The Proof Is In The Pudding

Oh, I see how we are going to do this. Readers, no I haven't been slacking off like the Pursuit of No-ness has proclaimed. I believe this public display of mockery needs to be addressed. FOUR MONTHS AGO, I was unable to perform a proper pull-up. Unfortunately, my back looked like The Pursuits on one of his good days. I was fairly sad faced and I had to do something about it. So here is the proof.



"OH, WOW!", you say. I had the same expression after I took the picture. Now Pursuit, let's do a compare and contrast if you are up to the task. Go ahead, I can wait a few months until you are ready to take a progress picture. Until then, you can marvel at what you could have with a proper diet, intense workout regimen and supplements.

Let's examine the picture a little closer. My shoulders look like boulders crafted by the hands of God. Every little ripple, striation, and curve were created with great thought to make these so glorious that no man, woman or child will not stand to look without amazement. The traps have risen with such force that they rival the peaks of Mount Everest and the dips beneath them resemble the great depths of the Pacific ocean. PROOF!

I'm looking on the Map.....

Ok, so I'm looking on the map and I can't find the "City of Swoleton" anywhere. Have you seen him lately cause the gym hasn't. I mean....... I'm still on my "Pursuit of Swolleness" and clearly, The Swole One can miss a few days in the gym and it not make a difference, but the "City" has been missing like it was struck by Ike. Where you at bro?

Quote of the day

"No one in the gym has a swagger like us...

I don't wear skinny jeans cause my muscles wont fit..."

How many does it take....

Well, I know you are looking at this picture and asking yourself, "What does this have to do with the title?" Let me explain. Yesterday was chest workout, and we hit it pretty hard. I mean, we added in drops sets (do however many reps, drop the weight at tad and go until failure) and everything! I pushed the other GSC members and myself to the limits, but, we are not the same, so our limits are quite different. As I told them, I am like Superman, and yall are like the justice league (theres where the picture comes in!). So lets get to it....

Started with bench, and I started with 275. Knocked out 10 pretty easy, so went up to 285 and got 10 as well. When I got to 8, city of swolleton was having trouble spotting me, so I had to jump into my phone booth and let Super man take over. For my last set, I wanted more....so of course I needed a new spotter. Have you ever seen a kid try to help his dad carry out the trash or move something heavy, and they are more in the way then they are help? Ding Ding Ding!!! So, I ask my boy Forna to help me. I knocked out 8 with a spot, took it down to 225, and got about 6 more. From here we moved on to incline DB bench were I used 90's for 10, then went up to 100's and finished with 105's. Normally, your partners would put the weight back for you. But when I saw the sad look in their eyes when they realized it would take them both to move one 105 lb dumbbell, I just moved them myself! We moved on to Flys where C.O.S. challenged me to go up, and when have you ever known superman to back down from Lex Luger and Dr. Octopus! So I went up with no issues! :-) We finished off with decline bench and weighted dips. Now, this is where the "how many does it take" title comes in. On my last set of decline bench...they BOTH had to spot me! They will say "man, my forearms hurt!" but we all know the truth. They just couldn't assist superman with their mere mortal strength! Today is legs, lets see if they can keep up this time!

We are not the same!

P.S. I cant end a blog with saying something positive about my boys. I pushed them VERY hard and they made it through and are showing major improvements. They are my walking resumes. :-)

Current Weight - 231
BF %- Not tested yet

Wonder Years

What would you do if I sang out tune?
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song
I will try not to sing out of key, yeah

Oh, baby I get by with a little help from my friends
By with a little help from my friends.
All I need is my buddies

Unfortunately, some things never change (looks at Pursuit). Do you know that feeling you get when you haven't seen someone in a few years and they are looking Xbox huge? You try to contain the "oh-shit face" but it defeats you and all you can do is say "Hi", nod and think to yourself, "What the hell happened?" I have to make sure I never ever get to that point. I am getting older and the pounds pack on quicker than The Swolen One's plate on 15 cent hotwings day.

