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About this journal:

If you are coming here because of a familiarity with me, then this is it. You've come to the right place. If you are NOT familiar with me, but have stumbled onto my journal somehow, I will explain what I intend to do with this journal.

This journal formerly detailed my story regarding fat loss and fitness. It is now detailing my attempt to see if I can get in competition shape, which means the opposite of fat loss, in many ways. This journal will detail the entire bodybuilding journey only (well, mostly).

Disclaimer: This is what I am doing. Despite years of training both myself and others, I am not a licensed nutritionist or dietician or personal trainer or physician. I am NOT saying that everyone should attempt to emulate what you will find this the contents of this journal. I AM saying this is what I PERSONALLY am doing now and should not be taken beyond that. In many cases, I specifically NOT recommend that any of the steps detailed herein be taken. A lot of these are very drastic and should not be taken without a sound or valid medical reason or a wealth of experience backing you. Even with my (somewhat) vast experience behind me, I am still encountering circumstances for which I had previously not accounted. Consult your doctor before any lifestyle changes, which radically altering your diet and exercise regimen most definitely is. No one on the internet can replace check-ups and good, sound medical advice.

Disclaimer II: I reserve the right to use potentially offensive language in my writings. This is, after all, MY journal and if you feel either you or your children or whoever cannot handle the occasional slang emphasizer, you may depart with no hard feelings and go write your own journal. As long as this is MY journal, I will write what I choose and what I please and if I choose and it pleases me to swear, rest assured I will do so with no thought or regard given to the idea that I may be offending someone.

What you will not find here*: worthless posts about my feelings or how emotional I get over [insert name of semi-famous female icon here] because we are two star-crossed lovers who can never be together, nor will you find laments of how lonely/distraught/depressed, ad nauseum I am or how much this band/movie/book sucks or rocks.

* = For the most part. If you know where my MySpace page is, you can see that kind of thing there sometimes kinda.

This journal will start from the middle of January 2003 and document my epic fitness saga, stage by stage, blow by blow and include a few relevant thoughts that strike me as I work out.

I have turned off the message boards. If you have any comments you wish to address to me or any questions about anything you see here, email me. If you like what you see here, please spread the word around. Thx for coming and enjoy!

Special thanks to a certain Steven up in Michigan somewhere, perhaps near Grand Rapids, the man known as Egomaniac247 in parts heretofore unknown (ok, Virginia), Kodak in Ontario and my brother. They were the ones who initially motivated me the most to do this journal and to move it on to actively trying to compete.

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