Up a pound and a half and no change in waist size!!! (laughing)
Awesome!!! Your hard work and discipline are paying off, PC!!!
Terry, i have some bad news. My Metabolic Drive is all gone!!!
They sure were good, but not nessacary. I may get another box before the summer ends who knows. Since i stopped that diet i have strength gains already. It was like someone turned a switch on. I still have about 2 weeks worth of catching up to do, but ill be fine im sure. I learned alot and im hoping next time will be easier.
PC
I imagine that increases in your lifts will come quickly, now that you’re bulking again. There’s just something about cutting that makes increasing your PRs all the more difficult.
Keep me updated!!! (grin)
I thought today was friday, shows how much im on track. Im gonna easure anyway…
Scale Weight: 186 ?
Waist: 34.25
Thats odd. 186… I was more last week.
I was also like 195 last night, Lol… The 11 hour sleep i just had could have contributed to that too. WHatever, i am what i am. Any changes yet TT?
Well i just had breakfast now i weigh 192. Thats hillarious…
Sounds like you ate a healthy breakfast! (grin)
For purposes of deciding whether to increase or reduce the number of carbs you’re taking in, there’s only one day of the week – and only one TIME OF DAY – that “counts.” Friday morning, out of bed, after you hit the restroom.
Increase carb by 60g per day. Add 20g of starchy carbs to three of your P+C meals. Keep protein and fat intake the same.
Continue to eat your 3 servings of fruit per day and your beans. Consider fibrous green veggies as being “free.” Track protein intake, fat intake and starchy carbs. When you report your results week by week, give me the average of the number of starchy carbs you. I’m not looking for an approximation. I’m looking for the actual number averaged, so you’ll definitely have to track 'em.
We’re taking it to the next level, PC!!! (grin)
Its amazing what food can do. Last week, squatting i only hit 295 for 2 reps… this week, 8 days later i hit 315 for 5, A2G. I bottomed out on them too, i love deep squatting. Thats 1 rep more than i was doing before dieting.
Terry-Lee i have a confession to make, though. I completely stopped recording what i have been eating, and just started eating like i was pre diet. I assume 4250-5000 kcal a day… significant protein, moderate carbs and fat. I have not gained any visible fat yet, but im scared i might.
I do feel great, though. It’s what im accoustmed to… eating big and clean. I hit 250 for 3 reps on the bench last night too… makes me want to eat more, but i cant let myself.
No i don’t have an eating disorder :), im a 16 year old with an appetite. Do you think this is a bad thing to do? I hope i didnt let you down, you have done too much for me to do that. Just give me your take on it, and we can adjust from there.
Anyway… just give me your take on it. Your opinion really matters… Im going to use whats left of my arms, without hurting my sore chest, and try to get upstairs and shower without using my jell-o legs. 
What a great friday night… hahahah
PC
Nope, you’re definitely not letting me down, PC. You’re communicating. That’s a good thing! (grin) The way I see it, I’m sharing the journey with you, but you’re the ultimate decision maker when it comes to how, what and when you eat. That doesn’t mean that I won’t do my best to make persuasive argument, (grin), but I do believe in free agency.
For some people, guessing/estimating works. They know their bodies and what they need to do to get the results they want. Those people don’t need me or my numbers/structure/plan. My areas of specialty (and interest) are helping people to break weight loss plateaus, lose fat, not weight, and bulk with minimal fat gain. All three require a little more dietary finesse and precision than guessing/estimating.
If you lost weight while on a bulking diet, having nothing to do with numbers, it’s logical that you need to eat more food. If your fears are that you will eat more food and get fat, then you just need to buckle down and weigh, measure, count and record what you’re eating. Do you have to do it forever? Nope. But it’s something you’ll do for the rest of your life anytime you’re not seeing/getting the results you want.
Let’s use me as an example. I know portion sizes. I carry around numbers in my head of all the things I eat and how many ounces I need to hit whatever numbers I’ve set for myself. There are times I weigh, measure, count and record and times I don’t.