Although, I am trying to pack on some lean mass. This consist of eating around 4500 calories a day but its an extremely low fat diet. I won't lie, I have never had to eat this much before and its just another obstacle that I will have to overcome, both in dedication and finances. Its EXPENSIVE! Here's the meal plan:


Meal 1:
10 egg whites
1 1/4 cups pasta
8 oz orange juice

Mean 2:
8 oz chicken breast
potato

Meal 3:
Mass XXX weight gainer
2 1/2 cups of rice krispies

Meal 4:
8 oz ground beef (93% lean)
2 slices whole-grain bread
1 apple

Meal 5:
8 oz turkey breast
2-3 cps brown rice or pasta
1 whole grain roll

Meal 6:
Mass XXX weight gainer

Its not enough that I hate cooking, but now it seems that I am cooking all the time. I even feel like a soccer mom because I have to carry around those plastic food containers everywhere I go. I guess you can call me Whoopi Swoleberg for now. I am going to give it a couple of months and hope for change. Currently I am at 177 pounds and rising! I'm pretty excited but only time will tell.

One more thing before I post this blog entry. No matter what you do to better yourself, there will be people talking down on you. How is someone that looks like Professor Klump going to say that The Pursuit looks like an X-Ray model? Or how can I be called JJ from the Good Times on creatine? Hate on brothers because we are not the same.

Man, Fuck that Shit!

Alright, it's been 3 weeks and this shit still hurts. I'm talking about my chicken forearms. I've made great progress in my upper body and now I'm focusing on my biceps. Me and "City of Swoleton" had a friday arm workout about 3 weeks ago and during that time, I had a slight injury. I though I could play it off with my amazing work ethic that's been the inspiration for the other two Swole Brothers, but I couldn't. Each week, the pain kept returning like a stray dog that you give food too. It may leave for a while, but eventually it will return. I kept working out and each time I complained, the GSC would make fun of me thinking that I was coping out of a session. What kind of motivation is that? Kinda like a coach telling you to get back in the game after you just got a concussion.

Well, today I pushed through it. Yeah, the pain is still there but I'm getting through it. I asked a trainer what he thought about it and he mentioned that I may have injured a nerve or something. He suggested that I layoff the workout for a while, but his arms looked pretty small so he had no room to talk.

Week 1

Week 4

Week 16

I'm really starting to see results in other areas. (i.e. Chest, Shoulders,...well, upper body) I'm when I wear beaters now, they actually fit! And my muscles stick out the side too!!! I mean, If I had been lifting muscles for 10 years like the Swole One, then maybe I'd be a little bigger. But I'm happy with my progression.

Until then, We are not the same..................

Quote of the day

"Either do something about it....or stop complaining!"


- The Swollen One

If I eat one more salad...

Well, I am in the final stretch of my first attempt at a "slim down" diet, Week #8. It seems like it has been longer, but that is just the lack of food talking. 7 weeks of salads about 6 days a week SUCKS! At first it wasn't bad...now it taste like grass with vinegar on it. Not so much! But I have been seeing results, and that is what it is all about. As of today after the gym, I was 232 (from 242) so I am doing pretty good. Never really set a weight goal, more of a BF % goal. I will test that next week. Definition coming in pretty nicely. I think my legs/calfs and shoulders might be the most improved, but we will see when I take my progress pics. The camera dont like!

Today (Monday) the GSC did a chest workout. For some reason we were all a little off starting out(maybe the time change of workout, the 18 holes of crappy golf I played right before, or maybe it was just one of those days). Bench didnt go as planned, but after that we all picked it up on the Incline DB bench press (3 sets of 12 with 80 lbs/90 lbs/90 lbs), Incline Flys (3 sets of 12 with 60 lbs), Decline Hammer Press (3 sets 12 with 3 plates/3 plates + 25lbs/3 plates +25 lbs for 10 reps with an added drop set of 3 plates for 6 reps). We ended our workout with what we like to call 7's. Its a workout technique I pulled from IFBB pro bodybuilder Phil Heath. Basically you choose a weight you would normally do for 3-4 sets of 10-12 reps, but here we do that weight for 7 sets and rest only 30 seconds inbetween. It is a beast, but works.

Today we have legs. Didnt get as good of a leg workout as I usually do last week, so got to pick it up a notch today. We will see if these mere mortals City of Swolleton and Pursuit of Swollness can keep up with out crying like 2 school girls. But we shall see. :-)

The Swollen One

Quote of the day

You can lead them to weights....but you can't make them lift!

