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Ok so keeping my fingers crossed that i dont re-injure myself but the doc gave me the green light so here it goes.

Stats: 26, 5'10", 266lbs, 25%BF
BMR: 2200
Diet ratio 55%protien/25% carb/20%fat

lifting 45mins a day x4 days a week. Cardio x2 a day 4 days a week (20 rounds on the heavy bag, 5 rounds on the speed bag-morning) and (Elliptical x25mins, bike 20 mins-afternoon). Gonna try to get some rounds on the pads and light road work in too.

Going to order Thermorexin,Glucorell and Sesapure this week for supps. I'll post my diet for the day 2marrow.

Goals are to drop some serious BF, cutt up and a find comfortable weight to fight at. My weight goal for the time being is 220lbs, but we'll see how i feel when i get there. Wish me luck~
 
220 is ideal, with that much cardio and a clean diet.

I see no problem with you reaching your goal, if you stick with it.

Good luck.

Phil 4:13
 
So i woke up today and was so sore i felt like i was hit by a semi truck lol, but thats always a good thing.

6am: morning cardio
7:30am 1 cup cream of wheat (1tbs. brown sugar) 1 banana
9:30am 6 egg white 1 yolk, cup of LF cottage cheese
11:00am protien shake
1:00pm 1 chicken breast, 1 cup of steam broc
3:00pm protien shake
7:00pm 1 med steak brolied, 1 cup of romaine lettuce, 1 cup brown rice


todays work out:
Triceps 3 sets 12-15 reps till quit 2 min rest between sets
Quads 3 sets 12-15 reps till quit " "
Delts " "
Lats " "

45mins evening cardio
 
So i skipped my morning cardio today, was so sore i couldnt hold my fists up to hit the speed bag heh.

Packed food for the day:

7am: 5 egg whites, 1 yolk, tbs cheese, 2oz. ground turkey
9am: protien shake
12pm: 1 med steak, cup of romaine lettuce
3pm: protien shake
6pm: 1 med chicken breat, 1 cup of broc
8:30pm: 1 can tuna, 1 cup of rice

Work out:

chest x3 8-10 reps (2 min rest between)
Bicep x3 " "
calfs x3" "
lats x3


I took a few pics on my cam last week and have been using them as motavation everytime i need to remind myself how bad i need to stick to this. It hurts to look at them lol, but it helps~
 
evening cardio: 6 (2 min rounds on the speed bag...30 sec rest in between) 10 (1 min power surge rounds ont he heavy bag...30 sec rest in between) 10 (2min round witht he jump rope..30 sec rest)

A little short on cals today going to have 1 cup of sugar/ fat free choc pudding for a snack.

Feeling very sore and wore down physically but feel great mentally, weighed myself for shits and giggles today and down 7lbs in 4 days so cant complain so far~
 
So after reading JPT's log i figured i would follow his example and open my doors up some so whoever reads this see the method behind the madness.

1st of all i come from a large italian family, large as in number and large as in size lol. Its my grandma's and mothers cooking i tell you. Every meal is like a holiday feast! I had struggled with being a fat kid all my life untill the age of 15. I was toremented and fucked with for many years. When i hit 15 (puberty lol) my child fat dropped and i was a solid 200lbs. Needless to say i got fucked with less, that and i started boxing at that age too. From 15-17 i lifted hard and my junior year i was 5'10, 245lbs solid and maxing 415lbs on bench.

me my sophmore year:http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k303/tornetta98/1063494616_l.jpg

A summer later of lifting hard and 16 week cycle of test, this was me my junior year
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k303/tornetta98/1063514511_l.jpg

This is me now, i dont have the ballz or security to show the ones i took with my shirt off. http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k303/tornetta98/anth.jpg

Thinking back then, even in the best shape of my life i thought i was a fat ass, would kill to have that body again. My senior year i went to a party and tried crystal meth with some friends, the following 3 years is still to this day a blur. 1 day i woke up and new it was time to leave that life behind and overnight i packed my shit and left the state.

I started lifting again and trying to re coupe the damage the drugs did to my body. To make a long story short i got my life back together met my wife and 3 years later she gave birth to our son. In the 9 months she was prego she gained a total of 20lbs, i on the other hand gained 60!! Explain to me how that shit happend lol.

These days my life has been very blessed for the most part! I have a great career, a beautiful wife who i'm madly in luv with, and little boy who is my rock. But regardless of the money and the relationship i have with my family i look in the mirror every morning and hate what i see. That can fuck with yer head day after day!

A few months ago i started training again and was on the right track but i tore my LCL during my MMA training. So now i am healed and on a mission to give my body an extreme make over. My goal is to be able to look in the mirror and be happy with what i see. I refuse to be a out of shape husband and father, this is what drives me. Thanks for reading my short novel~
 
first off congrats brutha on kicking the bad habits and embracing your new life...sounds like you have a lot to live for!!! if you were in that good a shape back then it will come back with some hard work and smart training!!! muscle memory is resilient!

diet looks good....what are the macros??
only thin i would suggest is after cardio cram in some protein...leave out the carbs as it impedes the fat burning process...esp if your doing HIIT. after training of course you need carbs...but im a believer in just protein after cardio....and then an hour later protein plus carbs

go to fitday.com and plug them in
 
Signed up!

