M5:D24 (D432) Happy Birthday (Again)!

  

What's on my mind today?

Today is the 60th birthday of my dear friend, Carlos DeJesus.   I wanted to take the time to publically thank Carlos for everything he has done for me the past 8 months.  I am really looking forward to our continued friendship in 2009.  With Carlos’ help I will continue making major gains.  His mentoring has been invaluable to me.  I have learned more in 8 months about training than I learned my entire life prior to that.

Carlos is a truly amazing man.  He is undefeated in 36 tested bodybuilding competitions.  That is a truly amazing record that I guarantee will never be broken.  As a result, Carlos is the real deal.  The principles he teaches are the very principles that allowed him to win the 1985 Professional Mr. World title.  Yes, Carlos is a World Champion.  I find him to be quite a humble man.  As I speak to him on the phone, there are times he has a point to make and I get entranced just listening to his wisdom.  I try to repeat back to him what he’s just said to confirm that I’ve picked it up correctly.

Carlos has taught me a multitude of principles, but none has worked better for me than the principle of the Experiment of One.  As a result of learning this principle, I’ve experimented with both nutritional and training ideas and have found the things that work well for my body.  This is such a valuable lesson!  I am now able to create my own workouts and can modify my nutritional plan at will because I completely understand how my body is going to respond to the changes I make.  It is no longer guess work, it is more of a science now.

As I write my eBook (and yes, I’ve changed up the approach on the eBook just like I have on my blog), I’ve realized just how much influence Carlos has had on my life.  He has helped me more than he knows and for that I am extremely thankful.  I am ready to take on the world as a result of his mentoring.

Carlos, thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything that you’ve done.  Happy Birthday, my dear friend!
 


 
Find out what I'm doing to my body!

Today was my last non-Cardio Coach cardio workout.  In 2009 I will be using Cardio Coach pretty much exclusively for my cardio workouts. Today I did a steady state cardio session for 75 minutes.
 
Exercise the brain with the Thought of the Day!

Learning is an on-going process and it is incumbent upon the individual to put their learnings into practice. 
 
Get a discussion started by answering the question!

What are your top 3 learnings of 2008?  Comment this post to answer the question. 
 
 
  

M3 : D24 Pain and Suffering

Until tomorrow...GET BACK TO LIFTING!

 
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