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I was at 24 hour fitness last night becuase my girlfriend wanted to get
a fast upper body workout in and she loves playing baskatball after
words.  So I go with her from time to time, I dont do anything I just
watch and talk to her, usualy I will read a book or wright some on my
lab top while I am waiting for her,   or maybe get some curls in real
fast!!! Dont tell coach pendlay!!!!  haha     As I was sitting there
last night it hit me that I really miss bodybuilding.  Now when I
played college football I was really into body building, I never did a
compitition but I was planning on doing a few before my life switched
to Olympic weightlifting over night some how.  I will admit, not to
toot my own horn or anything but I was jacked baby!!  I was about 225
pounds and lean and mean!  There was an old school body building gym
right down the street from my little college in the middle of know
where in weed California, College of the siskyous.  It was just a
little localy owned warehouse and it was bad ass.  It was like you took
a time machine back to the great Arnold days of the 70’s, nothing fancy
about this gym, just a cold, run down little gym that had nothing but
some old machines , rusty bars and some broken mirrors.  I was in there
everyday trainning my ass off,  and half the time I didn’t know why, it
wasn’t like I wanted to compete or ever really thought about it, I just
loved it.  I was addicted, I was addicted to the “pump”  the feeling
after words of feeling like your skin was going to rip at any second
and your blood vessals were going to explode!  I loved the world of
body building, I have made so many great friends through the sport and
made many great memories.  I have great respect for all the pro’s and
the determination it takes.  I sometimes think to myself where I would
be in the world of body building if I never found Olympic
weightlifting, would I still be doing it?  would I be a pro yet?  I
wonder could I have been one of the bests?  As
I looked around at the gym I saw a few guys yelling at eachother to get
“one more rep!”  as they were all hovered around the bench press. I
smiled as more memories than I can remember came to mind.  When I
finaly walked out of the shiny gym, I thought to myself how glad and proud I am to be an Olympic weightlifter.  How I would rather represent my country like I did at the Pan Am games, and like I will at the Olympic games than look buff.  how I would rather strong than weak, how I would rather be an athlete than an Ipod wearing, sweat band rocking, cut off shirt sporting dush bag!!!  JK Paris 2011   Light weight!

Did they drink beer after workouts in that rusty gym of yours? Did you feel like you were cumming all the time like Arnold did?

That gym sounds awesome. Maybe we should get some rusty bars and broken mirrors for Cal Strength and put them in one of the corners so you can sit around and be nostalgic about your days of being addicted to lifting and No Explode.

Now stop daydreaming and go do more snatches!
Jon North 2012

You just sat there and watched your girlfriend work out? Jon, I’m disappointed in you. At ym old 24 Hour Fitness we used to have guys come in and bring their girlfriends who would just sit around and watch them and it was the most pathetic thing I’ve ever seen. Every once in a while the girls would step in to “spot” their guys on an incline press with 235 loaded on the bar, which was even more laughable, but for some reason I just never pictured you doing something like that. It’s not enough to call for your Man Card, but you better throw up some serious weight in your next training session to atone for this.

You guys are horrible… He just expressed an important movement/realization in his life!!
 
 
I think it’s great that you are 100% content with the lifestyle you choice.
 
I understand why you found yourself reminiscing about bodybuilding.
 
Its defiantly different in the sense that you can change things up more frequently, you can set different/many goals, you get a different type of pump, more team work and bonding with other bodybuilders, and more positive reinforcement meaning you can be great at either squats, dead lifts, bench press, pull ups, shoulder press, curls, dips ext..
 
