Hi all, I thought i may as well post a journal charting my journey so far.
I'm 36
6ft 11
175 lbs (down from 187 lbs)
I'm a sales rep so I'm on the road a lot..
My general diet is:
Breakfast
Bowl of Porridge
1 scoop of whey protein with milk/water
Omega 3 fish oil
multi vitamin
Mid morning snack
hand full of mixed unsalted nuts & rasins
Lunch
Chicken breast wrap, salad, blueberries
snack
Mixed nuts, banana, apple, Protein bar
Pre workout
1 scoop of whey, creatine monohydrate, 2 tabs of BCAA's
Post workout
1 scoop of whey, creatine monohydrate, 2 tabs of BCAA's
eve meal
Chicken breast or Salmon steak or Tuna steak or bolognese Sweet potato, steamed broccoli etc.
or chicken/prawn stir fry with pak choi & lots of veg
Evening: Orange, apple
Training:
I train usually 4 times per week (Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun) for 1 hr. 4 sets of each, 8-10 reps to failure. I always start with 5min cross trainer or row warmup
Session 1: Biceps Triceps
Pull ups
Skull Crushers
Dips
Overhead rope tricep ext
V-Bar push down
EZ bar curls
seated Hammer curls
reverse grip ez-bar curls or preacher curls
Hanging knee raises
Session 2: Shoulders & Legs
Pull ups
Seated Shoulder Press
Dumbbell Lat raise & Front Raise
Shrugs
Squats
Leg raises
Calf raises
Hanging knee raises
Session 3:Chest & Back
Pull ups
Bench Press
Cable Cross over
Incline press
Flyes-sometimes machine, sometimes lying dumbbell
Dead Lift
Reverse fly
Seated Row
Bent over dumbbell row
Pull ups
Hanging leg raise
Session 4 I start from the beginning again.
Heres some progress pics, the first one was 4-5 years ago, the last one was today. I have been training with purpose for the past year and a bit.
I'm now ready to take it to the next level as I seem to have hit a bit of a platau, any help or advice is welcome.
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