Monday, November 15, 2010

A bit of my writing.

This is still a bit preliminary....but just a few more edits and it's good to go




The Goal?


We started in search of a goal. The goal was to find the goal. We didn't know how, we didn't know where, but we knew we had a goal to find. Everyone told us it would be nice and big and made of gold. People told us many things of what they thought the goal was.

"Success" said one man. "Go to school and get yo education man!! Then you'll be set" continued the man. However all we saw was debt and unemployment after pretending to be fake rich like so many other people did our age at the local bars. And then the roof of our parents basement while having sex with the next door neighbors daughters we thought use to look good crossed our minds. While we were all for good carnal action, we didn't want it so close.

Our trek took us all around until we happened on a church. People were outside clamoring to get inside. "This is it!! This is the goal!"We walked in the middle of a sermon with a red hot preacher.

"Your goal is to be able to walk just like Jesus!!" yelled the pastor to the congregation that filled the room with amen's, hand waving and head nobs in agreeance with the Pastor. Under the facade of faith, we saw backstabbers, wife beaters, adulterers and flat out meaness. We wanted to walk with God, so we stayed to listen. We left at offering time ten minutes later.

We went to grandmothers house. Actually, it wasn't our grandmothers house, it was actually some old ladies house down the street who gave us cookies in the summer time. And damn good cookies too.

"Hey y'all" she said with the prototypical old lady warmness. We spoke for a few with her and we told her what we were looking for.

"We have a goal we're looking for cept we don't know what it is." we told her. "Ohhhh silly boys, the goal is simple. To get married, have kids and live happily ever after!" she said with a brainwashed glowing smile. She reminded us of a zombie as she looked stargazed towards the street. We left as she was starting to scare us shitless.

We went downtown. Surely amid the big buildings, business types coupled with the hustle and bustle, we KNEW we would be able to find our goal. Sucess knows about success. How could they not. Bentleys and bitches, coupled with vodka and the occasional hit of coke. Partying with movers and shakers, and having more fast women filled our thoughts. We were fucking determined to find our goal.

"First guy we see, we stop and ask where is the goal and how can we get a piece!!" we told each other.

A business man in an expensive suit came by and we stopped him. "Whoa, well hello. What can I help you with?" quered the man. "What is the goal? Where is it at?" we asked.

"To find a good job, find a wife, reproduce and be happy" the man said while drinking his large cup of coffee that resembled motor oil. We bidded him farewell as he walked off very robotically towards the train to another town.

We went to a Globo gym in downtown. "The body is the goal. Big ass fucking arms!! Bitches love the arms, and niggas fear them!" we said. We went inside the gym and saw a plethora of spandex and aerodynamic gym wear that we thought Boeing made.

We went to the trainer there, the very inshape trainer and we asked where us the goal.

"Cable exercises, dumbbells and barbells are bad" said Mr. Cutupguy. We followed his advice. No such luck, so went against his advice and that's where we found the goal.

"We need to go against the grain and find our niche. All the advice is bullshit if we dont take what's good and discard the rest. Marriage is good, a career is good, but that's not the goal. The goal is internal, self defined" we said

We stripped the bullshit from our lives, we found out what worked eventually by trying out everything. We found out the fast women either burned out or found God, we found out that marriage is good if you find the right person, we found out a career is something you do for work and not what you do for a living, and we found that the goal is relative and it gets redefined every so often

From that point forward, two people became one, and I continue on my path today

Friday, November 12, 2010

Apple..........maaaaaaaaaybeeeeeeee

I have to quit playing at the Apple Store in Lincoln Park.....the shit is bonafide dangerous for my little bitty wallet. All the purty little computers.....anyways.

Big Greg and Troy had their last squat workout today. Long story short

Greg: Finished with 430
Troy: Finished with 385
Me:Finished with a cup of Sleighbell Blend from Seattle's Best....mmmmm mmmmm bitch!!!

We are all feeling strong and awesome right now.....Greg has a low grade perm going, I have a "patches o houlihan" beard coming in, and Troy is looking thuggish ruggish. He even busts out freestyles in between sets of squats.

