Last Visit: Jun 30, 2008 7:21pm Last Forum Post: Apr 24, 2008 8:54pm Last Photo Upload: Jun 27, 2008 6:40pm Last Profile Update: Jun 30, 2008 7:21pm Last Blog Post: May 28, 2008 6:51am
"Gain muscle mass and lose the fat covering my midsection. Keep current weight while losing 3% body fat."
Personal Info And Background:
Real Name:
Sex:
Male
Age:
32
Location:
Star, Idaho, United States
Occupation:
Teacher/coach
Personal Website:
Gym:
Several
Gym Location:
Idaho
When I Started:
1991
How I Started:
Football workouts in high school. I played college football and thought I knew how to work out. Once I got done, I vowed never to lift hard again since it had been such a job. After two years of losing muscle/gaining fat, I started again. Now I have been off and on for 8 years and want to get serious. I have never been a very big dude or extremely cut, so I am going to give it a shot.
Why I Love It:
After football, this is one of the only ways I know to maintain that intensity/anger/aggression. I like the routine of it and how it sets my day. I like getting excited about hard workouts: working to focus and visualize. I also like looking back on those workouts that I hate, the ones where we would rather drink than lift, but do it anyway. I like the discipline involved.
I struggle with maintaining good self-esteem about various issues in my life and lifting and seeing body improvements helps me feel I have control over stuff.
How I Stay Motivated:
Wanting to see how far I can get. I have always self-sabotaged and want to go all in on this. This site is pretty motivating too because just when I feel like I am making gains, I see some guy freaked out and think, "I gotta go lift."
I am focusing on controlling my diet and dropping the body fat I have gained from too much drinking. I guess a by-product of not being happy with the fat is it will keep me from drinking so much. I didn't realize how much it had impacted my body. Even with working out hard, I haven't had the gains I see others getting. It must be diet and I am going to tweak what I eat and see how far I can get.
Gain muscle mass and lose the fat covering my midsection. Keep current weight while losing 3% body fat.
Goal (Long):
By controlling diet and alcohol intake, I want to create the body I have always wanted. I have a negative pattern in my life of self-sabotaging everything good in my life. I want to find a balance between enjoying life, keeping my current weight, and continuing to gain muscle mass and get cut. My body shrinks when I don't work very hard in the weight room, and I don't want to lose any size gains I have made in the last six months (20 pounds of good muscle). But, I have been noticing a little beer belly in the last few months that I want to get rid of.
Did my first workout of the week on Lower, had a pretty good one, lots of records for me. Also had a great 10 min close to sprint afterwords, level 6 and 7 on treadmill. Was dripping sweat when I walked out, but the NO xplode did the trick. I had plenty of juice for the entire hour. I...
Thanks! My day is horrible, I hurt my back sometime over the weekend working out. I have a painful spot on my spine about 2/3 the way down. Pray it goes away..please! I can barely walk :(
Also, by you wanting to change and improve your own self image will help you with your teaching and coaching. You can and will be a positive influence on the people you teach and coach! I would highly recommend anything by this woman. It has helped me immensely! And, let me know if you have any questions. xoxo Tamar
www.LouseLHaye.com She is AWESOME!
You know what...it takes a BRAVE person to admit what you did in your profile! I, too, have suffered from self-esteem issues and have also had a pattern of sabotaging the GOOD in my life! Part of the battle is seeing it and admitting it and then doing something about it! I like your attitude! Stay positive! Saying POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS to your body will help you! I PROMISE! God Bless! xoxo Tamar
