Yeah, I have gotten that before, and my response is always where is my Cuba Gooding Jr money?! Although these days with him making Daddy Day Camp I very well may be making more than him, lol.
Its scary man! I may just try to walk in December but actually delay it until April so I can finish up my thesis, but we’ll see. For now, I’m certainly getting my resume together and going out to the job fairs on campus and searching in general.
Who are you telling? When I had a bit more money, I used to go to Outback and get the 16oz prime rib with steamed broccoli and olive oil. I was so sick with it that I used to have exact change waiting before they even brought me my bill because I had been there so much.
Its my car which is cool with me since I don’t want to be responsible if I push a shitty car and then it doesnt start up the next day for some reason and I get blamed for it.
Who knows, maybe I can convince my training partner to come along for the workout and I can get it recorded.
“Of the 6 billion people in the world today, very few are commandos. The population expanded exponentially once humans organized into civilizations. Without that development, our numbers would most likely still be less than one billion. Probably at least five out of six people alive today depend on society’s support and protection for their existence. To realize how dependent we are on civilization, consider this: in a wilderness setting, losing your eyeglasses might well be fatal. Any slight disability, any inherited or acquired disease, would quickly eliminate you from the competition. Who among us are the ones who could make it on our own?”
Would I be one of those who survived? Not at all, and thats a painful realization to have. My conditioning is damn poor now, and I doubt I could depend on it to save my life, which is horrible…and pisses me off to no end. Now that the fire within me is lit, I’ll be training with this in the back of my mind at all times. I want to take my conditioning to a new level; I want to take it to the point where I’d be able to give a crack head a run for his money, because as Chris Rock said, you can’t you can’t catch a crack head!
Tomorrow I’ll post pictures along with my goals.
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wow, that quote is the essence of my philosophy. imagine what kind of super human being would come out if our species lived like that? you cant control your eating? you die. you cant climb this mountain? gone. you cant run fast enough to run from predators? done. you cant stop your rival from stealing your wife? end of your lineage.
but yea, its interesting that you are trying to lose weight with an already lean body.
Thanks for stopping by! I’ve actually changed my main goal since the beginning of this log. Originally I was focused on dropping 10lbs so I could try and maintain a bodyweight of 178 and fight in that weight class. Since then though, I’ve abandoned pure fat loss in favor or gaining mass to fight in the 200lb weight class as my main goal.
Right now though, I’m just focusing on eating good food and training my ass off and improving my strength, conditioning and body composition. I was going to start trying to put on mass next week, but I’m going to hold off on that until the next round of clinic participants are chosen. If I’m going to put on mass, I’d rather wait until I know if I’ll have world renowned coaches providing the game plan instead of floundering around on my own. If I’m not chosen though, then I’ll have to learn as I go.
Thanks for stopping by Whizkid. You’re a boxer too, aren’t you? Hope your shoulder gets better man, as I had/have a hand injury that kept me out of the game for months and it was horrible!
I’ve decided to push my car pushing workout to Friday since I’ll have 2 days to recover after that. Another reason to do that is because I had lots of trouble on my last 2 reps of my final set on the squats, so I want to be well rested on Wednesday for the big 3 plates.
[quote]Sayjin wrote:
Thanks for stopping by Whizkid. You’re a boxer too, aren’t you? Hope your shoulder gets better man, as I had/have a hand injury that kept me out of the game for months and it was horrible![/quote]
i wanted to persue it but until i figure out exactly whats happpening with my shoulder i cannot. bout to setup a doc appoint though so maybe i’ll figure it out…
Certainly understand that feeling man. If its any consolation, its much better to get it taken care of now, even if that involves taking some time off instead of trying to work through it and crashing before you even get off the ground.
Weight - 183 after an intense carb meal!
Strength - still rising
Waist - 31 1/2 as of yesterday
Conclusion: I certainly dont need to cut, and am going to make sure I at least maintain this weight for the time being. At least my state of mind has gotten much better after that little dietary break. Cant wait to put on some serious mass - HOORAH
P.S.
What’s my bodyfat at? I subbed out the shoe for a hat in hopes of a better analysis!
Sayjin - Good progress man! I’ve read most of your thread, good work pursuing your goals and making changes when necessary. I am sure you will pack on the mass when you put your mind to it. What diet / training will you be using to gain?
[quote]CJK wrote:
Sayjin - Good progress man! I’ve read most of your thread, good work pursuing your goals and making changes when necessary. I am sure you will pack on the mass when you put your mind to it. What diet / training will you be using to gain? [/quote]
Thanks for your support CJK! I plan on milking the program Im on now for all its worth and then moving onto Bill Starr’s 5x5. I’m a fan of total body training, and while I’d like to do a body part split at some point it simply doesn’t mesh with my goals, as I still need to fit in time for skill work as well as conditioning/GPP during the week.
I want to use a targeted ketogenic approach to gaining mass, as I haven’t ever felt as good as I do on a low carb diet. Due to the energy demands of my sport, I’m going to experiment with either continuing to consume a large carb meal every 3 days, or just every 2 days to at least maintain my glycogen levels.
For example - last night for my carb up meal I had 3 cups (measured dry) of oatmeal, then I finished off the night with 6 pieces of french toast. My biggest mistake of the night was drinking a ton of water right after my meal, because as soon as that water hit my stomach I was cramping in my stomach for a good half hour. I weighed myself before I went to bed at 190, and when I woke up I was 183. I don’t know what happened between bed time and morning time, but I for sure looked a lot leaner when I woke up.
From what I’ve been reading from many reliable sources, growth is primarily a function of eating moreso than training, so I’m just going to up my fats and protein to a point where I’m gaining a pound a week (hopefully). I definately am going to read up on CT’s “Truth about bulking” and Shugs various articles about putting on mass before I get it a whirl,though.
It took me awhile to get started once I put the weight on the bar. I guess I was intimidated by a number that I had been aiming to hit for so long - a number that in my mind is synonomous with a good amount of strength. Once I hit my first rep however, that fear quickly went away and it was business as usual.
I also finally figured out what was wrong with my deadlifts too! I think I was squating down too low to get the bar, but now I’ve learned to squat down just enough so that I can get my hands gripped solidly around the bar. While the weight was still a struggle, I think my DL will finally start catching up (and even surpassing) my squat numbers.
I’ll be watching with interest… I have been on the AD for a long time, and have always wondered if Keto would be more suited for me. I haven’t heard of many people using it to add mass, but of course you can, a caloric surplus with any diet will add mass. Strong squats by the way.
It seems like it should work in theory, right? The only shortcoming I think most people may have is periworkout nutrition, especially since the mix tastes like kaka! Its a lot easier to replace the void that carbs leave with fats since they have more than twice the calories of carbs per gram.
I thought that with a TKD you consumed 20-30 grams of dextrose post workout? Something like that. I don’t remember. Many moons ago before I was on the AD I gave it a spin.
In TKD, small amounts of carbs are used before, during and/or after exercise to provide muscle glycogen. This way, you increase your performance because you replenish the glycogen stores without causing major insulin/blood glucose swings. It is well known that anaerobic activity tends to lower insulin levels. You consume 25-50 grams of carbs about 30-60 minutes before, or immediately after training.
You will return to ketosis a few hours later. Fat intake should be avoided when taking in carbs via the chosen source.
I bet you could find a way to combine these principles with the ones you are following to get you the results you want. It’s possible that with experimentation you could figure out a way to have a large carb meal AND use these carbs around workouts. I have never done any experimentation, so its just a thought!
