you are truly a great inspiration to other bbers including me, b/c you show that this is not all about drugs, its about hard work , determination and consistency to achieve such outstanding shape all year round, and not only that but your genetics werent in your favor in the beginning either, your mentality and physique are both very impressive. win or lose i really think you are a champ bro.
I cant thank you enough bro! genetics were against me, as a kid i was, thin, as a teen short and stocky as a young adult, short and very stocky, muscular but in my eyes very fat too.
I could never take my shirt off for about ten years. Being ripped all year is easy now because i have tricked my mind into thinking that this is how I should look and feel.
I have kicked the cravings for sweets and that took a while to do that. I used to binge after shows, most do. but now, Im obssessed with looking hard and lean. So, my mind doesnt crave that stuff.
Plus my diet has plenty of sugars and good food that i get rewarded daily so I dont go crazy.
It is a lot of work though. each and every day I get temped to just say, screw it. Live like a normal person. If I had a death sentence and new I had a year to live. I would pork out daily on junk and wouldnt care.
I love chocholate and all the goodies, but I discipline myself not to go with my urges.
I believe im not special, or tallented and anyone can do this! But heres the thing, you have to have the discipline. I have always been very disciplined. At age twelve i got inot Karate and trained under a famous Grand Master named Takayuki Kubota here in Los Angeles.
I was so discipline, i was too young to drive so I would take a bus for an hour ride each day to go train like a madman, punishing workouts when I was twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen etc. because I wanted to get my black belt.
At age 15 I earned my black belt and started teaching classes for him and i was already competing in karate competitions. And I wanted to be the best. I stayed active in Karate for fifteen years and still keep flexible and practice my skills. Karate gave me alot of discipline. Discipline that has transfered over to bodybuilding.
Life is about discipline. Everyday is a grind. I live in los Angeles and drive thirty miles each way to work in hecktic traffic. Hit the gym on the way home, shop for my food daily. Right now, Im tanning almost daily, cardio daily. I pick up my daughter from school and play with her for a few hours untill mom comes home. Its a grinding day, but rewarding.
I would not know what to do with my life if I wasn't busy. I have always been busy and into somthing to keep me in shape. There were times when I wasn't and had huge love handles, fat rolls when I bent down to tie my shoes, a double chin, etc and I was so out of shape I couldn't run fifteen feet without falling over. Man, its really really scary. I could never go back to that, never!
Not to lecture guys, but life is about discipline, doing hard work for the long term reward. Bodybuilding is not a sport that brings instant gratification. Its a long and evolving process. I still have not reached my best, im sure of that. I still have several good years ahead of me. Anyways s guys, take care! always, Alex a
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