FireMedicMike 
"shoulder finally feeling good, and time has come to get back to it after relaxing for a few months, but I did become a CFT in the process"
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Archive for the 'Training' Category
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
I’ve been thinking over the past few weeks and have decided that I will not be competing in the Natural Northern. This decision was made solely because I do not want to give up 1 of my 4 days home with my kids. By the time I do go home, it will have been almost 6 months since i’ve seen my babies and all I really wanna do is spend every minute I can with them. My decision to move was a real catch 22 for those who know me understand how hard of a choice this was. I started dieting and preparing for a comp that was supposed to be down here in Raleigh, NC on Oct 18 but for reasons unknown the show was cancelled. I just wanted to compete so badly that I really rushed into stating I was gonna do the Northern when I went home. Im gonna continue dieting and prep as if I were to compete, and look for a show in this area in Nov. or early Dec. I hope those of you who have been following my progress can understand and appreciate my decision, im not wussing out of competing and come Oct 4 I could go onstage but im choosing not to. Instead I will be having a fun filled day with my kids and there is nothing more I want to do. I love training, I love being a bodybuilder but it plays #2 on my list of love to my kids, Alex (7) & Abby (4), how I miss them and I have the countdown going 38 days til’ I see them again. STRENGTH & HONOR to all.
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Today was by far the worst workout i’ve had in months. I lacked intensity and was one of those wannabe’s today, you know just kinda going thru the motions. Im just feeling completely depleated today. I woke up this afternoon and honestly didn’t want to go to the gym at all, I never don’t wanna go to the gym, its what I look forward to the most daily. I haven’t made diet changes yet, but I gotta say this worries me. Im lowering my cals / carbs / fats all in the final 6 week diet, and if im showing signs of going flat now, i may just completely fall with the diet adjustments. Time will tell but as of right now, I just feel drained.
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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
This Saturday is 6 weeks out from my competition, and while my progress I feel has been good, Im still far from being ready. Starting Sat i’ll be steping up the intensity and cutting cals again. My new diet is gonna be as follows:
Meal 1: 8egg whites
Meal 2: 6oz Chix 1c Brocc
Meal 3: 6oz Chix 1/4 cashews
Meal 4: 6oz Chix 2c Brocc
Meal 5: 6oz Chix
Meal 6: 8egg whites
I’ll be eliminating protein shakes all together and getting my protein from whole foods. I will also be adding Aminos with every meal for better protein synthesis to maintain as much muscle as I can since I will be consuming no muscle building carbs. The little fats i’ll be taking in along with a Diet Sugar Free Rockstar x 2 daily will be my energy source. I’ll be increasing my cardio to twice daily as well. This is where the road gets very rocky and steep, but I will rise again. STRENGTH & HONOR
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Saturday, August 16th, 2008
First, let me thank everyone for the positive feedback on my continued comp prep. Anyone who had dieted for a show before knows that the temptation to cheat is very intense at moments, well I can honestly say that in these moments for me I think of everyone who is eagerly following my prep and how I have a commitment to you. Im moving full steam ahead and nothing will slow me down. Currently im bouncing between 192 - 194lbs at raw weight. Im still following the diet I last posted, however I have dropped down to 5oz chix breast per serving but im eating 1 addt’l meal daily now. My training has remained intense. I had a friend in town this past week, we used to train together back home and he too is preparing to compete in the natural northern. He couldn’t believe the intensity in my new training style. I just feel like this is meant to be NOW. I was gonna compete in the Francois and Canton this past May, but my opportunity to move came along and stopped me from competing then, they weren’t meant to be for some reason and I truly believe its because its meant for now, this competition is mine. I will bring some hardware home with me and become someone to keep an eye on for years to come. The title of this says exactly how I feel, i’ve turned the corner. Thanks to all who support me once more and to those who continue to doubt me or question how I achieve my results, well thank you too because there is nothing better than making you look a fool. Strength & Honor to all.
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
I have reviewed my nutrition with a few friends of mine and reviewed different thoughts of pro’s and trainers and have a new diet plan to begin as soon as I wake up this afternoon. It is as follows:
Meal 1: 2scoops whey, 1 tbls nat’l PB, Animal Pack / Flex
Meal 2: 8 oz Chix, 1/4 c Cashews, 2c Brocc.
Pre / Post Workout: AA’s, Animal Nitro
Meal 3: 8oz Tilapia, 1/4c Almonds, 2c Brocc
Meal 4: 8oz Chix, 2c Brocc
Meal 5: 8oz Chix, Large Salad w/ olive oil & Red Vinegar
Meal 6: 2 scoops Whey, 1tbls Nat’l PB
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Friday, August 1st, 2008
The past day and a half I have really deviated from my nutritional plan. It all began when I got held over at work for 8 hours Wed morning, by the time I got home I was exhausted skipped the cardio and went straight to bed. I hadn’t packed enough meals for the extra hours I worked as it was unplanned, I made the smartest choices I could considering I had to eat on the go (very busy day, everyone wanted to call 911) still tho these meals were not apart of the overall plan. I ended up awaking at 0230hrs on Thursday morning didn’t do cardio as it was leg day and I never do cardio on leg day or atleast not prior to training. I got two meals in before training and had a fantastic session. A good friend of mine is in town vacationing so after getting my post workout meal in, I packed my cooler and headed out for the beach. I got home, showered and was laying down taking a nap when my cell phone rang, it was a text message from the department and they needed a medic to come in ASAP for a night shift. Being that i am a overtime ho, I took it and rushed out….no food packed, and I forgot my protein at home as well. THe early hours of the shift were busy so again had to eat on the run, I got some chicken and broccolli from a chinese carry out place, not bad but not great either. While I haven’t been binge eating or making stupid choices, these meals haven’t been apart of the plan and being OCD about my progress I honestly feel like I can see a difference in my mid section the past 2 days and its not for the better. My plan is to go straight chix breast all weekend, keeping my cals low while sustaining high protein. I only have to train arms later today before coming back into work so this shouldn’t effect my performance and hopefully i’ll feel a little more back on track by Monday morning.