Congrats on the change man.... I can relate... believe me... :S
 
Maffiosa said:
I had struggled with being a fat kid all my life untill the age of 15. I was toremented and fucked with for many years. When i hit 15 (puberty lol) my child fat dropped and i was a solid 200lbs. Needless to say i got fucked with less
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Hey Maff, you don't know me and I don't mean to go all Dr. Phil on your ass but I think you should sit down and examine why you hate what you see in the mirror. Now if somebody puts on 60 lbs in a short amount of time, chances are they are going to be disappointed and feel the urge to tighten it back up again for both health and cosmetic purposes. But it sounds like you have pure disgust and hatred for what you see in the mirror that goes beyond cosmetic and health reasons.

I quoted your text above because I think it speaks volumes. It sounds to me like for as long as you can remember, you got 'fucked with' and it probably crushed your self-esteem and self-assurance. It rocked your perception of yourself and at the worst possible time; grade-school, when your paradigm and views are all being solidified and molded. So you came to the conclusion: "They are teasing me because I'm fat. Therefore being fat is bad. If I get big and cut they won't tease me anymore." Sure enough, you leaned up and the torture slowed down or ceased.

So you deduced from your experience: "Being fat = bad and I won't be accepted. Being in shape = good." Your answer to your problems was to do whatever it takes to stay in shape. If you looked into the mirror and you weren't in shape, you hated yourself because it was a reflection of all of the fucked up things people did (and might do) to you when you were out of shape in the past.

Whether you're overweight, or skinny, or rippped you should be able to look into the mirror and accept yourself. Maybe not love your appearance or be satisfied with the way you look, but able to ACCEPT yourself. Positive change is always good but there should never be hatred or disgust. You have a lot of great things going for you now; a wife and a beautiful child. You should be able to look at yourself and be proud of the great things you've accomplished along the way, instead of harping on the mistakes you've made, or the miserable experiences you've endured.

Get ripped and strong because you love the journey, not because you feel like you have to. You've got a lot more to live for now than a six pack.
 
xblitz44x said:
Hey Maff, you don't know me and I don't mean to go all Dr. Phil on your ass but I think you should sit down and examine why you hate what you see in the mirror. Now if somebody puts on 60 lbs in a short amount of time, chances are they are going to be disappointed and feel the urge to tighten it back up again for both health and cosmetic purposes. But it sounds like you have pure disgust and hatred for what you see in the mirror that goes beyond cosmetic and health reasons.

I quoted your text above because I think it speaks volumes. It sounds to me like for as long as you can remember, you got 'fucked with' and it probably crushed your self-esteem and self-assurance. It rocked your perception of yourself and at the worst possible time; grade-school, when your paradigm and views are all being solidified and molded. So you came to the conclusion: "They are teasing me because I'm fat. Therefore being fat is bad. If I get big and cut they won't tease me anymore." Sure enough, you leaned up and the torture slowed down or ceased.

So you deduced from your experience: "Being fat = bad and I won't be accepted. Being in shape = good." Your answer to your problems was to do whatever it takes to stay in shape. If you looked into the mirror and you weren't in shape, you hated yourself because it was a reflection of all of the fucked up things people did (and might do) to you when you were out of shape in the past.

Whether you're overweight, or skinny, or rippped you should be able to look into the mirror and accept yourself. Maybe not love your appearance or be satisfied with the way you look, but able to ACCEPT yourself. Positive change is always good but there should never be hatred or disgust. You have a lot of great things going for you now; a wife and a beautiful child. You should be able to look at yourself and be proud of the great things you've accomplished along the way, instead of harping on the mistakes you've made, or the miserable experiences you've endured.

Get ripped and strong because you love the journey, not because you feel like you have to. You've got a lot more to live for now than a six pack.
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Great Post, Bravo, Amen brother...
 
xblitz44x said:
Hey Maff, you don't know me and I don't mean to go all Dr. Phil on your ass but I think you should sit down and examine why you hate what you see in the mirror. Now if somebody puts on 60 lbs in a short amount of time, chances are they are going to be disappointed and feel the urge to tighten it back up again for both health and cosmetic purposes. But it sounds like you have pure disgust and hatred for what you see in the mirror that goes beyond cosmetic and health reasons.

I quoted your text above because I think it speaks volumes. It sounds to me like for as long as you can remember, you got 'fucked with' and it probably crushed your self-esteem and self-assurance. It rocked your perception of yourself and at the worst possible time; grade-school, when your paradigm and views are all being solidified and molded. So you came to the conclusion: "They are teasing me because I'm fat. Therefore being fat is bad. If I get big and cut they won't tease me anymore." Sure enough, you leaned up and the torture slowed down or ceased.

So you deduced from your experience: "Being fat = bad and I won't be accepted. Being in shape = good." Your answer to your problems was to do whatever it takes to stay in shape. If you looked into the mirror and you weren't in shape, you hated yourself because it was a reflection of all of the fucked up things people did (and might do) to you when you were out of shape in the past.

Whether you're overweight, or skinny, or rippped you should be able to look into the mirror and accept yourself. Maybe not love your appearance or be satisfied with the way you look, but able to ACCEPT yourself. Positive change is always good but there should never be hatred or disgust. You have a lot of great things going for you now; a wife and a beautiful child. You should be able to look at yourself and be proud of the great things you've accomplished along the way, instead of harping on the mistakes you've made, or the miserable experiences you've endured.

