Hi.
I’m from India, and I’m tired. That’s my story. Okay, maybe there’s a little more I oughta share to give you an idea of where I come from. As of November 2019, I was 22 years old and weighed 56 kgs. That’s a little over a 120 lbs, and I stand at 5’11". Yeah, that bad. I’m a law student, and I’ve done my fair share of sleepless nights, drug-and-liquor fueled benders and every other hedonism under the sun. Cut to a random day in the November of '19, I woke up in my hostel room, and threw up a bunch of painkillers (taken in recreation, do not worry) and amphetamines, coughing it up along with what suspiciously looked like blood.
Fast-forwarding the sentimentality and “awakening, life-changing” moments that ensued, I basically decided to take a year off from university. Came back home, ate like I never had, trained like I literally never had, went from 56 to 80 kgs (176 lbs) by the time November of 2020 came around. Never curled or did anything but lift hard and heavy, hurt myself, and lay off for a few weeks because hey, curling might make my dick fall off(?); trained stupidly and inconsistently but pushed myself beyond my limits, today I have 1RM lifts of -
BB Flat Bench - 85 kg (RIR RIP)
Deadlift - 150 kg
Squat - 105 kg
OHP - does not merit a mention, maybe 45 kg?
I fell off training due to personal reasons (yeah, a load of bullshit but it is what it is) last November, and today, I just woke up and decided to fucken go and get it. I’ve been on T Nation consuming knowledge for the past 3 years, mostly out of curiosity and only fairly recently because I wanted to apply it. This is the first time I am actually posting anywhere, and the pictures? Haha, I nearly shit myself uploading them here. But hey, every dude starts somewhere, and this is where I start. I’m training at home, mostly training with moderate/light dumbbells that I have and some plates going up to a 100kg (220 lbs). I also have a gymnastic rings set up. I’ll be posting my workout log and diet here every once in a while, and I’ll be posting physique updates on a weekly basis, or at max every other week.
Cheers, guys.
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Quite poetic how I went to play ball barefoot after the previous post, and broke three toes on a foot. Haha, well, it is what it is. Sort of hard to train on p’killers with a bandaged foot, but I managed to get in half a workout today.
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Barbell Bench Press - 3 x 8-10
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Barbell Row - 3 x 10
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Dumbbell Lateral Raise - 3 x 10 (1.5 reps)
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Cable Triceps Pushdown - 3 x 8-12
Hopefully I’ll be able to get back to more intense training within the next couple of weeks, max. Might start goblet squats and glute bridges by this week.
I’m currently doing full body 5 days a week, with an arm day thrown in on the 6th day. Sounds too brosky, I know but hey, I’ve never lifted bodybuilding style before and I’d rather do something that’s sort of fun and gets me to be consistent versus something I gotta force myself to do and inevitably fall off. I’ll do this for the next couple of weeks, then switch to a 3 day on 1 day off split.
As far as diet is concerned, I basically intend to do this -
Wake up, have a protein shake.
Workout, have creatine and maybe some fruit.
Have lunch (lotsa complex carbs, lotsa fish or chicken).
Have some fruits and an optional snack in the evening/ protein shake.
Have dinner (rice or other complex carb, limited amounts, and lotsa fish or chicken).
Cheers, guys, see you next post. Take care!
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Mad day, parliamentary elections in my state and thunderstorms. How fitting.
Got in a workout this morning,
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Romanian Deadlift - 3 x 8 (a pain to do, my toes were protesting horribly)
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Barbell Overhead Press - 3 x 8,6,4
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Chinup - 3 x 6-8 (can manage weighted, but easing back into training so went with bw)
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Dumbbell Fly - 3 x 15
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Dumbbell Hammer Curl - 3 x 8-12 (partials on the last set)
Did some mobility work in the morning, stretching and rotating the thoracic and lumbar spine, the hammies and opening up the hips. Gotta get around to training the core as well, will do planks, ab rollouts, hanging leg raises and the like…eventually. Rough day, goddamn I need to quit smoking cigarettes. Haha!
Take care, stay safe!!
Will post some progress pictures at the end of the training week on May 7; no major changes I’m sure (more so because the diet isn’t exactly all A1), but hey, consistency is key.
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Inverted Row - 3 x 10
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Ring Dip - 2 x 6, 1 x 20 second hold (shoulders a little iffy, slept wrong)
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EZ Bar French Press - 3 x 10
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Dumbbell Rear Delt Swing - 2 x 12, 1 x 60 (double drop-set)
Was a daft idea to do RDLs yesterday, toes were super unforgiving today. On another note, how do you quit smoking? Dang, it’s been a 5 year journey with cigarettes so far. Weed, alcohol and the other stuff is pretty manageable. But these damned cancer sticks. I can’t even bring myself to wean myself off of them gradually. With me, it’s either cold turkey or highway to hell.
I guess just grow a pair of balls and stop without overthinking it, hm?
Cheers, guys, not saying much today. There’s a covid cloud over my family, been busy taking care of folks. Take care!
Yesterday’s training:
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Barbell Bench Press - 6 x 10,8,5,10,8,5 (wave loading)
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Barbell Row - 4 x 15
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Dumbbell Arnold Press - 3 x 8-12
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EZ Bar Spider Curl - 3 x 15
Was supposed to train full body today, but didn’t have it in me to do pullups and high pulls. Swapped today and tomorrow’s workout instead, will get in the full body workout tomorrow. Today’s arm training:
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EZ Bar Reverse Curl - 3 x 15
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Cable Triceps Pushdown - 3 x 12-15
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Dumbbell Incline Biceps Curl - 3 x 8
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Close Grip Pushup - 3 x 8-10
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EZ Bar Biceps Curl - 3 x 10 with isometric hold at mid-range on last set
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EZ Bar Skull Crusher - 3 x 10
This is it, I’m quitting cigarettes as of this moment. For how long? Well, the foreseeable future, at least the next 8 weeks. Need to put fitness above all those stupid-ass impulses. Gotta clear my head and get in the zone.
Cheers, guys. Stay safe
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This (along with the rest) is actually more worrisome. Not to get into your business, but is this something you’ve kicked?
Hey,
Sorry, couldn’t post on the regular. Been busy making trips to and fro the hospital, have some family down with Covid. This is the first time I’ve tried to maintain a blog/forum, and I see how inane it is to expect to post every day. Haha!
Hey, man thanks for checking in!! And I appreciate your concern. I’m glad to say I have kicked it and most of the other stuff, it’s been a year and I’ve been clean (except cigarettes, and the occasional liquor spree).
I was supposed to post a physique update today one week into the routine, but I just made it back from the hospital and realized I haven’t posted in a quick minute. Haha! Will definitely post physique update tomorrow morning pre-work out. Or maybe post, I’m sly 
As for the work out, I’m following the same design as the previous week, going up a notch on the weights or on reps.
Cheers guys, take care!
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Excellent!
Don’t stress yourself with posting whatever. It’s your log - use it however helps you.
Sorry to hear about your family; I hope things improve quickly and drastically.
I can not overstate what a good idea this is.
For more detail, see my log of the past 2 years.
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