{"id":2038,"date":"2010-11-07T12:13:44","date_gmt":"2010-11-07T16:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/?p=2038"},"modified":"2011-01-04T17:08:37","modified_gmt":"2011-01-04T21:08:37","slug":"surfing-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/surfing-in-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Surfing In Mexico&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m writing this blog post from a little tropical Paradise in Mexico,<br \/>\nsitting at a peaceful beach bar with a beautiful view of the ocean,<br \/>\nand sipping on a cup of freshly ground Mexican coffee.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img844.imageshack.us\/img844\/3997\/compbeach.jpg\" alt=\"Lee working hard in Mexico...\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But yesterday afternoon myself and fellow online muscle building coach Jeff Anderson tried our best to battle the waves. This was my first time surfing and I knew it was going to be tough&#8230; But it was even tougher then I expected.<\/p>\n<p>And being a pretty big guy, especially by surfer standards (I&#8217;m 5&#8217;6 and 220 lbs.) makes it all the more challenging to get up on that board.<\/p>\n<p>I did manage to get up briefly a few times, but this was one hell of a workout. My core strength, balance, and muscular endurance were put to the test. And I loved every second of it!<\/p>\n<p>One of my personal goals to maintain a solid overall fitness base so that I can jump in and participate in any kind physical activity at anytime. Now granted I&#8217;m still a bodybuilder at heart, so I do tip the scales in favor of muscle building. But I like to train for an overall balance of flexibility, agility, endurance, etc. I never want to be the so called <em>&#8220;muscle bound&#8221;<\/em> bodybuilder.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a pic of me below riding in on the tail end of a wave. My girlfriend Trish caught some footage of my few successful attempts and my many unsuccessful attempts on video. When I get home I&#8217;ll post them up in a YouTube Blooper Video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/lee-surf1.jpg\" alt=\"Lee Surfing In Mexico\" title=\"Lee Surfing In Mexico\" width=\"427\" height=\"321\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/lee-surf1.jpg 427w, https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/lee-surf1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I just wanted to touch base and let you know about the 21 Day Extreme Muscle program that I mentioned last week. If you haven&#8217;t heard about this yet just go to: <a href=\"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/lean-mass-building-system\/\">http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/lean-mass-building-system\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>My original plan was to keep this down to a small individual coaching program, but I&#8217;ve received over 500 applications, so I think I&#8217;m going to scale this up to a larger group coaching program. I haven&#8217;t finalized all the details yet, but when I get home from Mexico later this week I&#8217;ll let you know how this program will go.<\/p>\n<p>Again, if you are interested in taking part in this project you can still apply, just go to:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/lean-mass-building-system\/\">http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/lean-mass-building-system\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m writing this blog post from a little tropical Paradise in Mexico, sitting at a peaceful beach bar with a beautiful view of the ocean, and sipping on a cup of freshly ground Mexican coffee. But yesterday afternoon myself and fellow online muscle building coach Jeff Anderson tried our best to battle the waves. 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