Down with the SIKNESS?!

Have you ever been happy about getting sick? Well this week it happened to me. I havent felt right lately and Monday I was just exhausted. I felt so weak and out of it. I have been tired on diets before but not like this. My training partner for legs thought I looked pretty shitty, but I just laughed it off and toughed it out through a kind of mild workout. Nothing like what I normally do for legs. When I was done I got very dizzy and lite headed. I went home and passed out on the couch. I never take naps ever so I guess I was happy to get the sleep but surprised I passed out. That night I slept a good 8 hours and woke up feeling awful Tuesday. Doing my morning cardio was brutal and exhausting but I made it through. I sat on the couch and dozed off for an hour after I ate my breakfast. When I woke up my stomach was very upset and I had to run to the bathroom. I wound up going to the bathroom about 5 times over the next 2 hours...still I pressed on.
My chest workout Tuesday was awful. I went about 75% what I normally do and it felt like I was going 150%...I made it through the workout and at the end my partner said my lips were very white and my eyes were glassy...I said to him that I never felt so mentally defeated and I wasnt sure how I could make it 4 more weeks like that. I said I felt like I was gonna drop any second.
I cancelled all my work that night and drove to CVS so I could buy a thermomiter. I checked my temp in the parking lot and it was 100.3.... So I went back in and bought some tylenol. by the time I got home I was freazing cold so I checked my temp again and it was up to 101.9. I took the tylenol and layed on the couch. Eventually I started burning up and my fever broke.
Wed I stayed home and rested all day and I am finaly starting to feel better today. I was able to get an OK back workout in, but mentally feel alot better. I know now I can regroup this weekend with some rest and press on!

Tired of being TIRED!!

I have been so tired lately. I am actually sleeping a bit better...THANK GOD...but still so exhausted. My workouts are suffering slightly but I am listening to my body and giving all I have. If I have to back off the volume I will, but I push myself hard. I cant get hurt this close to a show. I honestly cant remember feeling this tired this far out. Inside of 4 weeks so I can handle the suffering but its strange. Whats the most strange is that I am not hungry at all! Just tired. I am trying to get all the rest I can.

I had a great time guest posing on Saturday Nite despite how exhausted I was. For those of you who couldn't see it, the video is up on www.rxmuscle.com as well as my facebook page.
I have now decided to see if I can make the journey down to heavyweight. After discussing things with people I respect a lot, many feel I will be unbeatable if I can make that weight and then fill back out again. So the push for 225 has begun! This morning my weight was 239.

NPC BROOKLYN THIS SAT COME SEE ME!!

I am guest posing this Saturday at the NPC Brooklyn. If you are in the NY area come check it out. I am in damn good condition and ready to rock the house. Also SPECIES own Juan Diesel Morel will be posing too...and guess who the MC is? The godfather of SPECIES himself Dave Palumbo! Lots of reasons to come check it out! Don't miss it!

Just outside of 4 weeks and sleep has become scarce. I would kill for sleep at this point. My body is so tired but my mind wont rest. I visualize myself at Nationals at nite, I think about my business ventures, clients, love, what I can do to improve...My brain wont stop! Eventually it catches up to me and I crash bad.

Weight this morning was 238. I am looking really lean and am happy with my new size and grainy condition. I am going to do my best to keep blogging.I know many of you enjoy this and I am a giant douche for not doing it more often!

Bump in the road...

So my week started off fairly normal. Big cheat on Sunday, blast legs Monday...
This time things went a little different. Sunday I decided to go for a bit of an out door hike for my cardio. It took about an hour and at the end my knees were quite sore. Monday during my leg workout, I had to back off the weights on some of my exercises because my knees felt like they were going to literally explode! At the end of my workout I got very sick to my stomach. I thought I was going to puke but I wound up being OK. For the rest of the day I didn't feel right so I just layed on the couch. That night my knees were so sore it kept me from sleeping!
Tuesday rolls around and I am exhausted. I had tons of errands to do, and I felt so crappy, I almost canceled work and my workout! I never do that! I decided to tough it out and I managed to get it all done.
On my way home I was sitting at a traffic light and I fell asleep! I saw some green as I came too, and I got startled and hit the gas...unfortunately it was for the lane next to me and I wound up smashing the guy in front of me. Everyone was fine, but I dented his bumper. I was pissed at myself, but shit happens, and it could have been way worse! That night I finally slept and I felt better today! Back to being focused on my show!
weight is 241. I have some exciting news I will reveal in my next blog!

6 weeks out!

Very light today- 237.5. pretty flat, but very lean. I will bust my ass through today then eat up again tomorrow. Training is going awesome. I have some freaks to train legs and chest with! I am feeling confident and ahead of schedule. Wish I could sleep better, but that's always been an issue for me.

Congrats to my boy and fellow SPECIES sponsored athlete Juan "Diesel" Morel for top call out last nite at the North Americans. Juan looked Nasty and should finish no worse than 2nd!