I’m a little late here Jack, seems like you’ve made your choice.
I would go with 2500 for a week or so, to see how the BW reacts, before putting on more calories. If the weight increases keep it.
But I’m not good at it, I did gain a lot of weight last year and gained a lot of fat but I think it’s because I’m old’ish.
There’s this cutting plan on TN were you’re maintenance for 2 weeks and cutting by 500 for two weeks and keep doing that.
How about that the other way around?
About the wife thing, that’s a dangerous course
She will not be losing weight like you and I (men) do.
Does she track food? if not she should try it, it’s a pain for a lot of peeps to do it, but it works. Weighing in everyday and putting it in an app could be motivating too, if she understands that BW is a very fluctuating thing that goes up and down.
Good luck with that.
I couldn’t stop eating the flour tortillas at dinner.
Was expecting to be really sore after yesterday’s leg day but I’m doing pretty well. Glutes are sore but I think that’s partly due to the larger test volume that I shot yesterday. Typically I use a 27 gauge 5/8 inch needle. For smaller volumes this is great as it won’t build up scar tissue over time. I’m on blast now so I’m using a 1 inch 23 gauge needle. It causes muscle soreness similar to DOMS for the first few shots. I’ll probably start a cycle log over in pharma for anyone who’s interested.
First of the professional pictures from the show arrived tonight… hopefully I’ll get the rest tomorrow. Amazing the difference a good photographer and camera can make!
3/22
Woke at 164.6
Think I’m still dropping some water from my Sunday splurge. At least that’s the only reason I can think of that I’d be dropping in between 3200 and 4500 calories lol.
I’m absolutely loving eating more. The additional carbs are making everything easier. I’ve been sticking to my normal split this week and will transition to the individual muscle split with two leg days starting on Monday. Workouts have been good and aches and pains are at a minimum.
Back and biceps
Bent over rows
High cable rows
Cable rows
Low cable rows
Chin ups
Wide arm lay pulls
Straight arm lay pull downs
Narrow grip ez bar curls
Wide grip ez bar curls
Isolation curls
Incline seated dumbbell curls
Alternating dumbbell curls
3 sets of 10-12 for each exercise
Finisher
Ez bar curls for 2 minutes
Lat pull downs for 2 minutes
I’m meeting with my trainer at 8 to dial in my nutrition for my bulk. I have a rough plan put together that I’ll present to him and see what he thinks. I just hope he doesn’t want too many shakes. I’m so tired of protein shakes. I’d much rather eat tasty things lol.
with you on this one, only have a shake before my 5am workouts cause I need something quick. Rather have the real deal food. Has your trainer suggested alot of shakes prior?
When I did my cut for competition he had me getting 50% of my protein from whey. At 300 grams total that was six scoops a day. So yeah, a lot of shakes
I followed this whole log so I should have picked up on that! While I get the use for the fast acting nature of it, I would think being in such a deficit that having a higher satiety factor along with the increased thermogenic effect that real food would be preferable. Even if for just the mental aspect of being able to eat vs drink. At least now you have a ton of flexibility, enjoy the bulk! I’m currently cutting but will live vicariously through your food logs.
Coach wanted both a slow and fast digesting source of protein. I just did what he said. With that said I am definitely enjoying eating now. Haven’t gained any weight yet though. Was actually down today lol.
but I think it’s because I’m old’ish.
