Discount Tire and Blueprints

Got new wheels today, but that wasn't the most exciting thing today.  Well, it was, but how they came to be was actually very intriguing.  I first went to Discount Tire in Mishawaka, IN about a week ago to get new tires since they had no treads on them what so ever, and I paid blah blah, and they were installing them.  Then one of the guys came out and asked me to have a look at the wheels, they were bent and warped like no other.  One of them was so badly damaged that it was leaking.  Why?  Pot holes in Lafayette.

Like seriously, anyone who's lived or visited knows how much neglected those roads are.  So I had to get new wheels.  I talked to a guy named Gary who I guess was one of the managers and he just told me to ride with the new tires for now and if I wanted, I could get new wheels.  So I ordered them, a week later, they arrived.

Gary called me to let me know they arrived today and I made an appointment with him at 5:30pm and when I showed up, they promptly took my car into the bay, even though there were 10 other customers waiting.  Instead of accepting all the business they can, they refused other business so they could serve the guy who made an appointment, which may or may not be special to some people, but to me, it's a rare business practice.

When they actually took it into the bay, they checked the wheel right out of the box, made sure it was defective free, made sure the tires fit snug, and they even checked the clearance for everything.  Lots of extra work I wouldn't even have imagined.  They were happy to offer any suggestions or opinions to make my wheels better.  For instance, I wanted my Ford center caps instead of the aftermarket ones, but it didn't fit.  So they came up with 50 different ways to put it on.

They didn't charge anything extra for using their other brand new tires for a week or anything.

Place might be called "Discount" Tire, but they sure do a damn good service.  Check em out.

Question for my dark friends... why are you obsessed with Chrome Wheels?  this guy wanted "something bigger than 20"" on his Dodge Nitro. When the tire guy asked what year his Nitro was

the guy said he didn't know.  When the tire guy asked what model his Nitro was the guy said he didn't know. Quote "All I want is some 22" massive chrome wheels."

Why?

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So Jay Cutler, current Mr. Olympia, has a thing called "Blueprints" where he basically posts what kind of workout he did, and how he ate.  He doesn't go into detail so that it's too much work for him, but he does put enough so you have a good idea what he does.  I figured I would do the same.

So today is follows:

Milk with Optimum Nutrition whey, 4 egg whites, 2 eggs, half Lender's whole wheat bagel for the morning.

@ 9 am 1 scoop of ON Pro Complex

@noon, 1 5oz chicken breast, random mixed frozen vegi, and 1 Sante Fe whole wheat Tortilla with chicken hot sauce mmmmmmmmmmmm

@5pm 1 scoop of ON Pro Complex with 1/2 cup of Oatmeal

@workout 1.5 scoops of MuscleTech Whey, 2 servings of Gatoraid, 1 SuperPump Max

@Dinner, "Taste of Asia" in Mishawaka, IN.  Awesome Thai food.  I had the T10... which I forgot what the name was, but it's full of beef and vegis which spices.

@8pm, chicken, whole wheal tortilla and mixed leaf vegis.

@11pm, 1 cup of Greek Yogurt which I forgot the brand of, but it's really good.

For workout, I did 4x5 of squats, 4x5 of shoulder press, and 4x5 of dead lifts.

B to B

B to B ratio?  What does that mean for most people?

Boob to Belly Ratio.

Applies to both women and men. Scientists however have not come up with an optimal numerical number for such ratio, but are working with mice.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=B%20to%20B&defid=5445779

Yes, urbandictionary is the most legit, premier source for definitions.  Is B to B a downgrading term to 'objectify' people?  Perhaps.  This is however one of the most important factors in your life.  Yeah, one can argue looking good or 'hot' is something our society created to glorify a certain lifestyle etc, but in the end, there's a reason why society glorifies the good B to B ratio.

It's healthy.

A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine that looked at more than 350,000 people found that a large waist can nearly double your risk of dying prematurely -- even if your weight is "normal" (according to your body mass index, a measure of body fat based on height and weight).* Some people who don’t exercise but generally keep their overall body weight under control, for example, may have dangerous fat deposits around the abdomen.

