Little Guy With Big Hopes

Delusional · 10-21-2007, 10:28 AM

posting what i ate yesterday, to remind me how much i suck at dieting and how i need to fix this now.

Saturday (Off Day):

7½ hours sleep

[-] 3 nitrix 1 scoop cellmass
[-] 1 packet cranberry oatmeal/1 scoop gnc whey/2tbsp milled flax seed/1tbsp olive oil
[-] cup of coffee || protein bar
[-] 3 nitrix
[-] 2 ground chuck hamburgers/iceberg lettuce/tomato/brown mustard on wheat bread || protein bar
[-] 1 scoop syntha-6/5oz strawberry milk || 2 protein bars
[-] 4 mikes hard
[-] 3 nitrix

[-] Water: Around 135oz

[-] todays eating

it started off ok, but then it started to go downhill. im pissed at myself for not sticking to a decent diet, i cant make any excuses. starting today im not making anymore mistakes, going to do the best i can to eat good.

JailHouse · 10-21-2007, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delusional

posting what i ate yesterday, to remind me how much i suck at dieting and how i need to fix this now.

Saturday (Off Day):

7½ hours sleep

[-] 3 nitrix 1 scoop cellmass
[-] 1 packet cranberry oatmeal/1 scoop gnc whey/2tbsp milled flax seed/1tbsp olive oil
[-] cup of coffee || protein bar
[-] 3 nitrix
[-] 2 ground chuck hamburgers/iceberg lettuce/tomato/brown mustard on wheat bread || protein bar
[-] 1 scoop syntha-6/5oz strawberry milk || 2 protein bars
[-] 4 mikes hard
[-] 3 nitrix

[-] Water: Around 135oz

[-] todays eating

it started off ok, but then it started to go downhill. im pissed at myself for not sticking to a decent diet, i cant make any excuses. starting today im not making anymore mistakes, going to do the best i can to eat good.

Just keep on eating and when your done eating eat some more! You should try adding some calorie dense food to your diet like flax seed oil, nuts, and things like that.

Scarface30 · 10-21-2007, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delusional

well ive been lifting and dieting consistently for the past 4 months. but i do feel like i am progressing nicely each month. this journal would be my way of keeping track of everything though. might do routine 1 for a month then switch to routine 2. i know sooner or later ill want to switch up the exercises, after i progress in something quite nicely i would want to move onto a different exercise and get another muscle caught up a bit, you know? hope that made sense..so yeah, ill do one for a month then switch to the other for a month. and i think ill start routine #1 first. sound good? thanks for replying scar

that sounds like a plan. even if you wanted to do it for 6-8 weeks, and then switch it up, that would be pretty good too I would think.

Delusional · 10-21-2007, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JailHouse

Just keep on eating and when your done eating eat some more! You should try adding some calorie dense food to your diet like flax seed oil, nuts, and things like that.

haha yeah. i try to. i thought eating would be the easiest thing when it came to bulking, but damn..its actually difficult at times.
thanks for the tips. i have some things like milled flax seed, wheat germ, ezekiel bread, olive oil, and uncle sam cereal which contains flax seed. i eat most of these things daily, too. i also have fish oil pills too that i take twice a day
but even with all that do you think i should still get somethin like flax seed oil? . i dont know much about flax or what it does so yeah.

dieting was better today though, only had one protein bar, 2 shakes. but now im drinking some mikes hard, bleh. oh well, drinking is something i dont do often. going to finish off some more mikes, watch weeds, and fall asleep. take care guys

JailHouse · 10-22-2007, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delusional

haha yeah. i try to. i thought eating would be the easiest thing when it came to bulking, but damn..its actually difficult at times.
thanks for the tips. i have some things like milled flax seed, wheat germ, ezekiel bread, olive oil, and uncle sam cereal which contains flax seed. i eat most of these things daily, too. i also have fish oil pills too that i take twice a day
but even with all that do you think i should still get somethin like flax seed oil? . i dont know much about flax or what it does so yeah.

dieting was better today though, only had one protein bar, 2 shakes. but now im drinking some mikes hard, bleh. oh well, drinking is something i dont do often. going to finish off some more mikes, watch weeds, and fall asleep. take care guys

I like eating cereal to, its easy as hell to make and has lots of carbs. It sounds like ur getting enough EFAs. HAHA Weeds, that shit is funny as hell, that black dude from 40y/o virgin has to be a stoner.

