IronMagazine Bodybuilding Forum


Go Back   IronMagazine Bodybuilding Forum > BodyBuilding & Fitness Forums > Online Journals
Photo Gallery Register Members List Blogs Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Online Journals Record your personal journals here. Start a thread, and enter your daily and/or weekly progress.

Sponsored by: MusclePharm.com


Boilermaker Cut Down


Closed Thread
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 04-18-2006, 10:34 AM   #1801
Squishy
Elite Member
 
Pylon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Top 5!!!
Posts: 6,478
Photos: 3

Helloooooooooooooooooo?



"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton
Pylon is offline  
Old 04-19-2006, 04:40 AM   #1802
On a Mission!
Elite Member
 
boilermaker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,290
Photos: 4

Hey guys!! I apologize for not being around lately. Everything is fine here. I've got some good pics of the garden stuff to post and a lot of catching up to do with you folks. Hope everyone had a great Easter. I'm off to Wisconsin and will have some time in my hotel to get on the site this evening.



boilermaker is offline  
Old 04-19-2006, 10:15 AM   #1803
Squishy
Elite Member
 
Pylon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Top 5!!!
Posts: 6,478
Photos: 3

have a good trip.

BTW, looks like I may be coming to Detroit in late June. I'll let you know for sure when it gets closer, but I'm hoping to be at the Cards-Tigers tilt on the 25th.



"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton
Pylon is offline  
Old 04-19-2006, 03:42 PM   #1804
High Intensity Freak
Elite Member
 
Archangel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Intensity Island
Posts: 10,183
Photos: 4

Glad all is well my Friend, miss ya, take it easy!!!



"I can do ALL things through Christ, who strengthens me" - Philippians 4:13

"For NOTHING is impossible with GOD" - Luke 1:37
Archangel is offline  
Old 04-19-2006, 06:36 PM   #1805
On a Mission!
Elite Member
 
boilermaker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,290
Photos: 4

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pylon
have a good trip.

BTW, looks like I may be coming to Detroit in late June. I'll let you know for sure when it gets closer, but I'm hoping to be at the Cards-Tigers tilt on the 25th.
Hey, I'd love to go to that ball game with you. Do you have a line on tickets or are you going to buy them out front?

Gotta go. Catch up with you all later.



boilermaker is offline  
Old 04-19-2006, 09:51 PM   #1806
On a Mission!
Elite Member
 
boilermaker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,290
Photos: 4

First off, guys, I need to apologize for being absent. It's nice to know you all care and I appreciate you all. I've been real busy at work, at home and I haven't been able to remotivate myself for the gym. I'm working on that. I may just have to start with some cardio sessions, because I have to travel a lot next week.

The garden season is in full swing. My started plants are doing real well. I'll post some pics soon. I'm feeling pretty good. About 191 right now. Not great, but not too bad after nearly a month off. Work is super busy. I'm in Madison, Wisconsin tonight for some more training and will be in Ohio most of next week for a job install and startup. Archimania gifts are going great. I'm pleased with the progress and hope Archie is still motivated. Need to get caught up on his journal and everyone elses. Who's coming????? I need a number for the gift count.

Nathan and Andi are great. His third birthday is a couple weeks away. He's been helping me a lot with the garden stuff and loves to water the plants and watch the seeds "wake up".

I've been working on finishing the garage and putting in the drip irrigation system for all my garden beds Again, sorry for the absence. Just needed to get away for awhile and get remotivated.

YM: Thanks, some times you have to laugh to keep from crying

Missfit: Kind of late on the response, but I'm doing well

Archie: Thanks, your support is awesome to me and everyone else

Tom: Just showing your youth, I see. It's a lot more expensive to replace wives

Dev: Milk jugs, eh? I'll have to think about that. I always think about starting seeds when I'm tossing my CC tubs in the trash. How's the garden? Hope it's going great!!!

Burner: No reservations needed, it's a free cruise.

Billie: I'm doing great. Billie!!!!!!!!! First the Tomatoes, now the Houseplants. Don't make me come down there and make your garden blossom.

Burner:

Emma: Thanks, friend I appreciate your concern and apologize for my absence. It was rude of me not to check in. I hope all is well for you.

