jpt's log

[jpt]

haha...no. take that number and multiply it by about 6 and you can get a view of central park. i live just outside of nyc....hoboken nj...the home of frank sinatra! city living around here is expensive as hell...a 2 bedroom 2bath about 1200 sqr ft will cost you about 750k in nyc easy. hoboken about 625k for that kind of money i can have beachfront property in ft lauderdale around 2000 sqr ft

 

[jpt]

today's diet

meal 1 On shake with 1/2 cup of oats

meal 2 5 whole eggs

meal 3 10 oz flank steak with green veggies

meal 4 1 can of tuna

PWO ON shake with 1/2 cup of oats and a banana

meal 5 6oz of buffalo with wild rice and green veggies

meal 6 33 almonds (1 1/2 oz)

macros look like this:

Total: 2292

Fat: 83 751 35%
Sat: 21 188 9%
Poly: 14 128 6%
Mono: 35 319 15%
Carbs: 129 414 19%
Fiber: 26 0 0%
Protein: 251 1004 46%
Alcohol: 0 0 0


doing legs tonight....bringing my pwo shake with me frozen so i can chug it down after the workout and then hop on the treadmill for 1/2 hour. need to get my ass in gear here!!

 

[jpt]

shit....forgot my tuna... macros should be this

Total: 2452

Fat: 85 762 33%
Sat: 21 191 8%
Poly: 15 132 6%
Mono: 36 321 14%
Carbs: 129 414 18%
Fiber: 26 0 0%
Protein: 286 1145 49%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%

 

[jpt]

ended up sneaking a bow of cereal around 9ish last night....about an hour before bed. pretty pissed about it but i was starving so i decided to cheat. going to keep today a low carb day even though i'm lifting shoulders tonight. i'll time my carbs right around then....

plan of attack

standing ohp's
superset with
seated db presses
superset with
side laterals

i'll do that for 3 sets....so i guess this is called a giant set. then finish it off w/ seated db shrugs

 

[ck2006]

ended up sneaking a bow of cereal around 9ish last night....about an hour before bed. pretty pissed about it but i was starving so i decided to cheat. going to keep today a low carb day even though i'm lifting shoulders tonight. i'll time my carbs right around then....

plan of attack

standing ohp's
superset with
seated db presses
superset with
side laterals

i'll do that for 3 sets....so i guess this is called a giant set. then finish it off w/ seated db shrugs

Have a great workout!

 

[JKurz1]

ended up sneaking a bow of cereal around 9ish last night....about an hour before bed. pretty pissed about it but i was starving so i decided to cheat. going to keep today a low carb day even though i'm lifting shoulders tonight. i'll time my carbs right around then....

plan of attack

standing ohp's
superset with
seated db presses
superset with
side laterals

i'll do that for 3 sets....so i guess this is called a giant set. then finish it off w/ seated db shrugs

I'm finding my lower back can't take OHP right now esp the day after deadslifts...so I've been doing them seated and incline the bench a little more (or less) than 90 degrees....so it's a slight tilt, not an incline bench tilt but in between...

 

[SgtSlaughter]

dang. Low carb... or carb rotating for a few weeks?

Aw man, I hate when that happens... you've been good all day, then the hunger pains... and you eat 7 oreos, lol.

 

[jpt]

I'm finding my lower back can't take OHP right now esp the day after deadslifts...so I've been doing them seated and incline the bench a little more (or less) than 90 degrees....so it's a slight tilt, not an incline bench tilt but in between...

ohp's have become my fav exercise when there is no back pain....although when i start pushing plates for 5 it hurts alot!!

sarge- i'm keeping a low carb day...not rotating for a few weeks i was good all day like you said....then i lifted..ate...and then felt very unsatisfied i sware my appetite is like no other lately! i think so far today my carb intake is around 45g (mostly came from the turkey with mustard on multi-grain bread i just ate ) i will have 1/2 cup of oats pwo along with a banana and i think that's it for carbs. i'll make myself a huge grilled chicken salad tonight with a little oil and vinager to keep me full. so around 90g of carbs for the today....is that a low carb day?? lol

 

[SgtSlaughter]

lol, no.

chicken, brocolli, olive oil all day = what i think of really low carbing it, and screw that!

