Week Three Day One

Yesterday, Sunday I began week three of my workout program. Angular training was simply used as a warmup since I had to work all day, and the gym was next door. It wasn't until fifteen minutes until  nine p.m. that I finally got home.
Deadlifting 185 isn't too bad, and my back has gotten used to it. I met a guy who said a wider stance (sumo) is more efficient than a regular deadlift stance since it doesn't put as much strain on the back, and he's right. So I'm going to be doing wide-stance deadlifts from now on. Also for my last two strength training days, I'll be maxing out on the bodyweight angular training to full fatigue. Next week is my recovery and deload week. So just very light strength training will be in the works. Half of what I normally do.

Week 2 of the Blueprint is complete

Well, I've made it through two weeks, and people are saying I'm already getting results. I now weight 167 so I'm packing on that lean muscle. This past week I started eating broccoli, olives and carrots with my breakfast along with the almonds of course. I've really cut back on my processed sugar and dessert intake to just one day a week (last night was my cheat day). I'm loving the flexibility of body-weight angular training. Just one more week then week four is my deload week.
Alot of people tend to rush, and that's a problem. Also I will start posting movie reviews on this blog, and I'm currently researching ways to monetize it; I may even do a weekly fiction series called Tales of the Kartarkian Knights. Adieu.

Day 3 of week 2

Today, I learned something when it comes to doing hang cleans. Don't listen to music in your ears with an mp3 player. Save it for the more non explosive and bodyweight exercises. I only cleaned about  a 100 pounds today, and I was pretty disappointed in myself, especially after doing so well last week. Headphones  are a distraction, so I won't be using them on my power days any more or when doing power exercises like cleans. That's it really, but we learn from our mistakes so we can get better and learn.

Why I use bodyweight angular training

Oi, to all the people on googleplus. As you can guess by now, one of my personal heroes and fitness mentors would have to be Todd Kuliskis of the A Shot of Adrenaline Website. The reason I admire Todd is the physique he's gotten from using just bodyweight alone. Now the reason I'm using barbells is not to gain significant mass, but to help get that sharp  Brad Pitt kind of look. I still have a long way to go, and the Alpha Body Blueprint uses Rusty Moore's Principles from Visual Impact Muscle Building.
So why do I still use body weight exercises? To get naturally stronger of course, and to help keep my physique lean. Try doing some falling towers exercises after a front squat or deadlift. Now those suckers really work the glutes, and hurt like hell, but I love 'em.
What I'm doing is basically experimenting upon myself to see how stronger I can get bodyweight style. I train five days per week with two of those days being metabolic and more fat burning focused. I don't go real heavy on the barbells, but on the bodyweight I go crazy.
For example yesterday, I'd do four bodyweight exercises after a main exercise in the Blueprint workout, and it was tough but worth it. Since tomorrow is a strength and power day, after my main routine, I'll be doing all the bodyweight exercises to absolute failure to see how much stronger I've gotten.
But yeah, angular training is a great way to gain natural functional strength, burn fat, build endurance, all at one time. Until tomorrow adieu.

Week 2 Day 1 of Alpha Body Blueprint

Today was day one of week two. I decided to change things up a bit today. After every weighted or main exercise in the blueprint, I did several reps of each of A Shot Of Adrenaline's Month One bodyweight exercises. I have to say in the past week I've put on several pounds of muscle already.I went from 162 to 165 pounds, and I know it's not fat, cause a size 34 which I currently wear with a belt, is extremely loose on me.
So yeah I'm going for my goals of that lean athletic look, and I changed my mind about HASfit's 90 day workout to build muscle. I'm gonna stick with this all through the year. I front squated 120 pounds on the barbell this morning. Now the 45 pounders on dumbbells doing the incline bench press was killer, but I plowed through, though I had to drop to 40 then 35. I'm getting stronger, and I believe I'll look into Justin Devonshire's marketing program.
I'm still on chapter two of the Cyberbird 2 whose subtitle will be called the Rise of Ra'a. That's it for today and adieu.

Alpha Body Blueprint Phase One Week One Complete

Well, I did it. I've completed week one of the alpha body blueprint. Within the next months I will cut back any sugar intake to just one day a week, so that means goodbye eggnog ice cream and pound cake, and regular processed bread. Yes, I am changing my diet one day at a time, because I realize it's the other half of the battle to gaining the alpha physique I yearn for.
I'm incorporating Chad Howse's The Man Diet into my own life the best I can. For instance, I eat two to four pieces of bacon, and usually four to six eggs with a handful almonds for my breakfast each morning. The eggs are cooked in the grease that comes from the bacon, so it's all good. You need fats to fight fat. Crazy I know.
The middle of my neck hurts right now from the back squats; I'm thinking I should get something to cushion it when I do those. I prefer front squats, and I'm thinking of maybe doing hack squats. So yeah also I'll be taking a break from facebook and most social media except this blog to focus on The Cyberbird 2.
I promise you folks this one will be twice as long, and even better than the first. With the first book, which is just a novella, I was planning to write the series as novellas, but the story has evolved so much in my mind that I think a full out novel of it would be better.

