Thread: It's Time

Originally Posted by KelJu

Your attitude is good. Imo, your attitude is the make or break factor. IM journals are a big part of why I have come so far. God luck and I will be following your progress.

Thank you. When I start something, I have to do it to the best of my powers and when I am cutting, I am not screwing around. I have my eye on a goal of what I want to look like by summer, and there is nothing that will interfere with that. Thank you again for the support, it means alot.

Originally Posted by Double D

Those are the kindest words you could ever hear whenever you are cutting, "go ahead and have a cheat meal".....haha

Honestly, I haven't even craved any type of junk. I went from eating anything I wanted whenever I wanted to strict dicipline and even cutting out a crazy habbit of smoking. But my body feels healthy, I feel rejouvenized, and now I don't hold my head down when I walk the streets of New York City. I feel good. So honestly, this cheat meal is more of pitty meal to myself to keep me mentaly strong. But bet your ass that my workout tomorrow will be 2 times as strong knowing I have some extra fuel to burn.

Fantastic attitude. Good to know we have someone on board here who is sincere and honest. One of a handful of people who have joined lately who I can actually say I am glad to have here.

Originally Posted by Double D

Fantastic attitude. Good to know we have someone on board here who is sincere and honest. One of a handful of people who have joined lately who I can actually say I am glad to have here.

Thanks Double, again your words mean alot and the support is even more meaningful.

Well, I never got around to cheating today. Go figure. I woke up, worked out and started cooking lunch and said ahh what the hell, now that the Foreman grill is hot, might as well cook me some diner to bring to work. So instead of cheating for diner, I had grilled chicken and spinach. Tomorrow, tomorrow, I will. I think I need a refeed anyway as results are starting to deminish so tomorrow sounds like a good idea for a small cheat. On a side note, my NHA Stack and XCeed come in tomorrow from Designer Sups. Kind of excited to try that out. My pre-workout Hydroxy just isn't cutting it anymore as I have grown imune to the caffiene. Can't wait to give the XCeed a try for sure. I'll post more tomorrow.

Do you have any tips for cooking beef and chicken on the Foreman grill?

Oh, and about the whole "no craving junkfood" thing: you suck.

No doubt I wish I didnt crave junk food! Son of a bitch it is tough!

Originally Posted by DOMS

Do you have any tips for cooking beef and chicken on the Foreman grill?

Oh, and about the whole "no craving junkfood" thing: you suck.

Haha, seriously though, maybe it's just because I use to eat WHATEVER I wanted whenever I wanted and now that my body has some type of form and discipline it's actually kind of liking it not to mention I want to get hot as fcuk for this summer. Summers in NYC and New Jersey are pretty wild so it's good motivation. Don't get me wrong, I want to have chips sometimes and other shit, but for the most part, me wanting to break down and actually eat it is not even an option.

As for the Foreman grilling... three words, Emeril Lagasse Spices. I put it on BEFORE I put the meat or chicken on the foreman with a pinch of salt and a nice sprinkle of fresh pepper... WHOOOOEEEE. It comes out so great.

Well, I had my "cheat" meal. It consisted of steamed chicken and vegetables with the brown sauce on the side (which I didn't use much). I drank water and finished it off with a fortune cookie. Other than eating more than I normally would at one sitting, it wasn't that much of a cheat meal, so I feel pretty good about it. Now time to work out.

Edit - Would also like to mention that the NHA Stack and XCeed I ordered just came in. Tried out the XCeed just 10 minutes ago and it tastes great, I will post more as time goes on.

Alright ladies and gents, it's been awhile since I wrote in my log. I have NUMBERS! Haha I am now down to 203.0 Pounds and still 5'9" - 5'10"ish. I am thinking at my fattest state I was somewhere around 255 - 260 all fat no muscle haha. SO whoa, yeah it feels frigg'n good. I am looking to lose 30 more Lbs of fat and then gain LBM.

Here is what my new workout program looks like.

Monday - 45 Min Elliptical 8 min on each incline setting at various resistance levels and intensity.
Then Chest (3 workouts 3x10s with low weight) and Tri's (3 workouts 3x10s with low weight)
Various AB workouts

Tuesday - 45 Min Elliptical 8 min on each incline setting at various resistance levels and intensity.
Then Biceps (3 workouts 3x10s with low weight) and Back (3 workouts 3x10s with low weight)
Various AB workouts

Wednesday - 45 Min Elliptical 8 min on each incline setting at various resistance levels and intensity.
Shoulders (3 workouts 3x10s with low weight)
Various AB workouts

Thursday - 45 Min Elliptical 8 min on each incline setting at various resistance levels and intensity.
Then Chest (3 workouts 3x10s with low weight) and Tri's (3 workouts 3x10s with low weight)
Various AB workouts

Friday - 45 Min Elliptical 8 min on each incline setting at various resistance levels and intensity.
Then Biceps (3 workouts 3x10s with low weight) and Back (3 workouts 3x10s with low weight)

Saturday - Low intensity cardio, push ups, AB workouts

Sunday - OFF

This is probably not the best way to build muscle but I don't want optimal strength. I am seeking the most lean body mass and I want my muscles defined and cut.

My diet is still spot on as far as health. My intake is definitely too low since I just moved and it is very hard to eat tons of food at all hours of the day. Now that I am getting settled down and I have stocked up on food, things are definitely looking better. I have decided to stop drinking alcohol for a good 12 weeks (minus a social glass of wine once a week or less).

As usual, I would like to thank everyone here. IM and the knowledgeable users here have helped me keep diet and exercise on my mind throughout most of my day and also keep me so motivated that I look forward to eating healthy and exercising.