 

[jpt]

lol, no.

chicken, brocolli, olive oil all day = what i think of really low carbing it, and screw that!

haha...yeah your right. 90g is DEF not low carb lol!! they frigging creep up on ya though!!! i'll axe the oats and just add the banana later today

 

[jpt]

yesterday's shoulder training

ss- stands for superset

standing ohp's - 75x15 (warmup) 95x12 ss w/ db press 40x10ss w/ db lat raises 25x15
..........this was incredibly hard. i can usually work with 70lb db's for presses in that rep range but the 40's felt ridiculously heavy!

second working set 95x10 ss w/ db press 40x8 ss w/ db lat raises 25x12
third working set 95x10 ss w/ db press 40x6 ss w/ db lat raises 25x12

- lower cable iso0 rear delt fluff thingy lol 3x12,10,8

- db shrugs - tried to do them seated but the fawking db;s kept hitting the bench somehow and i couldn't figure t out so i did them standing and my back suffered. 70x20,15,15

no cardio as a i took a long ass walk in the cold yesterday afternoon to pick up some lunch....15 minutes there and 15 back...i'm guessing it was a little over 2 miles. tonight 45 minutes of treadmill

today's diet
***going to keep my carb intake fairly light until sunday..if i can. will be below 60g everyday..i usually have at least 120g a day

meal 1 ON shake no oats....
meal 2 2 cups of eggwhites
meal 3 buffalo w/ wild rice
meal 4 can of tuna
PWO On shake w/ banana
meal 5 not sure yet
meal 6 33 almonds (1.5oz)

 

[JKurz1]

Nice session bro.....what is your treadmill cardio like?

 

[Kabeetz]

JPT..whenever I do low carb, the taco without the taco shell is the meal that saves my life. If you like south of the border cuisine... u'll love it.

take extra lean ground beef, grilled chicken, ground chicken or ground turkey.. any of those meats...

season it with either whatever u like or a low sodium taco seasoning..

once its done put however much u want in a plate, add crispy lettuce and tomato, fat free sour cream and as little low fat/fat free shredded cheese as possible... and u're good to go bro. mmmmmmmmmmmmm.

 

[jpt]

Nice session bro.....what is your treadmill cardio like?

usually i'll walk at 15% incline at 2.8....after a while my back hurts so at like 30 minutes i'll lower the inlcine to like 8% and walk at 3.5. i'll usually go for like 45 minutes

Kabeetz- yep usually make 99% fat free ground turkey with a low carb wrap...lettuce tomatos sour cream and shreaded light cheese....it's pretty awesome

 

[jpt]

just bought my vitamins that i usually supp with...been out for like 1 month.

one a day maximum multi
b-complex
vit e
fish oil

just thought i'd log it

 

[JKurz1]

LOL....same way here with my back....I found that 10% and 3.1-2 is perfecto.....but I always finagle it....

 

[jpt]

just picked up like 10 boxes of these in shoprite....am i missing something??? these things are so friggin good!!!!

http://www.quakeroatmeal.com/qo_our...atmeal/weightControl/product.cfm?productid=57

 

[jpt]

today's diet

meal 1 On shake no oats (keeping the oats out of the shake from now on...plugging my numbers into fit day made me realize i'm taking in to many carbs ....around 150g)
meal 2 2 cups of eggwhites
meal 3 1 can of tuna
meal 4 1 can of tuna and 1 brown maple oatmeal
pwo on shake with banana
meal 5 10oz steak with green veggies
meal 6 33 almonds 1.5 oz

 

[al420]

Looks like those DB's got heavy - I can feel the pain as I type this!

 

[jpt]

Looks like those DB's got heavy - I can feel the pain as I type this!

yep...i usually won't do supersets b/c in theory i'm lifting less weight for less reps. but i wanted to give it a try....i'll prob do this once a month and just stick to a moderate progression of weights as my normal routine. i think i ended up doing 115x7 last time...going to bump to 120 next week and see what's up. my goal is start pushing 135x8 on ohps. all depends on the back though...i know based on pure strength i can do it.....alot of pressure on the lower part of the spine though.

 

[Kabeetz]

just picked up like 10 boxes of these in shoprite....am i missing something??? these things are so friggin good!!!!

http://www.quakeroatmeal.com/qo_our...atmeal/weightControl/product.cfm?productid=57

The only thing u're missing is a little change for pocket due to the individual packets and "weight control" packaging and marketing.

If you love the taste, its worth it. Although there might be times u're gonna want more than 160 calories worth at a time, no?

 

[jpt]

ill usually eat these with eggwhites or chickken or something else....this meal doesn't stand alone!

 

[JKurz1]

didn't I tell you about them? they are damn good as a pw meal or first thing in am.low sugar but a ton a added chemical ingredients. good choice but def not rolled or steel cut quality

 

[jpt]

going to tweak my diet a little and try this sort of carb cycling plan below

m- low carb
t- no carb (only cardio)
w- high carb
t- no carb (only cardio)
f- low carb
s- low carb
s - high carb

all my low carb days for training days i will time my carbs around my workout. low carb days will be around 50g (this does not include veggies). i'll include 50g in my pwo shake and then none for the rest of the day.

for high carb days i'll prob try and get in at least 250g ...but all coming from oats, brown rice, potatoes, multi grain bread etc.....basically there is no maximum just a minimum.

no carb days...that will be rough lol. i'll have to make sure i'm eating enough fat on these days...

i'm interested to see if i can manipulate my diet enough so i'm not craving a cheat meal....

thoughts or suggestions are welcome...