Get ripped and strong because you love the journey, not because you feel like you have to. You've got a lot more to live for now than a six pack.
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Wow.. hats off... well said dude... I know we could all use a page from that book...
 
jpt said:
first off congrats brutha on kicking the bad habits and embracing your new life...sounds like you have a lot to live for!!! if you were in that good a shape back then it will come back with some hard work and smart training!!! muscle memory is resilient!

diet looks good....what are the macros??
only thin i would suggest is after cardio cram in some protein...leave out the carbs as it impedes the fat burning process...esp if your doing HIIT. after training of course you need carbs...but im a believer in just protein after cardio....and then an hour later protein plus carbs

go to fitday.com and plug them in
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Thanks for the tip bro, i'll get in some clean protien after the cardio. Ratio's is
55/25/20.
 
xblitz44x said:
Hey Maff, you don't know me and I don't mean to go all Dr. Phil on your ass but I think you should sit down and examine why you hate what you see in the mirror. Now if somebody puts on 60 lbs in a short amount of time, chances are they are going to be disappointed and feel the urge to tighten it back up again for both health and cosmetic purposes. But it sounds like you have pure disgust and hatred for what you see in the mirror that goes beyond cosmetic and health reasons.

I quoted your text above because I think it speaks volumes. It sounds to me like for as long as you can remember, you got 'fucked with' and it probably crushed your self-esteem and self-assurance. It rocked your perception of yourself and at the worst possible time; grade-school, when your paradigm and views are all being solidified and molded. So you came to the conclusion: "They are teasing me because I'm fat. Therefore being fat is bad. If I get big and cut they won't tease me anymore." Sure enough, you leaned up and the torture slowed down or ceased.

So you deduced from your experience: "Being fat = bad and I won't be accepted. Being in shape = good." Your answer to your problems was to do whatever it takes to stay in shape. If you looked into the mirror and you weren't in shape, you hated yourself because it was a reflection of all of the fucked up things people did (and might do) to you when you were out of shape in the past.

Whether you're overweight, or skinny, or rippped you should be able to look into the mirror and accept yourself. Maybe not love your appearance or be satisfied with the way you look, but able to ACCEPT yourself. Positive change is always good but there should never be hatred or disgust. You have a lot of great things going for you now; a wife and a beautiful child. You should be able to look at yourself and be proud of the great things you've accomplished along the way, instead of harping on the mistakes you've made, or the miserable experiences you've endured.

Get ripped and strong because you love the journey, not because you feel like you have to. You've got a lot more to live for now than a six pack.
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Wow bro that was deep, it makes perfect sense tho. There is truth in what you say, no doubt. I am doing this for many reasons, but mostly because i love sports and feel better when i am healthy. The cardio and dieting isnt a chore, i enjoy it to be honest its like clock work. I love boxing, when you have a passion for somthing its work, but fun. Getting back into the lifting routine is what has been tuff, but all i can do is take it 1 day at a time.
 
Today i'm feeling great, its friday im losing weight, and its my off day so cant complain.

No morning cardio this morning~

Food today:

8am: 1 cup of cheerios, 1/2 cup of fat free milk, 1 banana
10am 1 cup of cottage cheese, 1 cup of oats
12pm 5 egg white, 1 yolk, 4 oz of grnd turkey, 1 multi wheat wrap
2:30pm 1 can white tuna, 1 serving of reduced fat wheat thins (16)
4:30pm protien shake

Evening cardio (1.5 of boxing at the gym)

7pm 1 chicken brest, 1 cup of broc

I'll start posting ratios here soon, swamped at work~
 
As JPT mentioned..

Good luck and stay on course!!

Post up everything you do..
 
try and get some protein in that first meal....you should have protein with every meal actually. throw in some eggwhites or even better mix a shake...banana, whey, eggs, oats, milk etc. juts get the protein in there!
 
jpt said:
try and get some protein in that first meal....you should have protein with every meal actually. throw in some eggwhites or even better mix a shake...banana, whey, eggs, oats, milk etc. juts get the protein in there!
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will do bro! on the norm i stat my morning with a egg white and grnd turkey brkfast burito, today i woke up craving cheerios lol~
 
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First off well done thus far. You seem to have alot of motivation and the right mindset to get back on track again you seem to have done some homework on your diet and set realastic goals. I can relate alot to how you feel when looking in the mirror and putting photos up of yourself. When i first posted on here properly about 17 weeks ago i hated they way i felt about myself i thought about it everyday i took the piss out of my weight before others could on a night out etc it was a torment. But with so much help and motivation from so many people on here i reached my goals and then set some more. Im still learning and gaining knowledge but my life is so much better now im alot happier with myself and life in general and less stressed. Please keep us updated on everything you do so we can help you as much as possible. Good luck bro and keep up the good work.

Crossy
 
crossy said:
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First off well done thus far. You seem to have alot of motivation and the right mindset to get back on track again you seem to have done some homework on your diet and set realastic goals. I can relate alot to how you feel when looking in the mirror and putting photos up of yourself. When i first posted on here properly about 17 weeks ago i hated they way i felt about myself i thought about it everyday i took the piss out of my weight before others could on a night out etc it was a torment. But with so much help and motivation from so many people on here i reached my goals and then set some more. Im still learning and gaining knowledge but my life is so much better now im alot happier with myself and life in general and less stressed. Please keep us updated on everything you do so we can help you as much as possible. Good luck bro and keep up the good work.

Crossy
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Thanks bro, at least you have the ballz to post your before pics lol! I get an upset stomache just by looking at mine, let alone posting them.
 
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Well make sure you take some pics just for yourself to check your progress as you go along, for me it was good motivation to keep my diet clean and keep plugging away.
 
crossy said:
Well make sure you take some pics just for yourself to check your progress as you go along, for me it was good motivation to keep my diet clean and keep plugging away.
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I took some the day i started! i use them for my motivation i have them on my mirror in my bathroom, like in rocky 5 where he fought the russian :evil:
 
crossy said:
Hey bro any updates?
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Sorry been slacking, been super busy with work!

