i am...

anxious, antsy, nervous, hungry, tired, and working again.

covering for the boss today. he is gone to be with his dad...major surgery.
its cool to be here....quiet. but i am beginning to feel like i live here.
i am looking forward to this week. usually easy for me the week before a comp.
i need to do some cardio and watch my weight. i would like to come in under 231
but its not a priority. this comp is about having fun.

i dont have much else...i am rather boring.

1 week...grrr

been a weird end to my week.
missed 2 days at the gym and i felt like hurting someone.
but the rest was nice. the heat has turned up along with the humidity...
dont think i can stop sweating.

trained events and they went so-so. had a great start but it went downhill from there.
log was smooth and fast. worked my technique. farmers started the turdball rolling...
barely made 20' with my warmup. that was enough of that. did stones and was ok with it.
but i felt slow with the lightest stone.

so hot i went through 2 shirts....soaked.

teking it easy next week, just cardio and some light work to stretch and stay warm.

strange days

ok so american idol has its controversy, kate and jon worked the bad press, the right is going crazy over sotomayer, and our government is wasting precious tax dollars busting "steroid dealers".

we live in a land of hypocrites, fakes, cheats, and greedy self serving people. the misinformed and simple minded america buys into the BS that is reality TV, they blindly agree with talking heads and question nothing that our government does. hell most people couldn't tell you what the first 2 amendments in the constitution are.

we love our sports but god forbid these high paid athletes do something to enhance and prolong their careers. yet we still want more homeruns, bigger hits, slam dunks, and hat tricks. its pathetic. the news twists a few nonnewsworhty stories into mind blowing onesided investigative dribble. they never get facts or research scientific evidence. really..that would be actual work...and work wouldnt sell ad time during sweeps.

in short...get the facts! and before you judge ask yourself, how entertaining would (insert favorite sport here) if there were mediocre playing?

weather woes...

more rain. thank god its going to a normal time....the sunny florida afternoon t-storm.

i could hear the water running from the retention pond and into the lake last night.

another spectacular storm just rolled through. had to run outside to check my windows.

nothing better than a wet seat to drive home. but the musty smell a day later is worse...eeewww

had to put towels down last night. rained so hard i needed to prevent the water from coming in the apartment. needless to say it was impessive to watch.

shouldn't complain we needed it badly. the storm hanging around last week was almost a tropical depression. thankfully it has moved on...just in time for hurricane season.

relaxing weekend

thought i would get more done but my body told me other things. i slept 12 hours 2 days in a row. it just felt so good. i ate like crazy...and the scale showed it this morning...but i relaxed and enjoyed a few days off.

sunday i went to the parents and had dinner. lots of food and went home with a ton of leftovers. watched the indy500, just an amazing race.

monday i was the chauffer...drove mom and dad to the hard rock casino. lost my money in the video bandits...was better served drinking at the bar. we went to joes crab shack on the way home. walked or rather waddled out of there, stuffed!

woke up today and got back to business. worked on my pressing in the gym. finally figured out the dip on my press!! now to try it with some serious weight. shoulders are already getting stiff and sore. 10 days till comp....i feel loose and ready to have insane fun!

some vids

stones from a few weeks ago...

more freaking rain

its karma...for all the time i made fun of everyone and the weather up north. it fooled me this morning too, the sun was shining when i woke up. by the time i left the gym it was pouring again. luckily i am not flooded out, some people are. hoping the weekend is clear because i certainly do not want to spend 3 days off stuck inside.

did my cardio today. wasnt really into it for some reason....managed 45 minutes and worked my abs hard. yes strongmen do need them, its more like a keg versus a 6 pack....haha!
surprisingly i weighed myself and was 231. just where i need to be with 2 weeks to go.

late nite ramblings

i just need to kill the time while i wait for my day to end. rather slow tonight....

i can hear rumblings outside, still raining. just hoping there are no tornadoes

coming my way. with my drive home there is no place to go if i run into one.

i have to say being back on this ketogenic diet i have rediscovered the lack of

filters...something about low carbs makes me lose inhibitions. could be good if

i got out and was able to flirt...i really feel flirty...haha...bad coming from a guy?

between my job and training i dont get to be "out" there. and really...how many

women want to be bothered in the gym or supermarket? dammit they are all married anyway.

karma is a strange and wonderful thing....must be why i am having all this crazy shit go on this week.

was watching buena vista social club. love that music and the movie. cuba is a beautiful country. and the people have such spirit. love seeing the singers walking

around and just singing...the musicians are wonderful too. the sound just makes you

want to dance, drink rum, and smoke a cigar. the best part is compay segundo, a

90 year old man, talking about trying to have a 6th child...

ok i am done rambling....

crazy freaking morning and some back work

weirdness abounds this week...

its been raining for 2 days. something we desperately needed. but when it rains like this wood swells...specifically the door frame to my apartment. it makes it hard to close. i didnt know that till i woke up this morning as the wind gusted and blew it open! my dog freaked. realizing i was bare assed nekkid i couldnt just walk up and close it. so i was getting shorts when magnus the wonder dog made his escape. lucky for me he responds to car ride...with 3 hours of sleep and barely any clothes on i drove him around the block. but the fun didnt end there!! he made another run for it as we got out of the car....chased a truck and crapped on the neighbors lawn.

