Thread: The story of an 18 year old trying to get cut up...

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went out to dinner with my girlfriend. had about 8 oz of filet mignon tips. so that was my final meal of the day. anchorman was fcking hilarious btw!

actually, probably less than half a pound of filet tips, after all, it was only 9 dollars...but still..

Filet is always nice. I heard anchorman was great.

alright, days not quite over yet but ill post anyways. things were a litle hectic cus i went to the yankees game today, so diet and training (didnt traing for the second dayin a row) were atypical.

breakfast:

cup of coffee w/ half and half
2 whole eggs
3 oz filet mignon (was in the fridge, dnno why )
1.5 servings sesathin

meal 2:
1/4 pound fresh deli meat
low carb wrap
1 serving sesathin

meal 3:
1/4 pound fressh deli meat
diet coke

meal 4:
met-rx lite mrp (shitty option, but there was a juice bar in the city and this was what they had) (3 grams fat, 25 grams protein, 15 grams carbs)
1 strawberry

meal 5: havn't had this one, but we're bbq'ing tonite, so i suppose about 12 oz. of lean steak/chicken.....ill report back on this one..gotta beef up the day's protein content cus i havn't had nearly enough protein...or efa's errr....

later!

ok so here's meal 5: 2 3-4 oz pieces of top round steak and 1 93% fat free burger. 1 serving of sesathin.

dave here

6:30: 9 oz lean steak
2 whole eggs
coffee w/ cream
sesathin

after scarfing down the usual breakfast i started to think. i've been stuck at this level of bf for a few weeks now and im not happy. so im changing things up. i may be off with this but i feel like the 2 weekly carb up meals arn't enough to replenish my glycogen and leptin levels anymore. im going stale. the carb cycle guys at avant allow many more carbs and carbups and that diet seems to work great for most. so today is being changed to an entire day carb up.

9:30: Whey protein 1 scoop, 1 medium banana, 6 oz carb countdown milk

i work at a protein/juice bar so thats why i have 2 shakes a day....not much of a choice

12:30 : 12 pieces of brown-rice tuna and avocada sushi rolls. damn these were good. i poked the avocado out of 6 of em so as not to get toooo much fat with this meal. I also downed a nice sized bowl of plain brown rice. felt very good.

3:30: Whey protein shake...

and now its 6 and im gonna down a little more protein and head to the gym for arms and max-ot cardio. i think im gonna try up and downs on the dumbell rack. never done them before but they look fun as hell! for triceps ill do a combo of pushdowns and dipping. should do the trick. My goal for max-ot cardio is to burne 250 cals in 16 minutes. my best session, which was the last, i got 247 cals.

k. im off to train now, and after a killer workout im gonna try and get TONS of wholesome carbs into my system! ill be back

keep it classy

dave

pre workout: 1/2 bowl of oatmeal (19 grams carbs), 25 grams whey isolate

post workout: 25 grams whey isolate, HUGE plate of brown rice (3 cups maybe?? dnno)
4 ounces of sirloin

and so ends what probably was the highest carb day in a few months. feels good.

When i got to the gym i realized that i forgot my BCAA's and glutamine, so i didnt want to do max-ot cardio and risk the muscle loss. also, i figured that on a day when i am trying to load up on carbs, i dont want to go burning them off at the first chance i get.

workout was insane, best pumps of my life. just hit the arms, but boy did i hit them hard. with the carbs in me, it was a gooood day.

triset

ezcurl bicep curl 115x6,115x5
ezcurl reverse bicep curl 70x10,70x10
standing dumbell hammer curl 40x7,40x5

rest was about 10 seconds between exercises and about 3 minutes between sets.

i did a sort of up and down the rack workout....i think vince gironda advocated something like this.........1 arm alternating dumbell curls i started with the 30's for 3 on each arm. then 35's for 3 on each arm. then 40's for the 3 on each arm. then 40's for 5 reps. and 35's for 8 reps. and down to 30's for a ridiculous set of 30 x 12 on each arm) Rest was kept to 5 seconds betwene sets. the pump was INSANE.

Triceps i did another superset

rope pushdowns 50x12, 50 x 9
reverse pushdowns 50x12, 50 x 9
tr8 close gripped pushdowns 50x12 50 x 9

tricep dips till failure: 10 reps. rest 15 seconds. 8 reps. rest 10 seconds. 5 reps. im toast

workout felt great. low rest intervals. varied rep ranges, mostly heavy stuff.

