marcus300 interviews Ghettoboyd

marcus300: Hello Ghetto, I've been looking forward to getting know more about you. Lets first start with standard ones - where do you live and how do you like living there?
ghettoboyd: I live in the state of Maine in the USA...I love being here now but as a kid I couldn't wait to get out of here, I couldn't appreciate it for what it was...I realize now that I am older it is a privilege to be here and see things everyday that some people may never get to see or pay money to experience...it is a beautiful state...

marcus300: What are your current stats and what would you like your stats to look like?
ghettoboyd:i am a very solid 195 at is say 12% ish...I would like to break and stay at 200-215 lean...with all the mountain biking I do it gets hard to get above 200...but I am an endurance "athleate" as much as a bber so I am fine with it...

marcus300: Are you married and do you have any children?
ghettoboyd: yes I am married to my best friend and soulmate and we have a beautiful 16 yr old daughter...

marcus300: Have you travelled?
ghettoboyd: not much travel the wife and I went to mexico on our honeymoon 19 years ago and ive been to Chicago and tampa florida myself when I was a young man serving as an older womans boy toy...those where good times

marcus300: What do you do for a living?
ghettoboyd: my state is very rural so I drive a truck and make delivery's to grocery stores and small markets over a large territory...

marcus300: How did you first start training and what motivates you to carry on with this lifestyle?
ghettoboyd: i first started training at about 13yrs old...there was a cool guy in my karate class that was ripped like bruce lee and was totally into weight training he let me train with him after school and so the love for body building began...i trained on and off of course throughout my teenage and early adult years but my main focus then was girls so i eventually quit...years later once my daughter was born i decided it was time to get back into it, i worked out at home for 7 years then we moved and i was forced to join a gym where i have been training for the last 9 years...

marcus300: How many cycles have you done and what kind of cycles have been the most productive?
ghettoboyd: its been many years so I'm guessing at 10-12 cycles mostly moderate dosed recomps...i have never done a true bulking cycle because of my other interests...

marcus300: What's been your strongest cycle you have done?
ghettoboyd: 1200mg test c per week and 800mg tren for 12 weeks (i have since found that 300mg tren is plenty 800 made me bat shit crazy jumping out of my skin...)

marcus300: What advice would you give someone who as just started out training and looking to cycle?
ghettoboyd: not to take aas until they have completely exhausted all options in natty muscle growth through proper diet and training and have in my opinion wait till later in life (like in there 30,s or 40's)and if bbing is still your passion then go for it...young guys have there whole lives to get big...whats the hurry?...

marcus300: What's your training style?
ghettoboyd: i would love to tell you HIT but as you know i am more of a volume guy...a lot of strait sets always taking the last sets to failure...i mix it up a lot as far a exercise sequence and different angles and such to keep it from getting boring...i have a training partner that pushes me to the limit daily i am lucky to have someone as passionate about training as i am...

marcus300: Why do you come here daily?
ghettoboyd: i come here because this is a place of gathering of like minded people whom ive grown fond of over the years of interacting with everyone...i learn something every day and like to think i help people as well where i can...

marcus300: What was your life like growing up?
ghettoboyd: life was good growing up...we where poor but we didn't know it because our mother who was single gave us a life of love and opportunity and life was pretty fun here in Maine...this was a time before video games so we had to settle for actual reality activities like baseball, basketball bmx racing, camping and yes marcus even fishing ugg...really life was pretty sweet back then

marcus300: We have all experienced bad and good times in our life's, what have been the lowest times you have experienced and also the happiest ones?
ghettoboyd: i was addicted to opiates for 2.5 years and was not training at the time...i was self employed and money was rolling in...i got bitten by temptation and was rolling with the wrong crowd...as my world was falling apart around me i realized one day that i was about to lose everything my wife my family and my business and just quit cold turkey...ive been 13 years clean of opiates and I'm never going back I'm proud of the changes i have made to better myself and out lives...the thing I'm most grateful for is that my wife never brings it up or throws it in my face during an argument...she is my rock...

marcus300: What fucks you off about the forum and how if you could change it?
ghettoboyd: not much really there are a few members that get under my skin but the great thing about that is i can choose to ignore it or i can say something to try to change it if i feel strongly enough to do so...

