Im not too sure..About 18 months ago it started falling apart. A ton of new people came on board, asked stupid questions all the time. OR the same questions all the time. The quality of members on the forvm started falling apart. Because of this alot of us brought our "business" elsewhere. Then once the forvm got a facelift it attracted more people, again the ones who dont take shit seriously. Then we took another hit when the universal site came up, and alot of sponsored people were required to only post there. So, I stick to my log and few others..Thats about it..I remember how proud I used to be of this forvm..It was a pretty badass place to spend some extra time..Wearing my ANIMAL Iconic tee used to mean something..Now, just not so much..I see kids 130 pound soaking wet with animal iconics on..doing 225 half rep bench....You know that kind..We all do, all too well..
Not to mention..Animal started signing A TON of people..Some who I personally believe did not belong here in the first place..Just my 2 cents..But all in all..I have met some good peoples here, ones who have helped me alot on my "journey".
Yeah I noticed that. That's what I get for being out of the game for two years or so. Shit's passed man, this will always be my home.
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Well, I dont plan on leaving for good anytime soon. I got your back.
My wife cracks me up man, she was asking me what I meant when I said..." I get a little intense if I'm going to get back in the swing of things. I mean, I don't just "eat healthy," I'm going to be in the gym almost every day and my focus, when I'm there...will be on me the entire time. She said "oh ok, that sounds great hun - have fun."
lol...have fun.
Love her to death.
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My wife cracks me up man, she was asking me what I meant when I said..." I get a little intense if I'm going to get back in the swing of things. I mean, I don't just "eat healthy," I'm going to be in the gym almost every day and my focus, when I'm there...will be on me the entire time. She said "oh ok, that sounds great hun - have fun."
lol...have fun.
Love her to death.
Thats awesome bro. Havin a girl who supports you is priceless..
Never fear competition. Welcome it, embrace it, destroy it.
Today I slaughtered shoulders and felt good enough to demolish my traps. I know I know, most all of you do your traps on a back day but I love to warm up my shoulders so I do shrugs first to help my shitty right shoulder.
WORKOUT :
Shrugs - 1x18 2x12 3x8 4x2 (almost got 430 but maxed at 405)
Upright rows - 1x8 2x6 3x4 4x2
Front Delt Raises - 1x8 2x6 3x4 4x2
Rear Delt Raises - 1x8 2x6 3x4 4x2
Side Delt Raisees - 1x8 2x6 3x4 4x2
Military Press - 1x10 2x8 3x4 4x1 1/2...it was shitty
Next week I'm going to incorporate the cables and do rear flies for a deeper rear Delt workout, I also like using the fly machine backwards for Delts...seems to workout nice.
Cardio - 30 min at 160bpm @ 7.3 miles
And for anyone who was wondering - this is kind of what my gym/end of drive looks like as of this morning. Gotta love the Mid-West for snow. Sorry for the shaking but I was using my phone.
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I'm going to dish some concerns out since I don't really have someone to talk to since the wife is gone doing things and she doesn't handle the finances so I don't really see her "fully" getting what I'm explaining.
So if any of you here have been newly weds and you haven't had hard times with money - Fuck you, congratulations.
It's difficult guys, not buying supplements and all that shit because those come in last place. I'm talking about the real shit that hits you, like being able to pay for your mortgage, your insurance, re-registering your vehicle in a different state, your water, your electricity, your NG expense, your other insurance for your home, your internet, your vehicle, your credit cards (if you have any)...and it's a lot weighing on you. Especially if you're the one who takes care of the finances because I feel that if you are - then you're a little shall we say "more cautious" with your spending. NOT THAT MY WIFE IS NOT DISCLAIMER : my wife is great at budgeting her spending and she's so pretty.
Moving on. This just leads me to my question, why is it you do what you do? I don't mean in the gym I mean outside the gym to generate revenue - to keep a roof above your head and food in your stomach. Is a job/career all really just a ploy to allow yourself the luxury of owning a home, paying for that certain awesome new car that no one has but you're going to? Does your work have more meaning than just simply being looked at through the prospect of seeing "green" on the other side?
