March 24, 2010

173.2
8mm/9.5%

Been hovering here for a couple days, but I'm not too stressed about it. Overheard a bodybuilder-looking fellow in the gym talking about how much he has to eat to maintain his mass, so I was thinking about whether I need to add more muscle...

1) 4 egg whites, 1 whole egg, 2pc canadian bacon, onion, pepper, banana 10:30AM
2) 1/2 chipotle carnitas salad, no dressing 1PM
3) other half salad 4PM
4) kebabs, carrots 6:30PM
5) miniburger, broccoli 9PM
6) almonds, swiss 12AM

185
15% bf

Meal 1: 2.5 servings of frosted mini wheats with skim
Meal 2: honey oat natures valley, 3 eggs with cheese and 2 pieces whole wheat bread, 1 piece bread with some pb
Meal 3: garlic dill salmon, roasted butternut squash w red onions and cranberries, roasted peppers and onions, barley with spinach
Meal 4: lowfat chicken salad sandwich (pumpernickel), 2 servings frosted mini wheats with skim
Workout
Meal 5: 2 scoops protein powder
Meal 6: spinach salad (cherry tomatoes, carrots, red onions, italian dressing), small cup chicken soup, brown rice with peanut chicken (incl peppers, snap pears, mushrooms, onions, etc), red apple
Meal 7: 1 scoop protein with skim milk

Workout
Quads
leg press - plates 13/14/15/16/15 leg extensions 150
Hammies
dumbbell step ups - 35/40 deadlift 135 sitting leg pressdowns 150/135 lying leg curls 12
Calves
seated calf extensions - 160/175/190/205/190 2x

1) Kind of getting upset at my leg workouts. There's not enough variety, although I'm definitely getting stronger with them (pushed it on the leg press and my knee felt it so I have to watch out). The real problem is hamstrings. I hate every exercise for them except the ones on the machines. I had to stop step-ups... I didn't really even feel them in the hamstrings but the dumbbells get too damn heavy to hold for over a minute (I really hate exercises that are twice as long because you've got to do both legs or arms). I also probably shouldn't be working out on a sprained ankle.
2) I'm noticing that I'm looking bigger. Not really fatter, just... thicker. It's disappointing to realize but I don't think I'm ever going to look like I really wanted to, it's just in my genes. I could have a six-pack (which I guess is my long-term goal) but still look big, that's just how I'm built. Oh well. I do think there's some merit to this though, because I'm actually really surprised by how slowly I'm gaining weight from how much I'm eating. I might go to 190 and diet the fat down a bit though, I'm not sure yet.

Post pictures? Your genetics do play a role, but I think you'd be surprised how much you can control what you look like.

I will when I get back. It also varies a lot during the day. In the morning its not bad but then I have to eat such a large quantity, and I guess I bloat a lot from it. But you saw what I looked like just before... I will be 20 lbs heavier, so it's going to be rough.

No weight - off day and dont have a scale at my house
BF: 8mm

Meal 1: 1/2 cup organic granola in 2% Milk w/ Banana
Meal 2: 1/2 Chipotle Salad w/ marinated steak, pico de gallo, salasa, and gauacamole
Meal 3:1/2 Chipotle Salad w/ marinated steak, pico de gallo, salasa, and gauacamole
Meal 4: 1 Chicken sausage w/ mixed veggis
Meal 5: 1/2 grilled chicken breast w/ mixed veggis
Meal 6: Roasted Almonds

Played about an hour of basketball with my brother, got a great sweat going.