My Quest to COMPETE - BEAT THE DISEASE!

[JKurz1]

trainer has said cardio 3x a week at 2.8 at 10%...what do I do? 3.0 at 12% 7 days ibcluding today.......my post workout meals I have been getting in maybe half the required amounts.......so I have prob been fucking myself and only getting 3500-3900 cals..............I am just afraid I am carb sensative....I'm setting myself up for another bomb tomorrow with chest....damn it.....I havent had gatorade and whey pw YET! that is my first pw meal....then 3 servings of brown rice or 10 rice rice cakes has turned into 5 rice cakes total.......THEN 3 servings of brown rice has turned into a 1/2 cup of of oats max.........so look at that......suppose to be 100 carbs in each of thos meals...I'm getting what? 200 MAYBE.....

 

[BiggT]

Yeah, man.....152 is dangerous stuff , most people who read this and are 5'8 or 5'9 or something will think it is thin, but they really have to put into consideration the fact that you're 6'1-6'2"....thats like a 5'9 guy weighing 100lbs.......

If your dad is an MD and you feel he can provide you with resources and intervention and help that you can't provide yourself, then it is a worthwhile opportunity.....the weights will be here when you're better.

To answer your question......yeah, you need to get off the treadmill period. No incline walking, no AR, just bag cardio for the immediate future at least. Honestly, a month off all training where you can just eat and rest would probably do wonders.....I don't know the kind of physical state you're in right now at the moment obviously, if you feel you can keep training, a 3-4 day workout schedule would be ideal.....as far as eating, yes, don't gorge, going from one extreme to the other is not good....If it were me, I'd forget about all the worry and just eat, have 3 whole eggs with bacon and white toast for breakfast, have a shake for a snack, have a turkey sub w/ baked lays for lunch, another protein shake and some fruit, then train, then have a PW shake, then a dinner of red meat or fish and any starch and veggies/salad.....maybe a scoop or 2 of ice cream or a small slice of something sweet (pie, cake) with a glass of milk later in the evening..... just something 'normal'....this is just an example, it isn't this easy.....what you need is good, comforting food, you're physically sick, but it is complicated because it is an emotional issue causing the physical, so it is not as simple as 'shut up and eat'......if you think you can do something....or if there is something me or anybody else can tell you to help you get past that mental issue and just eat and not be so neurotic with the exercise, then you can do this.......if you know in your heart of hearts that isn't enough, then you need to take your dad up on the offer and get better.....you're a young guy, in 6 months- a year, you'll still be a young guy and you can give this thing another go.

 

[BiggT]

Also, man.....you ate normally and made great gains in the past.....if you weren't carb sensitive then, and nothing in your bloodwork now indicates a problem with your sugars etc., what makes you think you'll magically be carb sensitive or insensitive or whatever for no reason when you never were before? Just think back to college, 250 and lean......who cares if they were skinny, skinny-fat, or fat as a kid....NOBODY is a mountain of muscle before puberty, lol, that isn't an accurate assessment of your body's natural tendency....look at the ages between 16-26.....thats more like the real you.

You're like one of those people who has a sore throat, goes onto Web MD and then diagnoses themselves with AIDS, Cancer, and The Plague.....you read articles and web sites about carb sensitivity, inactivity and weight gain as one ages etc etc, and it is like you neurotically apply it to yourself with no logical basis......I'd love to think it is as easy as me pointing this out, you realizing it, and bang, all better.......you're an intelligent guy, and thats my fear, you're smart enough to know this, but emotionally, something is stopping you from doing it.......if you can put it in perspective, you can beat this......again, look in your heart and if you know you won't do this, then seriously take your dad up on the offer......either way gets you better, just 2 different paths to the same point.

 

[JKurz1]

I GOT ONE WEEK...ONE WEEK TO SHOW THEM SOMETHING HAS CHANGED BRO....EITHER A COUPLE OF POUNDS, TRAINING ONE A DAY AND NOT DOING 20 MINS OF CARDIO.....EATING NORMAL TODAY, SUNDAY...........i am going to go hit quads now, so I can eat the rest of the friggn day....tommy says hes done with me if I dont have 2 casedillas and stone cold ice cream today.........

