My dedication and strength in this life.

[Preston]

First off, bro, I just wanted to say that this has been a hell of a read, and Angst is right-you're never alone. You've got the brotherhood with you 110%.

I am just out of high school, but my school was on the edge of the highway-it was just outside the city combined with the ghetto part of the city. It was full of kids who thought they were tough shit because they wore baggy clothes and ran with kids who wore the same color shirt and shoelaces as them. Fact is, they were all bitch made. On more than one occasion I saw these kids who swore they were down with each other watch the other one get beat up, which kind of sounds like these kids.

Looks like these cats underestimated you. They couldn't see the fire you have inside, and that's where they went wrong. I dont condone fighting bro, being an Animal isn't about going around sizing up every kid you see and knowing you could kick the shit out of them. It's not about pride or envy or anything of that. It's about pure love for the iron and taking the giant slab of rock and chipping away at it ever so slowly until you find the statue that's underneath. Do what you have to do bro. Don't hold a grudge against those cats, now they know whats up. Keep updating the log.

Hey broseph, it's so awesome to know that I have all your guy's support. It feels really good to know that you brothers experience or have experienced a lot of what I'm going through, and your guidance is much appreciated. I'm glad you enjoy reading all this broseph, and I apologize if, at times, it sounds like I'm just bitching. Your mass OT program is amazing, and I'm sure you'll have amazing gains with it. Stick with it broseph, you'll go so far with that.

Peace easy brother.
-Preston

[The_Stig]

just to let you know that another brother's keeping a track on ur log and looking forward to your progress..stay strong bro.

[Preston]

just to let you know that another brother's keeping a track on ur log and looking forward to your progress..stay strong bro.

Hell yeah broseph, HELL YEAH! Always keep an update for my brothers.
Got my eyes on all my brothers, and their progress.

Peace easy brother
-Preston

[ghost]

Preston,

i was outkasted in high school because i was a loner...

i would go home and work on my computer or hang out with my brothers. it wasnt until college that the calling of the iron rang true in my life...i wish it had done so in high school, things would be a lot different for me. but they say everything happens for a reason.

as for the bullies and your not wanting to fight back....i gotta tell ya bro...whip some fucking ass. show them the true animal inside of you..show them that they are not stronger than you. once they realise that you are willing to fight for yourself and not just take a beating, they will leave you alone..and if they dont, fuck em up.

i had some kids in high school that were bullying me for a while..then i started showing them that i wasnt going to take their shit....i am a 2nd degree black belt in 4 styles of martial arts..once they saw that i was more than willing to show them that i wasnt afraid of them, and beat the snot out of a couple of them in the middle of the hallway, they left me alone.

2 of them wanted to be lifting friends of mine during college...and actually apologized for being assholes in high school.

so keep true to the iron...it will never let you down brother.

[Preston]

rcrott1,

Yeah bro, I hear you about the "calling." I thank God that I was shown the weights. I honestly never did see a purpose to them till this past year. I maxxed out at 263lbs and just felt like a worthless piece of shit, so I decided to change all of that. I hit the weights hard for a complete year [ this being my second ] and dropped down to 170lbs. My waist went from a size 42 dress, to a 30. It's phenominal what you can do if you have the right dedication and courage to even have the balls to step up and change your life. It all takes time man, and your right " shit happends for a reason. "

Glad we're both on the same journey to greatness.

Peace easy broseph
-Preston

[ghost]

preston, keep up the good work on losing weight man. that is awesome.!

[Preston]

Thanks rcrott1, it was a bitch gettin down to 170. It would always fluctuate up and down like 5 pounds throughout a day. Now my metabolism is bookin' so I can eat about 3750 - 4000 calories a day and not gain a pound, its intense.

Peace easy broseph
-Preston

[ghost]

i have the opposite problem....takes a lot for me to gain weight.

[Preston]

Therefore the need of the Real Gains. Gotch'ya

That shit work good for you bro?

Peace easy broseph
-Preston

[ghost]

yeah, real gains has been a crucial part of my diet for the past few weeks, i need to get more though.

[Preston]

Man, this day, this one day where people spend more money on useless shit. Shit that within a couple of days, is going to die, and then get thrown away. The purpose of these items? Nothing besides one thing, symbolism. Everything has a symbol, even as meaningless as it can be, everything holds a symbol. The smallest thing in the entire world, can have a meaning, and I think people take things for granted these days, and they don't use their time on this earth as they should. We are here on this earth for a good purpose, a reason above all others, and I'm glad that I've found my purpose and I'm driving my hardest to reach that goal. Sometimes this goal seems almost un-realistic, just because of the circumstances held within the journey.

This journey comes as a package. You get a bunch of shit with it. You get glory, gratification, hate, desire, passion, failure, and precedence to shine above all others. You are given time on this earth to do something great, something above a cause greater than the one you serve now. A lot of people don't understand what glory is, what it means to be rememberd.

