Var's TP-PT Journal

[Var]

Great...now I'm craving beer AND pizza. Thanks guys.

 

[tucker01]

Your Bulking right, so whats the worry :wink:

 

[Var]

hahaha. I try not to fall into that trap when bulking, but may have to use that excuse tonight.

 

[CourtQueen]

you'll wake up in the morning and regret it

(I know, I'm such a party pooper)

 

[Var]

I always wake up the morning after regretting it. Goes with the territory.

 

[Rocco32]

I think 1 cheat a week is good for you.

 

[Var]

I always have a cheat day, but if you saw what I eat on those days, you probably wouldnt see it as much of a cheat. Beer is definitely my weakness though. I just love hanging with friends and thowing back a couple. I've cut way back in the past year. I'd guess I drink once every 3 weeks. Not TOO bad.

 

[once was fat]

Originally posted by Var
I always have a cheat day, but if you saw what I eat on those days, you probably wouldnt see it as much of a cheat. Beer is definitely my weakness though. I just love hanging with friends and thowing back a couple. I've cut way back in the past year. I'd guess I drink once every 3 weeks. Not TOO bad.

I would just do it. Like tonight im going to the county fair with my family and I will be hitting up piggly wiggly. A one pound braut worst with grilled uinons. You have to use two hand to pick that bad boy up, and I had pizza for lunch. Today has just been

 

[Var]

I hear ya man. One night wont kill me.

 

[Var]

I think I'm going to just post workouts from now on. Posting my diet is getting boring since I almost always eat the same things.

Workout minus warmups...

Wide-Grip Pull-downs (to chest):6x160 (cheat)/6x140/6x140
Barbell Row (underhand grip): 9x155/6x185/6x175
Lying Leg Curls: 9x80/6x90/6x90
Barbell Curls (straight bar): 8x75/5x85/6x75
Hammer Cable Curls: 8x60/9x50/9x50
Sled (?) Calf Raises: 9x270/7x290/6x290
Barbell Shrug: 9x225/7x245/6x245

Workout: 60 mins

 

[Rocco32]

Looks like a great workout man! Liking it so far?

 

[Var]

Thanks Rock! I'm definitely liking it. Nice to have a change. I've been doing P/RR/S for about 2 years I'd guess. Just cool to go in and do something different.
The really unbelievable thing is that I'm starting to see body comp changes already. I know this could be due to many factors, but all thats changed recently has been my workout. My girlfriend and mother both noticed the other day and joked that I'd better not be "using anything". I'd think its too early to be seeing results from TPPT, but its pretty cool no matter what the cause!

 

[tucker01]

Nice Congrats!

 

[Var]

Thanks Iain!

 

[Var]

Felt stong today, but I'm finally starting to get nervous about "what's to come". Still excited about this workout and really happy about the body comp changes I've seen already. My weight is up almost 5 lbs and there's no noticeable fat gain so far.

Hack Squats: 6x180/6x230/6x230
Quad Extensions: 6x180/8x160/8x160
Incline Barbell Press: 6x155/6x135/6x135
Cable Crossovers: 6x160/6x160/7x120
Military Dumbbell Press: 7x55's/6x55's/6x50's
Close-Grip Bench Press: 9x135/6x155/6x135
V-bar Press-downs (new machine): 9x65/6x70/6x70

Workout: 60 mins

 

[Triple Threat]

Originally posted by Var
Felt stong today, but I'm finally starting to get nervous about "what's to come".

...

Workout: 60 mins

You're right on track. This week you should feel strong. Your body is adapting to the workout. Now as for the later part of next week and beyond, well, that's a different story.

As for the workout time, you might want to pick up the pace just a little.

 

[Var]

Originally posted by CaptainDeadlift
As for the workout time, you might want to pick up the pace just a little.

Thats what scares me! Not sure how much quicker I can do this. Unfortunately, there's no way for me to workout more than once a day. I'll figure something out.

 

[nikegurl]

I'm right with you Var (nervous about what's to come )

Last night's workout took me 50 minutes and I think I might need to pick up the pace a bit as well. (even though I definitely didn't feel like i was dragging ass at my current pace)

That's awesome that you're seeing changes! I'm feeling strong this week too....but looking the same in the mirror so far.

 

[Var]

I went into this hopeful, but skeptical. Feeling mostly excited now. Picking up the pace will DEFINITELY be the biggest challenge for me.

 

[PreMier]

Yea, I need to pick up the pace too... I tend to socialize at the gym a bit

Nice workouts BTW. Cable crossovers... Is that 80lbs per stack?

 

[Rocco32]

I think I'm going to split into am/pm w/o's to do this.

 

[Var]

PreMier: Yeah...80 per stack. I'm not enough of a beast yet to do 160 per stack.

Rock: I wish I could do split sessions, but there's no way for me to work that out. Sounds like the best way to go for sure.

 

[CourtQueen]

I'm thinking I might have to do the same come that last week. But I'll see when I get there. Going to try and not but..........

Var, what are you doing for diet?

 

[Rocco32]

It'll be LONG days but I think I can do it. 5:30am/9:00pm

 

[Var]

I stopped posting diet because it barely changes from day to day (aside from my cheat day). Take a look at some of my previous posts and you'll see what I mean. I'm trying to do a VERY clean bulk. I want more mass, but cant be putting a lot of fat on this close to summer. I spend a lot of time at the beach and my friends lake house, so I can look like a fat (but strong) slob.

EDIT: I'm definitely open to diet advice. I'm still tweaking the portions a bit to determine if I'm taking in enough to bulk.

 

[PreMier]

Split the sessions??? Thats mad talk... Just move faster. Everyone get CRAZY!!!

 

[Var]

I'm on it bro! Next workout will be fffaaaassssttt!!!

 

[Rocco32]

Originally posted by PreMier
Split the sessions??? Thats mad talk... Just move faster. Everyone get CRAZY!!!

I would but I need to be at work by 8 in the morning. Doesn't leave alot of time for 90min w/o's.

 

[Var]

Todays an off day from training, but I figured I'd update anyway. Someone at work just said, "damn dude, you're jacked...what have you been doing"? Needless to say, I'm psyched for tomorrows workout.

 

[CourtQueen]

Gotta luv that! Total motivation isn't it?