Training 300.

Checking the blog, my last training day was Feb 23rd, two weeks ago to the day. Pathetic. Sure, there's all sorts of reasonable excuses - packing, farewell parties, family stuff, work stuff - but the bottom line is I didn't want it bad enough and I could've gotten some workouts in. No excuses. I, literally, in the past two weeks could feel myself getting fatter again.

Yeah, that bullshit ends today.

Upper body wkout + shoulder dislocates, 3 meals, 2L water, diet sodas, coffees... back on track.

Hadn't been working out, but still reading health, fitness and training stuff online.

Assorted motivation, psychology and kick-assedness below.

There is no tomorrow. Very zen, very true.


Stallone, circa Rocky III and Rambo IV is the kind of physique I aspire to have. Speaking of Stallone... yeah, I know Stallone uses HGH, probably among other things as he gets older, but you know what? You get to be 62, and look like this, that = MASSIVE WIN. And The Expendables looks freaking awesome.

Sylvester Stallone Is Ripped for His New Movie The Expendables | Relative Strength Advantage:

"And If This Wasn’t Enough...

Here Are Some of The Other Action Stars Who Signed Up For The Expendables

...Mickey Rourke... Jason Statham... Arnold Schwarzenegger... Jet Li... Dolph Lundgren... Forest Whitaker... Eric Roberts... Randy Couture... Sandra Bullock

...This will be like the Ocean’s 11 of action movies."

Figure Athlete - Q and A From The Trenches:

"Q: Sometimes I'll have beer or a glass of wine along with a healthy meal. Does that mean I'm not following my diet plan?

A: I encourage my clients to stick to the plan 90% of the time and splurge (or miss a meal) 10% of the time. If you're eating five meals a day, this works out to about three meals each week where you can relax the rules.

Alcohol isn't part of the plan to achieve the physique results you're looking for, but you're welcome to enjoy a glass of wine or a beer as one of those three "relaxed" meals. Just remember that it doesn't count as a "healthy meal" getting you closer to your goals.

I realize that eating grilled fish, steamed vegetables, and a glass of chardonnay seems like it shouldn't be as bad as having a bacon cheeseburger and a Budweiser, but if you decide to splurge, you should have what you want for the entire meal. You may as well spike your metabolism and get some extra calories in during the meal.

If you're going to splurge, splurge big.

There's no such thing as "kinda" splurging or "sorta" cheating on a diet. You're either sticking to the plan for that meal or you're not. It is allowed and I encourage you to relax with 10% of your meals and enjoy yourself, so if you decide to make this one of "those" meals, go for it..."

» » Changes I would like to do to defatten America:

"Add warning labels on junk food snacks: “THIS MAKES YOU A FAT ASS, you still want it?” Would be a great addition to McDonald´s mmm I am loving it."

RossTraining.com - Blog - Bridging the Gap Between The Ordinary And Extraordinary:

"Here is a man who has lost over 200 pounds in the last year. During this time, he’s also gone back to school and competed as a collegiate wrestler. I like this story for many reasons. Haynes has shown that we all have the ability to reinvent our lives, rather than simply falling victim to past mistakes.

...many who’ve made mistakes are still lost in the past. They honestly believe that it is impossible to turn things around. They relate changing their life to a battle that cannot be won. Haynes can offer inspiration in this department. Making such a rapid and dramatic change at age 45 is truly incredible.

I’m sure there are others in his position who have already given up. Hopefully they can find inspiration from those such as Terence Haynes. They will realize that change isn’t exclusive to anyone. The only secret to change is diligence, perseverance, and consistency. If you want to change, get up and make it happen. There are no secrets or quick fixes. Get up, get busy, and stay busy. And if you don’t have time, make time. It’s there, you just need to look a little harder. We are all working with a 24 hour day. Busy people aren’t blessed with 36 hour days. From the standpoint of time, we all operate on a level playing field...

Being busy isn’t an excuse to let your life slip away. Being busy simply means that you are just like the rest of us."

Free the Animal: Why You Got Fat:

"Consider this: for the average person with normal blood glucose levels, you have about the equivalent of one single teaspoon of sugar circulating in your entire body. One. Single. Teaspoon. So, what that means is that when you drink a regular Coca Cola at 27 grams of carbohydrate (or a six-pack plus per day, for some), you are ingesting in a very brief period, over 5 times the amount of sugar as is contained in your entire body. How about an 8 oz. glass or orange juice? Same thing (26 grams). Now, consider that as you go throughout your day. Look at food labels, and divide the amount of carbohydrate by 5 to see how many times your total blood sugar you're ingesting all at once."

Free the Animal: Sugar Feeds Cancer:

"If I had to speculate, it would be that cancer is brought about by unnatural foods in our diets (grains & vegetable oils, primarily) that generate and promote chronic inflammation and this inflammation, in-turn, causes cancer. And, once that job is complete, sugar takes right over to feed that cancer.

...if all this is true, and we know what other bad things sugar does -- like making you fat & diabetic -- then why in the world would you want to touch it in any significant way?"