Killing In Silence:

This is a poem I wrote along time ago. I wrote it, but as I did, I got lost. Lost in believing that silence is always there. Always waiting to be started again, but as I said it's never forced. See I believe, silence is the most natural thing on our planet. It needs no introduction, and no meaning behind its motive. Silence can be a true killer, or a friendly pat on the back. Because it can drive you to where you think about the bad things that are engulfing your life, or it can help you finally find a hidden part in your mind you've been looking for. This poem, to me, represents how loneliness can be the deciding factor in how "silence" is portrayed. In my eyes silence is a very close dear friend.

The Sickness(A Short Poem)

vanity is a world-wide epidemic
a disease that has me all up in a panic
why would you want to change your looks so drastic
to where you look nothing but plastic
when i look at you I'm torn
i don't know whether to celebrate or whether to mourn
how complete you feel on the inside
or mourn the death of who you couldn't stand to be on the outside
this sickness is making me ill
and it's a bitter pill i have to swallow
that when i talk to you you're weak and internally hollow
you think you're unique, but you just suck
when in reality, you're just another pretty face for someone to fuck
you've done nothing with your life of value
but in your eyes everything revolves around you
but you're fake, and will you please for God's sake
remove the mask you wear
perfection is not your cross to bear
nor is it your duty to portray someone you're not
do not seal a tomb in which you don't want to rot
vanity is a world-wide epidemic
a disease that has made me a cynic
i no longer see the world filled with hope
i see that humanity is nearly approaching the end of its rope
and it's clear now, that the times of peace are over
or maybe peace is something that we still have yet to discover

-JAW

Top 5: Bodybuilding Myths Debunked

So being an amatuer bodybuilder, i wanted to talk about a couple of bodybuilding myths that really piss me off. When i hear these myths, even though people are just playing around, they just really aggravate me to death. So without further waiting here are my top 5 most hated bodybuilding myths, and why they're all false.

         #5) Women that work out will end up looking like this no matter what

 





Now this is false for 2 reason. 1) Women that lift weights CAN NOT possibly get this big naturally, because women do not have enough the one fundamental hormone in this process, which is testosterone, and 2) Women only have a little naturally produced testosterone in their body. If you're a woman, and look like this, you're taking steriods......FACT!

 

#4) All bodybuilders are "meatheads" and have no intelligence

The reason this is false is because of recent technology, and the advancements in science and medicine. In order to unlock your bodies full potential you have to know everything there is to know about food, timing of supplements, and your overall body to really set yourself apart from amatuers. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to really unlock your body's full potential. When you step into a weight room and look around you can see who's serious about it and who's not. For example, people standing around talking and bullshitting on their phone, probably aren't that serious about the overall goal that their trying to reach.

 

#3) All bodybuilders are on steriods

 

Now this IS a tricky one to really make you believe is false. So i brought out 2 examples i know for sure. On the left is Greg Valentino a.k.a. The Man With The Exploding Arms. Greg got busted back in 2006 with dealing, and taking steriods(if you couldn't tell.) On the right is (my favorite bodybuilder) Kai Greene. Kai is a firm believer that if you want something bad enough, you have to go out an get it yourself. He's about being all natural, and EARNING every award that comes his way through dieting, nutrition, and proper training. Another way to notice if someone is on steriods is their attitude. Greg was a very angry man, before he got clean. Kai is always calm, and believes in the philosophy of bodybuilding, not the glamour, or fame.

 

#2)Bodybuilders are the same as Weight/Powerlifters

This false because they both are striving toward 2 different goals. The Power/Weightlifter is all about moving weight, or "getting" that extra weight. No matter how big the weight is they have one goal in mind and thats to "move that weight" A body builder is only worried about the contraction of the muscle they are working. For example, a power/weightlifter will try to deadlift 800lbs not worried about the full contraction of the muscle. the bodybuilder would only lift 400lbs and focus on technique and contraction. Another obvious difference is body types. Weightlifters usually have no care when it comes to dieting or nutrition. As bodybuilders, at least ones that want to be successfull, are always aware of their nutrition, and diet.

