25 Days of Pain and Madness

Training Training Logs
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[quote]themanchild wrote:
i love the progress man. You’re doing work and its paying off. Keep that head about you, even when you hit a plateau or rough spot. I’m so happy for you man, good luck with it and stay fuckin tough[/quote]

will do, thaks a lot for the encourage man, the feeling of knowing you’re doing your best to improve it’s great, i think that my biigest plateau ever was mental, you know, one day i woke up and said,- damn, i can do a lot better, so let’s go for it, and here i am, 'til the end.

TC

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Definitely kicking ass Tuchavito. I’m proud of you bud.

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[quote]mrodock wrote:
Definitely kicking ass Tuchavito. I’m proud of you bud. [/quote]

thankss man, i won’t let you down.

but i don’t want to count my chickens before i hunt them, you know, i’m still 15kg away from my goal, but will get there!!.

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today i woke up early hoping to hit the roads, so i had a protein shake and went out, but there were too much people on the field near my house, and i’m still feeling uncomfortable on public, so i decided that tomorrow i’ll wake up earlier when the sun is still down, so i came back home and had a conditioning training.

Farmer’s walk 50steps with 32kg DB’s
bear hug carry 100 steps with 26kg plate
suitcase carry 40 steps with 32kg DB
Bear hug carry 100 steps with 26kg plate
Single arm DB snatch 5 reps with 8kg DB

i did five sets of the complex, no rest between exercises, but shitttttt, last set was a BITCHH!!, tha calluses were killingme, fucking DB’s.

i’m doing this session on my room, so i give 7-9 steps, then turn around and so on, shit that makes the set longer.

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guys i need your help, i found a new boxing gym, it’s great but the class starts at 4pm, and i can’t hit the roads at that hour, would it hurt my lifting if i jog 5-8 lasp to a normal field before i lift??.

that’s because i want to jog when the sun still down, then go back home and lift, then go to school. i don’t wan to quit jogging and running, 'cause i think those have helped me like nothink to melt the fat.

or i guess i’ll hit the roads on my no lifting days(except BP day) and also weekends, i really hate exercising, but i know it’s the only way i’ll get my goal, so i try to get 4 weights sessions, 5 boxing sessions, 5 jogging session, and 2 conditioning sessions a week. (that’s what i’ve done fore the last 7 weeks.

any thoughts??

actual diet

meal one: 3 fried eggs, 2 slices of whole wheat bread
meal two: protein shake
meal three: protein shake
meal four: 150 gr of chicken breast, 2 tortillas
meal five: protein shake
meal six: 2 scrambled eggs

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Jogging before the workout won’t hurt your lifting provided you treat the jogging as a warm-up rather than an intense workout. If you start to feel really burnt out don’t hesitate to skip some jogging and conditioning sessions so you can handle more work. One of the main problems with people trying to lose weight is they try to do too much and then give up completely.

Stay in tune with your body and don’t burn yourself out. If you do, take it a little easy for a couple of days and then get back to it. Remember, a little of the right things is a whole lot better than nothing.

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[quote]mrodock wrote:
Jogging before the workout won’t hurt your lifting provided you treat the jogging as a warm-up rather than an intense workout. If you start to feel really burnt out don’t hesitate to skip some jogging and conditioning sessions so you can handle more work. One of the main problems with people trying to lose weight is they try to do too much and then give up completely.

Stay in tune with your body and don’t burn yourself out. If you do, take it a little easy for a couple of days and then get back to it. Remember, a little of the right things is a whole lot better than nothing.[/quote]

Hey man, first of all thanks for all the help and encourage.

And I get what you say, now that I posted that definitely seems like too much exercise, i’ll see how I do this week, and don’t worry, I’m not giving up, I’ll focus on my strength and boxing skills, fat loss will follow.

And I’ll definitely avoid burning my self out, I don’t want to drop intensity at the half of my road .

TC

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[quote]mrodock wrote:

Stay in tune with your body and don’t burn yourself out. If you do, take it a little easy for a couple of days and then get back to it. Remember, a little of the right things is a whole lot better than nothing.[/quote]

damn, this was like a punch in my face, but thankyou bro, today i was in my squat training and i had a bad time hiting a weight i’ve done several times before, i was pissed off, i was even thinking about quiting, but i just calmed down and thought- hey man, you’re on a fucking caloric DEFICIT, you can’t expect to hit PR’s every week, i can’t expect to be lean and muscular in just two weeks, so i just made my prescribed reps, one accesory exercise and got the hell out of there.

