Journey, Not A Destination

breathe in -
breathe out
breathe in
breathe out...

Some people just have magic mirrors where they think they look better than they do.. some days I'd like that mirror :D
 
Yea, I'm happy he's happy with himself.... really, I am.

But don't act arrogant. And when he mixes said arrogance with ignorance, it's like a magic combo that makes me want to go ape shit crazy.
 
And I didn't see him do anything besides biceps.

Those guys..... they're the ones I have zero tolerance for.
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First, I start with some nautilus curls on the heaviest setting. I curl to about 1/3 of the normal ROM.

After that, a rousing set of Hammer curls, done with bent legs, so I can get a little bit of umph out of 'em.

Then, I like to go and utilize the entire middle section of the cable machine for my leaning back wide grip curls.

I like to finish off with a nice set of king curls done where the folks usually do their cable flys... right in front of the mirror so I can watch my enormous 16" arms crush up into the monster tennis balls that I own.

But how does a scrawny little man get it so twisted in his mind that he looks big? WTF?
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Hey, if I can let YOU dream, tiny tim, how come you can't let the jersey rat have his day?


Kisses and hugs
-Kodiak
 
Ahhhh....Steve, I feel your pain. These kinds of situations are everywhere--not just in the gym...and 9 times out of 10 those are the very same people who will not accept anything you have to say that is contrary to their ignorant conceptions....and you will only be left standing there knocking your head upside the wall in disbelief and frustration.

Next time simply turn up the volume on your music and try to be amused.....its the only way to keep your blood pressure in the safe range during times like that.

Oh yeah, and like mal said, breathe in and breathe out....that definitely helps me.
 
James said:
First, I start with some nautilus curls on the heaviest setting. I curl to about 1/3 of the normal ROM.

After that, a rousing set of Hammer curls, done with bent legs, so I can get a little bit of umph out of 'em.

Then, I like to go and utilize the entire middle section of the cable machine for my leaning back wide grip curls.

I like to finish off with a nice set of king curls done where the folks usually do their cable flys... right in front of the mirror so I can watch my enormous 16" arms crush up into the monster tennis balls that I own.
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I don't doubt this.

Hey, if I can let YOU dream, tiny tim, how come you can't let the jersey rat have his day?
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Hahaha, touché.

You bastard.
 
bethann1156 said:
Ahhhh....Steve, I feel your pain. These kinds of situations are everywhere--not just in the gym...and 9 times out of 10 those are the very same people who will not accept anything you have to say that is contrary to their ignorant conceptions....and you will only be left standing there knocking your head upside the wall in disbelief and frustration.

Next time simply turn up the volume on your music and try to be amused.....its the only way to keep your blood pressure in the safe range during times like that.

Oh yeah, and like mal said, breathe in and breathe out....that definitely helps me.
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Haha...

I've learned to keep my mouth shut. I offer advice to pretty much no one in the gym unless I am approached. Every now and then I'll help some of the elderly people at my gym, but beyond that, my lips are sealed.
 
I've learned to keep my mouth shut. I offer advice to pretty much no one in the gym unless I am approached. Every now and then I'll help some of the elderly people at my gym, but beyond that, my lips are sealed.
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Thanks to the internet, that is about all you can do nowadays. Everyone has the "MONSTER ABS AND BICEPS NOW!!!" workout that they downloaded for free that they are two days into, and they know way more than you do. You are SUPPOSED to swing your back and hips when you curl. You WANT to bridge so far on your back that you become a semi-circle when you bench.

Attempts to help (even to prevent injury) are met with haughty sarcasm 95% of the time.

Sucks, but such is life. I'll keep curling my 60's properly, and watch 'em struggle with the 20's.
 
James said:
Thanks to the internet, that is about all you can do nowadays. Everyone has the "MONSTER ABS AND BICEPS NOW!!!" workout that they downloaded for free that they are two days into, and they know way more than you do. You are SUPPOSED to swing your back and hips when you curl. You WANT to bridge so far on your back that you become a semi-circle when you bench.

Attempts to help (even to prevent injury) are met with haughty sarcasm 95% of the time.

Sucks, but such is life. I'll keep curling my 60's properly, and watch 'em struggle with the 20's.
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Exactly.

