Hello!
Since I’m a little bored on this very rainy evening I thought I’d have a look at this here BodyBlogging. Whether I’ll ever bother to post again is a different matter.
So I want to be a muscley bird! Getting there I guess.. Though I don’t possess any particular ambitions to ever compete. I’d be quite happy just looking like I could compete.
If you’ve noticed that my left calf is a fair bit smaller than the right, this is because I was born with a clubbed left foot and the whole foot/ankle/lower leg area is somewhat defected.
Current routine looks like this:
Monday: Full body
Tuesday: Cardio, core
Wednesday: Off
Thursday: Full body
Friday: Cardio, core
As for diet.. I like food. I don’t like my food. The problem is I hate cooking, so my meal plan is designed to be quick and easy to prepare (and cheap)! This means bland bland bland. If anyone has any really simple ways to Make Food Taste Good, I would love to hear them! I eat clean but won’t deny myself the occasional Macdonalds ^_^
I don’t count calories or macros.. one day I’ll get round to inputting everything onto Fitday.. but I will say that I believe the 1-2grams of protein per lb of bodyweight is somewhat excessive, and largely a psuedo-science hijacked to sell supplements, but that’s another story 
I used to eat that much protein and feel I’m actually doing better (certainly no worse) now by reducing it and increasing the carbs! Yay carbs. Though I’m more of a dairy person.. unfortunately I’m a little lactose intolerant so I try and save all those tiny lactase enzymes for when I get to go to Pizza Hut.
Stuffed crust FTW!
7 August, 2009 at 1:47 am
Hehe… pseudo science. Like your attitude ^^
But ssshhhh… that’s what this website actually is about
8 September, 2009 at 3:02 pm
I agree with your assessment on the protein recommendations and the link to supplement marketing. I would be interested in reading more of your thoughts on the subject. Perhaps you could do another blog post on that? I eat 0.6-0.8g per kilo of bodyweight and am doing fine. While I do believe a slight surplus of calories is necessary to build muscle, I think progressive overload through training is the key.
How do you train legs? I have a back problem following a work-related injury that restricts how much I can squat. I do leg extension and curls mainly but also do dumbbell lunges and Roman chair squats.
Best wishes — OZ