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Hello, hello. Happy Wednesday!

Oh gosh, I have been so super busy and it's only going to get about 10x worse. The next week should be exceptionally frantic: work, school, homework, gym time, blogging, sleeping, and getting ready for Homecoming are all on the agenda and I have no idea how I am going to juggle all of this. I'll pray for the best. :)

I decided to do another 'update' post of sorts today to let you all know how things have been going with me.

Well, to be blunt, I am craving for a change. My typical work week has looked like this (and you would see it by looking at my workout log):

Monday: Legs

Tuesday: REST
Wednesday: Back/Biceps

Thursday: Chest/Triceps

Friday: REST

Saturday: Conditioning workout

Sunday: Shoulders, Core

I've been doing this for a few weeks and I am seriously bored of it. I have noticed my motivation waning and I knew that now would be the right time to switch things up. I am going to dabble with switching up what days I do a certain muscle group as well as switching up my number of sets and reps. I may also throw in some CrossFit workouts and see how my body responds.

Here is a good progress picture for anybody that is curious:

Excuse my paleness. :) The bottom left picture was an attempt to show my veins, but they didn't show up too much for the camera. Darn!

I'm going to be 100% honest here... I used to be mainly concerned on getting that 'muscular' look. I wanted to see the muscle. I wanted people to look at me and say "Damn! Look at that muscle!" But I feel that is focusing too much on vanity. My goal as of now is to focus on strength. I want to be strong.

As of right now, if my muscle doesn't "show" I am not too concerned. I am not training right now for a competition or a photo shoot, so why am I so concerned about people seeing my muscle? It might be because I am tired of hearing that I am too "skinny" which I completely understand. But I don't give a fudge what people think about me. I am busting some booty to put some weight on and I'll be damned if people are going to belittle my efforts.

I want to see how strong I can get. Sure, it's great to have ripped biceps but I would much rather be able to curl a lot of weight then focus on the aesthetics! 

As for food, I am basically going to be gulping down a lot more calories. I haven't gained as much weight as I am wanting to and I know there really is no excuse for that. I'm not going to get specific, but I know that I have added a lot more 'substance' to my meals and I am hoping it will help get me to a heavier place, albeit a healthier place. I've already been eating a lot and I have seen some weight gain but not as much of it. This just means I have to readjust and find what works for me. I'm not on any 'diet' and I'm just going with the flow.

So, basically, here are my new goals:

1) Focus on STRENGTH, not aesthetics.

2) Mix up my workouts and not revert back to the same thing every time.

3) Try out new-to-me exercises.

4) Make a conscious effort to eat more and let the food help me grow.

5) Release unnecessary stress from my life and focus on my goals.

Sound good? :) Have a great day everyone!

Questions: Do you focus too much on getting that impressive 'muscular look' or are you more concerned with how strong you are? Any interesting exercises you would like to recommend?

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