time to get hard and strong 5x5 style

[jdl508]

Zed - thanks for moving this log time to get serious

Headholio - thanks for the link looks like a plan and because I workout at home I don't have to worry about gym nazi's telling me I can't use it in the gym
by the way I used to do it the way you have in your first pick but couldn't find rope strong enoughhttp://www.elitefitness.com/forum/members/headholio.html - LOL

 

[jdl508]

As promised yesterday's diet
Was on the road for work yesterday so I couldnt eat exactly as I wanted to but I think this is acceptable
Drank alot of water too all day long
Turned out to be around 2900 calories with this split
Carbs - 35
Fat - 35
Protein - 30

Breakfast
pre WO - Protein / oats pudding
post WO - Protein Shake
Lunch
Went out for work - Hot Open-Faced Turkey Sandwich With Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, 1 sandwich
Dinner
Homemade - Chicken Fajita's, 2 fajitas
Snacks @ 10 AM and 4 PM
Protein Bar - 10 AM
Protein Bar - 4 PM
9 PM snack Protein / oats pudding

Dinner =

 

[Buildingup24]

Right on with the food pics

 

[zedhed]

Dam bro Im in food lust now! That really looks good man.

 

[jdl508]

i love a good chicken fajita

forgot to enter the work for the day - woke up at 530 this morning and did 2.5 mile jog very slow

doing this 2x per week does this look ok for cardio, its just easy and sometimes I'm lazy

 

[zedhed]

Yeah twice a week and slow is good for now bro. You lookin good man.

 

[jdl508]

Ok Im gonna start off with pics cause everybody likes them

last nights dinner at bonefish grill ->

I would say right now my # 1 issue is too much bf % -> I'm thinking Im riding @ 18 - 20% jeeeeeez when you see it on paper it hurts a little more maybe I should start running 3 times a week
so there I am fluffy and all

woke up this morning @ 530 had pre workout protein / oats pudding and hit the iron
last set
squats - 5 x 200
bench press - 5 x 145
BO row - 5 x 125
had shake after workout and off to work

 

[Buildingup24]

I'm assuming you're trying to gain muscle. This is just my input, others may think differently but, at a high bodyfat, if you do some high intensity conditioning maybe 2x a week (sprints, farmer carries for distance, tabata protocol, KB swings) and clean up the diet, you'd drop the bodyfat since it's fairly up there.
just an idea.

But I feel you on the food, I love to cook and try new places to eat so it's a battle at times mentally.

 

[jdl508]

buildingup - yes on both counts I am trying to gain muscle at the same time drop the pudge
I got caught up in the bulking / no cardio mentality - for me no good

 

[Buildingup24]

Yeh I feel you. It's possible to do, just slower but for guys who put on fat easily, a slow approach is better.
I'd carb cycle and condition 2x/week.
If you look in my log, my very first post has a really good article for people on how to approach training if you tend to carry body fat in love handles, chest. It's called "11 training tips for skinny fats"
I apply those principles, it works nicely.