Need to blow off some steam!

[wheyman]

I've been real disappointed in myself lately, my training as been shit, my diet has been shit and to top it off I've been sick for over a week now! Seems like I've been spending more time trying to find a training routine that is effective that I LIKE that my numbers have dropped and overall goals have seem to appear further away.

Bodybuilding is not as easy as some think. You can't just go to the gym and thow some weights around for a while and get the gains you want. That might work in the beginning, but you will soon hit a wall, then what? You adjust your routine, diet, rest, etc..That's the hard part! You can't just say "Well this routine works for SC or this is what Bouncer does so I can do that" b/c it might not work for your body. Who would of thought that discovering what works for your body could be such a task?

I've been doing very good with my diet these past two years not eating fast food or any fried foods and sweets. Lately I don't know what the hell is wrong with me, but I've been craving ice cream and candy like a kid! NO GOOD!

I've also been extremely busy with my little girl's t-ball team. We are second place right now going into the playoffs so these girls are hyped and I have admit I am too! Needless to say I don't have time to train like I used to with practice and two games a week!

To top it off I got a sinus infection/bronchitis(sp?) last Saturday and I can't seem to shake that shit. My immune system must be shit now or something b/c I get sick more often and it's harder for me to recover now. I do smoke so that probably has a lot to do with it.

Well that's my rant for the day! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Ok I 'm better now.

WK :baby: :hang:

[Bouncer]

You just have to get in a different mind set bro. You have to train your mind not to care about candy and all that crap. You have to train your mind to go to the gym and train hard and like it! You have to believe that you can be better then anyone in the gym if you work hard enough. You have to have confidence. Arnold trained his mind before anything else and that is what I have done. It works, you just need to believe in yourself.

[Puddles]

When was the last time you took a solid week or two off from training and eating clean? If you haven't done it in a long time, you may need to. During that time off, relax your mind and body for the first part of the break, then during the last part, write up a new routine and go over your diet again to see if there are any changes you need to make. Then go back at it full force with a clean slate, well rested.

Sometimes we keep at it only half heartedly using any excuse we can find and then we start to kick ourselves in the ass for screwing up when in reality, we just need a little break. It's just like going to work every day, you need to take vacations or you'll burn out.

Hope you start feeling better soon. Sinus infections and bronchitis suck moose dick.

[wheyman]

I just took a good solid week off of training this past week b/c I was sick, but I haven't taken a break from dieting ever. there was a time where I threw in a cheat meal once a week (gizzards), but I was noticing an increase in bodyfat and not overall weight so I stopped that. You bouncer are both right though, I just have to re-establish my goals and get in the right mind set again. I feel like now I'm just going through the motions and going home and my results show it. Maybe this is the kick in the ass that I needed. Thanks!

WM