Delusional · 10-22-2007, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JailHouse

I like eating cereal to, its easy as hell to make and has lots of carbs. It sounds like ur getting enough EFAs. HAHA Weeds, that shit is funny as hell, that black dude from 40y/o virgin has to be a stoner.

lmao yeah, i had only heard about the show from a friend and didnt know anything about it really. went and rented the first season and i couldnt believe that black dude was in it, ahahaha. i love that guy. he was fuckin hilarious in 40 year old virgin and ive seen that movie at least 20 times. he definitely has GOT to be a stoner, i wouldnt doubt it. they did smoke out of an apple in 40 year old virgin too, lol. ive only watched a few episodes of weeds so far but i can already say i like it, some pretty good actors and its just one of those shows i can sit back, relax, and watch while getting fucked up. i also am into the show DEXTER, not sure why but i got addicted to that show fast.

Delusional · 10-22-2007, 11:16 AM

Monday 10/22: Pull

[-] Bent Over Barbell Row: 1x8 @ 80lbs || 1x8 @ 90lbs || 1x8 @ 100lbs
[-] Barbell Shrug: 1x10 @ 100lbs || 1x8 @ 116lbs || 1x8 @ 100lbs
[-] Barbell Curl: 2x8 @ 60lbs || 1x6 @ 70lbs
[-] T-Bar Row: 2x10 @ 100lbs || 1x10 @ 80lbs
Close Grip Chin Ups

[-] Workout rating:

7 out of 10

[-] id been anxious to workout since friday night pretty much. i worked out that day and already felt well recovered and couldnt wait to lift again. my friend was supposed to come over and workout with me, he didnt. which kind of sucked, i dont think i can rely on him to come over and workout too much, so i just need to get used to going solo. i want to keep pushing myself as hard as i can, which some times is difficult for me to do but i did well today. the barbell curls seem to be giving me a hard time, it took me a few weeks to up the weight from 60 to 70, and doing 70 was pretty damn hard for me

also didnt get to do my chin ups today. i have no way to do them here at my house, i swear no way at all. there is nothing outside of my house, or even close to my house to do pull ups on either. i have to drive to the playground at a school near my house and do them there, heh. ...and it was wayyyy too freezing outside to do that. so this sucks, winter is nearly here, its fucking freezing out almost every day it seems..and i have no way to do pull ups. fuck..

the other half · 10-22-2007, 11:24 AM

great to see that u started a journal, alot of good advice to be had here.
all i can say is you are young, take advantage of your natural testosterone.

eat alot and hit the weights hard and what u gain now u will appreciate later.

and remember if its not in the house you wont eat it. that goes for good food and bad.

JailHouse · 10-22-2007, 11:27 AM

NICE! Gr8 work out bro. They sell pull up bars @ Sport Authority for like 20 bucks, they go right in your door and work good.

the other half · 10-22-2007, 11:30 AM

also if you have a spotter you can do alot of exercises from your knees.

Delusional · 10-22-2007, 11:39 AM

other half - yeah im definitely glad that i started this journal

i can already tell it will help contribute to everything im working for. yeah im glad i started when i did, but i really wish id of started and stuck with it back when i was 16, 17, etc. there are certain days when i do have a friend over and he spots me when needed, but then he doesnt come over every time so theres days when im on my own, too. so youre saying i can do things like military presses on my knees? i thought about that, just wasnt sure how good it would go. thanks for stopping by my journal, appreciate it !

jailhouse - thanks bro !

yeah ive just started to look into the pull up bars. something about them almost scares me, like if theyre really THAT stable and dependable. and i definitely wouldnt want one that i have to screw into my wall or something, cause for some reason i see myself ripping it out of the wall lol.

JailHouse · 10-22-2007, 11:44 AM

I had a pull up bar @ my old apartment and it worked nice. Myn had 2 brackets that screwed in the the wall then the bar slides into the brackets. I never felt like it was gunna come out the wall or was unstable.

Big G · 10-22-2007, 12:25 PM

A quick word about you diet...

Try using Fitday.com to make some balanced meals. If each meal is balanced then your total daily food intake will be balanced too. Aim for 35%protein, 45%carbs, 20%fat.

