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Overall Goal: Increase overall definition and symmetry.
Fit Status:
Back is still killing me.. Have not been having good workouts due to my back..
Motivation Level: 5/10
Personal Info And Background:
Real Name:
Robert Shopshear
Sex:
Male
Age:
28
Location:
San Mateo, California, United States
Occupation:
Application Support Engineer
Personal Website:
Primary Gym:
College:
High School:
When I Started:
Jan, 2007
How I Started:
I used to work out several years ago and after graduating college and not working out I gained almost 40lbs and realized one day that I did not like what had happed to make and told myself I need to change this.
Why I Love It:
Working out gives me a sense of personal achievement. Every day I am in the gym I am not trying to impress the other people in the gym, but trying to improve my personal best. Setting goals, reaching my goals and setting new ones. The feeling of a nice long solid workout is relaxing.
How I Stay Motivated:
seeing results day after day and month after month. I take pictures at the end of the month to track my progress. It started with me buying a scale to track my weight loss.
BB Accomplishments:
Dropping about 40lbs to date since January and finally getting back into working the lower body and dead lifting over 300lbs
Well I kicked 2007s ass and dropped about 50lbs lbs shed most of the fat and built back up a solid base to work with. Now 2008 shows up and I am here to destroy my goals from last year. Solid lean mass and my first competition here I come.
How has bodybuilding and fitness helped or hurt your relationship?
Getting my fitness back caught the attention of my significant other. She loves and understands that I want and need to work on my Fitness. I have even got her going to the gym regularly.
Since May I have been doing the opposite of what everyone was telling me and doing my cardio before my workout, but I think it was good benefit to me. Sure I have not had perfect muscle growth and mostly have lost weight but this really helped me build muscle stamina in the gym. Doing...
Each Workout done optimally twice a week; (Reality usually 4-5 times continuing the cycle) I have made some slight changes and weight has gone in most areas. Also I have started doing cardio after my workout with a small warm up before hand.
Hey bro, it is god to hear that you are back at it! So how are we cleaning up the diet this time around? Also, need to update the progress pics? As for me, trying to reach 100 lbs weight loss!
Thanks man. I did lean out and got down to the 190s, and now I am trying to build lean mass and lean out. Steve Poynter is helping me out. It is slow but feeling good. Glad to see you back on here.
Thanks for the compliment...it means alot coming from you. I too remember the shape I was in when we first started talking on Mens Health...how is your progress. How are you? You seemed to drop off the face of the earth.
Thanks Robert..I really appreciate that. It's been quite a journey..I bet you've enjoyed yours too. You look really amazing...congratulations. Let's keep in touch.
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