Thread: MonStar's Road to a Shredded 198 lbs.

Saturday; 9-10-2005

Shoulders --- 35 minutes

Solid workout today! Started off with 3 supersets of seated OH DB presses with DB lateral raises. Then I moved onto 3 more supersets of DB front raises with BTN presses in the Smith-machine. After that I did some bentover DB lateral raises to hit the rear delts, and finished up with some BTB shrugs, and DB shrugs. Did a few sets of Hammer Strength crunches and called it a day.

Diet/Supplements:

Preworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein, 25mcg T3, multi-vitamin
Postworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein
Meal 1: 1 bag of almonds
Meal 2: 3/4 jar of spanish olives
Meal 3: 3/4 block of jalepeno cheese, 25mcg T3

Estimated Carb Intake: ~16g

Sh*tty diet today, after pigging the hell out last night and puking I didn't have an appetite until late tonight. Finally I went to the grocery store with my ex-girlfriend's sisters after a carnival to get some low-carb food.

Sleep: 9 hours.

Weight: 224 lbs. Last night I had a huge cheat day and ended up gaining 5-6 lbs. of course. Hopefully a lot of that is water weight. P.F. Chang's along with alcohol and pot, not the best combo.

Strictly for motivation, and to show how far back a few days of binging can really set you:

I don't see that much of a difference.

Originally Posted by MonStar

Hopefully a lot of that is water weight. P.F. Chang's along with alcohol and pot, not the best combo.

Sounds like a good combination to me. Haha.

Patrick: If you look closely in the first one I'm not holding as much water at all. Thats the biggest way that I can tell, at least.

CowPimp: LOL, good combination for feeling like sh*t, maybe.

Sunday; 9-11-2005

Arms --- 40 minutes

Nice workout today, the gym was definitely a little busy, though. Started off with 3 supersets of DB french presses with rope cable pressdowns. Then for biceps 3 supersets of alternating DB curls and preacher curls. After that I did 3 supersets of overhead rope extensions with skulls, and finished up with a few supersets of hammer curls with reverse curls. Did a few sets of crunches and called it a day.

Diet/Supplements:

Preworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein, 25mcg T3, multi-vitamin
Postworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein
Meal 1: garden salad + blue cheese dressing
Meal 2: chicken + cheese
Meal 3: chicken salad
Meal 4: low-carb breaded chicken
Meal 5: 6 slices of cheese
Meal 6: sugar-free jello, coffee + heavy whipping cream, 25mcg T3

Estimated Carb Intake: ~18g

Sleep: 8 hours.

Weight: 218 lbs. Not too bad today I guess, at least I'm down a bit from yesterday.

Monday; 9-12-2005

Chest --- 35 minutes

Good workout today, started off with 3 supersets of incline DB presses with cable crossovers, and then moved onto another 3 supersets of pec-deck flyes and dips. Finished up today with a few sets of DB flyes and Hammer Strength presses, and some Hammer Strength crunches.

Diet/Supplements:

Preworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein, 25mcg T3, multi-vitamin
Postworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein
Meal 1: chicken salad
Meal 2: 1 bag of almonds
Meal 3: 3 hot dogs
Meal 4: bacon & cheese omelet
Meal 5: melted pepperoni + cheese
Meal 6: low-carb breaded chicken, 4 slices of cheese

Estimated Carb Intake: ~24g

Sleep: 8 hours.

Weight: 217 lbs. Down a pound from yesterday, not too bad at all. As long as I'm getting closer and closer to my goal of 198 lbs.

what is your usual daily calories?

BUA: I honestly have no idea at all bro, all I count is the carbs when I'm on a ketogenic diet.

ketogenic? is that atkins?

BUA: Yeah man, just like Atkin's, more or less. Trying to keep the carbs under 20g the first week or so.

Tuesday; 9-13-2005

Back --- 35 minutes

Really good workout today, intensity was great considering I'm on such low-carbs. Started off today with 3 supersets of BTN cable pulldowns with DB pullovers. Moved onto 3 more supersets of CG cable rows and incline DB rows. Then I did a few sets of Hammer Strength rows and finished with some CG cable pulldowns, and then some rope cable crunches.

Diet/Supplements:

Preworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein, 25mcg T3, multi-vitamin
Postworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein
Meal 1: chicken salad
Meal 2: garden salad + grilled chicken + ranch dressing
Meal 3: pepperoni + cheese
Meal 4: coffee + heavy whipping cream
Meal 5: bacon & cheese omelet
Meal 6: 6 slices of cheese

Estimated Carb Intake: ~21g

Sleep: 7 hours.

Weight: 216.5 lbs. Down a half pound from yesterday, not too bad. I really can't believe that I'm trying to lose another 16-17 lbs.

Originally Posted by MonStar

Weight: 216.5 lbs. Down a half pound from yesterday, not too bad. I really can't believe that I'm trying to lose another 16-17 lbs.

Don't get too caught up in numbers. If you look in the mirror 10 pounds from now and say, "Damn, I'm looking cut," then you may as well stop. I kind of did that last time I cut. I thought I was going to go lower, and I just realized that I was plenty lean one day.

When I cut now I don't even really use a scale, except perhaps for the first two weeks or so just to make sure I'm progressing. I just use the mirror. The mirror will tell you when you're done.

how long do you think it is going to take you to get down to 198?

CowPimp: Yeah I'll definitely be paying close attention to the mirror. Especially the mirror at my tanning salon because I feel that the lighting there really lets me check my progress. Its amazing how much leaner one can look after just 4-5 days of eating close to zero carb. We'll see how things go in the next few weeks.

waking_life: If I can stick it out on this ketogenic diet, honestly, not too long at all. I mean probably 3-4 weeks or so.

