Here’s some progress pics. I know I’m definately gaining strength and weight, but my size seems to be lagging behind. Oh well. Perhaps next month’s pics will be a bit easier to tell the difference.
Age: 23
Height: 6’0"
Weight: 183 lbs.
(first pic is September, second is October)
EDIT 1/14/2011: decided to remove pics because they are too large and take too long to load on a slow connection.
EDIT: Thought I’d throw out a little bit of information on my diet as well. Although this is not what I eat every single day word for word, this is the general layout of how/what I eat throughout the week. I am trying to bulk right at the moment.
Breakfast - 3 to 5 eggs, 2 tbps. olive oil, 2 oz cheddar/mozzarella cheese, 8 oz whole milk, whole wheat toast with 2 tbps. natural peanut butter
Snack - 2 cans tuna (made into tuna salad), piece of fruit
Lunch - (training days) 32 oz Gatorade before/during workout, 2x 16 oz protein shake before/after workout; (non training days) chicken/turkey/roast beef sandwich
Snack - 8 oz whole milk, 4 oz chicken w/ salad, OR beef barley soup
Dinner - 8 oz chicken breast cooked in EVOO with mozzarella cheese and tomatoes, OR 10 oz sirloin steak, 2 cups broccoli/peas/beans OR a potato, sometimes I will eat another 8 oz of braised beef or turkey if I need the extra calories
Late night snack - 2 cups whole milk, whole wheat toast w/ 2 tbsp natural peanut butter, OR bowl of cereal (bran flakes, cheerios)
Daily supplements/vitamins: 5.6g of fish oil (900mg EPA/DHA per 1.4g capsule), multivitamin, 500mg vitamin C, 200mg vitamin E, 200mg panax ginseng, 5g creatine
Personally, I think if I had a desk job, I would quickly be gaining more weight since my resting calorie needs is only about 3000 or so per day. I work as a line cook at a restaurant, though, and I have to do a lot of running around, lifting heavy stuff from shelves all night, high temperature environment for up to 12 hours a day on some days. My “off” days are extremely easy to meet and exceed my calorie quota, but on work days (especially the days I work AND lift/sprint) my quota will sometimes reach 4700+ calories! I don’t really have a problem forcing that much food down my throat… the problem is the fact that I can’t afford it! I’m poor!
Oh well… enough with the excuses. I need to go eat some more.
Thanks to you guys watching my log!
