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[DaMayor]

LMAO!

That made me laugh. Thanks!

The Bachelor

Well, I hung out with the dog anyway. Oh, and since it was a scheduled free meal, I ate a hamburger. Well, TWO hamburgers....sans the bun. Just dipped them in....Yeah, you guessed it, MUSTARD. I am THE Party Animal of food.

Today should be equally exciting. I would normally go to the gym, but due to the nagging pain in my right elbow, and fatigue due to a lack of sleep thanks to our intellectually challenged and apparently insomniac hound, I'm waiting until tomorrow. But fear not! For the afternoon will be filled with excitment and activity!

Speaking of which...Today's Projected Food Totals!


845Calories, 16.4g Fat, 3.0g Carbs, 163.4g Protein

Don't ask me how I did it, but the caloric total and protein total are only one gram above the minimum allowed.......AMAZING!

 

[Built]

You rock my world.

That is all.

 

[Curt James]

Three carbs? How do you DO that?

 

[DaMayor]

Three carbs? How do you DO that?

I am the Master of my domain.

 

[DaMayor]

Today's Eats..

880Calories, 15.2g Fat, 8.0g Carbs, 177.0g Protein

Form Reformation

Thus far, I have, as instructed by the McDonald Mahayana, kept workouts brief and lifted heavy.....as heavy as I am capable of while on this particular diet, anyway. However, due to recent or otherwise impending injuries, of which I have two, I have decided that "heavy" may be something that I need to re-evaluate. In other words, heavy up to this point meant one warm up set, and two or three working sets, the last of which usually involved a lot of psych (running on fumes by this point), incomplete reps/ROM and sloppy to non-existent form....hence the injury. Therefore, today...and during the next week or so....I will, allbeit against my nature to work as hard as possible, drop some weight from each excercise. Not so much that I am piddling around like many in the gym, just going through the motions, but just enough that I can maintain damn near perfect form through every single excercise.
While I am not happy with the absence of strength or strength gains recently, I am pleased with the fat loss. So I will check it at the door, get down to a more optimal BF, and reserve the weight slinging insanity for a bulkfest this fall.

Oh yeah......I'm down to 220.

 

[FMJ]

Today's Eats..

880Calories, 15.2g Fat, 8.0g Carbs, 177.0g Protein

Form Reformation

Thus far, I have, as instructed by the McDonald Mahayana, kept workouts brief and lifted heavy.....as heavy as I am capable of while on this particular diet, anyway. However, due to recent or otherwise impending injuries, of which I have two, I have decided that "heavy" may be something that I need to re-evaluate. In other words, heavy up to this point meant one warm up set, and two or three working sets, the last of which usually involved a lot of psych (running on fumes by this point), incomplete reps/ROM and sloppy to non-existent form....hence the injury. Therefore, today...and during the next week or so....I will, allbeit against my nature to work as hard as possible, drop some weight from each excercise. Not so much that I am piddling around like many in the gym, just going through the motions, but just enough that I can maintain damn near perfect form through every single excercise.
While I am not happy with the absence of strength or strength gains recently, I am pleased with the fat loss. So I will check it at the door, get down to a more optimal BF, and reserve the weight slinging insanity for a bulkfest this fall.

Oh yeah......I'm down to 220.

Completely understandable man. Besides, you're on one of the "cuttingist" cutting cycles I've ever heard of. You can't expect to push the same weights you do when you're getting 100+ grams of carbs. 220 lbs is a phenominal acheivment in the given time frame. Something to be damn proud of. As for determination.. well... you're a machine. I could never go as long as you have on this diet.

 

[DaMayor]

Completely understandable man. Besides, you're on one of the "cuttingist" cutting cycles I've ever heard of. You can't expect to push the same weights you do when you're getting 100+ grams of carbs. 220 lbs is a phenominal acheivment in the given time frame. Something to be damn proud of. As for determination.. well... you're a machine. I could never go as long as you have on this diet.

Thanks, man.

 

[Curt James]

I am the Master of my domain.

This much is clear!

Today's Eats..

880Calories, 15.2g Fat, 8.0g Carbs

Eight? Let's not go crazy now!

Oh yeah......I'm down to 220.

Excellent news!

 

[jmorrison]

Great job man. I followed this diet for only 3 weeks and I lost somewhere around 14lbs. It was amazing. I was a complete psychopath and hated everyone, but it did work. I honestly dont think I have eaten mustard since, and that was 6 months ago.

 

[DaMayor]

Great job man. I followed this diet for only 3 weeks and I lost somewhere around 14lbs. It was amazing. I was a complete psychopath and hated everyone, but it did work. I honestly dont think I have eaten mustard since, and that was 6 months ago.