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
the follow comment was left to me a some point today, and I love every word of it… ieatspam guest
Today, 8:43am
Dude, it may be time to refocus your energy and play nice, I feel like I’m looking into the mind of a madman…mentally dark now, what does that mean…lay off the roids
First off “Dude” if I wasn’t refocusing my energy I wouldn’t be playing nice, so way to contradict yourself. Secondly if you ever took a step into the gym with any type of desire, dedication, strength, pride or honor in yourself maybe, just maybe you’d be able to comprehend what I mean by putting myself in a darker state of mind. This is a means of refocusing my energy so I play nice, but remember you showed how educated you were by making a completely contraindicating statement. “Lay off the roids” OHHHHH how I love being told that, especially because im all natural baby, and my department does do routine blood and urine analysis on us so therefore I actually have documented proof that there is nothing in this guy’s system beside blood, sweat, and tears “Dude”. Do the rest of us a favor and go play “online” somewhere else pal, you obviously lack way to many things to be apart of this brotherhood, brains being one of these as indicated by your amazing writing skills. Wannabe Playazzz, gotta love them, in the words of Ronnie Coleman “everyone wants to be a bodybuilder but nobody wanna lift no dam heavy ass weights” Strength & Honor to all in the brotherhood, the rest of you stay the hell out of our world.
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
First, HUGE props to my friend Jay ( JCB Rage17) on his victory this past weekend in Pittsburgh at the NPC Collegiate Nationals. This guys is young, dedicated, fierce, and a true genetic freak. To see one of your own succeed should only inspire you to do the same. 3 years ago I watched this quest begin for Jay, and back then it involved my kid brother not I. I’ve trained with, competed in powerlifting events and hung out with these guys. I was the older brother who was being inspired by the youth and dreams of my brother and his friends. Fastforward to present time… My brother, waste of space, a true kid ( unlike Jay ) he gave up on bodybuilding, sold out, and disrespected our family name in the process. I have gone from being the fat out of shape man I once was to being a man who pushes himself harder and harder every second of the day. I look in the mirror and im disgusted, usually. With plans to compete in 12 weeks, I looked hard in the mirror today after my leg session, and for one of the first times ever I thought, "dam michael your looking really good." I don’t wanna step on stage and not be competitive, I wanna dominate, I wanna win. I needed a honest gauge of were I stand, and from someone who will be completely honest and has the experience of absolute victory in bodybuilding, there was nobody I trusted with this task more than Jay. So I snapped some pix’s and sent them to him and asked him to let me know if I was on track or not. Jay’s victory this past weekend put my mind set in a whole new place, somewhere i’ve never been. As said when one of your own does something great, it makes the unbelievable become obtainable. Jay was very rapid with his text back, "oh yeah man, your well on track." This fired up the 9th, and 10th cylinder, because im not packing a v8 now, its pure bread american V-10 horsepower now. I’ve never ever felt the way I do right now physically. Im dialed in.
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
As Im now preparing to compete I find myself in a very strange place. In my surroundings im finally happy, however this is effecting my training. So im here writing to help bring myself back to my proper mental zone for training. Anger, Pain, Hurt, Disgust… these are the emotions that drive us as humans, if it wasn’t for these emotions what would seperate us from every other animal that inhabits the planet. I find myself thinking of all the things people have said to me in the past, my mother telling me she hopes I burn in a fire. My ex wife telling me I was lazy and wouldn’t amount to anything on my own. I think of how my spoiled little brother showed his true colors, blowing me off before I moved, emotionally smacking my father in his face by turning his back on him because he needed mommy to buy a engagement ring for him….what a lil’ bitch (FYI: i hope he does read this) I think of how I had to leave my children in Ohio, so I could provide more for them as this ever falling apart world revolves around money instead of happiness. Mentally Im dark now, and thats how I need to be and will remain until I step on stage. Im going to win, Im going to dominate, Im going to destroy everything that steps in my way. This isn’t about being able to say "im a bodybuilder" or to get woman or any of that bullshit..this is about showing everyone that with motivation and dedication its possible to completely bring yourself back from the ashes. This is personal, these are my roots.
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
The sun is rising over the Atlantic ocean, a nice breeze blows as I run along the coast, pushing myself further and further each time out. In the beginning I could hardly make it a mile, that was then (April 25th), now its 4 miles twice per week. Why do I do it? Is it for the cardio? Is it for the enjoyment? No, you all know I hate cardio and running… well thats something criminals do to get away from the cops. I run because I find a peace in it. Every morning I awake or get off work and all I can do is think about my new life but what it had cost me, seeing my children every day. When I train I think of them and how I miss them. This has proven to be a far better means of motivation than all the anger that once pushed me. Im bigger and better now (as soon as I can fig out how to get my pics off my phone and on the computer you’ll see what I mean) My days are filled with work and training, and that is it, I am truly a bodybuilder now, for the first time ever. Finances pending, I will hopefully be showing my best in October at the N. Carolina Natural Forever State Championships. There I plan to go Lt Hvy and ideally will be coming in at 194lbs. Currently i’m up to 210-212, with bf around 9%. Also, soon I plan to be back on the site more often as things are falling into place down here, so keep an eye out for my rebirth. Strength & Honor to all. Oh and I will be getting some new body art also in the very near future, something that tells my commitment to my goals in bodybuilding.
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