one9one4’s BodyBlog

Going on a couple of weeks now seem like I hit a plateau. In the gym the workouts have been mediocre. I would go in work my specific body part throw the cardio in and be out still not feeling like I did anything or at least half a**. Normally I have been faithful to "muscle&fitness" and wouldn’t look other places but recently I slipped up and looked at another Magazine…"REP’s" and I liked it ALOT!!! I feel so dirty, "HELP ME". I got a lot of good information out of it and not to mention a new workout to try. Reading it I think I might also subscribe to them just to try and switch things up. Just this weekend I went off to New Orleans to the infamous Bourbon St. and kind of let down my guards or better yet my eating somewhat/clean/healthy or whatever you want to try and call it….lol all this right before my trip to Puerto Rico…Dangit(your killin me smallz).I gained like 6lbs in one day. Not that I was drinking or eating late on that infamous street or anything cause I don’t do that type of stuff. To try and recoop I downed the superpump250 yesterday and went into the gym pumped and not to mention motivated with my new workout. For the past couple of months I have been isolating and working one or two body parts per day. Out of my new “REPs” Mag I got a full body routine that I said I was going to do. My thing on full body parts is that how can you accomplish anything if you only working the body part for a couple of sets and that’s it. Goes to show you how much I know . After saying to myself im going to try this out and go all out with it. So all in all after hitting each body part and going hard at the end of the day I worked off my extra poundage from the weekend and actually left the gym thinking I got something accomplished. I am looking forward and found a new sense of motivation to keep up my new workout since it does feel like a pretty good change of pace. Whoooohoooooo…..1….2…3…..4…uno….
dos…tres…..cuatro,I’m ready for Puerto Rico!!!!!! Hasta luego…

So just recently in town "The Vitamin Shoppe" just opened up they were having a grand opening sale.  So they have the 250g of superpump250 on sale for a fairly good price. Wanted to always try it out and see how it was since i always hear about how good the product is.  This was on Sat so i made it up in my mind that i was going to wati until mon to try it out. For the two days im excited about getting to finally try out the superpump. On mon i come to work cant wait to get off so i can down me some superpump250. Im thinkin in my head ok its mon my gym is always crowded on mon but just maybe ……just maybe this one mon its not going to be since i got me some superpump250 and get to try it out. I come to a conclusion since i have neglected the chest for the past couple of days other than my morning push-ups, i was going to hit chest and go at it……hahahaaha YEA RIGHT. I take my supp 30 -45 mins before heading to the gym I go bouncing and diddy bopping up to the gym and WHAT THE…….When i say everybody and their momma(not mother…this country term but momma) was in the gym i mean everybody was in there. I was like mannnn. Things started to go down hill from there.  I figured maybe if i do a couple of mins of cardio then people would start to clear out and then i could get to some of the equipment. Sike your mind fooled me. I m trying to hit the chest and all the equipment was taken and when i did get to one I had to wait bout 15 mins which through my focus off. After this went on for about an hour i just got pissed and hit the abs and left.I didn’t feel that workout was too productive. So all in all know that chest days should not be done on mon cause thats when everyone is thinking the same thing. I was still a little krunk and mad driving home i decided to utilize my 24 hour gym. Hit my other gym up just did cardio but all in all my whole day went down the drain . I really didnt get to benefit from my good ol 250…….

Training and everything is going pretty good so far especially with some extra encouragement from a couple of people…..THANKS!!!! Just wanted to say I’m trying to adapt and adjust to getting use to this smaller things.  For instance I dropped some more lbs and the old pants dont fit like they use to**SNUG** lol. HEEEEY Thats a good thing. I think other than me having to throw out about 12 pair of pants in which are entirely too big. I’m still trying to get use to going into the store and instead of picking up  that 2XXL shirt ..i’ve dropped a couple of sizes. It feels funny cause i try on those shirts and im like dang these things are HUGE!!! Was i really that big. Now just thinking I have a closet full of shirts 2xxl..lol what am i suppose to do with those things?I do need to dry off the truck maybe use them as dry rags. So along with the positive affects there are some downsides and negative affect to this weight lose thing…lol But i guess ill takeit . IT’s all good my only major worry is CAN I AFFORD THIS CHANGE!!!!!!! lol

