PICOTS Fitness, Film, Fashion, Food

There's a BUNCH of gimmicks and fads out there! Social media is killing it in marketing right now because of it! Every one wants the magic pill or waist cincher that magically works O_o The juice that has corn syrup in it but since the chick you follow has 1 million followers advertises it you drink it too! YOU ARE BEING FOOLED! There is no magic to this fitness game! There are many ways to get what you desire but you gotta stop Bull $**ting yourself! NO EXCUSES! Stop buying into fads and the new fit toy.    There's a BUNCH of gimmicks and fads out there! Social media is killing it in marketing right now because of it! Every one wants the magic pill or waist cincher that magically works O_o The juice that has corn syrup in it but since the chick you follow has 1 million followers advertises it you drink it too! YOU ARE BEING FOOLED! There is no magic to this fitness game! There are many ways to get what you desire but you gotta stop Bull $**ting yourself! N...

Governors Cup Came and went. Mannnnnn I did 4 1/2 clean eating and worked out pretty tough for this one. I had bulked up to 186lbs. and shredded down to 172lbs. thinking it would be like my last comp. The guy who took overall was shredded and weighed a buck 60, if that. WRONG!! The guys on stage this time were all 180s-190s so that was quite the gamble. I was pretty cut up but slim. Also day of I carbed up way to late and not enough. Lesson LEARNED!!!! Overall I still placed 6th over all out of 27 dudes who worked their asses off. Not bad at all. And I still got first call outs. I met some cool cats and learned some good lessons that day! Cant wait to get back into my next show. TOP SIX FIRST CALL OUTS SO NIGHT OF I WAS PRETTY SHREDDED due to a strict dieting plan by my coach Kenny Tali. It was mentally tough guys. I wanted cakes and pies and pasta and milkshakes and all that. But its worth it in the end. Trust me. Willpower and dedication with a strong team will take you to the nex...

Honey has been a staple in my diet for quite some time just because I always loved the pb & honey sandwiches, drowning my biscuits with honey and using it in my tea! Besides all that its jammed with carbohydrates (17 grams per tablespoon) that your body/ muscles use for energy. Basically if your tired of buying supplements and psuedo drinks that claim they give you that BOOST help your self to some honey! Before and during workouts you can keep your engine running with natural energy a few spoons full of honey or mix some with water or juice and after a workout pair honey with a protein like peanut-butter or almond-butter (and apples, my personal snack) for recovery. Have a spoonful a day for breakfast in your oatmeal and some fruit and see how well your day goes!!! Besides that their are also the myriad of health benefits related to honey, curing sore throats, dry skin, indigestion and many others. The Egyptians knew what they were doing using honey as a c...

You Probably never heard of the guy, but to the fitness and health nuts he may have come up in fitness lore. Reputed to have climbed up ropes with one hand, done the Iron cross with just one finger in each loop, record holding 1 arm chin ups, the 1 arm front lever and countless other "Moves" or exercises that entitle you to a certain respect in the fitness game. He was one of the ORIGINAL to do the "Bartendaz" style you can say or outside gymnasium guys you see on you tube today. Being a guy who loves these moves I cant help but represent and honor this Legend of amazing feats!!! All the moves that create awes in the gym or playground this guy mastered! The muscle up, levers, cranks, inverted levers, one armed pull/chin ups, planches!!! SALUTE and Rest in Gym Paradise. March 25,1921 to January 6, 2012 J.P.

Yesterday i participated in the Tough Mudder Nor-Cal with six other Crazy Mo-Fo's and we all beasted it out. I did not expext it to be sooo UPHILL. We literally ran up a mountain in Tahoe to where there was ICE. From the get we had to sprint up a hill listening to EYE Of The Tiger music then once we hit the first bend into a pool of beautiful mud and barbed wires to crawl under! Game On!!! Add on 10 miles and 19 more obstacles and thats what we went through. The craziest were the ice bath pool which froze EVERYTHING and the lake swim where we had to jump off a 25-30ft. cliff with all our clothes/ shoes on after we were already beat! I nearly gave up on it but im too stubborn to drown! Lastly there was the electric wires dangling on the last obstacle, some wires charged up to 10,000 volts!! I heard some hissing and cracking. I made it out alive but one of the team mates got smacked down! Overall the team of 7 made it out alive and was humbled by the event. Bloody, scratched up,...

So yes, I got to have my tunes when I'm working out and Kelly Rowlands new song Motivation has a dope mellow beat that sets the mood for getting in that workout!!!