Tom's On a Recomp

[Tom_B]

omg worse sleep of my life LOL. I went to bed at 11, then woke up at 12:30 and jumped up and looked at the clock expecting it to be time to wake up and start eating .. nope. So I feel back into a very light sleep .. so light that I was half awake, and literally thought I was at a party with everyone drinking around me and me teling them I'm not drinking becuase I'm having a cheat day in a few hours. So that continued and then I eventually snapped out of it at 1:30 ... and sat up in my bed for a bit .. managed to get back to sleep, but once again was half awake/half asleep and thought I was at a party. Fuck it was so real, I literally had to question myself as to whether or not it happened! ... now it's 2:30am, and I'm wide awake, have been trying to get to sleep for the last 20 minutes .. hmm I think I'm just going to start the day early and start eating! LOL, or at the very least a few cookies/cinnamon rolls should put me to sleep hahaha.

 

[danzik17]

Homework is never really as bad as it seems - just might have to give up your life for a day or two - god knows I do it at least once or twice a semester

 

[Tom_B]

Ya I know what you mean, normally that's what I'll do and just set a Saturday aside (only complete day off from work and school out of the week) and just get completely caught up.
But the problem is, is that the fucking English teacher gave us TWO books to read before the end of school (there's only 4-5 weeks!!). One is 'Dracula' And the other is 'CatsEye' which in total is nearly 1000 pages to read .. once again may not seem like alot, but for me it's just too much. Because I get so little sleep/am always just randomly falling asleep throughout the day, that once I start reading I get so fucking drowsy, I can't read 5 pages of ANYTHING without getting drowsy, literally I will fall asleep. .. And to top it off I'm a slow reader.. I think what I'll end up having to do is go on an exercise bike or something while reading to keep me awake.
Maybe I'll just read one and then spark note the other..

 

[bigsahm21]

Tommy Boy I know what you mean the same thing happens to me all the time! I really gotta start sleeping more, when I get back home (oh San Diego, I miss you!) for the summer I'm going to fall into a coma.

 

[danzik17]

Spark noting won't help unless the teacher is still living in the 80s. Any paper or quiz given will probably avoid the majority of what is written in spark notes.

They're a great tool, but you should just skim the book in addition to reading them. If you know the teacher's style well, then you can tailor your reading specifically to fit their test.

 

[BulkMeUp]

you are binging and dreaming about it as well!

 

[DiGiTaL]

Dream of having sex Lol. Sometimes works.

 

[Double D]

If I cant sleep I normally just pop some Tylenol PM. Works wonders for me.

 

[Tom_B]

Just thought I'd give a bit of an update ...
I feel like shit, absolute hell right now. I ate soo much on Tuesday, then I continued a little bit through wednesday. My weight is now around 150-155 .. 10-15lbs heavier than what I was.
My head is pounding, I'm getting really bad heartburn, my muscles around my neck / traps / lats are sore as fuck, my face is swollen, I keep breaking into these sweats, I'm so tired (tuesday - wednesday I slept for 14 hours straight + had a few naps) , and I feel like there's a 'lump' in the back of my throat and it's sort of irritated to swallow.
There's no way that it's all the food that's doing this to me, I've eaten this much before and nothing like this has ever happened .. I think I may actually be sick with something. There's an outbreak of the mumps going around .. I was tested last Friday and am calling for the results today ..

Anyways I'm going to go and try and have a somewhat of a workout, it's going to be shit and I feel soo sick and nauseated right now but I NEED to get in the gym, I'm soo bloated/fat right now lol. I skipped my workout yesterday, and literally on my stomach there's only slight definition left, but my stomach is jiggly, every time I walk I feel it jiggle, and if I jump up and down .. omg it's like a wave.
I'll reply to everyone tonight..

 

[BulkMeUp]

Take it easy at the gym until you feel better.

 

[Double D]

Come on Lewie use your head here. Dont be going to the gym, but rather go see your doctor. If you feel that bad and you are having problems this definitly could be health related!

