Greetings blog community, I am back with a quick update. Yes! You know I got up this morning and got it with a two mile run. You have to stay on top of this everyday or you are not going to reach your goals.

My new nickname is THE BAR. Why THE BAR? Because if you want to win this competition, then you are going to have to beat me, THE BAR!

LOL! I love it and will get a shirt made that says THE BAR. In fact, that is going to be the shirt that I tear off during the showdown of the competition to reveal all the hard work that I have been blogging about.

Let me just say this, you don't want me to win this competition because I am NEVER going to let it go. The amount of trash talking I have heard in the month of July is outstanding! I repeat that this is only the month of July, so there is a long way to go and many of you are getting tired already.

What are you going to do in August? I will tell you what I am going to do. I am going to TURN UP THE INTENSITY! Many of you think it is all about the weights and diet, and running. No! It is about committment right now. You have to remaind dedicated to the goal this point because everybody is excited.

But excitement is not going to get you out of the bed in the morning when you are sore and your body is beat down from getting beat up! You need committment at that point. That is what I am building at this moment.

July was about committement. August is going to be about taking it to the next level. What does that include? Well, the first two weeks of August, I am running 20 miles a week. That's right, Buddy! 20 MILES A WEEK! It is going down. I am going to get rid of all this baby fat, then I will start getting serious on the weights.

See, I have been lifting, but it is not the focus. In the middle of August, i am going to get serious on the weights and make sure all the Mushy parts of me are fine tuned to muscle and power. The running is going to trim my body and make the 6 six pack attainable.

Yeah, what did you do today? Nothing! That ain't gonna get it done.

Oh yeah, I failed to mention that I am going to the weight room this afternoon to move some weights around. How about you?

WHOSE GONNA MAKE A PLAY?

I AM!

Signing off,

THE BAR!