 

[jpt]

today is high carb day!!! yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

meal 1 5 whole eggs, 1 glass of oj, bowl of granola cereal

35 minutes treadmill 3.0 15% incline

meal 2 whey shake

meal 3 tukey hero with ltm and onions and extra turkey meat

meal 4 same as above

meal 5 baked lamb chops with multi grain pasta

meal 6 turkey breast with wild rice and veggies

not sure of the macros....just keeping track of the carbs for the most part...should be over 300g on the day. low carb day will be around 40-60 all timed around my workouts

 

[SgtSlaughter]

what the hell's a hero? is that a submarine sandwich? lol

or a hoagie (i'm fluent in WaWa language from el jerzse)

regarding carb cycling and lifting... if I remember correctly bunny coordinated her heavy lifting days after a big carb day. So for legs, back, or chest... whichever drains you the most, ect... set it up with the high carb days being before them.

 

[jpt]

hahaha...we call em heros in nyc! i hate the word hoagie! lol


i was thinking about setting up my high carb days for legs or back but i thought during the week i eat pretty clean...i enjoy carb meals (pasta) on sundays when i relax and watch some football. 2 of my training days are low carb and one high carb (shoulders) then 0 carbs on cardio days....i think i'll have some success with this....i'm not really cheating too much on high carb days....but i won't feel guilty about eating a turkey "hoagie"

 

[ck2006]

GO BEARS GO

 

[ck2006]

oh yeah did I mention




THE BEARS ROCK!!!

 

[jpt]

i hate you....lol

i'm cheering for ne.....for some reason i like tom brady...i hope they win. the bears will lose next week.....

 

[ck2006]

i hate you....lol

i'm cheering for ne.....for some reason i like tom brady...i hope they win. the bears will lose next week.....

You know I was trying to find that ad you said your mom was in, you know the one in "Crack whore" magazine and I saw an article about tom brady and small rodents but I couldn't read the rest.

LMAO just joking tee hee

 

[jpt]

haaaaaaaaaaa your bad!!!

 

[ck2006]

haaaaaaaaaaa your bad!!!

 

[treilin]

Hey Mr. J to the P to the T

 

[jpt]

them be my initials.....whaaaadup sista soldier?

today was a low carb day for me.....

meal 1 ON shake
meal 2 2 cups of eggwhites
pwo gatorade mixed with ON shake
meal 4 tilapia, green veggies and 1 cup of cooked rice
meal 5 baked turkey breast and green veggies
meal 6 tilapia and green veggies
meal 7 1.5oz of almonds (33 pieces)

i know veggies have carbs in them but i'm not counting them as carbs b/c veggies are a neccessity. tomorrow is a 0 carb day which really means about 10g b/c my shake has 6g....but that's next to nothing.

 

[treilin]

them be my initials.....whaaaadup sista soldier?

today was a low carb day for me.....

meal 1 ON shake
meal 2 2 cups of eggwhites
pwo gatorade mixed with ON shake
meal 4 tilapia, green veggies and 1 cup of cooked rice
meal 5 baked turkey breast and green veggies
meal 6 tilapia and green veggies
meal 7 1.5oz of almonds (33 pieces)

i know veggies have carbs in them but i'm not counting them as carbs b/c veggies are a neccessity. tomorrow is a 0 carb day which really means about 10g b/c my shake has 6g....but that's next to nothing.

Wowzers... So we are doing some maja carb cyclin!! I guess you jump in with both feet rather then ease your way into dieting, lol
Good job JP where's that work-out?!?

 

[jpt]

it's do or die time for me tre....going on my honeymoon in 8 weeks and i need a chiseled 6 pack lol. i hope the carb cylcling works...i have never really tried it before but i think i have laid out a good plan. 3 low carb days, 2 0 carb days and 2 high carb days. you have any suggestions??

todays diet looks like this

meal 1 ON shake
meal 2 1 cup of eggwhites
meal 3 7oz of baked turkey breast
meal 4 1 can of tuna
pwo ON shake
meal 5 7oz of baked turkey breast


there is a total of 12g of carbs coming from my shake but i can't do nothing about it. i'm training legs today and it's going to be difficult training this on 0 carbs. anyone think this is a mistake?

yesterdays training

chest
- flat hammer strength 90x5 110x5 130x5 150x5 170x5 180x5
- flat bench 155x10 s.s. w/ flat flyes..used 35's (did this 3x)
- cables crossovers 4x15,12,10,8

back
- bent over rows 95x15, 135x12, 145x10
- t-bar rows in the corner 90x15 115x12 125x10
- btn pull downs 120x15, 140x12, 160x8
- one arm seated rows 1x15

ab work...

