Monthly Archives: September 2009

Stop Using the Bodyfat Scale

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Phill

The decision has been made. As of Part 2 of the training plan, I will STOP using the goddam fucking bodyfat scale. I’ve had enough of it fucking me over! OK – you hear it – I’m done! Weight is … Continue reading →

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Days 90-91 // Weekend Off

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Phill

This was a funny weekend… I was so chilled / relaxed and what I’d called grounded. I was also extraordinarily happy. Next Friday marks the end of my current phase, and the end of part 1 of my training. Then … Continue reading →

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Passing a Plateau

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Phill

Seems like bodybuilding.com’s just rocking it today (or I just have lots of free time)… not sure which… but there’s another great article on how to pass your plateau. They suggest 4 key techniques: Drop sets Rest-Pause Supersets Giant Sets … Continue reading →

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Sleep

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Phill

There’s a fascinating article on sleep on bodybuilding.com right now… it’s quite fascinating how they talk about the 4 stages of sleep – and how we rotate through them every 90 mins (meaning that our sleep should be approximately 4.5, … Continue reading →

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Week 13 Results

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Phill

This is an extremely weird results week. Based on all the stuff I’ve been talking about nutrition – I’ve cut about 1,000 calories from my diet a day. I’ve also cut about 50-100g of fat (at minimum) per day too. … Continue reading →

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Day 89

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Phill

Twas legs this morning. Another great workout. I was able to push up the weights for most of the exercises, apart from the deadlift and the leg curl – for the deadlift, I’m at the max for the gym. For … Continue reading →

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Nutrition As Energy

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Phill

For some reason this cropped into my head this morning – nutrition as energy rather than as enjoyment. I think my training’s going extremely well – the dedication and motivation is there. I push hard (maybe 90%) at the gym … Continue reading →

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Day 88

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Phill

Today was arms… a really good workout. Long and intensive though. A total of 90 mins. Really good though. I found that my biceps are on a bit of a plateau – I’m not really moving up with weights or … Continue reading →

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What I learnt about Love Handles

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Phill

Well – they’re the first place the body stores fat. And it’s the last place it’ll go to to get rid of fat. So – translation = if you’re one of the people who tends to get love handles, you’re … Continue reading →

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Day 87

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Phill

Today was cardio. Up really early because needed to be in work for a 9am meeting… and needed to have breakfast prior to yet. Yay Cardio was good… limited people working out this morning… so was able to do the … Continue reading →

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