I worry that there have been choices made that aren't for the better, that the decision that some have made aren't necessarily what one wants to do forever. Then again, if your job isn't you - is it all for the means in life?
Lunch is over...
Last edited by Preston; 02-25-11 at 2:29 pm.
Reason: i can't fucking spell
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This morning I was really fighting just staying in bed, and getting some more rest or going to the gym. I kept saying to myself "you didn't get to bed last night till 11:00PM and it's 4:30AM; tired will not help you in the gym so sleep and we'll go at it tomorrow." Now I understand the reasoning for a good nights sleep but what I can't do is let myself get into any routine merging with excuses as to "what" I "could" do that "next" day. All that living in possibilities and what's and if's isn't how I roll. I pulled my tired as out of bed, coughed down my Animal Cuts and hit the gym. I was wide awake by the time I had got there and was more relieved in myself for going and taking care of business than the rather...doing what has gotten people in holes previously - fucking waste their life in sleep.
I'm not tired throughout the day at all or sluggish, so I'm guessing that I'm getting enough sleep from 9:30PM-4:30AM.
For whatever reason, there's something not wanting me to get out of bed and hold me back and I can't nail what it is.
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While to most, today is a day of rest from training I will be busting my ass in the gym in the next hour. I've already had 2 meals and will have meal 3 after cardio and will then will be in the weight room smashing my core (abs-obliques-lower back).
Fluctuated 5lbs from Friday to today - sort of depressing but my body acts really weird when I go carb deficit on the weekends and then flip back to rotating on the weekdays. I'll give myself one more week to bolt back into a burning phase and then it's all downhill from there.
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Triceps Push Down (rope) 3x6-8
Triceps Push Down (V-Bar) 3x6-8
Triceps Push Down (Straight) 3x6-8
Triceps Push Down (Straight-Reverse) 3x6-8
Triceps Extension (Rear) 3x6-8
Triceps Extrension (Downward) 3x6-8
Cardio after work. Having a partner there was great for aiding in my bitch chest workout....but took way too much time and almost cut into work. Stair Master...I'll see you this afternoon.
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Going low carbohydrate/rotating I forgot is a different animal.
I'm sorry, but I can't stand when an entire high school of little dick teens come in and start thrashing the place and stealing machines. I'm not an asshole to these kids but what the fuck has happened to the youth?! They have zero respect for anyone anymore unless you're like famous or actually old and even then it's hard to get any.
I walked into the weight room and there were 17 guys in there all doing arms and then going to quads and then ending it with lat pull downs. I'm not one to critique anyones routine...but I'm guessing it must add some serious size?
No, really though...I don't hate on people who are fat like me and are trying to lift or work out I think that's great that they get their nutrition part of their life on track - but all these little pricks man who instantly turn into "hot shit," once they hit the gym is something that I still can't scratch from my head.
I got a chuckle out of a few of them in the Sauna who were talking about how "awesome" the party was and how they were going to "hit up" McDonald's after they were done at the gym. I tried to not chuckle but it squeaked out and they all got really quiet and said "what the fuck is so funny?" I really didn't want to respond because I know I come off as a dick when explaining anything because I talk slow and it makes them feel like they can't comprehend but I said:
"I think it's great that you party, come and 'lift' and then hit up McDonald's. It keeps me focused knowing that some people that I'm up against have the same mentality as you guys. That being said, it's comforting knowing that most aren't as dedicated or focused"
The one kid just had to chime in, couldn't hold it back:
"So what makes you so fucking awesome, fat ass?"
lol...I couldn't stop and walk away, I had to. Some people no matter their age need to be put in place - like a screaming out of control child.
I said:
"The fact that if you were to take this and put all of your heart, all of your desire and all of your focus into bodybuilding you still wouldn't have the fire, dedication and perseverance I have."
I used to have the mentality that I don't have anything to prove to anyone else but now it's the time. Now is the time to prove to everyone who questions what I want or who I am.
I will shock you with my progress. I will amaze you with my discipline. I will awe you once I step in the lights.
Now is the time.
