Still Sick

So I haven’t trained a whole week now and man do I feel terrible I hate not being able to train. This flu virus is really a frustrating thing so hopefully I will be able to do some training on the weekend and then get back to the thick of Things as soon as possible I awake without anyone’s help at 4:30 every morning and hopefully I will be able to train soon again but here I have some tips to stay healthy and away from the illness

While it is still unknown why the cold and flu season generally comes during the winter months, it is known that you have to let the virus into your system in order for it to affect you. Therefore, it is only logical that we implement a two-fold prevention approach:

1. Prevent the virus from infiltrating your system. Keeping in mind that cold viruses spread by human contact, that they get into your system through the mouth, eyes and nose, and that they can remain active for up to three hours, you can accomplish this by doing the following:

· Keep your hands away from your face

· Wash your hands with anti bacterial soap frequently throughout the day (especially as soon as you finish your workout at the gym).

2. Maintain immune system operation at peak efficiency levels at all times. Remembering that excessive exercise, a bad diet, and losing sleep are all catabolic activities, do the following:

· Avoid overtraining by using the principles advocated in the Characteristics of Good Weight Training Routines article.

· Maintain a balanced diet as described in the Nutrition Basics article and avoid processed foods that contain high levels of saturated fats, refined flours or sugar since these types of foods lower the immune system function.

· Get a healthy dose of sleep a day (anywhere from 7 to 9 hours depending on your individual requirements).

So remember, stay healthy by following the tips above, and if you get sick, then “don’t beat a tired horse” as former Mr. Olympia Lee Haney used to say. Rest until you get better! If you don't you will end up more seriously ill and this will take you out of the gym for a longer period of time.

Feeling terrible today

Hello Guys Sorry I haven’t given any updates lately but unfortunately I was a bit sick the last few days and will only be able to get back to training again by next week or so sorry and keep looking out for this pace from a very sniffs me to all of you thanks I will post some more interesting things tomorrow hopefully with a clear nose.

Extreme training is working and man I am feeling great

So I have been training in the mornings now and what a change I get done and have the whole day ahead not worrying when I can train and what will go wrong or whatever and you know what I prefer it like that. I have started to make a point of eating breakfast now every morning and I have more energy during the day as well. One thing that has been bothering me is the PUMP I am struggling to get a pump in some of my muscle groups i.e. Biceps, Triceps wrists etc so I have done some research and this morning I actually came up with an awesome solution what I did is I trained every muscle group before I start training the heavy weight with very lightweight and reps in range of 20 – 30 depending on the state of my heart.

But what this has actually done is pull all the blood into the muscle and when I pushed the heavy weight I was super pumped quite an amazing thing and the muscles felt like they were really working out this morning. Well watch out for my training routine soon

Training Madness

So as you can see I have worked a bit on the template for you guys I hope you like the new template and I have added a little chat box for you guys. So without further a due: let me begin by saying that I am busy getting up in the mornings I have woken up at 4:30 like clockwork now. And I have trained in the morning a blessing beyond belief. I have lost a lot of size due to my sporadic habits but hopefully everything is coming back together again now and I am so excited.

Then I am also working on training my mind again to be stronger and more aggressive in everything I do. And it is working the quitting smoking is going well I am almost over the whole process. I am in the Middle of setting up a new structure for my training time so that I can actually follow it pretty well. I will also be dropping the weight slightly so I can get perfect control again. I will upload it soonest (Hopefully by tonight)

Training tip for today:

How to build mental Intensity in the weight room
While performing your sets, visualize how you are working out and how it is complimenting your body feel every little movement concentrate on pushing Harder. I like to go out like a beast I make myself angry and angry at the weight to attack it.

Pre Play your training session set for set in your head, I warm up without any weight and envision how I am training with the weight I also add a lot more reps to get my body cracking on the heavy weights

Program yourself for what you want to achieve you are the driver of your vessel what you decide and what you live with and live by is what you will receive.

Protein intake and some dieting requirements guys

So I have started getting back into the swing of things again I need to train A few muscles very hard Biceps has shrunken extremely badly and I won’t take that. So I wake up 4:30 every morning only another half an hour to push it then I am there and will be doing insane training sessions. The quit smoking is going relatively well I had three cigarettes over the weekend (it’s harder on weekends) but for the rest of today I will stay clear and then tomorrow is off and then by the weekend it will have been 5 days and that shouldn’t be hard at all.

