365 Days of Self Discovery: Day 54

Do You Always Tell The Truth?

self discovery day 54

  • Such a tough question since I like being honest and being truthful, but I would lying if I said I have never told a lie; even now as an adult. However, I pride myself with being able to tell the truth in most cases, but in many cases I have found that I sugar coat the truth if I know the honesty might hurt someone’s feelings or could cause for more problems (which in turn means I am not really being 100 percent honest) but I can live with that, if it means I am not tearing someone’s heart out or making them feel less than their best. People say they would rather hear the truth, but many people can’t honestly handle it, so I have to consider the situation and how much of the truth to tell, and how to word it in order to make it so it doesn’t come off as though I am being a B word. I prefer to be 100 percent honest, because I would want the same in return (even if it does hurt me) at least I know & in theory I always start with telling the truth but I won’t deny there have been times I have fabricated the truth to protect somebody or myself — not my proudest moments but I have done it. Sometimes the truth can lead to more problems and sometimes people are in denial of the truth which doesn’t help your case, I guess I shouldn’t make excuses for the times I have lied, but I am just saying, the truth sometimes holds worse consequences. In general, I consider myself a very honest person.

How about you, do you ALWAYS tell the truth, have there been situations where you didn’t tell the truth? share in the comment section. 

365 days of self discovery: day 53

If you could be any animal, what would it be and why?

  • The animal would be either a cheetah or black panther. The cheetah because they are fast, muscular/tone, and live in warmer climates. The black panther because it is mysterious, can climb trees, not an animal seen in the majority of zoos or an animal spotted in the wild very often, and at night, it is perfect because it is well hidden due to its black coat; not to mention I enjoy the superhero “black panther” as well. 

What animal would be of your choosing and why? Have fun with this question, looking forward to reading all the different answers. 

365 days of self discovery: Day 52

Do you deal well with rejection?

  • Now, sure, I deal with it better; but I still have my moments when it is hard to deal with it. Rejection is hard to deal with, not something most people enjoy; including myself. Learning to be okay after being rejected can be hard at first, but teaching yourself that it doesn’t mean you aren’t good enough helps one to realize rejection isn’t always a bad thing. Sometimes rejection leads to one door opening after another has closed.

Do you deal with rejection well? or is there room for improvement. What makes dealing with rejection difficult for you? leave comments & share, follow and like.

My Top 6 Triceps Exercises

Triceps & Strength

Many people fail to notice that no matter how big of biceps you have, your strength will dwindle if you have weak triceps muscles. Everyone usually focuses on making a stronger bicep & bigger biceps but when it comes to triceps, it goes to the waist-side. It’s true, that if your triceps are strong & defined, then your overall arm strength will increase as well, not to say to ignore bicep workouts, but it’s to say that focusing only on building a bicep muscle is not going to make your bench press that much higher than it is now & your pull up game will fall short due to weaker triceps as well. Now with all things considered both of the mentioned exercises have other body parts that need strengthening to make the world go round, but for now, I want to focus on the triceps & help speed ya up to par with this body part, so you can be well-rounded and strong. Below are a list of 5 triceps exercises you should implement in your workouts for mass and strength & don’t be afraid to use different variations/ equipment — “The world is your oyster”

  1. Weighted Bench dips / Weighted Dips (if you can’t do weighted just yet, try just body weight)
  2. DB Triceps kickback (sometimes people’s form sucks because they use more shoulder, really focus in on the triceps) or use another form of equipment that won’t hinder your triceps from being used
  3. Skullcrushers 
  4. DB overhead triceps extension/ single arm overhead triceps extension
  5. Barbell close grip bench press
  6. Diamond Pushups 

Hopefully with this tid bit of exercises, it can get you started on building some bigger, stronger muscles! 

Feeling a little strong today

10.25.18 workout

Warm Up:

  • seated hip abduction machine: 4 x 25, 40 lbs
  • standing hip abduction: 4 x 25, 40 lbs
  • body bar goodmorning: 4 x 25, 3 lbs

Workout:

  • Sumo Deadlift: 6 x 6-8 (75%) 215 lbs
  • Barbell back squat: 6 x 6-8 (75%) 170 lbs
  • Power cleans: 6 x 3, 80 lbs

Superset:

  • Barbell front squats: 5 x 8-10, 100 lbs
  • Body bar overhead squats: 5 x 8-10, 19 lbs

Tri-sets:

  • Smith machine sissy squats: 5 x 8-10, 115 lbs
  • Kettlebell snatch: 5 x 8-10, 10 kg
  • EZ bar goodmorning: 5 x 8-10, 40 lbs

Cardio: HIIT/ 5 rounds

  1. Kettlebell swings 45 seconds, 10 kg
  2. Box jumps: 30 seconds