Thought it would be neat to keep track of my progress for the next 4-5 months and if nothing else it will give me something else to read at work. 
Background: 24 years old, 5'9", currently weighing in 218ish. BF according to a little handheld gadget I bought is ~26%. I have always been fairly atheletic, playing sports in high school and until recently soccer in a city league. Started lifting continuously again in March and have made some decent progess:
March 06:
Bench -- 95 lbs (reps)
Curls -- 45 lbs (reps)
Military Press -- 45 lbs (reps)
Push-ups -- 15 (max)
Sep 06:
Bench -- 185 (reps)
Curls -- 85 (reps)
Military Press -- 70 lbs (reps)
Push-ups -- 35 (max)
As you can see I haven't included any legs or deads in the above, I have a chest/arms and back/shoulders rotation going and I plan on adding in lower body in October. I have always had good lower body strength and was actually unbalanced up top. I just needed to build up a decent foundational strength that was on par with my legs which I think I have finally achieved. I started in March weighing 233 with a waist size of ~38". Now at 218 with a waist size of ~34".
Anyway on to the point of this post.. my goals
Goals:
Get down or below 200 lbs by Christmas 2006 while maintaining as much muscle as possible.
Currently my diet is the best it has ever been in my life, mostly sticking to the lean meats/whole grains/low fat diet regime. Haven't really tried to count percentages yet but I do eat 5-6 small meals a day and it has made a world of difference. Started off as South Beach and as I learned more branched off to what works for me. Also keeping up the protein.
I plan on focusing on cardio and HIIT starting in October and just lifting for maintenance.
In the meantime I will post my workouts here.
Background: 24 years old, 5'9", currently weighing in 218ish. BF according to a little handheld gadget I bought is ~26%. I have always been fairly atheletic, playing sports in high school and until recently soccer in a city league. Started lifting continuously again in March and have made some decent progess:
March 06:
Bench -- 95 lbs (reps)
Curls -- 45 lbs (reps)
Military Press -- 45 lbs (reps)
Push-ups -- 15 (max)
Sep 06:
Bench -- 185 (reps)
Curls -- 85 (reps)
Military Press -- 70 lbs (reps)
Push-ups -- 35 (max)
As you can see I haven't included any legs or deads in the above, I have a chest/arms and back/shoulders rotation going and I plan on adding in lower body in October. I have always had good lower body strength and was actually unbalanced up top. I just needed to build up a decent foundational strength that was on par with my legs which I think I have finally achieved. I started in March weighing 233 with a waist size of ~38". Now at 218 with a waist size of ~34".
Anyway on to the point of this post.. my goals
Goals:
Get down or below 200 lbs by Christmas 2006 while maintaining as much muscle as possible.
Currently my diet is the best it has ever been in my life, mostly sticking to the lean meats/whole grains/low fat diet regime. Haven't really tried to count percentages yet but I do eat 5-6 small meals a day and it has made a world of difference. Started off as South Beach and as I learned more branched off to what works for me. Also keeping up the protein.
I plan on focusing on cardio and HIIT starting in October and just lifting for maintenance.
In the meantime I will post my workouts here.