5 minutes on the elliptical

 

[JKurz1]

it's do or die time for me tre....going on my honeymoon in 8 weeks and i need a chiseled 6 pack lol. i hope the carb cylcling works...i have never really tried it before but i think i have laid out a good plan. 3 low carb days, 2 0 carb days and 2 high carb days. you have any suggestions??

todays diet looks like this

meal 1 ON shake
meal 2 1 cup of eggwhites
meal 3 7oz of baked turkey breast
meal 4 1 can of tuna
pwo ON shake
meal 5 7oz of baked turkey breast


there is a total of 12g of carbs coming from my shake but i can't do nothing about it. i'm training legs today and it's going to be difficult training this on 0 carbs. anyone think this is a mistake?

yesterdays training

chest
- flat hammer strength 90x5 110x5 130x5 150x5 170x5 180x5
- flat bench 155x10 s.s. w/ flat flyes..used 35's (did this 3x)
- cables crossovers 4x15,12,10,8

back
- bent over rows 95x15, 135x12, 145x10
- t-bar rows in the corner 90x15 115x12 125x10
- btn pull downs 120x15, 140x12, 160x8
- one arm seated rows 1x15

ab work...

5 minutes on the elliptical

jp - NICE WORKOUT bro but you are going to lose MAJOR muscle eating like that...trust me.....if you want to go low carb (which I feel sucks and is much better replaced with carb cycling) that's fine, but your FATS need a MAJOR KICK IN THE ASS.......seriously......you know what to do, just get your fats up at least to the 80-90g range......

find your BMR and run a calculation attempting to go 50%, 10%, 40%

 

[jpt]

well that's what i'm sort of doing...carb cycling. i have 2 high carb days a week. i forgot to add that the turkey was cooked w/ extra virgin olive oil. i agree w/ you though....i def need to add more fat in there if i'm carb depleted. tomorrow is a high carb day and i'm siked for it! i think fat content today is around the 50g level...carbs around 12g (incidentals)

 

[JKurz1]

 

[ck2006]

them be my initials.....whaaaadup sista soldier?

today was a low carb day for me.....

meal 1 ON shake
meal 2 2 cups of eggwhites
pwo gatorade mixed with ON shake
meal 4 tilapia, green veggies and 1 cup of cooked rice
meal 5 baked turkey breast and green veggies
meal 6 tilapia and green veggies
meal 7 1.5oz of almonds (33 pieces)

i know veggies have carbs in them but i'm not counting them as carbs b/c veggies are a neccessity. tomorrow is a 0 carb day which really means about 10g b/c my shake has 6g....but that's next to nothing.

Hope that it doesn't give you a headache

 

[jpt]

nah i don't think it will...i have done 0 carb days before.

 

[HiDnGoD]

nah i don't think it will...i have done 0 carb days before.

I'd like to know how the cycling works out. I've never come close to zero carbs, 'cept when I had that Norwalk Virus.

 

[jpt]

i pretty much just winged it....not really sure if i'm doing it correctly but from what i researched i gathered i need 2 high carb days and 2 0 carb days and then 3 low carb or timed carb days. i will prob need to tweak it a little as i'm training legs today on a 0 carb day...not good! but i also know i'm prone to cheating more on sundays so that needs to be a high carb day....who the fawk knows lol. maybe i'll have only one 0 carb day and timed carbs every other day???

 

[JKurz1]

Sun: OFF (high carb)
Mon: W-out (med)
Tues: OFF (high)
Wed: W-out (med)
Thurs: OFF (high)
Fri: W-out (med)
Sat: OFF (low carb)

 

[jpt]

i was thinking more like this

sun- off -high carb
mon- chest/back low carb
tuesday- legs low carb
wednesday- shoulders- high carb
thurday-cardio-0 carb
friday- arms - low carb
sat- cardio - med carb

all my low carb days are going to be timed around when i train. prob around 50-60g

 

[JKurz1]

I'd go with 30g in meal #1 and 30post no more.....it's perfect for cutting......

 

[jpt]

what about the quaker oats weigth control about 1hr prior to training? and thern a banana pwo with my shake?

 

[JKurz1]

what about the quaker oats weigth control about 1hr prior to training? and thern a banana pwo with my shake?

Let's go fat/protein seriously.....I did it for a long ass time, stil ldo sometimes....it gives you more energy keeps blood levels stable....try it


Then let's ditch the banana and have your oats here.

 

[jpt]

today's diet

meal 1 ON shake
meal 2 2 cups of egg whites
snack banana
meal 3 7oz of baked turkey breast
meal 4 1 can of tuna
PWO On shake with gatordade
meal 5 6 oz chicken glazed in asian vinegar and green veggies
meal 6 22 almonds (1oz)

i ended up not doing a 0 carb day yesterday as i really felt i needed a little for training and a little pwo. yesterday's carb count was around 65g all timed around my workout. today i'll do the same thing except i'll have my banana around 11:00am. and then the rest of my carbs immediatley pwo. tomorrow is AM cardio on an empty stomach...i'll prob only do about 20 minutes on the elliptical. i'll keep the carbs extremely low tomorrow...>20g not including carbs that come from veggies.

today's weight is 173...i'm thinking bf around 9% but i'll hit it up tonight and see what it spits out. my goal after bulking was to be around 170 at 7%bf then bulk again and then cut to 7% again and be around 173lbs....doesn't look like that is going to be the case this time around.

