Yeah, that’s what I was thinking. I don’t often do that many plyometric pushups so that probably it. Near the end I was barely getting off the ground with them.
My school workload is manageable. I only really have homework every other day, so when I get my homework done I’m set. Not too much, mainly just Precalc homework and a bit for my AP physics class. The math takes the longest by far, and that amount of time isn’t even that much. Once I get the book on Kindle I will read it.
Once I get the book on Kindle I will read it.
You still at the same e-mail address?
Yeah
When I get off work today I’ll get it your way. You’ve really lived up to your end of the bargain here, and I’d love to see you continue logging when you get started on Mass.
Thanks a bunch man that would be great yeah. I plan on continuing this log for a long time.
Should be your way now
It was received. Thanks again.
Hm. Well I forgot to do my workout today. I got preoccupied with homework, and then making Chinese noodles. They turned out pretty good actually I was surprised normally when I try to make something good it tastes like crap. I had to add a bit more flour than the recipe called for but oh well, that’s like an extra noodle’s worth of food I get.
Breakfast:
2 eggs
2 grape tomato
2 oz mozzarella
1 cup tea
1 tbsp honey
----Total: 357 Kcal, 20g fat, 20g carbs, 23g protein
Lunch:
1 Italian wrap
----Total: 397 Kcal, 24g fat, 21g carbs, 25g protein
Snack:
1 taco shell
4 oz ground beef with taco seasoning
a bit of lettuce
1/4 cup shredded taco blend cheese
2 tbsp sour cream
----Total: 496 Kcal, 30g fat, 12g fat, 40g protein
Dinner: Big one
1 double burger
12 fries
1 can root beer
1 cup noodles
1/2 pound canned chicken breast
----Total: 1412 Kcal, 59g fat, 120g carbs, 98g protein
Days total: 2662 Kcal, 133g fat, 173g carbs, 187g protein
Good amount of protein today. Im too full to do my workout. I did do my stone carry though.
I keep getting so many emails from universities. Im at I think 12 that sent me emails. Some of them I probably wont go to because they are farther away than I want, but the ones I might go to sound pretty good. It actually kind of gets annoying I’m getting an email every day from atleast 1 university. I should start thinking about it. I started a folder of all the universities that have contacted me and I will put the pros and cons.
I’m thinking about majoring in the field of science. Most likely chemistry, but maybe physics or mathematics. I’m not sure yet. I have time to figure it out, but not a lot really.
I need to start having a study schedule I haven’t studied this year yet. When I have a test coming up I probably will review a bit.
Tomorrow I will get on with reading Mass Protocol, and I will do some more research on chemistry related stuff im going to be dabbling with. Metals, Oxides of metals, and Alloys of metals as catalysts on high temperature acetone vapours for the synthesis of new organic compounds.
August 29 W1D5 Max Strength day
Hopefully I will be able to do my workout, my brother will need to drive me to the gym since no school today or Monday next week.
Today’s assignments:
Wash Dishes Done
Do assignment for english Done
Wash all chemistry glassware Washed most of it, done for now
Start reading mass protocol Finished reading it.
When I’ve finished these, then I can:
Do more work on that chemistry research (Ive found out most metals I can not melt with the equipment in our chemistry room. However, the metalshop teacher has a furnace/forge I could possibly melt metals in.)
Read a few chapters of my choice book for English
Breakfast: 7:30AM
2 eggs
1/4 cup shredded cheese
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup Greek yogurt
3 strawberries
1/4 cup protein granola
----Total: 777 Kcal, 50g fat, 36g carbs, 50g protein
Lunch
6 crappy dumplings:
1/2 cup of my homemade noodles
2 oz ground beef
1 packet beef broth
----Total: 578 Kcal, 27g fat, 50g carbs, 32g protein
I will now read some of mass protocol
Finished reading mass protocol.
Given my weight will be the same in 11 weeks as it was (we need to get new batteries for the scale) (I think I probably will end up a bit heavier after operator, not much of course at most 5 pounds I would guess?), I calculated my macros. Perfect. I don’t realy have to change up my amount of calories per day. 2700-2800 per day. That what I eat normally. 201.5g protein will be a bit of a challenge, but I think I can manage that if I eat enough meat. I think decreasing the amount of fat I eat will be a challenge too. I eat over 120g a day. Carbs being 310g, shouldnt be difficult, just different. I will only track animal protein also. So, I will probably start doing it on paper now. Glad I got new notebooks.
I will be doing the “General Mass Template”. I think I wont do Specificity yet, I just want to build muscle generally, and if I see I need some more work in some areas, then I will add in Specificity. I’m thinking I will do for OM(no S):
2 Blocks (12 weeks) of Operator+Black (like I’m doing now)
4-5 Blocks (12-15 weeks) of Mass
Repeat, with a deload week between each part of the cycle to retest.
