Who Are Your Friends?

What kind of people do you hang around with? Do you hang around people with common goals and interests? Most people do. Have you ever heard the saying "Show me your friends and I'll show you your future"? So, who are your friends? From a physical standpoint, are your friends getting you closer to achieving your physique goals or preventing you from achieving your physique goals? Are your friend's lifestyle choices helping you get leaner or fatter? Are you friend's social habits congruent to your training and eating goals? Are your friend's mindset and life goals causing you to raise the bar or lower the bar? Where will you be in five years? Did you know that, right now, you are the result of the... read more 2 comments

Negative Thinking - Stop it!

Do you ever stop and think about just how much we focus our energy on negative thoughts? I was thinking about this earlier today and even I often fall victim to this ... in more than one area. What is it about negative thinking that is so consuming? Mistakes and failures – who really sets out to waste time focusing on this stuff? I'm going to go way out on a limb here and say ... no one. And yet, that's what we often do. It never does anyone any good and in fact spending a lot of time focusing on negatives, past mistakes, failures, slip ups, etc. isn't going to get you anywhere. Yes, I understand, easier said than... read more 6 comments

Training Journal

Just a couple workout updates today ... SATURDAY'S WORKOUT Flat Hammer Bench Press Worked up to 295 x 7 + 3 + 2 Hammer Shoulder Press Worked up to 225 x 6 + 3 + 1 (that was a bit too heavy) Close-grip Bench Press Worked up to 205 x 8 + 4 + 3 Lat Pulldowns (overhand) Worked up to 170 x 8 + 4 + 3 Corner Rows Worked up to 135 x 12 and 135 x 9 MONDAY'S WORKOUT Incline Dumbbell Curls Worked up to 45s x 8 + 3 + 2 Alternating Hammer Curls Worked up to 45s x 14 Standing Calf Raise Worked up to 75 x 8 + 4 + 3 Lying Leg Curls Worked up to 110 x 7 + 4 + 3 Leg Press Worked up to 675 x 8 and then, 495x20 It seems those... read more 0 comments

Training Log & Direct Arm Training

Another day, another workout ... I had planned on pushing it today, but given that this was my second workout after a near two-week break, I backed off a little (at least on the squatting). Barbell Curls Worked up to 110 x 7 + 3 + 2 Reverse Curls Worked up to 70 x 12 Calf Press in Leg Press (5/15/1 tempo) Worked up to 295 x 11 Single-Leg Leg Curls Worked up to 70 x 8 + 4 + 3 Front Squats Warmed up to 275 Full Squats Worked up to 305x5 At this point, I was to do 190x20, but I was running out of gas, so instead I did 3 mini sets with short rest intervals 190x10 + 190x5 + 190x5 Same thing right? LOL As some of you know, I... read more 4 comments