gymrat2007’s BodyBlog

day 3 of my new diet. ( see last blog ) I feel great & already starting to see results. Getting ready for my carb load meal now. I’m so excited about this sweet potato w/ honey. lol

the muscletech transformation contest starts today… here’s my diet plan for the next 17 weeks, if all goes well I’ll have some good results from this.

it goes like this….

2750 calories a day.

meal 1  - 12 egg whites, one whole egg, 1 1/2 cup of broccoli, greenbeans or asparagus, one tbsp of peanut butter & a half a grapefruit.

Meal 2- protein shake, 2 tbsp of peanut butter, 1 1/2 cup of broccoli, green beans or asparagus.

Meal 3- grilled chicken breast, lean fish or tuna, 1 1/2 cup of broccoli, green beans, or asparagus, 2 tbsp of peanut butter,

Meal 4 - pre work out , reapeat of meal 3,

Meal 5, post work out - grilled chicken breast, lean fish or tuna, 1 1/2 cup of broccoli, green beans or asparagus, 24 almonds & 5 grams of glutamine.

Meal 6,  Protein shake, 1 cup of steamed broccoli, green beans or asparagus, 18 almonds.

Training 2 hours per day scheduled between meals 4 & 5

training is as follows…

day one - chest & abs,

day 2 - Back

day 3 - rest

day 4 shoulders

day 5 arms & calves

day 6 legs & abs,

day 7 rest,

each body group is a 45 min weight training followed by 30 - 45 min of medium pace cardio.

so….. there ya go, we’ll see how this works.

I started cleaning up my diet a few weeks ago, but knew I’d have a few cheat feast in there w/ the hollidays, but now that that’s over I’m looking forward to starting my diet & seeing some results after my recent bulking phase.

I need a training partner to work out w/ twice a week. I work out pretty good on my own, but on chest & shoulders, I often need a spotter to go heavy.

I’d like to meet a successful bodybuilder that has similar genetics & background as me & learn from him. Every good bodybuilder I meet, is either much younger than me, or got started as a teen ager. Is there any successful bodybuilder that waited till he was in his 30’s to start w/out any prior athletic back ground ? I’m just wondering if my goals are just simply unattainable now.I was never an athlete, nor even lifted any weights till I was 25 & started going to a gym to lose my gut. I was intimidated by the power lifters so I didn’t do much in the weight room b/c I just felt stupid trying, but when no one was around, I’d hit the weights, but it wasn’t till 5 years later, that I learned that working out 2 or 3 times a week & having a fast food diet, will get you absolutely zero results. At the age of 30, I started to try to get it right, I followed all sorts of bad advice & spent the next 2 years spinning my wheels, until I finally found out how to get my body to grow lean muscle & keep it. I spent one year gaining about 6 lbs of lean muscle only to lose it all in 3 months by doing to much cardio & had to start all back over again. For the past decade I’ve continued to fail at this sport, but every time I get up, w/ another lesson learned on what doesn’t work for me.

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