natty t's trying to get back into football.

[natty texan]

Good lookin log natty t- hey did you play any highschool ball before your senior year at the woodland high? I'm from the southwest side (Sugar Land) but I know they got some good talent up north though. A few of my freinds play college ball; one at Texas State, another at North Dakota State both in the secondary. Both of them are beasts and just super athletic.

Nah man I played at Oakridge. That's cool man I had a friend who went to n.d. state too but he got too cold and came back.

welcome to the log fellow texas brother

[jdg487]

I bet it's cold up there, i couldn't even do it though, negative temps aren't for me

[natty texan]

yeah.

i'm the only person in my family born down here.

(and the only one over 5'7, i wonder if there's a coincidence)

[natty texan]

so i have to go see the ex g.f. today.


i knew it was coming but i'd been putting it off.

I scheduled my session for right when we get done so I can take the stress and emotions out on the iron.

[natty texan]

i actually have a question for vol.


would it be better to try to lose fat for about a month or is this about what i should be doing?

[natty texan]

Alright so i don't know if it's because i worked out in the evening or because i just got done seeing the ex but i had a good workout.

Flat Bench Dumb Bell Presses 5 sets of 6 starting with 75-was extremely light and i was just throwing it up so i did 12 reps, then went up to 85's with no rest and pumped out 6 reps. did two more sets at 85's then dropped down to 75's for the last 6.
• Incline Dumbbell Presses 4 sets of 8 with 55's for the first two sets and 45's for the second two.
• Dips 3 sets of max-i actually did bench dips to put more focus on my tri's and did 3 set's of 20
• Tricep Presses 4 sets of 8-with 85's
I was feeling good. I'm not as strong as i used to be but i finally felt today like i was activating some muscle fibers and it was addicting, so i went and did 2 sets of tri extensions with 120 lbs for 12 reps, did sets of floor wipers (just learned about em today ) and did decline crunches with a 45 for 2 sets of 25

Today felt great. I finally felt like I was doing something. I felt the fibers in my chest start burning and I couldn't help but smile. I really had a strong desire to do a set of squats, but decided as soon as i got off work tomorrow I would rush to the gym and get my squats in.

[VolcomX311]

I'm going with "the ex" theory. Was it a good thing? Or an upsetting thing? I've had some of my best dead lift days from being angry with a girl.

[natty texan]

I'm going with "the ex" theory. Was it a good thing? Or an upsetting thing? I've had some of my best dead lift days from being angry with a girl.

less than a month ago we were engaged. she was older, 23, and we had plans to get married, she'd help me pay for college, we'd start building a family when i started grad school...stuff like that. She broke up with me at 4 a.m. valentines morning, after i spent all night up worried sick about her because i couldn't get a hold of her she had been supposed to call me at 11. (she went to 6th street in austin, tx, which is basically one of the biggest party streets in america)


it was more depressing than anything. she's the only person i've let myself get close to since my freshman year in highschool.


I'm back to being alone, which is very much the way i like it.

[natty texan]

Oh, I forgot i did my delts today as well.

Side Raises- 4 sets of 8 with 25's
front raises 4 sets of 8 with 25's
bent over side raises (trying to hit the rear delt) 4 sets of 8 with 25's

[jdg487]

Solid stuff right there natty t- i'm in the same kind of the thing right now w/ my girl. except w/ the breaking up on valentines day thing. Sorry to here that, but I'm sure you'll be alright. You probably got a few lined up just waiting to get w/ you huh? Just keep doing what you got to do and everything will work out how it's suppose to.

[natty texan]

Solid stuff right there natty t- i'm in the same kind of the thing right now w/ my girl. except w/ the breaking up on valentines day thing. Sorry to here that, but I'm sure you'll be alright. You probably got a few lined up just waiting to get w/ you huh? Just keep doing what you got to do and everything will work out how it's suppose to.

thanks man.

it's all good. I think i'm gonna take a girl break for awhile while i fix my body.

[VolcomX311]

less than a month ago we were engaged. she was older, 23, and we had plans to get married, she'd help me pay for college, we'd start building a family when i started grad school...stuff like that. She broke up with me at 4 a.m. valentines morning, after i spent all night up worried sick about her because i couldn't get a hold of her she had been supposed to call me at 11. (she went to 6th street in austin, tx, which is basically one of the biggest party streets in america)


it was more depressing than anything. she's the only person i've let myself get close to since my freshman year in highschool.


I'm back to being alone, which is very much the way i like it.

Damn, bro. Sorry to hear that. February is still fresh enough to get extremely agitated by seeing her, no doubt. Relational hardships can be overwhelming. I've had a couple, and each one worse then the previous, which was a bit maddening and cumulatively depressing, but it will all work out as long as you don't permanently close in.

To put things in a tough love perspective, better to have had this happen now, where the cut is clean, then 5 years into a marriage where property, financies and potential children are intertwined. That's more like a slow & messy tearing away, then a clean cut.

Stay up, bro, and try to stay away from destructive behavior. I've ingested my fair share of reality anaesthetics, and those were some wasted years.

[natty texan]

Damn, bro. Sorry to hear that. February is still fresh enough to get extremely agitated by seeing her, no doubt. Relational hardships can be overwhelming. I've had a couple, and each one worse then the previous, which was a bit maddening and cumulatively depressing, but it will all work out as long as you don't permanently close in.

To put things in a tough love perspective, better to have had this happen now, where the cut is clean, then 5 years into a marriage where property, financies and potential children are intertwined. That's more like a slow & messy tearing away, then a clean cut.

Stay up, bro, and try to stay away from destructive behavior. I've ingested my fair share of reality anaesthetics, and those were some wasted years.

yea man that is one thing i'm happy about. atleast we didn't have the family started and everything.

honestly dude, there was a hot chick lifting weights last night in the weight room and if i didn't spend so much time making fun of guys for hitting on girls while they work out i would have asked her for a spot...

could that have been some of my motivation

[natty texan]

well i did legs today. (i've not really been following my laid out plan =/ )

squats-2 sets of 8 with 225 regular and 2 sets of 8 bench squats.
RDL's- 2 sets of 14 with 135
lying leg curls- 4 sets of 8 with 85
bench step ups- 3 sets of 10 on each leg with 35's in hand.

did abs then headed home.

[natty texan]

I felt good today, started out strong then went flat near the end. I've not got my stamina built up yet. =/

[jdg487]

How did those box squats feel? I haven't done some of those in ages, but they used to be very fun.

[natty texan]

I love em. When I'm stationary on the bench I envision myself in the three point and when i fire off the snap i fire off the bench.

[DR.D]

Nah man I played at Oakridge. That's cool man I had a friend who went to n.d. state too but he got too cold and came back.

welcome to the log fellow texas brother

Don't Mess With Texas! lol

[TexasLifter89]

I've got three schools I'd like to play for right now.
Texas A&m would be the dream school
Texas State
University of North Dakota (all my family is from there, i just got luck enough to be the only one born in Texas)

I go to A&M and have a few friends who play on the team. It shouldn't be too hard if you perform well

[natty texan]

I go to A&M and have a few friends who play on the team. It shouldn't be too hard if you perform well

really man?

that's awesome. yeah...i'm really hoping to atleast back up at full back. few people i've met love blocking people as much as i do. i'm just not big enough for o line