The End Of A Great Journey At TMA (FC)

As the year begins to slowly wind down, I can't help but look back at the time I spent here in TMA. I have been here since the 7th grade summer bridge program, where I got to meet a lot of the people who are still here now. Thinking about all the silly times we had as little kids, always makes me realize that time did really fly by. Next thing I know I'm in high school where I've met some other pretty amazing people. We have had lot's of memories together and now it is all coming to a close. The final chapter is almost done. But that's only in regards to some people. There are still a few people that I know will always be there even after our time in TMA. This is only the beginning of our journey because we still have our whole life ahead of us. I even got an amazing girlfriend along the way, someone who I know I will have forever and this is definitely the beginning of our long long journey together. I wish everyone of my peers the best in not only college but in life. It's a tough road out there, but we are all strong enough to withstand anything life throws our way. No one ever said life was easy, you just have to scratch and claw your way to where you want to be. Then it'll all be worth it in the end.

A Passing Of The Torch

Lately I've been pushing myself a lot harder than before in the gym. I've been going back to my 6 days a week, and I have picked up the intensity and kicked it up yet another level. My training partner Fred was a Pro Bodybuilder, who did it for about 10 years. He is now almost 50 years old but just by looking at him you wouldn't be able to tell that. We have been training together for a couple months now and I can see all of our training paying off already. He always seems to push me to the next level every time we workout. He tells me I am going to be on top of the world one day but I have to keep at it. Recently Fred's old friend has been joining us in our training sessions and it has been brutal. After our most recent workout Fred left and his old friend and I were walking and talking. He told me about how he used to beat Fred in BodyBuilding shows and how he was set to be on top of the world. Then he told me about how he screwed that all up and went to jail. Every person Fred told me about that was set to make it out of here, seemed to have messed it up by getting locked up. His old friend Quan then told me that Fred lives through me, he may not say it but it's true. Fred is hoping that everything he hasn't accomplished in the fitness industry and in this world I can accomplish. Once I make it then Fred would've made it, and finally there would have been someone who didn't screw everything up by making a mistake. Knowing this now gives me yet another reason to push harder than I ever have. When we workout I can't change the weight that's on that bar. Mind you that I train with two freaking behemoths so yeah it's fun lifting and working out with the same weight as them. Fred is passing me the torch right before my very eyes, now it's my job to take it and run with it.

Pumping Iron

Lately I've changed up my workout routine to shock my body and to give it a reason to change. I have created a visual of what I want my body to look like, and every time I am in the gym I train to get closer and closer to that. First my routine consisted of working on an individual body part every day, just to focus on it. Then I changed my routine so that it consisted of me working out two body parts per day. Now my new routine that I perform with my training partner ( Who used to be a professional bodybuilder) consists of us working out our whole body in one session everyday. We will do exercises for our biceps, triceps, shoulders, back, chest, abs, legs, calves, and forearms all in one session. There is no rest during all of this. Usually people rest after they finish a set for some time, but not us. Once we finish a set we start the next one and the next one until we finish the session completely. Training with Fred has really helped push me to another level. I have learned how to push past the pain, and some different ways that I can perform certain workouts to benefit me even more. I learned that every rep counts, and it's not just about lifting the weight that's not what we do. We are artists and our bodies are our canvas. We are sculpting ourselves to perfection, so that we could look like those greek gods that are always considered to have the best bodies in the universe. Have an image in your head when you're working out. Whenever I am working out my biceps I picture a mountain. Whenever I am working out my chest I picture the chest of a Lion. Things like this really help, and it's helping me move up to the next level. Right now I feel as if I have the perfect all around body here. I feel like I'm untouchable, Unstoppable, and I won't allow anyone to catch me.

ID Blog

Aside from all of the poetic stuff we are doing in English class now, I am of course doing other things in other classes. One class I am going to write about today is Forensics class. In that class we are currently viewing fibers and hairs under microscopes to get a better understanding of the way that they look. It's pretty simple and easy to do, the only part that gets annoying is when we are told that every single time that there is more to the fiber that we aren't seeing. So the teacher comes and sits on the chair, adjusts the microscope, gets up, and then when we look into the microscope there is no difference at all. But on the bright side we could be doing other things in class, so I'm just happy that we have it easy. It's almost like a free period, that's how easy the work is.

SSR

So the first semester of the school year is finally over, and that means that we are halfway done with our senior year. I didn't have any regents to take because thankfully I passed them all the first time that I took them. As for my classes, I passed all of my classes the first semester too, meaning that everything went pretty good the first half of the school year. Even though this year is going by pretty fast, I just try to enjoy each and everyday I have left in TMA. Trying to make more memories that I can hold onto for a long time, and I'm just enjoying the company of those that I will miss when we go our seperate ways. I will still keep in touch with some people, and may even go to visit them too while I'm at it. The way I see it, if a bond is really important to you at all then you will do anything within your power to make sure that something like ''distance'' won't be the cause of that bond breaking. Some bonds are worth keeping, and when I leave TMA I will leave TMA, but I won't leave those bonds that I have made behind.

On Top Of The World ( Make up Blog)

As you can see from reading the title of this blog, this is indeed a makeup blog. One that I was supposed to do a while back, but I didn't do it because I forgot about it honestly.


On top of the world. That is exactly how I am feeling right now in life. Things just seem to be going great for me right now. This is probably the best I've ever felt physically and mentally. It's like I got rid of all the negative things in my life that were weighing me down, and now because of that I can soar. I feel alive, for once in quite some time. I mean I know I'm technically alive right now, but what I mean is that I am one with myself right now. I have been taking a lot of time lately to do some personal growth, and I feel as if I have become a better me in the process. The fire in my heart burns brighter now, as I look forward to what the future has in store for me. But there is no doubt that with my drive and ambition, I'll end up where I want to be. For now, I am learning to live in the moment and to love those who I care about every single day. Because you never know if it'll be your last.

Class Related Response

There is nothing like ending the semester with an overload of work that is given to us by none other than the teachers themselves. But despite all that I am just happy that I didn't let it stress me out to the point where I wanted to pull my own hair out. The thing I was most worried about was my presentation for Forensics class. My partner and I had to do a presentation on meth, and with everything else that I had to do I was worried I was going to get up there in front of the class, and mess it up. But to my surprise I didn't. I got up there and I did my part, quite well if I do say so myself. We also had a test in English class, which I think I did pretty good on, if not perfect. Not to mention we also had an essay due too for the same class. Now writing that essay took some work, I'm not going to lie. But I got it done! Now I'm just here waiting to see if I did as good of a job as I feel I did on all these things. One things for sure though, this semester if finally over, and there are only a couple of months left until graduation.