Thanks J!

The diet used to make me cranky, but I've become accustomed to it all now. Either that, or ketones not only fuel the brain, but also cause inasnity.

 

[FMJ]

Either that, or ketones not only fuel the brain, but also cause inasnity.

And the inability to spell.

 

[DaMayor]

Macro's al a DaMayor

914Calories, 20.5g Fat, 4.8g Carbs, 163.3g Protein

No DOMS today.

Not quite into ketosis. This isn't a major concern, but the fact that I am not in full~blown ketosis after 3 days seems odd.

Oh, and another thing...my appetite is not completely dulled as it has been in the past. I've been having very slight cravings at night, but not for carbs....

Damn it, there is a hidden gram of sugar somewhere in something I have ingested, and I intend on finding it!

 

[DaMayor]

Ammendment to previously noted macros...(because I know you you're interested)

914Calories, 21.5g Fat, 4.8g Carbs, 160.3g Protein

Why did the chicken cross the road? Because I was chasing it........with a digital scale and a bottle of mustard. Suppertime!

 

[Built]

Lmao!

 

[Triple Threat]

So what tiny morsels are food are you ingesting today?

 

[ALBOB]

heavy up to this point meant one warm up set, and two or three working sets,

If you were standing in front of me right now I'd slap you into next week. ONE warm up set? ONE??? Are you out of your fucking mind??? Where did your mother and I go wrong?

Persons such as yourself (who have to use Scientific Notation to keep track of their birthdays) need to warm up with at LEAST two, probably three sets before atempting to do any working sets. Don't make me have to come there and hide all your mustard.

 

[DaMayor]

If you were standing in front of me right now I'd slap you into next week. ONE warm up set? ONE??? Are you out of your fucking mind??? Where did your mother and I go wrong?

Persons such as yourself (who have to use Scientific Notation to keep track of their birthdays) need to warm up with at LEAST two, probably three sets before atempting to do any working sets. Don't make me have to come there and hide all your mustard.

Hey pal, I'm not as old as you....................................yet!
I must admit, due to the nature of these structured-for-the-diet workouts (short... "heavy"...go home) I may have not taken enough time to warm up. I usually walk in and get to work. Forty five minutes later, I'm done.
Although it must be noted that I may do another very light set....I only note those that are getting closer to my working weight. In other words, if I ever show sets of 140, 150, 160 and 190 each...odds are, I did one at 110 but didn't note it because it was very very light.

 

[ALBOB]

Hey pal, I'm not as old as you....................................yet!
I must admit, due to the nature of these structured-for-the-diet workouts (short... "heavy"...go home) I may have not taken enough time to warm up. I usually walk in and get to work. Forty five minutes later, I'm done.
Although it must be noted that I may do another very light set....I only note those that are getting closer to my working weight. In other words, if I ever show sets of 140, 150, 160 and 190 each...odds are, I did one at 110 but didn't note it because it was very very light.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, blah, blah, blah

You're doing a Heavy Duty workout as invented by Arthur Jones and popularized by Mike Mentzer. Do a couple/three warm up sets and go straight to your heavy working sets. Do the working sets balls out to total muscular failure and then get your butt out of the gym and let your muscles recover.

I don't have the mental strength to take a set that far so I usually do about three and come as close as I can. But the principle is still the same; very brief, INTENSE workouts and then leave.

 

[DaMayor]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, blah, blah, blah

You're doing a Heavy Duty workout as invented by Arthur Jones and popularized by Mike Mentzer. Do a couple/three warm up sets and go straight to your heavy working sets. Do the working sets balls out to total muscular failure and then get your butt out of the gym and let your muscles recover.

I don't have the mental strength to take a set that far so I usually do about three and come as close as I can. But the principle is still the same; very brief, INTENSE workouts and then leave.

Well, similar, but not the exact workout. With this RFL diet, all I'm trying to do is keep what LBM I have. Can't grow..not enough calories... Anything beyond that may interfere with fat loss. Besides, as much as I try to intellectualize my way through workouts these days, I just don't have the physical strength or energy to get too rambunctious. I think the sudden loss of energy that is typical of this kind of diet may have contributed to my recent 'injuries'...My brain was writing checks...

 

[FMJ]

Well, similar, but not the exact workout. With this RFL diet, all I'm trying to do is keep what LBM I have. Can't grow..not enough calories... Anything beyond that may interfere with fat loss. Besides, as much as I try to intellectualize my way through workouts these days, I just don't have the physical strength or energy to get too rambunctious. I think the sudden loss of energy that is typical of this kind of diet may have contributed to my recent 'injuries'...My brain was writing checks...