I went through a spectrum where I helped people just to feel good about myself, to where I helped people b/c I genuinely felt sorry for them and their lack of progress over the years, to finally helping only those that truly were going to hurt themselves.

I do none of the above anymore.

Became too sick of being looked at like I'm offering something they don't want.

Screw em.

Now the web is my outlet, haha... and I am even slacking with that.
 
So I'm back in full swing with my program. My slip up really didn't do all that much damage, relatively speaking, in terms of physique. Strength.... well that's a different story.

Physique-wise, I simply didn't grow. I definitely don't think I lost much. I can still see my abs even though I ate like hell. I guess I was eating around maintenance the entire time.

Strength-wise I'm pathetic.

Plus, I trained Monday and Tuesday of this week and I'm waaaay more sore than I had hoped to be. I'm supposed to bang out another leg day again today with deadlifts and I'm just not too certain I can. Hell, I'm having a hard enough time walking, let alone bending over and picking heavy things up from the floor, lol.

All my reps felt very *grindy*. I'll be happy when the CNS starts firing efficiently again!

All in all though, it feels excellent to be back in the saddle. Hopefully I'll ride this bulk out for a few months.

We shall see!
 
As I think I said to you -- i might have said it in my head - it's almost nice to see that you have the same struggles that the rest of us do (not ncie for you but you've sort of got that dream body, and while I am very aware that it takes work to get and maintain... it brings home the fact that you do work hard at it)

It's especially nice to read that you've managed to work yourself out of what was challenging you... and I'm first in line to request new picture please :) when you're ready :D
 
Thanks Mal. :)

I'm certainly not immune to setbacks.

I can pinpoint the exact cause of it all too this time around. I let life get in the way. Lost focus on what's important to me. It all started with getting married, the wedding was extremely busy, than traveling, than I jumped right back into work which just so happened to be one of the busiest times of my life.

I was still training and eating how I needed to eat. However, I completely left the mental aspect of my programming out. No longer did I focus on my thoughts. No longer was I doing some of the daily drills that I do to keep me gassed. And when I stopped doing those things, the natural, dominant thoughts kicked in and they most certainly were not aligned with what my goals were. I think for many, and definitely with me, if left unattended, my mind becomes a product of what's going on around me and not a product of where I want to head.

So naturally, the training and diet slipped to mediocre at best.

It's funny how quickly I got that raging fire back though. It didn't take a lot of discipline in terms of mental training. I guess I've established a very solid foundation in terms of that and it would take a lot more than a slight 'trip' to ruin that, thankfully.

And new pictures won't be for a while.... I'm going to get fat for a bit and then start cutting down closer to the warmer months.
 
It's funny how quickly I got that raging fire back though. It didn't take a lot of discipline in terms of mental training. I guess I've established a very solid foundation in terms of that and it would take a lot more than a slight 'trip' to ruin that, thankfully.
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Aren't you married, brother?

Just have your wife get on your ass about lifting.
 
James said:
Aren't you married, brother?

Just have your wife get on your ass about lifting.
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Haha, I say to her all the time to keep me in check. But she's just as busy as me and although she certainly cares about my happiness, she couldn't care less if I train or not... even though they are one in the same.

She says some stuff but definitely doesn't ride me. And her few comments aren't enough to deter me from my negative course when I've got the things going that I've got going.

It had to be me, and only me.

But it's all good now.
 
HEY YOU Hot stuff!! Stopping by to check in on you, hope you get back into the rhythm again soon, looks like your on the right track. I'm still stuck with no power and totally exhausted, but the weekend is fast approaching, so I'm going to try and rest then. Take Care of yourself and hope the rest of your week is a good one!
HUGS
Kim
 
hello again...
guess what. I am here to ask you stuff. woot woot

Ok, so I was trying to find the post in my diary where you told me where all of my calories should be coming from (i.e. fat, carbs, and protein).

Can't find it! It would take me like an hour to find it. Do you mind telling me again? Pretty please?:confused:
 
Miss Ladybug said:
HEY YOU Hot stuff!! Stopping by to check in on you, hope you get back into the rhythm again soon, looks like your on the right track. I'm still stuck with no power and totally exhausted, but the weekend is fast approaching, so I'm going to try and rest then. Take Care of yourself and hope the rest of your week is a good one!
HUGS
Kim
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Having no power sucks! Hope you get it back soon. Just as important..... I hope you get the needed rest!
 
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