dhbaker15’s BodyBlog

Well its two days before school starts and I thought that I would post a new update on my progress. My training during the summer was great because my body was able to handle training 5 days a week (Mon-Fri). I didnt get as much sleep as I should have, but I had to get up early and work almost everyday. The good thing about not being in school was that I could actually plan out my meals and eat them at the right times. I was able to eat about 6-8 meals a day. I didnt really count calories because I was more focused on fats, carbs, and proteins, but I think that they ranged anywhere between 3250-4250. I started the summer weighing around 174 and this morning I am 180-181. Thats good for me because It is extremely hard for me to add weight during the summer because I am constantly doing something outside. Last summer I think that I only gained 2lbs so 6 is better. My diet was very simple: The first month or so I didnt gain hardly any weight, I was experimenting with my body. I kept my protein very high and my carbs very moderate. Then around the beginning of August I lowered my protein a little and jacked up the carbs. Then the 6lbs came easy. I just hope It was mostly muscle. My daily sample diet: Omlette with 5 eggs, cheese and ham- bagel - Train - Creatine- Shake with 2 scoops - Whatever I Want - Whatever - Shake with 2 scoops, 3 eggs, and ice cream. Hopefully I can get up to around 190-195 before 2009. I still trained heavy, but I focused on contraction and squeezing as much as possible. M- Chest  T- Arms  W - Legs  T- Delts  F- Back. Offseason is year round for me, but I usually make the best gains in the fall/winter, so my goals are to stay srong and bring up, most importantly my legs, and everthing else as well. This is probably my longest post, but w/e. I will update again soometime around October or November.

Well I Started My Bulk At The Beginning Of September Weighing 154lbs. It Is The End Of December And I Am Now Around 170lbs. I Have Been Incorporating Some Powerlifting Into My Workouts. I Have Been Training As Heavy As Possible. My Diet Has Been Pretty Basic. I Have Eat As Much Carbs And I Try To Get In A Decent Amount Of Protein. I Have Eaten Alot Of Pizza And Cereal Also. I Dont Really Worry About Fat, I Just Try Not To Eat Many Sweets. For 2008 I Will Continue My BULK Probably Until Summer, Hopefully Getting Up To Around 185-195. I Am Going To Try And Bring Up Everything ( Legs, Chest , Shoulders, Back, Arms, Etc….) Thicker Quads With More Outer Sweep. Bigger Calves. More Upper Pec Mass. Wider And Rounder Delts. Wider Lats With More Thickness. Better Peak On Biceps With More Size. I Might Do A Show In 08, But Im Not Sure. I Think I Might Enter A Powerlifting Meet In 08 Also. For 08 I Am Going To Continue And Train Heavy Because I Love It And Increase The Big 3 (Bench, Squat, And Deadlift).

I started my bulk at the beginning of September weighing at 154lbs. Since Im back in school I havent had many options on what I eat throughout my day. Ive been eating a big breakfast and eating lunch at school, but I been bringing Peanut Butter and Slimjims to snack on. I have Strength And Fitness my last block of the day. We lift wieghts almost everday, so ive been pretty sore. I bring my creatine to drink after I lift, but I have my protein shake at home. Since ive been Bulking, my strength has gone up pretty good. Now I am at 160lbs (170lbs is my goal). Ill try to update as much as i can.

Today I trained my legs and I used very light weight. First I started off with 3 supersets of leg extensions and lying leg curls. Then I squated. I was squating my bodyweight, but I did them all the way down. I did this set after set until I had done 35 total reps. When I finished my last set I fell to the floor because I couldnt even hold myself up. I layed there for atleast 2mns. while the sweat just poured off of me. When I stood up, I got this dizzy feeling like I was going to throw up. I ran to the toilet and heaved a couple of times, but I didnt throw up. Then, I fell back down again. As I was laying there I thought to myself "Im Not Going To Let The Weight Control Me", so I got the balls to stand up and go for 2 more sets. This gave me a total of 45 reps of my bodyweight. I felt like nothing could stop me. I heaved a couple more times, but I stood my ground and didnt fall back down. Then I finished off with standing calve raises for about 100 reps. My legs were shaking for an hour afterwards. It was all worth it because I proved to myself that there is no GIVING UP in this sport.

This Tuesday my friend came over and we did a full body workout. It mostly consisted of Heavy Compound Movements. We also maxed out on squat, bench, and military press etc. We each had a 24oz. energy drink so we were real pumped up. My friend hadnt lifted in a good 3 months and he increased his max bench by 10lbs and he deadlifted 240lbs no sweat weighing at 120lbs. Last time I maxed my squat it was 240lbs. so I was going to go for 260×1. I was unsure if I could do it but I had the balls to go for it anyway. I ended up squating 260 for 3 which was great. My last max on bench was 160 but it took me about 7 seconds to get it up. This time I did 160 in about 1-2 seconds no sweat but I failed at 165. I will try it again soon. I decided not to deadlift since I had already maxed out with all the weight I could fit on the bar which was at 300, but I think I can do more. The wierdest thing about the workout was the incredible strength I had curling. Before I could only barbell curl 70lbs for 5 but I did 70lbs for 15 no sweat. I hope the workouts get better and my lifts get even better.

After 2 1/2 Weeks Of My So Called "Diet", Im Thinking About Stopping It Because Ive Come To Realize That Im Too Skinny To Cut ( 5′10" 150lbs), So I Might Start To Bulk. If I Do, I Will Start When School Starts Back. Another Reason For Stopping Is Because I Cheat Too Often When Im Supposed To Being "Dieting". Now I Will Just Try To Remain Lean For The Rest Of The Summer.

After one week of dieting, I have found it very hard to get 250g. of protein per day, while maintaining my calories. The closest I have got to that is 230g. I now weigh 150.2 and have 18.1% bodyfat. The first week of training sucked except for Friday which was Delts, Traps, Abs and Thursday which was Legs. On that Friday I felt strong and found it easier to go heavier. On Thursday I could actually complete all of my heavy sets of squats and leg presses. All my other workouts, I felt weak and tired. Cardio sucked because I found myself sleeping through my alarm clock in the morning and waking up later and later to do cardio. I will continue to post my progress.

I started a 12 week program that was in the March Muscle And Fitness that varies my training from week to week. It allows me to train Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The first two weeks have went really well, I seem feel the burn more, now that Im hitting muscles from different angles, and Im only training for about 30mns. Yesterday on the 10th of June I started my diet. It Consists of Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday being low carb days and my training days being high carb days. Im shooting for at least 250 g. of protein per day while still maintaining the fat that I eat. Im trying to have chicken breast and steak at least once a day. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are my Cardio Days. I jog 10mns, Bike 10mns, and finish with a 5mn jog. Right now I am at around 151 lbs. with about 19 % bodyfat. My goal by the end of the summer is to lose as much bodyfat as possible but not get below 145 lbs. I will try to post at least once a week with my progress.