Trimming Down In Size

[Protobuilder]

Tracking your diet carefully like you're doing can be a great exercise. I did it for about a 12-18 months and going through the process helped me be able to "wing it" now and know what I need and when I need it. Ultimately though, as long as you're getting your protein in, the rest shouldn't make much difference so long as you're hitting your calories for the day (whether dieting or bulking). IOW, whether you're getting 30 or 35% carbs to fat won't affect much. It matters more when dieting and really restricting calories but it can give you more headaches than it's worth if you spend time hassling with it too much.


As for supplements, I'd buy a cheap generic multivitamin. Spend some money on fish oil pills rather than that CEE bologna. LoL If you're dieting, I wouldn't spend money on CEE. Frankly, I wouldn't while bulking but creatine is one of the few proven supps if you're a responder. Your whey is a good choice. I used it until they raised the price. Now I use Dymatize whey. Glutamine . . . I wouldn't spend money on it unless you're buying it to boost your immune system, have suffered severe burns recently, or are otherwise severely malnourished. LoL Other than helping maintain immune function, IMHO glutamine is useless for building muscle/strength.

 

[Rabid_Goose]

I've already ordered some Glutamine Peptides from BodyBuilding.com along with another thing of Animal Pak and my Whey Protein. Part of my christmas present from my wife. I'm going to see how the Glutamine works with me, I'm hoping my legs will recover better for my running on the days after I do squats. If they don't then I won't have to worry about getting sick because I am right now, my sinus's have been draining and given me a nasty little cough and stuffy nose. If it doesn't help my legs recover faster for my HIIT cardio I'll never order it again and tell people to stay away from it.

I have Flax Seed Oil now, my god I can literally taste the fat grams the texture is so nasty, it doesn't taste bad but the texture, I my's'well drink frigen Penzoil

I've been thinking of dropping my carbs to 25 and raising my Protein to 45, not sure if I'll do it yet or not so I can get 299 or so of protein instead of 177. I'll see how this week plays out in weight loss. If today's numbers read true I may have to up my calorie intake to 2800. It said I weighed 188, last sunday I weighed 194. I lost 4 pounds, then 3, now 6. Hopefully the scale was just off, I'll find out tomorrow.

 

[Rabid_Goose]

Cutting my running down to Two days per week, the fat is shedding off on this new diet. I'm down to 187 right now and I don't want to add even more calories to my damned diet. I'll see how I am on Sunday. I don't know if my metabolism is that high or what. Also I'm not losing muscle because my gains are still increasing.

I should be on the 4th hole in my belt by Sunday, woohoo.

 

[Rabid_Goose]

A good day, found out there is a lot on my Dead Lifting Form that needs work, the power to pull is there but the form is incorrect so I'm going to put that to a stop, lower my numbers and work from there. Also forgot my straps at the house like a retard and only managed 2 of the 4 sets before my hands hurt too bad to continue on.

Squats: I think form is 100% on these. ATF all the way.

95 pounds for 5 reps

115 pounds for 5 reps

125 pounds for 5 reps

125 pounds for 5 reps

Incline Dumb Bells:

40 pound DB's for 5 reps

50 pound DB's for 5 reps

60 pound DB's for 5 reps

65 pound DB's....right arm did it, left arm stalled mid-point. The first rep is always the hardest and I couldn't get it, I knew if I got that first rep I would of had them but I didn't. I'm going to have to learn to kick the DB's up higher then I do now.

60 pound DB's again for 5 reps

Dead Lifts: I noticed I round my back so much it looks like a turtle shell and that I don't have my ass all the way too the floor. I know the power to pull for me exist but I don't want to get high numbers and have to correct my form then or worse, get injured. As Barney Fief would say, I'm going to nip it in the bud.

135 pounds for 5 reps. Should have just did 4 sets of these for form practice since it is so easy. I think I will do that next week.

185 pounds for 5 reps.

