ShreddedOne’s Blog.

Estimated one rep max of 325 lbs for the squats today.  If you saw my legs, you’d think I was a liar.

Speaking of legs, my calves look uneven.  The right looks smaller than the left and it’s been this way for awhile.  It was bothering me so much today, seeing it in the mirror while I was resting between sets, that I grabbed my tape measure and went to the bathroom to measure.  Results?  The measurements were the same.  ???? wut????  Oh well .. .

It AIN’T a posing suit.  Just don’t.  You wanna show your goodies to the ladies?  Buy a posing suit and wear that, or go to the proper website.  This isn’t the place.  I’m tired of it.  :/

New personal best on the bench press today, though it’s nothing spectacular.  My new estimated one rep max is 231, calculated from doing 205 lbs for 5 reps.  I did 10 sets of flat bench today, going as low as 135 lbs.  When I was doing my last couple sets, I looked over at another bench and saw a guy doing about 300 lbs for multiple reps (i didn’t count how many).  I was like,  . . .   : |  . . .   wut? . . .    ??!?!???? d*mn it!

I’ll be benching 250 by the end of the year, no doubt.  300 sooner or later.

I went grocery shopping this evening.  Spent WAY too much time staring at the ice cream and the candy.  Did NOT buy any though. . . thank goodness.  Very tempted unfortunately, but I’m getting back my discipline.  I suppose if/when the desire is strong enough, then the discipline necessary to succeed comes naturally.   Seriously though, REALLY REALLY tempted.

Planning on more compound exercises such as squat (gotta bring that up!), bench, dead lift, and military press.  Still doing more leg work than I was for the last couple years, going to continue getting those legs caught up with the rest of me.  I have two years until I’ll consider a competition.  I will not enter a competition until I’m confident I have a very high chance of winning.  I will have three oportunities to compete while I’m in law school.   If I feel ready April of 2011, then I’ll enter.  If I’m not ready, then I’m not ready and I’ll wait another year. . . . .I think .. . I suppose I could enter anyway to get the experience and give myself a better chance the next year(s).

Rambling now .. . over.

I was looking at my old records and I saw that last year around this time, I was about 144 and 13-14% bodyfat. So, I was wondering where I am today.  Am I right where I was a year ago or am I making progress?  I got on the Tanita to see the bad news, but I was surprised.  Turns out I’m currently 154 with 10% bodyfat.  So, this means I’m ten pounds heavier but with 3 - 4% lower bodyfat than a year ago.  Thank God all the hard work is  .. . working.

I wonder if I could have made more progress bulking and cutting like some people do.  But I just can’t stand to gain 30 lbs and then try to lose it again . . .it’s just not me.  Slow and steady  . . . patience.

I need to clean up my diet.  I haven’t been as strict as I used to be.  I justify it by telling myself I need the extra calories to rebuild my broken down muscles. . . but I could be getting CLEANER calories.  I’m going to have to get fed up with the bad diet before I REALLY make a long term disciplined<style>!–  /* Style Definitions */  p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} –> </style> commitment to clean up my diet.  But I’m just about there.  I’m pretty fed up with myself right now.  I wonder if I could be at 5% bodyfat right now if I weren’t slacking off with my nutrition.

P zout.