D-106

D-106

      Its been going well the last few days, eating a shit load and staying hungry - of course. Training has been kicking my ass tho, I need to keep the intensity up but find that balance between weight and reps that feel right with what I'm eating. When I train, I dont necessarily walk in with an EXACT plan. I have a plan, but the best plans are the ones that can be changed. Based on what I eat, how much sleep I've gotten, my mental state - I train to hit a certain level of intensity. Regardless of the weight, reps, ego - that shit is checked at the f'n door - I go in with an intensity goal rather than a rep/weight goal. Thats how I grow and change my body. Its growing season 24/7/365 for me, only show prep is more of a mental growth rather then brute physical size.

I need to find that balance each time in the gym to keep things intense.

Train hard, make perfection a habit - MoneyMentality.

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Diet/Training

My contest prep training / diet can be found HERE.

Keep in mind, if you want big arms, stop doing curls for the girls and do some tri's for the guys.
The tri makes up 2/3 of the total size of your arm. "Horseshoe's like a Clydesdale."

Christmas List

If you have heard of ALL of these, I commend you. If not, check them out!

1. HTFU
2. fatlace
3. NIXON
4. 99u
5. Behance
6. 8380labs
7. Jawbone
8. The FORVM
9. Hilltop Hoods
10. 42DD

Define yourself through experience

I am trying. Who I am is rather simple, all you have to do is look at what I have experienced and you will see. Now the experiences? not so simple.

Other people see me as... well, frankly I dont give a shit how other people see me other than a select few - family, close friends and my girl.

I am trying to make myself into a reason for something bigger than just a job, a life and a family. I want to be the job, be the reason for the life I have and be the reason for my family and the way it is. I want that more than anything. At heart I am a family guy, the man who puts nothing before his loved ones. At heart, that is what kind of person I am because that is what I have experienced. My family has been more than supportive to me my whole life, and I love everyone of them for that.

My work experience - project management, engineering, military -  proves to show, as many can vouch for, that I am a technical leader who can manage people to get things done. What I am working with that is new to me is creativity. I have always had a sense of creativity, but I have never really expressed it other than through my music.

My future work experience - opening a creative design firm is something completely new to me. Through all of my experiences, I am defining who I am, how other people see me and developing my control for the future that I want. The advertising/marketing/creative/brand business is completely new to me and I have little to no knowledge - compared to other vet's in the field. I have already made a huge mistake, but I am not going to let it hinder my real aspirations and goals. I have learned from it, eliminated any chance of it happening again and re-evaluated some aspects of the business and my strategies behind it. My promotion strategy will consist of my first bodybuilding show being the backbone story shared through this blog, Facebook and the.

The experiences of amature bodybuilding and starting a new business are very new to me but I believe will exponentially build off of one another as time progresses. Above all else, I go back to my first point, my family. Sure I want to do all of this for myself, sure I want to be in shape, ripped, big, win, all that esy stuff, but what I really want is the experience. I want the experience of one of the most mentally draining sports on the planet and one of the riskiest financial things to do in my box of knowledge. I want to be able to be defined as someone who has those things complete, who has lived that lifestyle by people, but most of all my family. I'm nto talking about my family - mom, dad, brother, cousins all of that, they all made me who I am. I'm talking about my future family. My wife and kids. I never want to hear, "Dad, you don't understand." That would be the worst- I want to be that figure that my kids turn to. I want to be the omnicient dad who is loved and respected for what he knows and does more than what he gives.

Also for my wife. I need her to be comfortable. I need her to respect and love me enough to be as motivated and into family as I am. I want her also to be able to relate to me as the perfect guy for her kids, the perfect fit for her everything. The perfect husband. I want for her to have absolutely no instance of doubt that she picked the right guy for the right reason. Communication is huge in relationships, its going to be even bigger in my relationship. I need to be open, honest and really connected to make a relationship like this and I as well need to find the perfect girl. But I have. That part is done, I am defining myself through my experiences. Good experiences, bad ones, mistakes, misunderstandings are all part of it, but I will be who I want to be and who I am, I will be the perfect fit for her. She is for me, so why should I not work for her? I want the family.