However the sense of accomplishment, dedication and reward is far exceeded through Olympic lifting.  Imo (elite OL) requires more discipline, dedication and focus.  It is completely different, it’s more about performance then appearance…  

Thanks llulko for getting my back!  Jesterno2 made me go home and cry last night!   hahaha you suns of bitches!  But what am I suppose to do when I am at 24 hour fitness when my girlfriend wants me to go with her and shoot the ball around a little and swim with me after her workout is over, just not go.  well guess what I like to go so lets take this outside!  I do workout ot withher a little but but I cant do muchbecuase of my training.  Body building is not good for my training, plus I half to stay well rested for the next days trainning.  And does hanging with my girl at the gym really not make me a manly man!?  I think it takes a manly man to help her out and to support her while she trains.  You to spitz, I dont really like your attitude either!      lol hahahaha 2012 bitches

Jon you are a “dush bag”, whatever the hell that is, LOL.

and next time your girl asks you to go hang out with her at the gym, you suggest another way for her to work out that both of you can participate at.

i know the nostalgic feeling, i miss playing soccer and volleyball, and every time i drive by a gym or field it takes me to back in the day. that old rusty gym of yours sounds like it was an awesome place, kinda like DeFranco’s gym. maybe when you retire with a case full of Olympic medals you can start your own!

lol I spelled the punch line to my whole article wrong!   damn!  How do you spell dush bag, maybe its doushe bag, I dunno!  Pete what kind of activities do you mean that we can both enjoy together??  What do you suggest that we can do together that will give us a great workout and that will be fun and pleasurable for both! ??  Please tell me so tonight  I can do this great workout/activity with her!   thanks Pete you the man bro!   How long did you play Vollyball and soccer for? 

Play with your balls together!

exactly Max, you can use your balls for all sorts of interesting activities that will be pleasurable and fun for the both of you. you can both get a good workout in with no sissy stuff (unless you cry and want to cuddle afterwards).

You guys can do hip thrust with weights !! There great for your hips, glutes and core
 
 

Stretching is also great!
 

All sorts of perverted in here, especially you Llulko. Next you are going to be telling Jon to take have them take turns playing with a Shake-Weight!

you mean this?

“milk is for baby’s, real men drink beer”!!!     I have never drank beer while lifting, I wonder how that would be?  

I heard The shake weight will get you freaky strong!  All of the Germans train with the shake weight!  Hey coach, why dont we train with the shake weight??????

You shake on all your weights! Especially the jerk!!

George Brooks, Mr. Lactic Acid himself, tells all the students in his class that BEER is better than protein shakes. its the Better Electrolyte and Energy Replacement. i think its a joke but there should be some studies done on this.

and yes, that would be the shake weight. this is the top secret method used by the polish synchronized diving team to capture the last 3 world championships.

wow pete.. it seems that you know alot about the shake weight.. must have had alot of practice huh?
 
 

Thats it!  All I am training with now is the shake weight, I think thats what all the other Counrtys are doing to win Gold medals!!!!

 

When I trained in Russia, I noticed that they had warm beer vending machines in the training hall, but no water fountains or anything like gatorade or any of that available.  Seems to work for them.

Ok what is the deal about alcohol and its effects on trainning!?  I have heard so many different things about alcohol and how it effects me in my training. Is alcohol bad for training? does it make you weak?  Does it effect my training as an olympic weightlifter?  I have heard people say it is bad!  some say its not!  I just thought about this after coach Glenn Pendlay talked about Alcohol vending machines in Russia, and I got to thinking wtf?  Does it not effect the russians?  are they more bad ass than we are?

check out this blog i posted a while back ..
 
http://www.muscledog.com/blog/view/56/EFFECTS_ALCHOHOL_HAS_ON_WEIGHT_TRAINING#
  
 
Effects alchohol has on weight training
 
1. Alcohol negatively affects protein synthesis - this is a known scientific fact guys and one that is obviously a big hinderance to our goals considering decreased protein synthesis means decreased muscle recovery and growth. though you may blow it off thinking it’s effects can’t be that dramatic, think again. alcohol can decrease our bodies ability to synthesize protein by up to 20%.
 
