I’m back again! I did the velocity diet in 2023, and again in 2024, and then bulked for a bit the last two winters. Here’s a bit about me.
-34 years old
-6’0”, currently weigh 170
-12 years rock climbing, 9 years lifting, 2.5 years jiu jitsu
A typical week is 3 climbing sessions, 2 jiu jitsu sessions, and 1 lifting session. However, a toe injury is keeping me out of jiu jitsu, so for now it’s 3 days climbing and 2 days lifting. I hope to incorporate some very low-intensity cardio throughout the diet, assuming I’m unable to get back to jiu jitsu. If I can do that, I won’t do additional cardio as there’d be no need.
I’m starting the diet on Thursday. I’m psyched that I’m starting at 170 instead of 165 like the last couple times. I’ve definitely built some muscle, which only seems to help me climb harder, and feels like armor in jiu jitsu. I’ve been through it before, so I know what to expect, and there will be difficult moments. Most of all, I’ve never made it through the diet with zero alcohol consumption. I’ve always failed that aspect. I’d like to get that under control, and will really be trying to live like a monk for four weeks.
Here are some starting pictures. I can’t pose worth a shit, but that probably makes these pictures more honest anyway. I’m excited to see I look about as “big” as I did at the end of 2024’s diet despite a higher level of body fat, so hopefully I’ll reach a new look once I lose this extra fluff.
Here we go!