An increasing body of evidence is now linking belly fat to other serious health risks, such as...

Cancer. Both men and women with higher percentages of belly fat are more likely to develop a variety of cancers, including malignancies of the colon, kidney and breast.

Dementia. In a study of 6,583 adults, the bigger the belly, the greater the risk for dementia.

Surprising finding: Among those of normal weight who had excess belly fat, dementia risk was 1.89 times higher than for those of normal weight who did not have excess belly fat.

Lung problems. Lung function is reduced in patients with higher stores of belly fat, possibly because of the higher secretion of lung-damaging inflammatory chemicals.

Diabetes. An apple-shaped fat distribution greatly increases the risk for insulin resistance (a condition in which the body’s cells don’t use insulin properly) and diabetes.

The risks are even higher in those who are sedentary. People who have lost muscle mass, as a result, take in less blood sugar (glucose), which is used as fuel -- further increasing diabetes risk.

Migraines. Researchers at Drexel University College of Medicine found that women with large amounts of belly fat were up to 30% more likely than lean women to suffer from migraine headaches.

So why not look good and not die in a hospital bed crying in pain at the same time?  The thing that pisses me of the most is that people who comes up with excuses to not be healthy.  Not because I care about your health, but if you get sick, you're just draining from society.

Regarding 6-Packs

So while doing work, I keep hearing and reading about a great deal of misinformation being passed around.  Even though I thought this was an obvious thing, apparently people believe everything on the internet, rather than simple logic.

You cannot gain 6 packs by "targeting" certain areas like a bodybuilder growing his left traps to compensate for his right side.  Actually that isn't entirely true.

If you actually do a lot of good(keyword "good) ab workouts, then you actually will get a 6 pack (or 4 pack or 8 pack or etc depending on your genes), you just won't see it.  Just like any other part of the body, if there is too much fat covering it, then it will be less visible.  For instance, a man could have decently strong chest, but if he has too much body fat, he'll just look like he has moobs (man-breasts).  This also applies to any part of the body, quads, biceps, shoulders, back, and etc.

The fact that ab muscles are one of the smaller muscles in the body doesn't help.

Also think about this, if you want to look "ripped," you actually do not need big muscles.  You just need less fat.  In fact, in any workout program, 70% to 80% of results come from your nutrition program.  This doesn't mean you can neglect the other 25%, but it definitely makes it easier knowing how you can achieve your goals.

Here's another thing to consider which not many people may know, not even the so called personal trainers.  If you want well defined abs, even without the fat, you need to do weighted ab workouts.  Doing 100 crunches is the same thing as doing 100 bicep curls.  It'll get you lean muscles and give you endurance, but it won't increase the size.  Just like any other muscle, you will need to mix it up.  It is however a smaller muscle, so doing more reps than other muscles will be easier on the growth of them.

So what does this mean?  Forget about those 'articles' about doing particular activities to get those abs.  There may be magical pills or magical surgeries, but without these risky methods, there is no natural way to get a "6 pack" easy.  Doing 100 crunches is unpractical for any goal related to "showing" off the washboards.  You need good nutrition, good weight losing workouts, and good ab specific activities to get the abs.  A lot of work?  Not really compared to some other body parts.  If you're really wanting to get fit, you better be working just as hard on every other body part, otherwise, you'll look like those chickens(cause their legs are pathetic) with ILS(Imaginary lat syndrome) roaming around yelling "oh yeah, I'm a d-bag, oh yeah!"

New Years Resolutions

First of all, if you have one involving workout, etc.  Don't.

Screw you and stay out of my gym.  Seriously.  "Oh I'm doing it for my health" BS was a no go last year, the year before, during Christmas Dinner, during NYE boozefest last night, or this year.

The only REAL reason why any of you would ever stick going to the gym is if it's one of the following 10 reasons.