car ride worked again but this time there was no treat of wind blowing in the face. i got his leash on and took him back inside...and then proceeded to crash for 3 more hours. but it was good cuz i had the best dream :)

so i made it to the gym. weird going in later. but i had it all to myself....no soccer moms or silver sneakers!! did my back work today, yes i knowi planned cardio but i realized that i would be doing back too close to events. hi pulls ruled!! but i squished my meat and potatoes, not once but twice. that was no fun.... good mornings were insane!! 495!!! so happy my back is healing well. next were zerchers from the knees, with 365. i nearly passed out each rep... finished my back with rows and pulldowns. very happy with that.

an extra dose

i am really bored....so much for working OT. its rather slow tonight.
ah well like the song goes...no rest for the wicked

hoping to get in all my OT this week and just have a nice long memorial day weekend.
would be nice just to lay around and do nothing for 3 days...ok i will hit the gym and do my events. of course the beach will be calling...

i thought it would be harder to get back on the keto diet but day 2 and i feel pretty darn good. know its kicking in when i feel warm all over. surprisingly the cravings dont get bad, as long as i get a good cheat meal.

tomorrow is another cardio day. easy treadmill time...i now know why some people text while doing it, makes the time go by. i like to break it up with abs or grip work. think it will be abs tomorrow too.

oh what a day

it started out good....

cardio and forearm work. weighing in at 232.

then it decided to pour...rain coming in under the door and a grease fire...

dammit there went my lunch. uggghhhhhh....trying to do too much all at once.

glad to be at work...i recieved a thank you present from my coworker and family.

a pirates t-shirt. arrrrr!

always nice when you can make someones birthday special.

ouch

went to do pressing today. for some reason i cannot get my legs under me for a proper push press..hehe..alliteration...

it hurts the ego more than anything. i am struggling with weights that i can do easily with the push. triceps and delts seem to be managing the weight easily. guessi need to work some explosive front squats or machine squats.

my head is sunburnt today....should have worn a hat at disney yesterday. even though i was ther a couple hours the sun was blistering. took a coworker and family there. just a nice perk for working there. sadly it wasnt really busy...i know attendance is down. people go on vacation!!
spend some cash, there are deals out there.

the hell with everything and your little dog too

today i pressed...it sucked. shoulders hurt. not the joints but deep in the muscles...i need to learn to get my legs into the press. looks like i need to add front squats again. damn gym was crowded, a few idiots in my way while benching...grrr. oh yeah i am in a pissy mood today.

more ot at work, lost our third shift person. hooray!! i could use the money. going to south carolina in september. riding with my training partner. he is doing master nationals. i am going for the open...events that are too hard to pass up. this is going to be good. 2 days and max events...

i have seriously had enough of people. where is the cave on the mountain? too many people love to wallow in their own crap and misery. get over it and get on with life. its too short to be miserable. so many people blaming everyone else but they wont look in the mirror. i have had enough! too many lazy people, hear about how busy they are, complain they only have time to make frozen food and they are fat....this person doesnt like me, he is mean to me...jeeezus!!

ms californias boobs, credit card reform, high gas prices, torture pictures....aaaggghhhh.

i am going to regress and watch cartoons, reality is just too much.

for the love of sugar

before i discuss my training let me say the throwback pepsi is awesome!!

real sugar....no corn syrup.

takes me back to the days of being a sugar fueled child. the taste is so different. guess i have to find a kosher deli or wait till passover for kosher coke.

ok on to the training. back today...was more like rack training. i take over the only power rack in the gym...hehehe. starts with shrugs, 605lbs 5 sets of 5 reps. then it goes to good mornings...455 after that zercher lifts. trying the heavy stone weight with these. far too easy! from there i left the heavenly domain of the rack and moved to the crossover cable machine. i end the workout with 8 sets of 1 arm cable rows. to kill the grip i use a tricep rope handle...doubled over. just to make sure i was really tired i got on the treadmill for 30 minutes.

wonder if i will be able to stand up straight tomorrow?

slightly insane

thats how my day feels...

for some reason i woke up with the thought of

tearing someones head off and crapping down their neck. nice huh?

not that i am a mean guy but i just felt pissed today. maybe forum withdrawal...i took a self imposed vacation from it for a few days.

the feelings made cardio and biceps/forearms a really good workout today. gym was crowded today. really strange cuz you wouldnt expect that at 9am. all them soccer moms and retirees....

too bad there arent any single soccer moms there.

it finally rained, going to do some more today. cooling off too. damn roasted the other day.

a few days off

well from posting here anyway.
worked and trained events saturday. it was steamy...had to be 90 by 10am. my back was still not happy with anything i did saturday.

