Rodney’s BodyBlog

Okay gang, heres my update:

I hit the gym today. Hard. So hard that it hit back. I could barely walk on my way out, and driving even seemed burdinsome. My immediate reaction was to come home and sleep, but then family called and you KNOW how that goes. Needless to say I got no sleep, though the conversation was well worth it. I tried a new lower back workout (want to have the v in the front, aka the adonis belt, and the v in the back.) I’m not sure how long I stayed in there, but I know it was sometime around 2 or 3pm when i arrived and wasnt until  around 5:30 when I left. This is MUCH longer than normal.

 I’m currently at a crossroads, or at a plateau, whichever sounds nicer. My physique is quite nice, getting all the stares and everything, but I want to be just a smudge bigger. Problem is I dont want to add any unnecessary fat or lose my 6 pack. I think I said i wanted to focus on legs more in my last blog, but I realized that’s not really what I want. In fact, Im not to sure what I want. Yes, i want more defined legs and bigger calves, but I also want to gain about 5-10 ilbs. Its getting there thats the hurdle. Also, I may be relocating for awhile, and would hate to bulk up and not have a gym around to cut. I guess Ill figure this out sometime next week. I have some updated picks, but I haven’t been able to upload them as of yet, just because I really dont have the time (the comp Im using right now isn’t one I can upload photos to.)

BTW,

Doctor told me that I didn’t tare anything in my shoulder-great news. Bad news,he limited me on the types of chest exercises I can do (no presses or bench). That completely sucks. Because my chest is naturally flat (seriously, its genetic lol) it shrinks within a few weeks. I also went on a 3 day fruit fast this week, just to cleanse my body, and I didn’t lose as much weight or muscle mass as I thought. I did lose about 3lbs dropping from 149 to 146. Not to bad, if I say so myself. I conversed with a trainer at the gym and he told me he really couldn’t see a difference.

Also, if this blogs reads as if its a bunch of random thoughts posted together thats EXACTLY what it is lol. Mentally and physically I am exhausted and cant wait to shut my eyes until at least too many hours have gone by to count.

Hey everyone,

Sorry I haven’t responded or posted in a while, been extra busy. Life hit me with a 1-2-3 combo about 2 weeks ago. First, my car got towed visiting a friend. Then, I woke up one morning and my right shoulder wouldn’t stretch all the way. Next, the water pump in my car started leaking. Can anyone say $$$? Well needless to to say my wallet was hit with a figure upwards of $400. That meant things got a little tight.

 With my shoulder hurting I didn’t want to risk tearing anything so I only worked on my abs and legs. I’ve seen noticeable progress in both areas, with my ab muscles becoming stronger and more defined. The only problem is that my chest has shrunk a little, causing my abs to stick out. A friend of mine pointed that out at the gym on Friday, but I quickly retorted that my "abs" stuck out while his "gut" hung. That was the end of that conversation LOL.

I also found out something else- be careful when working out with friends who have different goals than you.

One of my closet friends (his 6′4, I’m 5′4-go figure) trains hard. However, he trains to get stronger. I train to look good and maintain a models physique. I ended up doing his workout, and left the gym sore, as normal. Unfortunately I also realized that I didn’t get the results that I wanted (the next day it seems my chest sunk in even MORE than the previous day.)

I know its probably a psychological/mental thing, but I could sware its the truth. He’s one of thsoe guys who is stronger than he looks. I just want to look strong. Yes, I know its not the bodybuilding way, but I would be a cold hard liar if I said anything else.

Aside from all that, next week I will start a new regiment. I have finished NO-Xplode, cellmass and Lipo-6. I gave my body about a 2 week period where I didn’t use any of it. I started on Animal Pak about 2 weeks ago and Animal stack about 5 days ago. I plan on adding Animal Pump on Monday to supplement for my creatine usage. I think thats around 30-40 pills I wll be taking a DAY. If my calculations are correct, I should be able to substitue an entire meal from the consumption of those pills alone.

my new workout will start with 1.5 miles on the bike instead of the previous 3. It will be the same regiment (Mon-chest/abs, Weds-Shoulders/Bis/tris/back,Fri-Abs/Lowerbody). I plan on modifying my ab routine just slightly, doing more toning now than anything else, except for the workouts on the obliques and the V-Shape area. I have decided to increase my weight goal from 148~150 (current) to 160. I know this means eating more food, which is tricky, as I don’t want to become bloated. The results of my last "bulking phase" was horrible at best, so I plan on making this as moderate as possible.

Just thought I’d share some information regarding my progress thus far.

I have altered my diet the past few weeks in order to accommodate various types of foods. I have added vegetables to every salad I eat (normally carrots), crutons, and sometimes tomatoes. I now incorporate a small portion of whole grain rice with every meal, and usually some type of bean (pinto, red, and black beans are usually my choice). For the beans, I usually add some type of ms. Dash seasoning (I apply liberally), cover, and bring to  a boil. I let it simmer for a while. The results are amazing!  

With that said, my average meal looks like this: salad with veggies and crutons, small portion of whole grain rice, beans, baked/grilled chicken with any type of bbq sauce. Its a very fulfilling meal,  and has a great balance of everything.  I usually cook about 2 or 3 times a week.  This is due to my hectic schedule. I’ll buy the bag salads from the grocery store, cook about 2 bags full of rice and 2-3 cans of beans. I usually bake about 6-7 pieces of chicken at a time. I store most of it in tupperware in the fridge.

Soon I will add cereal back to my breakfast regiment-but not the one’s so delightfully filled with sugars. I’m leaning towards greenwise cereals- there health conscious foods that aren’t void of taste and texture. There also low on sugars and fats.

I’ll upload so new photos as well as progress pics. I have lost about 4 inches in my waist, possibly more. All my belts and pants are now too big for me, which is a plus. I’m fluctuating from 148-150 on most days. My body fat is lowering with each workout, though I  still haven’t gotten it measured yet.

My primary goal in this next phase is to improve the strength of my legs and build bigger calves while maintaining my upper body strength and appearance (can anyone say run on sentence?) my dads family has notoriously skinny legs and calves. I have done calf raises in the past, with little results ( I can calf raise a few hundred pounds) when I ran track they got bigger, but shrunk as soon as I stopped. In order to improve size and add in some cardio, I’m going to do 30 minutes of jump rope in the morning. I usually run a mile here and there, but I think I’ll be more consistent with this (mainly because I want bigger calves)

If there are spelling and punctuation errors, please forgive me. I typed this on my phone and uploaded it.