Hitting My Stride

I finally hit my stride and have had some great results as of late. I started lifting every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning. Pretty much no cardio, but I've put on 15lbs of muscle and made some great strength gains.



I would attribute most of this to finally finding a great time and place to workout and put max effort into them. I would also give credit to Gaspari Nutrition. I've been using Super Pump 250 and SizeOn along with Pro Performance 100% Whey Protein.



Super Pump has been great. The strength gains and energy have been awesome. I've got veins popping out in places that were impossible to imagine before.

Workin' for a Living

So my internship started today and I'm beat. I'm also working at a seafoood restaurant. My title is "the raw bar guy" - the job's tight. I bartend, cook, and wait tables on occaasion. The pay is good, people I work with are cool, but working in restaurants really isn't my thing. I also moved last month. This summer has started out pretty rough, I really just got into a working schedule (having a job and not sleeping all day).

I'm trying to find time to workout around my work schedules and find a closer gym because gas prices are killing my pockets.

I am officially unmotivated to work out.

TOP 10

Top 10 People NOT To Spend Spring Break With

10. Isaiah Thomas
Sure, Isaiah Thomas is one of the 50 greatest NBA players off all time, but did you see what he did to the Knicks? Do you want that to happen to your Spring Break? Thomas has ruined the team through bad trades, poor money management, and sexual misconduct.

Read the latest on the Knicks season: http://www.nba.com/knicks/

9. Dog The Bounty Hunter
Chillin in Hawaii with Dog and Co. sounds like a great idea...Waikiki, diamond head, crack cocaine. There's a lot Dog can show you on the Big Island. And he ruins it all by calling you a nigger as soon as you're back on the mainland.

Read all about Dog's Love for black folk here: http://www.nationalenquirer.com/dog_bounty_hunter_racial_slur_tape/celebrity/64325

8. Roger Clemens
Ok, Rog at this point you've lost a lot of credibility with your fans. But it's cool you're still "The Rocket" and no one can touch you, but I'm not trying to spend my Spring Break at one of your Congressional hearings listening to how your wife was injected with HGH, that you didn't know about, and how you never touched the stuff.

More info on Clemens hard times click here: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/sports/5621846.html

7. Arthur Blank
In one move Mr. Blank revived football in Atlanta and changed a city. In a few moves he destroyed a perennial playoff contending team. Sure it wasn't his fault Mike Vick got locked up, but he did hire Bobby Petrino (a horrible coach unfit for the NFL). Now the Falcons have no head coach, no quarterback, no running back, and no tight end. You could hangout with Arthur Blank and spend the whole week hoping Home Depot stock rebounds.

Read up on the Falcon's latest bit of wheeling and dealing: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hw0K-b0aHJQ_QFQp1SUT5LuOaffQD8VE7E080

6. Kwame Kilpatrick
It's nice to see a black man in charge - until he blows it. Kilpatrick the mayor of Detroit embroiled in a text message sex scandal really screwed the pooch by not only cheating on his wife, but by getting busted via text message. Delete Kwame Delete. I'm sure he's a good guy and could show us all a great time in Detroit, but do you really want to go home with this guy and have to look the other way and play dumb when his wife is all in his face??? Not me.

Kwame and his supporters won't go silently into the night: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080315/NEWS01/80315069&imw=Y

5. PacMan Jones
All Star Game, Magic City, and every other VIP club in America is where you'll be rollin' with Pacman. The problem is once the drinks start flowin and Pac decides to "make it rain"....duck for cover. You see Mr Jones would be a great strip club patron if he didn't beat up half the strippers he was tipping.

New's on the lastest strip club brawl: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2775250

4. Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer
IT AIN'T TRICKIN' IF YOU GOT IT - words to live by, but not if you're the Governor of New York. Before winning office Spitzer was heralded as a crusader for his state and was a beloved family man. I'm sure he's a stand-up guy, but $3,500 for one night...

Click here for CNN's roundup of Spitzer coverage: http://topics.cnn.com/topics/eliot_spitzer

3. Bill O'Reilly
You know your friend that always dogs big girls, but as soon as no ones around he's all over them? That's how Bill O'Reilly feels about black women. Now don't get me wrong I love the sistas, but I hate Bill O'Reilly. Remeber how he argued with Cam'ron about rap music or when Al Sharpton took him to Silvia's and he was surprised by how "civilized" black people were? But Bill loves him some Karrine Stephens and other hos.

My New Favorite Website: http://www.sweetjesusihatebilloreilly.com/

2. OJ Simpson
OJ - where do I begin? Orenthal James has a Heisman Trophy (til the Goldmans took it), was one the best football players USC ever produced, and an NFL Hall of Famer. He beat the murder charge, but can't seem to stay out of trouble. Recently OJ was charged with kidnapping and assault when he attempted to get back some of his football memorabilia from a some guys in a hotel. If that wasn't bad enough OJ's posse the for heist were just some guys he met at a wedding he was attending.

Click here for the latest on OJ's new trial: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/07/us/07cnd-vegas.html?ref=us

1. Your Friend that draws dicks when you pass out....

Nuff said...don't be this guy.

$20 Bucks if you can find this kid on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com

Eliptical Nightmare

In an effort to do more cardio I've been spending A LOT of time on the various eliptical machines at my local gym. They're a great workout and if you push yourself they can give you great results.

One problem: I don't run like any one's Grandma. It's supposed to be a low impact machine and you spin around pumping your arms, but i never learned to run like that. As a result my right knee has been taking a pounding from this machine. It either bangs into it or is just plain old sore from the impact.

I've been trying to take it easy by using the bikes in the gym, but even that can aggravate the pains in my knee. I'm currently looking for a low impact cardio solution that will allow me to work hard and save my knee.

The 80/20 Rule

You ever heard that saying about relationships and 80 percent this and 20 percent that...blah blah blah. Well it's true when trying to get fit. I was looking at some supplements in GNC the other day and got a lil bit of wisdom from on of their sales associates, "the key to getting the body you want is 20% your workout and 80% nutrition". Truer word were never spoken.

So i started eating GoLean by Kashi (13 grams of protein, 10 of fiber, and one gram of fat). It tastes like soggy pine cones, but is worth giving a try if you're serious about your nutrition.

Check out their website http://www.kashi.com

Gym Rats

I've been working out in different gyms since around the 4th grade (swim team holla at me). And I have always noticed how certain types of people seem to exist in every gym in this country.

BIG HEAD, LITTLE FACE: Big Head, Little Face is a big dude. And he wants everyone around to know he's big. Whether he lets u know by the gallon jug of water he brings with him to the gym, the grunts and snarls he unleashes while deadlifting, or the Zoomba pants. He just wants you to know.

THE ENTOURAGE: This is that group of 4 0r 5 dudes that came to the gym together, but only one of them actually wants to work out. And they let u know this by congregating around the gym's one and only incline bench - right when u need it - and acts like you're inconveniencing them, when you ask them to move.

THE COUPLE: The couple comes in various shapes and sizes, but is usually a man and woman who are dating, engaged, or married; that like to work out at the same time. Now don't get me wrong, I've considered going to the gym with my boo before, but that shit doesn't go down for several reasons.

1. Does your girl really need to see you struggling to bench
135, when there are high school kids throwing that around like its nothing?

2. What do you say when other guys are oogling your girl?
(Assuming she's fine, I mean mine is, I'm just asking about yours.)

3. How do you explain to her you getting caught oogling other
girls???

All this could be avoided by leaving her ass at home -
just sayin.

GLORY DAYS: Glory Days can actually be a pretty cool dude. He's an older guy who likes to reminisce about how thing used to be. A simpler time when football players were smaller, baseball players were clean, and oogling white women was a punishable offense. Glory Days starts fucking up when he just talks too much, other than that he's a cool ass dude.

SPOT-MAN: This is the dude who works out like 3 times a year, but wants to lift hella weight - because nothing equals fitness like pulling a muscle. So this nigga always needs a spot, so many in fact, you can't do your workout for helping his ass.

My Secret Weapon

A lot of people choose the supplement route to get in shape. Personally, I believe supplements are great. I've used several since graduating high school and seen noticeable results with most of them. Right now, I'm taking a multivitamin and whey protein.