 

[Tom_B]

May 10

Training - Full Body (Quad + Chest Focus)
Alternated at a 1:00RI after first Exercise, then 2:00RI after the Second then Repeat
Squats:
[3/1/2/0-1] ~ *45bs* 5 *135lbs* 5 *155lbs* 3 *205lbs* 5, 5, 4, 4
DB Press:
[3/0/2-3/1] ~ *20lbs* 5 *30lbs* 5 *40lbs* 3 *55lbs* 5, 41/2, 4, 4

Alternated at a :30RI after first Exercise, then 1:00RI after the Second then Repeat
DB RDL:
[3/0/2/0] ~ *60bs* 7, 7, 6
WG Lat Pulldown:
[2/1/3/0] ~ *110lbs* 8, 8, 6+1

Alternated at a :30RI after first Exercise, then :30RI after the Second then Repeat
High Cable Bar Row:
[2/1/2/0] ~ *110lbs* 12, 12
Upright DB Row:
[3/0/2/1] ~ *30lbs* 9, 9

Following Two exercises were Supersets
Leg Ext.:
[2/0/1-2/0] ~ *45lbs* 13, 13
DB Flies:
[2/0/2/0] ~ *25lbs* 15, 15

Following Two exercises were Superseted
DB Curl:
[2/0/2/1] ~ *25lbs* 13, 12
V-Bar Tricep Pulldown:
[2/1/2/0] ~ *90lbs* 14, 14

Stick Crunches:
[2/0/2/2] ~ *:30RI: *50lbs* 12, 12, 12

Stretching: None

Fucking hard as hell for a workout. Felt sooo sick, my tempo / Ri's were slightly off from what is above, and the rests inbetween were alot longer. I could barley move without feeling like I was going to puke, and in fact half way through my workout I did puke. But I kept going .. yes stupid of me, but .. *sigh* ..
Diet -
Meal 1: Yogurt, creatine, whey
PWO/Peri: Skim milk, Whey, Creatine *puked up half of it*
Meal 2: Egg beater, fish oil
Meal 3: Yogurt, fish oil, pysllium

Additional: green tea, VSL#3

Bigsahm21: I hear ya there, I can't wait for summer, only 2 more months then it's all the sleep I can get!!

danzik17: LOL well, our teacher is pretty stupid, and this is a small town. The book we jsut finsihed soooo many people jsut spark noted it and aced all the tests. In fact the teacher herself recommended we use spark notes in order to get summaries for the chapters! And the book I'm thinking of spark noting, I don't even think were being tested on .. I think I only have to do one paper on it, about the themes and how it pertains to a Southern Ontario Gothic Novel ..

DiGiTaL: LOL if only!! God knows I could fucking use some release in that department!

Adrian & DoubleD: Thanks guys .. I called up the docs and they said all my tests came back negative, no mumps for me. I also weighed myself this morning and I was at 158 .. so it was actually 17lbs I gained within two days If that gives you an indication of just how much food I ate. I think I'm feeling so sick/getting the headaches because my water levels are all messed .. my entire body is so bloated, right from my ankles to my face. And the thought of food is just turning my stomach.. especially when I first woke up.


Bad day .. I just feel so fat. Plus I get to school and they threw even more assignments / tests at me .. omg the fucking workload is insane, my stress levels are threw the fucking roof. Only 20 or so more school days though .. i can do this. I gotta do this.

 

[bigsahm21]

Could you really be retaining that much water though? I mean, I know sodium and carbs make you retain water and bloat...but 18 pounds? Have you even consumed 18 pounds of water in the last few days with your loss of appetite?

 

[danzik17]

Haha nice - wish spark noting had worked in any of my classes. Was up at 2AM and realized I had a goddamn essay due at 11AM analyzing some Shakespeare shit, needless to say I didn't sleep much that night.

Seriously though take a couple days off man - it sounds like you have way too much on your mind and it's making you physically sick. I've had stress/stomach issues like that too for around 3 years now so I know how it goes, feeling nauseous for a lot of the time.

Also even if you're nauseous, eat anyway if you can do it. I've learned that even if the thought of food makes you sick, starving only makes the feeling of nausea even worse. Nothing really complex, just maybe a piece of toast or some crackers will usually get me started, then I can eat a meal as normal like 20m later - I do avoid the fats when nauseous though so the meals digest easier.

 

[jaim91]

Also even if you're nauseous, eat anyway if you can do it. I've learned that even if the thought of food makes you sick, starving only makes the feeling of nausea even worse. Nothing really complex, just maybe a piece of toast or some crackers will usually get me started, then I can eat a meal as normal like 20m later - I do avoid the fats when nauseous though so the meals digest easier.

