Day 28
6/6
Ahhh last day…its really gonna be disappointing to have to start cooking and shit again…although this will be excellent because i’ll be bumping up calories just as i’m jacking up summer training so I should be able to get a good solid G Flux type program where i’m eating a ton and training a ton…my metabolism has got to be really flagging right now…
Day 28
6/6
Last V Diet Workout
Decided i’d give 1 RM box squats a shot and see where my strength is going into some real eating and training.
Warm Up Crap
Side Pillars 1minx2 1minx2
Swiss Ball Crunch 10x12 10x12
Straight Leg Hip Crossover x20 x20
Box Sqt 135x5 185x5 225x5 255x3 285x2 305x1 325x1 345x1
For the last week or so, i’ve been doing only 5 shakes instead of 6 and actually ran out of peanut butter, so my cals have been a little lower than the rest of the diet.
Throw in finals at business school and a few other stressors, I figured i’d be soft. Crushed 345, held back on 365; I was at 24 Hr Fitness and didn’t trust anyone to spot.
Iso Bench 45x10 50x10 55x10 60x10
Mtorocycle Row 70x10 70x10 70x10 70x10
Upright Row 65x10 70x10 (shoulders HATED this)
Plate Pinches 2-10lb plates, only rested while the other hand was working. 3 sets each hand.
Right Hand: 1 min 1 min 50s
Left Hand: 1 min 1 min 45s
6/7
Post V-Diet Day 1
Some final results:
Weight on May 1: 221
Weight at start of V: 214
Weight today 195
Waist at start: 36in
Waist at end: 32in
Haven’t done bodyfat, probably won’t. I did the caliper measurements myself the first time so accuracy is questionable. But I can see a 2 pack, and feel the cuts in the others; I haven’t been able to do that since summer of 2000.
The waist measurement is a total shocker…I knew none of my jeans and shorts fit right but 4 inches gone? Awesome…
In double checking my cals from the past week, apparently i’ve been getting right around 1100 a day. NOT good.
I think my cals actually went TOO low in the last 5-7 days and that stagnated my weight loss. I should’ve known when I started getting headrushes every time I sat up suddenly! Wasn’t lacking protein but I WAS missing the fats (and flavor) from the peanut butter.
Plan is to increase 500cals a week until I can find some kind of proper balance with training. Next 7 days i’ll be around 1500 cals per day, then 2000, etc. Back to good ole Precision Nutrition with a shake or two a day for the next couple weeks. Need to find a job as i’m out of Flameout and Surge!
Also jacking up training volume in parallel with calories over the next few weeks. I think that, because i’m moving up cals and training volume together, it’ll be much easier to find some balance and not fall into the same old trap of undertraining and overeating.
My major goal during the next month, while i’m increasing calories, is to stay around 195ish. That’ll keep me right in balance and once I get my training and nutrition dialed in I can start manipulating for a little gain.
No rush, Eagle trials won’t come up again until December, West trials not til November and no need for any real rugby training besides 7’s (assuming I play in the short fall season) for another 2-3 months.
But for the next few days, i’m enjoying the fact that I have my MBA. Mom is flying into Denver in about three hours. Haven’t seen her since Xmas, when I was weighing 225 so I think her reaction might be a good way to gauge the success of the V Diet; not to mention a nice ego boost.
hey man, congrats again on the fat loss, that 4 inch waist difference now has me even more inspired to try the v-diet myself. Been sitting between a 38 and 40 inch waist for way too long now. Just have a couple questions.
How much Metabolic Drive and other supps did you buy/use over the whole 28 days?
Were you doing 1 or 2 scoops per shake?
I ask because I seem to remember doing out the calorie calculations when the first v-diet article came out and finding that a jug of ME (27 servings) wouldn’t quite last me 3 days. But I may be remembering that wrong, it was a while ago.
And lastly, how much of the total effect do you think was from the HOT-ROX Extreme? I have a horrible reaction to them (also the Spike Shooters but not the old yellow Spike pills, so I think it’s the yohimbine). I haven’t tried the old HOT-ROX, need to find them at gnc or walmart or something.
Thanks for any info/insights,
Jay
(btw, did you get my PM about the aussietorrents invite?)