Project: Don't be a fat dad.

[chesty]

Cool, I want to see some progress pics too. Nothing like the cold-hearted bastards here to give it to you straight!

 

[nicholaswht]

Wow, didn't expect all this feedback/support... good to see.. esp since i just got back from KILLLLLLLLING it at the gym...

i love squats. I worked for what felt like 20 minutes with just the bar, i used my laptop(was at the gym alone midnight) to record my posture, then i would play it back and review with youtube/etc..

once i felt it was nailed down and i could repeat it without failure i started stacking plates... lol..

started at 100lbs and stopped at 7reps.... wow.. yea.. first time.. but really.. wow.

i did 8 sets of squats, i know its not in 5x5, which i am doing but i kinda just got lost in it.

I think once i get going it will spiked up.

time was adding up, and ended up doing the last 45 minutes with cardio, i stayed at 130-140 bpm, with a burst at the end to 150 until i couldn't do anymore.

diet wise, i'm digging water.. drinking like a fish.

i can do the chicken, veg, lean meats, sweet potato, but i need fiber/healthy carbs in the morning when i start work.. i hate cereal, hate oatmeal... hate bars.. any thoughts?


Thanks again guys, i'll get some pictures up soon

 

[Colstreamer]

Hey good to see you back bro!

Glad to hear you're loving squats! Great exercise right there plenty of people hate 'em to start with.

Sounds like you had fun in the gym there too bro! Half the battle is enjoying your training!

I'm not the best on diet but off the top of my head rice, pasta even sweet potato could be a good high carb breakfast for you... May wanna cook it the night before though... There's plenty of good info in the stickies in the diet section if you can't find what you want you could always ask AAP (check his thread in the steroid forum), bro seems to be a walking typing encyclopaedia! Or Stevesmi, he helped me with my diet, his advice is always spot on.

 

[zedhed]

Hey dad that rocks that you had the gym to yourself and could do forme checks with you computer. Awsome!
Like CS said both AAP and stevesmi are excellent resources so use them bro. Thats what we are here for man.
The most beneficial thing that you can do is keep posting right here. It will really boost your tude.
Good luck bro!

 

[studlife22]

Really awesome thread, congrats on being a Dad my son is due In Feb. i also have a problem with breakfast so a great way to get some extra carbs would be to buy some waxy maize starch and add it in your morning protein shake. Super easy and time efficient. Keep up the good work and hope the best for ya

 

[nicholaswht]

Grats studlife22!

hmm, i checked out the wazy maize.. seems to be a lot of debate/talk.. looks good but for now im gonna use pasta... didn't think i could go outside the box for morning carbs but a bowl of pasta with lots of tomato/veggie is actually great!

so all today at work my pecs/shoulders/back muscles were soar as shit... every time i moved i could feel the strain.

digging it... haha naa i actually love it.

Bought some books/video arnold schw(you no the rest) encyclopedia of body building.. and a jay cutler video is on the way.. hehe i know goofy but i like it.

Anther thing i notice is my back is cracking a lot, feels stiff aside from the muscles.. thinking some fish oil and whatever that joint drug is, gloacure something.. i gotta do some research.

tomorrow night is anther round..

 

[Colstreamer]

Ah, if it keeps you motivated it ain't goofy bro.

The cracking in your back could just be because you're using your joints through a fuller range of motion than usual, if so it'll subside as you get more conditioned to the training. Having said that a supplement for the joints would be a plus anyway.

 

[zedhed]

For your back bro try this.
Sit on a carpeted floor, legs folded indian style.
Grab hold of your feet.
Now rock back and "roll" back on your back all the way up to your neck, then back to a sitting position.
Works wonders.
Let me know!
I agree if the vids help keep you motivated not goofy.

 

[nicholaswht]

just got back from the gym, i did triceps and core, triceps was great..

cable push downs, 5 sets
skull crushers flat bar/close grip 5 sets
machined push downs(?? don't know the actually name) 4 sets
then bar push downs, moved my hands kinda further out 4 sets

still really soar.. so i didn't do the 5x5 program, but figured tricep blasting will be fun hehe

ab's, then cardio.. ug im frigging burnt.. gonna sleep good.

 

[zedhed]

Hey bro I would not jump right into the 5x5 anyway. Let your bod get used to working with weights and then go on it. That is a very stressful program after you get midway thru it. So build up to it and stay injury free.