One of the things I love about the internet is how some people will preach and hate on others, yet they do it through methods as anonymous as possible. Today, I had a nice little peace of hate mail.

Made me laugh, but what made me laugh most I think, was that the douche didn’t even have the gonads to man up and post the message as himself. Instead, he chose to be someone named “Dog”. his email of course, dog@dog.com (fake, dur) Oh no, he called me a pussy. What will I do?

He was impressed with my bowlfex posts and felt he should voice his opinion regarding weights. As an ex-personal trainer that has used free weights more than any other method until recently, I can totally understand cupcake would make the assumption that the bowflex is not worthy. I thought the very same thing until I tried it. I thought the bowflex was an awesome clothes hanging piece of furniture. For some of you, sadly, it is.

Thing is, Dog calls me a “pussy” for not using barbells (MUSCLE MILK!!! GRUNT!!!) yet he doesn’t have the balls to post a name or email address. (weird thing is, I do have a set of adjustable dumbbells)

Truth be known, when I read the email, the very first thought to come to mind… I bet it’s some fat fuck that is pissed at the world because he can’t get a girlfriend, people give him dirty looks when he’s the line at KFC. Why a fat fuck? I dunno, maybe it’s because most overweight people I know are very angry. I am certain there are some larger people that are cool people that aren’t angry and are just kick ass happy people. Being large doesn’t make you an asshole. Being spineless does though. I figure this turd burglar is an overweight hater because guys that have any sense of fitness appreciate the amount of work and effort that goes into working out, eating clean etc. I’m far from perfect and I’ve said this from the start. I’m not some Superman, but at least I have conviction and most of all, I don’t post on blogs, hating on others using fake names. I’m easy to dislike though, I’m pretty bad ass and well, clearly you (dog) are not.

Have another twinkie, dude. You downvote me using the bowflex because you are cranky at life. I get it, princess. No worries. Sad thing is…if you knew anything about working out, you’d know using *anything* to get fit is points in the win column. I’ve used free weights, I’ve used the bowflex. I used free weights for years and in the months I have been using the bowflex my body is ripping into shape a LOT faster. Wait, am I saying the bowflex offers a better workout than free weights? Yes fucktard, that is exactly what I am saying. If you’d used one for any length of time, you’d understand this.

Free weights are amazing, if I was trying to gain serious bulk or if I was on juice, without question free weights are the way to go. Am I doing either of these? Nope. I’m trying to tone and in doing so, I am gaining muscle, gaining size, gaining happiness most of all.

Yes, I love the internet, we can be anything we want on it. We can make fun of people (like I did of this spineless hater) or we can grow a pair and stand behind the things we say. Conviction is something that eludes many, not sure why. Stand behind your words and you’ll find you’re a lot happier.  Just my two cents.

Now, with that said…

The BOWFLEX! I can’t wait to get back on it tomorrow. This last week I have been in ‘off’ mode because we had family out staying with us. We were not on schedule, we were eating whatever, whenever. I wasn’t going nuts with food, but I wasn’t doing what I should of been doing. I was eating whatever I wanted. I gained all of a pound, if I am lucky. Metabolism FTW. If you’re working out and pushing yourself hard, you can get away with little discrepancies.

I cannot wait to get back to being on track. I stopped using ICON btw, the shit was giving me a pimple factory on my neck and well, I am not a fan.

I am going to go now.. but before I do, here’s a pic for my hater. This is not a real girl, this is computer generated. You are welcome.

Better yet, kick it over to MyFreeCams and whack it to some hot ass models. Seriously, you should check out MFC.

Have a kick ass FRIDAY motherfuckers!

So we’ve had the Bowflex now for a little over 2 months. I think… maybe it’s been longer? I could check my blog to confirm, but meh.. 2 months area sounds close enough.

Has my body changed? YES. I have gained muscle, I have gained tone. Am I happier? Fuck yes. Am I as cut as I expected myself to be? Fuck no. I was pushing myself, but perhaps not hard enough. I think I’ve been over eating to be honest.

I did some more research and I read some of this book by a Doc named Ellington Darden and he has run tests on subjects over a six week period, where he found the ideal calorie intake for a male wanting to tone as well as build muscle, is 1900 calories.

Let me say that again, 1900 calories.

My shakes are 1100 calories EACH and I have between 2 and 3 a day depending on if it’s an on day or off day workout wise, and that doesn’t count my pre shake that is 390 calories, or my food intake for the day, or anything else. In short, I am consuming 3500-4000 calories.

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So now, today, right now in fact… I start a new six week workout plan. This plan was set in motion by Dr Darden, and it works on the people that have followed it.

