Jimus’ Get Results Blog

Seem to have developed a bad throat, glands a bit swolen. I have not been ill in a long time so this sucks!

Had a hard time doing my piano-bar gig last night, singing hws kinda hard but got through it ok, nobody knew I had a bad throat.

So tonight I think I’ll go in the gym and see how I go. Man i just feel like sh1t but my last lifting session was Monday so I really need to get on with it or I will start to look like sh1t too!

I must be tired because the fat burners are’nt even touching me today, can’t even tell I’ve taken them. ah jeez what a whinger I am! I am not used to feeling like this…

I will bounce back to my normal self no doubt. Stupid germs.

ps/ buying digi-cam this weekend so expect photos real soon! woop woop!

Hi ALL,

My rest day today so not too much to report. Yesterday I was so sore from the Tues workout, which tells me it worked and also reminds me to eat, AS IF I NEED REMINDING!

TODAY I"M JUST PLAIN HUNGRY!!!! I wanna lift till I bleed today but instead i must rest and grow my muscles only to return tomorrow SUPERCHARGED!

My brilliant Controlled Labs stack has arrived today, can’t wait to get started with that.

SO, the TEMPTATION… well I work in an office so it’s not exactly the most health concious environment to begin with but get this…over the past 8 days (which just happens to be when I started my diet) the guys have bought in

…fish and chips, chocolate bars, chocolate biscuits, quality street chocs, kids sweets (like those sugary lollies and rainbow sweet things). I have a serious sweet tooth and to resist all this has been SO HARD! 

I have not given in and do not intend to - I’m under 2 weeks in to this and finding it hard. It’s pathetic…. but it’s all in my head. I have eaten super-clean so far and trained damn hard and WILL CARRY ON…….

ANOTHER TEMPTATION - ‘ancillaries’. I’ve run a couple of PH cycles before. In retrospect I should have waited until my diet was 100% perfect then used the PHs as that ‘extra mile’. Even so, they gave superb results. I live and learn.

Now as I mentioned before, this is my first real cut. I know that using a PH would help maintain lean muscle- maybe even gain a bit, plus keep me in an anabolic state etc. I keep getting tempted to go order something and go down that route. Let me explain, I am not against taking them nor am I condoning the use of PHs….personally I want to see how this cut goes without any ancillaries but the thought is lingering…and I want to be honest and admit that.

Guess I’m having a weak day I dunno…but nobody said this was easy. I’m not gonna get freaky ripped by eating sugar or fat. Seeing some of the ripped dudes on bb.com help keep it all in perspective. And this blog, even writing this is helping keep me real focused.

I’m gonna get on the CL stack, eat clean, work damn hard and only then can I measure how effetively my cut goes. I’ll not have to worry about my hormones or support supps etc, I’ll just keep it simple.

If I wanna lean bulk a few months down the line I may go down the PH route again, we’ll see but for now I wanna take this journey on my own, old school cutting - sticking to the basics.

Thanks for all the guys and girls who post comments in my blogs, it really helps!

‘Till then my Bro’s and Sis’…. 

Jim

HI ALL!

Yesterday was HARDCORE! The a.m cardio was 20min x-trainer (level14) random, followed by the UPHILL SKI MACHINE OF DEATH AND LOATHING! 15 mins on low level (6). I was one sweaty mess

The evening lifting was ok, but I’m still HATING the fact I am not as strong. Bill Pearl really knows how to kick ass. (I am using month 3 of the plan as my start) I found the workout getting progressively more and more intense and difficult throughout, in fact my w.o partner and I hardly said 2 words because neither one of us wanted to admit how HARD it was!

Mistake - over-stimmed myself with fat burner and my white flood, (I love WF so much and therefore decided to drink pre w.o it then realised why that was a stupid thing to do when I felt EXTREMELY sick and over-caffenated!)

LESSON LEARNED - Well I won’t do that again and I would not recommend this to anyone, it’s a horrible feeling! I have however, ordered the stack of KINGS BABY!!!  Controlled Labs  -Green Bulge for strength, Purple wrath for anti-catabolic, glycergrow to get pumped, feel strong and keep muscle while cutting. mmmm

INTENSITY! Rest periods were short, only resting when the other guy was lifting. This kept my heart racing the whole time. When trying to catch my breath, I looked around and I could see a WHOLE BUNCH of people lifting weights so far beyond what is safe, their form all over the place, shaking, tendons crunching etc. I had to have a word with myself

‘just because these kids are lifting more than me, does it mean they look better than me?’ ….. well my ‘ body image issues’ I have in my head make me feel somewhat small and weak at times (especially when cutting) but the only way I got through this was to BELIEVE!