The military, my company, my show, my friends my family: I appreciate you all. Most of all, I appreciate the last few months with my girl, she's the one who pushed me over the good edge to pursuit the things I want. I'm devoting it to her, I want to make the definition of myself her family guy, her goal.

Do you have the right experiences for who you want to be?

I do.

Do you have a reason or someone to define yourself for?

I do.

D-111

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Hams, Calves, cardio today. Cooking everything for the week, should be a good start.

Meal Plan:
8 egg whites, 3 whole eggs
3/4 cup oats

8 oz tilapia
1 cup rice

8 oz tilapia
1 cup rice

8 oz tilapia
1 cup rice

8 oz tilapia
1 cup rice

8 egg whites
6 oz broccoli

Casein

More to come tomorrow, I have some real info on why my show is being done, why I'm doing this, who I'm doing this for. Stay tuned.

D-112

D-112. Contest prep.

Quads, cardio and abs for today, got my diet laid out, very excited. Massive boost of energy after the session with my trainer - really looking forward to gettin this started on the right foot.

Took some pics today for a baseline... more will be up later once I have some to compare the two.

Stay tuned.

Carbs with every meal except the last meal, 2 lbs off meat every day, 5 30 min cardio sessions a week to start... It will be a big change, but nothing I'm not used to from the Army - I laugh at the Army PT program sometimes - its a good way to maintain, but I dont see how it really can improve anyone other than making everyone a skinny stick runner. Cool if that's something someone wants, but last time I checked, if my ass is blown up or any of my comrades are down in a truck because of some ass hole trying to kill us over seas I want a strong mf'er who can pull a 300lb body out of a gunner's hatch over someone who can do 100 situps, 100 push ups and run a 10 min 2 mile. Thats just my 2 cents... gotta love the Army tho, its given me a lot.

I'm looking for this experience to really provide a way to get to know myself a little better, really hone in on my weak points as a person, as a bodybuilder, as a friend, future husband, business owner and so much more.

Define yourself through experience, thats when you really find out who you are. Stop thinking and start doing.

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D-Day

D-Day... no significance behind the "D", but one of the most well known moments in our history. I say moment because, for the guys who were there it probably seemed like an eternity, but for those civilians state side who were masked from the REAL epxerience of it all, it was a moment. Respect.

For me, D Day is March30th, 2013 - my first show. I am about a day and a half away from my 16 week prep; D-114 for me. 113, 112, 111... everyday takes a little more determination and discipline than the last.

D-114 results: crushed arms this moring around 5, woke up at 430am and told myself: Get your ass outta bed and train. It helps me when I can relate to articles written on the FORVM. Thanks for everything again everyone, almost ready to start the prep.

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FourtyEighty

My name is Justin and I'm from Pittsburgh, I work as a project engineer and I am an aspiring business owner. To cut to the chase, I am competing in my first BB show in March 2013, the NPC NATURAL EASTERN USA CHAMPIONSHIPS. This is my log for my contest journey - the first, but certainly not the last. I've defined my morals and my lifestyle - in and out of the gym - from my parents, the military, the FORVM and experiencing things for myself.

I'm a junior officer in the Army as well, so I am a firm believer in the fact that experience defines who we are. I like to believe that I have good experience under my belt - not a lot - but what I do have is quality about strength, discipline and dedication in regards to "livin." My aspirations are to be the best at what I set my mind to - thats how I was raised and what I was taught.

I am going to use my journey to compete to fuel and drive the creation of my upcoming business - FourtyEighty. It is a lifestyle brand based on definition by experience and living things out for yourself. Animal, HTFU and the military are my biggest influences in forming my idea. It will include writings, accessories, apparel, custom car parts and motorsport / action sports photography+video creation to start out. I'm looking to launch it in April 2013.

This is a rather complex idea and hard road to take head on, but fuck it. I can handle it, I won't fail.

I'm 16 weeks and 2 days away from the show, and 16 weeks and 3 days away from FourtyEighty. Time to begin making perfection a habit.

"Post of the year"

This hit the "whimpy nail on the head..." I like his additude...

Man the F up.