Rocco32

Alright, this is my journal using TP's awesome new program! I'm very psyched to be doing this as TP will attest to!

Weight- 192lbs
Height- 5'11"
Age- 26
Neck- 17
Shoulders- 52.5
R.Bi- 16.25
L. Bi- 16.25
Forearm- 12.5
Chest-46
Waist- 33
Thighs- 24.5
Calves-15

Diet- Carb Cycling
Supplements- On Whey, Fish Oil, later on Swolev2 and Nitrous

I will be starting the W/O program on Monday 12

Plan to do HIIT 2x a week and that's all for cardio.

Here is the Link to current pics (horrible) http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/sh...threadid=29879 (Critique Pics and form)

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...

Jodi

Your pictures look great and they are far from horrible so no getting down on yourself

Essence EFA

X Ring

nice looks really good man, im with you on this, most are starting 4/12. I gotta go do my measurement and pics now

Rocco32

Thanks Jodi! But they are right, I need to wax my ass! LOL I'm soooo excited about this.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...

Rocco32

Thanks X! This is going to be great. I'm glad so many people I like are doing this so we can support each other!

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...

PreMier

Looking forward to following! Yes wax your ass! Or... just keep growing the hair, and have hair shorts. LOL

P-side Inc.

"the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

Var

Good luck Rock! I'm really looking forward to seeing what results we can all get from this program.

But when you disarm them, you at once offend them by showing that you distrust them, either for cowardice or for want of loyalty, and either of these opinions breeds hatred against you.

-N. Machiavelli

IainDaniel

Yeah Wax your ass already.

I thought you weren't starting till after your comp

I won't be starting till the 26th

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Michael Jordan

once was fat

Well all I can say is its about time you started your journal. J/k. Welcome aboard. By the way I cant even walk right now. I did squats for the first time in many months and let me tell you. I have been crying like a little biatch since 8 this morning. No delay in mucsle soreness. Automatic mucsle sorness. I will be lucky if I can get out of bed tomorrow.

He who speaks least, think's most.

myCATpowerlifts

You actually train???
i thought you sat around watching LOTH all day...sheeesh

you think you know somebody....

Burner02

hey rock! Damn! You know..you and I have very similar body types? I'm fatter now....but the overall shape is close!
Keep up the good work!
I'm gonna keep checking in and now...am gona 'chase' you to leanness!
Beter keep chckig your rear view mirror, pal..'cause the burner's comin' after ya!

Can you smel-l-l-l-l-l-l-l what the burner's cookin?
(chicken and white rice..)

Actually, I just got a bag of balsatac (sp) rice. (as you know I HATE brown rice, isn't neccesary and refuse to eat the shit)

Success leaves clues. People who produce outstanding results do specific things to create those results

Nobody cares what you did yesterday or what you are going to do tomorrow. What is important is what you are doing NOW to solve our problem

THERE IS NO TOMORROW!
- Appollo Creed

Rocco32

Thanks Premi, I'll just wear longer shorts though I think

Var- I think this is going to be fun. I like challenges and I have a feeling this will get pretty challenging. It's cool I got so many people I admire and respect from this board to do this with! We're going to do awesome!

Iain- Looks like I'll be 2 weeks ahead of you. I'm going to make it sound even harder than it is just so you can sweat it!

Once- thats funny, i read that in the other forum! Same happens to me when I do legs for the first time (especially squats) Keep stretching them!! Maybe take a warm bath or shower also.

Burner- I'm still waiting for pics from you! We may have the same body type, but you throw more weight up than I do! I hope you do keep coming in here! What kind of rice are you cooking? Is it better than Brown Rice? Is it as good for you as brown rice?

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...

Rocco32

Did 30 min HIIT today on elliptical trainer. It's even harder to do now when I know I'm not competing in 3 weeks! But I'm recomping and still need to get rid of my stomach, just not in the hurry I was in before. I'm starting the new Carb cycling diet on Monday also. Till then I'm just hanging loose.

Meal 1 (after HIIT)- 35g protein, 1 cup of Berry cereal from Trader Joes with a little milk.

Meal 2- 1 low carb no sugar tortilla wrap, 5 slices Herb Turkey Meat, bunch of mushrooms, 1 slice Gouda Cheese, 1 TBSP Olive spread, little bit of Cilantro Fat free sugar free dressing. Wrapped it up and threw on George Foreman Grill. Soooo good. Got all the stuff from Trader Joes. I love Trader joes now!!