-The Swollen One

Double Up!

Man, yesterday was crazy! It all started at about 5:00 am, when I hit the gym to do my arms and cardio. I was tired as hell, but the minute I hit the gym, my alter ego "The Swollen One" took over. I plugged in my head phones and went to work. Started with some incline curls, pausing at the top to work the peak in the biceps. Did 40 lb DB's for 3 sets of 12. Then moved on to preacher curls, where I used the 100 lb. EZ curl bar for 3 sets of 10. This was followed by high cable curls 3 sets of 12-15, and ending with 21's using the 90 lb EZ curl bar. By this time my arms were screaming like the chicks in scary movies that always seem to fall down when they run from the bad guy. Get yo ass up and run! LOL!

I then moved on to triceps, where I started with cable extensions (with the short rope) using 150 lbs for 3 sets of 15. Then I moved to over head DB extensions (both hands) using the 100 lb DB for 3 sets of 10. Last on my arm assault schedule was decline tricep extensions (also known as skull crushers) with the 90 lb EZ curl bar for 3 sets of 10. Finshed the workout with 20 minutes of Interval training (1 min sprint, 1 min jog) on the eliptical...

At about 3pm I found out my plans for that evening had been altered, so what better way to spend my free time then to hit the gym again! I met the rest of the GSC at the gym and proceeded to do back. We added deadlifts in our routine and let me tell you...500lbs is HEAVY AS SHIT! Just wanted to see if I could get it...and I got 2. Not bad on low carbs. Add in the rest of our intense back workout and all 3 of us were worn out. Slammed our after workout protein shakes (about 48 grams of Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey for me) and headed to the crib. I have to say, the other two members have come along way. I went up on one of my lifts and challenged them to do the same, and they obliged with not even a blink! THAT is dedication and I have to applaud their efforts. Started them both on a heavier lifting/mass building routine and they adapted like....well....ME! LOL! Keep it up fellas. Today...legs.


We are not the same....

Quote of the Day

"Men lie, women lie, numbers don't!"

Jay Z

Quote of the Day

"If you cant move the weight....get your Ass out the gym!"

And the award goes to...

Ok, by now you have gotten the picture that City of Swoleton and The Pursuit of Swollness have made some pretty awesome gains. How you ask? Well, I don't normally like to toot my own horn, but "TOOT TOOT!" With the mind blowing transformation I have been making myself (I mean...from 255lbs of lard to 229.5 lbs of rock hard Arnold Swole-a-nager is pretty insane) , I couldnt be selfish and keep all this knowledge to myself. So I decided to try my hand at a little personal training. And what better test subjects then these two. When they first stepped in the gym with me they had that look on their face. You know, like the look of a third grader scared to start a new school. Or when a baby calf enters the world and can't find its mom. They were helpless. Didnt know the difference between a squat and a bench press! I mean we started from the ground up! Phrases like "P.O.Swolleness, stop all that damn squirming around when you bench," and "C.O.Swolleton, those weights are for the women..." often were used. But with my assitance, I have taken these two sacks of pure 100% boney, and have added a lil bit of me to them. They are now starting to get that "WOW" look we all like, and I smile inside knowing I helped the less fortunate. So when I read the hate blogs, not only is it inspiring, but it lets me know even the weakest can be saved! Good job guys! Yall push me to work harder! Stick with me and we will all be at that pinnacle of swolleness. A place I like to call "ME-town."

We are not the same...

Shoulder LEAN!!!

So I honestly had the best workout EVER!!!

It all started when I went to visit a Soror who was passing through Fort Worth. When I walked in the resturant she was like, "Damn, you been working out?" A smile quickly grew on my face as I answered, "Yeah, can you tell?" in my after 10pm voice. "Man, your chest is sticking out, arms are bigger.... That wasn't there before." Ok, enough with the conversation....

I initally planned to skip the gym, but I dashed home to get my suppliments (Thanks to the advice of "The Swole One." Even though he takes more pills than an AIDS patient) and headed to 24 Hour Fitness. It was 8 o'clock so the gym was pretty empty, except for my MUSCLES! It was like I ate a Senzu Bean from Dragon Ball Z cause I was really hittin the weights. I knew I was doing something cause people kept glancing over at me doing my exercises.(You know when people are looking at you..... Except for "The Swole One" cause he grunts like Male Bull that fuckin for the last time before he meets the Slaughter House!) I could see the progress in my shoulders forming and it was EXTRA motivational.

I was still pumped so I did, Bi's/Tri's, ABs, and 20 minutes of cardio. I WAS A BEAST IN THE GYM! As stated earlier, with a BEASTLY work ethic like mine, it can be a lil intimidating to those around me. When I finished, it was 11 o'clock. I was thinking, "Where did everybody go?" The people who were in the gym had vanished like Mexicans when they see imigration officers coming. If you wanna get results like me, you gotta workout like me. Guess that's why I've made the biggest progress in a 3 month period that the other GSC members. Gained 16 pounds of pure grade A, 100% CHICK MAGNETS since May 12th! (Well, the muscles have brought me a few extra looks)

It's coming along. Glad that I'm seeing a difference.

The Pyramid of Swoleness

Hello readers. How's your day going? Mine is fantastic. So, you might have noticed the little pyramid image above. Its just a little something I threw together in my spare time. As you can see, there are certain levels to obtain before you become the apex of swoleness. When you get to the "We are not the same" level, you look at everyone else like, "Why are we even on the same planet?" I'm trying to reach for the stars like I'm Michael Jackson and there's a little white kid sitting on the moon.

You may also notice the faces of the three Get Swole Club members and their rank on this pyramid. Of course I am in the lead but that is to be expected because every time I wake up in the morning I take a sip of pure awesomeness. Then we have "The Pursuit of Swoleness. He is seeing more changes than a Top Model runway show. Next on the list is "The Swollen One". I placed him on the Average Joe level to put him in his place. I don't believe he respects my swoleness.

On a serious note, without these guys, I most likely wouldn't hit the gym as hard as I am now. If you are looking to make changes, it will be in your best interest to have a solid support system. When you don't feel like pushing anymore, they will be there to carry you to where you need to be. Well enough with the sappy Carl Thomas: In the Gym workout advice. Later.

Hamburglar

RUBBLE RUBBLE! I tell you one thing, I am STRUGGLING with getting my diet going like I want it. I will eat good for a week and then binge eat for another week. I am still seeing gains but my abs are not where I want them to be. My bad eating days make me feel like "The Swolen One" on one of his good days. This is not acceptable.

Just this week, I cant count the number of hamburgers I had on one hand. Pitiful. And nope, these are no ordinary hamburgers. I am talking about double meat, 4 slices of bacon, with some fry guys on the side. I had this exact meal TWICE today. I know that I'm a MONSTER but damn.

So guess what I am doing now. I've dusted off the ole' George Foreman and I am in the process of grilling some lemon pepper tilapia. Brown rice is also stewing in a pot of its own nastiness. I absolutely hate brown rice.

On another note, I took a back picture yesterday. You can check it out below. In less than 2 months I believe I have made pretty good gains. Look at that fat back in the first picture and look at the pic of Tyrese in the second. Oh wait, that's not Tyrese.

Pain, Pain, Go Away.... Come Again Another Day

Ok, as stated earlier by Mr. Chuck, I HATE LEG DAYS!!! Yesterday was the first time I've worked on legs by myself since I've been in Fort Worth. I took the initiative to push myself cause I didn't want to other lames, i.e. The Swole One and City of Swoleton, to think I was slacking off. Well...... I DIDN'T!

Now, I'm all sore and shit. Everytime I get up, I have to grab my ass!.... Gluteaus Maximus to be correct.

My hamstrings are crying like 4 year olds on the first day of school. The other members of the GSC act like it doesn't affect them so I guess they don't work as hard as me. Oh well, I'm seeing results.

Squats used to scare me. Since I didn't have a spotter (The Swole One) in the gym, I tried to go light weight. This was a waste of time because I kept adding weight cause it was too easy. I mean, when you have such a beastly work ethic like me, it can get a little intimidating for people to follow. I started out a small fry, now I'm like a What-a-Negro Super Size!