My overall goal in life is that I will be rememberd, rememberd as someone great, someone who served a purpose greater than the life he was given. I want people to remember how hard I had to work to get to where I am going. I want them to know of the tears that I shed each and every fucking day because of the progress I make. I want them to feel, no, fuck that shit, I want them to understand the pain that my joints have to endure under this emense weight. I want them to be able to comprehend what its like to defy gravity, and make those plates "your bitch."

Yeah, that's it. I'm gonna make that weight my bitch, and she's gonna treat me right and help me get to where I need to go. We've had our hard times, getting past her and everything, but I swear to God as my witness, I am going to succeed and I'm going to overcome all of the impossible.

My name is Preston Tyler Thompson mother fuckers, ya'll remember that shit.

[ghost]

Preston, great post brother..


we all have our symbols in this life...some have more than one. what matters most is what symbol you identify yourself with most.

i identify myself with the symbol that stands tall for all of us in the upper left corner of these pages. it has always been there for me in the 6 years of my lifting life...and will be there for me for the rest of my lifting life....

[Preston]

Hell yeah bro, there is only one way to live. Live as an animal, attack everything you want, and put your whole heart and soul into it like you're gonna die trying.

In this, what we do, we need the soul of the gladiator, and the heart of a lion to drive through all this shit.


Or you could just be a badass. ;]

Peace easy broseph
-Preston

[Bulldozin727]

I dunno what your high school was like, but in my school, if you can't defend yourself, your dead. The one class that really test's me is P.E, funny enough. Everyone in here talks about being a loner and not having friends. Diddo bro, same right here. I can't tell you how many times I've went to check someone in hockey, and get basically raped by three other guys mauling me into a wall. Their main goal wasn't just to check me, but when I was on the ground, they'd punch me and kick on their way back up. So finally, I got sick of it. I honestly don't like fighting, and I think its stupid and you shouldn't get yourself in that sort of position in the first place, but if you must, you better have the balls to defend yourself.

I'm honestly looking for some guidance with this, someone with some good experience with LIFE. Someone older, someone who's knowledgable in this.

Today I was jumped by 2 guy's in the P.E locker room, and I didn't want to get into a fight, but the guy on my left through a punch. Needless to say it was basically "movie" material because when he punched his head went down, and I took it and shoved it into a locker. He fell, and this friend came after me, he got me into a headlock and I simply picked him up and drove him into a locker, where I then punched him in the kidneys three times. He then withdrew from his attempt to beat the shit out of me, and they both left. No blood, just some messed up kids.

I feel really bad about it, I know its self-defense, but at the same time, everyone knows about it and they think I'm just a cocky fuck because I lift and I'm using it to just hurt people. I'm trying to figure out if I did the right thing or if what I did do was a good thing. I guess lifting does help in more than just one area, I just don't want to have it as an excuse.

Aggression is my problem, and I need to learn to control it, and that is why I lift.






P.S- It felt so fuckin' good to rock those guy's. They're pricks anyway.

Sup Bro, I have been in your shoes. I got treated the same way when I was gradeschool age and in highschool. I have never been quick to anger unless it involves protecting my family. If there is one thing I can impress upon you is that you should never feel wrong taking a stand for yourself. It is one thing to purposely bully people but it is a whole another animal to take care of yourself. Truth be told, I used to be a little bitch when I was younger. My father used to tell me to quit cryin and do some push ups. My father hates violence but he didn't want to see his son walked on his whole life. I remember when I was a freshman in highschool there was a kid in my class that used to pick on me every day. I finally confronted him and said " Hey, you wanna go rounds, then lets go." Needless to say, I one punched his ass and fractured his jaw. I wasn't proud of it and I got suspended for four days. My father picked me up from school that day and the only thing he could say was "It's about time son, It's about time." I was fourteen when that happened and I haven't been in a fight since then and I am 24 now. Basically, You have to realize that in a society where everybody is so fucked up on the inside and we are always told to try and be perfect that people will project their negativity on you. They hate the fact that you are dedicated and driven and they are not. They hate that you have goals and strive to be somebody, not for them but for yourself. Stick with being non-agressive, Anger is a waste of time and is damaging to the soul, but never be afraid to release the fucking THUNDER when someone threatens you and yours. Peace~Bulldozin

[Preston]

" I hate eveybody. "

Everyone has "one of those days," the one where you are so incredibly pissed of [ at nothing. ] that you snap back at everything little thing that someone says. I swear, I honestly feel like I could walk up behind someone, and snap their fucking neck, and walk away like nothing happend. Oh no, because if I started killing people, there wouldn't be many left. I seriously want to let loose on someone, or something. I get to lift after school, but I seriously don't know if I can make it till 4.

" So what do you want from me? Your killin my sanity, the sun is gone and I'm alone. I'm sick of you, you're stealing the air I breathe, just leave me alone. "

I feel like going insane, my heads in circles, my girl's goin crazy because, it's "her time." You know, thats annoying, I personally think its bullshit that they get to use that shit for an excuse, fuck that. Once a month, once a month they feel that pain. She's got nothing, I mean nothing on the pain and weakness I feel once I'm done lifting. I'm sympathetic towards her and the fact of what is involved with it, I'm just more annoyed than anything that she useds it as an excuse. Fuck that.

