to 2 gms of protein a day. One red meat, two 50 gms protein shakes. Chicken, fish, eggs, cottage cheese etc.
150 to 600 grms of medium to low glycemic carbs a day.
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Multivitamin
1000mg vitamin C
1200mg L Arginine
750mg L Ornithine
Glutamine 10 g
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Pre training sups
1000mg vitamin C`
3750mg L Arginine
2250mg L Ornithine
1.5 creatine
Pre training shake. One hr to 1/2 hr before training. 50 gms whey protein isolate. 10 g glutamine. 50 gms waxy maze.
Post training shake. Thirty minutes after training. 50 gms whey protein isolate. 10g glutamine. 50 rms waxy maze, 50gms dextrose.
Post training sups,
1.5 creatine
1250 L Arginine
750 L Ornithine
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Bed time.
50 gm protein isolate shake. 10 g glutamine.
1250 L Arginine
750 L Ornithine
1000mg vitamin C
Posted in Training
Thursday, November 27th, 2008
WELL I MEAN TO GET IT! HOW BAD DO I WANT IT? REEEEEEEEELLLLLY BAAAAAAD!
OK. Lets play catch up! Masters Nationals was an eye opener. A good friend and mentor of mine, Jack Friend who has competed at Masters Nationals for 3 yrs now, told me after I won the Masters Over All at the NPC Oregon State BBing Championships, how great it was to go out winning a title like that leaving amateur BBing to the National stage.
Then he said, “Cause once you’ve gone to Masters Nationals, all that’s important to you after competing there, is getting back and chasing after that Pro Card!” He was right. It was wonderful to win that Over All Masters Championship title at the Oregon State Championships. Yet, I’m not interested in competing again on an amateur level. I’ve moved on.
The pro card has consumed me. I think about it everyday. I’m not obsessive about it, just conscience of it all the times. Everything I do is followed by the thought, “How will this affect me in my goal to win Masters Nats?” Everything I eat, or do, my resting habbits and I think, “Will this hurt or help me on my way to the pro card?”
I weighed in at Masters Nats July 18th at 205 lbs. I’m sure I was less then 3% BF. I was 235.5 lbs this morning. I’m guessing I’m about 8 plus % BF. Everyone says I look huge and lean. They all say I look like I could be ready to compete in a few weeks.
I don’t see it as clearly as they do. I’m bigger and leaner by far then last year at this time. This year at Masters Nats, I HAVE TO COME INTO WEIGH INS AT 215 LBS PLUS, and LEAN, SHREADED, CUT AND I WILL WALK OUT AN IFBB PRO.
I think I will hit 240 lbs or more the rate I’m going. Gonna start my BF hydro testing starting Dec.
I think one of the reasons I’m dong so well this year is, last year I was so debilitated after my accident and medical conditions it put me into! I was fighting pain constantly, trying train through it all to get reading for Nats, that it took a lot out of me, not just physically, yet emotionally and mentally, just to get past it all and keep my eye on the goal.
Now this year, I’m sooooo much better, and tho not completely pain free, it it so much better that my training has really picked up. I’m doing stiff legged dead lifts. DB squats. Back extensions. Heavy weighted standing lunges and step ups, ALL PAIN FREE. Those exercises last year were an impossibility, and this year a reality!!!
I’ve learned to respect my body and also feel so blessed to have it. I will be 55 years old this Feb and sliding to 60! I am a lucky guy! I can’t do the some of the things I could at 40 or even 50, yet I look and feel like a million! I’m OK with it all and grateful to be on the path I am.
THX to Sean my coach for his guidance and direction! THX to my good friends on this forum! THX to my trainers Brandon and Dre, for their time and effort in guiding me. Mostly tho, THX to my sweetheart of almost 31 years for supporting me. Yes!!! I’m a blessed man!
OK kids! HERE WE GO! HANG ON CAUSE IT’S GONNA BE A FUN AND EXCITING RIDE ALL THE WAY TO PITTBURGH PA TO 2009 NPC MASTERS NATIONS! HOPE YOU ALL JUMP IN AND INJOY THE RIDE!!! ed __________________
Posted in Training
Thursday, November 27th, 2008
It would be nice just to have the notoriety of endorsements, yet I’m not in it for the $$$$. I have spent tens of $1000’s already in this sport. I just can’t imagine getting enough to ever offset the financial cost, and I’m OK with that.
I would hope in some way tho, all this would inspire others to do something with their lives and realize there’s more to life then "beer and Ho Ho’s". I love this sport. I REALLY love it. It has given me so much in return just from the relationships that have been forged by it. It has helped me in my business and opened doors by the respect I get just from looking the way I do.
You really don’t have to be all that special to be a bber. You don’t have to compete to be a bber. You do need a PASSION TO LIVE tho. To live life as much as you can.
One of my favorite lines from a play is, "Auntie Mame", in which she, Mame, expressed her feelings to her nephew, who is reserved in his life, when she exclaimed to him passionately, " LIFE IS A BANQUATE!! AND MOST OF THE WORLD IS STARVING TO DEATH!!! LIVE! LIVE! LIVE!!!"
I have lived the life, in my past, of self doubt and fear, making excuses for my life and the pitiful way it was for many years. I was abused as a child that most could never imagine or rise from with any dignity. I have battled cancer as a young man with 4 small children and lost my home, business/job twice before age 40.
What made the difference? I CHOSE a different path. I stopped feeling sorry for myself. I realized that no matter what was thrown at me in this short mortal life, THAT LIFE WAS FOR LIVING! It is my choice to either wahler in self pity, OR rise above it and move into the future and live life to its fullest.
You have such a short time in this small sphere we call earth, and it can be taken from us in a moment. So LIVE each moment, and make it the BEST moment you have. It doesn’t have to be in bodybuilding to be your focus, yet in order to have happiness in your life, you do need balance.
All things in your life need its portion of attention, the spirit and foundation of your life, mental the learning and studying of life, emotional the positive feelings that validate your true self, and physical the doing of life, be it bbing, biking, power lifting etc. BALENCE IS THE KEY.
It goes by fast and with all that life has to offer, WHY SIT AROUND FEELING HOPELESS, HELPLESS, AND LIFELESS! LIVE! LIVE! LIVE!
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