 
2. Alcohol adversely affects growth hormone and igf - this applies not only to exogenous, but endogenous gh and igf as well, and the effects are quite significant, particularly on igf. alcohol can lower igf levels by as much as 30-40%.
 
 
3. Alcohol causes dehydration - in order to break down the alcohol, the kidneys must filter a large amount of water. considering our muscles are made of 70% water and water plays a huge role in muscle recovery and growth, this is obviously a big problem. for those mistakingly thinking the dehydrating effect isn’t that significant, here’s something to think about… Alcohol can cause up to a 3% loss in body weight from water loss in a 4 hour period.
 
 
4. Alcohol lowers testosterone and increases estrogen levels - this occurs due to alcohols increase in our bodies aromitization process. now, anyone with even a basic knowledge on testosterone and estrogen would know this is a very unfavorable effect on our bodies. long story short, it’s effects include reduced muscle growth/recovery, increased fat storage, and other feminization effects.
 
 
5. Alcohol depletes our bodies of vitamins and minerals - the most prominent of those being the b vitamins (b-6,b-12, etc), vit a, vit c, phosphorous, calcium, and zinc. Obviously lacking in these nutrients can seriously hinder muscle growth, recovery, and even maintenance.
 
 
6. Calories from Alcohol are primarily stored as bodyfat - best said in this quote “carbohydrates found in alcohol are not converted into glucose and are used to make fatty acids that are stored as fat typically in the liver which eventually alters the metabolism of proteins and the liver’s function leading to fibrosis and cirrhosis (irreversible liver damage)” (article 3). . nuff said.
 
 
7. Alcohol negatively affects our bodies kreb’s cycle - this is our bodies ability to burn fat as an energy source. so if our body doesn’t burn fat as an energy source, the alternatives are blood glucose, muscle glycogen, and muscle protein, the third of which of course us bb’s try to avoid at all costs.
 
 
8. Alcohol negatively affects our REM sleep - this occurs even in minor alcohol consumption (2-3 drinks). it negatively affects the duration of our REM sleep, it’s quality, and the overall time we’re in REM during our resting period. see article 5 below for more info.
 
 
9. Alcohol decreases our bodies immune system - considering gear can lower our immunity systems as it is, alcohol can increase our chances of getting sick or getting infections even more, and quite dramatically, even in small amounts. obviously being sick means less time in the gym, or at least a decreased ability to recover while working out.
 
 
10. Alcohol increases cortisol production - cortisol is one of the
worst chemicals we can have floating around in our bodies as far as negatively affecting our muscle mass. if you don’t know what cortisol is and why you want to avoid increasing it’s production, just do a wikipedia search about cortisol and you’ll see why. basically, it will break down muscle mass into amino acids as a stress response.

wow thats good to know, I didnt know it had so much effect on the body.  Why is it some days after drinking alot I can come into the gym and hit big numbers!?  Now this does not hapeen all the time of course!  But it has happend before wheer I will feel hung over but still be able to do my job.  I will say that MOST of the time after a night of drinking I will do very bad in training and feel very weak.  So why is it that I can hit big numbers after drinking!???  That makes me think it does not have that much effect.  

 
Jon, I have a statistics book that you might be interested in reading.

 
 
I agree with you… its weird, The day after I drink, I have the best workouts. 
 
I am full of energy and stronger then ever.  I always thought it was from the excess amount of carbs..
 
 

yea bring that book into CALIFORNIA STRENGTH  and let me read that book.  Than I will read a few more books, then I will go back to school and get my P.H.D in peoples body and how it works dagree and I will know more than you and I wil be a doctor and yea……..doctor jon, any questions? 

 
I know a guy who has that P.H.D.


My P.H.D.= Pimpin’ Ho’s Degree

wow jon!  I think max got you on that one! he shut you down..

damn mad max!  I want that dagree!  What school did you get that dagree at?    lol

 
I think you need to learn how to spell degree!!! before you plan on getting one lol