Morning cardio: 20 (2 min rounds on the speed bag) 10 (2 min rounds on the heavy bag)

7am: 5 egg whites,1 yolk, 4oz. ground turkey
9am: Shake
11am: 1 can tuna, 1 serving of reduced fat wheat thins (16 crakers)
1pm: 2 cups of romaine lettuce, 1med chicken breat, 1tbs of fat free italian dress
3pm: shake, 1 cup cottage cheez
6pm: 1 cup of cheerios, 1 banana, 1/2 cup fat free milk

1810 cals, 48% protien/ 26% carb/ 25% fat

evening work out: 2 hours on boxing training at the gym

No lifting today

Down 12lbs. so far, gonna stay off the scale a few weeks now and will do another BF% test in a month or so.
 
No morning cardio today (slept in :0)

8am: 1 cup cheerios, 1 cup 2% milk, 1 banana
10pm: protien shake
12pm: 1 cup cottage cheese, 1 serving reduced fat wheat thins
2pm:10oz of top round, 2 cups of romaine
4pm: 1 large potato

Work out:

Chest x3 13-15 reps (120 second rest period)
Back x3 "
Bicep x3 "
calf x3 "

25 mins bike
20 mins stair climber

7pm: 1 large chix breast, 1 can tuna
9pm: protien shake

todays numbers:
cals 2000
ratio 57/20/23
 
I've been getting a ton of headaches/migraines the past 2 weeks, really bad this week. Joints i've noticed have been super sore as well! Never have had these problems in the past, maybe i'm just getting old eh?
 
Ugh, me and my wife are both sick with the flu. I have 0 energy and no desire to touch food. I am going to try to get my lifting in, and skip the cardio. I might just take the day off from work, feel like ass.

8am: 1 cup of oats, 1 tbs brown sugar, 1/2 cup fat free milk

Post whatever else i can stomache tonight~
 
Maff... hey hey :)

GREAT JOB with the lifestyle change. Congrats with the wonderful family as well, you are blessed yes. :)

You'd be surprised how motivating it is posting pics, no room for failure or turning back, that's for sure. It's even harder for people to post face pics & you already did that. ;)

Keep it mind you are your own worst critic when it comes to progress, chances are others will see your progress even if you don't... that helps you realize, "oh yeah, I do see that cut, those lines, those lats, OMG a 4 pack! That wasn't there before! "...

When you're ready though ... Best wishes & success for you :rose:
 
Wow... that's some background and history right there! Congratz bro! You've come a LONG way... you're a strong person from what i've read too, you will do this.
Maffiosa said:
I've been getting a ton of headaches/migraines the past 2 weeks, really bad this week. Joints i've noticed have been super sore as well! Never have had these problems in the past, maybe i'm just getting old eh?
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You're around 250, right?

1800... 2000 calories... I think you need to eat more. VERY low cals could be contributing to the headaches as well.

Joints achy = eat more healthy fats (unless your taking some weird supplements, lol... i've had achy joints from some crap I've tried OTC before)
 
*Bunny* said:
Maff... hey hey :)

You'd be surprised how motivating it is posting pics, no room for failure or turning back, that's for sure. It's even harder for people to post face pics & you already did that. ;)

Keep it mind you are your own worst critic when it comes to progress, chances are others will see your progress even if you don't... that helps you realize, "oh yeah, I do see that cut, those lines, those lats, OMG a 4 pack! That wasn't there before! "...
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Bunny is always right bro. I was umming and arring about posting my pics but in the end i thought fuck it as Bunny said it pushes you more and gives you more incentive to do well. It also very nice to see when you put picture to picture the diffrence that you have made its generally more than you think. Keep uup the good work bro.
 
sgtslaughter said:
Wow... that's some background and history right there! Congratz bro! You've come a LONG way... you're a strong person from what i've read too, you will do this.


You're around 250, right?

1800... 2000 calories... I think you need to eat more. VERY low cals could be contributing to the headaches as well.

Joints achy = eat more healthy fats (unless your taking some weird supplements, lol... i've had achy joints from some crap I've tried OTC before)
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Thanks for the encouragement bro!

I've been playing with diff amounts of cals to see how i feel. B4 i got hurt i was taking in around 2500 and i felt like i was stuffing myself. I have some mental block i think saying "You're cutting, eat less".
 
so i only got down 1200 cals today, this flu is kicking my ass big time. I dont have the energy to lift or do cardio today, gonna go to bed early and get my rest. Been a lot of water, had 1 32oz gatorade. Will try to get in a protien shake b4 bed.
 
Ok... gotcha, Yeah i hear that... on my first cut... i was the same way...

Chicken, veggies, olive oil and sea salt became my best friend lol.

Definetly try to get a couple shakes down and up the protein ... throw down some vitamins before bed too..

hope ya feel better man.
 
sgtslaughter said:
Ok... gotcha, Yeah i hear that... on my first cut... i was the same way...

Chicken, veggies, olive oil and sea salt became my best friend lol.

Definetly try to get a couple shakes down and up the protein ... throw down some vitamins before bed too..

hope ya feel better man.
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Ditto :rose:
 
crossy said:
Bunny is always right bro. I was umming and arring about posting my pics but in the end i thought fuck it as Bunny said it pushes you more and gives you more incentive to do well. It also very nice to see when you put picture to picture the diffrence that you have made its generally more than you think. Keep uup the good work bro.
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Bunny is the queen of right lol! I will post them in a few weeks and get some comparison feed back, i need somthing to compare to 1st though :)
 
Feel worse today than i did yesterday, 0 energy or strength and absolutely no appetite. My body is so sore from head to toe, like i just had a fight or sumthing. Anyhow i'll quit crying now lol!

