stay.krispy’s BodyBlog

Ladies and gentleman, I would like to bring up a controversial subject I know will make many people angry and upset. This very subject is going to provide the fuel for my workout. The very thought of it makes me disgusted and very agitated. I’m talking about ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. Let me first start by saying I am an American born Latino (specifically Mexican) of Mexican born parents and am DAMN proud of it. Now to the meat of the topic….I AM SICK AND TIRED of hearing all these racist, oppressive, uneducated people making all of these idiotic remarks about how Mexicans/latinos need to leave this country when the very same country was founded by who?…that’s right…IMMIGRANTS. Specifically people originally from BRITAIN. Let’s get one thing straight. All of these people who make these stupid remarks and comments need a fu**in’ history lesson. And secondly, why do I always hear people complain that mexicans/latinos are taking other people’s jobs??? WE DO ALL THE FU**IN’ JOBS EVERYONE ELSE IS TOO LAZY TO DO!!! How many people are going to work out in the sun all day picking fruit, building houses, or cleaning up other people’s messes in public restrooms for minimal pay??? Another thing, I’m not supporting any type of illegal act in any way, but those mexicans/latinos that come to United States to make an honest, hard-working, sweat and blood living to feed their families…KEEP THEM HERE! All of those that come to the United States to live off of welfare, join a gang, sell drugs, or do something that isn’t HONEST…GET THEM OUT!!! Hell, these types are the ones that make all the honest hard-working mexicans/latinos look BAD. Why should the just suffer for the errors of the unjust? And do all of you who make these obscene and offensive comments even realize what Mexico is like??? I have been there every single year of my life and it has always been the same. My people suffer…they make in one week what we Americans make in one day? Don’t know what I’m referring to? I’m talking about money. They barely make enough to survive. Can you really blame them for wanting a better life? Or do you even know that Mexico is currently being overrun by the Mexican Mafia and other criminal groups? People have been shot in the town I regularly frequent and the local Mexican authorities DO NOTHING. The Mafia has become too powerful and my people have become too afraid to rise against them. My opinion is that the Mexican and American Governments need to come to some sort of an agreement to make it less of a hassle and less costly for a peson who wants to make an honest living to be able to come to the USA LEGALLY.  I really wish people would stop with the racism and oppression. I swear if I ever find or suspect that someone in some way or form is supporting this hatred towards my ethnic group….man. Well I’m now going to take this aggression to the gym and either hurt myself or have an EXTREMELY productive workout. Thank you for your time.

GREG MAAADDD!!! This is the second time I have gotten sick in a period of roughly 5 months and I’m flying off the handle about it! There’s a cold going around my workplace and my gym and sure enough my body had to go and contract it! Why am I so mad, you ask? Because when I get sick, I GET SICK. I mean stuffy nose, cough, stuffed up throat, fever, fatigue, arrrggghhhh it makes me so friggin’ pissed! Usually if I do get sick I take medicine and go to the gym anyway but I find my workouts aren’t 100% of my effort. My mind tells me I can do it but my body says "Screw you, brain! I ain’t pushin’ myself just because you say so!" Man, this really does suck. I’ve decided to stay home the entire week or at least until my symptoms subside enough to where I can at least do a chest/biceps/abs day and shoulders/calves day with 90% effort. Until then I’ll be taking my Vitamin C, raw honey, plenty of water, and Sudafed PE and continue to be angry because my gym addict mind has to succumb to my tired body.

Yeaaaa….finally figured out which exercises and what frequency make these thangs grow! I have determined that I have to train biceps twice a week and my triceps with higher and slower (more focused and better form) reps. I discovered that the exercises that work best for my biceps include (on day 1) preacher curls, standing alternating dumbell curls, and rope hammer curls. Then the next time I train biceps I do standing barbell curls, standing concentration curls, and lying cable curls but sometimes I stay home and use the bodylastics resistance bands. I also realized I have to rep anywhere from 15-20 reps for biceps. As for triceps I just concentrate more on form, again working in the 15-20 rep range, and do cable straight bar pressdowns, skullcrushers, close grip bench presses, and tricep extensions. I’m friggin’ pumped about it cuz my arms are stubborn and it took a long time to figure out what works for me!

I really laugh at this paper every single I read it. Not to come off as cocky, I’m just confident in myself and my abilities. So here’s the 411, I’m currently preparing for entrance into Police Academy and have already picked up my application. The paper I mentioned was included with it and lists what one should be able to do 1 month prior to arrival at the academy which begins in June. It reads that I should be able to perform the following: 2-3 sets of 25 push ups, 2-3 sets of 25 sit ups, 2-3 sets of 25 crunches, 2 sets of 15 bends and thrusts, 2-3 pull ups, and be able to run a mile at an 8 minute a mile pace. This probably seems like a joke to most people but it is NOT. The only problem I will have with this is the 2-3 sets of 25 push-ups since presently I can perform 1 set of 25 push-ups then after that on the 2nd and 3rd sets I fail at 15-18 push-ups. Hey I’m just used to WEIGHTS and not regular push-ups for pec workouts. Entering the Academy should be hella easy….ha ha ha.

(long sigh)…..I think, as a matter of fact I’m almost 100% positive I have done a moderate to heavy amount of damage to my left shoulder. It pops and clicks with a fair amount of frequency whenever I move a certain way and now my delt workouts have become difficult. Presses and front raises I can do just fine but when I do lateral raises…damn…I can barely pull off lifting 25 lb. dumbells when I used to be able lateral raise 35 lbers. I’m pretty sure it’s not a muscle injury because it feels deeper as if it could possibly be the joint itself or perhaps the rotator cuff. Today is a delt day and I’ll be glad if I get through all 4 exercises and all 16 sets.