I completely agree. Even if you're not hungry, if you dont eat a lot now, you may end up gorging a few days down the road

But maybe take the next couple days off to rest, relax, catch up with work, get ahead on work...just focus on school for the next little while, and you'll be in the clear

Love you!!!

 

[Tom_B]

May 11

Training - OFF

Stretching: 20 minutes

Decided to sleep in today ..

Diet -
Meal 1: Yogurt, creatine, whey, oat bran
Meal 2: Cottage cheese, pysllium, wheat bran, cocoa powder, strawberries,
Meal 3: Egg whites, fish oil
Meal 4: Yogurt, Pysllium
Meal 5: Cottage cheese, pysllium, wheat bran, cocoa powder, strawberries, fish oil

Additional: green tea, VSL#3

Bigsahm21: Yes it's very possible for me to be holding 17lbs of glycogen/water ... in fact this morning I weighed in at 147, so I managed to drop 11lbs of it! Only 6 more to go lol ..

danzik17: Ya thanks, I took today off to just sleep in and relax .. I'll be working out tomorrow though. My appetite .. well a little more came back today, and I did like you said and forced myself to eat a bit more ... my stomach is just really really upset, there's something even wrong with my stools, I think my body is still trying to digest some things from Tuesday/Wednesday ..

Jaime: Love you too hun !!


Tiring day .. did nothing at school, I had subs all day, and there was no work I could have been home working on my major assignments .. ugh it was so irritating.
Then I had to work, then went out to a friends 18th B-day party, just got in a little while ago, and now I'm ready for another long nice sleep

 

[Double D]

Glad to hear nothing came back bad! But 17 pounds in 2 days! I didnt think that could ever be possible!

 

[Tom_B]

May 12

Training - Full Body (Ham + Lats Focus)
Alternated at a 1:00RI after first Exercise, then 2:00RI after the Second then Repeat
SLDL:
[3/0/2/0] ~ *45bs* 5 *95lbs* 5 *135lbs* 3 *175lbs* 5, 5, 4, 4
WG Pull-ups:
[x/x/x/1] ~ *Bodyweight* 1, 2, 3 (warm-ups) *Bodyweight* 5, 5, 31/2+1, 4 Ugh I hate Pull-ups .. I don't know why, but I just hate them.

Alternated at a :30RI after first Exercise, then 1:00RI after the Second then Repeat
Supine Grip BB Row:
[3-2/0/2/1] ~ *135bs* 7, 7, 7
Cable Lateral Raises:
[3/0/2/1] ~ *25lbs* 7, 6, 6 Drop *20lbs* 6

Alternated at a :30RI after first Exercise, then :30RI after the Second then Repeat
Single Leg, Leg Press:
[2/1/2/0] ~ *270lbs* 10/10, 10/10
Incline DB Press:
[2/0/2/1] ~ *40lbs* 9, 9

Following Two exercises were Supersets
Lying Leg Curl:
[2/0/1-2/0] ~ *45lbs* 13, 10+3
Straight Arm Pulldown:
[2/1/2/0] ~ *60lbs* 12, 6+6

Following Two exercises were Superseted
BB Curl:
[3/0/3/2] ~ *75lbs* 8, 4+2
Decline CG Bench Press to Skullcrusher:
[3/0/1-2/1 For CG Bench & Skullcrusher both] ~ *45lbs* 8, 8 Phew BURNN !!

Weighted Planks:
[No Tempo obviously] ~ 1:00RI: *Bodyweight +45lbs* 1 set held for 1 minutes, another set held for 44 seconds
Roll-outs:
[2/0/3/1] ~ 1 set of 12, just for a change ..
Cable Crunches:
[3/0/2/1] ~ 1:00RI: *110lbs* 12, 12

Stretching: 20 minutes

Good workout, just I really hate pull-ups! Don't even know why I tried them out today ..

