Today Was A Good Day

Or at least yesterday was.

My cousin and I were banging it out at the gym on Sunday just to push our limits further.
Last dead-lift I did (Monday last week) , I capped at 100kg. This may be due to fatigue and I had worked out a heck of a lot beforehand that day.

Yesterday on the other hand, I was dead-lifting 170kg. So based on the fact that my lower back needs work I should be banging 200kg in about a month or so.

Speaking of banging... Now this may sound slightly vulgar (I've never been afraid to speak my mind),but doing dead lifts and squats actually powers you up all over. I soon discovered my overall strength had increased and I was able to do more outside of the gym. I always have a spring in my step these days.
If I still have energy in me, I will do something that requires more exertion, for example, re arranging my room just for the sake of being able to get my back muscles working.

As the house is being decorated, the rooms had to be stripped and emptied and to test my practical strength (day to day strength) I moved and lifted loads of stuff. I was proud of my findings. :-)

One of my biggest findings is, even though you look a lot bigger weight training and working the muscles, this is where the muscle break down occurs, important... However for growth and stimulation, you need to give your body adequate rest and nutrition. Your diet and sleep assists you majorly if you plotting to see great gains. 50% diet, 40% workout and 10% mindset is the plan I live by.

New Positions Reached

Today has truly been a good day.

I reached 150 push ups (10 sets of 10, 3 sets of 15 and 1 set of 5, alternating types of push ups).
And 50 crunches (5 sets of 10).
But yesterday, that is another story, which unfolds below.....

After a horrific Friday, there was incident after incident, starting from late morning way until midnight.

I won't go in to the morning section but I'll go from the evening. That's where it really kicked off.

I went to my friend's house, you know, normal hang out circumstances, everyone chills out, catches up on recent events and has food.
We all play Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3, having a good time, no issues there.
Then we switch up the temperature and head on to COD Black Ops 2. I had lost miserably but no surprise as I haven't played it in ages, I play Borderlands 2 now, but, again, it went smoothly.

However. When it came to about 10:30pm, I went to my car after everyone left, to find that it had been missing from the place I parked it in. As the average human being, you imagine my heart was playing games and I felt like fainting. I immediately assumed my car had been stolen.

Luckily, a local resident had asked me if I was looking for my car, I replied yes, she kindly had told me that earlier on in the day, people had crowded around my car, as the towing company had ticketed it and taken it away. They left no notice near by to suggest they had done that. I was miffed, as I knew that this would mean I'd have to pay out for a"much needed" fine.

Not being funny but I pay other utilities, for example, house payments etc.

The fee was £265, which I will be disputing, as there was no common sense behind the inappropriateness of the cost.
Later, towards midnight, I didn't think it could get worse after I had reclaimed the car. I had smashed in to the curb on the way home. I thought my car was shattered. No it hadn't been thankfully.

Let's see how this all pans out.

The Third Day

So I also work out in the gym...

One day I was faced with a strange predicament.

I truly hit physical rock bottom, my Mum told me I was fat. So I looked in the mirror... and by jove was she right!

What I saw in the mirror was not the same person I had known to care about, I had more handles than a door knob... There was nothing to love about them whatsoever.

I said to myself... What the hell can I do to rectify this?

So immediately started Googling gyms and trying my hardest to find the best price and facility packages available, I was coming across averages of £40-£100 per month and I was not best pleased.

Thankfully I remembered a gym I had came across about a year ago and I decided to give them a go.
They had been offering a £6 a week deal for the first 75 applications. I would be a fool to pass up that opportunity!

I went down there and the customer service was top notch, it was newly refurbished and had updated and new facilities, free classes and even a nutrition cafe. I knew I had found my new home.

Initially I was a bit self conscious working out without a hoodie on, but as I saw the results start to work over the weeks, I gradually was able to up my reps and weights and walk around with a vest on.

I was shocked when once I had altered my diet, cut out the fast food, I was saving in excess of £150 per month and I was able to eat healthy meals and feel more energetic simultaneously. You get a buzz from losing a stone and a half of fat in 2 and a half weeks (circa 19 stones and 5lbs to about 18 stones and 12lbs), the compliments you get and the self confidence it builds is second to none. My strength and stamina is up and I can sleep like a log most nights. When I get a sugar craving, I just snack on some fresh fruit. Good times indeed.

I said to myself... I won't be going back to the old me any time soon and I intend to stick to that.

 

The State Of Current Musical Affairs

Currently listening to Pole by Waka Flocka, The late, great Slim Dunkin and YG Hootie.

I think it's a really interesting product from a rap group (Brick Squad Monopoly) with large differences in their overall performance styles.
Produced by Purps, someone I regard quite well in music. Although I feel his musical type is unique enough to the point it's difficult to tell a tune was made by him. Unless of course you hear his tag... "Purps on the beat!", I believe is the correct phrase.

An observation I've made is, a lot of musicians nowadays have fallen in to archetypes due to fear of not fitting in / not selling / not being relevant. Now while I don't necessarily agree with this practice, I do appreciate that they may have families to feed, friends who may require support, or just want a faster advance in the world. No one (and I mean strictly no one) except for the artist knows the artist own true motivation.

There was a time when I was in two minds about music, I'd say as recently as maybe 9 months ago, when I considered "jeopardizing" my core attributes for that of a more commercial sound.
This thought soon passed when I realised my motivation is my Mum, my close family and my lifelong friends.
So really all that matters is I have their support and that I am always doing better in my musical and business practices.

At the end of it all... Do what you trust in and not what others expect you to do!

The Start Of Thought Share

So this is where it all begins,

I will introduce myself and the purpose of my blog.

I've been thinking... All I seem to do is spill out my thoughts on a regular basis using services like Facebook, so why not be creative with it?

I'm a 23 year old man, I operate under the stage name DBL Edge, but am comfortable with people using my real name Keiron.

I work as a multi faceter - Musician, Actor, Property Consultant and IT Consultant. So my time is used efficiently as much as possible.

I'm one of the hard working, deep thinking yet supportive kinds of people and I'm open minded to new things normally.

I started this blog to introduce the world to my being!

I hope the readers like what I have to say as I will be writing very often on this service.

Feel free to interact. I'm open to discussion.

Right now, I will get back to watching a Resident Evil Remake Speedrun, Fun times!