Or perhaps the injury is a result of doing too few warm up sets?

 

[DaMayor]

Or perhaps the injury is a result of doing too few warm up sets?

Pah! Preachy People! Preachy People!

 

[DaMayor]

My Tuna brings all the girls to the yard, Damn right, it's better than yours...

851Calories, 11.9g Fat, 6.0g Carbs, 165.4g Protein.

Condensed Workout
Workout was, as planned, short and controlled. Strength is still very limited...as expected. But I think it is more important to stay focused on the purpose of the workout, and to avoid falling into habits that only work with a much higher calorie/carb diet. Dropped weight on most excercises (maybe 10%) and concentrated on form....seemed to work well, although the right forearm/elbow is still a little tricky. Left quad seems to be better, but I didn't want to push the issue.

Diet Notes

While the ketostix have shown no ketones present after three days, I have been experiencing all of the "symptoms" of ketosis. I'm thinking that the single gram of sugar in those Zoic protein drinks may be interfering with ketosis....and am wondering about using the "net carbs" approach with that particular product
For the past few days, I have felt a little warm/flushed (body temp is up slightly) a slight headache off and on, and have had a bit of xerostomia. This is probably due to the combination of loratadine/antihistamine and a touch of dehydration due to my recent high caffeine/lower water intake. So I'll back off of the coffee and diet pepsi and go back to water during the day.


Today, the scale reads 218.

Less than five pounds away from Category two, and about 18 away from my next short term goal....I'll figure out how much LBM I'm working with then, and decide which way to go.

Thank you for your patience and support,

Sincerely,

The Prime Minister of Protein

 

[ALBOB]

Or perhaps the injury is a result of doing too few warm up sets?

No. Gee whiz, it COULDN'T be that. Warming up is SOOOOOO overrated.

 

[DaMayor]

No. Gee whiz, it COULDN'T be that. Warming up is SOOOOOO overrated.

Listen, bitter fart blossom, I did two additional WARMUP SETS before every excercise. If you INSIST that I join the ranks of the ancient, well, sobeit.

So what's next? Tai Chi in the corner with the eighty-year-old guy?

 

[Curt James]

Ammendment to previously noted macros...(because I know you you're interested)

914Calories, 21.5g Fat, 4.8g Carbs, 160.3g Protein

Why did the chicken cross the road? Because I was chasing it........with a digital scale and a bottle of mustard. Suppertime!

I definitely am!

heh Nice punchline!

 

[ALBOB]

Listen, bitter fart blossom, I did two additional WARMUP SETS before every excercise. If you INSIST that I join the ranks of the ancient, well, sobeit.

So what's next? Tai Chi in the corner with the eighty-year-old guy?:nana:

I got $100 says the 83 year old kicks your ass.

 

[DaMayor]

I never met a protein I didn't like...

872Calories, 18.0g Fat, 3.0g Carbs, 169.6g Protein.

Hopefully by the end of next week, we'll be able to change these numbers a little bit. Free meal on Sunday? Not sure I need it. (Since the purpose of the free meal is more psychological than physiological)

Still minimal amounts of ketones present....has to be the Zoic.

 

[DaMayor]

Thinking Out Loud

Okay, so initially I was going to category 2 when I reached ~215lbs. However, after reviewing the macros I'm taking in now, the change would really only involve adjusting minimum protein from 1g per/lb of LBM to 1.25g per lb. of LBM.....My caloric minimum would only slightly increase, (a minimum that I might already be exceeding currently) and as a Cat2 I would have a weekly (5hr.) refeed.
Since I am currently in the grey area between categories, I am wondering if I should:
A.) begin ramping up my protein intake until I reach the 1.25g mark, thereby increasing calories slowly. or,
B.) stay with the numbers I have been using until I note a significant metabolic slow down. (stall/plateau)

My concern is that I might start the use of refeeds prematurely.....I would rather have this tool at my disposal later, when I really need it.

 

[Built]

Do 'em now. You've earned 'em.

 

[DaMayor]

Do 'em now. You've earned 'em.

Damn, that was fast.

Y'know, as much of a pain in the arse this diet can be at times, and as difficult as it is to ingest the amount(s) of protein, yada yada yada, the thought of doing refeeds concerns me at this point. I just hate the idea of interrupting progress....I've had the ball rolling pretty good...do I really need to stop it from rolling once a week? Yet?


In addition, I think I'm feeling a little guilty because I just ate two Black Angus beef patties that I know had a kazillion grams of fat in 'em.....quality control for the new menu stuff, y'know......Oh, and GOODBYE Sunday free meal.