Went into the little hotel gym today. Of course no squat racks and the dumbbells are a joke. I had to work legs. I remember Wilf Sylvester won the 1975 short class Universe in Africa. He used in the past conventional methods of squats and hack squats. For this win he used body weight squats along with leg extensions and leg curls. I decided to use body weight squats. I didn't go about it like cross fit guys where they drop like rocks ballistically using half reps exploding up trying to beat others on time. I used a moderate cadence going all the way down. I kept a rhythm. At 50 reps my thighs were on fire and I was breathing like a race horse. I've been on a dumbbell squat kick lately but when I use a barbell I use between 225lbs and 275lbs. Much lighter than my youth but not a joke weight I guess. Let me tell you body weight squats kicked my ass. I would like to see a power lifter use FULL range body weight squats with a moderate cadence and see how many reps they could get. My legs are sore now. I obviously did something right.
Random thoughts about my vacation in Miami. In Miami the string up the butt bathing suit is very popular with the women here. It's a beautiful thing. I had a burger in a place and they gave me the bill. Appetizers I never order were on the bill. I had him take it off. Tired of the Miami screw. The Miami screw is everywhere. In another restaurant I had a seafood paella and they said it came with lobster. It came out with four crayfish tails. Another bar said it was $9 for a beer. I gave the bar tender a $10. Never gave me the dollar. I walked out and left nothing on the bar for a tip. I think in many decades I never left a bartender a tip. Fuck him. Got a hair cut at a Cuban barber shop. The barber cutting my hair didn't speak English. I had to do some gymnastics to get him to understand what I wanted. In the end he did an meticulous job. While I was getting a hair cut all the barbers and customer ran to the window. Turns out it was a fine girl with tight jeans was walking by with a hot big ass. My wife was sitting there waiting for me and the whole barber shop didn't care. LOL. I've been buying coconuts from two guys that I think are homeless on the boardwalk for the coconut potassium water. He told me today I earned two free coconuts tomorrow. Yes!
Can't wait to get back to working out proper. Going to make some changes. I am not a bodybuilder. I have never referred to myself as a bodybuilder. I am a guy that works out and I work out hard. I was an athlete at one point in my life. I think because of my obsession with bodybuilding I lost my way. I don't do enough cardio. My diet is garbage. I drink too much beer. I lift too heavy instead of realizing the incredible value of body weight exercises. You can reduce a weight room warrior to tap out with a hard body weight routine.
I remember an experience I had when I was working. In Asbury Park, NJ during this time was a poor black run down town. Now it's a rich gay town but I digress. In a broken down children's play ground was a group of black men working out. They were doing pull ups, dips, body weight rows, body weight squats, jumps and other stuff. The black guys were ripped, muscular and in serious athletic shape. The next town over the rich town of Bradley Beach was an incredible bodybuilding gym. They had everything you could imagine. Inside were a bunch of out of shape guys with a few odd examples of in shape guys. I think as bodybuilding fans we sometimes miss the forest for the trees. The body part split training isn't athletic based. It's cosmetic for the most part even though I practice it.
Anyway, tomorrow I fly home. I need a vacation from my vacation.