If you know, for example, that you have chicken and bread, plug that in. You'll find 2slices of Ezekiel bread + 6oz chicken is only about 400cal and it's low in fat. To compensate, add maybe ½oz almonds. That'll take it to around 500cal, but that may still be a bit short in carbs. There's also nothing fresh in that meal so you may want to add a peach, a few chunks of pineapple, a kiwi fruit and maybe some tomatoes on your sandwich. That should put you just over 600 (which, with 6 meals daily, would put you around 3,500cal daily - probably OK for you for a bulk).

See what I mean?

(1) Make sample meals by picking foods... e.g. banana, PP shake, toast w/PB
(2) adjust quantities to get the ratio & calories you want.

Make loads of meals so you know things to make whatever your protein source. And try to include fresh fruit/veg with EVERY meal. Nothing processed - That includes your protein bars!

+ Protein EVERY 3 hours, without fail!!

Trust me - You will grow. I'm 15lb up on March!

PreMier · 10-22-2007, 12:51 PM

i would eat everything.. hell, when i was 20 I would eat 20 slices of pizza in one sitting! you are pretty lean and i would just straight up bulk if i were you, but get adequate protein

vortrit · 10-22-2007, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PreMier

i would eat everything.. hell, when i was 20 I would eat 20 slices of pizza in one sitting! you are pretty lean and i would just straight up bulk if i were you, but get adequate protein

Yeah, you might be onto something. I've always been pretty chuncky until I started lifting, but I would probably cheat more if I could get away with it.

Scarface30 · 10-22-2007, 04:13 PM

workouts are coming along great!

goob · 10-22-2007, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PreMier

i would eat everything.. hell, when i was 20 I would eat 20 slices of pizza in one sitting! you are pretty lean and i would just straight up bulk if i were you, but get adequate protein

Yeah dude, if your pretty skinny as it is, you could probably get away with eating a little more dirty....

(the weed will help with that

)

Big G · 10-22-2007, 10:37 PM

Yeah, maybe. Better food will probably still yeild better results. But I know what you mean... he is 20 afterall.

Delusional · 10-23-2007, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JailHouse

I like eating cereal to, its easy as hell to make and has lots of carbs. It sounds like ur getting enough EFAs. HAHA Weeds, that shit is funny as hell, that black dude from 40y/o virgin has to be a stoner.

lol i was watched some more episodes of weeds last night. and you know the old chick in 40 year old virgin, the lady who owned the tv store he works at? shes the "candyman" in weeds, haha. youd have to see it man.

Delusional · 10-23-2007, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big G

Yeah, maybe. Better food will probably still yeild better results. But I know what you mean... he is 20 afterall.

i kinda..dont get what you guys all mean

yeah im skinny, but i still do got a decent amount of muscle on me. last tuesday i weighed 127, weighed myself today and im 128. so that isnt too bad i suppose, a pound in a week. i figured if i started cheating or something that id end up having most of the food be stored as fat? like i dont want to eat like mad and eat somewhat unhealthy, and gain fat because of it. i want to try and gain weight as healthy as possible.

PreMier · 10-23-2007, 10:44 AM

your an ecto.. you dont have any damn fat! you should bulk man, thats what you gotta do sometimes to gain muscle. once you reach a certian point, then cut down and start all over again.

the other half · 10-23-2007, 10:52 AM

ya there is nothing wrong with alittle bit of fat, just dont get the love handles going, because they never want to leave. i've had mine for about 20 years.

Delusional · 10-23-2007, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PreMier

your an ecto.. you dont have any damn fat! you should bulk man, thats what you gotta do sometimes to gain muscle. once you reach a certian point, then cut down and start all over again.

yea ive been trying to bulk, guess im just not doing so well. august 28th i weighed 114lbs, now i weigh 128. is that a pretty good start?

JailHouse · 10-23-2007, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delusional

lol i was watched some more episodes of weeds last night. and you know the old chick in 40 year old virgin, the lady who owned the tv store he works at? shes the "candyman" in weeds, haha. youd have to see it man.

Ya I know who ur takin about, I cant picture that chick smokin for some reason.

