A Young Buck's Training Journal

[Hellawulf]

I know there will be pressure on my neck, but there shouldn't be too much, I'm sure I'll be fine, and I'm going back to the chiropractor tomorrow, so hopefully if I make it worse he will help make it better, haha, but I'd def prefer not to miss my workout

 

[Hellawulf]

April 22, 2009
For a late workout not so bad, pretty easy, the deadlifts were fun. I had to workout late because I was going to test drive a 77 Corvette, when I get there the seat belt won't come up and the turning signal wasn't working, I was okay with that I can fix those, but when I went to test drive it, I was about to pull out when a car was oncoming so I went to press on my brakes and they didn't work, yah the breaks didn't work, so I kept on rolling out into the street, luckily the oncoming car stopped. Needless to say, I didn't buy the car.

Squat
105 x 5
135 x 5
155 x 5
160 x 5

Incline Bench
95 x 5
115 x 5
135 x 5
155 x 5

Dead Lift
160 x 5
190 x 5
225 x 5
255 x 5

Situps
3 sets 10 reps (full motion)

Calf Raises
50 x 8
50 x 8

Diet for the day in time order: Protein shake + bannana, fiber bar, 3 peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches + yogurt + clementine, 8 baby carrots, 3 small-medium grilled chicken breast + bagel with light cream cheese, Post Workout Protein Shake + apple, and later a Pre-Bed Protein Shake.

 

[Hellawulf]

Feel free to critique my diet... My workouts are going strong, though I had a friend today, who I played football with and is actually pretty muscular for our age, tell me that my new workout wouldn't work... I told him that he would be jealous in a few months when this pays off and I'm benching and squating twice what he can. haha

 

[djeclipse]

Feel free to critique my diet... My workouts are going strong, though I had a friend today, who I played football with and is actually pretty muscular for our age, tell me that my new workout wouldn't work... I told him that he would be jealous in a few months when this pays off and I'm benching and squating twice what he can. haha

Just let your frined, when you get to week 4 and start making PR's every week, you're buddy will be asking if he can do the program with you.

And ya, stay away form that car, lol

The lifts look good, much easier to read now. Maybe break up your diet to what you had for breakfast, lunch, dinner etc. I'm not a diet person, but it will make it much easier for someone to help you if they knew what you were eating and what time you were eating it at.

 

[Hellawulf]

April 23, 2009
Cardio - Treadmill
Warmup - 5 min. 3-4 mph
30 min. - 5.5 mph
Cool down 5 min. 4-3 mph
Didn't feel too bad, got in 3.47 miles... just listened to the ipod and let the treadmill do the rest.

 

[OneBreath]

Good shit bro. Don't let your friend influence you. This program has been around longer than i've been alive. It will probably be around long after i'm dead too, as long as there is barbell training at least.

For your diet, it's not too bad for a guy your age. I was expecting McDonalds bacon egg and cheese biscuit for breakfast, no lunch, big mac around 3PM, pizza at 8PM.

Like DJ said, post it up in a timeline sort of fashion like such:

Meal 1 7:30 AM - bananna protein shake
Meal 2 10:00 AM - xxxxxx

etc.

 

[Hellawulf]

Meal 1 - 6:00 AM - Bagel w/ cream cheese
Meal 2 - 7:40 AM - Protein Shake, Bannana
Meal 3 - 10:30 AM - Rasins, Cashews
Meal 4 - 12:00 PM - Turkey w/ cheese sandwhich, yogurt, apple, clementine
Meal 5 - 2:30 PM - Fiber Bar
Meal 6 - 6:30 PM - Double Portion Chicken Teryaki, Fried Rice, and Steamed Vegetables (I normally eat a snack when I get home from school at 4pm too but I didn't have time to swing by the house)
Meal 7 - 9:40 3 slices of pizza (I know)
and I will most likely have a pre bed protein shake at like 10PM

I'm thinking more eliptical training in the future... most of the big guys at my gym are always on there, what do you guys think? Is eliptical going to be better for what I want to do than treadmill?

 

[djeclipse]

Meal 1 - 6:00 AM - Bagel w/ cream cheese
Meal 2 - 7:40 AM - Protein Shake, Bannana
Meal 3 - 10:30 AM - Rasins, Cashews
Meal 4 - 12:00 PM - Turkey w/ cheese sandwhich, yogurt, apple, clementine
Meal 5 - 2:30 PM - Fiber Bar
Meal 6 - 6:30 PM - Double Portion Chicken Teryaki, Fried Rice, and Steamed Vegetables (I normally eat a snack when I get home from school at 4pm too but I didn't have time to swing by the house)
and I will most likely have a pre bed protein shake at like 10PM

I'm thinking more eliptical training in the future... most of the big guys at my gym are always on there, what do you guys think? Is eliptical going to be better for what I want to do than treadmill?

The Eliptical is the least effective at burning fat and increasing lung capacity and cardio.

The absolute best form of cardio anyone can do is running, 30-45minutes, straight running. You burn way more fat than on the eliprical and it is better for you.

Running has only one downside, running can be hard on the joints, but at your age and weight you should be fine. The eliptical should only be used if your body is so banged up it can't take any impact what so ever.

 

[Hellawulf]

Alright, but I'm still struggling with what I need to do, there are so many mixed messages, I'm doing the 5x5 system, eating on what is probably a maintence diet, and doing cardio 3 days a week of low intensity, such as the listed above cardio... this is going to be the best route for me in trying to get ready for having my shirt off? because right now I'm kinda working with a belly that wants to show abs, but they're hidden in the fridge, and, in my opinion, my waist and legs are too large. Its weird, I want to lose weight, but gain muscle in my arms and maybe a little in my chest as well.

 

[djeclipse]

Alright, but I'm still struggling with what I need to do, there are so many mixed messages, I'm doing the 5x5 system, eating on what is probably a maintence diet, and doing cardio 3 days a week of low intensity, such as the listed above cardio... this is going to be the best route for me in trying to get ready for having my shirt off? because right now I'm kinda working with a belly that wants to show abs, but they're hidden in the fridge, and, in my opinion, my waist and legs are too large. Its weird, I want to lose weight, but gain muscle in my arms and maybe a little in my chest as well.

Abs are made in the kitchen. If you want your abs to show you have to losse the body fat. Simply burn more calories then you eat.

Everyone wants to loose fat and gain muscle, the truth is, no matter what all the BB mags tell you, it is hard to do both. You already have the good training down. IN order to add muscle/ size in your arms & chest you have to eat enough calories to grow. When doing so you are going to add a little body fat as well.

If you want to cut you're going to have to eat less calories then you burn. You are young so you may get some gains with your training while you are loosing weight. The good thing is that smaller muscles with less fat covering them tend to look bigger than they really are, it's the illusion of beng bigger then you really are.