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My young bro Mike Burnz aka my little cousin out in LA is one of my biggest influences and biggest sources of inspiration. There aren’t many people I trust. There actually is only a handful of people I would be considerate enough to say that I’ve even thought about trusting. And he is definitely one of them.

Outside of the fact that we’re family, we’re like brothers on the real. We were always into the same shit, always about the same things, the same gear, the same music, lusted for the same whips, and we both were b-boys. The thing about him is that he kept keeping on. He never gave up on the dance. He never slowed down because of his life responsibilities or his struggles, and now he’s still doin his thing, training with dudes who I used to look up to as a dancer.

He works for everything he has and owns what he owns because he earned it, not with the help of family or trust funds. He hustles foreal, on some legit shit, to make sure he’s not trapped in the bullshit holes our parents mistakes may have dug us into.

And now he’s got that white on white, pulling up to the terminal real Rossy.

My young dude is my heart. And I missed him for the 4 years that I wasn’t able to be back out in Cali.

I Welcome Mike Burnz to TheLegendsLeague.

Don’t hate.

Life Blood is a design I did probably about 2 years ago, and it is still one of my proudest pieces to date. Just wanted to share some old work for all the new comers.

Some of you already know this, but I’ve given up the bottle again. (I know, I sound like a toddler with separation issues.. but seriously now..)

A couple of weeks ago I left for LA for the first time in 4 years to see some loved ones, namely my young bro Mike for his 25th birthday, and finally get an opportunity to take a real, true to form, vacation.

It was amazing.

When I got back to Toronto my mind was in a different place. My approach to everything was different. I was more carefree, more on point, more considerate of my own life and my own movements, and more aware of where I wanted to be and what was necessary for me to do in order to find myself at my end goals within reasonable deadlines. I started to look at life like a vacation. Zero work days. Only enjoyment in anything I do, no matter how difficult, how time pressing, or how frustrating. I was to take everything in stride, chin up, chest out, and prepared to tackle obstacles accordingly.. or just step around them politely if it made more sense.

And so to the idea of being sober again.

I need to be on top of my game if everything I see before me is to go as planned. And if you know me like you think you know me, my issues with alcoholism are plenty and always available to topple my steps. So I’ve decided to go sober until I return back to California, (which is tentatively in December for the Manny Pacquiao vs Oscar De La Hoya fight). But I figured if I’m gonna go sober, I may as well change up more than just my drinking habits… so there’s a couple more things I’ve implemented just to make things interesting. The main thing is getting back down to 165lbs. and living an overall fuller, more uplifting life, than I already am.

So here it is - The Sober 165.

Limitations:

NO drinking alcohol of any sort.
(I only drink beer, wine, and champagne, so liquor doesn’t really matter).

NO salting of foods after cooking or after purchasing from restaurants.
(My love for sodium is an issue. I’m surprised I’m not pissing out crystals the color of canaries half the time).

NO potatoes and rice while I’m at work.
(Yeah, this sounds crazy, but I’m a sucker for the Greek spot by my work and I kill that shit).

NO chips, chocolate or candy.
(I eat chips. I love them. I love nachos. Eating nachos lets off my endorphins. And I love nachos more than Nacho loves orphans. LMAO. So nachos at the movies is an exception).

NO coffee. NO soda. NO trap food.
(I used to drink a lot of coffee. “Used to” being the important phrase here. Soda is just a bad thing altogether. Not really a fan. And ‘trap food’. Well, trap food is basically what my homey Auggie stays eating - McDonald’s, BK, Taco Bell, Popeyes type shit. Never that).

NO pasta at home.
(I cook A LOT of pasta. But the carbs aren’t the greatest thing for me. My replacement - spaghetti squash. It’s incredibly easy to prepare, and I love the taste of it).

Implementations:

Start the day off with Green Tea.
(I drank a lot of tea in Cali, and it was great. So I’ve been starting all my days since coming home with a cup of green tea, and also the occasional cup at night).

At least 100 Push Ups a day.
(Ideally, I’d be working out all the time, but if I can’t, push ups and crunches is the acceptable route for the off days. 50 in the AM, 50 in the PM).

Only whole wheat bread.
(This is something that I had been doing even before I left, so it’s more a continuation than anything else).

B-Boying.
(I got a chance to meet Poe 1 in LA, and that dude is a machine. Seeing his approach to b-boying at his age and stage in life was incredibly inspiring and got me on a kick to start working on my footwork at home for the only reason we used to do it before - the love of it. Every Monday and Thursday night are the planned practice times).

No hats in the office.
(To many this sounds very silly. But me wearing a hat is like Linus carrying his blanket everywhere. I do it out of comfort. I wear a hat all the fucking time, and for some strange reason it helps with my panic and anxiety attacks. So no wearing hats in the office or while eating. It’s the courteous thing to do, and it’s about time things change).

The Exception:

Drinking with The Wife.
(It doesn’t happen very often at all, but if me and the wife go out for a drink, I’m good to go. I’m interested to see if I even break code for this exception).

Duration:

I’ve been sober since September 17, so by December 1st it will be 75 days of this project. So far it will be the longest LegendsLeague project that I’ve given myself, and clearly the most difficult. I am dedicated to it though, and determined to make this happen for myself. I am urging anyone else who is interested in doing the same for themselves to join me, and anyone who is considering it but unsure to stay up to date on the blog to see my progress. My starting weight as off September 17th was 182 lbs. my weight as of this morning is 174.6 lbs.

Wish me luck. I’ll keep you posted.

With Love&Respect.
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Special shout out to Nebby for the suggestion to blog it all. I had planned on letting ya’ll know what’s good, but not to the extent of the other LL projects. Show her some love at her blog