Archie: Read above

GW: Read Above

Pylon: Read Above

Archie 2: I'm back, and I'll be around. Hope all is well with you.



boilermaker is offline  
Old 04-19-2006, 11:53 PM   #1807
Senior Member
Elite Member
 
Devlin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: KY
Posts: 3,278
Photos: 27

We all need a break sometimes. I go through my periods where I disappear from online and don't talk to anyone, but I just tossed it up to me being a woman with hormonal issues

Garden is going well so far. Peas are climbing up my garden net, they are about 8 inches tall already and the second batch that I planted with inoculum are about 4 inches tall. I have broccoli (purchased as seedlings) in two boxes, but one box is growing faster than the other. Granted the one that isn't doing as well I also planted some tomato seedlings in it, but then tomatoe seedling in that one are doing better than the box that is just tomatoes. I did purchase a tomato seedling (German pink tomato) that already had a couple buds on it and it is doing great. That one has blossems on it now. My basil is doing great even though I left it outside when we had frost a few nights. Flowering plants....well I have a mum already starting back. One snap dragon that stayed green all winter is growing (I pinched off all the dead in the spring). My cosmos are doing well, but not too sure about the foxglove and another flower I tried starting. My lavendar and rosemary...well they are lagging. It doesn't help that my dogs somehow managed to get up on the box where I had the seeds started and knocked the box with the peat pellets onto the floor. So that ended up screwing up my labeling system so now I'm not sure what is what till it grows more. One problem I am having is I have something growing in just about all my pots/planters that I didn't plant. I did reuse some soil from a pot that may have had seeds from two flowering plants from last year. However, it's kinda strange that whatever it is is growing in boxes that had soil/dirt from store bought bags. I also noticed whatever it is is also growing in an area on the ground a short distance from my apartment. I did remove whatever it is from some planters, but left it in others to try and figure out what it is. I'll try and take pics tomorrow of the progress.



Devlin is offline  
Old 04-20-2006, 12:47 AM   #1808
On a Mission!
Elite Member
 
boilermaker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,290
Photos: 4

Quote:
Originally Posted by Devlin
We all need a break sometimes. I go through my periods where I disappear from online and don't talk to anyone, but I just tossed it up to me being a woman with hormonal issues

Garden is going well so far. Peas are climbing up my garden net, they are about 8 inches tall already and the second batch that I planted with inoculum are about 4 inches tall. I have broccoli (purchased as seedlings) in two boxes, but one box is growing faster than the other. Granted the one that isn't doing as well I also planted some tomato seedlings in it, but then tomatoe seedling in that one are doing better than the box that is just tomatoes. I did purchase a tomato seedling (German pink tomato) that already had a couple buds on it and it is doing great. That one has blossems on it now. My basil is doing great even though I left it outside when we had frost a few nights. Flowering plants....well I have a mum already starting back. One snap dragon that stayed green all winter is growing (I pinched off all the dead in the spring). My cosmos are doing well, but not too sure about the foxglove and another flower I tried starting. My lavendar and rosemary...well they are lagging. It doesn't help that my dogs somehow managed to get up on the box where I had the seeds started and knocked the box with the peat pellets onto the floor. So that ended up screwing up my labeling system so now I'm not sure what is what till it grows more. One problem I am having is I have something growing in just about all my pots/planters that I didn't plant. I did reuse some soil from a pot that may have had seeds from two flowering plants from last year. However, it's kinda strange that whatever it is is growing in boxes that had soil/dirt from store bought bags. I also noticed whatever it is is also growing in an area on the ground a short distance from my apartment. I did remove whatever it is from some planters, but left it in others to try and figure out what it is. I'll try and take pics tomorrow of the progress.
Dev, great to talk to you again. I missed you guys!
Let me see if I can offer some advice. If you had Foxglove last year, it spews seeds profusely, so that could well be what is coming up in your old pots if they were exposed.

Basil: Pinch off the growing points. Yes, I know it seems like you are setting it back, but you aren't. This will make it grow bushy and fat so you can make lot's of pesto!!! If you let it go, it will get tall and leggy. So pinch out the top of the plant and the shoots to make it get nice and wide.

Sounds like peas are doing well. Now would be a great time to hit it with a little fertilizer.

Broccoli: No experience. Let me in on the secerets

Tomatoes: Hope they turn out great. If they aren't too big, remember, it's not a bad idea to replant them deeper. A strong root base now is more important than a big top. They will produce all the way to the first frost unless they are a determinate variety. Do you know how to prune them??? I can help you here if you want.

Damn dogs I'm just kinda learning about flowers this year. I started a bunch from seed: Marigolds (yeah, I know these are easy), Coleus (my favorite shade plant) and Zinias.

Billie also sent me a bunch of seed packs: Black-Eyed Susans (How'd she know they were my favorite and I didn't have any at my new house ), Cosmos, Summer Squash, Candy Tuft and the Iris Bulbs. My yard is going to look great this year. Thanks Billie-O



boilermaker is offline  
Old 04-20-2006, 01:13 AM   #1809
Acting Normal...
Moderator
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Different shades of black
Posts: 5,554

Welcome Home Steve!