So that's it for now. Any advice, critique, support will be much appreciated.

Anyone have any tweaks for my workout schedule?

Just my 2 cents Brother ABC, but that is TOO much, where is your recovery time??? You say you want muscle, and yet there is only 1 day of recovery, I would seriously cut half of your w/o days, but again, thats just my opinion, not that it's much!!!

Best Wishes in whatever you decide though!!!

Originally Posted by Archangel

Just my 2 cents Brother ABC, but that is TOO much, where is your recovery time??? You say you want muscle, and yet there is only 1 day of recovery, I would seriously cut half of your w/o days, but again, thats just my opinion, not that it's much!!!

Best Wishes in whatever you decide though!!!

I was thinking that but since I don't lift crazy amounts of weight or do too many reps and such, wouldn't those muscles heal up enough in 3 - 4 days to be worked out again? Or am I asking for too much from my body?

personally, I honestly think your asking too much from your body!!! You might be able to get away with it for a while, but you will overtrain quickly imo!!! Combine a couple of those w/o's and you would be amazed!!! Come up with 2 alternating routines and go at it every other day w/ the weights!!!

Alrighty, I think this is going to be my final schedule. Just want to mention Witmaster had a huge influence on this.

Monday - 45 Min Elliptical 8 min on each incline setting at various resistance levels and intensity.
Then Chest (3 workouts 3x10s with low weight) and Tri's (3 workouts 3x10s with low weight)
Various AB workouts

Tuesday - 20 Min Crossfit Training
45 Min Elliptical 8 min on each incline setting at various resistance levels and intensity.


Wednesday - 45 Min Elliptical 8 min on each incline setting at various resistance levels and intensity.
Then Biceps (3 workouts 3x10s with low weight) and Back (3 workouts 3x10s with low weight)
Various AB workouts

Thursday - 20 Min Crossfit Training
45 Min Elliptical 8 min on each incline setting at various resistance levels and intensity.


Friday - 45 Min Elliptical 8 min on each incline setting at various resistance levels and intensity.
Shoulders (3 workouts 3x10s with low weight)
Various AB workouts

Saturday - 20 Min Crossfit Training and Low intensity cardio

Sunday - OFF


That's it. 3 days of weight training, 3 days of Crossfit and 1 FULL day off even though Saturday is a VERY light training day.

An thoughts? I think this is much better as it gives my muscles many more days to relax and repair.

You're gonna love Crossfit. I hope more people embrace it.

Heyyyy man long time no talk. Ive been off this site for awhile, but not off my regimen. How are you cmoing along? whats your start weight/current weight like right now? Mine could be muuuuch better, but im going really slow and steady, losing about 1-1.5 lbs a week ( ive lost about 9 lbs since january, but I have had 0 relapses and 0 urges...so im in it for the long haul) I see youve gotten an eliptical...as have I! mines fairly cheap, but it gets the job done. I LOVE being able to just exercise my heart out in my house while watching t.v (i have digital cable too...double score) Anyways, hit me back and tell me how everythings coming along and your progress so far.

He prolly died from not eating enough and taking 50 legal uppers sold at gnc....bla bla

Hahahaha actually I am doing great. Down to a pretty nice 196.5 lbs, 33 inch waist. Down from my fat ass starting weight of 260 lbs, 40 inch waist. My diet is spot on, as is my training schedule. Next week I will be starting a full body routine in place of my current split routine which has treated me great... it's jsut time to shock my muscles with some change.

Arnold, like you, I have slowed down to 1 - 1.5lbs of fat loss per week which is fine with me concidering I cut alot of cardio out of my routine and swapped it out with more weight training. My results thus far are pretty damn good. I am also upping my calories back to maintenance then dropping back down to a deficit to respark my metabolism. But for right now, 1 - 1.5 bs of solid fat loss while still putting on muscle gains is more than adequate in my book... not to mention my mental and physical health which is at my lifetime peak.

Anyway, I hope all is going well with you Arnold! It's been awhile since we updated shit! Haha. Keep at it man and how is your progress coming along?

I am not that great of a "logger" per se, so that's the reason I haven't updated this. I'll try to keep things up to date as best as I can.

TehBiggestLuzer, go fuk yourself. Who shops at GNC anyway.

shiiiiiiiit son 196? damn i need to get me some supps! lol. Im at about 223 now, without any supplements or anything,wich is a loss of about 15 lbs since january.... ive been going slow and steady, and ive been jogging alot more lately. I have to say, the compliments from people that ive been losing weight are KEY in the motivation. Same as exercise(even more). I dont want to eat a friggin cookie after i just worked my ass off for an hour. the KEY component im missing right now is weight training. Im already really muscular, but I need to be working out as well as doing cardio. Other than that everythings great too (altho uve got about 25 lbs on me lmao) my diet is good and clean, my cardio is up to about 4 times a week and im feeling great. DAAAAAMN i STILL cant belive ur at 196 already! dude thats like, my goal lmao. well, keep on truckin lol. ttyl man

Hey Arnold! Glad to hear your still on track man. Yeah, I would advise getting some weight training in there. I have put cardio on the back burner now and mainly focus on weight training. I am still getting good fat losses and making some pretty decent muscle gains. I still do 2 - 3 days of cardio a week but those aren't priority. I focus mostly on my 3 days of full-body which are so sweet. I am seeing much better results than the split routine I was on. Now that I've upped my cals close to maintenance, It's time for major cut again in about a week or two. My main goal is to cut the last bit of fat I have left before the summer months. I will try to update this as I go along.