techo’s BodyBlog

We are a fourth of the way into it.  I am down to 19% body fat and managed to keep all of the starting weight so far.

Our gym finally purchased a t-bar row.  My back is still crying and it has been about three days.  What a great addition to the equipment.

Speaking of equipment…. I know working out greatly increases your drive, but it is out of the stratosphere this year.  The wife is scared to be alone with me anymore.

Diet is going well without any cheat days so far.  I read an article about cheat days and how it affects leptin, but I think I will stick with what has worked in the past.  So invest in chicken and eggs folks!  The demand is quite high around here right now.

It is odd how it takes a great amount of time and effort to mess your body up, but then you expect it to be fixed after a week in the gym.  I have been in the gym and strict diet longer than a week.  The results are starting to show.  I dropped 3.8% body fat.  I gained 4 pounds and did not expect that.  I have been doing more cardio than usual and thought the weight would drop too.  I have been keeping the pulse rate around 125 while peddling, running and so on though.  That might be the trick!

The Scivation Xtend seems to keep me strong and recovering faster.  I am also enjoying the Scivation protein powder.

Off to the gym aain today!

We have been hard at it for the past week.  Everything hurts good.  It is funny how you work out and diet hard, then expect immediate results.  It takes a bit to get out of shape and a bit to get back into shape.

Back and biceps today.  The Scivation Xtend is really helping with keeping energized.  I think it feeds the muscles.

I watched the biggest loser last night.  I m not usually a fan of reality television unless it is the NFL, but this show always seems to grab me.  They stand if front of millions and let it all hang out there in an attempt to change their life.  Pretty admirable in my humble opinion.  I don’t need much motivation these days, but it does motivate.

We rocked shoulders yesterday.  I could hardly sleep.  Every move makes them groan.  It is funny when you work out a body part and it feels huge.  I wasn’t sure I would fit through the door with my new huge shoulders.  Then you look in the mirror and they are the same size you woke up with!

We have been hitting it hard.  It has been only two days, but man o man what a great feeling again.  The Scivation Xtend seems to help fuel the workouts.  I have been taking some beta alanine to help with the soreness, but still a bit sore.  Chest and legs were knocked out.  Tonight is shoulders.  I love shoulder night.

The diet is mostly chicken and protein shakes.  I might try to throw some tuna in there during wok days.

I still try not to look at myself naked in the mirror, but about a month away from feeling really good again.

Weigh in was this morning.  Between the injured knee, fishing all summer and the poor diet……I managed to get into the worse shape of my life.  I weighed in 228 pounds and 23.8% body fat.

We started working out right away.  We worked chest/triceps and about fifteen minutes of cardio.

I am driven.