Really sweet vid of the scene out in Hungary.  I had no idea that they had an aftermarket import car scene, and they don’t look too shabby.  You can checkout their page here:  http://www.carstyling.hu/

CarStyling.hu Tuningshow 2008 was Hungary’s first big international tuning event. Next to the cars from abroad, there were many of Europe’s most famous tuning companies, and numerous international mediums took part of the exhibition as well. It was the first time in Budapest you could see the original cars from the Fast and the Furious movies, and of course, the exhibitors picked the most beautiful Hungarian tuning vehicles in the repertoire. The Show was the biggest tuning expo ever held in Hungary, with more than 100 exhibitor firms from Hungary and the European Union. At the outside areas, shows of champion quality drifting entertained the visitors, performed by international professionals from three European countries. Street fighter show and other performances beguiled the huge crowd outside, while on our main stage inside the known the world over Fuel Girls entertained the visitors.

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve noticed that I no longer have that vibrant feeling I had as a child.  I could wake up on the weekends as a child and be ready to just tear up the world all day, non stop.  As life has progressed with school, work, friends, and family, energy levels have continued to drop constantly.

I’ve been a firm believer in exercise, fitness, and nutrition for the past 11-12 years.  Over those years I’ve gone through countless workout routines.  Most have been a bodybuilding based routine where you focus on one or two body parts per workout, and you don’t work that group for at least 5-7 days for recovery. While I did make gains with those routines, I don’t think I’ve ever really achieved my goals until I began a strength training program.  I gained an enormous amount of strength and a good 10-12 pounds of muscle.

The strength program introduced me to Olympic style lifts such as the squat and deadlift.  I consumed myself with squatting and deadlifting to the point where none of my pants fit me b/c of the massive lower body muscle gains.  After suffering a knee injury, I just never got back into the strength program for fear of re-injury. Continuing to exercise lightly a few times a week, I focused again on the traditional bodybuilding routines.  I also tried out some home exercise programs such as P90X.  P90X worked and worked well while I was on it.  But again something happened which prompted me to stop….until last week.

I stumbled upon Stronglifts 5×5 program online, and I decided to give the strength program another shot.  It only made sense, since I made the best gains while on this type of program.  It is also very simple to follow.   The routine is done three times a week and takes about 45 minutes to complete per session.