 

#1) Ever single supplement that's made, is a form of steriod

This is the one myth about bodybuilding that really pisses me off. From Whey protein to BCAAs(Branched-Chain Amino Acids) every time someone inexperianced sees me with a shaker cup filled with a supplements they think it's something steriod related. I can't stand it. I can't stand it just because instead of admitting that a person, in the gym, is naturally better than you. Noobs, or jealous bodybuilders just assume that instead of working hard to get there, they obviously took 'roids. So as a little twist for todays question, I'm gonna spit a rhyme first: You can't judge a book by it's cover, but only by its written literature. If you decipher the scripture your eyes be open to a bigger picture. People who assume instead of ask................What's That All About?

 

 





Thank You.....Well So Far

So, now that I've started actually taking this blog seriously. I wanted to get suggestions from my readers on what subjects they'd like for me to talk about. So if you have any suggestions on anything you'd like for me to talk about, just leave a comment with the subject. Again, thanks a lot to my readers!

Aim With Your Brain, Misfire With Your Mouth

The title of todays blog says it all. If you really think about it, what does that saying mean? You might not come up with anything right away, but it means a lot to me. See it's a metaphor, for people that speak before they think. I have this problem a lot throughout the day. Especially when i'm mad. So, in today's blog I'm going to explain how your brain works, in the sense of, not thinking before you speak. Let's break down the saying, shall we? The first part says, "Aim With Your Brain." Now we all have that little voice inside our head. Call it God, call it your conscious, but we all have it. Say you're having a conversation with a friend, and you were just asked a question by them. Your brain has to analys everthing it was just asked. So, let's say your conscious is your brains' secretary, and your brain is throwing ideas around. Now your concious has to decipher everything that was thrown at it, and eject it out your mouth. Of course, your brain has all the information it's collected throughout it's existance. With the more information you have stored, the more information you have during conversations.. That makes your brain, in this senerio, a bullet.

 So, with that, we'll move on to the next part of the saying, "Misfire With Your Mouth." So if your brain is the bullet, your mouth must be the gun. Your mouth is a deadly machine. From comedians, to singers/songwriter, to rappers, and so on, these people know exactly how to think. Most of them make a living on manipulating sentances into extreme metaphors. Some, of which, i will never understand. But, not everyone can have this "gift." So, back to the senerio, your secretary has all the shit your brain just threw at it.....and it's getting ready to send it all out. Before it does, he starts to panic, gets unorganized, and throws everything out before putting all the info back together in the right order. This causes you to "misfire" your thoughts into a sentance that makes you look really stupid, offensive, or makes no sense. Like This:

I know, I know, I'm going to hell for that one! So no matter how long it takes, always think clearly before you speak. You could lose a lot of friends, hurt peoples feelings, or just look like a complete idiot in the process. I know i hate it when i get like that, because i love all my friends, but it seems like their toes are the ones i step on the most. So my question today is: Jason Kidd upon being drafted by the Dallas Mavericks, in 1994, gave this famous quote: "We’re going to turn this team around 360 degrees." Wouldn't that turn you around right back to where you already are....................What's That All About?

Next blog: Bodybuilding Myths Debunked

I You, I See, I Eye

This is just a quick blog on my theory on different eye colors. Ok, as you know most of us have different eye colors than the last person you seen. Now i know some of us have the same eye color, but there are plenty of people that have different colored eyes than you.

Ok, take a look at the color wheel above. Now let's just say that the numbers indicate the way everyone sees. From 1-12, we all see in this pattern. From brown eyes to green and so on. We'll say the wheel above is based on brown eyes. With the top being red, and the bottom being green. Now check out the color wheel below

Now looking at the color wheel, the colors have changed, but the numbers are placed the same. Lets say that this is the placement for blue eyes. Now, say these are 2 people looking at the same color chart. Now my theory is, that with the different eye colors, the different they see colors. From a young age, we're taught our colors. Ok, there are 2 little boys learning their colors, one of the boys has brown eyes, and the other has blue. The teacher says to the boy with brown eyes, "Can you point to the color Yellow?" So he points to the box numbered 5. She turns to the next boy and says, "Ok, can you point to the color Yellow?" So looking at the 2nd wheel, he also points to the box numbered 5. The boy with blue eyes also pointed to the box numbered 5. which to the boy with blue eyes, this is truely what he sees. So like i said, in theory, the boy with blue eyes pointed to the brown-eyed boys purple.

What i'm trying to get at is, the boys see different colors for the same name. So another senerio is this, the teacher then asks the blue-eyed boy to point to the color Green. The boy points to the box numbered 7. Which, in turn, is the brown-eyed boys Red. The teacher ask the boy with brown eyes to point to Green, and the boy points to the box numbered 7 also.