 

[ck2006]

How many calories are you consuming? It doesn't look like a lot

 

[jpt]

today is about 1800

 

[JKurz1]

are you going hypo???

lose the gatorade...get some whole carbs!!

 

[jpt]

i need insulin spike pwo....it's either a banana or gatorade.

 

[*Bunny*]

i was thinking more like this

sun- off -high carb
mon- chest/back low carb
tuesday- legs low carb
wednesday- shoulders- high carb
thurday-cardio-0 carb
friday- arms - low carb
sat- cardio - med carb

all my low carb days are going to be timed around when i train. prob around 50-60g

I def think you need two carb ups .. i like the moderate day myself.

You really have to cut cals to less than 11 x bw to lean out?

I know it's your wedding and all but I dont want you to lose any muscle you work hard for that, esp with your back issues.

Can you up your cals a bit on your high carbs days?

 

[JKurz1]

i need insulin spike pwo....it's either a banana or gatorade.

NO YOU DONT.....and neither one of those will do it anyways...its frutose and and sucrose.....it's proven the spike in not necessary.....do your oas for 1 week, if its no good go back.

 

[jpt]

I def think you need two carb ups .. i like the moderate day myself.

You really have to cut cals to less than 11 x bw to lean out?

I know it's your wedding and all but I dont want you to lose any muscle you work hard for that, esp with your back issues.

Can you up your cals a bit on your high carbs days?

for me to lean out <2000 seems to do the trick. on my high carb days cals are around the 2800-3000 range. so i def have to make up for it. i made sunday my high carb day just b/c i know i like to eat pasta and relax on sundays. i'm going to try this for now and see ho it works....normally i just have moderate carbs days 7 days a week. but i decided to play a little and do 0, low, and high carb days this time around.

jk- since day one i've read and have been told that simple sugars pwo spike insulin....ie banana and sports drink.. i'd like to see documentation saying it doesn't

 

[*Bunny*]

for me to lean out <2000 seems to do the trick. on my high carb days cals are around the 2800-3000 range. so i def have to make up for it. i made sunday my high carb day just b/c i know i like to eat pasta and relax on sundays. i'm going to try this for now and see ho it works....normally i just have moderate carbs days 7 days a week. but i decided to play a little and do 0, low, and high carb days this time around.

Great to know.. I like the cal zig zag, keep me posted how this works for you. The cal zig zag WITHOUT the carb rotation worked great for me

As long as your eating veggies, IMO zero is fine Good luck

 

[jpt]

can i get a bunzzy stamp of approval??? lol

 

[dline]

Great to know.. I like the cal zig zag, keep me posted how this works for you. The cal zig zag WITHOUT the carb rotation worked great for me

As long as your eating veggies, IMO zero is fine Good luck

Ya I'd also like to know more on your progress with the 'cal zig zag'. Bunny what was your 'cal zig zag' w/o carbs looking like. i only ask cuz i'm an endomorph and bulkign now but the summer is right around the corner....

Nice progess JPT. Nice to see a fellow Northern Jerseyhead posting a log

Rock on!!!

DLine

 

[*Bunny*]

Ya I'd also like to know more on your progress with the 'cal zig zag'. Bunny what was your 'cal zig zag' w/o carbs looking like. i only ask cuz i'm an endomorph and bulkign now but the summer is right around the corner....

Nice progess JPT. Nice to see a fellow Northern Jerseyhead posting a log

Rock on!!!

DLine

Very briefly as I had an entire log on my progress... I ended up inadvertanly zig zagging cals from 10-15 x my bodyweight, not touching my carbs, usually keeping them at 30% of my totals (40/30/30). I also trained my ass off and made sure I ate to sustain the amount of activity I was doing (hence the 15 x BW). At that time my lifts went up, appearance wise obvious LBM was added & bodyfat lost (coming of my 16 week bulk... and NO i dont see abs when I bulk) Worked for me at that time.

Sorry JP
couldnt find the stamp

 

[jpt]

Ya I'd also like to know more on your progress with the 'cal zig zag'. Bunny what was your 'cal zig zag' w/o carbs looking like. i only ask cuz i'm an endomorph and bulkign now but the summer is right around the corner....

Nice progess JPT. Nice to see a fellow Northern Jerseyhead posting a log

Rock on!!!

DLine

i live in hoboken....i'm a new yorker born and raised. i hate jersey lol

thx bro...