I can't take all the credit for such a change in physique..... The GSC is something you should strive to be apart of. "We are not the same............."

Dieting....oh how I hate thee....

Well, I am in week #6 of my 8 week diet (found on http://www.bodybuilding.com/ under 8 week summer slim down diet) and it sucks soggy egg whites. It basically consists of 2 low carb days, a medium carb day, two low carb days, a high carb day, and then a cheat day. By Wednesday (after the two low carb days) you are ready to either slap someone or eat a cheeseburger. You don’t realize how much energy you get from food until you are eating like one of those kids you see on the infomercials at like 2 am!

When I started I was sitting at 242 lbs and 14% Body Fat. Currently I am at about 230-232 lbs and not sure on the BF. Feel a lot leaner and harder (muscle wise) all together. Strength gains are an issue though. As the carbs get lower, the weight feels heavier and heavier. Going up and down like Oprah’s weight...but I can deal with that. Still stronger than the other GSC members by far. To compare....if it was a reading test...I would be reading Shakespeare and they would be stuck on "See spot run..." :-) Starting to see more and more "striations" (muscle definition for you noobs) in the shoulders and legs especially. Legs were my main goal to get definition. They are huge (as mention in an earlier blog by Mr. Chuck) just not as defined as I would like...but it is coming.

I am in Baton Rouge, LA for a training class with work, so as you can imagine, it is extremely hard to stay disciplined here, but I am maintaining. Everyone here thinks I am crazy! I just smile and chuckle to myself as their unsightly bodies hurt my eyes "I see fat people!" I mean really, why must people who DONT diet/workout try to critique me! "You know all that protein is bad for you" or "you need SOME carbs" or "what’s the difference between whey and soy protein?" All this as I eat my salad for lunch and they eat cheese covered crap with a side of lard. Oh well.....as the GSC saying goes, "We are not the same..."

Until next time....

Meet The Get Swole Club

Hey folks! I know it has been a few days between this and my last entry but I was a little busy/lazy. Although, I am still hitting the gym like Mother Love hits cheesecakes. I figured that we have not been formerly introduced, so what can be better than seeing the guys behind the Get Swole Club?

First, I would like to introduce Mr. Donald, "The Swolen One". Now he is the heavy hitter of the group weighing in at a solid 230 pounds. He's not as cut as myself, but he is getting there. I'm kind of like a Ginsu blade type of cut and he's more like scissors. You know, the dull ones that they use in elementary school. He started in January of '08 sporting 22 percent body fat. He has slimmed that down to 14 percent since then. Now that is amazing progress! Donald pushes us to the max and without him I would probably look like a black Richard Simmons on the Atkins diet.



Next to the plate is Lamon in the "The Pursuit of Swoleness". This fella started out three months ago. He was in a sad state. Imagine bringing in a abandoned puppy with a broken leg. It'll cry for a while until it gets used to you and then you nurture it back to good health. Yep, that was Lamon. Fast forward to today and he's handling the weights like Star Jones handled Kentucky Fried Chicken family meals before the liposuction; He picks them up and just can't put them down. Lamon's goal is to gain muscle and lose fat. He is currently weighing in at 171 pounds and plans to gain 4-8 more pounds of pure muscle.



Now for the member that needs no introduction. The magnificent "City of Swoleton, Population ME"! And the crowd goes wild (hey, its my blog, of course I'll hype myself up). If you have read my blog, you have seen my progress pictures. My stomach was large and in charge, my chest looked like I needed to be shopping for training bras and I was overall sloppy. I went from 192 pounds of pure gluttony to the 175 pounds I am today. My goal is to hit 8 percent body fat at 185 pounds.

RAWRRRRRR!!!!!

I've been slacking with the blog lately so today I am doing a little catching up. First on the agenda, here's a glimpse of how intense my workouts can get. Yes, I know its not me but you can use your imagination. Check the video below.

After watching the video myself, he actually sounds just like one of the guys I workout with. You know the guy that grunts loud as though he is lifting freight liners or small mobile homes but is really lifting weights that look like they came straight from the Baby Gap Weightlifting catalog. Yeah, that guy.