I don't know, it's kind of a wack theory, but like i said it's just a theory. If you really think about it, maybe this is why we all have our own unique taste in clothes, paint, etc. It also seems like there's no way to honestly figure it out. So my question tonight is: If we let every eye negotiate for itself, trusting no agent, then how will we ever know if true beauty IS in the eye of the beholder? Fuckin eyes man.......What's That All About?

Next Blog: Aim With Your Brain, Misfire With Your Mouth

Music: The Medicine Of The Mind?

So today we're going to get a little bit psychological, so bare with me. I'm going to dive into something everyone deals with.......with the excpetion of def people. You see, I've had the same song stuckin my head for about 2 days now. I was wondering how a song can get stuck in your head. So in order to start this daughnting task of figuring this out, I need to find out if the majority of the songs that usually get stuck in my head have anything in common. Below is the list of the 10 most songs I get stuck in my head. Along with the song will be a link to the song, so you too can possibly get that song stuck in your head, lol. So in no particular order, here's the "list":

• BoysIIMen- I'll Make Love To You(http://youtu.be/fV8vB1BB2qc)
• The Devil Wears Prada- Danger:Wildman(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDP87BvZhqg&feature=share&list=PL46D0EADCC40B264B)
• Foreigner- Double Vision(http://youtu.be/tv9bLApzZJM)
• The Moody Blues- Nights In White Satin(http://youtu.be/kOXy5aw0R78)
• Attila- Payback(http://youtu.be/-e_1gXeb17k)
• Journey- Seperate Ways(http://youtu.be/HoWGGGfTD2A)
• Metallica- Nothing Else Matters(http://youtu.be/HyrWd_gfQNQ)
• Megadeth- Countdown To Extinction(http://youtu.be/HyrWd_gfQNQ)
• Foreigner- I Wanna Know What Love Is(http://youtu.be/loWXMtjUZWM)
• Scorpions- Winds Of Change(http://youtu.be/n4RjJKxsamQ)

(yeah i know, don't judge me, lol)

 



So now with this list, and many more not on this list, maybe there are some similarities between them. Every song besides The Devil Wears Prada, and Attila came out before 2000. So that's not one! Most of the songs on the list are about love, or losing love, but not all of them. So that's not one! Well, let's dig a little deeper. Maybe like a bodybuilder, your mind responds to repetiton. The more you listen to a song, the more it sticks out in your mind. So I went into my iTunes and looked at my most played songs, and only 2 of the songs on that list are in my top twenty-five played. Now I know most of those songs came out way before iTunes, but the most played song on my iTunes never gets stuck in my head. So I came to realize that these songs only get stuck in my head when I'm in a good mood. So maybe I heard all these songs when I was in a good mood. So when I did hear these songs, my brain placed them in to a special place. Like a "very special good mood" music folder in my brain. So if that's the case, let's maybe dive into the pitches of each song. With this we'll see if it's the pitch of the song that my brain sends certain signals to my body. Case in point, whenever i hear a really good song, like the Attila song, I can't help but get up and move. And maybe those signals that my brain is sending are making my body feel in an even better mood. Sort of like an amplification of the good mood that those songs put me in. Maybe it could be! If I look at every song I can actually tell you what I was doing when I first heard them. It could be that whenever I hear these songs, like a bookmark, my brain flips to that page of my life in my mind. That honestly could be why when you hear a song in a depressing mood, or during a break up, it's placed in your brain during an emotionally draining time period. Thus ruining the song for you. So every time you hear it, you instantly get in an upset mood just because the song brings back the rememberance of that time.

My last theory is when you listen to a song, and let's put this into an illustrative picture. Your brain is actually sitting on a picnic table. Out for everyone to see. Now lets say your brain has 50 mosquitos flying around it. Let's say one drops down and bites your brain causing an inflamation. So now your brain has an itch. your brain scratches it.....until the itch is gone. So in this picture, the mosquitos are songs. When you hear a song it engages the auditory cortex. Your brain has that song playing long after you're done listening to it, but with no audio. When your brain gets an itch the only way to scratch it, to your brain, is to replay the audio of that song until it's gone or replaced. So my question tonight is: We're taught at a young age not to scratch open wounds, when the parents we had, scratched their brains all the time........What's That All About?

Next Blog: I You, I See, I Eye