Diet -
Meal 1: Yogurt, Quick Oats, Whey, Banana, Creatine
PWO/Peri: Skim milk, Whey, Creatine
Meal 2: Yogurt, Cottage Cheese, wheat bran, cocoa powder, strawberries, Peanut butter, Fish oil, Sprouted Bread
Meal 3: Oat bran, Apple, Whey, Egg beater, Fish oil, Peanut butter
Meal 4: Oat bran, Yogurt, Whey, Egg beater, Fish oil, Peanut butter
Meal 5: Hamburger, Egg beater, Broccoli, Onions, brussel sprouts,
Meal 6: Cottage Cheese, wheat bran, cocoa powder, strawberries, Peanut butter

Additional: Crystal Light, various spices, Sugar/Salt sub,green tea, VSL#3
Today will be the last day of the VSL#3 for a while .. I just don't have the money to continue it ..

DoubleD: hahaha Ya I'm pretty happy that everything came back negative too! ... I didn't know gaining 17lbs in two days was possible either but with the amount of food I ate.. But luckily weight is back to normalish .. woke up this morning at 144.5lbs, but I was really bloated (had to use the washroom bad ) But I think I put on a little layer of fat... so I'm going to lower calories a bit over the next week to recompose a little bit.

Did nothign but homework all day Now I'm ready for some sleep .. really not looking forward to Mother's Day tomorrow though, it's going to be crazy busy at the restaurant, it's going to be hell. I guess the only good thing is the bonus I get..

 

[BulkMeUp]

i didnt realise you could hold that much in 2 days. Maybe there was a lot of undigested material as well, i guess.

 

[Double D]

You must have tore the hell out of that stool!

 

[BulkMeUp]

hows things, Tom? still hectic in school?

 

[Emma-Leigh]

Hope you are ok tom-tom...?? Please pop in just to let us know you are still alive.

 

[Double D]

No doubt I realized the other day he hasnt been here in a long while.

*chirp*





*chirp*

 

[Tom_B]

Hey guys! ya things are still really hectic with life / stressful at school .. to the point I'm having mental breakdowns. Literally I just break into points where I cry or feel like crying, and I'm not the only one. Kerry and me especially have been feeling like this considering how much time we've missed, but other people in our English class have been like 'ya I broke down the other day too and just cried all day.' because the amount of work we have in that one class alone is ridiculous. It's to the point that I can't handle it anymore, I'm just not doing some of it.
Me and Kerry went to school drunk on Tuesday .. well not drunk, but HAMMERED! I had an entire pint, plus some smokes, I was mangled! bahaha I literally passed out in English, everyone knew we were drunk. And then I went to work that day drunk as well. Then last night I went out too and got drunk, or was trying to but the cops broke up the party. I've jsut decided I'm going to be drinking alot more, hahaha I plan on going out every weekend or at least drinking once a week. I figured I may as well get use to it with uni coming up, and figuring out how it's going to impact the body. Anyways ..

Workouts are still going good, making increases. Starting to feel burnt out though, so I'll do this last week then deload for a week.
Food .. calories have been lower this last week, but I'm working on getting them back up there, last night before bed I ate an entire KG of cottage cheese, 600G of strawberries + tons of wheat bran / cocoa powder / SF syrups .. mmmm was yummy.

Anyways, going to try and start posting regularly again.

 

[Double D]

Hey if you are getting burnt out you may want to take an entire week away from the gym all together.

Glad to hear your still alive though!

 

[Tom_B]

May 20th

Training - OFF

Diet -
Meal 1: Yogurt, Oat bran, Whey, Peanut butter, Creatine
Meal 2: Egg Whites, Oat bran, Whey, Peanut butter, Creatine
Meal 3: Hamburger, Tuna, Broccoli, Onions
Meal 4: Shrimp, Tuna, Fish oil, Cabbage, Onions, Bean Sprouts
Meal 5: Oat bran, Whey, Fish oil
Meal 6: Cottage Cheese, wheat bran, cocoa powder, strawberries, Peanut butter X 3

Additional: Crystal Light, various spices, Sugar/Salt sub,green tea,

DoubleD: Well What I normally do is 6 weeks on a program, do one week of a deload (3 light light LIGHT full body workouts through the week, nothing more), then start another program for 6 weeks and then take an entire week off. Which is ALOT better than what I use to do in the past .. I would go 12 weeks on a program, do a deload and then start another 12 week program

Did nothing yesterday .. drove down to where the party was and got my vodka out of the tree I hide it in after the police stoped and questioned me hahaha. Then took some people to Sackville to gas up / let them do a liquor run (Gas here is up to 1.21 ! Ugh .. but in the town 10 minutes away it's 1.13). Then I worked all day, came home was hungry so I said screw it and just had a nice little mini feast of oat bran / Cottage cheese while watching Desperate Housewives, then did a bit more homeowork and went to bed.

