I know what i'm doing / I know what works for me

I would say that 99% of the time, this statement is false when it comes to bodybuilding. This arguement right ova hna started when i saw my brother at the gym and he came to me and said "so, you stopped working with shelby? i told you, not everything works for everybody." and then he started talking about how he knows how his body works and how his next "supplement cycle" will be. it's funny how people think that these supplements actually make a difference. as if fish oil is going to take you to the next level. Ok, i admit, some supplements help. BUT!!!! if you are missing the diet and training, supplements won't do shit... yeah, you're probably saying "i know i diet right, and i train hard... so supplements are the next step"... no, you aren't doing it right. I see a lot of "young" guys at the gym (21-35 y/o) thinking that they train hard... they train for more than an hour and don't break a fucking sweat or breathe heavy. from what i see, you don't train hard, bitches.

another thing i want to mention is your fucking initial gains... EVERYONE gains 10-15 lbs of muscle the first year of training no matter what they day... hell, you can eat Mcdonalds everyday and you'd gain muscle if you're abeginner. but you'd gain a lot of fat with that ofcourse and what not... anyway... it's the next step that actually requires work. 1st year, you're up from 150 lbs to 165 lbs or so... then you spend 3 years hovering between 160-170 lbs by losing muscle or gaining fat and you never fucking change... and when someone knowledgable says "so, what's your diet like" and you mention some total bullshit and he says "that's fucking aweful" then you say "but i take creatine, aminos, glutamine, fish oil.. blah blah blah" and he says "well, that won't make a fucking difference if you want to gain muscle or get shredded" you start acting like an ass and say "well, i don't want to gain muscle and look stupid. and i like how lean i am. getting leaner than this isn't worth it and i can't maintain it without being a bum, quitting work, and working out like a meathead all the time.".... you start creating excuses and shit...

do you know what "i know what works for me" means?
it means you've tried everything...
how many grams of carbs are in 100 grams of potatoes?
how many grams of protein are in 100 grams of sirloin?
how many grams of fat are in a tbsp of olive oil?

if you can't answer those questions immediately without searching for them and know that crap by heart (add to that list some tuna, chicken breasts, different cuts of beef, fruits, veggies, different kinds of fat, rice, bread... etc... you have to know them by heart), not only do you not "know what works" for you, you don't know shit and you haven't tried shit.

you're probably asking "well, how do you know what works for you? you said that before"... yes, i know what works for me at this time cuz i've been there... why did i hire shelby? cuz i didn't know how his methods work on my body... there were 3 options:
1- it worked better than what i know
2- it worked just as good
3- it didn't work

if the outcome was any of the 3... it means i learned something... the outcome was no.3... what does that mean? it means i won't try it again and i'll try something else whenever i have the chance.

i've been at this for 8 years or so... I still haven't tried half the shit i need to try to know what works. So, don't think you know your shit. Be open minded, and be willing to try new shit. If you don't want to be strict with your diet... stop asking for advice. really. stop it... and i don't want to know what you are planning on taking or want to take unless you have a question for me (K.O., you know who you are... those questions are alright. i don't mind them. what i hate is people telling me their gonna do this and this and that, ask for my opinion, then when i say "that's fucked up and a waste of money", they act shitty and say "you can't say that, i know what works for me and i'll do that"... 3 years later, they look the same)


The 3rd division eastern province competition (under 21 class)

well, last thursday was the competition for the under 21 class and it was... well... horrible. the first thing that made me go "DUDE WTF!!!???" was when i said hi to one of the competitors i know and he smelled like a bottle of jack with blood shot eyes!!! damn...
I have to admit, there were some excellent competitors, but those were like... 5% or so. the others were... man... i don't know why they compete... not being an ass or anything like that... but when someone looks like that fat kid in superbad steps onstage... come on...

anyway...

update

in that contest, i went outside to have a smoke, and i found 2 of the judges talking and I acted like one of those annoying ass people... you know... when you're alone or talking to someone they walk up to you and just look you in the face and smile... yeah... awkward..... anyway... so they were talking and then one of them looked at me and said "hey, you know, you really have some great potential. the first time you competed in the 85 kg class, you surprised us all, then you got even better the next year... and last year... you fucked up bad. you came in your first contest and we were about to clap... then every other contest after that, you kept looking worse and worse... what the fuck happened???" so i told him (neck injury, lost motivation... etc)... then he said what salamooni said a couple of months ago... "all of us agreed that when you get your act together, we'll nominate you for the saudi team."...

needless to say, that light a fire up my anus.

i'm a little less than 8 weeks out, and today i weighed 204 lbs... i'm getting bigger, and not leaner (not fatter either). and i just recieved the official schedule for the season last thursday. the time difference between the first and second contest is 10 weeks... so, i decided not to look lean the first contest (i don't care if i fuck up), as long as i get bigger, and leaner with time... and as i progress in contests, i'll get leaner and stay the same size...
i will post pictures next week... so please don't laugh at me fatness :P

here is the schedule for this year's contests

3rd Division 1st class eastern province championship: December 17th, 2009
Dammam
1st class national championship for winning teams: March 4th, 2010
undetermined
1st class national championship for 1st place weight classes: March 25, 2010
Dammam
1st class open weight championship: April 29th, 2010
Dammam
elite championship: May 6th, 2010
Qatif
champion of champions national championship (LOL!!): May 20th, 2010
Dammam
National championship for the federation cup: May 27th, 2010
Riyadh