Morning cardio (skipped)

8am: 1 cup cream of wheat, 1 tbs brwn sugar

Not going to post my food for the day because most likely i wont be eating much. Drinking lots of water, might have 2 32oz gatorades thru out the day.

Update more later today~
 
feel better bro...better to skip if you don't feel well. keep poppin vit c and green tea if you got
 
jpt said:
feel better bro...better to skip if you don't feel well. keep poppin vit c and green tea if you got
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Thanks bro! Yea i know its better to skip, but ya still feel guilty as shit for doing it heh.
 
Ramen Crackers & Ginger Ale... that's what I'm going after work today .. UGH.

Feel better.

Maff don't feel guilty... if your body has to fight for energy to either (1) heal or (2) lift a weight, the weight will not win ... chillax & feel better :rose:
 
Feeling better today, still got the flu body soreness and head congestion but its improved.

My diet is off a bit because i dont want to force to much in while sick:

8am: 1 cup cream of wheat, 1 tbs brw sugar, 1 banana
10am: protien shake
12am: 1 cup 2% LF cottage cheese, 1 cup of romaine lettuce, 1 med grilled chix brest, few slices of alvacado
3pm: 2 cups of tomato soup, 1 serving of reduced soduim ritz crackers
6pm: protiem shake

cals for the day 1520
ratio: 42/32/27

Gonna do some bag work tonight for cardio, time to sweat the rest of this shit out of my system. Gonna try to lift 2marrow depending on how i feel!
 
Maffiosa said:
Feeling better today, still got the flu body soreness and head congestion but its improved.

My diet is off a bit because i dont want to force to much in while sick:

8am: 1 cup cream of wheat, 1 tbs brw sugar, 1 banana
10am: protien shake
12am: 1 cup 2% LF cottage cheese, 1 cup of romaine lettuce, 1 med grilled chix brest, few slices of alvacado
3pm: 2 cups of tomato soup, 1 serving of reduced soduim ritz crackers
6pm: protiem shake

cals for the day 1520
ratio: 42/32/27

Gonna do some bag work tonight for cardio, time to sweat the rest of this shit out of my system. Gonna try to lift 2marrow depending on how i feel!
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Take it easy bro last thing you want to do is over do it and prolong your ilness. Have a good weekend and rest :)
 
So i was thinking about depleting carbs for a full week starting monday to jump start myself since i was out of commission for a few days.

My trainer suggested doing a deplete and load diet (4 days all protien, 3 days all carbs) for 18 weeks. Any feed back would be great! Also considering throwing in some ephedrine, minimal doses thru out the day. Cycle it like clem, 4 weeks on 4 weeks off!
What cha think?
 
Maffiosa said:
So i was thinking about depleting carbs for a full week starting monday to jump start myself since i was out of commission for a few days.

My trainer suggested doing a deplete and load diet (4 days all protien, 3 days all carbs) for 18 weeks. Any feed back would be great! Also considering throwing in some ephedrine, minimal doses thru out the day. Cycle it like clem, 4 weeks on 4 weeks off!
What cha think?
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IMO, your body will recover in a week withOUT fooling with your carbs. Let it recover, you havent been eating much anyway so I'm sure your body WANTS the carbs for some type of energy.

Sounds like your trainer wants you to do some variation of a carb rotation. Did you ask him why? (just to know his thought process, make him EXPLAIN)

I personally would reserve that for when you hit a plateau & need to SHOCK your system. BUT you are paying him not me, and it MAY just work great for you.

I would do it differently though b/c I am not very strong, mentally or physically, past 2-3 days with ZERO carbs... carbs = glucose = brain food & without it I am not functioning, but everyone is different.

You could try it & eventually try to suggest using a
Low Day (0-50g)
Med Day (100g)
High/refeed Day (150-200g) then repeat, getting two refeeds in a week, my 2nd refeed day would be my cheat meal.

This is one variation I like & will try probably after the holidays.

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6544172&postcount=265

Not the training per se but the Carb Rotation. I linked you to this so you can see why I placed my higher carb days on or before training days I NEED them the most.

If you have the flu do not begin what your trainer suggests unless you are 110% better.

Maffiosa said:
Ya maybe, but sounds kinda kinky~ :verygood:
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lol :velvett:
 
Thanks for the carb ration thing... it makes me look a lot harder when I do that... I usually do low (5% or so) carbs for Mon Tuesday, then Refeed Wed... do it again for Thurs Fri, then refeed on the week...
 
*Bunny* said:
IMO, your body will recover in a week withOUT fooling with your carbs. Let it recover, you havent been eating much anyway so I'm sure your body WANTS the carbs for some type of energy.

Sounds like your trainer wants you to do some variation of a carb rotation. Did you ask him why? (just to know his thought process, make him EXPLAIN)

I personally would reserve that for when you hit a plateau & need to SHOCK your system. BUT you are paying him not me, and it MAY just work great for you.

I would do it differently though b/c I am not very strong, mentally or physically, past 2-3 days with ZERO carbs... carbs = glucose = brain food & without it I am not functioning, but everyone is different.

You could try it & eventually try to suggest using a

Low Day (0-50g)
Med Day (100g)
High/refeed Day (150-200g) then repeat, getting two refeeds in a week, my 2nd refeed day would be my cheat meal.

