Journey, Not A Destination

update

So it's crunch time for me and Gordy's business. And it couldn't come at a worse time. Fishing season starts this weekend and I just can't get out of it. Ya know, I have always fished my ass off for the first few weeks of fishing and love every second of it. Frankly though, I'd prefer skipping out on this season until the business is up and running and fish later in the season. Unfortunately, my friends are being asshats and turn the tables to be something they're not.... me dicking over my friends. God forbid I do something for myself.

The only reason I'm keeping my cool is, if those of you who have been around remember, this is the same weekend I spent for the last few days of my friend's life, Jared. We went to this same spot fishing for opening weekend and he died a couple of days after. Plus, his younger brother is taking his spot.... so that's cool.

But to be honest, I don't really like most of the guys who are going. It should be interesting.

On another note, I'm pretty sure I'm going to start dieting next week. I haven't planned it out yet but this bulk is going nowhere. I just don't have the time to eat how I need to in order to put on the size I'm hoping to have. And I'm not too happy with my current physical state. So if I'm not going to get bigger, I might as well get leaner. It's a little earlier than I had planned but big deal.

I believe I'm going to kick off the cut with something like Lyle McDonald's modified protein sparing modified fast. It's a bugger of a diet.... it's literally a diet developed by doctors trying to maximize fat loss while maintaining as much lean body mass as possible. In order to do so, they say what nutrients are essential to the body and health. Once identified, they then said, let's give people only those essential nutrients and nothing else. It turns out that's not a whole heck of a lot of food, especially relative to how I normally eat. Lyle modified it to maximize muscle maintenance even more and also to minimize metabolic disruptions with things like refeeds and whatnot. It should definitely be a challenge, but I *think* I'm up for it right about now.
 
You'll get some quality time with the fishies, and with a nice cool beer... or three... or more... I do hope you'll get some restful relaxating enjoyment out of it...

that diet sounds rather severe but no guts no glory I suppose... just don't make yourself miserable... you're plenty attractive the way you are... but you can do better :)
 
maleficent said:
You'll get some quality time with the fishies, and with a nice cool beer... or three... or more... I do hope you'll get some restful relaxating enjoyment out of it...
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That's just it though, this trip isn't relaxing. There is no beer drinking. It will be cold. I meet these guys at 4 in the morning. They fish all day and it's physically taxing actually. It's just not the *break* I've been looking for. But I'm going and that's that.

that diet sounds rather severe but no guts no glory I suppose... just don't make yourself miserable... you're plenty attractive the way you are... but you can do better :)
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Oh I'll be miserable, lol. It's impossible not to be on this diet.

But it's very short-term. And I can deal with misery for a couple of weeks as long as the outcome worthwhile.... it's about focusing your attention. It's also about making sure you don't rebound by pigging out as soon as it's over. I'm excited for it. Gordy actually started it last week and lost 9 lbs.... he started at 185.... so not much to lose to begin with.
 
That's just it though, this trip isn't relaxing. There is no beer drinking. It will be cold. I meet these guys at 4 in the morning. They fish all day and it's physically taxing actually. It's just not the *break* I've been looking for. But I'm going and that's that.
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I hope your friends appreciate what you go thru for them... probably not... but you know where to come when you want to be appreciated... :D


9lbs in one week? Ok so much for every nice thing I've said about Gordy - I hate him... and his willpower and his discipline... where'd he's got to lose weight from?
 
maleficent said:
I hope your friends appreciate what you go thru for them... probably not... but you know where to come when you want to be appreciated... :D


9lbs in one week? Ok so much for every nice thing I've said about Gordy - I hate him... and his willpower and his discipline... where'd he's got to lose weight from?
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Gord doesn't NEED to lose weight. Neither do I.

But we always go through cuts this time a year to lose the fat we gained during the previous bulk. I don't particularly like dieting. It's not about the deprivation, b/c honestly I don't really deprive myself and actually like being in a caloric deficit. It's just about the slow results. I dont' like to be dieting slowly b/c that delays how soon I can get back to my real goal of adding muscle.

That said, the PSMF allows for very fast results. For me it's sort of like I'd rather be punched real hard in the nose than flicked a thousand times in the nose.
 
ah point taken...

ya know -comments like that
Gord doesn't NEED to lose weight. Neither do I.
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make it really really difficult to like you... :)

really difficult... :D

Flex for mallie now :D please ... make me like you again..
 
Hahaha, well it depends on how you slice it. From another's perspective I don't need to lose weight.

From my own, or someone else's in similar shoes as mine, I do.

