Dime's Journal
Well, everybody, since the next few weeks are going to be the most intense bodybuilding I've done yet, I thought I'd share my experience with everyone.
Background info: I was always the little kid. Came to college in the fall of '01 and started lifting for the first time in the spring of my freshman year. I weighed 142 lbs. I made it up to 175 by the summer of 2003 (30 lbs in a year!) but back surgery on a herniated disk in my lumbar spine in September of 2003 kept me away from the gym until the summer of 2004. I didn't rededicate to lifting, however, until September 2004. I weighed 170 lbs, and had lost quite a bit of muscle; a touch of fat had taken over. I have been eating like a maniac the last couple months and posted a weight of 197.7 lbs right before Thanksgiving break. My strength has returned, as well, as I now am putting up 225 on my bench press, 105 on my preacher curl (ez bar), and 185 shoulder press on the smith machine.
Now that I have gained over 50 lbs since freshman year (first year senior now), I have gone from 10% body fat to about 14%. A slight hint of abdomincal muscles can still be seen, but its tough to see. I am going to Playa del Carmen with my 4 roommates and another friend for spring break, so it's almost time to start cutting. I am doing one last big bulk for the next several weeks then cutting 2 lbs a week for 2 months until spring break. Then it's time to bulk again.
I will be lifting 7 days a week, since I'm doing M1T (my first time using M1T) for two weeks. My split is as follows:
Day 1 - Chest
Day 2 - Back, Abs
Day 3 - Triceps
Day 4 - Biceps
Day 5 - Shoulders, Traps
rinse and repeat
A couple notes: my legs are pretty decent sized, and I hate working them out anyway. I'm not disproportionate so I'm not concentrating on them. Also, my back day doesn't incorporate traps, as I am avoiding deadlifts to protect my injured disk, so traps can be worked on shoulder days.
My diet is simple and easy, is no-nonsense, and I seem to respond by gaining muscle even when eating worthless food. This time, though, I'm going to eat better. It is as follows:
Meal 1 - 1 cup granola cereal, 16 oz milk, fruit cup (700 calories)
Meal 2 - 1/3 of a chicken bake*, 16 oz milk (800 calories)
Meal 3 - Serious Mass shake w/ scoop of protein (925 calories)
Meal 4 - 1/3 of a chicken bake, 16 oz milk (800 calories)
Meal 5 - Serious Mass shake w/ scoop of protein (925 calories) *this meal is post-workout*
Meal 6 - 1/3 of a chicken bake, 16 oz milk (800 calories)
Total - 4950 calories.
Also supplementing with B-complex vitamin, multiple vitamin, and fish oil capsules. If you can't tell, I LOVE milk. That's my source of sugar
Well, there's your overview. Time to get crackin!
Well, everybody, since the next few weeks are going to be the most intense bodybuilding I've done yet, I thought I'd share my experience with everyone.
Background info: I was always the little kid. Came to college in the fall of '01 and started lifting for the first time in the spring of my freshman year. I weighed 142 lbs. I made it up to 175 by the summer of 2003 (30 lbs in a year!) but back surgery on a herniated disk in my lumbar spine in September of 2003 kept me away from the gym until the summer of 2004. I didn't rededicate to lifting, however, until September 2004. I weighed 170 lbs, and had lost quite a bit of muscle; a touch of fat had taken over. I have been eating like a maniac the last couple months and posted a weight of 197.7 lbs right before Thanksgiving break. My strength has returned, as well, as I now am putting up 225 on my bench press, 105 on my preacher curl (ez bar), and 185 shoulder press on the smith machine.
Now that I have gained over 50 lbs since freshman year (first year senior now), I have gone from 10% body fat to about 14%. A slight hint of abdomincal muscles can still be seen, but its tough to see. I am going to Playa del Carmen with my 4 roommates and another friend for spring break, so it's almost time to start cutting. I am doing one last big bulk for the next several weeks then cutting 2 lbs a week for 2 months until spring break. Then it's time to bulk again.
I will be lifting 7 days a week, since I'm doing M1T (my first time using M1T) for two weeks. My split is as follows:
Day 1 - Chest
Day 2 - Back, Abs
Day 3 - Triceps
Day 4 - Biceps
Day 5 - Shoulders, Traps
rinse and repeat
A couple notes: my legs are pretty decent sized, and I hate working them out anyway. I'm not disproportionate so I'm not concentrating on them. Also, my back day doesn't incorporate traps, as I am avoiding deadlifts to protect my injured disk, so traps can be worked on shoulder days.
My diet is simple and easy, is no-nonsense, and I seem to respond by gaining muscle even when eating worthless food. This time, though, I'm going to eat better. It is as follows:
Meal 1 - 1 cup granola cereal, 16 oz milk, fruit cup (700 calories)
Meal 2 - 1/3 of a chicken bake*, 16 oz milk (800 calories)
Meal 3 - Serious Mass shake w/ scoop of protein (925 calories)
Meal 4 - 1/3 of a chicken bake, 16 oz milk (800 calories)
Meal 5 - Serious Mass shake w/ scoop of protein (925 calories) *this meal is post-workout*
Meal 6 - 1/3 of a chicken bake, 16 oz milk (800 calories)
Total - 4950 calories.
Also supplementing with B-complex vitamin, multiple vitamin, and fish oil capsules. If you can't tell, I LOVE milk. That's my source of sugar
Well, there's your overview. Time to get crackin!
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...i mean ya, nice transformation
