A Young Buck's Training Journal

[OneBreath]

Starting too, but I'm still kinda far from a six pack, I might not hit my goal, but it was a good run, I've got 3 weeks, then I'll be at school, in which case I'll be back to bulking and back on 5x5.

It was a great first run especially. Each one will get better and better as you find what foods and movements your body responds to best.

For instance you could just be holding a lot of water which will destroy abs. This could be the result of something in your diet that your body doesn't particularly care for but doesn't really "complain" about either. Lot's of people have issues with milk or bread (lactose and gluten respectively) and will experience bloat. But because they are always bloated they don't know that they are bloated. Many people eat too many processed carbs and are bloated and feel like shit all the time. Yet they don't even know they feel like shit because they don't know what it actually feels like to feel good.

Keep this in mind as you enter that school cafeteria with a vast array of choices each day. It will be a good opportunity to experiment and find out what your body responds best to.

Definitely keep us updated. I'm really proud of how well you did. Let this serve as an example of your potential. You can do anything you set your mind to as long as you are willing to work hard.

 

[Hellawulf]

It was a great first run especially. Each one will get better and better as you find what foods and movements your body responds to best.

For instance you could just be holding a lot of water which will destroy abs. This could be the result of something in your diet that your body doesn't particularly care for but doesn't really "complain" about either. Lot's of people have issues with milk or bread (lactose and gluten respectively) and will experience bloat. But because they are always bloated they don't know that they are bloated. Many people eat too many processed carbs and are bloated and feel like shit all the time. Yet they don't even know they feel like shit because they don't know what it actually feels like to feel good.

Keep this in mind as you enter that school cafeteria with a vast array of choices each day. It will be a good opportunity to experiment and find out what your body responds best to.

Definitely keep us updated. I'm really proud of how well you did. Let this serve as an example of your potential. You can do anything you set your mind to as long as you are willing to work hard.

Yah, now that I look back on it, We went through some crazy times, I remember when I had problems with that chick, that was probably one of the scariest times of my life, I'm glad thats over... Things should be failry smooth sailing now, I'm sure it will be a little rocky going into my first semester of college, but once I get the schedule down, I'm pumped about starting powerlifting again. I practiced deadlifts, power cleans, and even snatches today (never did them before).
Which brings me too my workout, good workout overall, my trainer didn't get his coffee this morning and I could feel the difference, so I stayed for an hour and a half afterwards, practicing technique of those lifts, and then did 30 minutes of cardio, some dynamic Fuck up Forties, and some Calf Raises. I actually had to correct my trainer today too, this time about Deads. He was under the impression that you weren't supposed to go all the way down, and that the legs were to be locked. I believe these are call romanian dead lifts, I explained to him that there is a difference and that a True Deadlift requires the weight dying, and that the body stays tense but the weight does hit the ground, and that there is bend in the hips and knees. This is kinda getting old, and I'm starting to think I should have invested more time in just finding a workout partner, rather than money in a trainer. Live and Learn.

 

[Hellawulf]

Status update
186 pounds
9.6 BF %
got on a sweet tooth last 2 weeks and still dropping, so glad I'm 18

 

[OneBreath]

Status update
186 pounds
9.6 BF %
got on a sweet tooth last 2 weeks and still dropping, so glad I'm 18

So you went from

196 lbs and 16.1% bf (which would be 164 lbs LBM)

to

186 lbs and 9.6% bf (which would be 168 lbs LBM)

That is a great body recomposition right there. Especially for your first time at this and only a few months of training.

Seriously, great work. It doesn't get much better than this right here.

 

[Hellawulf]

Haven't been on in a while.... but now that I've gotten all the Freshman partying out of my system, I'm ready to get back to work, some weird results after about 3 weeks back in the gym...
Bench Max 205 x 5 = 240 pounds
Squat Max 285 x 5 = 320 pounds
Deadlift Max 345 x 5 = 390 pounds
Incline Bench 185 x 5 = 210 pounds
Row 185 x 5 = 210 pounds
What's weird is that after weeks of drinking and only 3 weeks back in the gym I'm already back to this weight, just didn't expect to have that strength yet, but I'm going back into my older lifting ways for a little by working out with my workout partner, breaking down a different muscle group each day. I figure I'll do this for a few weeks, then when I get back from Thanksgiving break, I'll go back on creatine and do the 5x5 routine again, I guess that this will keep my muscles from getting used to 5x5 too much.

 

[OneBreath]

I wish i were 18. The body can endure so much pain and easily recovery. These days if i stay up past 11 PM i can feel it in the gym the next day. Getting old sucks.

 

[Hellawulf]

Haha! I'm back on 5x5, I ended up not starting, and haven't had the discipline to get back on it until 2 weeks ago, I just finished the Friday Workout of week 2 today, My maxes are the same as last time I posted up... I'm gaining weight right now though, I haven't been able to escape this skinny fat thing I've had going on since the injury so I decided to gain, and once I get to around 215 (I'm about 190 now), I'll cut to get back to 200. I'm still drinking but only on friday and saturday nights, and not as much. The pancreatitis has settled, so I'm back at it, haha! We'll see how this goes. Also since I don't have the time or money to invest in eating like the body buiders I'm doing GOMAD, diet program, in which I eat really healthy, but on top of my normal diet, I drink a gallon of whole milk each day (throughout the day this adds 2400 calories, 128 g protein, 120 g carbohydrates, and the saturated fats should increase testostorone efficiecncy). Then once I reach my goal, I'll cut out the milk, and that should help me see a drastic cut right away just from the decrease in fats and calories. Opinions?

 

[ExtraMile]

what sort of milk is that? it cant be whole and you didnt mension how much fats there are so its hard to tell...

A gallon of whole milk would contain 2345kcal, 178g carbs, 144g protein and 151g fat

oh yeah and whats GOMAD?

 

[Tblock1]

what sort of milk is that? it cant be whole and you didnt mension how much fats there are so its hard to tell...

A gallon of whole milk would contain 2345kcal, 178g carbs, 144g protein and 151g fat

oh yeah and whats GOMAD?

Bro how do you not know this lol!!!! GOMAD= Gallon of milk a day!!!!

 

[Hellawulf]

Thats about the same as on the carton, same dif, Gallon of milk a day! Haha!