I don't ever carry a lot of fat, but when I do add some during a bulk, it does cover up the 'goods.'

I think I'm hovering around 15% bf currently.
 
Steve said:
Hahaha, well it depends on how you slice it. From another's perspective I don't need to lose weight.

From my own, or someone else's in similar shoes as mine, I do.

I don't ever carry a lot of fat, but when I do add some during a bulk, it does cover up the 'goods.'

I think I'm hovering around 15% bf currently.
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well i'm probably at about 45% body fat -so you ain't got no fat on you skippy... :) you need a little padding on the bum -however would I be able to pinch you then?
 
Quote of the day and rendomness

"I don't think there are any gimmicks that work, and I don't think there are any secrets other than learning to do lifts correctly and working very, very hard." - Glenn Pendlay

"Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you've had everything to do, and you've done it."

*************

I maxed bench again. I wasn't supposed to but I had some bottled up anger in me that I wanted to let out. I put up 335 with ease. It feels good being strong right now.
 
::picks up jaw from floor::

impressive...

and good method of anger management.... hopefully yuo were feeling better when you were done...
 
I was, thanks. :)

Tonight I am supposed to meet with the manager of my gym and see if there's a 'fit' for me at their facility. It's nice having an interview that doesn't really matter. If there's a fit, great. If there isn't, no skin off my back.
 
without sounding like a supreme suck up-

I think it's going to come down to whether or not you can work with them and their gym philiosophy as to whether or not they can work with you... you know you'd be an asset to any gym -- any employer in any industry for that matter - you've got an excellent work ethic that people appreciate and is somewhat hard to come by (especially in your age group from what I've seen and interviewed) I don't, however, see you as having a lot of patience with bs...

You don't need luck with the interview - you've got skills - so just enjoy it and hope it is what you're looking for..

"I don't think there are any gimmicks that work, and I don't think there are any secrets other than learning to do lifts correctly and working very, very hard." - Glenn Pendlay
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I like that quote - and I realized I'm only working hard -I need to start working very very hard - that's gonna be tough :) but i'm up for the challenge...
 
maleficent said:
without sounding like a supreme suck up-

I think it's going to come down to whether or not you can work with them and their gym philiosophy as to whether or not they can work with you... you know you'd be an asset to any gym -- any employer in any industry for that matter - you've got an excellent work ethic that people appreciate and is somewhat hard to come by (especially in your age group from what I've seen and interviewed) I don't, however, see you as having a lot of patience with bs...

You don't need luck with the interview - you've got skills - so just enjoy it and hope it is what you're looking for..
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Thanks Mal... I appreciate that. And I am confident that I would be an asset. You're exactly right, it's a matter of semantics. a) can I offer the time they're looking for, b) can they live with the fact that I'm starting a business that is in the same field and I think will be successful, and c) can I put up with the shit that personal training is nowadays.

The good news is there are only 4 or so trainers at this gym and they seem very nice. They are boobs, but if I end up training there and stay long enough, I think I could make an impact on the training staff which would be cool.

The problem with most training gyms, which is why I stopped working for gyms a long while back, is that they don't care about really making a difference. They don't care so much about the results the clients have. They don't care about any of the stuff I care about. They care about number of transactions, and that shit I hate. If it ends up like that here, I won't stay long. The real kick in the dick is when you do get awesome progress with a client, they want to praise the shit out of you and highlight the progress to the rest of the gym to get more transactions. Yet, they don't support what it takes for most results to be generated..... time.

That's why I've enjoyed being an independent contractor.

But we'll see how it goes. For all I know they'll be looking for more than I can offer at the moment in terms of time.

I like that quote - and I realized I'm only working hard -I need to start working very very hard - that's gonna be tough :) but i'm up for the challenge...
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That's good to hear!
 
the caring about making a difference is what sets you apart from the rest...

this new gig shouldn't be stressful -so I hope it's fun for you.. and if it's not -well no harm done... you just keep doing what you're doing..
 
Exactly, that's why this is nice. There's no stress involved. It is what it is and whatever it turns out to be doesn't really matter. If it goes good, it adds to the goodness that already is. If it goes bad, it takes nothing away from said goodness.

:p
 
Interview Advice From Mal -
Stand up when the interviewer enters the room.
Smile and firm handshake (but not too firm, you can bench 300+lbs though bringing him to his knees would be pretty funny with your sheer power and strength)
Be your charming self
Don't ask about benefits on the initial interview -that's tacky :)

Just trying to behelpful here :D
 
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