Assistance:

Decline Sit ups, non-weighted: 3 sets of 8 reps each.

Got my Glutamine Peptides in today, just in time because we are going to have about a 20-30 degree tempature drop over a course of 2 days here soon. It is 65 right now, suppost to snow Friday night, so if all else, I won't get sick!

 

[The Shadow]

GREAT JOB!!!!!

That diet is the best thing under the sun imo.

WELL DONE!!!!

 

[Rabid_Goose]

I may need to add more calories in by next Sunday. I think I've said it above, I think I'm losing too fast. I talked to the nurse at work as to what my job is a low-moderate-heavy activity. He said majority of it is heavy, one or two places I do during the shift are way on the end of the heavy activity scale and one or two is lower end of moderate scale.

It could be why I'm losing so fast, as I said before I can get my pulse at work up to 180 at some stations, the one he said are very heavy in activity to the point I can't stop and even talk to someone or change a song on my MP3 Player. So I'm thinking this is accounting for so much weight loss along with the new diet.

BUt in any case, you have any idea where I could add in calories, maybe an 8ounce chicken breast in the mornings for breakfast?

 

[The Shadow]

I may need to add more calories in by next Sunday. I think I've said it above, I think I'm losing too fast. I talked to the nurse at work as to what my job is a low-moderate-heavy activity. He said majority of it is heavy, one or two places I do during the shift are way on the end of the heavy activity scale and one or two is lower end of moderate scale.

It could be why I'm losing so fast, as I said before I can get my pulse at work up to 180 at some stations, the one he said are very heavy in activity to the point I can't stop and even talk to someone or change a song on my MP3 Player. So I'm thinking this is accounting for so much weight loss along with the new diet.

BUt in any case, you have any idea where I could add in calories, maybe an 8ounce chicken breast in the mornings for breakfast?

Any idea where the BF is in relation to where it was initially??

that diet should shredd 1.25-1.5 pounds per week.

The HIIT cardio should be done like you seem to be doing it.

ALL OUT for 30-60 seconds followed by active recovery(lower exertion level) for 45-90 seconds.


ALWAYS add cals to the post weight training meal if possible

 

[Rabid_Goose]

This diet is shredding 3-4 pounds a week, actually. That is with two cheat meals a week. My Belt look which I predicited would go down to the next hole by sunday, has already went down to that hole. It seems like the fat is just shredding off of me but my lifts are still gaining. I'm eating everything I posted at the same damn time everyday. I drink roughly a gallon of water a day, sometimes more but NEVER less. My AM weight on an empty stomach and after a #1 is 187.

It is confusing as hell too me and it worries me about how my lifts will be the next week, will I lose weight on my bench or not but it is a continuing trend that I grow on my lifts.

 

[The Shadow]

This diet is shredding 3-4 pounds a week, actually. That is with two cheat meals a week. My Belt look which I predicited would go down to the next hole by sunday, has already went down to that hole. It seems like the fat is just shredding off of me but my lifts are still gaining. I'm eating everything I posted at the same damn time everyday. I drink roughly a gallon of water a day, sometimes more but NEVER less. My AM weight on an empty stomach and after a #1 is 187.

It is confusing as hell too me and it worries me about how my lifts will be the next week, will I lose weight on my bench or not but it is a continuing trend that I grow on my lifts.

KEY PHRASE:

"lifts are still gaining"



and I mis-typed something


I MEANT 1.25-1.5 PERCENT BODYFAT per week...not pounds

 

[Rabid_Goose]

Alright, thanks man. And my belly is shrinking at a very fast rate, it is really the last thing on me to go I believe. My back is leaned out a little bit and I am very pleased with how it looks, my forearms are very toned to the point you can see the edges of the muscle pushing through the skin. I think the only areas that really need to go now are inner thighs, my upper arms and my gut.

Thanks for the info!

You must spread some Karma around before giving it to The Shadow again.