Returned from a Triumphant Summer
After taking a break from posting to this blog over the summer, I’m back at it now that I’ve returned to school. I had a pretty good summer as far as lifting goes. Here’s some of the highlights:
- Bench pressed 315 pounds
- Reduced bodyfat to 8-9%
- Increased cardiovascular fitness by bicycling
There were some things that I wasn’t pleased with, though. Towards the end of the summer, I became lax in my diet and exercise because I was so busy. Unfortunately, this led to me losing probably 15-20% of my strength in my core lifts and gaining a little bit of body fat. I’m obviously not happy with these things, but expect them to be rectified within a month.
Today, I restarted an exercise plan that seemed to work well for me the first half of the summer. It’s the modified Push, Pull, Angle workout from Muscle & Fitness magazine a few months ago (I believe it was the Arnold 60th birthday special). If you haven’t tried it, I highly recommend it.
I’ve also scrapped and remade my entire eating plan. There’s a lot of protein, lots of eggs, and very few carbs, so I think I’ll be able to lean down pretty quickly. The cafeteria schedule here makes eating 6-7 small meals quite easy. I’m still adjusting things to where I’m happy with them, but that should be done pretty soon. Right now, it looks like I’ll be having 3 protein shakes a day, with my other two meals consisting of 4 whole eggs, 4 egg whites, and a turkey sandwich. I may lose a bit of size with this reduced caloric approach, but I’m not worried about that because my muscles got so much bigger over the summer.
All in all, I’m happy to return to Bodyspace after an extended absence. I’ll be posting up my first pictures next Monday, and every Monday thereafter.