This is one variation I like & will try probably after the holidays.

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6544172&postcount=265

Not the training per se but the Carb Rotation. I linked you to this so you can see why I placed my higher carb days on or before training days I NEED them the most.

If you have the flu do not begin what your trainer suggests unless you are 110% better.


lol :velvett:
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My trainer= Boxing/MMA coach, he's not a certified trainer or anything as far as lifting or dieting. In fact if he had it his way i wouldnt be touching weights. But basically what he would like to see me do is take in all protien on lifting days, and all carbs on cardio days/training in the gym. Its just a cutting method he uses with his fighters. He had me do it years ago when i first started training but i was in much better shape and lifting less.

I like your idea on the cycling tho! Its hard to lift on no carbs, thats why i thought the epherdra might help. Well i got to monday to figure it out, should be 110% by then! Thanks for the good advice as usual :p
 
I feel much better today, got a ton of rest this week and took down lots of fluids. Fever is gone and have my strength back, my appeitie came back with a vengeance yesterday...i couldnt stay full for the life of me. I'll post my food and lifting for today in a few, busy monday. Hope you all had a great weekend~
 
No AM cardio today

8am: 1 cup cream of wheat, 1 small banana
10am: 1 serving of ensure (just testing it out)
12pm: 2 cans of tuna, 1 cup LF cottage cheese
2pm: 5 egg whites, 1 yolk, 4 oz of steak
4:pm shake, 4 oz of chicken

Lift: back, chest,bicep, calf x3 sets 13-15 reps rest:120 seconds

7pm: 4oz of chicken, 4 oz of steak, 1 cup of romaine

9pm: 10 (2 min. rounds on the heavy bag, 10 (1.5mins rounds on the speed bag, 15 mins jump rope.

10pm: shake, 1 cup of broc (have to sneak in my greens)

Totals 2184 57 94 310
59/16/25
 
Low carb day then huh :). Good to see you feeling better bro, would you beleive im starting to become ill lol.
 
crossy said:
Low carb day then huh :). Good to see you feeling better bro, would you beleive im starting to become ill lol.
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Thats no good bro, yea everyone is getting sick! Yea i'm going to try a deplete and load cycle on the diet this week and see how i feel.
 
I forgot to mention that i quit chewing and my wife quit smoking as of yesterday. So the both of us will be going into PMS mode here soon lol. I noticed immideately that i've been more hungry and looking in the fridge and pantry even when i'm not. To make things worse, she asked me if she should make some snickerdoodles! Those are my weakness, so of course i said no..and of course she made them. It wasnt pretty, the score is snickerdoodles 1 me 0. Sugar free wrigleys gum is my only hope to survive~
 
Maffiosa said:
I forgot to mention that i quit chewing and my wife quit smoking as of yesterday. So the both of us will be going into PMS mode here soon lol. I noticed immideately that i've been more hungry and looking in the fridge and pantry even when i'm not. To make things worse, she asked me if she should make some snickerdoodles! Those are my weakness, so of course i said no..and of course she made them. It wasnt pretty, the score is snickerdoodles 1 me 0. Sugar free wrigleys gum is my only hope to survive~
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WOO HOO NICE WORK YOU TWO!!!!

Lots of angry make up sex lol :evil:

Trident White works & whitens your teeth :) DRINK TONS OF WATER ... Carry around 1L water bottle(s) ... I mean pound that sucker if you feel hungry, then chew more gum :)
 
Lots of angry make up sex lol
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Yea no kidding, as if 4 times a week isnt enuff! Good gawd, now i have to worry about dehydration LOL! On the up side, i wont have a hard time drinking water anymore (hate the taste)
 
congrats on quitting...your going to feel a whole lot better in the gym trust me

what's a snickersdoodlesjiggamathingy??
 
jpt said:
congrats on quitting...your going to feel a whole lot better in the gym trust me

what's a snickersdoodlesjiggamathingy??
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It's a cookie with sugar and cinnamon! Not anything that should be entering my body thats for sure. They kicked my ass too, when i weighted myself b4 i worked out yesterday i had gained the weight lost when sick back.
 
So today i feel great! I'm sore and my thought process is draggin ass but thats normal on a busy tuesday morning. I did some 90 degree barbell rows, and some light dead lifting in my workout lastnight, felt great!!

7am: 1.5 hours of boxing
9pm: 1 cup of cheerios (dry) 1 med banana
10:30am: 1 ensure, 5 egg white, 1 yolk
12:30pm: 8oz of steak, 1 cup of LF cottage cheese
2:45pm: whey shake
4:30pm: 1 can albacore tuna

5pm: work out thighs, delts, tri's, abs x3 sets 12-15 reps (120 second rest)

7pm: 2 cups of romaine, 1 head of broc, 1 large chix breast
9pm: whey shake

Totals 2099 52 127 280
57/20/24
 
Today i was putting on the gucci to go sign a few clients. I have a very thick neck and usually have to leave the top button un done! But today i said what the hell lets test it out, and sure enuff i am able to button it up all the way!! Woohoo! Then a client of mine that i saw last month said " I hope i dont offend you, but have you lost weight?" Threw me off guard heh~

Anyhow nothing to blow out of per portion,but it felt good!!
 
congratz on kickin' the habit!!

Hell yah!! That's the best man... when other people notice you know you're deff. doing something right!! Keep at it!!

