No offense to people who go to public gyms, all of this is just my opinion. Well, there’s a lot of truth to it too, honestly, that people have no respect when they go to a public gym. Keep in mind that a gym is a public place. Which means, it’s for everyone. It’s not for you to make at home with and treat it how you want. I mean, here are the craziest things, I’ve seen people do at gyms.

• Not putting weights back
• Hogging equipment
• Asking to use a piece of equipment you’re on when you’re not done
• Dropping weights to the floor whether by accident or on purpose
• Slamming dumbbells on the shelves, when returning them

I can go on with the list. The thing that annoys me the most are guys dropping weights or slamming them on the shelves. These things are against the rules at the Greenwich Y but people don’t have a care to follow them. I understand the reason guys drop dumbbells because you have exhausted the muscle on the final rep and can no longer hold the weight, but if the weights are heavy, that’s what spotters are for. Get a spotter even with dumbbell workouts and he can lower the weights safely and carefully for you.

On top of that, I don’t see any reason why guys feel the need to drop weights or slam them on the shelves. I lift heavy dumbbells all the time, and I never drop them. I carefully lower them and set them on the floor slowly. It’s not that hard to do. Like I said before, a long time ago, guys feel the need to drop weights or slam them on the shelves ’cause it’s their ego. Period. End of story. They want to feel tough doing it ’cause they’re muscular.

Why do I think dropping weights or slamming them is bad? Well for starters, they create a distraction with other people working out in a gym. You could other injure yourself and other people. Those are why I think, it’s wrong.

Also, another thing that annoys the hell out of me is when I’m working on a piece of equipment, someone will come up and ask to jump in on a set. That happens to me sometimes. When I’m resting between a set, sometimes guys will come up to me and ask if they can jump in. They do politely ask, but it’s still a rude thing to do, in my opinion. Want to know what that tells me when guys do this? It’s like, “Hi, I’m a bodybuilder too, and I want to show off that I can lift heavier than you and I’m stronger than you”.

Leave your ego at the door.

This is why I like to go to the gym late in the afternoon, when the place is usually slow, so I don’t have to deal with this shit.

On top of that, I don’t go to the gym too much anymore. I go like once or twice a week now. I do most of my workouts at home. The only time I go to a public gym is when I need to do legs or back stuff. Chest and tricep stuff, you can do at home.

Kev

In facebook, I’ve been drawn into this bodybuilding debate that intrigued me to join in.This person’s facebook is a pretty well known bodybuilder sensation, and you would probably figure out who I’m referring to, without naming names. Anyway, another thing that bothers me with the online fitness community is all the fanboys who support their bodybuilding hero. If you think the musicians community is bad, the fitness people can be much worse. Whenever this bodybuilder trainer posts something up in facebook or youtube, their fanboys will usually go crazy over everything they post. Agreeing with everything they post and giving them praises on everything. Whenever somebody goes in there and have a different opinion on something or disagree with on a topic, they’ll start bashing you on stuff.

That’s kind of what’s going on here. That’s okay, I don’t mind getting bashed on by a bunch of guys only because my opinion is different, ’cause I’ve been getting some guys giving me thumbs up on my comments, so that stuff lets me know I’m saying the right things.

Whenever you disagree with on a topic, sure enough, the bodybuilder trainer will want to think he’s smarter than you and think he’s right on everything. It’s funny, ya know. They’ll start saying immature shit like, “Well, why don’t you try it” or “You don’t have the good enough physique, so you shouldn’t be calling us out on stuff”, lol. That’s how much of an egotist and a bunch of hypocrites these people can be. Just because they’re bodybuilders, they want to act tougher and smarter online.

Instead of helping each other out in a positive manner, they just want to fight and argue. This is why I don’t support these fitness guys. They can be pretentious and ego-driven douchebags. Not all of them are like this, some fitness trainers online can be friendly, and helpful. There are too many fitness trainers getting into feuds with each other and calling each other out in youtube, I don’t want any part of that stuff which is why I don’t watch their videos too much anymore. There are too many assholes in the fitness world, just like there are too many assholes in the world of music.

Kev

I understand that a lot of people are going around trying to find free fitness and bodybuilding information. So they think it’s a good idea, to go to youtube to find all the free information and advice they give in there. That’s why the fitness community in youtube is getting so huge. Look, don’t get me wrong. Some of these guys do give out really good information. Their information can be good and spot on, but still you can’t trust any of them. Chances are, some of these guys could be selling something like supplemental products, merchandise, they’ll be asking for donations, etc. These guys claim they don’t make money, but you know they make money in some way like youtube advertisements and their “youtube partner” thing, which I’m sure a lot of them have.

This goes for all of them: Scooby, The Hodgetwins, Chris Jones & Physique of Greatness, Ian McCarthy, Lobliner, charliejames1975, Scott Herman, Lui Marco, and all those guys.

On top of all this, these guys seem to jerk themselves off with the popularity they get. That’s all it is, in my opinion. A popularity contest. They just want to be at the center of everyone’s attention. Just to promote themselves as a fitness person ’cause they  have a successful physique. It’s all ego with these people, and they seem pretty arrogant to me. Their fans & supporters are much worse.

