Dave and Jman 2

Proteinboy said:
nice man i read the whole log.

good job getting back to deadlifting and stuf. just keep squatting too!

are you doing a super low carb diet?
thats kinda what i did. ate less bread, ate more more more veggies.
i only cut 1 time in my life lol and i remember how i looked before and after. i lost 12 lbs and looked ripped after at 150.
you are going to look real good after losing 20 lbs man just keep lifting so you dont lose muscle and keep loyal to the diet.

ps: eat as many veggies as you want basically, they help wayyyy more than they give carbs. especially brocolli; its real hard to eat 20 carbs of it because it has a lot of fiber, which cancels out its net carbs by a lot.
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I wish I could Squat but there not enough room in my friends house to squat safely so at least I got back to Deadlifting. For my legs- I have been doing some jogging and doing lunges and bulgarian split squats to keep them up while I cant squat. I'm probably not gonna get my gym membership back anytime soon.

And yes- I'm doing very low carb: actually tring the Keto diet though I don't know weather I'm in Ketosis yet. Keeping my carbs under 50.

Didn't know about the net carbs and such- so thanks for that suggestion. I'm keeping loyal as hell to my diet which used to be my weakness. I still have a week left for my first month. My goal was to lose 10 pounds the first month and I'm already down 8 so I gotta lose 2 pounds this week to achieve my goal.

I'm aiming for 165-170 pounds at the end of my cut and then seeing what I look like then. Doubt I will go lower then 165- I'll look lanky at that point being 6'1.

Thanks for reading our log ;)
 
yeah, man 50 carbs a day is lowwwwwww lol ecpecially during training days. i assume your not eating much fruit either, so make sure you'r at least eating veggies.

for legs: try doing pistols(1 leg squats) if you cant do a full one yet, put a chair behind you and angle yourself in such a way that you go down almost half way and then go up. if that is still too hard, put a phonebook or 2 on the chair and try those.

if you can develope some serious 1 leg strength, it will really help your squat actually. kuz when you go back to 2 leg squatting, and you are used to pushing up all your weight(like 170 lbs) with just 1 leg, squatting with both legs feels like you are really really strong.

check out beastskills.com its tight
 
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meh, all goes well I suppose. really busy with school, scale keeps goin down, so that's good, i suppose. I'll be done with my essays soon so I can do real lifting, prob after christmas

deadlift 3x5
225

weighted pullups 3x5
BW+15

standing DB military 3x5
40 each hand
 
I tried the one legged Squat...and I would have to say I'm probably the most uncordinated person ever. I could not achieve one.

Next workout I will give it a better shot- My back/chest/especially hamstrings have been destroyed from Deadlifts so far.

I think, because I am cutting, I am not recovering as fast as I used to it seems....I used to workout 3-4 times a week before Football but now its like if I workout once I'm sore for the next 4-5 days. Maybe more protein or up the calories a bit though its kinda hard- haven't started working yet to make the money: I still gotta get my uniform.
 
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jmanjman47 said:
I tried the one legged Squat...and I would have to say I'm probably the most uncordinated person ever. I could not achieve one.
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No, you're not the most uncoordinated person ever. One-legged squats are really difficult. If you can't go down all the way, just go down half way and keep working at it until you can actually do a one-legged squat on each leg.
 
I hate one legged squat

interesting though, i can do a set of 10 fairly readily with my right leg, but i struggle to do one with my left.
 
um. I must be doing something wrong- because I can't even do one on a chair. I lose my balance.

Todays Workout

Chinups
1 rep, 15 sec break, 1 rep sec break= Did this till I got to 7 and then couldn't get 8. Tried a second set and got only 1.

Military Press
85x4
90x4
95x4
100x4
105x4

Bench Press
95x20
95x8

Pushups
10

Ab workout
Consisted of circuits with cross overs and various other ab exercises. My abs are pretty much gone.

Notes
-workout was kind of all over the place. My back is still sore from deadlifts 4 days ago? and my left shoulder seems to be having an issue.
Diet is going okay- I just need to get more protein/fats and calories overall but its really hard when the family doesn't buy foods that doesn't support your diet, and I'm out of whey. I haven't gotten to work yet so I can't get any myself either. Was suppose to get my uniform but the office has been closed :/
 
low calories and low carbs makes it hard for your body to recover. Try not to do so much volume next time you work out. instead, use intensity with heavier weight to keep your muscles used to lifting big stuff.

for the pistol aka 1 leg squat,
you should put your arms out. its for balance.
you have to be able to hold out your non used leg straight out at the bottom, so try balancing on 1 leg with your other leg extended straight out.

if you didnt read the link i gave you from beastskills.com on the pistol, read it! :D

you'l get it eventually. theyr one of the easiest unilateral body weight exercises IMO
 
Diet went good today (as usual ;) )

Also- happy as ****! Got my ASVAB scores back and got a 74. The average score is 41. So I basically qualify for any job I want in the military ;) which I am highly considering joining the Army Reserve.
 
Diet has been perfect today. Training none- I only got 2 hours of sleep last night :/

Got my subway uniform and should be starting work very soon. I'm gonna be making $7.25 an hour! which is a dollar + cents more then what I had at McDonalds. It cannot get worse then McDonalds so I'm pretty optomomistic to start working.

I need to get on a set workout routine- it seems like I'm goining along throwing exercises together. I'm gonna look into Cross Training. or even Ross Training and do some research on them.
 