sunday i did cardio...hooray my favorite stuff. did delts too. weighed in at 232! had dinner with my mom, dad, sister, and niece. i was stuffed and passed out. so freaking hot sunday i sat my butt inside and watched some ufc. bored enough i went to bed at 8 and got in 12 hours of sound sleep.

today...legs! felt good and my back did not bother me. threw in some cardio just for the heckuva it. feeling pretty darn good too. checking out some competitions for later in the year....ft. myers and south carolina....interesting

steamy

its warm today...over 90. wonderful day to be stuck inside at a computer and not the beach. sadly my horoscope said i should get in touch with nature....maybe there is some wood inside the office.

did my press workout for the weak...yes weak. could have been just a little more pathetic today. push press went fine. failed on my attempt with 265. no big deal....the close grip presses blew terribly.

machine press came up next and i brutalized my shoulders with 5 sets of 5 reps. ended on a good note with some tricep work.

well i am happy that i can get thru the 1st presses at the comp. the 275 axle...well...might not even worry about it. its not the press but the clean. hard to wrap my tiny hands around that sucker anyway.

do or do not there is no try....

about what i was thinking today as i started my shrugs. put on 315 to warmup and it was HEAVY!!!!. oh well strapped up and put more weight on the bar. funny it all felt lighter then...i used the force. haha...

good mornings were next and i felt every bit of them. but in a good way. i know where i am weak and this brutal exercise hits it.

zerchers...loved 'em! perfect and feeling light. need to add more next week.

ended the workout with some 1 arm cable rows.

i decided to forget about cardio...i dont want to cut too much weight. 229 and holding so i will keep it there.

my landlord was kind enough to give me a coupon for free KFC...guess Oprah was talking about it. Oh man was it good....my body loves me for the food.

Oh and i should thank someone for the Yoda idea...in reality i am a short wizened little green man....must be the KFC

hooray for cardio

did an hour today on the treadmill. broke it up in 20 minute increments and worked arms inbetween. feeling pretty damn good...weight is 229lbs. since i dont want to lose too much i m going to add carbs everyday. not a lot but enough to keep me from going crazy.

not much else happening. although i did see an alligator...

ah yes....to day was fun in the gym. only cuz i made it there. did legs and did them without much pain in my back.

leg presses...single leg with 450

box squats....my hips hate me for it

romanian deads...very strong

pull thrus....they always get looks, must have a nice butt or i look like an idiot.

hit some HIIT cardio and called it a day.

first day over 90...wish i had more time to lounge around outside. but paying the bills is easier when i show up for work. i am drooling over my dinner but it is too early to eat...cooked up a strip steak i marinated in whiskey and red pepper. took a taste earlier and...patting myself on the back...it was great.

was thinking...dangerous...i am so tired of the internet bullshit i read. so many people live in these forums just to cause trouble and spread crap. hell with all the crap the spread they should take up farming. it bores me and makes me wonder about the quality of humans. it also makes me think about how we view the world. is it skewed because of our lack or real interaction? dont get me wrong i have made some great friends this way...but the majority still rulz.

snooze alarms

hit it once this morning. drug my butt outta bed and off to the gym. did my cardio...60 minutes.

weighed in at 232. not bad with all the junk and laziness the last 2 weeks. this is a good start.

going to have some fun this time. not so serious...part of the reason why i bonked. i wasn't relaxed enough. i always feel better when i am loose and joking around.

crisis continued

dammit...planned to do events. alarm went off, instead of hitting snooze i shut the thing off. woke up 4 hours later.
so i began to have a pity party...woe is me...life sucks and all that....then the old jarhead in me came out and i proceeded to cuss myself out. i am sure my landlord and neighbors thought i have lost my mind. i threw on the sunshine and rainbows speech from "rocky balboa" and some hardass music.

Rocky Balboa: I'd hold you up to say to your mother, "this kid's gonna be the best kid in the world. This kid's gonna be somebody better than anybody I ever knew." And you grew up good and wonderful. It was great just watching you, every day was like a privilige. Then the time come for you to be your own man and take on the world, and you did. But somewhere along the line, you changed. You stopped being you. You let people stick a finger in your face and tell you you're no good. And when things got hard, you started looking for something to blame, like a big shadow. Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done! Now if you know what you're worth then go out and get what you're worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain't you! You're better than that! I'm always gonna love you no matter what. No matter what happens. You're my son and you're my blood. You're the best thing in my life. But until you start believing in yourself, ya ain't gonna have a life. Don't forget to visit your mother.

i then began to organize my training and stuff for the next competition. am i out of this funk? lets hope so...

downtime

what a few days off does for you...

much better feeling today in my head and back. the rest has helped physically. i can actually walk with or spasm. i am just on the verge of that ready to train insane mentality...which is a good thing. i have events to train tomorrow.
i still dont know if i want to head down the keto route...maybe it took too much out of me. i just want to have fun and dieting wasnt fun. although i did like the results from the diet. not to sound too narcissitic but i thought i looked pretty damn good.

i did mange to sort through all my stories and art supplies. now i need to work some more on those ideas. sure would love to make money that way...