You State That You Are At About 8% Bodyfat ? You Should Be Shredded At 8% !!! If You Don't See Abs At 8% Maybe You Need To Develop The Abdominal Muscles.

spike. my abs def dont look like yours! I am probably above 8%, my only way of knowning is a 1 site caliper test. i have the accumeasure and it reads 8 at the illiac crest.

my abs do show, but there is fat right under my bottome 2 abs which keep them from popping out. the top 4 are fairly good to go just waiting on the last ones which are a bitch.

ill take pics to show u guys and u can help me figure this out...

Remember, You Can Ask 20 People The Same Question And Get 20 Different Answers, The Hard Part Is That You Have To Read Thru All The BULL And Try To Figure Out What Is Right For You. You Have To Make The Decision... Most Of The Members Here Don't Have Any Pictures Of Themselves, So How Will You Know If What They Are Saying Is Even Working For Them. Good Luck.

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anyone have comments on the carbup? good idea? bad?

Originally Posted by zenreich6005

spike. my abs def dont look like yours! I am probably above 8%, my only way of knowning is a 1 site caliper test. i have the accumeasure and it reads 8 at the illiac crest.

my abs do show, but there is fat right under my bottome 2 abs which keep them from popping out. the top 4 are fairly good to go just waiting on the last ones which are a bitch.

ill take pics to show u guys and u can help me figure this out...

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Originally Posted by zenreich6005

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anyone have comments on the carbup? good idea? bad?

Oh , I'm sure it's a good idea, just my .02.

When I was cutting I had a cheat DAY once a week. I lost 40 lbs using a simple caloric deficit diet with a cheat day every week. And weight training and cardio of course.

yesterday was high carb. so natural, today was no carb.

breakfast: 3 whole eggs, 3 pieces of canadian bacon, coffee w/ cream, 1 serving sesathin

meal 2: Whey protein,carb countdown chocolate milk 6 oz, about 30 grams of protein via super lean fresh sliced ham

meal 3: 45 grams of protein blend 33% micelllar cassein/33% egg white/33% whey isolate, 4 oz carb countdown chocolate

meal 4: chicken in balsamic vinegar w/ rosemary. came to about 40 grams of protein and tons of good fats

meal 5 (post workout) 2 scoops whey isolate, 5 oz top sirloin steak.

during my workout i consumed 30 grams of ICE bcaa's + Glutamine

the workout:
felt like doing max-ot style shoulders today. dnno why.

seated dumbell press
70x4
70x4
70x4

tons of rest between sets

lateral raises
27.5x7
27.5z7
27.5x7

standing cable lateral raises
25x7
25x7
25x7

max-ot cardio on the recumbent bike. 16 minutes, 150 calories...hey had to watch the all-star game!

thats all for today folks...it was a pretty avg day....

Pretty strong shoulders, bud.

And damn... did you see Clemens pitching in the first inning?? All i can say is LOL!

thanks dnno if im strong or not, never really taken a look at what everyone else around my stats lifts??

yea i saw clemens....he was umm..bad..

moderate carb day today:

breakfast: 2 scoops whey isolate, 5 pieces of canadian bacon (2 grams of fat)

meal 2: 2 scoops of micellar cassein/egg/whey blend, 1 scoop of whey, 6 oz carb countdown

meal 3: 8 oz grilled chicken

meal 4: brown rice sushi - tuna, avocado, spicy mayo.

meal 5: 1/2 cup cooked brown basmati rice, 5 oz top sirloin

added 2 scoops of whey isolate to that last meal with the steak and rice...added in a double does of sesathin


meal 6: low carb wrap, turkey, canadian bacon (lean), fat free cheese)


no training today. only carbs came from trace amounts in shakes made with carb countdown, the 4 net carbs in my tortilla, and then the 2 carb meals - 1/2 cup of brown basmati rice and the 12 pieces of brown rice sushi. so probably about 150-160 carbs, which is where i wanted to be.

tomrrow is another no carb day.

hitting the gym for back in 10 minutes.

no carb day

4 pieces canadian bacon, 2 eggs, coffee w/ cream

8 oz filet mignon

2 scoops protein blend, 8 oz carb countdown milk, atkins crunchers (100 cals, 4 carbs, 13 grams protein...)

lean beef, chicken

lean beef, chicken

...total of the last 2 meals was 96 grams of protein, 4 carbs, and 8 grams of fat i know...not sure on the calories...

during workout will be ICE BCAA's

post workout: 6 oz carb countdown, 1 scoop whey protein

tonites workout was quick. only had a half hour, so i ditched the cardio and did a fast pace, intense, workout.

