bodybuilding

the bodybuilding thang is going well. i'm seeing alot of progress which of course i'm very happy about. i've been working consistently for the past 6 1/2 months, and the intensity level has been at high. the workouts usually last 90 mins and i'm pretty spent by the end of the workouts. i'm very curious to see how i look after a full year. i've already "outgrown" some t-shirts i have. and these are shirts i was wearing back in college that still fit up until recently. i'm excited, i've been blessed with a body that responds well to lifting weights. the body is amazing though, one look at one part of the body and i ask myself how is it that there are people who don't believe in God.

it is hard to stay disciplined sometimes. i have a sweet tooth and sometimes the sweet tooth wins out . but all in all its going well. i get a lot of information from bodybuilding.com. i've been doing pretty good with the nutrition part of it which is a huge component. i've been eating "clean" during the week, then "cheat" on weekends. i think i'm ok as long as i'm still getting bball in at least once a week. that's the cardio that burns off the "cheat" foods i eat. i.e. hostess cupcakes.....yummy!! rest is my biggest problem, then calories. to put on the lean body mass i want to, i need to consume alot of calories and i think i'm just getting enough to put on some muscle but not enough to put on alot of mass. which isn't necessarily bad, cuz with all those calories comes some fat and i'm not too keen on putting the putting fat on part. i get a hint of love handles and i lose my mind! and i just need to try and get more sleep. i will grow quicker with more rest.

the supplements i'm taking are helping out tremendously though. now i can see why people can get into steriods. steriods and supplements are much different, but the supplements i take really do help with recovery. steriods are just a whole 'nother level i don't want to go to. but right now i'm taking creatine, glutamine and protein shakes. creatine helps with the pump, glutamine is used up by the body when you lift heavy weights so i take that to replenish. it also helps with the immune system and recovery. there are soooo many other functions that glutamine covers, so supplementing with that is key. i also take some amino acids and multivitamins. all of these supps are the building blocks of muscle. i have done and continue to do my research on supps and so far those that i mentioned are the only ones i'll get into taking for now. whole foods are the best source for alot of the macronutrients that are needed for bodybuilding. i've learned so much reading up on nutrition in relation to bodybuilding, and i know i've just "scratched the surface"....ugh...can't believe i just used that phrase. lol. anyway, i've been a blogging fool today. felt good though. maybe there'll be more tomorrow.