Like holy shit. I saw this guy on bodybuilding.com, and wow. Lean jock is what I’d say. Very nice build. Nothing too outrageous – not really bodybuildingy, which I like 
A lot.
This could probably feature in one of my ideals… I like the proportions, and it helps that he’s cute and a jock. You can never go wrong with that.
As always, more pics after the break.
So these results demarcate the end of Part 1 training… so I’m gonna compare against last months and then the first measurements I made – just to see how this 3.5 months of training has impacted me. So first up – in comparison to Phase 2:
So like I thought – these results are interesting. I didn’t expect this to be a gaining month – it’d be a sustaining month. And many of those results – like the bicep – they’ve likely gone down for two reasons:
Final day of training before the trek. I thought the legs training today would be really tough (I’m so excited for the holiday), but it was really good! I added 50% weight to the leg extension, which really surprised me! But anyway – gotta get into the results…
Wow. Today was my penultimate day of training! God – how fast time’s gone!!!
Went in early, got out early so that I could take advantage of the hot water (while it was still available).
I was definitely in the zone this morning for training. Had an AWESOME time. Pushed the levels up on both the bike and the rowing machine, and was definitely sweating buckets at the end of the ride on the bike. Was good.
So tomorrow’s the final legs day. Then I get to take my measurements again! Almost forgot about it… things have become a lot more ‘routine’ in this phase of the training. As such – and being brutally honest – I’m not expecting a bit change from the previous phase. I think it’s really been a sustaining phase. Given that I haven’t changed up the workout too much – haven’t been hitting the body in new and compelling ways. That’ll hopefully happen when I get back from the trek.
One note – and this is a huge disappointment – loft has been delayed again to Feb 10. I’m going to speak with BeaverBrook to see if they can move it to the end of Jan, since then I’m wasting 2/3s of my rent in paying for my current place. Given how much they’ve fucked us about, I’m hoping they’ll accommodate – apparently they’re moving everyone in in 1 month. Wow. That’s impressive (albeit stupid).
What this means is that I won’t be using the Rogers gym as of mid-Dec as planned. This may impact on my ability to do the Nate Green workout as planned. I think I can do all (if not all – most) of it here in my gym – but we’ll figure that out when I get back. I really wanna try and hit the ground running when I get back (hopefully)!
So I came across this guy on bodybuilding.com. Another amazing profile. Probably not a ‘goal’ for me, since he’s just too cute, and got that whole skater / surfer / preppy / jock thing going on… but I’m happy with eye candy for the time being.
He’s got good definition all over, and well proportioned. Plays hockey (hence his name), and perhaps that sporting attitude has meant fitness has been a bigger part of his life (lucky bugger!).
More pics after the break… lots more…
Two more days to go!!!!
I switched things up a little bit today… I moved my arms workout from tomorrow to today, primarily because the building’s shutting off the hot water from 8.30am tomorrow… and I typically finish my workout at 9am. And I don’t want a cold shower. I’ll be doing cardio tomorrow – so it’s a case of me getting up a tad earlier, finishing by 8am, getting in the shower before 8.30 and I’m all good.
As for the workout today – it was good. I pushed up weights as planned, although it was a little more awkward on this workout, because of the focussedness of the exercises… when I’m working the back, the muscle group is larger, so I can make a bigger difference. When working just the bis or tris, it’s harder to push them in greater magnitudes. Which is fine – I was still able to push them, and I can definitely feel it right now.
So all good… two more days – cardio and legs, and then I’m off. Can you tell I’m excited??? Of course not
On a sidenote – when I get back, nutrition will have to change (aka improve) drastically. Right now I’m not totally focussed on the ‘what’s best for my body’ approach to food – rather, what do I feel like right now. Also – I’ll be moving to a 4-5 whole meals a day plan, rather than the 2 I started on… and I’m up to 3 now. It’s gonna be expensive, but it’ll be a regular, weekly expense, rather than a monthly splurge of $300 on supplements (which is far better for me). Yippee.
Today was the final chest and shoulder workout. I love being able to say final. Sounds so cool.