So…being back in NC and enjoying my time so far with the family,I decided to head to church with my whole family this morning.  Being in my normal routine I poured my noraml daily vitamins which would consist of some fish oil,flaxseed,B-complex,CoQ10, vitamin E…..etc. So not thinking that i was waking up and going to head to the gym but church. I take it i must have slipped some NO in there somewhere. I get to church with the Family had my 4 year old nephew running around with him and can’t sit still. I’m thinking what in the world is going on why do i have all of this energy. We went to a Baptist church and i’m Pentacostal…so im ready to run around a couple of pews.  I’m bout to break out and shout as soon as I walk through the door. I had my nephew in my lap and was shaking him to sleep i told my mom i can’t stop shaking my leg.  He kept looking up at me like I was crazy like why is he about to rock my head off!!! (sidenote* why when u eat candy in church you always pass the wrapper to your mother or another female, like they are the trash can but they always have somewhere to put it at..I wonder where they put it cause they have to take wrapping from the whole family…lol)All in all I messed around and slipped myself a mickey in my vitamins and as I type about an hour or two out of church I still have energy to spare…I think i might go run around with the little one or something to burn off this excess and get ready for the first day back in the gym tomorrow. Been off well slacked off for about 3 days now.  I might hit up Gold’s gym…or all those popular brand gyms since im out of town and away form my home gym. DON’t you Just love guest passes ….? 

So yesterday being Friday and all long day at work I was ready to get off and had a couple o flate appointments and was thinking im going to be to tired to finish up and still head to the gym.  Granted starting this week i started my so called two-a -days for some strange reason. In the mornig at 4 am when I got up i felt great…can’t sleep through the nite so why not head to the gym Right?  In the later part of the day when I should be psyched about going to the gym I begin to start losing motivation.  Be that as it may i still make it to the gym and put in the work in which i will later seem to destroy wiht this eating clean thing.  Following up with the end of the week I get off from work and head to the gym. No major parts of the body to hit so i decide to just do the cardio thing.  Did the treadmill for a good 10 mins on some crazy level that I thought i was about to die on. Haaaahaaaa and i actually thought i had good wind. Once completed I head to the elliptical and to my suprise the tv is on ESPN and when I need it to be on ESPN 2 cause DUKE is playing.  While watchin the game time just flys’ by and all in all I put in 50 on the elliptical. I get off and decided yeaaaa I need to hit the obliques and not to mention the abs.  Once i finish and head out of the gym im thinking to myself i had a long week and tired of crazy clean food ..lol so i was like i need something to hold me over til i make it to the house.  I rarely get the urge but this weird idea (maybe it was the sign I seen while driving by it)that i want a grilled wrap from McDonald’s . So i do all i could do to avoid McD’s  even tried to find a subway. Once i get in i’m like ok im going to get a salad cause i read in one of my M&F mags that if u must to fast food McD’s then you could go with a certain item.  I get the salad of choice and wanted (2) grilled chicken wraps one ranch and one barbeque…hahahahahaaa. So im saying in my head i know i dont need this.  Lord why am i getting this help me ..I get my order and I walk out. I was happy with my bag in hand all chipper and a homeless guy stops me. I’m friendly and nice and feel acqward when I have to say no. So he asks me did i have any change,not lying i told him no being as I never carry cash I always for the most part use my debit card. He put his head down and i felt really bad so i told him i dont have any money on me but would you like one of my wraps seeing as i didnt need both of them anyway at least i dont think…sad face. So i reach in the bag and im praying please dont grab the ranch one since McD’s had this moment where they dont want to label anything. I handed the guy the wrap and with a smile he said thanks….. Im like dag i be t i gave him the ranch i get in my car and unwrap my other one and yep it was the ranch that i had gave away. It was all good though cause i know it was GOD just telling me that i was already bout to be bad and didn’t need that one anyway. With that said i’m just thankful for what little i do have and don’t like to complain cause i know there are people who are far worst than me. Not to mention i did enjoy my grilled chicken salad with no dressing and bout 2 or 3 pieces of lettuce….lol

"What about me,What about all my lies and decit?mmmm" lol<—niecy nash(Who wants a clean house) Thats how I’m feeling right now Frustrated/Tired/Bored….This place suckx,yesterday got up and was ready to roll,me thinking after i got off from work i was going to have a good work and was looking forward to it all day. Yea right that didnt happen. Got off from work ,gym was crowded so I couldnt work on what I had thought i was going to work on. So basically all in all after i left the gym it felt like a waste of time, what the H*ll did i go in there for. Ok did some cardio but couldnt get to most of what i wanted to work on. Back when I was in NC , Like I said prior blogs ago I think i took my YMCA family for granted. The interaction and all the daily routine just the whole vibe of the gym I guess you can say. At my current gym(s) I am definetly not feeling it. People will look at you and not say anything,been going to this gym for a couple of weeks now and thats all i get is the looks…My thing is,Speak …..Hell i’m friendly!!!! I invite the interaction ,exchanging of the daily sports talk, now granted I know we are in the gym and we are all trying to get our workout accomplished but a "whats going on " at the least i think would be cool. All in all im not the one to complain but I don’t like this place …havent gotten a chance to play basketball in a while which i did everyday in NC. not to mention since i don’t talk about my problems that was how i relaxed by playing basketball.Hmmm maybe if i had a workout partner or something that would distract me ..not to mention help with my loss of motivation. Think the plateau has come,now when is it going to leave I have no idea. Maybe i’m thinking I woke up and just feeling this way this morning…Hopefully this era will pass soon!!!!