[QUOTE=MonStar]

Wednesday; 9-14-2005

Shoulders --- 35 minutes

Another good solid workout today, started off with 3 supersets of DB lateral raises with seated DB presses. And then I moved onto another 3 supersets of BTN presses with WG upright rows. Finished up with some bentover lateral raises, and then some BTB Smith-machine shrugs. Finished up today with some rope cable crunches, not too bad at all.

Diet/Supplements:

Preworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein, 25mcg T3, multi-vitamin
Postworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein
Meal 1:
Meal 2:
Meal 3:
Meal 4:
Meal 5:
Meal 6:

Estimated Carb Intake:

Sleep: 7.5 hours.

Weight: 217 lbs. Up a little, whatever.

Wednesday; 9-14-2005

Shoulders --- 35 minutes

Another good solid workout today, started off with 3 supersets of DB lateral raises with seated DB presses. And then I moved onto another 3 supersets of BTN presses with WG upright rows. Finished up with some bentover lateral raises, and then some BTB Smith-machine shrugs. Finished up today with some rope cable crunches, not too bad at all.

Diet/Supplements:

Preworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein, 25mcg T3, multi-vitamin
Postworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein
Meal 1: bunless bacon cheeseburger + mayo, ceasar salad
Meal 2: 3 hot dogs
Meal 3:
Meal 4:
Meal 5:
Meal 6:

Estimated Carb Intake:

Sleep: 7.5 hours.

Weight: 217 lbs. Up a little, whatever.

what happens when you get to 198?

soxmuscle: After I get to 198 I'm going to do one of two things, I'm either going ot start back up on Westside and a clean diet, or I'm going to continue on low-carbs and do frequent refeeds.

Wednesday; 9-14-2005

Update:

I can't edit my journal entry from yesterday so I'm going to post the rest of my meals:

Meal 3: coffee + half & half, low-carb breaded chicken
Meal 4: chicken salad
Meal 5: pepperoni + melted cheese

Estimated Carb Intake: ~22g

Thursday; 9-15-2005

Arms --- 30 minutes

Great workout today! Somehow my workouts lately have been awesome. Today's pump in the gym was superb, zero complaints. Started creatine back up today, and that's probably why.

Today I started off with 3 supersets of standing BB curls with high-cable curls, and then moved onto 3 supersets of skullcrushers and DB French presses. After this I did 2 supersets of reverse curls with hammer curls, and then 2 supersets of cable pressdowns and overhead cable extensions. Finished my arms with a triple dropset in Nautilus curls and Nautilus seated dips. Did 2 sets of rope cable crunches and called it a day.

Preworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein, 1 scoop of Swole, 25mcg T3, multi-vitamin
During Workout: 2 cups of black coffee
Postworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein
Meal 1: bunless double bacon cheeseburger + mayo
Meal 2: ceasar salad, 4 hot wings, celery + blue cheese
Meal 3: bunless bacon cheeseburger + mayo
Meal 4: 1 shot of tequila, 1 shot of vodka
Meal 5: 1 scoop of whey protein + heavy whipping cream

Estimated Carb Intake: 29g

LOW-CARB BINGE TONIGHT!

Sleep: 8.5 hours.

Weight: 215.5 lbs. Down a pound and a half from yesterday, not too bad at all.

Damn man, your weight is coming along! You'll be at your target in no time. You should see if you can still pull 645 on a deadlift when you hit a flat 215. Triple bodyweight, hell yeah!

CowPimp: Thanks bro! I really appreciate the support---there's no way that I can pull 645 though at this weight. My strength is pretty much shot, on this low-carb diet.

Friday; 9-16-2005

Chest --- 30 minutes

Started off today with 3 supersets of incline DB presses and cable crossovers, and then 3 more supersets of pec-deck flyes and dips. Then I moved onto a few sets of Hammer Strength bench presses, and then some flat DB flyes. Finished up a dropset of Nautilus bench presses---and then some rope cable crunches.

Preworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein, 1 scoop of Swole, 25mcg T3, multi-vitamin
During Workout: 2 cups of black coffee
Postworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein
Meal 1: bunless double bacon cheeseburger + mayo, ceasar salad
Meal 2: chicken + melted cheese
Meal 3: 1 scoop of whey protein + heavy whipping cream

Estimated Carb Intake: ~16g

Sleep: 8.5 hours.

Weight: 214.5 lbs. Down another pound from yesterday.

Saturday; 9-16-2005

Back --- 20 minutes

Horrible workout today! I knew I was going to have a big cheat meal tonight because every Saturday night for 4-5 hours I'm going to have a big feast and eat pretty much whatever I want. I did a few supersets of seated cable rows and Hammer Strength rows, and then starting talking to my brother's friend about my car and called it a day, lol. I'll be back in the swing of things tommorrow.

Diet/Supplements:

Preworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein, 1 scoop of Swole, 25mcg T3, multi-vitamin
During Workout: 1 cup of black coffee
Postworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein
Meal 1: 2 scrambled eggs + cheese, 2 sausage patties

---Cheat Meal---

Went out to Macaroni Grill and really pigged out, ended up having a ton of bread and oil, some cheese ravioli's, some chicken parmesan, some stuffed stuffed chicken breasts, and then some manacotti cheese filled wraps. Then for dessert we had some cheesecake, and some tiramsu.

Along with all of this I had some peanut butter cookie dough that my mom was making, and then a few mixed drinks. I had lets see 2 glasses of red sangria, and a mudslide of course. Then stopped on the way home and got some soda, and an icey, and some candy. And then went to Wendy's and had a large Frosty.

I fell asleep tonight in a carb-infested daze, lol. After smoking some, drinking some, eating a sh*t ton of food, I slept pretty damn well.

Sleep: 8 hours.