Why?

Cause we got it like that


Video coming soon

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Team Ironeaterz Training

I did not train yesterday, but the rest of the team trained bench. No videos, but Greg blew up 370 on the bench for three singles with a full pause. Troy also put up 275 for 2 single with a full pause. Keep in mind, that 275 was Troy's max at the push pull in August at Lances Gym Blazin Summer Push Pull. All in all, the team is ready to go. I'll be in the gym on Friday for some foam rolling, light stretching, and moderate upper body. I have some issues with my bicep and thats affecting my bench, but I'll still handle over 300. Not much, but still over.

Getting it done day by day.




YEAH BUDDY!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, November 8, 2010

The nonsense that is Monday, and what my training will be in the future.

I am one sadistic dude.

I like Monday's. Yes I do! All that Monday's require.

Stank attitudes, un-happy corporate America types, and the general flow of obviously discombobulated traffic. But it's something in the air with other sick types like me. We grab our coffee and get rolling. You only get one chance at each week. Might as well make it good and solid!

Now, on to training.

I'm lightly debating jumping a weight class, thing is, I would be under the weight class limit, but I would be bigger and stronger(note I did NOT say fatter, theres a difference) than what I am now. However, would I be able to win or be best lifter in my class? That has yet to be seen.

I set out some raw goals a couple years ago, and it's approaching that I'm going to knock down at least one of those goals in two weeks. The other two which is to bench 500 raw and deadlift over 800 raw are at least a couple years off, and should I move up a class to do it.

If PR's are what we are talking about, then I'm going to consult with a couple other people to see what they think.

Friday, November 5, 2010

Random Friday musing before studying

I am amazed on a consistent basis by bodybuilding, powerlifting and strongman. A lot of the stuff I learn from lifting is what I learn comes from these sports. The carryover, so to speak, in real life from the gym is there. But there is one thing that rings true over EVERYTHING.

The hardest worker wins. Smart work is hard work, because the smart ones know that hard work is the key.

No shortcuts

No bullshit.

Just work.

Work on weakpoints is a necessary thing to do in life, school and the gym. Improving a weakpoint is hard, thats why it's weak. It wasn't worked hard enough before. I have to keep this in mind in my school, training and even finances. I'm not one for really sugercoating anything, if you're at a standstill in your life, you're doing something wrong and you're not trying to move forward.

Drop the fucking pity party around you, grab your ballsack and man up(my anthropology teacher hates that term......oh well)

This is a reality check for me included. 2011 is two months away......TWO! Are you going to start making your plans to do something great?

Everything great requires sacrifice, get after it.



Thursday, November 4, 2010

Weekend plans

I have my last heavy session tomorrow and it's in the deadlift. I'm looking for at least a 570 opener, possibly heavier. Depends on how fast it moves off the floor.

My only issue is that my brachialis is taking a beating, I'll be lucky if I can get 320 the way my arms are feeling. I'll be doing plenty of icing and rest. It's a two week deload after this week and I cant wait.

Also going to try and push my weight up too. Hopefully go up to 265. Hello Mountain Dog or DC training.....getting swole!!!!

YEAH BUDDY!!!!!



Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Squat and Deadlift Training.

Monday was something I've been trying to pull off for a bit. I wanted us as a team to train so I could get a "compilation" so to speak. It went well, the rundown went like this

Greg: Greg put together a block format for his prep and was pulling singles at 95% for four singles on the deadlifts. He's on tap to be the strongest he's ever been and he's been fighting his way back to the platform for the past two years because of injuries. He use to be much bigger, but he drank a big ass cup of awesome, and he is dieting with the help of Nate Wolf.

Troy is just strong. Period. This will be his first full meet, so he is chomping at the bit to get it on at Lance's Gym on the 20th. He's handling his deadlift with ease, although me and Greg are still tweaking his form.

Me.......worked up to 550 for an opener on the squats.

Video.......of course!!!



Free style before the lifting courtesy of my man Troy.