triset

pullup 10,6
seated row 10,8 x 120
hammer back row 8,5 x 270

15 seconds rest between movements, 2 minutes between giant sets

two armed high pulley row
140 x 10, 140x10, 140x 10 30 second rest

one armed dumbell rows
4x80 on each side x 3 - zero rest between all 3 sets (well 6 sets actually...)

parallel grip pullups till failure - maybe 6 or so???

there u have it. very intense workout, done in maybe...30 minutes or so...

gonna go sleep now....hey people, start giving me some feedback damnit! haha peace.

p.s. tmrrow is gonna be a moderate carb day. so im thinking brown rice spicy tuna rolls for lunch and some oatmeal after training. peace.

today was moderate carbs. tmrrow is no carbs.


breakfast: low carb tortilla, turkey, oatmeal (20 grams carbs), whey isolate
post workout: brown rice sushi - spicy tuna, 12 pieces
post workout 2: whey with 8 oz carb countdown milk
meal 4: chicken and brasaola (its a 98% fat free antipasta meat). 3 low carb tortillas (18 carbs total, 12 net)
meal 5: chicken and brasaola, whey
meal 6: 11 pieces of sashimi (5 tuna, 3 salmon, 3 white-colored slimy things)

fast paced workout again today - chest


i hit 70 lbs for 10 reps on the incline which felt VERY nice....strength in this movement has gone up tremendously since i started emphasising it and cutting out the benchpress..

superset
3x incline press 70x10,70x6,60x8
3x dips 8,8,6


5 level dropset on the freemotion machine which is basically just a seated cable bench press. (everything kept in the 3-8 reprange....hard as hell!...muscles were killing)


20 pushups (failure)

rest was kept to under 30 seconds always...

someone give me some feedback! ahhhhhh been talking to myself for tooooooo long lol

just got a bottle of lipo-6 the original version in the mail. this is the good stuff...gonna start on it tmrrow...

no carb day

lean burger patty, 2 scoops whey
abb rtd 50 protein shake, 2 chicken kabobs on the street
1 scoop egg, 1 scoop whey, 10 oz carb countdown
hamburger patty
2 eggs, steak

went to the city in the morning and a concert at night, so it was tough to maintain but i did it....calories wernt of great quality tho.

starting lipo-6 with ephedra tmrrow

hi carb

preworkout - 1 package of whole wheat macaroni 150 carbs, 2 scoops whey
post workout - subway 12 inch whole wheat with roast beef, turky and ham, chipotle sauce
meal 3 - small bowl of brown rice, brown rice spicy tuna rolls.

ill keep ya posted ... if anyone still reads this grr...

I just read through it zen. Looking good. What are you calling a carb up? You mean the high carb day? My current diet is bulking with slow burners in one of Jodi's stickies. It's calling a carb up a high carb last meal of the day, only on workout days.

i was doing the carbup which was twice weekly, last meal of the day on a workout day). im currently doing carb cycling. it calls for hi carb, low carb, and moderate carb days, cycled throughout the week. so today was a high carb day, meaning all the carbs i want at 3 meals, and no carbs at the other 3 meals. medium carb day is 1 carb/ lb of bodyweight. no carb is well just that....

meal 4 was an 8 oz piece of swordfish and im still not hungry... YIKES I HAVNT HAD MY OTHER 2 MEALS!

this lipo 6 slashed my appetite left and right. some serious shit right here. anyone thats been reading through my posts KNOWS how much i eat.even when im cutting as hard as possible! today i wasnt hungry...at any point in the day...at all.... and this just happens to conicide with the beginnning the lipo-6. 2 caps this morning before my workout, 1 cap around 4 oclock,.

todays workout: arms

allowed more rest time today, hit the biceps with higher weight and lower reps. used 125 lbs for 4 reps on the bicep curls for 3 sets. and 80 lbs for the reverse bicep curls for 8 reps. pushdowns i believe were around 80 lbs, but i never pay much attention. most tricep sets were in the 6-10 range. volume too was reduced today, as ive been beating the shit out of my arms lately.

superset:

ez curls 5x125,4x125,4x115
underhand pushdown 10,8,8

superset:

reverse ez curls 80x8,8x8,80x6
overhnad pushdown 8,8,8

cardio: 30 minutes moderate pace.

wanted to try this out. ive been doing hiit and not liking the results, so i figure, why not switch it up? every thing works differnetly for different people so ill mix it up and see whats best for me...

gotta go try get in a shake or something.

peace