Todays Workout

ATG Squats!
135x10
135x10
135x10
95x10
95x10
45x10

Incline Bench Press
95x10
135x5
135x5
135x5
135x5
135x5

Chinups
4
2
1
Negatives (holding top position as long as possible, slowly lowering)
Negatives
Negatives

Notes
-Getting back on squats- my right hamstrings got a little too sore...(still somewhat strained from football I guess) but it will adapt and I usually workout anyhow with issues like this. I'm gonna do medium weight for a while until I'm in a safer environment to squat. Also need to do high reps (like 5x10) to get my legs back in shape and used to that lactic acid buildup
-Decided not to bench and do Incline Bench Press. Its time for a switch up on this. I thought I was fairly strong on Incline today.
-Did negatives on chinups until I couldn't pull myself up. The 4 chinups in the beginning was not till failure. So as the second set- that was on purpose.

Diet as usual is going great- heres what my daily diet looks like:

School Lunch- Usually good stuff like Milk and a apple and whatever is on the menu. This is the only meal I have carbs and its probably under 50 or less. I also get most of my vitamins and minerals in this meal.
Before Workout- 4 Eggs
After Workout- 2 scoops of whey
Before Bed- whatever is for dinner- usually Chicken or some form of Meat.

I also throw in Peanuts every now and then when I have them available. No days are perfect but those no junk in either them and I would say I have finnally accomplished this obstacle- I have only cheated twice this month (one buffalo wings from pizza hut, another popeyes). So I'm fairly happy with myself I should say ;) But I really need to get more protein in my first meal and get more meals in. I usually do alot better on Weekends.
 
Proteinboy said:
eatttttt breakfasttttttttttttt! a glass of milk would even work man!
glad to see you squatting!
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Theres nothing at my house to eat lol. I have my first day of work tommorow and when I get my first paycheck in about 2-3 weeks I'm gonna be sure to invest in some food. My dad still unemployed cuz right now wrestling > everything else in life.

Anyhow Tommorow is my weigh in day and I'm very excited. I think I broke 180. I'm not gonna post progress pics until I'm done but I have made lots of improvement.

I have noticed though my progress is starting to slow down a bit for unknown reasons. Either I gotta do more cardio or perhaps I'm not eating enough calories and my metabolism has slowed a bit. We'll have to see tommorow.

Tommorow will mark 1 month of my cut.
 
maybe incorporate a day or two of HIIT sprints into your cuttin cycle.

thats sure to ignite some embers :]

aww hope you spend your paycheck wisely
 
Broke 180.

I am 179.6 pounds. Lost exactly one pound.

November 8, 2008- 188.6 pounds
November 16, 2008- 183.0 pounds
November 23, 2008- ???.? pounds
November 30, 2008- 180.6
December 7, 2008- 179.6

This puts me down to -9 pounds. 11 pounds more to go. Of course my progress is slowing down so I gotta spark it- so I'm gonna get 1 or 2 days of HIIT this week.

And today is my first day of work at Subway....in 30 minutes.
 
Hope all goes well for you jman, looksl ike your'e consistently losing weight.

I still have a few weeks stretch before i odn't have to worry about college crap anymore, but on the bright side, I now have access to hanging handles (kinda like the rings for gymnastics) should make dips/pullups and stuff more interesting. And some 70 lb. sandbags. Because honestly conventional barbell stuff is getting boring.
 
Danger_Dave said:
Hope all goes well for you jman, looksl ike your'e consistently losing weight.

I still have a few weeks stretch before i odn't have to worry about college crap anymore, but on the bright side, I now have access to hanging handles (kinda like the rings for gymnastics) should make dips/pullups and stuff more interesting. And some 70 lb. sandbags. Because honestly conventional barbell stuff is getting boring.
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Just popping in to say hi, Dave. Sup! ;)

Best regards,

Chillen
 
Thanks for checkin in Chillen, hope all is going well for you.

Anyway, decent workout today, fun at least.

Did some full squats (haven't done them in a while, just warmin up till after winter break when I start really caring again)

also, Hanging Handle Dips (the handles to hold for dips are suspended by ropes) 5x5 body weight
Hanging Handle "Arnold" pullups. 5x5
Handles are again suspended by ropes. U kno how "Arnold Press" makes you supinate your wrists? well this is the same thing only you do it when you pull down. Fun stuff.
 
Great day today!

1.) My job at Subway is awesome. We have really nice managers (who aren't corrupt and stealing and yelling like at Mcdonalds) and coworkers and the job is 10x easier and slower then McDonalds. And I'm getting paid a dollar more ($7.25 an hour)

2.) My Mom agreed to start dieting again (she went from 300 to 210 but then gave up for a while and is back at 230) so she is gonna buy clean food instead of junk food! Heres what I am getting tommorow:

Chicken
Tuna
Eggs
Bacon
Cheese
Peanuts and Almonds
Fruits and salad stuff
Canola Oil and Olive Oil
Sunchips
Diet Caffine Free Soda

Freaking awesome. It took a month of convincing to get my Mom to shop like this but she finally converted (guess she saw my progress and it motivated her?)

3.) I broke 180 today which I mentioned in my last post today- still very very happy with that.

This week my diet is gonna be awesome with lots of protein and fats and barely any carbs except salad/fruit, I have a new job, my grades are better then ever, and I'm gonna spark my weight loss with HIIT (as soon as my legs heal up from the squats last week).
 
**** no good foods- our food stamps are not getting filled until 2 days. I will have to wait till then. But today I decided to have a cheat meal

Italian B.M.T. Footlong
*Toasted Italian Bread
*6 slices of pepperoni
*6 slices of solomi
*4 slicles of pepper jack cheese
*Red Peppers and Halopenos.

A bag of sunchips and diet soda.

Tasted so freaking good...I love working at Subway ;)

I have been on fairly low carbs for a month straight and today is the first day I have been over 100 (I might actually be at 150 today) in a long time. Somehow, I think this is gonna help my cut ;) spark my metabolism a bit. If my friend's home I'm gonna lift Upperbody; my legs is still sore. and I might do some light cardio (thinking about taking a long walk).
 
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