Man what I did killed two birds with one stone. I just mixed a scoop of whey with my 30 oz shaker of water between each meal. That got me 6 “shakes”. I put it in quotes because when you mix 1 scoop with 30 oz it’s really just crappy chocolate water. But it got my protein goals in and ensured I got at least 1.5 gallons of water per day as well.
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Chicken, fish, and shakes are the top options, for sure. I used to eat fat free cottage cheese (or just low fat, like 2%), too.
5/6
Woke at 182.6 (very dehydrated and pretty hung over)
Food this weekend was crap. The regional meet went awesome and I had 4 athletes qualify for National Championships. The meet provides hospitality for the coaches which consisted of a variety of donuts and pastries for breakfast. Pulled pork sandwiches, chips, brownies, and cookies for lunches, and a fajita bar for dinner.
I think I’m over whatever I had that was making me feel so fatigued though, so that’s a good thing.
I flew in last night and met my wife at the local Mexican restaurant for cinco de mayo and some drinks. That turned into quite a few and more at the house and then some rather frisky drunk adult time haha. Felt like I was in college again. This morning not so much.
I slept till 10, skipped breakfast and am nursing a pretty good headache. Gonna try to get some more water and food in me and then hit what I’m sure will be a less than optimal chest workout. Oh well we had a damn good time.
Chest and triceps
Cable chest press 3x15@300
Dumbbell flys 10 second reps 3x10@52.5
Incline cable press 3x15@240
Incline dumbbell flys 10 second reps 3x10@52.5
Rope pull down 3x15 5 second squeeze every five reps @ 120
Scull crushers 3x15@72.5
Kickbacks 3x15@30
Seated dips to failure
Alternating cable press/flys to failure
@ 180
Been gone all weekend so I need to see what the food situation is. I’m sure groceries and cooking need to happen too. Guess it’s going to be a playing catch up week
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I’ll let you in on a secret, 2 scoops is no better.
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I was dehydrated and only a little hung over this morning. 
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This is so important, good times.
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5/9
Woke 181.6
Works has been so crazy that it’s been taking a serious toll on my ability to hit the gym hard and stay on track with my nutrition. I’m off this weekend and am going to for sure do some cooking to make next week better.
This is hands down the biggest I’ve ever been. In prior bulks I’ve seen the 180s occasionally on the scale, but now I’m rarely seeing the 170s anymore. I’m also leaner at a heavy weight vs prior bulls as well.
I still have 5 weeks left on my test blast so we’ll see where I land.
Today was a quick back and biceps session, but with minimal rest I smoked everything pretty well. Here are a few progress pictures of where I’m at currently.
Not shredded anymore, but feeling really thick through the arms, back, and shoulders.
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Nice work brother!
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Great work @jackolee
With your current bulk how do you program your training. Do you have specific exercises ? Do you program and progression on terms of weight/reps/volume ? Or do you just train for a big pump ?
Other than weight on the scale or how you look, how do you know what’s working ?
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Man, you’re looking pretty awesome for everyday living!
Good definition and no insanely strict diet. Win-win.
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Good question simo, but I’m afraid it’s gonna be a lame answer. I still try to stick to the 20-25 working sets per week. I keep reps in the 10-15 range and work to failure as much as possible.
As far as tracking progress goes I go by the super scientific method. I try to make the scale go up until I start feeling my belly lapping over my belt when I sit down. Then I try to dial it back a little and repeat.
Really is just try to train as hard as I can and eat a lot. Sorry no progression based system for me.
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5/10
Woke 180.6
Not sure what’s been going on the past two weeks… as I mentioned earlier work has been insane and still is. Yesterday I got in around 8:30 am, and forced myself to leave at 8:00 pm with the to do list still a mile long. I’d like to say this is the culprit for my overall lack of energy/motivation, but I can’t help but think it’s something else.
I don’t feel like getting crap done like I normally do. I’m making a change today and getting back on the tracks. I know very well that it’s a snowball effect. The more I get going the easier it gets.
Food for today
Meal 1 - 1 cup whites, 1egg, 2 pieces turkey bacon, 1 cup oats
Meal 2 - 1 cup fat free cottage cheese, 4 strawberries, 5 blackberries, 2 oatmeal peanut butter chocolate chip balls, 1/4 cup grape nuts, 1/2 cup multi grain Cheerios
Meal 3 - 6 oz chicken, 6 oz rice, 3 oz veggies
Meal 4 - 6 oz chicken, 6 oz rice, 3 oz veggies
Meal 5 - 6 oz chicken, 3oz veggies
Meal 6 - evening shake
This was very cryptic Jack, you certainly left me a bit confused.
What’s been going on: the long days at work? well they tend to come now and then.
And with a 12 hour day, your training and nutrition can’t be on spot.
Is it the lack of energy/motivation?
Then it could be the long hours again, or a delayed reaction to the show, where you was so focused and determined, and the body just tells you to shut up and let it relax a bit.
Is it the eating habits that’s gone with the bulking? By the end of the log and the detailed food I’m guessing you want to dial in the eating.
I would say though: long stressful days at work tends to pull a lot of energy out.
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Yeah I’m honestly a bit confused too. I think it’s probably a combination of it all. Long hours at work increasing stress, easing more loosely allows me to justify splurges more often that in turn make me feel sub par.
I hadn’t thought about a delayed response from the show. Maybe that’s a possibility.
I’m a firm believer that one of the greatest gifts we have is the power of choice though. Just gotta start choosing the better options more often again and I’m sure I’ll be back to kicking ass and taking names.
Didn’t mean to be cryptic, I’m just a little baffled by my lack of get go the past little bit. Thanks buddy!
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You’ve been hitting this for a very long time now. Its a hard life to be so disciplined for so long and still have work, family, gym, etc. You’re getting tired. The Mexico trip will help a lot. Just go crazy and not worry about calories or anything. You’ll feel better after. You just need a break.
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Do you think the high T dose could be affecting your mood/energy? Have you noticed anything like that on previous blasts?
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Get down with the thickness!
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I haven’t. I should have aches stable blood levels around week four or five and this is week 8.
During your contest prep there was zero room for slacking off. A bulk is the complete opposite. There’s tons of room so after a period of being super strict, it’s only natural to enjoy the slack you’ve been given. This seems to have led to you not meal prepping as much. It’s removed part of your daily structure.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that, but it could be the subtle change that’s throwing you out of rhythm.
Another thing is that you’re no longer seeing/evaluating visual changes in the mirror every single day. Again, more slack, so it’s easy to let off the gas pedal a bit.
Don’t worry about it. It’s only been a few weeks. We measure things in months and years around here.
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Thanks J. I’ve realized that one thing about bulking is that I reach a ceiling relatively quickly. In order to make the weight go up I either need to eat absurd amounts of clean food or be willing to dirty it up. I usually choose the latter and then resent the fact that I don’t stay lean as the weight comes on.
I’m notorious for not staying the course on a bill for this reason. I’m too vain to be ok with no abs lol.
Anyways thanks for the encouragement. I appreciate you brother!
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