*Bunny* said:
Lots of angry make up sex lol :evil:
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lol... how the F* did i almost miss this post?! :evil: :chomp: :velvett: :lil k: ?? :verygood:
 
Maffiosa said:
Today i was putting on the gucci to go sign a few clients. I have a very thick neck and usually have to leave the top button un done! But today i said what the hell lets test it out, and sure enuff i am able to button it up all the way!! Woohoo! Then a client of mine that i saw last month said " I hope i dont offend you, but have you lost weight?" Threw me off guard heh~

Anyhow nothing to blow out of per portion,but it felt good!!
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Good stuff m8. Its a great feeling when other people (not family) mention something as you know there not just saying it to make you feel good. Its a good feeling aswell when you start to fit into clothes properly although its bad in your pocket when you grow out of them and have to buy the next size down. I have clothes that look like a tent on me now i kept a few to remind me how far i have come. Keep up the good work and congrats on your progress.
 
8:30am 1 ensure, 1 large banana
10am: 5 oz of steak, 5 egg whites, 1 yolk
12:30pm: 1 can albacore tuna, 2 slices of 100% multi grain wheat bread, 1 cup of LF cottage cheese
2:30pm: large chicken breast
4:30pm: protien shake
5pm: work out-repeat yesterdays work out i missed had clients!
7pm: 2 cups of romaine lettuce, 1 head of broc
9pm: protien shake

Totals 2053 50 156 255
ratio 52/25/35

Im leaving town for biz in the AM for 4 days, going to google a local gym to get in work outs and cardio, or i'll just do some road work! Diet will be tuff being on the road, i'll do my best tho!
 
Had a great work out tonight! I did however puke my brains out in the locker room after, think i pushed myself a tad to hard. I noticed towards the end of the day i burn out on energy right b4 my work outs. I think i need to bump up my calls to 2400 or sumthing, that or sneak in some carbs right b4 work out.

I had 1 cup of cheerios and 1/2 cup of fat free milk, and will have my shake b4 bed! so that will put me around 2250 cals for the day!
 
Slacker ;) Wheres you r updates.

I just started throwing a few more carbs in before workout and have been feeling much better for it (apart from today lack of sleep though).

Have a good weekend m8.
 
crossy said:
Slacker ;) Wheres you r updates.

I just started throwing a few more carbs in before workout and have been feeling much better for it (apart from today lack of sleep though).

Have a good weekend m8.
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Yes i've been slacking lol, i'm out of town on biz! I'll update on sat or sun! Have a great weekend as well, same goes for everyone else :)
 
Maffiosa said:
Had a great work out tonight! I did however puke my brains out in the locker room after, think i pushed myself a tad to hard. I noticed towards the end of the day i burn out on energy right b4 my work outs. I think i need to bump up my calls to 2400 or sumthing, that or sneak in some carbs right b4 work out.

I had 1 cup of cheerios and 1/2 cup of fat free milk, and will have my shake b4 bed! so that will put me around 2250 cals for the day!
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NYYYYYCE.... :wavey: Have a great weekend as well. ;) I think that would be a great idea... let us know how it works... :D
 
My thighs are still tender and sore from Wednesday's leg work out! It's been awhile since i've done squats and dead lifts, but i had good form. I've been walking around for 2 days like i spent the night in the pokey with bubba and his in bread brother lol. Anyhow i dont ever remember one muscle grp being sore for this long after a work out. I dont feel injured, just kinda weak my legs almost buckled on me walking into the bank..thought i was gonna take a dirt nap!!
 
Maffiosa said:
I forgot to mention that i quit chewing and my wife quit smoking s of yesterday. So the both of us will be going into PMS mode here soon lol. I noticed immideately that i've been more hungry and looking in the fridge and pantry even when i'm not. To make things worse, she asked me if she should make some snickerdoodles! Those are my weakness, so of course i said no..and of course she made them. It wasnt pretty, the score is snickerdoodles 1 me 0. Sugar free wrigleys gum is my only hope to survive~
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^^^ how is this going?!?
 
*Bunny* said:
^^^ how is this going?!?
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Was going good untill b4 i left for my trip! She wasn't dealing with it well, was hard for us to quit at the same time, we were fighting over the dumbest shit! So i caved in and told her i would quit 1st and expected her to do the same ( i pulled out the set a good example for our son card). Only thing im chewing these days is sugar free gum ;)
 
Maffiosa said:
Was going good untill b4 i left for my trip! She wasn't dealing with it well, was hard for us to quit at the same time, we were fighting over the dumbest shit! So i caved in and told her i would quit 1st and expected her to do the same ( i pulled out the set a good example for our son card). Only thing im chewing these days is sugar free gum ;)
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You are AWESOME!! Nice work Maff...
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
 
My diet friday-sunday was ugly!! I stopped and visited my mother on the way home from my trip. I was only there for a day, but i swear i gained 3 pounds off italian cooking. Need to hit cardio extra hard this week!!
 
I feel very discouraged today! I should be getting better results than i am being almost a month into my diet/training/cardio. For the most part my diet has been clean..other than my italian food episode this weekend. I don't know what i am doing wrong, i should be down 15lbs by now at least...or fitting into a smaller pain of jeans. Guess i need to push myself harder. Going to step up the cardio x2 a days 6 days a week, lift twice a day 4 days a week.


8:30am 1 serving of oats, 1 small banana
10:30am 1 ensure
12:00pm 1 can of albacore tuna, 2 slices of honey wheat multi grain, 1 cup LF cott. cheese
2:20pm: red potatos, chicken, sweet peppers, 1 teaspoon light olive oil..serving size 1.5 cup
4:30pm shake
5:00pm work out- Chest, biceps, calves, back!
7:30pm 5 egg whites, 1 yolk, 5 oz of steak,

Totals 1774 37 155 203
ratio 48/32/20

I'll try to get in another 300 cals a few hours b4 bed!
 