5/3/1 cycle3, week 1
Squat

1x5x54kg
1x5x69kg
1x3x83kg

Working sets
1x5x103k
1x5x110kg
1x5x117kg

Romain DL’s
1x5x59kg

4x10x92.5kg

What really pissed me is that i’ve made 6 reps with 123kg, and today i had a bad time completing my fifth rep on squat.

i’ll spend a little time researching and will cut off the volume.

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Strength can easily vary by 10% based on all sorts of factors, including some we probably couldn’t even imagine. You probably shouldn’t change a thing is my point.

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[quote]mrodock wrote:
Strength can easily vary by 10% based on all sorts of factors, including some we probably couldn’t even imagine. You probably shouldn’t change a thing is my point. [/quote]

well, thinking about it, damnn, you’re right, and i used to wonder why my DL sessions were so good, well i had them on monday, and sundays i have my Refeed meals or refeed days, so i guess it’s all about being carb depleted.

i’ll keep with the same plan, i guess everyone has a bad day.

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today i went to the new boxing gym, mmm i’ll give it a week, it didn’t convincedme, it’s small and mmm, i’ll explain.

i got there and warmed up, made a little shadowboxing and then went to hit the heavybag, then the gym owner toldme to put on the gloves and spar with him, i said yes and well, he started punching really hard, do i did the same, i could hit him many times with 1-2 (jab-cross), and he went mad and stared to punch like if he was angry with me, so i started hitting like if i was fighting, the guy is like 30 years old and he has trained like for 3 years. he obviouslly had a lot more of condition than me, so almost at the end of the second round i lowered the guard and he punched me on the nose, i bleeded a little, but he said that it was enought.

then the guy started making comments like- he is heavier, i was tired, he has bigger arms :), i didn’t complain, but i didn’t like that he got angry, it’s just the second time that i do sparring, i’ll give it a shot for another week, if i don’t like it i guess i’ll comeback to the oldone (it’s too far from my house)

just to get it clear, i didn’t get angry because he punched me, i mean that’s how sparring is supposed to be, but i didn’t like the dude’s actitud, he knew i’m a newbie. mmm maybe i’m overreacting.

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here’s a question that is killingme.

until now i’ve lost a considerable amount of weight, as my strength has increased, so i’ll assume i haven’t lost any muscle.

i’ve only lost 9 cm on my waist, so i’m still looking like a pregnant boy, wtf?, that’s annoying.

i started at 120kg or 264lbs and now i’m down to 110.8kg or 244lbs, is it to soon to expect any waist size loss, or am i really underestimating how fat i am?

curren waist size: 126cm
starting waist size: 135cm

this is what really beats me down sometimes, 'cause you know, girls don’t like pregnant guys.

any thoughts?

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[quote]tuchavito wrote:
mrodock wrote:
Strength can easily vary by 10% based on all sorts of factors, including some we probably couldn’t even imagine. You probably shouldn’t change a thing is my point.

well, thinking about it, damnn, you’re right, and i used to wonder why my DL sessions were so good, well i had them on monday, and sundays i have my Refeed meals or refeed days, so i guess it’s all about being carb depleted.

i’ll keep with the same plan, i guess everyone has a bad day.

[/quote]

Eating sufficient carbs can improve performance. Important thing is if you are dieting to pick mostly slowly digested carbs. Around workouts ABOUT 40 grams of quickly absorbed carbs should be consumed an hour. This can help a lot with energy during workouts. I am partial to waxy maize.

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[quote]tuchavito wrote:
here’s a question that is killingme.

until now i’ve lost a considerable amount of weight, as my strength has increased, so i’ll assume i haven’t lost any muscle.

i’ve only lost 9 cm on my waist, so i’m still looking like a pregnant boy, wtf?, that’s annoying.

i started at 120kg or 264lbs and now i’m down to 110.8kg or 244lbs, is it to soon to expect any waist size loss, or am i really underestimating how fat i am?

curren waist size: 126cm
starting waist size: 135cm

this is what really beats me down sometimes, 'cause you know, girls don’t like pregnant guys.

any thoughts?[/quote]

The stomach fat is almost always the LAST thing to go and you have already lost some. Your progress is fast but I know it is never fast enough. We must have patience.

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[quote]mrodock wrote:
Your progress is fast but I know it is never fast enough. We must have patience.