 

[BiggT]

Lets do it then, man.....1 week, either way this is gonna work out for you.....I'll be out this evening, going to a concert, but I'll check in later.....I want to see some cheat-type meals down.....I did squats and deads yesterday and have been eating all day today to try to recover......sushi and white rice in a little bit....I had taco bell last night before bed and washed it down w/ a quart of milk.

 

[JKurz1]

Lets do it then, man.....1 week, either way this is gonna work out for you.....I'll be out this evening, going to a concert, but I'll check in later.....I want to see some cheat-type meals down.....I did squats and deads yesterday and have been eating all day today to try to recover......sushi and white rice in a little bit....I had taco bell last night before bed and washed it down w/ a quart of milk.

one week...my mom is in tears....everyone is concerned....I don't wanna die man. Let's do this..cmon.....4-5lbs this week.

squats (light but heavy as hell for me) 5 sets, 12,10,8,6,6
leg press x 3
reverse hack x 2
leg ext x3
machine leg press x 3

calves x 9
abs x 6

10 rice cakes, creatin, gluatamine, 40g whey

then

huge platee of ww pasta and shrimp x 2
chicken
corn on the cob
grandmas jello and cott cheese
squash x 10
lentil soup x 2

prebed meal
tb of pb
half container of cottage cheese
new casein blend pudding
almonds and walnuts
if I wake up, I got some of the pro blend pudding in the fridge


all I do is toss is a few cups and sprinkle water till it becomes a pudding, add splenda and chill...will this casue stomach problems?? God knows I dont need more....cardio 3x this week...knocked down to 2.8 at 12%

 

[JKurz1]

Monday – August 28, 2006

Whelp, woke up this am and still have that numbness in both my feet and hands. As well as light headed when I first get out of bed. It’s gotta be from this disorder, as low blood pressure and low HR are both common feelings. As is bloatedness. If that’s not a reason to beat this thing, well, nothing is.

Decided that I get 3 days of cardio so today would be #1. 20 minutes and now toned down even more to 2.8 at 12%. Pretty soon, I’ll just be standing.

Checked my weight and I’m up 6lbs from yesterday am. Weird, but I’ll take it. 156lbs on the nose and prob. Due to the tons of pastwa last night followed by my usual prebed meal of dry curd and pb. No more measuring pb, I just scoop and stir.

On my way to work:

½ cup cook oatmeal and another ¼ cup dry to munch on
25g of protein from egg whites
20g of protein from a good casein blend
1tb of pb……that was at 7am, it’s now 730, I feel hungry but cold. I hate this tingly feeling….hate it.

I want to look good in clothes. Iwant to fill them out. I was thinking, if I wear long sleeves and pants everywhere now, what the hell is the point of abs?? my goal to start this thing was to compete in 15mnths….its now 14 mnths and I’m far behind. This has turned into more of a look good and healthy goal, but I still would love to get there.

200mg of EQ last night
150mg test tonight before the gym…chest and bis.

 

[BiggT]

Your off to a good start, JK....lets ride this through.....we've got 6 more days to do this right.......what are you training tonight?

 

[JKurz1]

I got chest and bis...not feeln good right now brutha......I got this damn tingly feeling, low blood pressure.....I need to beat this thing......how bad a pain relievers? Trying to hold off, but it makes me feel better, I'll take a couple.

I am feeling more hungry and find it harder to wait 2.5 hours till my next meal...should I be tossing in a shake here and there? bar?

 

[BiggT]

JK...do shakes upset your stomach? If you're hungry and they don't bother your stomach and they don't kill your appetite for the next solid food meal, I see no problem with some bonus clean calories.

Do you know for a fact that your BP is on the low side? If it is, reduced cardio and slapping on some pounds will help as you know, so you've got even more incentive. Fuel up good today so you can leave the gym on a high note after a good workout.