Maffiosa said:
I feel very discouraged today! I should be getting better results than i am being almost a month into my diet/training/cardio. For the most part my diet has been clean..other than my italian food episode this weekend. I don't know what i am doing wrong, i should be down 15lbs by now at least...or fitting into a smaller pain of jeans. Guess i need to push myself harder. Going to step up the cardio x2 a days 6 days a week, lift twice a day 4 days a week.


8:30am 1 serving of oats, 1 small banana
10:30am 1 ensure
12:00pm 1 can of albacore tuna, 2 slices of honey wheat multi grain, 1 cup LF cott. cheese
2:20pm: red potatos, chicken, sweet peppers, 1 teaspoon light olive oil..serving size 1.5 cup
4:30pm shake
5:00pm work out- Chest, biceps, calves, back!
7:30pm 5 egg whites, 1 yolk, 5 oz of steak,

Totals 1774 37 155 203
ratio 48/32/20

I'll try to get in another 300 cals a few hours b4 bed!
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IMO you feel this way because "My diet friday-sunday was ugly!!"

Re-assess how you feel at the end of the week and do NOT have a cheat weekend.
 
Maffiosa said:
I dont drink much water, is that playing a factor?
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Yes. :) :jarswim: makes the post binge recovery not so good either.
Drink water on a diet
drink water if you drink alcohol 2:1
drink water with high sodium/carb foods (youre going to swell anyway, just drink water)
drink water post cheats to help body rid of crap...
 
but it tastes so blah, i know gatorade is high in sugar..but 1 a day wont kill me rite? If i drink lots of crystal lite, that has water in it..that counts no?

Fine, fine, i'll try to consume 1 gal of water a day!
 
Maffiosa said:
but it tastes so blah, i know gatorade is high in sugar..but 1 a day wont kill me rite? If i drink lots of crystal lite, that has water in it..that counts no?

Fine, fine, i'll try to consume 1 gal of water a day!
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If it fits into your goals/meals/day/life why not? If it interferes it's gotta go or in moderation, ya know? Add these things back in when you get to where you wanna be...
I love gatorade :evil:
 
I want to chew sooo bad!!! But i made it thru sunday football without 1, now i know anything is possible. Dieting/ quit bad habbits is tuff, makes you wanna vinge!
 
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lol, that was great, no, not Bob Sagget.

I love watching MMA. I recorded UFC Ultimate Knockouts 1-4 this weekend as well as a PRIDE fight that was on Fox Sports. I love all of the Ultimate Fighter shows on Spike too and have watched all 4.

I have a lot of respect for anyone who fights, it's no walk in the park. Every time I'm watching MMA fights I get energized. I was a black belt in Tae Kwon Do growing up, but that doesn't translate too well into MMA fights.

What's your style?
 
What's your style
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My style is stand up striker, kinda a sprawl and brawl. I'll trade punches all day long, with some MT knee's and kicks mixed up. If i get taken to the ground then i'll try to sprawl out of it or switch to ground and pound style. I try to knock em out quick, worked well so far. But i havnt came a across any highly skilled submission style fighters, i reckon they might give me some shit~
 
That's pretty much the style that I would fight with as well. I also find those fights the most enjoyable to watch as a fan. Have any videos/pics from any of your fights?
 
yes, i have a few of my boxing and MMA fights! Just need to get a burned DVD from my gym so i can uploaded it. I'll quit slacking and get on it~
 
i'd like to see you fight too!!
 
I had a great work out lastnight! for cardio i went 30 mins on the elip. and 30 mins on the bike.

Today's agenda:

8:30am 1 serving of oats
10:30am 1 ensure
12:00pm 4 oz of salmon, 1 cup of broc, 1 cup LF cottage cheese
2:00pm 4oz steak, 1 cup of rice
4:00pm 1 can of tuna, 2 slice multi grain bread

5:00pm Work out-thighs,delts, tri's, abs; 1 hour of cardio

6:30pm PWO shake
7:30pm 6oz of steak, 1 cup of romane, hard boiled egg whites, 1 yolk

Totals 2374 49 203 277
Ratio: 49/32/19

My ratio's are off a bit, but i upped my cals so gonna try this for a week!
 
mmmmm......steak and romaine

with water!

:p
 
*Bunny* said:
How are you liking the ensure?
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Well the ones i use are ensure high protien, has good source or protien/carbs and a lot of vit and minerals in it so those are a plus. I keeps me full till lunch, since i am on the go most of the day its convenient for sure.
 
I havnt been weighing myself much because it tends to fawk with my head. But i've been discouraged the past few weeks because i havnt been feeling like i've been getting much results. But when i came home from the gym tonight, i was in the kitchen preping my steak and veggies for dinner. I took off my shirt's cuz they were soked in sweat. When out of the blue my wife says "Omg honey, yer getting big!" I was like what are you talking about? She started pointing out all these improvements on me! Such as my belly has gotten flatter, my biceps have gotten bigger, ect! She hasnt made 1 comment since i started working out and training, granted she has been very supportive. Anyhow, i know its from my wife and all but it felt good to hear. So i decided to weight myself for shits and giggles and i was down 10lbs. When i took a close look in the mirror i really did notice some good changes, so i am getting very stoked. I just wanted to share that with you all~
 
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