marcus300: Who do you find fascinating on the forum and who would you like to meet up with and talk to?
ghettoboyd: i find everyone here quite interesting but the one i find fascinating is ThisAngelBites i am always sure to open every post she submits because i know I'm going to learn something no matter what the subject...she is a gem...

marcus300: Who would you like to train with from the forum?
gehettoboyd: dam its hard to start dropping names but mostly those that have been here for ages like myself...BG ,Marcus ,almostgone , kelkel, nach3,Musclescience, cape to name a few i think they all would be intense sessions to say the least...

marcus300: Tell the members something what would shock them about you and your life?
ghettoboyd:i played in rock bands on the local level for 20+ years and recorded 2 albums one which featured Frank Hannon of the 80's band Tesla playing slide guitar on a track he liked called "the farmers daughter"...he was vacationing in Maine and visiting his friend whom was my producer and studio owner and stopped by the day of one of my sessions so it was a fun day to say the least...

marcus300: If you had 3 wishes, what would you wish for?
ghettoboyd: unlimited sex, a dodge demon, of course $100,000,000 dollars that should get me by I guess...

marcus300: What's the last book you read?
ghettoboyd: my son Jimi by Al Hendriks

marcus300: What makes you angry?
ghettoboyd: all the selfish people I see everyday that think they are entitled to something even though they have no job or special skill they just think life is all about them and what they can get for free...

marcus300: Have you ever been arrested?
ghettoboyd: no, but I have a good story of a time I could have...me and 3 friends where on our way home from a Phish concert...I got a speeding ticket on the way up to the show and wouldn't you know it I was being pulled over by the same state cop for speeding again, only this time he happened to be a K9 cop so he pulls the dog out and starts circling the car trying to get the dog to catch a scent...meanwhile inside the car we are all shitting our pants and all you could smell was ass so I guess the dog was thrown off by it because the car was loaded with pot and such and we got away with just another speeding ticket...not my proudest moment but funny no less...

marcus300: When as the last time you cried?
ghettoboyd: I am a emotional person so I can here a song while driving in the car an it will conjure up a memory and I will tear up even if it was a good memory...so probably yesterday...

marcus300: Any regrets in life Ghetto?
ghettoboyd: not really I wouldn't trade any of my friends and family for anything in the world so besides remorse for many of the mistakes I have made in life every experience made me who I am today so I cant regret anything...

marcus300: What have been your biggest influences on the board and in life?
ghettoboyd: as far as the board all the vets and hof over the years have been a big influence on how I carry myself here not just as staff but as a member...my biggest influence in life will always be my mother she was a single mom with 2 kids and a mortgage and managed to keep us clothed, fed and happy...

marcus300:Are you religious?
ghettoboyd: I would say I'm more spiritual than religious anymore I am a catholic but my faith has been shattered as of late but I still live by the golden rule and want to believe there is a higher power...

marcus300: Are you content in life?
ghettoboyd:yes I am... life is good and it truly is what you make of it imho...

member question: Did your German Shepard ever recover from the anxiety? REF: my dog is suffering from separation anxiety badly...
ghettoboyd: no he never really did...we tried different things like leaving a sweatshirt behind with our scent and that seemed to help but he was very destructive while we where gone and could escape anything we tried to contain him in he was so strong...it did get better as he aged but he still had bouts...even with all that I still miss my boy badly...

member question: What's the meaning of his name ?.
ghettoboyd: one of the rock bands I was in was called Big Bad Ghetto Machine so by default I was ghettoboyd...I also grew up poor so I use the name to remind me where I came from...

member question: Are you a member on any other forum ?.
ghettoboyd: yes, its a private forum and I cant mention it...sorry...

member question: What do you do in your spare time ?.
ghettoboyd: I love to mountain bike...its my other true passion other than bbing...it is a great source for cardio and it gets me out in nature...I do some of my best thinking out there, I can go out there pissed of at the world and always come home with a fresh head and a smile on my face...throwing yourself down a mountain always on the verge of out of control can be very humbling...