Anyways – today I really felt that the gym is now restricting my ability to grow. I was keeping excellent form in all my exercises, but the weights just weren’t there. I know I have 55/60lbs dumbbells, but there’s no support for me getting them up or putting them down. That’s there a smith machine or a stackable bench press works beautifully.
In any case, yesterday I filled in my form to get membership at the Rogers gym – even if I don’t use it immediately, it’s $5 every two weeks, and I think I can afford that It’ll get me on their books – and when I get back from the trek, if I wanna leverage it, it’s there for me.
Otherwise all good – wish I could’ve pushed as hard as yesterday, but as I mentioned, the weights just aren’t there.
This guy’s a full-on bodybuilder, but he’s got quite a nice – and simple – nutrition plan.
Check out Antonio Diaz from bb.com.
OK – given that that link goes to a generic page, I’m thinking that that page will change… so here’s his plan:
Meal 1
Meal 2
Pre-Workout
Post-Workout
Meal 3
Meal 4
Meal 5
Meal 6
Holy fucking shit. I have no idea what happened today… but what I do know is that I pushed up some of my weights something like 50%. Yeah – you read that right. 50%!!! WTF?
There are only two elements that I think can’ve affected this: the fact that I ate like crazy (and badly) over the weekend, and that I got a lot of rest (realistically I didn’t – night sleeps were shorter than during the week, and I had a few naps during the weekend days).
I don’t how I managed it – but I feel EXHAUSTED NOW. Woo hoo!
This whole experience actually links to something I read last week, but don’t think I had a chance to note down… how with working out – especially with the goal of gaining muscle – you shouldn’t be able to do 7 exercises of 5 sets. By the end of each exercise, you should be exhausted. Not able to push another weight with good form. I think I’ve been taking it easy – lax to an extent. Many reps (some of which come from the fact that I don’t have the right tools at my disposal – aka heavier weights), and many exercises.
Today I was determined to switch it around – I started by increasing all my weights and reducing reps (by about 20%). Those reduced reps don’t account for the vast increases in weight – up to 50% as I mentioned. Mental alertness and focus? I don’t know. But what I do know is that it was fucking awesome! LOVE IT 
But sadly that’s the last back workout in phase 3. Argh!!! Measurements this coming Friday!!!! Argh!!!!
So we’re getting close to the end of Part 1 of the training. And Part 2 is hopefully going to start with a BANG. At least I hope.
There are some changes that need to be made – nutrition, goals and training plans.
First up – training plans. I’ve decided that I want (and am able) to start training on Nate Green’s Built For Show workout. I’ll start with the fall workout, as it seems I have almost all the equipment available to do it. It’ll also see me through to Christmas / New Year nicely.
Nutrition wise – there’s not a whole big difference to what I’m doing right now… apart from the following: add creatine and dextrose to my post-workout protein shake. Replace the meal replacement shake with a turkey / chicken sandwich. More real food going into the body – is a good thing. Otherwise maintain everything I’ve got going on right now. I’m happy with the lay of the land there. We’ll see if it’s too much food… or whether I’ll need to change elements. But for now, that’s where I’ll start!
Goal wise – in my previous post I’ve made it quite clear what my dominant goal is: 15% bodyfat – or the stretch goal of 12% bodyfat. In either case, I want to now move into the range of 12-15% bodyfat. That’s a big 10-13% off what I’m on now – that’s HALF of all my bodyfat that I’m trying to lose. That’s a biggee.
With this bodyfat goal in tow, it translates to me having a weight of 175lbs – or 170lbs. I’m starting to think that my ideal goal is around 180lbs. To see what that looks like – you’ve got workhard2121 from bodybuilding.com… great guy, and I think around 180lbs.
When it comes to losing fat, 1% of bodyfat = just under 2lbs of fat. If I have about 3 months to do it, that’s ~ 12 weeks. That’s 2lbs of fat a week! Wow. That’s hefty. Boy. Let’s get going – this trek’s gonna count too… all that walking, hiking, everything. AWESOME!!!!
