Tigrvision's Clinic

Here it is, I’m laying my non-existent online reputation and doing a clinic on my own. While I’m surprised that not more people have done this, (I’ve only seen one other post similar to this) it’s understandable that you wouldn’t want to tell thousands of people that you’re going to commit to brutal training regiments and mentally exhausting nutritional guidelines… But that’s exactly why I’m doing it.

I figure that if I swear in front of a jury and later lie in court or fail to show up for the trial, then my sentence shall be self-humiliation, dissapointment, self doubt for years to come, and the realization that I can’t do something that I’ve wanted for years. But it’ll be well-deserved.

Here are my guidelines for my clinic:
-Clinic is in session: I believe T-Nation’s is 12 weeks, I’ll officially start mine on 12/10/07 through 3/2/08

-Back to school assignments: I’ll do the same “homework” assignments as prescribed by Chris Shugart

-Telling all: I’ll post daily logs of food intake and physical activities (except for any intra-marital affairs or snake handshakes, we’ll keep this clean)

-Finish line photo: I’m not looking to get ripped. I’d like to gain 10-15 lbs of mostly muscle which has been extremely difficult for me. *Stats and photos to follow

-The Sunday Press: On Sunday’s I’ll analyze the previous week’s results and prep for the following week

I’d really like to hear input from everyone that comes on here, but please abstain from writing empty blurbs. If you opine that a certain exercise or food shouldn’t be included, don’t just say “duhr, you shuldn’t eat truk tires 'cause their bad fur yu.”

I’ve come to realize I’m not in the least the most intelligent person when it comes to nutrition and exercising, so explain why I shouldn’t eat truck tires. What would be a better substitute? You get the idea. I’m trying to learn while doing here, and I sure could use the help of all the knowledgable people that roam this site.

After my 5:30 AM workout tomorrow, I’ll continue with posting pics, stats, logs, etc.

Today’s morning weight: 176.5
Today’s workout: Chest/Arms

Dips: 4sts of 6-8
nw (no weight)/8, 10lb plate/7 reps, 10/7, 10/5

Incline/flat bench d.b. press:
40 lbs/10rps (incline) + 40lbs/5 rps (flat), 40/9+40/4, 40/10 + 40/5

D.B. tri-angle curls 21’s: 7 reps prone, 7 reps supine, 7 reps neutral
20/21’s, 25/21’s, 20/21’s

Cable overhead tricep extensions/tricep pushdowns immediately after:
35/12 of overheads + 42.5/12 of pushdowns, 42.5/12 + 42.5/5, 42.5/8 + 42.5/4

Trunk flexion exercises between sets.

Pre-workout:
1 C oatmeal
1 srvg whey protein (Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey is the only powdered protein I have)
1 T ground coffee
1 C water
Blender
420Kc, 34 P, 6 F, 58 C

Peri:
20 oz Gatorade
12 g Whey protein
190 Kc, 12 P, 35 C, 1 F

Post:
Apple-Cinnamon Shake (from Dr. Berardi’s Precision Nutrition)
339 Kc, 27 P, 56 C, 3 F

Meal 1 will be 1 hour after shake:
African Spicy Yam Soup found here:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Spicy-African-Yam-Soup/Detail.aspx
(I don’t use rice or salsa but do add 6 oz chicken to a serving)
~396 Kc, 40 P, 55 C, 9 F

Here are the rest of my meals for today.
Snack:
Mixed nut bar (from PN)
379 Kc, 32 P, 9 C, 26 F

Lunch:
Broccoli Beef Stir Fry
487 Kc, 53 P, 12 C, 25 F
3 caps Fish Oil (75 Kc, 7200mg, 1296mg EPA, 864 mg DHA)

Snack
Mixed nut bar (from PN)
379 Kc, 32 P, 9 C, 26 F

Dinner (it was past my dinner time when I got home, so instead of waiting for a cooked meal, I ate more of what I had for lunch):
Broccoli Beef Stir Fry
1 C green tea
3 caps Fish Oil (75 Kc, 7200mg, 1296mg EPA, 864 mg DHA)
487 Kc, 53 P, 12 C, 25 F

My meals today were not well-timed. I had an urgent project to take care of and time just flew by. Usually I’m pretty good at keeping track of time, just not today. I’ll have to see if I can keep some snacks at work with long shelf life.

Pics below…


These are just some crappy pics from my phone. When my wife gets back next week with a real cam, I’ll post some clearer pics.

Side pic. Can we say lordosis. Plus the fact that my big ass emphasizes that even more.


…and the back.

[quote]tigrvision wrote:
Here are my guidelines for my clinic:
-Clinic is in session: I believe T-Nation’s is 12 weeks, I’ll officially start mine on 12/10/07 through 2/25/07
[/quote]

You’re going to go back in time during this transformation? Impressive.

Corrected, good find.

Morning weight: 176.5, a bit lower than yesterday.

Pre-workout:
1 C oatmeal
1 srvg whey protein (Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey is the only powdered protein I have)
1 T ground coffee
1 C water
Blender
420Kc, 34 P, 6 F, 58 C

Peri:
20 oz Gatorade
12 g Whey protein
190 Kc, 12 P, 35 C, 1 F

Post:
Strawberry/banana shake
371Kc, 4F, 54C, 33P

Post workout meal:
Chicken with sweet potato, tomato, onions and .5 grapefruit
504Kc, 3 F, 77 C, 43 P

This morning’s workout was damn tough, especially when I kept inhaling fumes the entire time…apparently the gym owners couldn’t warn that they were going to be ripping up the rubber flooring.

