March 20, 2010

173.8lbs
10mm/11.5%

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0At_nM1ZOS-KHdGpfdmJhQWlNdElwQzhqTGFYM0tvdXc&hl=en

Well, here's a shot at a forum. We'll have to see what works and what doesn't.

So far today:

1) 2 fried eggs, 3pc bacon, grated cheddar, ketchup on a white roll, latte w/ 2% and sugar 12PM
-I think I'm ok with doing a night out each week as my cheat meal, followed by a nice breakfast the next morning to get me back into the swing of things. If I start to see very negative results, then obviously I'll stop, but it feels pretty good for now.
2) miniburger, carrots, snap peas 2:30PM
3) chicken stir fry (peppers and onions in EVOO) 5:30PM
4) same 8:40PM
5) salad, balsamic, miniburger 11PM

Awesome, this will run a lot easier for me.

Wt: 183.5
BF: 16.8%

Body fat has definitely gone up since I've started eating... either that or my measurements have been bad at the start. At least I can gauge that there have been some increases in my chest and stomach measurements. But I honestly think my muscle mass has increased as well... we'll see. Right now I'm going for 190, and then I'll try to lose some body fat. I actually don't know what I should be doing... like, what stops me from re-losing the muscle once I start dieting again? Should I just yo-yo around until I get it right?

Meal 1: 1.5 servings mini wheats with skim, 4 eggs, 2 pieces whole wheat toast
Meal 2: 2 scoops protein, everything bagel hollowed out with low fat chicken salad
Meal 3: 2 eggs, 1 slice american cheese, 2 pieces whole wheat, 1/2 cinnamon raisin bagel w/ some cream cheese


Workout
Quads
Leg Extension - 110/125/140/155/140 2x
Hamstrings
lying leg curls - plates 10/11/12/13/12 seated leg pushdowns 13
Calves
seated calf extensions - 170/185/200/215/200 2x

I mean, bodybuilders do sort of "yo-yo," except you're always trying to gain minimum body fat while gaining muscle, and lose minimum muscle while losing body fat. So, ideally, after you do this for a while, you will have built up a bunch of muscle and still have a low body fat.

It does take practice to properly do your body fat calculations. 16% still sounds high from the looks of the pictures you posted, but in any case I definitely think you have the right idea in trying to put on some muscle. Additional muscle will also help in the process of losing body fat. (I know you had a counter-argument to this, but even if its not miraculously effective, it definitely has an impact.)

Sorry, forgot to switch out of the admin account.

Admin wrote:I mean, bodybuilders do sort of "yo-yo," except you're always trying to gain minimum body fat while gaining muscle, and lose minimum muscle while losing body fat. So, ideally, after you do this for a while, you will have built up a bunch of muscle and still have a low body fat.

It does take practice to properly do your body fat calculations. 16% still sounds high from the looks of the pictures you posted, but in any case I definitely think you have the right idea in trying to put on some muscle. Additional muscle will also help in the process of losing body fat. (I know you had a counter-argument to this, but even if its not miraculously effective, it definitely has an impact.)

Well, the article I wrote said that muscle doesn't have a big impact on resting metabolic rate over fat. But where extra muscle does burn tons of fat is after a workout... so if you have a lot of muscle and work out, you'll burn a lot more.

I'd be careful about bagels. Whole wheat ones are ok, maybe earlier on in the day, but generally speaking I don't think you want to be eating bagels. They're just very dense simple carbs.