 

[jpt]

Very briefly as I had an entire log on my progress... I ended up inadvertanly zig zagging cals from 10-15 x my bodyweight, not touching my carbs, usually keeping them at 30% of my totals (40/30/30). I also trained my ass off and made sure I ate to sustain the amount of activity I was doing (hence the 15 x BW). At that time my lifts went up, appearance wise obvious LBM was added & bodyfat lost (coming of my 16 week bulk... and NO i dont see abs when I bulk) Worked for me at that time.

Sorry JP
couldnt find the stamp

damn you!!!! lol...that's ok bunz

 

[jpt]

yesterdays training

shoulders
-standing ohp 95x5 105x5 115x5 125x4 135x2 felt way too much pressure on the lower back when i got to 125...could have knocked in another 3 i think then the 135 there was major tweakage.....i think i'm going to do 4 working sets from now on and keep in the 10-15 rep range with only a short rest period in between...about 1 minute. the pain hurt so much i feel it in my arse lol

seated db press 65x9 70x6

seated shoulder press machine 3x10,8,5

cable side laterals 3x15,12,10

upright rows 85x12 95x10 105x8

abs knee raises and rope crunches

5 min on elliptical

tried to et up today and do am cardio....but that didn't happen. i have to got to a wake tonight for my best friends mom that's about an hour away from me so cahcnes of me hitting the gym at like 10:30 tonight is slim....she died of cancer. this is the 2nd person in 1 month that i know that's died of cancer...so terrible.

 

[JKurz1]

Bunny is right.....is BMR and calories,,,,carbs play no role IMO

 

[jpt]

carbs might not affect you like they do me...i'm very smooth when i eat tons of carbs...my body is extremely sensative that way.

today's diet

meal 1 On shake
meal 2 1 1/2 cups of eggwhites
meal 3 8oz of baked turkey breast
meal 4 1 can of tuna
meal 5 On shake
meal 6 tbd....prob some chicken and almonds. but there is going to be about a 4-5 period where i don't eat. 1 hr to get to wake...2 hours there...1hr to get home. we'll see...maybe i'll pack some almonds with me and eat them on the way home

 

[jpt]

oh...also green veggies will be added with meal 3

and the chicken will be cooked with 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil

 

[JKurz1]

you wanna get bone dry....drop the shakes............

 

[ck2006]

Sorry about your loses this month

 

[jpt]

that is going to be tough to drop the shakes...the only thing i can get down in the morning is a shake. unless i go without eating for like 2 hours...i don't need to be bone dry....i'll take 7%bf though.

side note....today is the 19th day of abosultely no alcohol!!!! that is a record for me....not sure if have gone this long since i started drinking

 

[jpt]

Sorry about your loses this month

thx ck

 

[JKurz1]

Come on....you could easily do chicken tendors to some turkey in some low carb totast....body burns 10000% more effieicient will whole foods, you will actually loose more weight!

 

[jpt]

on sat and sundays i eat whole meals b/c i have time in the morning...but during the week i'm up @5:30...not happening

 

[*Bunny*]

Why don't you do seated OHP? I really feel it takes some pressure of the spine. (sorry if you already answered this)

Sorry to hear about the C issues this month. Stay positive if you can & be strong for your friend

 

[al420]

Sorry bout your loss JP.

Wow - that is a ton of shoulder work. Your muscular endurance is impressive. 100+ reps seems like a lot IMO. Are you progressing in weight or reps on each of those lifts or are some of them more for iso/pump/burn/gayness? j/k

I think strong or better yet thick erectors are helpful for standing overhead stuff. B/c you ca't free squat or deadlift heavy anymore building thickness in the erectors will have to come from overhead pressing. Just stick w/ it and take it a tad easier. Behind The Neck Push Presses are easier on the lower back. Ever try those?

 

[jpt]

for some reason i feel standing ohp's work my shoulders more. when i do them seated eeehhh...i dunno. even seated db's don;t feel great for some reason. there is this one machine in the gym that has the same motions as doing seated db's presses....

i usualy hate machines except for a few hammer strength ones but this one is great. going to start doing these every week...it didn't feel like a machine...i actually felt like i had db's in hand. i keep getting myself in trouble by doing lifts i know will hurt....from now on i need to stick with what what works for my body. if i can go heavy on machines without it aggrivating my injuries then so be it. i know i'm working my ass off and dieting right and that's all i can do. even though they are machines i should still see progress if i progressively lift heavier weights.

i think i just wanted to push plates for my own self esteem...just wanted to feel like a lifter again. lol

and thanks bunz

 

[*Bunny*]

JP, You are doing great and you know what worls for you. Shadow had a post around standing vs seated and erector issues and I like having a waistline so for me (seated) is the way to go. I know others like standing. Yay for them, cookies for everyone! I do know what you mean about pushing weight but like you, my goals are different and my body wont allow certain lifts anymore. Oh well

I don't care what anyone else thinks about machines or free weights. If it works and you can deal with it, go for it You look good and that is what you are trying to achieve here at this very moment, nothing else. Stay focused and keep on doing what you're doing b/c it's working for you.

