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I actually got started in Mixed Martial Arts when I was 11 and 12 taking kickboxing (was actually Muay Thai if you know the difference) and Submission Wrestling (a mix of Russian Sambo, Brazilian Ju-Jitsu and Wrestling) so I had to start weight training to get better in those sports. Once i started though that was it, I was hooked. I've been on and off since I was 12 years old but I'm coming back into things this time for good since all my injuries are as healed as they're ever going to be and I'm pretty healthy and I have a work schedule now that allows me to train hard and often.
Why I Love It:
I love being healthy and in-shape and I love the feeling I get when I finish a hard workout. Plus (I hope this comes out right) I believe alot of women out there deserve to have something nice to wrap their arms around, something they can show off to their friends (I dated an older women and she always used to make me take my shirt off in front of her friends and I LOVED the way it felt to have someone else show off my body like "look what I get to play with")
How I Stay Motivated:
The mirror. This might sound lame but like I was saying above I don't think there is too many things that feel better than when your girlfriend wants to show off your body to her friends. It's nice to give someone an attractive body to hold on to also, I think having a big, strong guy around makes some (if not most) women feel safer & more comfortable. I was raised in a "manly man" kind of family too so being bigger & stronger is always a goal for us.
BB Accomplishments:
Reaching 200lbs was a big thing for me but soon after that I had to stop due to a nasty knee injury. Now I get to set all new goals though which is always fun.
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Progress Pictures
Apr 10, 2005
Apr 25, 2006
I'm a photographer and since I'm always behind the lens I have very few pictures of myself. This was just a random picture a month or two after I started tapering off of my training & diet. This is only a few months before I blew out my knee too.
I took this after getting my knee fixed to keep track of how skinny I was getting, I was probably around 185lbs but didn't record my weight so I can't say for sure. If you were wondering, I had the camera set on repeat (one shot every 10 seconds) & was just showing my legs but didn't have...
It's been over 1 1/2 years since I worked out but my knee is now as healed as it's ever going to be (ugly knee surgery) and it's time to get back to training.
Diet: Work up to the full 6 meals a day, starting with my 3,500 base & going as high as I need to go to add quality size & strength.
Training: Start with a 3 week "re-entry" program to get my body back into the swing of things and then get back to a 4-5 days per week split (probably my old 4 day split though). My current plan is a 4 month Mass gaining routine after which I'll probably make another, longer (possibly less extreme) Mass routine. Things may change but at the moment I'm thinking I'll probably just continue gaining all year to try and get back close to where I was before I quit. I'd like to just add as much quality mass to my frame as humanly possible and then cut down for next summer . So I'll basically be skipping this summer but I think I'll survive :)
The main body parts I want to beef up are my chest, shoulders & thighs. My arms & back have always filled out real nice as soon as I start training & my calves are genetically rather large.
Super long-term, even though it's kind of the opposite of BodyBuilding, I'd like to compete in an IronMan at least once. For something to tell the kids about someday, you know?
Although my main goal right now is still to add Mass I'm also starting to ease into the Mixed Martial Arts direction. I used to fight at Light Heavyweight (205lbs.) and that's where I'm best so I'm going to try to keep my weight at no more than 220-225lbs. so that when I cut down for a fight...
4 days on, 3 days off for now. My calves are way too big compared to the rest of my body so I don't want to make those necessarily grow too much but I do really need to even them out. Larger muscle groups get 16 sets per workout & smaller ones...
