I'm doing much better!

[Naitch]

Hey bro, thats some awesome shit! Now hopefully some record cunts will pull they're heads out of they're asses and sign you!

[Champ]

That's another reason I had to get off the pain killers. I mean, I have legit issues and injuries. I had prescriptions. I wasn't a junkie. But, god, pain killers SUCK coming off of. You literally feel like you have the flu and can't start your day unless you take the pill if you're on it long enough. You become dope sick even if it's not in your nature to get high. Coming off of it, I started having and occasional cigarette again because I was so irritable, nervous and tired from the physical withdrawal.

All painkillers do is make you want to hang out and watch tv, or occasionally clean your apartment because of the little jolt of energy it gives you. I was never going to accomplish any dieting or working out on them and my body is at the point now where I don't need the pain meds anymore and I'm ready for actual muscle rehabilitation and therapy. I'm not in actual pain anymore. I still feel the nagging of the injuries but it's at the point where it's not going to get any better than this unless I build my strength back up through exercise. My problems now are mainly from lack of muscle activation. So that's how I knew it was time to come off the meds and get back to the working out. In other words I'm as healed as healed gets without the help of physical therapy. So working out the muscles is my new pain killer

The band is doing a photo shoot and a video for "Purgatory" this summer too. I'm in the worst shape I've been in in about 6 years. I need to look good for the photos and that wasn't going to happen on the pills and drinking(the pills made me drink more too because of the edgy side effect). I can NOT screw this one up. My producer is even going to get me backstage for an Alice Cooper concert this summer too. He knows Alice and he's going to pass him our material!

And hey man(and everyone else on the board) thank you SO much for supporting me. I really needed it. I was on a totally downward spiral and if I didn't switch to the right antidepressant, cut down 75% on narcotics and start working out, I would have failed in every opportunity that's been coming my way. Now I'm actually starting to feel focused and determined again.

For a bunch of dudes I've never met in person, you guys are pretty fuckin ok in my book. I have people in my life in NY that didn't support me as much as you guys. So it really means a lot to me

[Naitch]

You are welcome. I like you (guys) more then I like most of the people I actually do know so I'll support the shit out of you guys.

[MasterSnit]

That's cool that you're getting things back on track. The video and photos for your band is a great incentive and target to work towards bettering yourself for.
And I agree with your thoughts on cardio. I don't think I enjoy anything more than just going out and running around for a while. It is so rewarding.

[Champ]

And I agree with your thoughts on cardio. I don't think I enjoy anything more than just going out and running around for a while. It is so rewarding.

Here's why I'm more convinced than ever now about cardio

I was still feeling like shit even after I cut down on everything and my new anti-depressant kicked in. I knew the meds were working and I felt a difference but I still felt very irritable and kind of down and pissed off.

So Friday, I had no intentions of working out but I was going stir crazy and I just couldn't focus on chilling out. I turned on the weather channel and it said it was 82 degrees out. So I figured I'll grab my ipod and walk outside for a bit. I really didn't want to but I had to do something because I was starting to lose my mind.

I walked a half mile down to this big lake in my neighborhood. I was totally not even into the walk. I almost wanted to turn around and come home. By the time I got down there and listened to a few songs, I felt a little better so I decided to walk a lap around the lake(full lap is about a little less than a mile).

After I walked that lap, I felt even better so I decided to do another lap with a light jog. After I jogged the lap my lungs were burning because it's been so long since I ran. I walked back home and showered.

Later on that night, I suddenly had this burst of natural energy and I decided to 30 minutes on my bowflex. The next day(yesterday) I was like a new person. About 2 hours after I woke up I was actually eager to go down to the lake and do a lap. No bowflex though because I'm very sore. You shouldn't work out sore muscles. I basically did the same thing I did the day before(walked to the lake, walked a lap, and ran a lap, and walked home)

When I got home and showered, I felt awesome for the rest of the night. So basically, in a 24 hr span my mind and body did a 180 because of the cardio.

Today, I walked to the lake again. This time I walked TWO laps and then I ran TWO laps. So I did double today. Even though I did double, I can tell I'm in better shape already. My lungs weren't burning or anything. My legs are just super sore from activities I haven't done in months. No bowflex tonight either because I'm still sore in my chest, Shoulders, arms, legs, pretty much everywhere. The best results when you feel like that is to just let yourself heal


I don't expect you guys to read the whole play by play. I just wanted to give you the play by play to show you how FAST and EFFECTIVELY cardio can change your life. Now I'm suddenly practicing my guitar parts for the recording again. I have more energy and I'm more productive. It makes a difference in everything. I hope this can inspire you guys if you fall into a rut. It really does help

[MasterSnit]

Yeah, you don't have to be running five marathons a week. Even ten minutes a few times a week will be of benefit to anyone.

I got a good laugh when I was out running this evening. I was running along the side of a road when a car drove past and this grossly obese guy edged his head out of the window and shouted, "Run, Fatboy! Run!" at me. I can appreciate irony like that.

[Naitch]

I hope you yelled something like "Keep driving you obese fuck" back at him.

[MasterSnit]

The car was going about 60mph so any retort would have been in vain. I wasn't offended. It was quite amusing.

[Champ]

Even if you were fat, at least you're DOING something about it!

What pissed me off yesterday when I was running was, the concrete path they make for people to walk is wide enough for 4 people to walk side by side. What I do, out of courtesy, is run on one side in case other people are jogging from the other direction or if some insecure douche purposely jogs past me to show he's in better shape. I leave room open for people to pass.

When I was running yesterday, people see me coming from a mile away and take up the whole fucking area so unnecessarily. Some have kids that wobble around and I have to step on the goose shitted grass to go around them. Fine. But the people that do it the most, and I don't mean this racially, are the fuckin foreigners that don't speak English. Canadian's and Eastern Europeans get it. But it seems like every time it's a Mexican or a smelly brown Asian that can't speak our language, they stare at me coming and won't even move aside. They don't even do it to be stubborn, they're just not raised correctly and don't fuckin get it