 

[Double D]

Gas here is $3.30!

 

[Tom_B]

May 21

Training - Full Body (Back + Shoulder Focus)
Alternated at a 1:00RI after first Exercise, then 2:00RI after the Second then Repeat
One Arm DB Row:
[3/0/2/1] ~ *25bs* 5/5 *30lbs* 5/5 *40lbs* 3/3 *70lbs* 5/5, 5/5, 5/5, 5/5
Seated OH DB Press:
[3/0/2-3/1] ~ *15lbs* 5 *20lbs* 5 *25lbs* 3 *45lbs* 4, 4, 3, 3

Alternated at a :30RI after first Exercise, then 1:00RI after the Second then Repeat
Leg Press:
[3/0/2/0] ~ *470lbs* 10, 9, 9
Decline Bench Press:
[3/0/2/1] ~ *135lbs* 8, 7, 6 WHOOT!! HUGE improvement here

Alternated at a :30RI after first Exercise, then :30RI after the Second then Repeat
Reverse BB Lunges:
[2/0/1-2/0] ~ *125lbs* 10/10, 10/10
CG V-bar Pulldown:
[2/1/2/0] ~ *120lbs* 11, 9

Following Two exercises were Supersets
High Cable Bar Row:
[2/1/2/0] ~ *110lbs* 15, 15
Reverse Cable Flies:
[2/0/2/1] ~ *20lbs* 15 *25lbs* 8+2+2

Following Two exercises were Superseted
BB Curl:
[3/0/3/2] ~ *65lbs* 8, 8
Decline CG Bench Press to Skullcrusher:
[3/0/1-2/1 For CG Bench & Skullcrusher both] ~ *55lbs* 8, 7

Stick Crunches:
[2-3/0/2/1-2] ~ :45RI: *45lbs* 11, 11, 10

Stretching: None

Good workout, the combo of lots of cottage cheese + lots of sleep =

Diet -
Meal 1: Yogurt, Quick Oats, Whey, Banana, Creatine
PWO/Peri: Skim milk, Whey, Creatine
Meal 2: Cottage Cheese, wheat bran, cocoa powder, strawberries, Peanut butter, Fish oil, Sprouted Bread
Meal 3: Oat bran, Whey, Egg beater, Fish oil, Peanut butter, Yogurt, Brussel Sprouts, Sprouted Bread, pysllium
Meal 4: Oat bran, Yogurt, Whey, Egg beater, Fish oil, Peanut butter, Apple, Pysllium
Meal 5: Hamburger, Egg beater, Broccoli, Onions,
Meal 6: Cottage Cheese, wheat bran, cocoa powder, strawberries, Peanut butter

Additional: Crystal Light, various spices, Sugar/Salt sub,green tea,

DoubleD: Holy Shit!! I woudl NOT be able to drive if gas was that expensive, I'm barley scraping by as is!

Fun day yesterday .. It's been a long weekend, no school Monday or Tuesday this week so yesterday I did alot of homework, then had a relaxing movie day with some friends.
Weight is also up .. it's around 147lbs, not clue how or why. Still lean, muscle seperation / veins are still there, and I've been getting comments that my biceps are looking bigger, and I've noticed I'm a bit broader throughout my chest / shoulders/ lats. I don't think I'll ever understand how my body works .. I eat less and I gain weight, I overeat and I lose/maintain my weight is what seems to happen

 

[jaim91]

]Weight is also up .. it's around 147lbs, not clue how or why. Still lean, muscle seperation ...I eat less and I gain weight, I overeat and I lose/maintain my weight is what seems to happen

Lol! Is that a complaint! Hunny, people would KILL for this "condition". Just embrace it. Your body says, "the more you feed me clean food, the bigger, more ripped and more muscular I'll get". EMBRACE IT!!

I've jsut decided I'm going to be drinking alot more, hahaha I plan on going out every weekend or at least drinking once a week. I figured I may as well get use to it with uni coming up, and figuring out how it's going to impact the body. Anyways

Spoken like a true frosh HELLLLLLLS YA!

 

[BulkMeUp]

Heya Tom. Still nursing a hangover?