Restday Ramblings - week 3
3 weeks and so far my weight has jumped from 73kg to 80.5kg this morning. Sun 25th Jan 09
I am really very, very happy with this. I knew that i would see big gains in the first weeks, going from 2 meals a day to 7+ a day, but I am amazed at how well my body is doing from not smoking and i attribute alot of the gain to this. I have been eating like there’s no tomorrow and this is still the toughest part although coming easier, if only slightly. I am not very creative in the kitchen department so i am almost eating the same foods everyday. This is not really a bother right now as I’m focused on the deadline of the 4th of May, and besides I’m eating to grow and not to taste. I have been writing down all my food in a notebook and this is an average day. And I have always loved milk, being constantly told off for drinking straight from the carton at the fridge door thoughout my life.
7am Get up
7am Oatmeal + Yogurt + Milk (A cup of oats - These portions are now twice the size they were 2 wks ago).
7:30 Oatmeal + Yogurt + Milk
8.30 Protein Shake +500ml Milk
9.30 Ham Deli Pastry + Banana
10:30 large Chicken salad sandwich
12:30 Protein Shake +500ml Milk
1:30 Chicken/mushroom Pasta
3:00 Abs Workout - Hungry already
3:30 Protein Shake +500ml Milk
4:00 Choclate Protein Bar
5:00 2x Beef Pastrami salad Rolls
7:00 Chicken Breast, Potatoes and Peas
7:30 2 x yogurts
8:00 Fruit + Nuts
9:00 Oatmeal
9:30 Protein Shake + 500ml Milk
Workouts:
These are going well, really looking forward to the Weights day, not so much the Ab days. The weights are going up every week so I know I’m heading the right direction & planning my workout ahead is really paying off. Been watching the Mark Rippertoe vids on youtube this weekend so it’ll be interesting to see my body position when i’m back in the gym. ie. I think that my legs have been to close together and not pointing out enough in the squat. Talking of Squats, I have moved this day back to Wednesday as my traps were not rested enough on Wednesday’s Chest/Shoulders day to do many Pull ups. Being a lightweight I have always managed to pull out at least 3, so well see on Friday with more rest what the results are.
Sleep:
Still interupted with 3 or 4 toilet trips a night and I’m wondering if this is having an effect on my recovery. I feel tired, but a good tired from working out, not exhuasted. Even so, until the 4th of May if I’m not working out or eating, I’m feet up resting. (Sit down job)
