The days keep passing and I keep growing...lol...I'm sitting at 294lbs right now and feeling good about how lean I am and the gains that I have made. I'm eating relatively clean now, I got all the junk out of my system after my guest appearances and finally am working hard.
Training is good, for a while I tried to simplify things and see how my body would respond. In some body parts it works great and I continue to use it, in others it doesn't. I was doing a 3 set, 3-4 exercise split and going to failure on all sets. Most of the time I was out of the gym in 9 sets and feeling great. The problem is this type of training only works for me on my body parts that I can feel easily. For my lagging body parts I don't really see a positive effect.
I believe that if your mind muscle connection is strong in certain muscles they will grow easily without much volume. I think for me anyway when it comes to lagging body parts they need to be hit with a variety of angles and maybe a little more volume than normal.
So since I realized this after a couple months of trials, I have gone back to really mixing it up when it comes to my leg development. My last quad workout went like this:
8 sets of leg extensions (increasing the weight after each set) X 20reps
8 sets of leg press (increasing the weight after each set) X 20reps
4 sets of squats(weight stayed the same) X 20reps
That is not a traditional leg workout for me. It was lacking in angles but the rep and set scheme really did me in. Give it a shot but make sure you are pushing right through to 20, no stopping.
Life on the outside has been good as well (that's what I call it since I am in the gym for what feels like all the time), my client base is growing and my online coaching business is really flourishing and people are getting great results! What more can I ask.
Actually one shitty thing happened. The love of my life was backed into last week....not my girlfriend, the other love of my life....my STANG! I had put it away for a couple months since I have been doing a lot of driving. The first day I bring it out, dude backs into me in the gym parking lot. Shitty but at least she'll get her backside buffed and shined....yes perverts I'm still talking about the car...lol
One of the best things to happen to me in my career took place last week. I was asked to do a golf charity event for kids with cancer and some kids from Children's Aid. Obviously it was voluntary and I jumped at the chance. I love all my fans but I'm sorry none are better than little kids. They just love big muscle, it reminds them of cartoon characters and they get so excited. So I signed some hats, shirts and some pics for the kids and took pics with all of them...making them pose with me of course!
I guess I could say I indulged myself a little as well. As part of the event the Fire Dept in town brought out one of the trucks. Well I took it upon myself to ask to go for a ride..lol, but wait it doesn't stop there. When we got back I walked away but kept looking back at the basket they use to save people in high rises. Finally I said 'fuck it, I'm gonna ask', I went back and asked them to take me for a ride in the basket..lol..they looked at me like they already knew I wanted to..lol, embarrassing but whatever, I was a kid for a day.
Anyway, seeing those kids, some in wheelchairs, some with crutches, some with just no one to be there for them really made me appreciate the things I have in my life more than I already did. Lately anytime I see or feel something that I think is a big downer I think about how happy those kids were with all that they had going on.
I have been invited back next year and the organizers called to tell me I was a big hit with the kids (and some of the adults..lol, guys asking how to get in shape), without hesitation I told them I will be there before the first kid hits the door!
Sacrifice Without Regret,
Fouad 'Hoss' Abiad
