Blawg #2

Well, today was day #1 of week 4. I took my 'no progress' picture, and - as expected - there's really no change from week 3. Except that I'm wearing awesome Lulu lemon boxers from my best friend Juliekins?!

Anyways, today was chest/bicep. We're working on doing more dumbbells, less barbell. Was repping 65's today; which is far less than I SHOULD be doing, but I'm still working out the kinks. Thursday I will work on barbell just to ensure I'm keeping the strength up.

My diet remained clean, and I'm just about to go toss on a few chicken breasts (1 for now, 1 for tomorrow) and some sweet potato fries. Thank god I got some ketchup this weekend ;O!

I still have this chest cold - which is definitely hindering me from pushing as hard as I should be going - but I feel like I'm still working out well enough to make an impact. I'm not going to do my measurements until Week 8 is complete, and I think I'm going to refrain from doing progress pictures until then also - just so I'm not getting discouraged by my body not becoming GSP'esque overnight...(Yes, I know - hard to believe you don't drop body fat%ages like flies!).

Another thing I should try to keep in mind is I'm not on a cut phase right now; and I shouldn't be expecting to see any dramatic changes in body fat %. As stated previously - right now is more of a bulk/muscle phase - and then I'm going to try to slowly adjust into a cut phase for summer....hoorah. :\



Also - I've realized how streaky my mirror (to late to save this picture) is and have since washed it. You're welcome. :P

Again!!

So, once again I've decided to start working out again (Haven't had diet in >6 months, nor gym in >3 months) - and start attempting to update this blog. I'm now wrapping up week 3.

Currently, 6'1 - 200 lbs. I've stopped taking syringes in my stomach, and I've been eating clean for 3 weeks. I'm not calorie counting, outside a rough estimate. I'm consuming 3,500 -4,000 calories daily. I need to increase protein though. For another 5 weeks - I'll maintain this, and then I'll be dropping down to 3,000 calories a day and adding 2 days of cardio a week. Then, 8 weeks of that and I'll be dropping down 700 calories to 2300 a day approximately, no carbs at night, and cardio 3-5 times a week in addition to my weight training.

The end goal is to be ripped by June.

I haven't taken a progress picture for Week 3 as it doesn't end until tomorrow, and I didn't take one when I started, but here is end of Week 2.

Edit; Someone asked me what I meant when I mentioned that I stopped taking syringes in my stomach. Well, I DO have some fat on my stomach, but my left side is swollen due to syringes - so I need to stop taking them there so that I can accurately determine how much fat is on my stomach that I need to burn in the next 5 months.