But when the scale and/or tape measure aren’t behaving and I think I’m doing everything right, I go back to basics … weighing, measuring, counting and recording everything that goes into my mouth.
Do all of what is necessary to get the results you want, and not one iota more. If what you’re doing is working for you, stick with it. If it isn’t working for you, then you’ve got decisions to make.
Outcome based decision making, right? (grin)
Scale weight: 185
Waist: 34.25
Maybe what was enough for me before, isnt enough for me now. Guess ill be eating more this week.
I have put on some body fat since i stopped the diet, so i figured for sure i was eating enough food. But… i have NO problem going for more! My strength is still going up in leaps and bounds, though which is good. Ill keep you updated Terry… I’m going for a new max deadlift tonight, ill post the video later.
PC
Here you go, Terry.
I already said it on the thread you linked to, but that was just incredible, PC!!! Just watching it made me want to head to the gym and go lift. (laughing)
Thanks Terry, that made it all worth it. I figured id tape it because i knew not many people would belive ei actually done it, hahaha.
To be honest i have only been actually deadlifting a little over a year. I started last year around the start of the summer.
I have all my final exams finished, ill let you know my average this year as soon as i do. Im expecting a mid 80.
PC
waist - shade less than 34.5
weight - 188.5
I like the way your bulk is going, PC. Your waist size just doesn’t seem to be going up. (grin)
I’d like to see you limit weight gain to 1/2 pound per week, though. The reason I say that is that an untrained individual (male) can put on 25 pounds in a year’s time, while a trained individual (male) can put on about 18, which is 1.5 pounds per month. So go ahead and shoot for .5 pounds per week. And really what I’d do along those lines is average the current week with the two weeks prior.
Nonetheless, you’re kicking some serious butt, PC!!! (grin)
When you say “shoot for” 0.5 pounds a week, what happens when i gain more than that? Why not just gain to my potential?
[quote]Tampa-Terry wrote:
I like the way your bulk is going, PC. Your waist size just doesn’t seem to be going up. (grin)
I’d like to see you limit weight gain to 1/2 pound per week, though. The reason I say that is that an untrained individual (male) can put on 25 pounds in a year’s time, while a trained individual (male) can put on about 18, which is 1.5 pounds per month. So go ahead and shoot for .5 pounds per week. And really what I’d do along those lines is average the current week with the two weeks prior.
Nonetheless, you’re kicking some serious butt, PC!!! (grin)[/quote]
[quote]Tampa-Terry wrote:
I like the way your bulk is going, PC. Your waist size just doesn’t seem to be going up. (grin)
I’d like to see you limit weight gain to 1/2 pound per week, though. The reason I say that is that an untrained individual (male) can put on 25 pounds in a year’s time, while a trained individual (male) can put on about 18, which is 1.5 pounds per month. So go ahead and shoot for .5 pounds per week. And really what I’d do along those lines is average the current week with the two weeks prior.
Nonetheless, you’re kicking some serious butt, PC!!! (grin)[/quote]
I put on 55lbs and 3-" on my waist in 40+ weeks and I had been lifting for over a year when I started my bulk.
1/2lb a week gains wont make them leaner gains it will just make them take longer.
Oh by the way ProfChaos I didnt know that this was a training log, Il definatley be watching your progress.
Good luck.
Why not just gain to my potential?
You can approach things that way if you like, PC. Let’s say you gain a pound a week over the course of the next year, for a grand total of 52 pounds of scale weight. And since a trained individual can put on 18 pounds of muscle, the means you put on 34 pounds of fat in addition.
Sometimes when I go to do something, I’ll “play by the rules” and follow what I recognize is good advice. Other times, with direct intent, I decide not to play by the rules. I learn things either way. So seriously, if you want to eat big and lift heavy during the time of your life that you do have the greatest growth potential, I don’t have a problem with it. (grin)
Im 187.5 and my waist is the same as last week.
This is hillarious… yesterday morning i was almost 190. last night i was 196. It really depends on how much sleep i get…