ozworknprogress’s BodyBlog

Well I’ve done something this week with training that alot of people have trouble with.

I left my ego at home when I trained with weights this week and I feel great.

I trained chest on Monday (its thursday morning in Australia), I lowered the weight and did more sets and higher reps.  Overall I ended pushing more weight for the session. I concentrated on my form and going throu the entrire range of the movement and I could really feel the whole stretch it was great.

Did the same Tuesday for Biceps, first exercise was Dumbell Curls I lowered the weight and pushed out 5 sets of 15 the pump at the end of my first exersice was just amazing.

Yesterday was the big day, did back and went from 5 exercises down to the 3 basic Lat Pulldown, Bent Over Rows and Deadlifts.  Lat Pulldowns and Rows 2 warm up sets and 6 working sets. At the end of the Pulldowns I couldn’t beleive it my tshirt was feeling tight hehehehe.

It annoy’s the hell out of me that the people that should support you the most, family and friends can’t always be there for you.

I decided a while ago that to reach my goals and for health reasons, I need to make some changes to my life style.  Over the past couple of month I’ve suffered 3 severe cases of gout.  Due to this and the fact I want a six pack you wear not the one you drink by November 1st this year I haven’t had a beer for almost a month now.

I don’t want people to think I’m an alcoholic but I do really enjoy having a beer, but I want a 6 pack more than I want a beer.

 The frustrating thing is that I wish people would congratulate me instead of constantly asking when I’m having a beer again, or saying I foolish for doing this and that my life is going to be boring without drinking.

If only they knew how good it is to get out and train with the sun coming up.

That enough for this rant

OZ

I started today on MUSASHI RE-ACTIVATE Pre Workout drink.  Its there Nitric Oxide formula that new for the market.  When I first took it it didn’t give me a buzz like No - Explode, but during my workout I left quite strong and performed extremely well.  I’ll try it for a  week and see how it goes.

Had my first training today for a while.  Had some shoulder problems so I rested for a while.

Feels great to be back into it again.

For a major part of my adult life I’ve been unfit, unhealthy and at one stage I was regarded as being clinically Obese.

Over the past 5 years I have done what I consider as a great job to get from 106 kg to where I am today.  I decided that over our winter (its autum and just had 8 days over 35c breaking a 80 year record) I would try to bulk up as much as possible.

The problem I’ve encountered is 3 fold;

( 1 )    The amount of food I need to consume.  When I was overweight it wasn’t that I ate alot, I just ate the wrong foods and drank more Coca Cola than anyone should drink.  My sister comented many times while I was cutting up that she was amazed at the amount of food I was now consuming.  Now that I am trying to bulk I’m eating double what I was for cutting and I just can’t do it.

( 2 )    I’ve work so hard to loose the fat that was sitting comfortably around my waist.  I now that with the bulking stage a certain amount of body fat will be put onto the frame.  Unfortunately I am not yet mentally strong enough to deal with this.

( 3 )    I miss the cardio aspect of training, I love getting out for a run and a bike ride and unfortunately I can do the extra eating needed to keep up with the cardion training I wish to do

Thus I will be returning to my enitial goal of getting my body fat below 10%, wish me luck

G’Day All,

I writing a new training program today, I’m doing every body part once a week with calves being done twice.  Doing 4 sets of 8 to 10 reps this is for when I start my bulking phase at the end of February.  Hoping to lift alot each session and give the body a week to recover.

Any thoughts anyone.

Thanks Paul

I felt tired this morning so I didn’t train, I decided to train after work.  I should have pushed throu this morning. Its the end of a very long week at work, I was to train shoulders and traps.  Took my No-Explode, got throu Barbell Press and started dumbell press and only got one set of I was spent. I don’t know how people train after a days work. I’m ready for bed.

Good news is today on the scales my body fat measured in at 17.6%, only 7.6% to go to my goal.

Couldn’t help myself today its 41c in Adelaide, I had to buy my first  beers for the year 

G’Day all,

This is going to be a bit long winded but I need to get it off my chest.

Everyone in my family admire fit athletic sports people.  I can remember a couple of years ago my Uncle told me that my cousin was at Mark Ricciuto’s (he was the Captain of the Adelaide Crow’s AFL Team, Brownlow Medalist, All Australian Player and Premiership Captain in 98) brothers house having a swim.  Mark walked in after a pre season training seassion for a swim.  My cousin said Roo was so cut he had a six pack on his back.  Every one in the family was in admiration for how fit he was, only because the way he looked because a game hadn’t been played yet for the season.

Now what is annoying me is I have my goals to get to 10% BF (remembering I was once 106 kilo and close to 30%BF) most of my family and friends keep telling me I shouldn’t be trying to loose any more weight.

What people don’t realise is that I’m eating more but when you exercise and eat clean, if the weight come’s off it obviously has to.  Back in November 2006 I was in one of my best mate’s Wedding.  On the day I was weighing in at 82.5 kg with BF of 26.78% thats 21.78kg of fat.  Today I’m weighing in at 86.9 kg with BF of 19 % thats 16.51 kg of fat.  So I’m heavier obviously due to muscle gains and having a lower BF% but everyone is still telling me not to loose and more weight.

Sorry for ranting it gets frustrating at times and just had to vent.

Stay strong from Down Under.

Well I’ve got 8 weeks left till I’m at the end of my cutting phase.  Still aiming to reach 10% body fat, just need to eat really, really clean. 

Going to start doing double cardio each day as of tomorrow.  1 hour first thing in the morning a nice long walk then 45 minutes after my last meal of the day.

Its 7 days into the new year and in Adelaide we’ve had some hot weather upto 40c again this week and I’ve been strong enough to not reach for a beer.  Thats a good sign

wish me luck and bring on 10% bf