Alright! Here we go, the V-Diet experience is ready to go. From here on out on a daily basis I will report my meals and my workout routine, mostly to be criticized by more experienced members of this professional website.
Alittle background information on me, I am 20 years old and am currently a Sophmore in College going for a degree in Business. I played Highschool Football 4 years and loved every moment of it. I DEP’d (Delayed Entry Program) into the United States Marine Corps to become 0321 Recon, sadly my senior year of Football I tore my ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) and was delayed further, two months post surgery a biodegradable screw dislodged from holding the cadaver ligament in place, thus ripping it once more.
I am now 17+ Months out of my second surgery and for the most part have fully recovered (minus 4 titanium screws +1 pin). I still have limitations with my knee that make doing some lower workouts really difficult. My Junior year of Highschool I was 240lbs FAT, my senior year I cut down to 187lbs STRONG with good eating habits, good workout routines and determinations to serve my country. After my surgery I relapsed back into horrible eating conditions, no workout routine. I now stand 250lbs FAT and want to cut this shit off of me, I have lugged it around long enough and am done using my ‘knee surgery’ as an excuse.
Wheew! longwinded there. Alright these are my starting measurements/weight/BF%
Weight - 250.02lbs - First Goal 230lbs
Body Fat - 32% - First Goal 25%
Belly - 47.5 Inches
Waist - 46 Inches
Left Thigh - 30.5 Inches
Right Thigh - 30 Inches
Left Calf - 15 3/4 Inches
Right Calf - 16 Inches
Left Ankle - 9 Inches
Right Ankles - 9 Inches
Chest - 44.5 Inches
Shoulders - 56 Inches (I went all the way around my body, wasn’t sure…
Left Bicep - 16 7/8 Inches
L. Flexed - 17 Inches
Right Bicep - 16.5 Inches
R. Flexed - 17.25 Inches
Neck - 17 Inches
Workout - Chest, Tricep, Back
Bench - 5x135 5x145 5x155 5x165
Tricep Pulldown - 7x100 7x110 7x120 7x130
Row (close grip) - 10x100 10x110 10x120
Cable Flys - 10x17.5(each cable) 10x20 10x22.5 7x25
Standing Tricep Extension - 7x20 7x30 7x40 (I can’t remember how much the curl bars weigh, so I wont add their weight in)
Lat Pull Downs - 10x100 10x110 10x110
Ab workout
Walked for roughly 45 minutes, two times around the park near my house (take up one city block)
I think the biggest flaw in my V-Diet is my workout regimen, I plan to lift Mon/Wed/Fri (Chest/Tricep/Back , Calfs/Quads/Thighs , Shoulders/Bicep/Deltoid)
I do ab workouts after each lifting day
Please criticize strictly,
Thank you and please keep me going!
-Josh
Thanks. This first day has been really hell on me… I am not reacting well to the low calorie intake, my stomach feels like its absolutly tearing itself apart.
I couldn’t get all of the fourth shake down, I just wasn’t hungry and it quite honestly made me sick.
I feel it will take my body awhile to adapt to this new eating style.
I just keep in mind a quote someone once told me “If it isn’t hard, it’s not worth working for”
Does anyone else who takes the HRX feel like their chest is on fire? Since they do have caffiene would it be smarter to take them before a weight lifting session? or after?
Also, is it safe to do more than (3) Workout sessions a week? I really do enjoy the gym and I regularly go (5), please let me know.
Good luck on the diet…its hard but it works. Are u sure your getting enough servings of md? I may have miss counted, but did u take 8 scoops one day and 10 the other? That seems a little low.
About the HRX, when i take them in the morning before my first shake, i kinda get “sweet burps” and a bit of heartburn. try taking them with a shake that might help.
For the workouts, it sounds fairly strict with the 3 workouts a week only. I wouldn’t try to change the diet…its already worked for so many people. if 3/week is too easy try upping the intensity.
[quote]samantha79 wrote:
Good luck on the diet…its hard but it works. Are u sure your getting enough servings of md? I may have miss counted, but did u take 8 scoops one day and 10 the other? That seems a little low.
About the HRX, when i take them in the morning before my first shake, i kinda get “sweet burps” and a bit of heartburn. try taking them with a shake that might help.
For the workouts, it sounds fairly strict with the 3 workouts a week only. I wouldn’t try to change the diet…its already worked for so many people. if 3/week is too easy try upping the intensity.[/quote]
Yeah I did. I though I was supposed to repleace a shake with the Surge Recovery on workout days (post workout of course) Maybe I can get a confirmation on this?
I guess I can’t really complain about 3 workouts, gotta stick to the rules.
Thanks for the tip on the HOT-ROX, yeah those burps are seriously disgusting and there really isn’t any way around it.
I found that the older articles contain slightly different info to the newer articles. Originally they replaced a shake with the Surge (which didn’t make sense to me) but the more recent articles add the Surge and therefore increase the calories on workout days - which makes more sense.
It’s 5:30pm on Day 1 for me… I’m finding it much easier than expected. Hahaha, it is day 1! But, I find that I’m not hungry and I keep forgetting to drink. Then once I do drink, that’s when I’m hungry - immediately after drinking! Then within 10 minutes, I’m not hungry again. I might have to set a timer if I keep forgetting.
[quote]stuward wrote:
You can grind them in a coffee grinder. Whole seeds stay fresher but they are not absorbed by the body very well.[/quote]
Thanks for the tip! Just grinded up half of them on ‘fine’, mucho better! it’s no logger get stuck in my throat when I grind them with the Metabolic Drive. I makes it alittle thicker but some extra water takes care of that.
On a side note I weighed in today at 242 (I know I shouldn’t get on the scale till weigh in days but I was getting burned out and needed to see progress)
Me at about 190lbs
I know the picture is vain but overall this is my goal, I want the thinness back in my face and my trapz to get back to that definition, the diet has a lot of goals for me.
Sidenotes - I just now am getting two servings of flax in each day, I didn’t understand the need for it in the beginning, needless to say I do now.
I have been weightlifting for about the last 12 weeks, taking a few days off for off days. I was the type of lifter that kind of neglects the lower body workout mostly because my knee struggles with it. The weight will increase gradually but as it stands my lower back is sore as hell along with my thighs and calfs.
I understand the importance of lowerbody workouts I just need to start doing them regularly.
Great Job Man!!!
I know what you’re going through with the velocity diet. I did my little version of it, but i had one solid, healthy meal a day because of school. Great job with keeping your head up. I hope everything works well with you and just remember to stay strong.
Hey guys sorry about the absence, I have been studying for two finals (Macro Economic and Biological Anthropology) and have been neglecting my online status as a result.
Friday was my (Bicep, Shoulder, Deltoid) day
Standing Bicep Curls
Sitting Barbell Military
Standing Hammer Curl
Read Delt Fly
I did a few others as well.
I did read that you should include one major lift for each muscle category… Reading this kind of made me confused but I have lifted my 3/3 times this week so I guess it would be a good idea to change it accordingly
Is this a fair amount I should be doing each workout day while on the V-Diet?
I’m down 10lbs so far and I really do feel a difference, I had my cheat meal on Saturday so I won’t be taking measurement untill the second week is over. My cheat meal wasn’t as healthy as I wanted to be because I was with my friends and we all headed to CPK (California Pizza Kitchen) - Oh well it’s in the past and i’ll make better decisions from here on out.
Also i’m upping my NEPA walks from 2 times around the park to 3.
Thanks for all the help and support! Also if anyone with experience could assist with helping me with a workout regemin I would appreciate it.