member question: Who's the biggest guy you have seen on the forum over the years?
ghettoboyd: thats a tough one as ive been here for nearly 10 yrs and I have forgotten so many I'm going with Marcus and kelkel.... I don't want to spend time in the pit of misery/latex...

member question: Have you ever had anal sex?
ghettoboyd:ha ha no Cal sorry brother I have yet to try the forbidden fruit my wife isn't interested trust me I have tried...

member question: Name one person you would want to train with for a week? forum and professional
ghettoboyd: for a professional it would be Dorian hands down...he really stoked my fire back in the early 90's the man at his best was the perfect beast imho...
as far as here on the forum I would love to be trained by marcus for a week as I know he would push me to my limits and back and I would come out better because of it...

member question: Whats the worse street drug you have took and how was it?
ghettoboyd:i was addicted to cocaine and eventually crack for 2.5 yrs I quit cold turkey and have been clean since 2004...

member question: What makes you happy?
ghettoboyd: the fact that I am surrounded by people I love and who love me in my everyday life...

member question: Would you have oral sex with another man for 1 million dollars?
ghettoboyd: is he cute?...ha ha, just kidding, as much as I could use 1 million no I would not...

member question: What made your relationship with your wife so strong?
ghettoboyd: we have known each other since high school so we are best friends but id say number 1 reason is trust...she has always had my back and I hers, there are no secrets here so communication would be another reason this works...we both have zero tolerance for BS so we call each other out if either one senses the other is coping attitude believe it or not that works too...and of course great sex is very important, I believe in ladies first so I make sure she is satisfied before I have my way with her...the other thing is is that I'm still crazy for her after all this time...

member question: Have you ever experienced grief for a close family member, if so what advice would you give?
ghettoboyd:yes, I am an emotional person so I do very poorly at funerals...I am a complete mess when grieving so I have no advise to give on this subject I'm sorry...

member question: How do you maintain your upbeat and friendly personality?
ghettoboyd:being up-beat and friendly is a conscious decision I make everyday whether I'm feeling it or not...I find being depressed and a "downer" is far more exhausting than trying to share positive vibes with the people I interact with daily...

member question: How awesome is your life on a scale of 1-10?
ghettoboyd: 8 life is great...id say 10 if I was rich...

member question: Have you ever suffered depression?
ghettoboyd: I didn't think so until I had a self realization that I wont let myself enjoy myself too much...I always feel like I should be doing something more productive...I find myself feeling guilty if I'm to happy so yea its time to see a professional at some point possibly...

member question: What would make your life complete?
ghettoboyd: I feel like I have everything I could ever want as far as good friends and family that love me, a good job, a nice home, my soul mate, my daughter... we are not hurting for $ so id say my life is complete and I could die today a happy man...

member question: If you could - who would you ban? who would you pay for his/her contributions?
ghettoboyd:there isn't anyone on my radar as of late that I would ban now that the village idiot is gone(sil)...there are so many here with medical experience/knowledge along with the HOF's that I learn from daily, I wont mention names but you all know who you are I would gladly pay them all

member question: Where would you like to travel to for a holiday?
ghettoboyd:id love to go back to mexico with my wife...we went to Cancun for our honeymoon 19yrs ago and it would be great to go back just me and her...

member question: Have you ever shit your pants?
ghettoboyd: of course who hasn't?...

member question: Do you ever get stressed and if so how do you cope with this?
ghettoboyd: of course I do,i release my stress through my interests like lifting and mountain biking ohh and the wife can be handy too...

member question: if you could go back in time and stop yourself from touching AAS, would you?
ghettoboyd:i think so...had I known my dick would never be quite the same I would have stayed away and yes I manage it trough trt and cialis ect but I miss the days of spontaneous erections of my youth...ahh the good ol days...

member question: If you could go back in time what would be two things in your life you would change, two things you would do differently And why?
ghettoboyd:god I hate to change anything but a part of me wishes I joined the military as I would be retired by now and collecting my pension working part time wherever...I wish I would have paid attention in school and went to college so I could do something more than just drive a truck but like I said my life is good and I'm glad its worked out the way it has so far...

marcus300: Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions and opening up. Its been a pleasure
ghettoboyd: thank you marcus for asking me to do this, I learned a few things about myself during the possess...