I wouldn’t take advice from any of those people. I’m not bashing them, just being realistic here. I don’t watch much of their videos anymore but unless something grabs my attention I’ll check it out. Another thing that bothers me with these people is that they all have their own way of teachings things. They all seem to be opinionated on stuff.

If you need fitness information there are better ways of getting it than those guys in youtube. Get it from books like Arnold’s “Modern Bodybuilding” for example. Get information from experienced trainers at your local gym. Work with a professional trainer if you can afford it.

I taught myself fitness & bodybuilding. I learn by watching other people in the gym or have other experienced people teach me which I have done before. Arnold’s Bodybuilding book is where I learn it all from. There’s a guy I know in Greenwich, who do strong man stuff, and I’m thinking about having him train me so I can get big and strong like him. I still have a lot more work to do in bodybuilding and more to learn, but I’m getting there.

I know I said I will post progress pics soon but I’ll get around to it. I think I’ve gotten a little bigger than before, not sure, but I’ll let you be the judge soon.

Kev

Well, it’s that time of year again. It’s Holiday season and this is time where all the Christmas parties will come around to celebrate with family or friends. I have Christmas parties all weekend. I went to one last night. The one from last night, was for friends. Yes, I do have “friends”, in my world. At the party last night, there was all kinds of alcohol and food around. Yes, I did get a little hammered last night. I didn’t drink too much, though. I had like 5 or 6 beers, last night. I had some good conversations with people I know and met a few new people who I didn’t know. I need to get out and socialize more and getting better at talking to people. I’ll admit that I am kind of quiet and a bit anti-social, but I’m finally starting to realize that people are really easy to talk to.

I had quite a bit to eat as well. There are still more Christmas parties this weekend. Yeah, I’ll probably get a little fatter, but I’ll take it off at the gym when the Holidays are over with.

I used to think that when you get into bodybuilding, you need to give up alcohol completely. I used drink quite often before I started bodybuilding, but I avoided alcohol for about 2 or 3 years, ’cause I thought alcohol and bodybuilding don’t mix. I am finally realizing, that it’s okay to get drunk once in a blue moon as long as you don’t over do it. Bodybuilders get drunk and wasted, all the time. So, I believe it’s okay, and won’t hurt anything.

The gyms will be getting busier after Holiday season. Why? Because of New Year’s Resolutions. People will work out in gyms for a while, and then they will give up. People usually don’t stay committed to their New Year’s Resolutions, so the gyms will start slowing down after a month or two. I don’t give up my New Year’s Resolutions in bodybuilding. I do this all year round and still going even to this day. Maybe I’ll post a progress pic, Christmas Day. Probably will.

Kev

I’m still trying to find various ways to improve my pecs, the muscles on the chest. I needed chest improvements, and out of all the chest workouts I know, I am finding that doing regular pushups is probably the best chest workout. They really do help make the chest bigger more than dumbbells and bench pressing, to be honest with you. For chest workouts, I’ve been doing pushups for the last several weeks and staying away from weights on the chest. I can’t do a 100 straight pushups without stopping yet, but that is my goal and it takes practice to get there. For now, I only do about 40 – 50. I only do pushups once a week ’cause you need plenty of resting for the muscles to grow. That’s how you build muscle with lots of resting. I would like to get gigantic chest pecs someday, but that’s gonna take some time. I do feel that they are getting a little better, however.

I’ll post more progress pics soon to show it, maybe at the end of the year. Maybe the more muscular I get, maybe all the hateful comments about me online will slow down then, lmao.

Yeah, still working out and feeling great. I don’t take time off during the Winter like a lot of people seem to do. Work out on and off, not me. I work out all year round. I’ll keep going throughout the Winter.

Kev

When the New Year hits, I’m going to plan on changing my workout routine some. Yes, I am still working out and doing the bodybuilding thing. I’ll never give this up. My goal is to get bigger and always will be. If you have a dream or a goal, you need to ignore those who want to doubt you and put your dreams down, ignore it all completely. I’m used to getting laughed at when I tell people, my goal is to be a big bodybuilder. Keep committed and prove people wrong. What you want to do is make people mad and make ’em jealous of you. When you’re getting all kinds negative feedback and people shooting down your dreams, you’re doing the right thing.

I actually love it, when I post my progress pics on here, and they get spreaded around everywhere on the internet. If I wasn’t muscular and ripped, people wouldn’t be doing that. As for new progress pics, I’m planning posting new ones at some point, I was just waiting for better results. Not quite ready yet. I am, however, still getting a lot of feedback from people everywhere I go, commenting on how much bigger I am getting. I also get people looking at me, when I’m out in public like going to the store or something.

I know what I’m doing in bodybuilding. Yes, I’ve been criticized by many, about my healthy lifestyle, and the way I work out, but that’s okay. That’s their opinion. I like to do my own thing. A self taught bodybuilder with absolutely no trainer. Actually, I have been doing this for about 3 or 4 years now. I’ll be doing this until I’m dead. Old age won’t stop me. There are plenty of old men out there with successfully ripped physiques. I’m only 35 right now, soon to be 36 in Dec., next month, so I’m almost heading into my 40’s. It’s perfect timing to be a bodybuilder.

