Back double bi from dec. 26 2007
.back double bi from today. I know the pose was much better today in this photo than last month, but I still think I see less fat, maybe…
Here’s a back pic from dec. 26 2007
and the last pic from today
My weight today is 90.4 kg, or 199 pounds. First time under 200lb in longer than I can remember. Getting stronger too, it’s a good day.
Going to try for a max bench press next thursday, and maybe for the first time I will bench more than my bodyweight.
hey fanatic. thanks for dropping in on my thread before. I have actually dropped in here a few times before, i dont know why i didnt post anything. i really liked doing the anabolic diet, i just wasnt very good at keeping the carb up in control (i ate clean but ate to many kcals)
how do you feel on the diet? some good pogress you’ve made there really see a different in the lower back and love handles which is a really nice side affect of changing the hormonal profile on the diet.
where abouts in europe are you?
man i need to get some pictures up tomorrow morning so people can see the transformation
take it easy
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I felt good today with the carb up. You can see I switched the order up a bit, I started with low GI carbs today and finished with high GI. I also ate less per meal. I felt better, I wasn’t tired like other carb ups, let’s see how it affects my performance in the gym tomorrow…
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Cool, I was able to change the name of my thread, can’t really call it a clinic if I’m the only one here 
hey Fanatic,
Just wondering, have you done any number crunching to correlate how many calories/carbs you eat during carb-ups with the amount of weight you gain the next day? It would be interesting to know if there is a correlation.
[quote]BattlewithIron wrote:
hey Fanatic,
Just wondering, have you done any number crunching to correlate how many calories/carbs you eat during carb-ups with the amount of weight you gain the next day? It would be interesting to know if there is a correlation.[/quote]
There is definitely a correlation. I’ve actually made a couple of charts here, they’re on pages 3 or 4 can’t remember. I put another chart with this post. It’s really small, but you can read at the bottom: R 350 means a recharge of 350g carbs for example, and you can see how it affects my weight the next day. In this particular chart (I thought this was a good example for you), my new year’s eve carb reload was the largest, and the rest are mini carb reloads. You can see there is a direct correlation.
When I get some time I will do a bit of number crunching, but there are so many factors here that I doubt I will come up with an exact formula/correlation. But there is definitely a round figure
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Something’s wrong with my back. It’s not to serious, I think, but it’s bothering me and I want to be very careful.
Last friday, I felt really strong and decided to go a bit heavy on my sumo deads. I finished with a set of 140kg for 3 reps, which is 20kg more than my previous best - not the smartest thing I’ve ever done, but I was having an incredible day and the adrenaline was pumping, live and learn I guess. Anyway, I think this could be what started the pain.
I didn’t feel any pain at the time, but saturday I did. The pain feels like it’s in my right hip. I can feel a faint pain, barely noticable, in all of my right leg, and sometimes I have a tingling sensation in my right foot. All the symptoms of something with the sciatic nerve, I think, but I’m no expert. Every time I take a step with my right foot, I can feel a ‘click’ in my hip, and I can hear it as if it actually vibrates up my spine.
I’m kinda depressed about this, but I think I’m due for a light week. Today was supposed to be high intensity squat, but I decided to play it safe, I did leg curls and leg extensions instead, ugghh. The whole time in the gym today I felt like I was wasting my time without squatting, but this is probably just my immaturity as a weightlifter.
One of my biggest if not THE biggest problem, is that I can’t bring myself to back off. I’m always trying to push myself, which can be good, but I take it to another level, and if I’m not careful, I’ll be walking like an old lady by the time I’m 30. I need to learn from this, I need to think of this as a last chance, I need to remember that even if I have to go slow, at least I will be GOING.
I’m going to deviate from my diet a bit until I’m better by dropping the calories on days that I train less or with less intensity than I normally would.