Getting in Tune
So I have been fine tuning my diet, supplements and training for the last year or so. I know what is going into my body on a daily basis and have even been able to adjust my intakes on a daily basis to get desired results. As an example, on days when I know I am going to be putting a lot of effort in the gym or when I want a good pump I can adjust my macros for the day and time it pretty well so I get just what I want. I can also tell on a daily basis what I weigh….the mirror has also become much more of a guide. I have been able to notice slight changes in my day to day appearance that tell me where my conditioning level is at. New veins tell me when I am getting to a new level of leanness while also keeping muscle…
Sunday I had a cheat day which I was feeling pretty bad about. Before Sunday I was 224 and had clear obliques, leg veins and inner bicep veins. I only mention this because these are the most recent signs that my cardio and diet are working. Well Sunday I was sure that I had blown up all of those gains. I ate pasta, bread, sugar and several other foods that I just don’t eat anymore. I still made sure I ate every 3 hours and that I got my minimum macros so it wasn’t a complete wasted day. I fully expected to look in the mirror in monday and be smooth.
I also recently started taking VasoCharge and Xtend. Both of these products are Scivation and recommended by the natural bodybuilders that I follow the most. Those being Layne Norton and Tommy Jeffers…both now pros. So with four days of supplementing those two items and a full cheat day behind me I went to the gym for a heavy day of back, traps and bi’s. My training partner had to miss the workout so I put off doing heavy Chest until I can get a good spot from him.
I did my workout which felt great. I had tons of strength and looked very full in the mirror. I had a t shirt on but I could tell I was looking bigger than usual on this day. After moving through all of my workout I wanted to see my weight. I stripped down in the locker room and was amazed at what I saw….I was vascular all over, obliques still visible, muscle bellies looked very full….seperation in my quads and I actually felt like I was looking at a bodybuilder. Someone walked in while I was doing my posing and I felt bad. Sometimes when I am posing I think about how I used to look at guys who posed in the locker room and think they were conceited asses. Well I intend to be on stage in the coming months and I no longer feel guilty about posing in the locker room. On this night I did feel a bit strange only because I felt like I looked really good.
I was still sure I had gained a few lbs only because I had eaten like a horse the day before. The only cardio I did was walk for one hour on Sunday night to get rid of my bloat. So I went over and stepped on the scale. I placed the weight at 227 hoping it would prove to be too much….well it was way too much. Once I started tapping it over I didn’t stop until it was 224.
I am not sure if this means my metabolism is becoming fast enough to handle extra calories, or if this is just what some refer to as a refeed day. Either way I am extatic that I looked bigger, had more seperation and more vascularity and still weighed the same. I think i will be a few lbs lighter by the end of the week now that I am back on my strick eating plan. I guess I will see just how in tune I am with my diet.
Paul.