Fifth Day

Okay folks today was my fifth day of training while yesterday was a rest day. I've figured since I'm already basically doing it, I might as well go ahead and do the Alpha Body Blueprint for the next seven weeks. Today I learned how to do a barbell back squat. Personally, I prefer front squats, but I guess I'll do them since they're in the program. Also I did some dips and extra chinups, those are two of the three best upper body bodyweight strength building exercises I know of the last being the good ol' pushup. So tomorrow will be day six, and I will have completed week one of phase one.
By the way after this eight weeks of training I'll be taking a week off to fully recover, and then do HASFit's Free 90 Day Muscle Building workout.

Alpha Body Blueprint rabbit trail

Ahoy there, to all on blogger and google land. Just a little something. After I complete the 21 Day Emergency Blueprint, I will be doing Justin Devonshire's full Alpha Body Blueprint. These 21 Days that I'm on now, are just a way for me to get back into full on weight training after going two years just using twenty-five pound and twenty pound dumbbells and bodyweight.
Todd Kuliskis has a great article about being a workout plan whore, and I will not be that. I'll take Elliot Hulse's advice and stick with the Alpha Body Blueprint and the 21 Day program for this whole year. I mean okay so things change? What the hell?
I still love bodyweight training, but it's good to have a variety of training. Even Bruce Lee one of my greatest heroes saw the benefits of barbell strength training, and remember it's always good to have a deload week. Yes there's actually two deloaded weeks in the Alpha Body Blueprint, and I'm still doing the bodyweight challenge.
This is all part of my path to becoming a legend, and I've decided I'll use part of my income tax return for investment. Yes, I've decided to start an investment account. I can't work retail forever -_-. Good day to all.

Third Day

Well, today was my third day of training. This was the first time I've ever done barbell hang cleans, and the first set I did was three reps with just ninety pounds, but the last four sets of three, were with one hundred fifteen, which isn't too bad. Anyway I'm listening to part one of Bodyweight Todd's interview with Nick Nilsson about a fat burning circuit called fat loss circuit training.
Of course, since I had to be at work at four this morning, I didn't do the bodyweight training for my morning warmup ( I was up at 2:45 a.m. not fun.), but instead I used it as my after workout burner. I did forty seconds work  with twenty seconds rest in between exercises. Anyway I've decided to incorporate fat loss circuit training into my workouts instead of rests, forty seconds of cardio between weight sets. Here's the link to the interview: http://ashotofadrenaline.net/advanced-fat-loss-techniques/?inf_contact_key=fd9fb92423ada9719f85c31a4f72ab2816a8727b46375354b30f192b01bb4172

First Day of my 21 Day Program

So today after I got off work at one today, I went over to Riviera and did the first day of the workout.
I found that I can deadlift 185 pounds which is 25 pounds more than I currently weight which is 160 to about 162 give or take. And I'll tell you guys super setting it with wide pullups is killer, awesome and satisfying.
Then I did my second super set which consisted of three rounds of five to eight incline dumbbell presses, one arm rows and split squats. Split squats with forty pound dumbbells are a pain, but I'd rather deal with the pain of getting into better shape, and reaching my goals instead of drifting. I'm still doing my body-weight routine three mornings a week. So that was a good warm up especially after a cold shower to raise the testosterone. So yeah that's about it. Good day to all.

Nothing Comes Easy, I will Become a Legend

This morning while cooking my five eggs for breakfast, I really thought about this quote from Chad Howse, "Hope in a quick fix is where many of us are led astray." That statement from his site http://chadhowsefitness.com/ really hit me. I realized, for the past few years of my life, I've been looking for quick fixes, whether it's from writing, or working out.
I have a confession to make, for the past two years, I've found it hard to stick to just one workout plan, and my strength has suffered for it. Yesterday, I joined Rivera Fitness Center, and today I did the first day of Mike Chang's Six Pack Shortcuts program, which is a deceptive title because it's actually twelve weeks.
I may be decent at bodyweight to a certain extent, but flitting from workout plan to workout plan has really caused me to suffer. That's why today I made the commitment to stick to Todd Kuliski's Extreme 3 month Bodyweight plan as my morning routine upon waking up, and Mike Chang's Six Pack Shortcuts. This road will not be easy, but I want to be more than just a man, I want to be an alpha male.
A leader of leaders as Chad puts it in his blog; I will become great, and it starts with small steps and forming new habits. From going to bed earlier, getting up and focusing on my morning routine warmup to really becoming a part of Wealthy Affiliate and finding my niche. We seem to want a quick fix, and jump on the next new fad, whether it's workouts or zumba dancing in a Gollum costume. (I was grasping for straws on that last statement.)
I realize I didn't want to put real effort into my relationships, and it suffered, but that's a whole other story. It's like the new Allen-Lande song from the Great Divide, "It's my destiny to keep reaching for the stars."
I don't make resolutions anymore. This year I have clear set goals, and that means sacrifices will be made. Good day to all. Start your path to become a legend.

Update: After my first day of getting back on barbells, and analyzing my goals of wanting to complete the 3 Month Bodyweight Program three mornings a week, I will be doing Justin Devonshire's 21 Day Emergency Muscle Blueprint instead, that way I can take a fourth week for active recovery and let my muscles rest and grow. Good day to all once again. I will start Six Pack Shortcuts eventually but not any time soon.