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Your posts are really fuckin deep brotha..We all got our struggles. Im only 21, and I see how much WORSE the youth is getting. Sadly, I dont have patience. God forbid some punk said some dumb shit like that to me. I think a huge thing is, kids these days arent "scared" of anything. Alot of them, mommy and daddy buy there cars. Pay r everything, etc. From late middle school to high school, I lived with my disabled grandmother. In a rich town..Parents bought there kids Volvos and shit..I was around a ton of the kids you are talking about as well..But yeah.. well talk later bro..Hit me up on facebook
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I have to ask, because everyday I'm in the gym someone steals my shit and racks it. Last I checked, if your bag is on your equipment your using it's common fucking gym law that you leave the shit until the bag is moved...ALSO if you see someone super-setting with another piece of equipment - just wait for them to get in their 3 sets or work in with WHAT THEY ARE DOING and just change the weight back. Fuck dude, I understand you're like awesome with your cut off t-shirt and really sweet Under Armor shorts - but fuck off.
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I've found from years of constantly looking for "more" or the next "best thing" that, what's staring you in the face is the best thing for you at that time. I truly believe that you have full control over your future. Sure, there's a plan that God has for you - but you have been blessed with choice. I could sit back all day and pray that God would give me big arms, but that shit just won't happen without me putting in the work I need to so I can get where I want to go. People bitch and moan about not having money - not having a job...yet they are getting in food stamps and using that shit on junk food and trying to use their food stamps for alcohol and cigarettes. Your values, where you stand in life represents you 10 fold over a handful of words you let fall off your tongue. I don't sympathize with people who are "at their lowest" because your decisions have put their ass there. You can try to rationalize it all you want, but it will always come back to your choosing of your path, and the choices you make can either be your burden or your praise. You choose your destiny. You choose your path.
Today was the day that I saw that I'm on the right path making the right choices. I put in the work that needs to be put in and today I saw the rewards. What is required of you is patience, diligence and an endearing heart that wants nothing more than to succeed in every aspect of life. Your drive to be bigger, be faster, be stronger should apply to all aspects of your life and in doing so you're setting yourself up for success. Is that not what you want?
What do I want?
I want success. I want to be known. I want to be respected. I want more than anything to be remembered.
This is my life.
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Last night I wrecked my shoulders and traps. I'm starting to see a nice trap/delt seperation-peak and am steadily working up in my weight for military presses. I can keep up with 135 for a working weight for a set of 10 - easy. I'll stay here for a couple weeks until I can throw that shit with no problem then I will increase. Don't want to screw up my shoulders now that I'm finally making some progress.
I got in an order of NOX3, GH Max, Natural Sterol Complex, Creatine and Protein and I must say that I'm definitely enjoying this stack of supplements. I do however, notice that NOX3 doesn't do quite as good of a job as Animal Pump...but lucky for me I am a horder of suplements and have saved the last bottle so I'm taking 6 NOX3/day (3 morning - 3 before I train) and then popping an Animal Pump, 4 GH Max and 2 Natural Sterol Complex's before I hit the gym and my workouts have been good and am definitely increasing my working weights across the board and with my diet I have dropped from a pant size 44 to a 40 in a loose boot style. My actual weight (lb) lost isn't much to shake a stick at (293-286) since the last time I was on cuts and you dudes let me beta test the new shit that's out I dropped like 25+lbs on that....lol.
Tonight is legs and since I've been getting awesome pumps, but did something to my lower back last night I'm going to stick with Hack Squats and Leg Presses, Extentions and Curls with some calf raises....then plan to hit obliques and abs since the wife is closing tonight and that gives me 2 hours or so.
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I'm going to try to get off work early so I can go list (joy of being part-owner of a company) and then off to pick up my sister from the airport.
Today is back...and I just re-read my entire journal from the Animal Cuts Project C beta test....and this next week I will have on order 4 more cans of that. Hello fat burning.
Oh, and to whomever sent me mail today asking me for help and they were from the UK - please re-send your PM because for some reason I can't see it anymore.
"Real leaders are ordinary people with extraordinary determination."- Anonymous
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