While reading it, I was wondering if I really needed to do the 6 week base building outlined, and at the end it said you don’t have to if I have a pre-existing Aerobic/Endurance base. I think I have a suitable base already, at least for what I think I need
It said one of the supplements you really should take is creatine. Do I really need this? It doesn’t feel right. To me it feels like cheating because your consuming something that is unnatural. If you want an extra 5g, that’s 2.5 lbs of beef. That’s over 1500 Kcal… I cant eat that. I fell the same with supplements. I’m not deficient (atleast Im pretty sure I’m not) in anything, and I aim to eat at least 1/3 of my carbs (about 100g) from fruits and vegetables. The other 2/3 can be either fruits/vegetables or grains.
What would the downsides of not using creatine be? Just slower muscle growth? How much slower? I’m fine with it being a bit slower.
Glad you enjoyed the book. Worth a few re-reads as well.
With specificity, keep in mind that it’s an opportunity to lift LIGHTER weights. That’s ultimately why I do it: to take a break from heavy lifting for a few weeks. It really primes and recharges things for more rounds of Operator or Mass. A 3 week run of it can be quite tonic.
Regarding supplements: no supplements are required. However, creatine is probably the most well researched supplement on the market, with only positives to report. In the absence of competition, there is no “cheating” to be had. There are certainly personal morals and ethics, and we can all deal with that. For instance, I’m of age to drink alcohol, it’s legal in my country, and I don’t follow a religion that forbids it, but I personally won’t consume it. It’s a decision I made.
People have gotten big and strong without creatine for millenia. Pat Casey benched 606lbs raw in 1967 without creatine: just a diet of meatloaf sandwiches slathered in mayo between sets. Paul Anderson became one of the strongest humans to ever walk the planet without creatine: just milk and honey consumed during the workout, and copious amounts of meat. Bruce Randall, Hugh Cassidy, etc etc: all these dudes just got there with lots of food and hard work.
Yep, I plan on rereading it atleast a few more times.
Yeah, your right. I probably will run it for 3 weeks then. Give my body a bit of a break. Then I will do my Rest and Test week, then go back into Operator
Its more of just a moral/personal thing for me. It looks like a large percentage of gym-goers use it, or atleast thats what it seems like from what ive seen/read online. I dont want to be like everyone else. It does just feel like cheating for me. Yeah, your able to, but it just doesnt seem right. Its unnatural. One of the things I have as a goal is to be super-natural: As natural as possible. If possible, i want to be supernatural in strength, also, lol.
On another note.
Snack:
1 packet protein granola
1 cup milk
----Total: 322 Kcal, 9g fat, 42g carbs, 20g protein
I will be doing my strength workout tomorrow, because my brother probably wont be able to take me today. Today I will be doing tomorrows workout, a 30 minute (if my stomach will allow it) run.
Will do in about 20-30 minutes
I can understand. With this, how do you reconcile eating something like oatmeal when this requires refining and processing in the same manner of creatine? Or breads? Neither one can be eaten naturally by a human.
Which isn’t to say I am opposed to this, moreso that this manner of reconciliation may be able to apply elsewhere
I don’t think you need to. Coming off of operator you should be fine. I did not run base building before starting Mass.
Oh yeah, meant to comment on that. Strong concur
Its because of the level of refinement. The whole oat is still there, its just cooked and pressed. Like cooking a steak, the whole steak is there, its just cooked so its safe to eat.
Creatine is different, and to my knowledge most of the time its not extracted from the meat (it would be such a waste), they make it via chemical processes. Your not meant to have that large amount (5-10g a day) extra, because people (atleast most) typically cant/shouldn’t/wont eat 2-5lbs of steak a day every day (actually looking at the steak that doesn’t seem like that much… my point still stands though. Its not meant to be that easy to get that much.
Just my point of view though.
Did my 30 minute run. EASY! breathed through my nose the whole time. Decided to switch it up and run the opposite way around the loop, counterclockwise instead of clockwise. I felt it in my one calf so that definitely is good I switched it up.
Did my stone carry
Snack:
1 fruit strip
----Total: 50 Kcal, 0g fat, 12g carbs, 0g protein
Dinner:
7 small pancakes
5 breakfast sausages
2.5 eggs (scrambled)
2 oz ground beef
1 tbsp syrup
1 tbsp ketchup
----Total: 1003 Kcal, 59g fat, 63g carbs, 53g protein
Days total: 2731 Kcal, 145g fat, 202g carbs, 155g protein
When I move to Mass protocol, I will have to cut down on fat and move those Kcalories to protein and carbs, mostly protein. There’s a chance I might have to spend my own money to buy food… oh well. I’l start putting aside some money for food, and put the rest into my savings box.
You should check my training Log sometime for my diet 
I had that for lunch today, haha.
Congrats on the run! Regarding the carbs, I applaud you for wanting to follow the advice exactly as laid out. I have found success with my own approach with minimal carbs, all to say that lots of things work.
I wish there were more hours in the day. I always feel productive in the evenings, right before I have to get off my devices (at 8:00). I try to stick with that but sometimes it just doesn’t work out that way. I was doing stuff all day.
What I can do is structure my notebooks. I have to make the one for calorie tracking.
Heres my rules/things I will follow:
Meat has no Carbs.
Dairy has no carbs
Bread/grains have no protein
Plants have no protein
Leaves, Fruits, and Vegetable have no Fat
Nuts have no protein
plant protein does NOT exist (in this diet)