str8flexed’s BodyBlog

A good friend of mine is now the top viewed profile on bodyspace!  http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/

Carissa has worked super hard to get to where she is and I’m glad to see her getting the exposure she deserves.  Everyone stop by and encourage her as she works towards her pro card this year!

I know many people haven’t ordered the DVD yet because they didn’t want to use paypal… now you can still take advantage of the pre-order without using paypal.  Please send check or money order to

BioLayne LLC
PO Box 1622
Champaign, IL 61824

Make all checks payable to BioLayne LLC

$30 for US orders, $35 for international orders.

Please include a note with the address to ship the DVD to, and who the DVD is for.  Keep in mind, we assume no responsibility for addresses that are written incorrectly!  We will put down the address exactly as we have received it!

For those of you who want to use paypal, you still can!  Please send money to dvdunleashed@gmail.com via paypal.  In the note section include the address to ship the DVD to and who the DVD is for.

The pre-sale will be ending August 9th.  That is when the last shipment will be sent out.

-Layne

OK guys.  Well I know many of you have been awaiting my DVD and I’m happy to report that it is finished and available for pre-order!  If you pre-order your DVD not only will you not be charged for shipping if you live in the US (if you live outside the US there will be an additional $5 fee), you will also receive a significant discount off of the retail price and your DVD cover will come to you autographed.

To place a pre-order please send $30 ($35 US Dollars for orders outside of the US) to [email]dvdunleashed@gmail.com[/email] through PayPal ([url]www.paypal.com)[/url].  In the comment section please provide your address and the name of the person that the DVD is for.  The pre-order will last for a few weeks after which time this deal will no longer be available.  If you have any questions please send them to [email]dvdunleashed@gmail.com[/email]

here is the trailer for the dvd, the DVD quality is much higher but youtube always looks worse after it’s uploaded, so don’t fear, it’s very high quality vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju7IdnQ2AxU-Layne

Alright I get it.  People like sex and sex sells.  But this is bodyspace.  Not a hooters or a chip-n-dales calendar shoot!  I understand boobs are part of figure and fitness, and hell even I appreciate a nice body but if you are into ‘fitness’ or on BODYspace don’t you think your physique should have something other than just boobs?  Legs maybe?  Arm muscle?  Back?  And I’m not exactly sure how crotch grabbing and tilting your head back helps accentuate your muscles.  Maybe I’m just an old fogey now but I think BODYspace should be about the whole body… not just your boobs or crotch grabbing.

I shall prepare for the criticism to come!  But first… a crotch grab!

Ok got back from the doc today

He says I am healing great.  We are still touch and go though according to him, I’m still being held together by "superglue" LOL.  He said at 8 weeks post surgery I’ll "start to have tissue that’s worth a damn."  LOL.  So we won’t be doing any loading for 2 more weeks.  BUT he did take my brace off… OH MY GOD IT FEELS SO GOOD TO MOVE!  I cannot stress how much we all take our daily functions for granted.  We really do.  Not being able to reach with your right hand, or play sports, or even hold Isabel with my right arm… it sucked.  He gave me some stretches to do and said I’m already pretty flexible compared to where he thought I might be so that’s good.

I also talked to him about my leg workouts.  He said he wants to wait 2 more weeks for the safety squat bar; said he’s concerned about it pressing on the tissue, so that’s out for 2 more weeks; but that’s ok.  He said one armed smith machine is totally fine so I’ll be hammering lots of those.  I just feel so blessed that I’m pulling through this and it looks like I just might get out with nothing but a scar.  Once again; I know these things are not life and death, but I love bodybuilding and am so excited at the prospect of being able to continue to do it.  I didn’t take pics today but I am going to take some tomorrow.  My right arm is down just over an inch, and my right pec is now visibly atrophied… still not as bad as I thought it would be.  But I have gained some size on my legs… I’ll take it!

-Layne

Hi Everyone,
First off an update on my injury.  Yesterday I went in
for another check up and this time I actually got to
speak with the surgeon.  He felt around on the tear
area and was very pleased with the progress.  He said
he believed I was healing ahead of schedule.  He
thinks I may be back lifting heavy in around 6 months
which is great news.  I also got to talk to him more
about the actual tear itself.  He told me that the
lower head of my pec completely tore away from my
tendon.  I had always assumed it was merely a partial
tear, but in fact I had completely separated the
tendon from the muscle!  The doctor told me that he
honestly was worried that the sutures would not hold,
but now he is very encouraged because it seems to be
healing well.  In his words “we’re holding that thing
together with shoe laces and bubble gum man.”  He
wants me to keep the brace on my arm for another 3
weeks to ensure that I do not tear my sutures away.
After 3 more weeks I’ll begin physical therapy and
start to get some of my function back.  As you can
imagine, I am thrilled to death with how well
everything has gone.  It really puts everything in
perspective when you have something you love very
nearly taken from you.  Next time you think about not
wanting to do a workout or complaining about how hard
your workout is, think about how lucky you are to be
able to workout and be healthy.  It’s a gift and we
should all be more appreciative of it, myself
included.

In other news:  I recently entered a new abstract in
the University of Illinois Nutritional Sciences
Symposium poster competition.  I won this competition
last year and so I knew it would be difficult to do it
again as Illinois is extremely competitive in the
field of nutrition.  The title of my abstract I
presented was “Isonitrogenous protein sources with
different leucine contents differentially effect
translation initiation and protein synthesis in
skeletal muscle.”  The short of the research was we
fed subjects whey or wheat protein at 3 different
total protein levels and looked at the differences in
anabolic response to the meal (protein synthesis and
translation factor activation).  We found that whey
was superior to wheat protein at stimulating protein
synthesis and translation factor activation even
though the total protein intake was the same.  We also
determined that leucine content of a meal was a better
indicator of the anabolic response than total protein
content.  The judges for my section were very critical
and asked me very insightful questions.  I wasn’t sure
how well I had done as the judges were very critical
but in the end my name was announced in first place!
Obviously I feel very honored to have won the award
twice in a row, it is really great to know that other
experts think your research is worthwhile.  Hopefully
I can keep it rolling!

Until next time,
-Layne 

check out my latest article in the April edition of Ironman Magazine about occlusion training on page 102. Gabe and Jacob Wilson of Abcbodybuilding.com along with myself explain the science and practical application of this unique training technique. I hope you enjoy the article.

Hey Guys,

Please check out my shoulder training article in the March Issue of Ironman Magazine on page 118.  If you like the article, let them know.  Positive feedback helps keep the magazines interested in my articles.  I hope you all enjoy it, you can check out a preview of it here:  http://www.ironmanmagazine.com/articles/t/6703-shocking-shoulders.pdf

Thanks!
-Layne

Hey everyone.  On January 7th and January 14th I was interviewed on the Big Nation program on Ultimate Radio.  I discussed training, nutrition, and my thoughts on the state of Natural Bodybuilding.  Please check it out:

Link for January 7th show:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ultimate/2008/01/08/BIG-NATION-Bodybuilding-Talk-Radio-1708

Link for January 14th show:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ultimate/2008/01/15/BIG-NATION-Bodybuilding-Talk-Radio

I hope you all enjoy it!

-Layne