Going from 3500-4000 calories to 1900 calories will be tough at first, I’ll probably be hungry a lot. I can fool my body though by drinking more water. A lot more water. Hydration is an essential part of weight loss and muscle building.

ok, pep talk over. I worked out about 30 minutes ago, just had a new shake.. 390 calories versus 1100 calories. 55g of protein though, so that’s good. I need 175-250 g of protein per day, so I’m off to a good start.

Shower time.

Hormones are a funny thing. I have been taking this supplement called ICON and it’s messing with me something fierce. It adds ketotesterone, a natural anabolic substance to my body. What this means, in layman terms… it reverts my testosterone back to that of an 18-20 year old male. My muscle growth is off the charts with this stuff, my strength is higher, my libido is fucked up insane and I have a much, much shorter fuse. (yay, I know)

One of the advantages to being 20 all over again, I HAVE PIMPLES.

Motherfucker.

I shaved my head this morning, why hello das pimplin.

sigh.

I have acne scars from when i was younger. Doc said.. don’t pick, don’t do it or they would scar.

pffft. what does he know? HE’S ONLY A DOCTOR.

So yeah… a few scars later….

So this new found energy, strength, libido has a cost. Meh, whatever. Pimples are pimples, we all have them right? Meh. Although getting one where my scars were when I was a teen, that sucks ass, but what can ya do? heh

Hope you all have a kick ass Friday!

Monday was monumental for me. I consumed well over 4000 calories. I ate a little under 300 grams of protein which is crucial for building decent size and I worked out to the point of complete muscle break down. My chest is still screaming, as are my shoulders.

Damn it feels good.

I am currently trying new blogging software, on the mac, called Blogo. So far, it looks good but it’s no live writer (windows). then again, OS-X is much easier, much more intuitive and less hassles so hopefully this little piece of software works out.

It is now 2:27am. I went to bed with Bryci and all was fine, that is until my stomach (read: asshole) started to talk to me. It would seem when you suck back over 4000 calories, as well as over 120 ounces of water in a day… it is not without a price.

Too much information? What are you? 12?

Grow the fuck up. This is INTERNETS! (to the tune of, THIS IS SPARTA!)

Tuesday is biceps day. I am freaking JACKED about it! I love working my arms. I bought fresh strawberries on Monday so I have a date with the blender for my protein shakes. yes, I am excited.

Okay world, back to bed…

Will write more Tuesday.

Today is Bowflex day. Today is start the machine again day. Today, as the saying goes… is the first day of the rest of my life.

I woke around 10:30, after staying up late with B. It’s now 10:55am and inside the next 30, I’ll jump on the bowflex and do what I do.

So what are the stats?

I weighed myself just now. 179.80 lbs. That’s my average area. I usually fall in the 180 range often. I had lost a lot of weight, got down to 172 range, but then was taking ICON as well as supplements and got back to 179 area, meaning I put on muscle. My body is leaning up, B tells me I am getting the V shape to my frame which is a good thing. My lats are filling out, my shoulders are getting larger from doing shrugs and my legs are pumping up from squatting the deck. How I can walk after squatting 320 lbs in 4 sets of 10… fuck if I understand.

Today is bench press day. I love bench press, it puffs my chest up and gives me a hint of what it could look like if I keep pumping. I’m not small by any means, but this is a good thing. Positive affirmation if you will, you see what you’re becoming, before you become it.

Food wise, this is where I fail, badly. I need to pull 3500-4000 calories per day into my diet. I have it in my head if I want to tighten up the mid-frame and lose that dreaded chub around the abs that almost all guys have, I have to trim my diet down. This of course goes against what i would tell *EVERYONE* else. To lose weight, you have to EAT MORE.

Maybe now that I have written this here, I’ll follow it myself. I have to figure out how to sticky posts in my blog so I can make a post that says:

EAT MORE FOOD!

So today, is a great day. A really, really great day. I have everything in the world a man could want. Today, I start to take back control on my body.

Time to schedule food, water, supplements. Make a battle plan and follow it out! No more excuses. No more but… but …but…

Maybe I should make some meals like B did for me a a month back. Pre cook chicken, rice, veggies… freeze them and then pull them out as needed twice daily. That seems to to be the smart way. I need 270-360 grams of protein per day to build muscle the way I want. My shakes deliver 66grams each. I have my work cut out for me. I think I am going to make this an adventure, a challenge if you will.

Fuck yes, I’m pumped.

Ok world, off to make my pre workout shake. Time to rock the fucking casbah!