So let’s talk About Diet. I eat as much as I can and as regularly as I can which is not really right I overdo the carbs and lack on the protein side so From now on I am going to work on the Diet as well 6 meals a day or 6 snacks a day to bump up your metabolism.

Now with me quitting smoking I am sure that I can Allow myself 7 eggs a week ( I should do a lot more but Bare with me (I’m Only a working class guy here)
So for Breakfast I want to eat one egg as I wake up and then after training for breakfast the general Breakfast which is the wheat biscuits or oats (Oats you need to prepare so only on special occasions) then as the day progresses I want to take a protein powder for 10 preferably a casein Protein, then lunch the general cooked meal. At three I want to take half a cup of oats this will already put quite an impact on my size I’m sure as I have done it before then at supper have some more nice cooked Meal (My Wife’s food is the best) That’s probably why I have such a stomach as the food so nice.

Well then before Bed I would like to take another Casein Protein to last the night and then restart that for the next day again. On the vitamins side Hey that stuffs expensive but in time I will let you know if I find a good one to use. Another thing I’m thinking of getting again which helped me a lot in the past and worked like a charm was Brewer’s yeast tablets. They also let you bulk up quickly and naturally. Obviously the ultimate one to get is the Animal Pack and stack but who’s got that kind of money any case. But let’s see first what this little alteration does in the next two months and take it from there.

I will upload a training schedule very soon again as I have updated it slightly and then I need to give you another body profile again so We can track the progress so far (Remember the earlier post about goals and reaching them and tracking your progress.

Tip for today is just some info on protein

There are four or five types of protein with a lot of great features now I don’t know about you but I can only afford one type of protein a month. The guru’s advise us to use three different ones for different times of the day and for different requirements so let’s have a quick look at what the proteins are and shortly what they do

Whey Protein:
Whey protein (the highest quality and best form of protein) is incredible stuff. It provides the body with the necessary building blocks to produce amino acids that are used for building muscle tissue. It just doesn’t have a very long release in your system so your body uses quick and out.

Casein Protein:
Casein, an extremely slow digesting and rich protein source that continues to feed your muscles long after whey proteins have dropped off. The slow and sustained release of amino acids from micellar casein can cause a 'timed release' trickle of amino acids into the bloodstream which can last for as many as 7 full hours after ingestion

Egg Protein:
Back in the day Bodybuilders were forced to drink egg whites, which can be unsafe, or cook dozens of eggs at a time. The high cholesterol and fat in eggs made this a somewhat unhealthy way of getting your protein. Now, great Egg Protein products have fixed these problems and made it easier than ever to take in as much egg protein as you want in a single, delicious shake!

Soy Protein
Soy protein is a complete protein that ranks right up there with the best in the Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score (PDCAAS). Soy protein is generally very low in or free of fat, cholesterol, and lactose. Soy protein is approved for those who are lactose intolerant, and can be used as a meat substitute. Much more than just an ingredient for a protein shake, Soy protein can be used for cooking instead of flour, producing high protein foods that are extremely low in fat, a bodybuilder's dream come true! Soy protein is derived exclusively from soy beans.

Training again and feeling the difference

So Today will be the first day that I haven’t smoked anything Yesterday I had three and the day before I had 5. And today I shall not have any today. Wednesday I had quite a struggle it was like a emotional rollercoaster today is a lot better I just need to keep my mind busy again and I will be able to do it.

It is also part of my plan getting me mentally ready for hardcore Balls to the wall training again. And bulking up a bit. These things make the mind stronger.
So I trained a little last night and noticed the difference in capacity it is as if my lungs are actually breathing in more air just from smoking a lot less, unbelievable. So I am planning to do another little let’s get back into the program session tonight and then try and hit it very hard tomorrow morning with a full blown session (Hopefully I will get some photos as well.) I am very excited about this new level I have achieved now the trick is to stay up here and train extremely hard remembering my goals.

Training Tip of Today is about breathing

Never hold your breath when you lift. This could cause a heart attack, a hernia or a stroke. When you strain and hold your breath, your chest is put under so much pressure that the blood in your veins can’t return to your heart.
Exhale when you exert. On weight machines, any time the weight plates go up, you should be breathing out. The only exception to this is when you’re lifting something up over your head. Many weight trainers feel more comfortable inhale while doing shoulder presses and things like that. You can breathe either way you prefer, in this case.