So I have learned recently that I’ll never be able to compete in the Olympia in the future if I never use steroids. How wack is that sh**?! I thought the Olympia did drug testing?? Well I’m somewhat new to bodybuilding so I still have much to learn but, damn. That’s some f**ked up sh**. Well, if I can’t do that then I guess I’ll have to settle for "natural" bodybuilding. I mean, who wants to to even touch steroids if it increases the likeliness of a heart attack? Even legal anabolics have their downsides…they can really mess up your liver since they are oral and have to be metabolised TWICE. I just hope that I can get up to 190-200 lbs without the use of legal or illegal steroids and just food and supplements…

Let me start this post by saying, holy sh**! I bought these Terrell Owens Super Strong Man Edition resistance bands for the sole purpose of using them on days I can’t make it to the gym, but thus far I have found myself using them since they arrived at my doorstep. I actually only went to the gym this week for chest day! I gotta admit I was skeptical at first but they really are a different kind of challenge for the muscles. I can dumbell curl 45 lbs. for reps but I found that using the 30 lb. resistance band was actually harder! These things are sick. Today I’m gonna try them for my leg workout so I’ll see how that goes. Now while I don’t expect these things to give me HUGE gains, I do expect them to help get me so friggin’ ripped that I’ll need a needle and a thread. 

Today is a vent day. That’s right, today I am complaining. I really do not enjoy complaining but I have to get this off my chest so hopefully other people will learn from reading this. (Deep breath)….I just HATE when people f**kin’ chit chat away when people such as myself, that is people who are SERIOUS about weightlifting, and just stand there visiting with their friends when I need to use certain equipment be it a certain weight of dumbells, a bench, a machine, or whatever the f**k you can think of that belongs in a gym. I mean, COME ON, leave the yappin’ at home so guys who absolutely obsess about bodybuilding can have a good friggin’ workout. Seriously, don’t people have somewhere else to flap their gums that doesn’t have to be the gym. If I ever talk to somebody while I’m at the gym I try to keep the chat under 3 minutes because I’m actually considerate of other people and I actually try to make sure it’s not while I’m lifting….(exhales)…man that felt good. Other than that irritating aspect I love the gym. So anyway, I finally bought my set of Terrell Owens Super Strongman Edition Bodylastics Resistance bands. I tried them for the past two days and worked on biceps and shoulders and holy crap was it difficult! Even more surprising, they really do work! I’m still sore and the pump I got from them was insane…but of course I took White Blood beforehand and did 20 reps each set. If you’d like to check out the website it’s www.tobands.com Peace!

Man, it’s been a tough 1st year since I first began weightlifting. Every single day I discover something new about bodybuilding and I have learned that I still have an arduous journey ahead of me. I’m surprised that there is still so much I do not know, yet I suppose that is how every bodybuilder started out. My goal at the start was to just get in shape, but now I want so much more. I want to compete, win a few medals, a couple of trophies…but I learned that it will take quite some time. Approximately 4 good years according to a lot of people who compete in bodybuilding. I don’t care how long it takes…all I know is that I WILL AND CAN get there. Unfortunately, to my alarm, this new "hobby" of mine is quite taxing on the wallet due to gym fees and supplement costs. So I’ll have to put it off for about a year until I get my dream job as a cop and for now just concentrate on getting ripped since bulking will have to wait. But as soon as I get my career and make more cash I’ll be able to achieve my goals and compete one day.

I gotta tell everyone, going to the gym is good for so many different reasons. I first started just to change my body image and now it’s just become one of those healthy addictions for me. I mean, my overall mood is better than it was before (and I’m one of the happiest people I know), my self-confidence is through the roof (but I’m not cocky or egotistical, aight!), and I enjoy every single workout every single time I go to the gym. Ever since I packed on those 16 lbs of muscle my wife can’t stop grabbing my butt and complimenting me, the ladies I work with (younger and older!) even get all flirty and complimentary with me (and it’s so hot when it comes from a total MILF), and even the guys I work with are like "Man, how’d you do it…are you on ‘roids?" And I reply, "Hell NAH this was nine friggin’ months of hard work and clean nutrition along with good supplements." I tell you, when I hit those weights it just feels like the beast comes out of me and every single rep, muscle contraction, and set just makes a hell of a lot of stress just melt away and it feels good seeing that constant ongoing improvement every week. I just can’t fathom why so many people waste their lives away sitting on the couch, watching tv, stuffing their faces with all kinds of junk food and then wonder how they got so fat and what have you. Seriously, stop complaining and FREAKIN’ DO SOMETHIN’ ABOUT IT! You’ll really be glad- spiritually, physically, and mentally- that you did.

Son of a bleepin’…..my gym closed today (shoulda figured since its new year’s eve) and my wife returns to work this week (she works afternoons), so I have to stay home to watch our daughter (not that I mind), and my parents don’t come back from vacation until Friday…no one else can watch my girl so I probably won’t be able to go to the gym until Friday or Saturday. I’m helluva gym head so if I miss a whole week I start to go insane. I’m seriously addicted to lifting weights…I probably should start investing in those elastic resistance bands Terrell Owens uses to train. Hell they’re only 100$ for 130lbs. of resistance and it would be great for me to use when I can’t go the gym. Man, missing a whole week is gonna friggin’ suck but trust me I WILL make it up!!!