Sometimes I feel like I'm a lion and the weights are pretty little gazelle. I slowly sneak up behind one of the 70 pounders, pounce on it and just start working it. RAWRRRR!!!!!!! I'm a mf'in monster! You can compare me to Superman without the tights, Batman without the gay ass Robin, Incredible Hulk with a Sean John sweat suit on, or even Hulk Hogan before he started sporting them new tittays and arm flaps. lol Enough of the silly talk, lets get to my chest exercise. This workout is actually from 08/04/2008.

I am trying to hit 225 pounds on bench in a month. I know I am stretching it but I just need to put my mind to it and work hard. I can still recall the days when I could only manage 135 pounds and that was even a chore. I might need to add more carbs to my diet to give me the energy to do it, but who the heck knows. We will see. Later!

Cha-Cha-Cha-Chia

Another day, another gain. I feel like I'm a damn chia pet, just add water and a little protein and I'm growing overnight. Today the Get Swole Club worked on legs. Here is the chart below:


I feel that I did pretty good. I went up in weight dramatically in some of the workouts especially squats. I hate squats! I'm hoping that in 3 months I will notice some kind of definition in my legs because right now, it just isn't working. I am a stick figure from waist down (see below). Those are Celine Dion's legs, but close enough. Pitiful.

Tomorrow we have back so I am going to try to hit that as hard as Ike (RIP) did Tina. Until then...

Evolution of Swoleness

After pushing myself to the limits in the gym, the muscle soreness that keeps me up all night and the nasty ass protein shakes; its refreshing to see a little change! I am currently at 176 pounds and 11.5% body fat! In 2 months I have lost 1.5% fat and gained 6 pounds. My ultimate goal is to hit 185 pounds and 8% body fat. I still have a lot of work to do on my diet because sometimes I let the fast food cravings win me over.

I usually don't do too much over the weekend. Weekend workouts consist of 45 minutes fat burning cardio, some ab work and jump rope. Tomorrow we work on chest. Last week I was able to bench 195 pounds 3 times after 2 sets at 185 pounds. That is the most I have ever done. I think that this may be due to the Cell Mass (creatine) that I am taking.

Let us get back on topic. The Evolution of Swoleness. I might not be as big as I want to be but I can definitely see that I am getting there. Sometimes when I walk pass the mirror I just feel like flexing for no apparent reason. Its like I am in a different universe with a population of only my abs, chest and arms. Then I see some skinny ass legs walk up. I really need to work on those. I cant be 50 cent up top and Dave Chappelle at the bottom. Its just not a good look. Squats will get me there but that is the worse exercise ever created. It just hurts so much. Also, Ill be putting up another progress pic within the next week.

Well, looks like it is time for some Law and Order. Don't act like you don't like that show. It is one of the best out there. Later!

Sup Assy McGee?

No sir! You better not do it. Here's a scenario. You're getting ready for the gym and you have your protein shake in hand, your iPod is full of workout tunes and your bottled water is ice cold. Now you take a look in the mirror, and you are wearing the same damn shorts that are displayed in the above picture... with a tank top. I don't mind females wearing this to the gym but I really do not want a set of balls attacking my visuals while you are on the ab machine. Its just not kosher brotha. Next time, let's try some basketball shorts or even some sweat pants. Anything that exposes the least amount of ass crackage will do. I'm sorry if I offended any spandex wearers but I had to get that off of my chest. Even if I was the swolest man on earth, I still couldn't bring myself to wear some spandex daisy dukes.

Now to the workout. I missed posting yesterday's workout and unfortunately it will have to wait once again. My notebook is in the car but luckily I brought my chest workout in. Here goes:


My chest was shot after the Smith Incline Presses. Ill have to do those more and thanks to AT (honorary member of the GSC) for pushing me. One.

Starbust: Juicy Goodness

There's nothing wrong with a cheat meal every once in a while. You get tired of eating chicken that taste like water because you're scared that a little seasoning will make you fat. Or how about that good ole (weak ass) salad that you eat everyday that leaves you hungry as hell five minutes after consuming it? See, this is the main reason that I "do it big" when I have my cheat meal. I can't even call it a cheat meal, its a whole cheat day.