I don’t let people shoot down my bodybuilding dreams, no matter what you think. If your goal is to have a body like Arnold or Sly, go for it. Nothing’s stopping ya.

Kev

This is pretty much one of the few reasons I wanted in on this bodybuilding thing. Hoping to attract more women, and it’s working. The more buff you get, the more women will want to talk with you and hit on you. The key to attracting more women, is getting big arms ’cause they are more attracted to huge biceps sticking out of the sleeve of your t-shirt, than any other muscular body part. It’s pretty weird, but I’m loving it. Not sure why a lot of women are attracted to muscular guys. Could be many reasons. It could be they just admire guys who take care of themselves or they just want hot sex with them, or a little bit of both! Bodybuilding is a magnet for the ladies for sure! While I do love the ladies, I’m a one woman kind of guy. Not gonna be the player type. I’m gonna be the serious relationship kind of guy.

Kev

I kept seeing myself as a beginner ’cause sometimes I can’t tell how my physique looks and sometimes it even feels like I just started bodybuilding yesterday, even though I’ve been working out 5 years. After doing a little reading on how you can tell whether you’re a beginner, intermediate, or advance. I’ve read that if you’ve been working out between 3-5 years and lifting kind of heavy which I have, you’re in the intermediate level. You’ll move up to the advanced level if you have 10 years or more of experience and lifting extremely heavy weights. Something like that.

Already in pretty decent shape in a short time. I just started changing my sets and reps ’cause it’s getting boring doing the usual 3 sets to 10 reps thing. The 3 sets to 10 reps thing is good to do when you’re just starting out, but if you’re lifting for a while, you need to do start doing more like 4 to 15 reps. That’s what I’ve been doing for a while now with all my workouts.

In the gym, I mostly like to do free weight stuff like various dumbbells and barbell stuff. I only use machines for a few things.

Other goals I hope to achieve is that I want to improve my cardio. I want to start doing better at doing long runs or jogs, maybe a 5k. Since it’s getting colder out during the Fall, I’m gonna have to start doing cardio indoors throughout the cold season. The Spring/Summer I always do cardio outside like jogging or biking. I don’t over do it on cardio ’cause I’m already pretty lean. I only need cardio a few times a week just to keep the muscle moving and the heart rate racing.

Question you have to ask is, do I stop working out throughout the fall/Winter like a lot of people seem to do? OH HEEEELLLLL NOOOO! I keep going, all year round! If I wanted a break from bodybuilding, I would take a full week off, once in a blue moon ’cause you need that. I don’t over do the breaks, like so many do. You’re going to lose what you got if you take too much time off. If my goal is to get bigger, I need to keep going.

I want to become the best shape of my life. Even if I may not compete for the competitions or anything like that, at least I’ll look good for the performing stage when I play my music. So that’s using the bodybuilding physique for something. I don’t do this for nothing.

Kev

If your dream is to become the best shape of your life someday, you’re going to get all kinds of people thinking you’re crazy and they’ll call you delusional, thinking it will never happen to you. It can happen for you. My advice is, you can’t listen to anybody. Don’t care what anyone thinks. Don’t let other people think they can bring you down. When I first started. People thought I was crazy. I got criticized by changing my eating habits. I ditched most junk food, and now I eat mostly clean. I mostly want to eat healthy things now. Even though I want to eat mostly healthy, people still call me crazy. Whenever I avoid something that I think doesn’t look healthy enough, people will give me this look like, “WTF is wrong with you”. It’s almost like a crime that I have to stay off a bad nutrition.

The same will happen with your dreams and goals in bodybuilding. Whether you want to get bigger, leaner or get a six pack, people will laugh at you. Whether you want to compete or become a personal trainer, you’ll get criticized. That’s the problem with bodybuilding. You want to follow your bodybuilding heroes who inspired you to get into it, sure enough, people will tell you those guys used steroids like you haven’t heard that before.

Bodybuilding is about you. Not about other people. It’s about doing what you want to do. In bodybuilding, you have your own freedom and your own control. So you can feel free to do whatever you want. You just got to have the confidence and go for what you want. Prove people wrong that you can do this. If you want the ladies to like you even more when you take your shirt off, and they go crazy over you, that can happen. The key to success is not listening to anybody. The critics just want to see you fail ’cause they are jealous and that’s why a lot of them try to bring you down.

It is possible that you can make yourself go from skinny to a muscular giant, without any use of drugs or supplements. You just need to step it up and prove everyone wrong. I proved everyone wrong just by getting into bodybuilding myself and people didn’t think I could do it. Well, I did it and am doing it. I got a good enough physique, six pack abs and all. I promise I’ll post new progress pics soon. The reason I haven’t posted new ones in a while ’cause I was waiting for better results. Maybe I’ll post new ones this weekend.

Kev