Today I quit Smoking

Too long has these little addictions held me back today I face the Smokey dragon and say No more will you hold your hand on my purse and no longer will you subdue me to your vague desires I am quitting today. Smoking is terrible no matter how little money you have or how bad it is going in your life you will always make a plan for this evil So I say No more ever again it is time. I have had enough of being unfit and struggling to wake up in the mornings and I had enough of taking all sorts of bullshit. When you smoke you actually give in to a lot more as you have the escape of smoking and dealing with it later on if you don’t have that escape then maybe you will be a more powerful personality as well. And as I decided that I am going to focus in on my training and everything again this is the first step to get back to better health and start getting bigger and stronger without the nicotine. It has been 12 years with this and now it stops.
So I am sure I’m going to post some angry frustrated messages here later on but just give it some time check and I will keep you posted.

Train hard and eat right keep yourself clean and fit

Easier said than done here in South Africa where I live we drink a lot of beer and have a lot of barbeques so it is hard to not be part of something that you are predisposed into doing, With myself being a want to be body builder. I have cut down on any alcohol consumption and anything that is harmful to my system and that might reduce my chances of Growing naturally except smoking. I once quit for 2 years and then started again bad idea no I am really struggling to kick the habit as not only is it costing me money but muscle too. So I am going to try and give it up completely again now to see if I can’t gain slightly faster than I already do.

On the training side it has been slightly corrupt lately as time has become quite an issue lately I still try and do everything but what a struggle so tonight I will struggle a bit more and see if I cannot just do A split routine until my time management is sorted again, I will keep you posted.

No Pain No Gain

Hello there guys I just wanted to say thanks to the south African guys for being the first 100 visitors on this blog thanks guys.

Today I want to look at something that always boggles me a bit. A persons pain level on what level do you feel pain? In a training sense I try and push my pain level up but your mind sometimes has to interfere. No Today I am going to try and look at ways to stop your interfering mind from interfering with your growth. Obviously if you are reading my blog you are interested in growing bigger, same as I do. I have to say that a little bit of hard work has brought me in sight of my ultimate goal.

I train slightly building up again as mentioned yesterday as I am still recovering but this morning as I was training I had the strangest thing happening to me I did my pull ups and some push ups and some other exercises and whilst I’m doing my wrists my brain decided its done for and then I had a terrible time in getting just the normal done.

So I who believe in you have to listen to your body don’t like listening to the mind whilst training. Now how do you prevent your brain from copping out? In one of my previous posts about Bench-press I looked at doing max reps to make the connection between your muscles and your brain work out as well, But that only gets you used to lifting heavy I want to get used to training and training and training without my brain realising it. So I suppose that I would have to get fit (I started working on that this morning) so your endurance is better but I want you guys to try this next thing I will also try it I am focussed when I gym I control myself and concentrate very hard on what I am doing, Maybe I am Concentrating too much I am going to get aggressive with the weight in the weight room and put your mind in a life or death finish or die state to overcome the occasional cop out. I will let you know what my verdict is on aggression and using it in your training prepping yourself before hand to become a monster I could imagine is part of the process of being a monster. Well Thanks and keep reading.

Back to the training

Well hello guys sorry for the delay in my posts. I have had some amazing PC Problems the last few weeks I have also struggling with my stomach. So again I am starting below it seems like one cannot win. But I will win and so can you get your attitude right be a monster when it comes to the steel.
So I started slowly again only outside Pushups and pull ups and tomorrow I will start full on session again and as time goes by, I will be bringing the guerilla training back into play as well. So keep checking up and let’s get big together. . .

Training tip for this post:

A key mistake that a lot of people seem to make when performing bicep exercises is they tend to sacrifice good form and lifting technique in order to lift more weight.
Bad form with any exercises for your bicep muscles will not target your muscles properly which can result in not only not being able get big biceps but it can lead to serious injury as well.
Bad form while doing exercises for your bicep muscles for the most part refers to swinging the weights, rounding your shoulders, using your back, etc. But it also refers to not using a full range of motion on the exercises for your bicep muscles.
When performing any exercises for your bicep muscles you must lower the weight until your arms are fully stretched before raising the weight up again.