Meal 3- 30g protein, 5 fishies

Meal 4- 7oz Bass, 1 cup Green Beans, 5 fishies

Meal 5- 30g protein, 5 fishies.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...

Burner02

Ijust bought a bag of balsamic rice? Is that right? I WILL NOT eat brown rice! It is over-rated. There are some 'extremists' on this board that think you can only eat brown.
A friend / aqquaintance of mine, who owns a supplement shop adn copetes in bb shows eats white rice with his chicken and broccoli. (he carries a whopping 4.5% bf. I will go with, he has a good idea on what he is talkig about.)
He and his wife give free seminars on nutricion (sp) at the gym..but I ma always @ work when they put them on.
I asked him about the gi index. he said it was over-rated. What you aren't told, is that chicken (protein) balances or nuetralizes the gi index, and all is well.
I am about to go and get a rice cooker off ebay. Give that a whirl.

Not so sure about the weight I can throw around anyumore, bud-
I have lost a bit of strength. I keep having traiing days missed. Today was another one. The schedule did n't allow for it.
I am a 'shadow' of my former self. So..no new pics for a while.
(I still look more or less the same as the pics I took a couple months ago, which are on page 1 of my 'road less travelled' journal.
You keep hammering it, I will be along!

Success leaves clues. People who produce outstanding results do specific things to create those results

Nobody cares what you did yesterday or what you are going to do tomorrow. What is important is what you are doing NOW to solve our problem

THERE IS NO TOMORROW!
- Appollo Creed

aggies1ut

Trader Joes rules.

once was fat

[quote]Originally posted by rock4832
It's even harder to do now when I know I'm not competing in 3 weeks!

Umm what happend?

He who speaks least, think's most.

Rocco32

[quote]Originally posted by once was fat
Here is my post from my last journal Once: Alright everyone, thanks for the support and encouragement! However I have decided to by-pass this competition and shoot for next years. I know I can get into Contest shape in 3 weeks but at how much muscle loss? I'm not ready to do that right now. So I've decided to do TP's program and Recomp. I don't plan to so much bulk as still get rid of my stomach and tighten up, just at a slower pace. I look at pics of myself last year and hate them. I don't want to lose muscle. I just decided to do this contest too late and didn't leave enough time to properly get ready with the BF level I was at.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...

Rocco32

Trader Joes is one of the best things to happen to me!!!

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...

Eggs

Hey Rock - Glad to see you're on TPs program... I'm looking forward to seeing some great recomp pics coming up as the time goes by.

Keep the workouts hard and the diet full of protein bud... and you'll get there

Take care!

Rocco32

Thanks buddy, wish you were doing this with me too! I don't have to worry about keeping the diets hard, TP's already seen to that!

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...

Rocco32

Alright, I'm no longer going to do HIIT while on this program but I will be doing "Clean Cardio" for 2-3 times a week of off days.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...

Rocco32

Alright, start the program tomorrow along with Carb Cycling. Gotta admit the weekend was not good as far as food goes. Went to visit the parents and after 10 weeks of a strict diet, I was tempted...

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...

Rocco32

Oh, and BTW I am going through MAJOR Caffeine and ephedrine withdrawal! Not pleasant at all!!

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...

IainDaniel

It is shitty, I warned ya!

did you just stop cold turkey or taper off ??

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Michael Jordan

Rocco32

Cold turkey! For the first 3 days after I thought something was seriously wrong with me. I didn't even think it was from that it was so bad.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...

Rocco32

Alright, first day of new Workout! Nice day, very easy ( I know that will change soon). I didn't rush through the exercises either, took about 50min. I liked the exercises.

Wide Grip Pull-up, 2 sets-
10x6
0x8

BB Row Underhand, 2 sets-
135x8
145x7

Leg Curls, 2 sets-
140x8
140x7

BB Curl, 2 sets-
75x8
85x6

Hammer Cable Curl, 2 sets-
30x9
40x9

Sitting Calf, 2 sets-
140x6
140x7

BB shrug, 2 sets-
205x9
225x9

This is a good w/o to find my rep ranges and weights. I have a much better idea where to start next time.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...

IainDaniel

Do you drink Coffee?

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb i