merlos

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Personal Info

Name

MERLOS

Sex

Male

Age

24 years

Location

Rancho Cucamonga

Occupation

Loan Officer

A Little About Me

I'm a person that let myself go with a sedentary job. Being at a desk all day and not having healthy snacks and gym time took a tool. Last Dec. 07 I decided to get back into the gym and lost 25lbs. I was consistent for 3 mo. but then got real sick and by the time I was better, got a little lazy. I've been back at the gym for two weeks and have found this website very useful and informative and would like to be on here to hold myself accountable.

When I Started Working Out

June 16th, 2008

How I Started

More cardio than weights- Doing push ups before showering

Why I Love It

I feel healty again

How I Stay Motivated

Look in the mirror and dont like what I see...<--before... look in the mirror and liking what I see and want to see better<--now

My Worst Injury

Shoulder injury from a bicycle kick when I was 13. Chronic pain on shoulder, neck, head, and arm since then.

I Would Love To Meet

Goals

Main Goal

Be healthy and look good

Short Term Goal

Loose the belly

Long Term Goal

Be healthy, gain muscle and get ripped

Bodyfat Goal

Weight Goal

Favorites

Bodyparts (Opposite Sex)

Bodyparts (Yours)

Exercises

Pull ups, even though they're the hardest thing to do. Flyes

Healthy Foods

Oatmeal, bananas, eggs, chicken

Not So Healthy Foods

If anyone know what this is I'll be surprised... PUPUSAS!!!

Supplements

Whey Protein, BCAA powder form, Creatine monohydrate (9/11/08 first day taking it), Glutamine, Cytomax & Max Muscle ACM

Hobbies

Working out, Watching tv, Shows

Magazines

Time, Rolling Stone

Books

The Mambo Kings Play songs of love, Rainbow Six, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, Winning with People

Workout Music

Tiger Army, The Smiths, The Meteors, Koffin Kats

Buddy List

Buddies: Brian Zehetner
Jamo Nezzar
will_i_am
Stevers
hideaway
sassyonyx
mehdi
thespringbuck
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Points

User points: 14

Latest Blog Entries

How many exercises per body part?

Posted September 17th, 2008 by merlos

I've been going to the gym consistently for the past 3 months. I've primarily been focusing on one body part per day but I have included a few split work outs on some routines. I would like to focus on one body part per day though. What is the recommended amount of exercises per workout if your goal is mass and size?

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Guestbook

I found this site after making a choice to not let myself go and gain any more weight. I want to be healty and in shape and this is the right place to be. The ideas and information on here are by far the best and the most user friendly. Thanks Jamo, Nick, Julian and others for contributing and sharing your wealth of knowledge with us!

Stevers

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 10:22

Hey bro! Welcome to the MFT family! Umm, as far as how you stay motivated, i see potential problems down the road with that. Granted, I too was once like that, I was disgusted with myself and through hatred I fueled my workouts. That didn't last too long though as all though negative thoughts were harming me little by little until one day I just cracked and depression sank in.

Let me give you some personally experienced advice: To motivate yourself, realize you're not where you want in terms of body composition, realize that you have the tools you need to obtain your ideal physique, and look at how far you've come!!! Not how far you have yet to go. You lost 25lbs on your own (with the right tools) and that's quite an accomplishment already! Don't be content with where your currently at (as that will halt your progress), but rather be excited about the results you've achieved so far, and only compare yourself to you!

Jamo's old saying, "If you can see it, you can achieve it" is so true! Through hard work, dedication, and consistency you'll get the results you want.

sassyonyx

Wed, 07/02/2008 - 23:29

Hop in and starting getting to know everyone. Will, Steve, and Jamo can fix you up, I'm sure! Hugs 2 u! Teri