 

[jpt]

Sorry bout your loss JP.

Wow - that is a ton of shoulder work. Your muscular endurance is impressive. 100+ reps seems like a lot IMO. Are you progressing in weight or reps on each of those lifts or are some of them more for iso/pump/burn/gayness? j/k

I think strong or better yet thick erectors are helpful for standing overhead stuff. B/c you ca't free squat or deadlift heavy anymore building thickness in the erectors will have to come from overhead pressing. Just stick w/ it and take it a tad easier. Behind The Neck Push Presses are easier on the lower back. Ever try those?

thx al...appreicate it!

it seems like alot....but i really didn't go all out on standing ohps b/c of my back....i easily could have done 5 on that last set but i felt a shooting pain in my ass and lower back lol. i guess that's why i did so many pushing movements b/c i got pissed off and still wanted to press.

i'm going to stick with the ohp's but lighter and more volume...really the only thing i can do. and then i'll be forced to throw in super sets and drop sets to up the intensity. yeah i know it sucks but i have to face reality. i get jealous reading all those 5x5 logs...i'm having a tough time realizing pr's are not an option...in most cases anyway.

do you mean standing btn press? i've tried before with lighter weight...maybe next week i'll try again. thx for the suggestion

 

[al420]

I feel ya. Pride lifting is dangerous...but done by many.

Nothing wrong with machines if you are avoiding an injury. As I get them i understand this more and more. As long as you are progressing, or dieting and not loosing LBM, or just having more fun from week to week then great. I am not knocking your training style as may be thought....eh hmm,

BTW your diet dedication is sicko. Congrats.

 

[jpt]

JP, You are doing great and you know what worls for you. Shadow had a post around standing vs seated and erector issues and I like having a waistline so for me (seated) is the way to go. I know others like standing. Yay for them, cookies for everyone! I do know what you mean about pushing weight but like you, my goals are different and my body wont allow certain lifts anymore. Oh well

I don't care what anyone else thinks about machines or free weights. If it works and you can deal with it, go for it You look good and that is what you are trying to achieve here at this very moment, nothing else. Stay focused and keep on doing what you're doing b/c it's working for you.

thx bunz....i just feel like a wuss alot of times using a machine but your right...if it works then it works. only thing that matters to me now is how i look...wish i could focus on strength but i can't...oh well whatever is right!!

 

[jpt]

I feel ya. Pride lifting is dangerous...but done by many.

Nothing wrong with machines if you are avoiding an injury. As I get them i understand this more and more. As long as you are progressing, or dieting and not loosing LBM, or just having more fun from week to week then great. I am not knocking your training style as may be thought....eh hmm,

BTW your diet dedication is sicko. Congrats.

yeah pride lifting is dangerous i do it too often. i came home from the gym with a grimace on my face and my fiance was like what happened...i blurted out standing ohp's...she shook her head and called me a retard lol.

thx brutha...my diet has to be on point b/c my training sometimes is alittle off due to inuries....

hell you can knock my training...lord knows i do everyday. when hitting the cables crossovers i have a "i take it in the can" sign on my back lol

 

[*Bunny*]

thx bunz....i just feel like a wuss alot of times using a machine but your right...if it works then it works. only thing that matters to me now is how i look...wish i could focus on strength but i can't...oh well whatever is right!!

^^ Stick with that, you have too much going to worry about feeling like a wuss and that is NOT your goal. So why worry about something you're just NOT focusing on? Move past it, right away... deal with it after your married and want to bulk again

 

[Kabeetz]

Yay for them, cookies for everyone!

If Bunny's buying, then I'm in.

Seriously... bro keep it up and don't let urself get discouraged, don't let a degenerative condition beat out your will to succeed. Imagine where u'd be if you u traded those machines and cable crossovers for ben and jerry's and Real World reruns.

 

[jpt]

good point lol!! thx brutha!!

 

[treilin]

Sorry JP...


At least you have got it figured out that pushing heavy is not alwasy safe!!! Finding your own work-out that works best for your body type is the way to go. I hear the thing about free weighst vs. machines as well. But.. there si a place for everything. I would rather see people hitting machines then nothing...

By the way I can't hit you with any karma... says I'm being stingy and need to pass it around some more...

 

[jpt]

fawking cheated big time last night...so pissed at myself!!! got home around 10:15 after an hour drive coming back from a wake....was aboslutely starving and the only delivery place around me still open was dominos. so i broke down and had 4 slices before bed. i took 2 gluc's with it but i still fawked up. i was extremely tired and not in the best of moods so i said fawk it...today i will have to find a way to burn some of that shit off...

i have to train arms today so i think i'm going to do a 30 second rest period btwn sets to get in a cardioesk workout in.

plan of attack

standing barbell curls
seated incline hammer curls
one arm preacher curls

pushdowns
close grips
skull crushers

all 3 sets 12-15 reps.....