BELIEVE my next set will get completed NO MATTER WHAT….BELIEVE that the 20 month plan I am on will pay off and give me better, more sustainable results. If I keep giving everything I have to every workout and eating clean on a sound diet it’s gotta pay off, right?!

Jim

Hey Good Morning All!

Hope your weekend was enjoyable. My weekend has been great! Man I was SO SO SO tired Friday from my first week of a.m cardio p.m lifting. I have NEVER slept so well, it’s a beautiful thing

Saturday I did my usual chores, one of which I secretly like and that’s FOOD SHOPPING! I LOVE fillling my trolley with lovely healthy foods and seeing other peoples faces as I stack in the tuna, eggs, steak, chicken etc. I bypass the alcohol isles and the 3 rows of utter junk that should be labelled ‘get your heart disease here…buy one get one free’

Sunday was my cheat meal from heaven - I made a traditional English Sunday Roast. Chicken with all the trimmings. Aaaahhhh yeah. Even 1 week in I forgot how good carbs make you feel. I stuffed myself silly and even had a glass of red wine. So a VERY lazy Sunday with the Wife, watching TV, playing a bit of piano lying on the floor with pillows etc…which is how my Sunday’s should be!

SO THEN…..RESULTS!

YEAH BABY, 1.5 lbs lost in a week even after the FAT Sunday! My suit pants are looser and I feel generally a little bit more sexy. My abs are starting to get brave and are having a conference deciding whether they are to make an appearance any time soon. I vote YES to this movement!

So far I see and feel less flab in the midrift area. My chest is leaning out BUT also looking bigger / stronger. My face is leaning out a little. My bi’s are standing out more. My shoulders don’t look as beefy, which sucks, I think I needs to do more lateral raises or something like that. Oooh, and my calves are looking evil!  Can’t wait to post some pics to show ya!

So I’m slowly but surely leaning out, still battling with the neg thoughts I get where I feel weak and small, but after a well rested weekend I FEEL the progress and this morning I look good, I feel good and damn it I’m gonna DO GOOD this week!

Laters my Bro’s and Sis’

Jim

GOOD MOOOORNIN!!

Morning cardio went ahead, despite sleeping in 30 mins! I got a text from by w.o buddy saying he was comin over in 5 mins, so I stumbled around in neanderthal-man-mode trying to get my head and gym bag together!. I made it and did a solid 45 mins of fat busting hard work. Went  like this:

20mins X-trainer, level 10 set on ‘fat burning’ HR averaging around 145-150

20mins cycling, level 12 on ‘random’ HR around 135

ABS circuit - 55kg rope crunches (middle, left, right = ‘1 rep’)  - 12 reps

Oblique side thingies (with a plate in one arm) - 15 reps per side, so 30 in total

Knees on bench crunches. Fingertips on knees crunching to palms on knees. ouch

Did the circuit x2. A good painful, extremely sweaty session. I’ll explain the HUNGRY JIMUS thing now, let’s look at my diet

Today’s plan

06:30 - Fat burners with plenty of water

06:55 - Protein shake

07:30 - 08:20  - WORKOUT (a.m CARDIO)

08:25 - Protein shake, banana, nuts and seeds (Forgot my OATS! aaargh., had to replace my carbs with some nuts and seeds.)

10:30 - chilli, small amount of rice. mm mmm

12:30 - my special eggs and tuna scramble, small amount of organic pasta

15:00 2nd dose of fat burners

15:30 - my special eggs and tuna scramble, small amount of organic pasta

16:30  - Creatine time

17:30 - 18:15 TRAIN - LIFT BABY!

18:20 Protein shake

19:00 evening meal, meat or fish with fiberous carbs, so veggies basically

19:00 onwards > snacking on boiled egg whites. THIS HELPS WITH THE CARB CRAVINGS, which at the minute are bloody hard work as my body adjusts to this

I’m doing a workout with my BB mate today, who I mentioned before, so will probs not log the w.o. but will hopefully learn a thing of two

THIS WEEKEND - coming up - Measurements, BF%, weigh in and logs of my workouts

Ahh yeah!

Laters  Bro’s and Sis’!

Jim

No gym yesterday, much needed rest. I fit my workouts around my life, or is it my life around my workouts?!! …either way I always make sure that is happens.

