BlueandBlackYJ’s BodyBlog

So I did 230 x 4 on BB Incline Bench Press last week and I was feeling stronger than ever. This made me really want to see what I could do on BB Flat Bench so yesterday I gave it a shot. 135 x 1 - feeling good. 225 x 1 - lightweight baby! 275 x 1 - I got it halfway up & stuck, my spotter gave me a slight tap, and I pushed it on up. I might have went up too fast too quick, but I am positive had it been 10 lbs lighter I could’ve done it with no spot. So I’m saying 265 is my max now, which happens to match the most I’ve ever done. So I’m giving myself 2 weeks and I’m going to do 275 with no spot, and that will be my new PR on BB Bench Press.

What is amazing to me is that there is something so mental about bench pressing 225 and over (for someone who really isn’t considered "strong"). And to think that I almost had 225 plus a 25 on each side - 50 lbs over 225, is very satisfying and exciting.

I am at the point now where I have almost reached a place that I have never been before with my body. And this time I have the time to workout, and I can afford to take the supplements I want to take, so by spring break I should be a place I have never been before and continuing on my goal of transforming my body and filling out my frame. I am having fun with this!

So I’ve been bulking for at least two months now, eating so much. I was going to go through December doing that and begin cutting on January 1, but I decided I am ready now. In July I was 160 lbs and I made it up to 197.5, but averaging about 195 in just 5 months. I estimate that at least 15 of that 35 lbs being fat. And I do like the way I look at 195, but I have got to get the fat off my stomach. So I’ve scaled the calories back somewhat, cut some of the carbs and added a little more fat to my diet, and I am about to start running my stomach off. I’m planning for 3 miles or so every other day, shooting for at least 12 miles per week for the first month or so. My goal is to have a visible 6 pack of abs while standing at rest for the first time in my life by spring break. Can’t wait to see them!

I believe I am going to try the new Gaspari Mitotropin to get to where I want to be. We’ll see…