Anyway, the workout consisted of CT’s Pillars of Strength, B day: http://www.T-Nation.com/readArticle.do?id=614400
-Single-leg curls, 4 sets of 5+ 5 + 5 + 5 + 5. 30lbs for sets 1-3, 35lbs for set 4

-Single-Leg Extension in same fashion as above
35lbs for set 1, 40 for set 2, 45 for sets 3 and 4. For some reason these felt much easier this week

-Bulgarian Squat in same fashion.
no weight for all 4 sets

This is a very interesting workout because you want to lift more weights and get stronger. So you can increase the weights in the curls and extensions, but when you get to the bulgarian squats it’s almost impossible to increase the weight because the primary leg muscles have been exhausted quite a bit by this point. And by the third and 4th set of these, the first two exercises seem like a mere warmup in comparison. My legs felt like Paris Hilton’s little twigs trying to carry Oprah out of the buffet room. It was great.

Later, I’ll post my workout and nutrition strategies.

Dont let us down bro. Hit it hard and heavy.

Rest of meals for today:
Snack
Mixed nut bar
379Cals, 26 F, 9 C, 32 P

Dinner-ish
.5 serving of chicken and chickpeas
488Kc, 13 F, 45 C, 49 P

Snack
Yogurt, milled flax, protein, .5 grapefruit
321cals, 6 F, 32 C, 39 P

Later snack
.25 C cashews, 1 T raisins
242 Cals, 16 F, 24 C, 6 P

Lesson learned from today: eat more flippin’ food!
According to Fitday ( tigrvision - free online diet and fitness journal ) I only consumed about 2,364 Cals. Don’t think that’s gonna make me grow much.

Will continue this in the morning…

[quote]Lonnie123 wrote:
Dont let us down bro. Hit it hard and heavy.[/quote]

Thanks Lonnie, I won’t disappoint.

Morning weight: 175! Damn, that’s pretty damn low compared to yesterday and the day before. I think a combination of the 300 rep leg workout plus a lack of nutrients hatched that miserable egg. Necesito mas tamales…

Here are the current measurements:

neck- 14.25
shoulders- 46
chest- 38.5
bicep- 14.75
abs- 33.75
waist- 35
but- 42.25
hips- 42
single thigh- 24.5
calves- 14.75

No workout scheduled for today, maybe some walking or soccer. We’ll see…

1st meal:
.5 srvng Chicken and chick peas, .5 grapefruit
669 Cals, 22 F, 57 C, 62 P

No activities today, just veggin’ out.
Rest of meals:

Morning snack
Mixed nut bar
379Cals, 26 F, 9 C, 32 P

Lunch
Sesame-crusted salmon w/mediterranean salad
688 Cals, 47 F, 16 C, 50 P

Afternoon snack
Mixed nut bar
379Cals, 26 F, 9 C, 32 P

Dinner
Peppered Sirloin w/Grilled Onions and Balsamic Syrup
682 Cals, 45 F, 14C, 56 P

Tonight’s bedtime snack will be:
Yogurt, milled flax, protein, .5 grapefruit
321cals, 6 F, 32 C, 39 P

Seems like fat was the major nutrient today and carbs were on the lower end. See here: tigrvision - free online diet and fitness journal

So tomorrow is when this personal experiment starts, here are the details:
Workout:
The plan is to do a six-day body split using the HSS Back workout and Pillars of Strength found here http://www.T-Nation.com/readArticle.do?id=1076164 and here http://www.T-Nation.com/readArticle.do?id=614400 . Chest, shoulders and arms will be on maintenance for the first 4-6 weeks and then reasess depending on progress. This may seem liek a lot at first, but I don’t think I’ll be getting anywhere by doing just enough. Also, I’ve been doing this workout for 3 weeks and I’ve felt pretty darn good.
In between, I’ll be doing as much foam rolling and stretching as possible. My wife is a massage therapist so I’ll be making some more appointments with her.

Nutrition:
According to the Harris-Benedict formula, my daily caloric intake for maintenance should be around 3100/day. Now, I’m not sure about the effectiveness of this, but that’s what I’m going with at the moment. I saw coach Thibaudeau’s matrix chart for body type and goal in one of the Physique Clinic participant’s posts here http://www.T-Nation.com/forum_images/d/1/d1afb-diettype.jpg . Seems very useful, except for the problem that I’m not exactly sure what body type I am. I have body parts that are naturally thin, and then others that normally hold a lot of fat. So what I plan to do is going the protein/carb route around workouts and protein/fats at other times when I’m not physically active. I’ll be analyzing what I see every few days to see how my body reacts and adapt accordingly.

Question: what have been other users’ nutrition strategies when trying to gain mass. More carbs, more fat, a mix of both?

Anyway, gym time tomorrow at 5:30 AM.

This should be a good little experiment…

Today’s meals:
Pre-workout:
1 C oatmeal
1 srvg whey protein (Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey is the only powdered protein I have)
1 T ground coffee
1 C water
Blender
420Kc, 34 P, 6 F, 58 C

Peri:
20 oz Gatorade
12 g Whey protein
190 Kc, 12 P, 35 C, 1 F

Post:
Strawberry/banana shake
371Kc, 4F, 54C, 33P

Post-meal:
Falafel platter with chicken

snack
mixed nut bar

lunch
peppered sirloin w/mixed veggies

snack
mixed nut bar

during and after workout
gatorade w/12 gm protein

dinner
sesame-crusted salmon

Today I went way over my calories. see here: tigrvision - free online diet and fitness journal

see below for workout