"Getting Big" was always my main goal but it always eluded me. Then I started to learn that you should focus on building strength and take your time with it. I also learned diet, diet , diet is soooo important. I was eating 3500 calories a day at the time of this pic and it was super clean throughout. I wrote down every single thing I ate and added up the calories every day. It was fun but it sucked if you know what I mean. For a busy guy its hard to keep up with all that. But I needed to try it. It works! Believe me.
I had a really good 5x5 routine to follow and I ate like a machine. No drinking and in bed by 9 every night and up at 4 am. I did this for 15 months not to mention the 6 months of lead up to it. It was a tremendous amount of hard work and eventually I found myself burning out. I admit it. I just couldn't keep up with that kind of lifestyle. It was too damn ..........uh........hardcore? (Ha! I love mocking myself!) But now when I see those who have been in it for years and years , I have nothing but respect because I know how hard it can be. But like I said, if you want it you can have it. But you have to work hard.
I'm still working hard don't get me wrong! Just not as hard as then. This is mostly due to having to fix up the old house we bought and doing shit tons of other things (thats life). I would like to pack on a little more size and I will. My deadlifts and squat numbers are going up so it's just a matter of time.