Delusional · 10-24-2007, 02:58 PM

Wednesday 10/24: Push

[-] Flat Bench Press: 2x10 @ 80lbs || 2x4 @ 96lbs
[-] SkullCrusher: 2x10 @ 40lbs
[-] Close Grip Bench Press: 2x10 @ 60lbs
[-] Flat Dumbbell Flyes: 3x10 @ 25lbs
[-] Lying Over-Head Tricep Extension: 3x10 @ 35lbs
[-] Push-Ups (Flat/Body Elevated, Wide Grip):

[-] Workout rating:

6 out of 10

[-] my friend came over for todays workout. got a PR in flat bench press today but i had to do 2 sets of 4 instead of a set of 8 or 10. it still felt pretty good though and maybe next week i can give 100 a try. worked the triceps quite a bit today, next push week i will possibly switch out one of the tri exercises with a shoulder one, like seated overhead dumbbell press or something. one bad thing about todays workout was me and my friend both ended up feeling sick to our stomachs and throwing up. id never felt that way before during a workout. i think it was because we were working pretty hard at a good rate, and had drank a FUZE ener

10-21-2007, 10:28 AM	#61
Delusional little guy with big hopes Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 547	BODYBUILDING SUPPLEMENTS High Quality Supplements For Bodybuilders and Athletes. www.ironmaglabs.com posting what i ate yesterday, to remind me how much i suck at dieting and how i need to fix this now. Saturday (Off Day): 7½ hours sleep [-] 3 nitrix 1 scoop cellmass [-] 1 packet cranberry oatmeal/1 scoop gnc whey/2tbsp milled flax seed/1tbsp olive oil [-] cup of coffee \|\| protein bar [-] 3 nitrix [-] 2 ground chuck hamburgers/iceberg lettuce/tomato/brown mustard on wheat bread \|\| protein bar [-] 1 scoop syntha-6/5oz strawberry milk \|\| 2 protein bars [-] 4 mikes hard [-] 3 nitrix [-] Water: Around 135oz [-] todays eating it started off ok, but then it started to go downhill. im pissed at myself for not sticking to a decent diet, i cant make any excuses. starting today im not making anymore mistakes, going to do the best i can to eat good.
	Gayspace www.taylorsnutrition.com

10-22-2007, 11:16 AM	#67
Delusional little guy with big hopes Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 547	Monday 10/22: Pull [-] Bent Over Barbell Row: 1x8 @ 80lbs \|\| 1x8 @ 90lbs \|\| 1x8 @ 100lbs [-] Barbell Shrug: 1x10 @ 100lbs \|\| 1x8 @ 116lbs \|\| 1x8 @ 100lbs [-] Barbell Curl: 2x8 @ 60lbs \|\| 1x6 @ 70lbs [-] T-Bar Row: 2x10 @ 100lbs \|\| 1x10 @ 80lbs Close Grip Chin Ups [-] Workout rating: 7 out of 10 [-] id been anxious to workout since friday night pretty much. i worked out that day and already felt well recovered and couldnt wait to lift again. my friend was supposed to come over and workout with me, he didnt. which kind of sucked, i dont think i can rely on him to come over and workout too much, so i just need to get used to going solo. i want to keep pushing myself as hard as i can, which some times is difficult for me to do but i did well today. the barbell curls seem to be giving me a hard time, it took me a few weeks to up the weight from 60 to 70, and doing 70 was pretty damn hard for me also didnt get to do my chin ups today. i have no way to do them here at my house, i swear no way at all. there is nothing outside of my house, or even close to my house to do pull ups on either. i have to drive to the playground at a school near my house and do them there, heh. ...and it was wayyyy too freezing outside to do that. so this sucks, winter is nearly here, its fucking freezing out almost every day it seems..and i have no way to do pull ups. fuck..
	Gayspace www.taylorsnutrition.com

10-22-2007, 11:24 AM	#68
the other half loyal fan since 1972 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: northwest Posts: 1,270 Photos: 5	great to see that u started a journal, alot of good advice to be had here. all i can say is you are young, take advantage of your natural testosterone. eat alot and hit the weights hard and what u gain now u will appreciate later. and remember if its not in the house you wont eat it. that goes for good food and bad.
	"katt's spotter" " its not how much u can benchpress. its how much other people think u can." bob chicherillo

