Hamdoggie’s BodyBlog

Well it has been a while since I have written one of these so i hought I would update everyone.  As some of you know i had to take a break from training in the spring due to some illness and changes I had to make in my diet.  Well a 2 month break turned into a 4 month break and I got lazy and got a little soft. Well the good mews is i didnt gain to much due to diet being ok still but not as strict as i am when i train.  So my girlfriend is starting her new job next week and she works every night this week starting tomorrow so ill be back at it tomorrow after work.   I plan on getting stricter than I ever was before so i plan on seeing results.  It sucks ill need to figure out where I am tomorrow and start from there i plan on doing more cardio to start with light weights for high reps for the first couple weeks and then work from there.  So wish me luck and be sure that you will see some exciting changes in the near future.

Well I am still on track and still holding at the same weight but i see that i am building and the weight is shifting around on my body.  I am gaining strgenth for the most part. My chest is still comming along slowly but I guess i want to much at once there and if i look at where I started I have made great progress.  I am trying a lot of different Protien shakes now trying to see if i have better luck with any one and I am actually seeing that if  use them for different meals ad such the variety is giving me the best gains.  My body just can’t take all one thing it seems to have a slower response when i do that.  I really like the ProCore advance that i am trying now it has a great carmel taste and no lactose.  It is pretty new technology but i like it after a week of use. 

   I am really doing well with my 5 day split now i am going to continue with the way i have it now till august then i am going to look in to grouping opposite muscle groups and do some super setting for a while. I like to change everything up every 6 weeks or so it really seems to work for me.  Still planing on reaching all my goals 100% natural and i think i can do it.  i must admit though when i see how cyceling and such can really be a boost i think about it.  It jsut is not worth it to damage my body and i feel that God gives us our gifts and that is what we should stick with. 

So yep I am still going forward!!

Well I am still working hard and making good gains.   Since I have been eating more i have seen better gains in muslce size and strgenth.  I love it i haven’t lost weight but I have stayed right at 245lbs for a few weeks now.  I am not really concerned with it. I am also on a 5 day split i needed to seperate my shoulder day from the rest of my arms. It seems to be working my shoulders are growing a little faster now.

 I also have a new goal i want to compete in a bodybuilding show withen 2 years.  I need to gain some muscle inorder to compete with the larger frame that I have.  I plan on being 100% natural and if i dont think i can do it in 2 years naturally then i just won’t compete.  I think I can do it and i am determined to. In just 6 months I amaze myself with how much i have grown and accomplished.  So here is to my new goal time to kick some butt and get to it wish me luck.

I really blasted my legs today it the pump feels great!  I set personal best in quad extensions 200 pounds for a set of 8.  That was my final of for sets where i jumped my self up looking for a new base weight for me sets.  I hope to do all four of my working sets at 200 next week.  I really think my diet is helping right i am eating a little more and not really concerned about weight loss. I am looking to gain Muscle so my protein is are about 80% of my grams to pound ratio.  I don’t want to shock my system to much with the 1 to 1 protien intake.  I am slowly working towards that. Also next week I am going to get to go from 4 meals to 6 meals a day.  I have to wait till pay day to stock up on what I need inorder to do it.  I am really just playing around know to figure out how my body responds to different excercises.  Squats and deadlifts have really boosted my leg strgenth.  I also added some incline work to my chest workout a few weeks and I can see a huge difference there.

I am also taking Creatine monohydrate pre workout I am not sure if it is helping yet.   I currently have to stay away from any caffiene so I am note sure if any pre workout drinks are an option for me.  I am still looking and open for suggestions there.

 It is not pain it is strait gains babe!!

Well it was over a week since i weighed myself yesterday and i knew I lost more weight.  I dropped 3 more pounds!  It feels great to know that my diet is still working and that I am on track.  Training is going well all my lifts for chest went up a little yesterday so I am really doing well there too!

The last few weeks of training are going well I have been very consistent in getting my workouts in one way or another. It has been paying off with some strgenth gains.  I am not sure if i have gained to much muscle but oh well i am getting stronger and feeling healthier thats all that matters to me.

I have had a rough few week had some stuff that I had to take care of and i am know back on the Horse so to say!   I feel great this week and it showed I hit my chest workout hard today and it was great i didnt loose any stregenth there I actually gained a little. So now i cant wait to hit the leg workout tomorrow!

Ok so my medicine is working well.  I am missing the gym way to much since I got sick.  So tomorrw I am going to hit the gym early before work and get in my back routine and some cardio. What can I say missing a few days kills me that is a good thing i think.  Besides i weigh my self on thursdays at the gym so ill have to go tomorrow and see where i am at.  My pants feel looser so i think i lost some weight this last week.

Well My training has taken a back seat the last few days I havent been able to make it to the gym but I have done some of my routine at home.  I Had to see the docter yesterday due to a sinus infection it was to the point of the headaches were making me light headed and that really is not good.  So know I am on antibiotics and taking it easy.  This might have been a good thing for me.  I have been training hard for about 10 weeks 4 days a week and my body and joints were feeling it.  So other than the headaches and sinus pressure the rest of my body seems to be recuperiating and I actually feel stronger after a few days of rest than I did before I got sick.  Plus the extra time i put to good use by reading articles and finding new meal ideas to change things up a little bit.  I have still stuck to my 1800 to 2200 calorie diet so i still sould be ok with my altimate goal of weight loss.  My diet is as follows 50% protien, 30% carbs, and 20% healthy fats. 

So next week I got to words for the gym.  LOOK OUT!!  I am pumped for my monday chest workout already.