 So yesterday was my Piano-Bar Gig and guess what?….. the CARDIO is actually enhancing my singing - WOO HOO! I think that my lung capacity is gradually increasing and also the feel good effects of the cardio, (and granted the stims in my Hydroxycut) make my performance that more energetic. Good times.

I’m still sore from Tuesday so I’m just gonna do cardio tonight and lift Fri. I gotta allow my muscles to grow

I’ve arranged a workout with a BB guy who competes. Got talking to him at work as he has many meal breaks like me! He’s in awasome shape so I’ve been getting diet tips, (currently typing this whilst eating a salmon sandwich!!!)

Speaking of results, I’m 5 days in and can feel a difference, and to a lesser effect see a difference. My suit trousers are slightly more loose and it’s getting a lot harder to pinch the flab. It’s a START!!!!

But there’s a bigger picture in my mind’s eye. A ripped, V-Tapered asthetic Jimus, with veins.

This weekend I am taking measurements and I will do my first weigh in. So over the next few posts you can expect some shorter, stat based entries. I know you’re gonna want to see my results so weekly pics are gonna be added as soon as I get my digi cam @ end of this month, this will be my tool to track progress. I’ll also get BF measured at the gym

For now I’m in SUCH A HIGH from last-night. I may have only had 6 hrs sleep but I’m INVINSIBLE today!!!!!

BRING IT ON WORLD!!!!!!

Good Morning All!,

SO Lastnight was my first p.m lifting session ater my a.m cardio. You already know that the a.m cardio has me hooked, damn endorphins are too good baby!

I needed a boost to get me motivated after my shift at work. All my nutrition was timed to perfection all day, which always gives reassurance that my body is primed for a good workout - plus the fat burner stims got me all revved up and ready to be HARDCORE! grrrrrrrrrr

 Here’s yesterday’s workout…..3 sets 10-12 reps for all

 1) DB Incline Lateral - Upper Pectorals

 2) Hand-on-Bench One-Arm Dumbbell Rowing - Upper and Lower Lats

 3) Standing Military Press - Front and Outer Deltoids

 4) Lying Skulls - Triceps

 5) Seated Dumbbell Curl - Biceps and Arms

 6) Heels-Elevated Wide-Stance Barbell Hack Squat - Inner Thighs

 7) Lightweight Front Lunge - Thighs and Hamstrings

 8) Toe Raise on Seated Calf Machine - Main Calf Muscles

 9) Bend to the Opposite Foot - Obliques and Lower Back

 10) Bent-Knee Sit-Up - Upper Abdominals

SO HOW DID I DO?….

not great….I have to say that this is harder than it looks on paper. Bill Pearl sure knows how to shock your muscles.

Each exercise seems to tire the muscle group that you’re gonna work next, meaning ALL my lifts were lower than normal BUT that is also down to the fact that I stuck to the RECOMMENDED REP RANGE OF 10-12. NOW THAT is the hard part for me, usually a 6-8 rep guy. This only further motivates me as I know the shock will produce results, which is what I’m all about. Sod the Ego, stick to the plan and get on with it!

I did not log my no of reps and sets and KG, as this was a run through to assess what the new program is like. Thursday (tomorrow) will be a different story. I will be ready and will log everytihng and look to progress every time. I CONTROL THE WEIGHTS THE WEIGHTS DON’T CONTROL ME!

Some weird sh*t was going on with my muscles yesterday. EVERY rep felt heavier than it really was and my arms were getting FREAKY pumped, more so than normal. I cannot understand this, I thought that low carbs and cal deficit would have lessened the pump. I’ll see if this was a fluke or not. Weird feeling, not feeling V strong but feeling PUMPED! The vein in my right Bi is coming back out to play!

My usual paranoia kicked in halfway through - when resting I thought I looked small and non-muscular, which sucked. I ignored the bad vibes and continued to lift. If I listen to that inner paranoia it’s game over for Jimus. If I couldn’t finish the set with the weight I started with, I reduced the weight and finished the set within the rep range, completion is the key.

Then it got to the part where legs were worked. I had to listen to my body here, I was lacking in energy and simply felt TIRED, not sleepy tired but phisically DONE IN! So, as much as I knew I would hate telling you this - I stopped. Had a protein shake and went home

I’ve got to take it is stages, and don’t wanna burn out before I really get going. Turns out I REALLY needed the rest. I had an extra hour in bed this morning, partly because of being tired and partly because a stray cat entered my home and was trying to have sex with my cat. VERY disturbing situation to wake me @ 2a.m this morning.