[/quote]

ok got it, it’s just that sometimes i worry about it, i mean, i’ve lost 10 kg and only lost 9cm, that’s when i feel panic and try to do as much as i can, and the gut still pretty big, i mean should i lose 30kg more to look lean?

or suddenly my waist will start to drop quickly?

jaja, i’m being a pain in the ass, but it’s really frustrating man.

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Great progress man, just gotta keep at it! Cut all carbs except maybe 20 or so around your workout, gotta’ burn that shit off!

Really nice work on getting your chins up, work on not touching between reps, and start doing some HIIT, steady state ain’t got crap on HIIT baby!

Also, expect 1-2 lbs of fat loss a week, from there calculate how long you should be dieting to get to your “ideal weight” then set progress goals along the way, and really just keep yourself on track, remember you WILL get there, it just takes time… :slight_smile:

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[quote]skohcl wrote:
Great progress man, just gotta keep at it! Cut all carbs except maybe 20 or so around your workout, gotta’ burn that shit off!

Really nice work on getting your chins up, work on not touching between reps, and start doing some HIIT, steady state ain’t got crap on HIIT baby!

Also, expect 1-2 lbs of fat loss a week, from there calculate how long you should be dieting to get to your “ideal weight” then set progress goals along the way, and really just keep yourself on track, remember you WILL get there, it just takes time… :)[/quote]

haha, thanks man, definitely chin ups have been one of my best achievmnents.

And well, i think that boxing training it’s HIT, not even a session of sprints leave me gasping for air like sparring or doing padwork.

Well i know it takes a lot of time, luckyli i’ve been losing 2-3.3 punds per week.
i think my "ideal weight would be aroun 95kg or 210lbs, but now i really don’t know what to expect, and here in mexico a test to know my BF% it’s really expensive and i can’t affordit.

so i’m expecting to get to my goal weight like in 12-13 weeks.

mmm i think i’m doing pretty good, so i’ll stop being anal about it.

thanks for stopping by.

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No prob bro, keep up the intensity!

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thanks skohcl, will do my best.

today i was thinking about getting up very early to hit the roads, but i was seriously tired from yesterday training, so i had othe 4 hours of slees, very good choice.

then at 11 am i gad my weights session.

5/3/1 cycle3, week 1

Push press
1x5x31kg
1x5x39kg
1x3x46kg

working sets
1x5x58kg
1x5x62kg
1x6x65.2kg

Chin ups
1x5xbw
1x4xbw
2x3xbw

I’m still unable to do reps without toching floor between reps, working on slow negatives.

DB military press
1x8x17kg
4x8x20kg

that was for morning training, then at night i felt like having a conditioning session, and i said yes.

Farmer’s walk 70 stepsx32kg DB’s
Bear hug carry 130 stepsx26kg plate
Suit case carry 50 stepsx32kg DB
Bear hug carry 130 stepsx26kg plate
Shadow boxing 90 seconds

one warm up sets, then 4 working sets, no rest between exercises, and 3 mins rest between sets.

i wanted to go for a fifth set but my calluses were killing me, and i couldn0t hold the DB’s anymore, so i ended the session (a goodone).

Tomorrow i’m doing shitttt, 'cause i want to be at my 100% on monday for my DL, lets see also how i do on the weight scale.

TC

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pretty bitter-sweet day, mmm i mean fucked up-awesome day.

i won’t make it long, i weighted today 110.1kg, jsut 700gr down!!!, wtf?, that seriously beatedme down, mmm well fat loss is fat loss, so i won’t get anal about it, perhaps i gained some muscle, i don’t know, but i wont quit, not after all i’ve been trough.

and it was awesome 'cause i had a fucking good PR today.

5/3/1 cycle3, week 2

DEADLIFT
1x5x72kg
1x5x92kg
1x3x107kg

working sets
1x3x136kg
1x3x145.5kg
1x6x165.7kg that’s a fucking PR or what??

BB row
1x6x62kg
1x8x72kg
1x7x87kg
2x7x99.2kg used a little of momentum

Good mornings
1x6x59kg

5x10x74kg

Lat pulldown
5x10x63.5kg

guys, now that i think it, i’ve been increasing weights very frecuently, so i guess i’m gaining muscle mass also, i also missed all my road session last week and had only 2 boxing trainings, so i guess that contributed to my lack of weight loss, i’ll give my 100& this week, i’ll wake up early tomorrow and will hit the roads, than will have my conditioning session.

today’s boxing session was great, i think i’m getting good at it, i just need to melt some mpre fat, well, a lot of fat.