My last week's cheat day consisted of some grilled chicken breast for breakfast, seven fried chicken tenders with a buttery roll for lunch and a large supreme pizza from Pizza Hut for dinner. No left overs homey.

Yeah, I might have felt bad after eating all that but if I eat healthy for twenty-six days out of the month, I should be able to enjoy four days of gluttony.

So let's talk about one of my workout buddies. The other day he IM'ed me (instant messaged for the slow ones) and told me that he cheated on his diet a little. Being fairly more cut than him, I was already concerned about his lack of striations, so I asked him what he had. Wait for it..... A STARBURST! Woaaaah nelly, dont go all out there buddy. He watches his diet like a hawk. I don't want to do it but if it takes that to get down to 8% body fat, I guess I will have no choice.

Oh yeah, I will post yesterday's workout later tonight. Gyeahhh.

If I Didn't Have Legs, I'd Do Chest All Day

Unfortunately, I do have legs. :( I swear that this is the worse part of the week for me. The dreaded Tuesdays. Its already bad enough that my legs look like they belong on Webster, but I am also working out with someone who's body sits on tree trunks. Donald, I know you're laughing at this right now but its true.

Well, without further ado, let's get on to the workout!


I had plans to do abs and a little cardio, but nope, didn't happen. On my way home my legs were doing the Harlem Shake while I was driving. What's the Harlem Shake you ask, youtube it because I am too tired and going to sleep. Night. :)

Mr. Fatty McLargeHuge

I stuffed my face this weekend. Starting Monday, I plan to follow a high protein/low carb diet and see how that works for me. I haven't had 6-pack abs since high school and I would love for them to return.

I actually went grocery shopping today and gathered a few items:

2 bags of frozen chicken tenderloins
2 packages of turkey bacon
1 box of Angus patties ($7 bucks for 6 patties is highway robbery)
16 Tilapia fillets
18 eggs
2 packages of pre-made salad
2 bags of broccoli and cauliflower :(
3 boxes of Velveeta shells and cheese (hey, they were on sale)

Unfortunately I am not a good cook (still learning) so whatever I eat for this week will most likely taste like cardboard. Hopefully George Foreman will help me out and do most of the work.

My friend that encouraged me to work out told me about a site that tracks your diet. He's been using it for a few months and gave it a good review so I'll be trying it also. The site's address is http://www.thedailyplate.com/ . I'll throw up a review after a couple of weeks of use.

One more thing before I go to bed. I really need to work on my back! I can't have a decent looking chest and stomach with a Gary Coleman back. Time to get on it!

Statistics - July 26th 2008

Hello again. I didn't do too much at the gym today, I usually only perform cardio and spot toning on the weekends. Today consisted of:



My diet pretty much sucked today. I had 2 scoops of Syntha 6 protien for breakfast (had to work and forgot bfast at home), a glazed donut, baked fish with assorted vegetables for lunch, a cinnamon roll and 3 soft beef tacos for dinner. I'll do better next week, no more cheating for a while.

Below are my stats:

Current:

Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175 lbs
Body fat percentage: 13% :(
Max Bench: 185 lbs


Goal:

Weight: 180 lbs
Body fat percentage: 8%
Max Bench: 250 lbs

Shame About Them Gross Tittays

So I decided to create this blog for a couple of reasons. One reason being that it would be a great way to track my progress. I also hope that this blog will give others motivations to workout. I have been there and I know how hard it is to stay consistent. The thing is, with consistency, you will easily see gains. Oh yeah, I am no doctor, fitness trainer, nutritionist or anything like that. I am just here to show my transformation so if anyone out there sees that I am doing something wrong or think that I can improve, let me know!

Enough of the chatter and lets get to the pictures. I started working out in March 3, 2007. Here is the first picture :(


Awww man. Its a shame about them gross tittays. This comes after late night meals, sedentary activities such as computer games and TV watching and doing NOTHING. I had to do something so I joined a gym. After eating right and working out 5-6 days a week, I saw some progress.



This of course was last year and as quick as I decided to work out, I fell off and stopped working out. Lets fast forward to June of this year. I am BACK ON IT! This time I am motivated and have a lot of help from one of my closest friends.

I am getting a little tired so here is a side by side picture of my progress. Once I get some sleep, I will post my diet and workout day by day.

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