10. Swimsuit Season.
Just think of the first time you take your shirt off or put on a bikini this summer. Won't it feel great to know that everybody is looking at you?  Won't it feel great I'm not calling you a fat sack?

9. Haters gonna hate.
Many of you know those people. You tell them that you are starting a workout program and they just roll their eyes.  When people tell me they're going workout, eat healthier, or "want to look out for the future," I give them this genuine-looking face and tell them I will help them best of my abilities and then offer you some of my own and other's reading materials along with some maybe personal consultations all for free.
Why?  Cause you're gonna give up, but you'll think I'm such an awesome guy for trying to help.
What if you proved me wrong?  What if you me made feel like a douche for doing that?  You probably won't.

8. I am Better than You.
Some of us were not born big. Some of us are actually pretty puny naturally. Don't you hate the fact that I can kick your ass? Yes, I know this is immature and doesn't really matter but let's be realistic. If you are a guy, this is one of the worst insults to your manhood.
We all know people who just act like they are better because they are buffer or more ripped.  Why?  It's cause they are buffer and more ripped.  Imagine if you were the one walking around with ILS(Imaginary Lat Syndrome) or maybe even real lats.  Maybe I won't call you a f... uh... small guy... everytime I saw you.

7. Being Strong!
One of the top reasons that people workout is to become strong. It just feels great when somebody asks you to open the bottle of ketchup instead her boyfriend.
Won't it be great to have people stare as you load the weight on for a heavy set of presses? Being able to smash weights onto bars and floors while looking like a jackass, but people won't say anything cause they can't even lift them up in the first place feels awesome.  Also when you can actually lift yourself onto the monkey bars again after 15 years feels good when you can traverse them while at the same time kick 5 year olds off of it.

6. Feeling Good About Yourself.
We all know that you don't look much different after one week of working out. Isn't it weird though that you suddenly find yourself flexing in the mirror a lot more often?
You walk around just feeling better looking even if you haven't changed at all yet. This self confidence can extend itself to other parts of your life and make you an overall more successful person.

5. Feel Good When You Run Into Old Friends.
How many people can you name that gained a lot of fat almost immediately after high school or just last year? A lot. How many people can you name who are now in better shape? Not you.  I know because I facebook stalked you.
We all love to gossip about how we ran into you and couldn't believe how fat you had become. His face was all pudgy and his body looked bloated.
Write down a few names of people you haven't seen in awhile who you will be happy to impress. A good list would include ex-girlfriends/boyfriends, people who used to look better than you and knew it, people from past sports teams that you were on... etc.

4. Succeed In Life.
If you have a job where you see new people often, this could be important. Better looking people have a better chance of getting the best jobs, getting promotions, making the sale and being respected.
This may not be morally right but it is true. We naturally trust good looking people. Many people also assume that fat and out of shape people are lazy, dumb, rude and untrustworthy. This is a reason why I don't look at you when I talk to you.  Think about it.

3. Have The Dream Life!
Most people's idea of the perfect life would be to be rich, smart, good looking, buff, tan and happy. Obviously, you aren't, but bodybuilding can help you become better looking and muscular. Working out will help you have more energy and feel better about yourself.
These will naturally help you to be more successful in your career. Many people will assume you are smarter than others based on your healthy appearance. This can all bring you closer to living the life most people only dream about!

2. Going To The Gym Is Fun.
After you belong to a gym for awhile, you will get to know the people who work there or workout there. You will make friends with people who have your same interest. The gym becomes like a second home to many bodybuilders.
The feeling of lifting becomes an addiction to many bodybuilders. There is almost nothing better than squeezing out that last rep then walking around like you're the shit.  The feeling of driving home afterwards knowing that you just ripped your muscles a new one is great. Your daily stress slowly fades away.

1. The Opposite Sex.
This is the number one reason most people start working out. They want to attract the best looking girls or guys. The first time a hot woman asks to feel your bulging bicep, you will know that every ounce of sweat and pain was worth it.

If the above 10 reasons aren't good enough reasons to get in shape and kick my butt, then I don't know how else you will.