Over the summer I experimented with Nitrous Oxide and discovered it was great. NO dilates blood vessels and provides focus unlike any other. I tried naNO Vapor from Muscletech and it was awesome.

I totally recommend it to anyone who wants to have a workout breakthrough.

http://www.vaporexperience.com/

Sleep is Essential

One of the keys to growing muscle isn't just working out and eating right - it's sleep. That's right, every college students favorite activity, is an important part of living healthier. Most studies reccomend getting between 8 and 10 hours a night. So there's a great reason to sleep through that 8am class.

Here's a shot of me sleeping the road coming back from DC. I've been known to sleep for 12 hours at a time. Now that's growth...or being hungover.

My Poot

Meet my muse. When I want to cheat my diet, skip a workout, or need a little advice I can always turn to my poot.

She's a hippie, but it's ok. She's a vegetarian that doesn't like vegetables. She's great :-)

Through her tireless efforts I've cut sodas out of my diet and lowered my sodium intake. I also switch from using salt to kelp granules....which was....ummm.....yeah it was.

With her help I'll be able to shed my gut. Now if only she could cook...We'd be in business.

Oscar Preview

Entertainment Tonight or Inside the Actor's Something or Other was doing a run down of actor's and athlete's favorite sports movies. They did this great interview with Ray Allen of the Boston Celtics talking about shooting He Got Game with Denzel Washington. And they showed guys like Jim Brown, Donovan McNabb, and Tiger Woods talking about their favorites. They named stuff like Caddyshack, Raging Bull, Hoosiers, Rudy, Brian's Song. All great movies, but not really my faves. What about Little Big League??? Little Giants???? Three Ninjas??? Mighty Ducks??? Sandlot??? (Thanks Poot)

Remember Becky "ICEBOX" O'Shea????

One of my favorite movie lines of all time came from this movie "Spike is in Pee Wee Football Hell"

Weekend in DC = Huge Setback

So this weekend was the Alpha Cab in DC. It was fun, but a major setback in my fitness goal. While getting ready for the trip I made a run to the liquor store and finally succumbed to dietary temptation...

Church's Chicken was calling my name...I just couldn't resist.

"2 PIECE BISCUIT AND SOME FRIES STRAIGHT FROM CHURCH'S" Ludacris - Freaky Gurl Remix

Sick Day

The main thing about this new workout regimine is that I'm supposed to be in the gym everyday...and yesterday that shit was not gonna happen. I guess I need to get my time management back on par. Or maybe I need a little inspiration...

My New Split

In order to shred to the lard from my body I have decided to take my workouts in a new direction.

Monday, Thursday: Chest, Back, Biceps, and Calves
Tuesday, Friday: Shoulders, Triceps, Quadriceps, and Hamstrings

30 minutes of cardio everyday along with core workouts

Who Wants Raisins????

So I was sleeping and my AMAZING girlfriend decided to do something really not....um amazing. She has a real problem with the depth, hair, and smells emitting from my belly button. So she decided to do this.....

So yeah that's two raisins shoved into my belly button. If this picture doesn't ruin your appetite I don't know what will.

Where I Go

There are a TON of websites out there dedicated to health and wellnes, but there are only a few that I frequent regularly.

www.gnc.com

General Nutrition Center - because nothing will inspire you to get in the gym like dropping $60-$100 on supplements

www.flexonline.com

Flex Magazine's Website - a great tool for learning about supplements and reading about the lifestlyes of hardcore bodybuilders.

www.mensfitness.com
www.menshealth.com

Both of these websites correspond to great magazines and are excellent resources for healthy living. They feature articles on general health, excercise, and nutrition.

Coach G Lied

So it's Spring Time. the birds are chriping, flowers are blooming, and I'm still FAT. According to my high school wrestling coach Gerald Gauthier, "Women love the treasure trail. Not 6 packs." This mantra got me this....

That's me the second guy from the left. Ok maybe i'm not that bad, but I'm still pretty out of shape. But this semester I'm getting back in shape and shedding the gut.