10-22-2007, 11:27 AM	#69
JailHouse I Drink 24 Packs!!! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: On IM Posts: 788	NICE! Gr8 work out bro. They sell pull up bars @ Sport Authority for like 20 bucks, they go right in your door and work good.
	Jailhouse Journal

10-22-2007, 11:30 AM	#70
the other half loyal fan since 1972 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: northwest Posts: 1,270 Photos: 5	also if you have a spotter you can do alot of exercises from your knees.
	"katt's spotter" " its not how much u can benchpress. its how much other people think u can." bob chicherillo

10-22-2007, 11:39 AM	#71
Delusional little guy with big hopes Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 547	other half - yeah im definitely glad that i started this journal i can already tell it will help contribute to everything im working for. yeah im glad i started when i did, but i really wish id of started and stuck with it back when i was 16, 17, etc. there are certain days when i do have a friend over and he spots me when needed, but then he doesnt come over every time so theres days when im on my own, too. so youre saying i can do things like military presses on my knees? i thought about that, just wasnt sure how good it would go. thanks for stopping by my journal, appreciate it ! jailhouse - thanks bro ! yeah ive just started to look into the pull up bars. something about them almost scares me, like if theyre really THAT stable and dependable. and i definitely wouldnt want one that i have to screw into my wall or something, cause for some reason i see myself ripping it out of the wall lol.
	Gayspace www.taylorsnutrition.com

10-22-2007, 11:44 AM	#72
JailHouse I Drink 24 Packs!!! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: On IM Posts: 788	I had a pull up bar @ my old apartment and it worked nice. Myn had 2 brackets that screwed in the the wall then the bar slides into the brackets. I never felt like it was gunna come out the wall or was unstable.
	Jailhouse Journal

10-22-2007, 12:25 PM	#73
Big G Gettin' Diesel. Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cols,OH. It sucks. Posts: 1,191 Photos: 1	Eat, eat, eat!! - It's in the ratio of foods that you eat!! A quick word about you diet... Try using Fitday.com to make some balanced meals. If each meal is balanced then your total daily food intake will be balanced too. Aim for 35%protein, 45%carbs, 20%fat. If you know, for example, that you have chicken and bread, plug that in. You'll find 2slices of Ezekiel bread + 6oz chicken is only about 400cal and it's low in fat. To compensate, add maybe ½oz almonds. That'll take it to around 500cal, but that may still be a bit short in carbs. There's also nothing fresh in that meal so you may want to add a peach, a few chunks of pineapple, a kiwi fruit and maybe some tomatoes on your sandwich. That should put you just over 600 (which, with 6 meals daily, would put you around 3,500cal daily - probably OK for you for a bulk). See what I mean? (1) Make sample meals by picking foods... e.g. banana, PP shake, toast w/PB (2) adjust quantities to get the ratio & calories you want. Make loads of meals so you know things to make whatever your protein source. And try to include fresh fruit/veg with EVERY meal. Nothing processed - That includes your protein bars! + Protein EVERY 3 hours, without fail!! Trust me - You will grow. I'm 15lb up on March!
	journal

10-22-2007, 12:51 PM	#74
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 20,999 Photos: 1	i would eat everything.. hell, when i was 20 I would eat 20 slices of pizza in one sitting! you are pretty lean and i would just straight up bulk if i were you, but get adequate protein
	P-side Inc. "the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

10-22-2007, 04:13 PM	#76
Scarface30 Moving Stones Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 1,641 Photos: 2	workouts are coming along great!
	Warning: Seismic Testing Zone

10-22-2007, 10:37 PM	#78
Big G Gettin' Diesel. Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cols,OH. It sucks. Posts: 1,191 Photos: 1	Yeah, maybe. Better food will probably still yeild better results. But I know what you mean... he is 20 afterall.
	journal

10-23-2007, 10:44 AM	#81
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 20,999 Photos: 1	your an ecto.. you dont have any damn fat! you should bulk man, thats what you gotta do sometimes to gain muscle. once you reach a certian point, then cut down and start all over again.
	P-side Inc. "the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

10-23-2007, 10:52 AM	#82
the other half loyal fan since 1972 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: northwest Posts: 1,270 Photos: 5	ya there is nothing wrong with alittle bit of fat, just dont get the love handles going, because they never want to leave. i've had mine for about 20 years.
	"katt's spotter" " its not how much u can benchpress. its how much other people think u can." bob chicherillo