I think this is the end of my rant, I need some water, and some Animal Cuts™.
Damn, I need to lift, so that way I can't feel anything anymore.

Yeah, that sounds good... not feeling anything.

Peace easy
-Preston

[ghost]

everyone has those days brother..just remember to remain strong..just visualize yourself killing the weights when you get home..

gotta remain strong, you are never alone brother...we are always here for support...and you have me on yahoo messenger..hit me up brother.


strength and honor.

[Preston]

Yeah man, it's just one of those days. Don't know why though, everything went so good last night, it doesn't make any sense.

[ghost]

how was the chinese last night?????



everything went well for me too....pm me n ill tell you about it.

[Preston]

" This is a lockdown, teachers, please get all of your students into your rooms and do not let them leave till you are further noticed. "

How scary is that shit? A lockdown, a lockdown for a school that's in a town with a population of less than 600 people. I don't know what was going through everyone else's heads when I was standing against that wall, but I just happend to be standing at the right angle where I could see all the way down the hall. In my head...

I heard a lot of things standing against that wall, I heard many creeks and doors opening and closing, and I was just waiting for ours to open. In my head, I had a plan, a plan of excellence. I was going to save everyone in my class. See, I'm one that doesn't fear death, yet, embraces it. I honestly wouldn't have a problem taking a full clip for the kids in my class, and I would be honored to know that I'd saved as many lives as I could. My plan of action? Act histarical, what else am I supposed to do?! I was gonna jump that mother fucker and pound in his head until he wasn't moving, then take his gun, and shoot him in the head. No, see, I'm not like horror movies, I'm not going to punch a guy, then run upstairs. Fuck that shit, you gotta get the job done, and get that shit done right.

I heard one song going through my head the entire time my back was against that wall, just one, and man was it screaming. Diecast[Artist]-Fractured[Song]. That song was flooding my head and my adrenaline was running so high, and I was so anxious, my hands were sweating. I didn't know exactly how to act, but I remained still, listening, waiting for the door to open, then, then I would take my plan of action. What do I have to lose? If I'm going to go down, I'm not going to let a mother fucker make me get on my knee's, just so he can put a bullet in my head. Fuck that shit, fuck that, he can suck my nuts. I was going to attack this fucker and give 'em hell, give this guy every ounce of hate and strength I have in my body, and inflict as much pain as possible onto this man.

That's when I heard an announcement " Teachers, this isn't an alarming event, you may keep teaching. The dogs are running through for a drug check, thank you for your cooperation. "

Oh my God, are you serious?! Are you serious!? "The dogs" were in the building, and you made it sound like a man with a AK47 was rollin through pickin' kids off! This really intrigued me, thinking about how strong the brain is, and how we can make things up in our head, and always think of the worst. Either way, I thought it was the most excited my hearts ever been, and I still can't sit still. Oh well, it was scary, it was exciting, and it really made me think about life and what I was willing to give up for 14 other kids.

"Give 'em hell bro, Give 'em hell."

Peace easy bro's
-Preston

[Preston]

I love this whole " badass " thing you get with me, a part of that "package" I was talking about a while back. Ok, now for the real teddybear. My girl's been sick for 4 days, each day running a 103.5 temp, non-stop! Kinda worried about brain damage [ although it's gonna be hard to notice ... lol jp jp ] and I've been over there every night cookin her dinner and bringin her water and stuff, and she really enjoys my company when she's really sick, or, at anytime.

EITHER WAY. ( I'm getting to the point, I promise. )

I think that the image we put off, is really intense. A lot of people at the gym look at me differently than they do any other random guy that goes into the gym. Hell, I'm waiting in the parking lot at 4:30 for the doors to open at 5:00. Sitting there, hood up, sippin on water, listening to Pantera, I can't get enough of this. I put out so much and get so much back. Everyone, when I'm in there lifting, is looking at me, it really isn't all that distracting, its more or less, a pump! I love it, it's so much fun to know that people are in awe at what I'm lifting. Not to sound vein, but I don't blame them, since half of them are over the age of 50, it's fun to entertain old people. Back to my story.

I've seen an older guy in the gym every single Saturday for the past year, he's so strong for an older guy and has the most amazing vascularity I've ever seen, it's so intense. I finally said two words to the guy yesterday, never saying anything before. "Nice Set!" he responded with a nod, then I walked out the door. I like to have people know I'm not a TOTAL ass-hole.
Keeps me happy knowing that not EVERYONE thinks I'm a total prick that could give two shits less about anyone alive.

Like my girl says " you may look like a bear, but inside, you're just a teddy. "
That leads to other things, BUT, that's about it guys. Have a good Sunday!

Live strong [ LIFT ] stronger.
-Preston