So I wake up this morning and my whole body is sore. Luv it!!!!! With that response I actually think i felt like i did something the day prior. I think i Played over and over again in my head all the games that I played yesterday. What I could have done better or what move I should have did and at what point.Felt a little bad cause I crossed this girl up,but I look at it like this if shes playing with the guys then she can get abused like one she wasn’t no alana beard or anything but they will try and make you look bad and plus I was the new guy on the court and I really couldn’t have that.(on a side note I love seeing girls who play ball with the guys,I like to see them do good and never underestimate them, not to mention i just think thats sexy…lol and attractive,still had to hurt her feelings though) By the way seatle storm and L.A. sparks play tonite(Oh yea i watch it all , all kinds of sports even womens)I liked swoopes but love Me some candace parker so its a toss up ill be a fan tonite and just go for whoever wins. I Know it probly sounds crazy but thats just how i feel when thinking/playing basketball.  I think yesterday was what i needed cause today when I woke up sore seemd like i was RE-vamped and motivated once again to get in the gym with a purpose. I’m at work and actually can’t wait to get to the gym. Even though its still just me(no workout partner)Suppose to be a chest day today but since im flying home to NC tomorrow I might not be able to make it to the gym for the weekend so i might try and do a full body workout. Actually thinking about what i want to do before prior to hitting the gym. Whereas a couple of days before just felt sluggish and seemed like i was going through the motions. REad in one of my M&F subsrciptions…always go in the gym with a plan. So i’m going to make that happen. Cross your fingers and pray for me …lol I don’t slip up over my weekend venture home. My mom said she was going to cook for me ,hahaha my favorite food at that which makes me weak and I cant stop(spaghetti)eating it!!  CArbs coming….Carbs coming…..fellaz….woooowooooo,free willy(my version of LUKE/scarred,lol)not to mention it puts me to sleep….Now thats really bad. Guess I have to be mentally strong and do the correct portion thing which SUCKX!!! Ok maybe not all that bad I can have some,just think small portion…RIGHT,now thats some BS havent had a home cooked meal in a minute,cross your fingers hope i dont splurge and all my little hard work goes down the drain so once I return to this lovely place of FL, I won’t be to distrought. With that said i’m just going to GeT’ur DONE!!!!

Wheeeeeeew……relief. Well in this boring place of PENSACOLA,FLORIDA I finally got to play basketball. I have been backed up for a minute now. Fenining to at least catch a good pick up game,been here for like 2months now and couldn’t find anywhere to play.  Kinda hit a state of depression yesterday while driving to the house wanted to really go and ball somewhere.  Now I see that back when i was in NC and got to ball everyday with my YMCA crew I took that for granted. So I was leaving the gym worked bi’s and tri’s today not to mention hit the elliptical for a good 40 mins took my N.O. so i was still KRUNK after my workout…..lol  Driving home today …i was like im going to go by UwFL campus and see if anything is going on. AAHHHHahhhahAAa…..people ballin, with no parking sticker for campus I parked the truck and from there it was on!!!!!!!! Thought the wind would be a little shakey since runnning up and down ,stopping and being inconsistant in a steady pace is a little bit different from hitting the elliptical. Thought the jumper was going to be off and lets not talk about the HANDLES. I just knew they were going to be non-existant. BUt i have been playing basketball in my head for so long that i didnt even worry about it. All in all I ran bout 4 games the wind was good and showed the people on the court that the big guy can do a little something on the court. (So getting the weight down when do a person actually move into another category from  being called "BIG"guy, can i get a specific weight please so i can hit that mark) So all in all I will be making another GUEST appearance on the court and I think i might have to become a regular,hopefully i wont need a student id cause im not going back to school. Well got to play …got a relief of tension ,alot of tension…wheeew while im playing basketball it takes all my stress away ,U know just like a ______, muaaaaaah Muaaahahhhh muaaaaah <———-(DR EVIL LAUGH)