Laters my BB Bros and Sis’!

Jimus

HI ALL!

SO in my last post I mentioned I was starting my cutting cycle. A few details on how I’m switchin it up

1. a.m cardio (45 mins) Mon, Tue, Fri

2. p.m lifting Tue, Thurs, Sat. Lifting will be full body workouts, following the Bill Pearl 20 month bodybuilding plan

3. Less carbs. Less Pasta, more veggies and a little rice, HIGH protein. I’m monitoring this closely and making sure I don’t loose too much too fast.

That’s about the size of it. So I’ve been paranoid for so long about doing a ‘real’ cut. SO many times I have started out for a few days, sometimes maybe a couple of weeks then I FREAK OUT and my mind starts telling me I am small, my muscles are weak then I revert back to what I know best - bulking. Body dysmorphia can be my worst enemy.

As a result my BF is too high. I will get my bf% measured soon so I can track this and let you all know how I am doing. I’ve gone through many stages on my BB journey so far and now it’s time to reveal my muscles to the world! I’ve read this before, ‘what’s the point is making all the gains if you can’t SEE the muscle?’ A very good point.

Not wanting to ramble on too much, but I will explain why I’ve finally decided to go ahead with a cut, make a blog and STICK to it…..

……I want my chin back! Over the last 2-3 years I have become less and less attractive facially IMO. It’s all down to the fat gain. I used to look quite good (in fact I’ve been vein for a long long time!) but not so much lately. Since I’ve gotten STRONG and big, my looks have become less important to me and my BB goals (e.g. strength) has over-ruled any other ideas. It’s time to change all that. I’ve recently started performing in piano bars and such and I want to look good, not chubby. Also I wanna look fantastic for my Wife, even though she thinks I’m good as I am. I wanna be suberb!

So, I’m leaving my Ego behind and if I loose a little muscle, so what?!!! Lets look at it like this, I can gain it back - I know I can. If I can get lean (goal is 12% then down to 10% BF) then I will be able to SEE my gains for real, for the first time.

I see so many amazing people’s profiles on BB.com and the thing that seperates the BBers from the ‘regular Joe’s’ is conditioning, the cuts, the freaky ripped-ness! I’ve neglected to make myself  ‘a true bodybuilder’ by not paying attention to my conditioning. Aside from the asthetic improvements, I cannot help but feel I will be tons more healthy in the long run.

So this morning was session 2 of the a.m cardio. I’ve NEVER done a.m cardio before in my life and I have to say, even though I’m new and excited towards this venture I AM LOVING IT! I am so full of energy when I get in the office, almost hyper! The endorphins are definately present! After today’s workout, I looked in the mirror and actually felt good about myself, but I am nowhere near where I want to be. I’m gonna be freaky ripped. This time I’m gonna do it.

Getting my @ss out of bed is the hardest part but once I’m up I have half a protein shake, take my fat burners with plenty of water and away I go.

My diet and exercise is in check (more details on that later) it’s the only thing that lessens the paranoia of loosing muscle and risking looking like my former weak little self. So, at this point all is going well, granted I’m 2 days in so I better hold out!!! 

STATS COMING SOON!

OK so here we go, my first entry. HI to all my bodybuilding friends out there!

Little bit about me - I’ve been lifting for just under 4 yrs. I’m 28, from England, have a regular office job during the day, wife, cat, great friends and am completely hooked on lifting weights. I work evenings in a piano bar where I sing and play piano.

Over the past year Bodybuilding has become my way of life, and it is only the last year that I have seen the results and consider myself a bodybuilder.

I wanna share with all of you my thoughts and experiences I encounter as I continue my journey to becoming a better version of me. I’ve got a long way to go and I guess in a selfish way I NEED you guys on board to support me through this!

There may not be too much structure in my blogs, as you will learn I have a warped sense of humour and some of the blogs will be random dumps direct from the brain of Jimus! You’re gonna love it Overall I’ll keep you updated on what I’m doing in the gym, progress, stats, thoughts, ideas etc. Later this month I am getting a nice digi-cam so I will be supplying regular photos so you can see that there’s no BS in my blog!

My main motivation for starting this blog is that I am starting my first cut. More on that later……

 Until then  - it’s a big HI from me. Stay tuned

 Jimus

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