~

Emma-Leigh is offline  
Old 04-20-2006, 02:39 AM   #1810
this is why I'm hot!
Elite Member
 
b_reed23's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: West Tennessee
Posts: 5,298
Photos: 34

Your welcome Steve-O!!

on a side note...I am not killing anything in the Garden, it is my hubby!!! He also mowed over my new Hydrangea bush on Sunday, killing it in the process....I don't know what I'm going to do with him



b_reed23 is offline  
Old 04-20-2006, 09:30 AM   #1811
Super Hero in Training
 
Burner02's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Tip of the spear!
Posts: 28,320

you could take over all the lawn work...

Hey BM! U and I are on the same boat! Let's take it back to port and get off and get busy, eh?



Success leaves clues. People who produce outstanding results do specific things to create those results

Nobody cares what you did yesterday or what you are going to do tomorrow. What is important is what you are doing NOW to solve our problem

THERE IS NO TOMORROW!
- Appollo Creed
Burner02 is offline  
Old 04-20-2006, 09:39 AM   #1812
MP Minister of Pain!
Elite Member
 
DeadBolt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Ocean County NJ
Posts: 7,342

View Member's Myspace Profile
Heya bud glad to see you back around these parts!!!

No worries sometimes you just need some time off ten hit it again full speed!

Glad all is going well with work and the garden! Just keep workin hard and everything falls into place!

I wish I could make it for archies comp but I dont think I can!!! Do you have any details? Like hotel price, how much tickets are, whats the deal with transportation from airport to hotel etc etc? I dont know if I could get the time off from work right now but if its not to much $ i may be able to sneak away from here for a day or two ya know!



"Only in dictionaries does SUCCESS come before WORK." -Alfred K. Henderson

´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((((º>
DeadBolt is offline  
Old 04-20-2006, 09:50 AM   #1813
Give it to me
 
Fitgirl70's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Dallas
Posts: 7,404
Blog Entries: 7
Photos: 4

Steve-o...wut up daaaawwwggg???

Glad to see you back. Oooo, did you mention something about pics?



All the glory to God! We have a baby on the way.
Fitgirl70 is offline  
Old 04-20-2006, 12:52 PM   #1814
Tom_B
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 3,589

Whoo-hoo good to know everythings alright, great having you back!
Tom_B is offline  
Old 04-20-2006, 01:22 PM   #1815
...
Elite Member
 
Triple Threat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Lost
Posts: 9,490
Photos: 6

Triple Threat is offline  
Old 04-20-2006, 03:58 PM   #1816
Squishy
Elite Member
 
Pylon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Top 5!!!
Posts: 6,478
Photos: 3

Quote:
Originally Posted by boilermaker
Hey, I'd love to go to that ball game with you. Do you have a line on tickets or are you going to buy them out front?

Gotta go. Catch up with you all later.
Nothing yet. The trip isn't set in stone, so I'll wait a bit. Besides, it looks like there are plenty of seats available by the highlights...



"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton
Pylon is offline  
Old 04-22-2006, 08:19 PM   #1817
The American Dream
Elite Member
 
dougnukem's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Fort Walton Beach, FL
Posts: 1,802
Photos: 6

Welcome back!! err, didn't know you were gone, since I was sluffin off myself.



Do you like drama? Comedy? Non-stop action? Then look no further than a Life of a Father, Husband, Soldier, and Gym Rat

Or maybe you'd like to venture into Myspace?
dougnukem is offline  
Old 04-22-2006, 08:28 PM   #1818
On a Mission!
Elite Member
 
boilermaker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,290
Photos: 4

ARRGGG! A long couple of days. Left Wisconsin Thursday night and it took me and the guy I work with 7.5 hours to get through Chicago and to Kalamazoo. Instead of driving the extra 2 hours to get home, I stayed at his house and worked with him on Friday. Golfed today in a fundraiser for a kid killed in a car crash to help out one of my friends. Played awful but had a good time. Now it's time to catch up on yardwork and move the plants from cells to individual pots in the baement. Going to run tomorrow and hopefully hit the gym on monday.

Emma: Thanks I'm back at it.

Billie: Bummer, not to late to start over you know!

Burner: I hear you. Ahoy, mate!

Bolt: I'm sure if you take the time and expense to get there and the hotel, we can take care of all the driving around costs.

Fitgirl: Just pics of my indoor garden! Good to hear from you.

