TPower81’s BodyBlog

I’ve got all these extra MRP’s I’m trying to get through since I got a double shipment (not complainin really).  So I’ve been eating 3 real meals, 3 shake meals a day.

Moving back on food diet has been slow at first…felt a bit bloated and such.  Now I’m back in full swing I think.  I’m off HotRox, and mostly just eating well and trying to see a little more fat loss.  Slowly increasing carbs around workouts and hoping to see some gains.

My new thing is grilling up veggies like onions, mushrooms, garlic, tomatoes, green beans, etc and then throwing in meat to make a meal out of it.  Tastes pretty good, no sugar, no salt, all natural.  Feel good about eating a bit extra food because its all in good, low glycemic veggies.

I’m back from cali now and resuming the carb cycleing cut diet.  Quite frankly I enjoy the diet.  Last night I made some fresh salsa, and am mixing it in with my meats today and its pretty dang good.  Only draw back is I’m walkin around with a bad case of onion/garlic breath!

So the question for me now is whether or not to go 3 more weeks cutting, or to call it good, go on a maintenance diet and use the extra energy for muscle building.  Last night was picture night and I didn’t really notice my progress until compared the pics from now and 9 weeks ago.  I feel great about my progress.

If anybody thinks I should just cut for 3 more weeks, let me know…or not and just start focusing on building more muscle.

So today I squatted 3 sets of 6 reps at 315lbs.  I’ve been wanting to get over 300 for a while now, and I’ve finally accomplished it.  I’m very happy with this progress considering I’ve had lower back surgery before.  Now that I know I can throw 3 plates on each side and bust them out without busting out my back I think that I will maintain this weight while increasing the reps.  I want to make sure I am comfortable with the weight and am not straining at all to lift it.

Another decision now is to start deadlifting.  I’ll probably do the romanian type off the ground.  I want to take my time and slowly work my way up like squat.  I think my body will adjust fine, but I’m still thinking about where and when to work it into my workout split.  We’ll see how it goes.

Weaknesses with my current physique.  I think my chest needs help.  Legs are coming in fine and my back has seen a great improvement so I will go back to focusing on my chest.  I may do it twice a week…will see.