 

[JKurz1]

RELAX!!!!!!!!!!!! Youve been good all week.......it's no hard bro..........trust me.........no harm..........you aren't competeing, this is for you, remember life is #1

 

[jpt]

very true j...but you know how it is when your good all day...i mean fawking spot on...and then something like this happens. not a big deal....i was too low on calories for the day anyway....not looking forward to tonights training though. that 30 sec rest period blows....but def good to do once in a while.

todays diet looks like this

meal 1 ON shake
meal 2 1 1/2 cup of eggwhites
meal 3 1 can of tuna
meal 4 1 can of tuna
PWO ON shake with 1 banana and 1/2 cup of oats
meal 5 tbd **** prob chicken and green veggies but there is going to be like a 4 hours time span btween meals b/c i'm going to a wake that's an hour away. i packed almonds with last night for the ride home....that helped a little

 

[JKurz1]

very true j...but you know how it is when your good all day...i mean fawking spot on...and then something like this happens. not a big deal....i was too low on calories for the day anyway....not looking forward to tonights training though. that 30 sec rest period blows....but def good to do once in a while.

todays diet looks like this

meal 1 ON shake
meal 2 1 1/2 cup of eggwhites
meal 3 1 can of tuna
meal 4 1 can of tuna
PWO ON shake with 1 banana and 1/2 cup of oats
meal 5 tbd **** prob chicken and green veggies but there is going to be like a 4 hours time span btween meals b/c i'm going to a wake that's an hour away. i packed almonds with last night for the ride home....that helped a little

Do the math for me chief........6 good meals x 7 days a week = 42....1-2 f'd meals equalls 40/42 clean..........I'm no math major, just play one on this board ands it looks like 95% clean...........christ! Check out the poepl in your office......if they are 5% clean they are lucky....I still dont like the ON shake first...........really needs to go....your body is deprived of mutrients all night and now when you wake up your body and brain needs a kick in the ass to work properly. You think it wants some frickn powder with GOD truly knows whats in it?? No.....crack a few eggs and stick em in the microwave......or cotage cheese? Can't take more than whipping up a shake.....seriously.....

 

[jpt]

people in my office eat wendy's on a reg basis lol. fine...i'm going to ditch the shake first thing in the am...i'll switch it with cottage cheese or some anpb...that better? def can't do egss first thing. they have this cottage cheese mixed with pineapple type thingy...that a good idea first thing???

 

[JKurz1]

 

[ck2006]

JP, You are doing great and you know what worls for you. Shadow had a post around standing vs seated and erector issues and I like having a waistline so for me (seated) is the way to go. I know others like standing. Yay for them, cookies for everyone! I do know what you mean about pushing weight but like you, my goals are different and my body wont allow certain lifts anymore. Oh well

I don't care what anyone else thinks about machines or free weights. If it works and you can deal with it, go for it You look good and that is what you are trying to achieve here at this very moment, nothing else. Stay focused and keep on doing what you're doing b/c it's working for you.

REPOST!

 

[jpt]

thx ck

i just want to look good naked lol

 

[ck2006]

thx ck

i just want to look good naked lol

as long as you've got a goal LOL. I am sure your wifey has no complaints!

 

[jpt]

nah..not really. i'm my toughest critic!

 

[JKurz1]

thx ck

i just want to look good naked lol

THIEF!

 

[jpt]

brutha...i've been saying that since i was 12.

 

[jpt]

slight change to todays diet...one of my co workers bought me lucnh so i ditched the tuna

6oz grilled chicken with 1 large baked potato and mixed veggies. thank god b/c i did not want to eat 2 cans of tuna today!

todays macros look like this

Total: 2019

Fat: 49 437 23%
Sat: 9 82 4%
Poly: 12 104 5%
Mono: 22 198 10%
Carbs: 129 409 22%
Fiber: 27 0 0%
Protein: 263 1051 55%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%

 

[SgtSlaughter]

"i just want to look good naked"

i'm sure everyone's said it if they've had a cutting goal at one point or another. And it's a great reminder to keep doing what your doing until you get to your goal date, ect.

winter cutting... *shakes head* lol... stronger person than I.

I hide under a winter jacket in this 10* weather, lol.

 

[jpt]

i usually don't start cutting until march...but i'll be in mexico then for my honeymoon and i know the wife is going to want to take tons of pics. i can't wait to post pics when i finally get down to 7%. next week i bump my cardio from 1 1/2 hours per week to 3 hours. i know i'll def lose a little muscle in the process but i don't care....i want to be as ripped as possible!!

i'm only going to post pics of the first few days...b/c i plan on eating like 3 filet mignons and 3 lobsters filled with butter at this all inclusive resort i'm staying at. i'll get that muscle back when i do a mini bulk...i think i plan on starting that bulk immediately when i get to mexico. lol