Tom: Yeah, I'm hanging on, now it's time to move forward.

TT: Hey there

Pylon: Always seems to be seats available at Tiger Stadium (err....Comerica Park). Been to the new Busch yet???



boilermaker is offline  
Old 04-24-2006, 09:52 AM   #1819
Squishy
Elite Member
 
Pylon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Top 5!!!
Posts: 6,478
Photos: 3

Quote:
Originally Posted by boilermaker
Pylon: Always seems to be seats available at Tiger Stadium (err....Comerica Park). Been to the new Busch yet???
Yes. You aren't missing much. Comerica is nicer, IMO.



"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton
Pylon is offline  
Old 04-24-2006, 02:30 PM   #1820
this is why I'm hot!
Elite Member
 
b_reed23's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: West Tennessee
Posts: 5,298
Photos: 34

workouts any time soon Steve-O??

I planted some more flowers this weekend... got some tiny bradford pears in some buckets too...put those on the patio to replace the dead houseplants



b_reed23 is offline  
Old 04-24-2006, 07:26 PM   #1821
On a Mission!
Elite Member
 
boilermaker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,290
Photos: 4

Quote:
Originally Posted by b_reed23
workouts any time soon Steve-O??

I planted some more flowers this weekend... got some tiny bradford pears in some buckets too...put those on the patio to replace the dead houseplants
Yes, Billie-O, the workouts are coming. I was lectured to today by my doctor. I need to get my blood sugar and cholesterol back in check. I've been off long enough. Excuses need to stop. I'll try and get some pics of my indoor garden up in the next couple of days.



boilermaker is offline  
Old 04-25-2006, 08:30 AM   #1822
Give it to me
 
Fitgirl70's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Dallas
Posts: 7,404
Blog Entries: 7
Photos: 4

Steve-o....wut up new booty!

Oh, you guys are talking about plants and trees and stuff, here's a question. I've got this really, really, really ugly Pin Oak...not doing anything - apparently they don't do well here. Well, we have a Bradford next to it, and we need to replace it with something else....any thoughts?



All the glory to God! We have a baby on the way.
Fitgirl70 is offline  
Old 04-25-2006, 11:44 AM   #1823
Super Hero in Training
 
Burner02's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Tip of the spear!
Posts: 28,320

Quote:
Originally Posted by b_reed23
workouts any time soon Steve-O??

I planted some more flowers this weekend... got some tiny bradford pears in some buckets too...put those on the patio to replace the dead houseplants
but...did u put out any signs to ward off the hubby, aka: plant killer?



Success leaves clues. People who produce outstanding results do specific things to create those results

Nobody cares what you did yesterday or what you are going to do tomorrow. What is important is what you are doing NOW to solve our problem

THERE IS NO TOMORROW!
- Appollo Creed
Burner02 is offline  
Old 04-25-2006, 02:11 PM   #1824
this is why I'm hot!
Elite Member
 
b_reed23's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: West Tennessee
Posts: 5,298
Photos: 34

Tammy...you are as obsessed with that song as I am...

Burner...um, not yet, but it's on my list of things to do..

Boiler...hope your doing well!!



b_reed23 is offline  
Old 04-25-2006, 04:09 PM   #1825
On a Mission!
Elite Member
 
boilermaker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,290
Photos: 4

Tuesday - April 25

Hope you are sitting down as you read this. I made it back to the gym today and have had a clean diet for two days. I think I should start posting my diet again. Seems to help me make better decisions.

Cardio: 8 minutes warmup on bike

Weights: HIT Workout 1 - Push Dominant

Flat DB Presses: 45# - 15, 9 (had to do two sets here to reach failure. Boredom set in on the first set before fatigue. Need more weight next time)

Pec Deck: 100# - 11 w/static hold

Pushups: 17

DB Side Lateral Raises: 15# - 10; 10# - 8

Face Pulls: 50# - 11 + 4 Xreps

Tricep Cable Pushdowns: 70# - 7 + 4 w/static hold

Tricep Pushdown Machine: 60# - 6

Dips: BW - 5; -28# - 5 + 2 Xreps

Time: 16:30

Notes: Workout felt pretty good. I was happy with most of the numbers. Weighed in at 197# . It sure goes on a lot faster than it comes off. I think I have my head back together. I've had some health issues that I've been working through. I won't bore you with the details, but lets just say what looked like a pretty serious situation seems to be resolving itself. That's my last excuse. I'm really trying to get focused again. Thanks for the support gang!



boilermaker is offline  
Old 04-25-2006, 04:14 PM