skillajoe’s BodyBlog

I must eat…

I know that sounds rather odd but it is true. I really do need to eat. It would help if I would only cook what I have. I have the ability and potential to make great gains but I won’t do right. I try not to beat myself up about it but it is the most frustrating thing to me at this point. If anyone has a magic pill or shot to get rid of procrastination, I will sell my house for it…I’ma get right one of these days.

Today, I reached a personal best at the gym. 270# on the Hammer Strength Wide-Bench, 180# on the Hammer Strength Incline Press, and 250# on the Hammer Strength Decline Press. Earlier this week, I actually pushed through 450# on the Squat Machine. Each set was to 6 reps. It just proves to me that the mind is really the weak link in the chain and that where the mind goes, the body will follow.

I am extremely proud of myself for pushing thru and doing those numbers. The sad thing is that those numbers were done weighing 206# @ 24% with no consistent supplementation or nutrition plan. I need to kick myself into submission. Beat me please…

I am starting a plan out of a book called "Power Training" published by Men’s Health Books. I had actually begun following a couple of the routines from in January and I have to say that they do push me further than anything that I have done up to this point. 4 Feb 08 is my official start date and I want to take it out to at least 12 weeks and then evaluate my progress from that point. I will post a "before" pic from today and then commit to post every Monday and Friday to better gauge my progress. I will need all the encouragement I can find and you can give so give freely. Till next time, Bigger and Better, folks…

Just gettin home from work and I am thinking about my fitness goals and how they fit into my career (law enforcement). I know that I want to eventually get into the business of fitness but I don’t want to stray too far from my career. But that is another post altogether. Right now, I need to get my mind right for this coming week and what it entails for me, not just at the gym, but with my nutrition. It’s Sunday (God’s day) and I am pondering putting food together to take with me to church. I think I might just need to take some milk and protein powder. That might be more expedient. To give you some background, I play keyboard at my church. I’m just wondering if it is being a bit anal for me to be getting up in the middle of my pastor’s message to mix a quick protein shake…that has to be blasphemy in some part of the world. Until next time…

I really wasnt myself in the gym today. I think I really need to get my head in the game before I head back on Friday. I wasnt thinkin about my workout or anything. I think I went into the gym with too many things in my head. Gotta work on that before my next workout.

Had to cancel workout on monday cuz I caught a bug. The last thing I wanted to do is SQUAT…if you know what I mean. I will be there this morning though. I got my stomach together and I will be at the gym this morning. Can’t give up. Got too far to go.

I woke up this morning rather lackadaisical. I wasn’t really sure why but I know that I am kinda tired of doing so. Anyway, I dropped off my wife and kids, then made my way to the gym. As I was doing all of this, the thought of me trying to start a career in fitness actually popped in my mind. I mean, could this actually be a future endeavor for me? Definitely something to think about. Well, I did my standard Wednesday routine and it actually went well. I want to say I added serious weight to my squat today (135# to 255#) but I think I just gained confidence in my squatting ability and decided to try a weight that would truly challenge me. It did. 4 sets of 10 and I was through. All in all, it was a good day. I am still running all of the personal training options through my head. If anyone could help me with this decision, I would consider any and all advice that would be offered…change that…I would consider any and all GOOD advice that would be offered.

I got a late one in today. I stepped away from my regular workout and did a quick chest workout. It was all I really had time for. I didn’t really want to miss a workout, though. I got a really good pump and took some pics while I was there to prove it. This was the first time I can say that I am really beginning to see some changes in my body. Now, I just have to be consistent on my fat burning. I can see that I can possibly make it down to a 30 or 32 waist (yep, that much fat around the midsection; I’m at 22% BF) and the potential for a true x-taper is definitely there. I am really motivated to push forward and meet my goal of 225lbs by June.

I told myself back in Sept 07 that I would start getting serious about putting on this weight and getting the get on…well, on. Then again, procrastination is a b–ch. I finally decided to get off of my butt and do it yesterday. I have been looking at Toney Freeman’s nutrition plan from back in the day and I remember him saying that when he started lifting he was approximately 6′2" and 169#. He didnt notice any major changes until he began to eat somewhere in the neighborhood of 8-10 meals a day (please don’t quote me…). So I decided to try it and see what I can do. I am approximately 207 @ 22% as of today. and I started my meal plan as of yesterday at 1830 (6:30pm). On top of my chicken, brown rice, and broccoli, I will be supplementing with NO-Xplode, CellMass, and Hydroxycut Hardcore. Since my calorie intake is about to skyrocket, I think I might wanna maintain a fat burner to make sure my high metabolism stays high. I plan to eat about every 2 hours. Fortunately, my career as a patrol officer allows me to carry that much food around for 8 hours and all the activity I can stand to maintain my cardio (you would be surprised at how much running a cop can do if he really tries…) My goal is to change uniform sizes at least twice this year.

My goal (for those who haven’t spied my profile) is 250# with meeting 225# @ 10% by June. Realistic? Maybe…Maybe not. I for damn sure are gonna try. After all, if you shoot for the stars and miss, you can always land on the clouds…which is a hell of alot further than I am right now.

For those who read this and have something positive to add to my quest, please feel free to do so (best wishes will be more than satisfactory). But if negativity is all that flows from your mouth, please feel free to Alt+F4.

I’ll keep you posted. Thanks for reading.

I read a comment on this entry that made me think about something. I really need to be comfortable within my own skin. If I’m not then it really doesn’t matter what my bodyfat percentage or my weight is. So I gotta do something and I gotta do it now. I don’t know where this road call self-acceptance will lead but I’ma gonna go and see "just how far down the rabbit hole goes"…wish me luck.

I’m gonna need it…