You guys may remember a log I kept here while I was cutting last year from July-October. I got sick of eating so little, so I decided to lay off and change things up for a while. Well, after a nice training period over the late fall and early winter I'm back. I want to play rugby, lacrosse, or some other physical contact sport, and I need to get in shape to do so. This journal will be centered around the goal of getting into athletic shape. Let's start off with some current stats.

Age: 18
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 268 lbs (217 lean, 51 fat)
BF%: ~19%
Neck: 17"
Upper Arm: 16"
Lower Arm: 12.5"
Chest: 46"
Waist: 38"
Thigh: 30"
Calf: 19.5"

I need to cut about 25-30 pounds of fat before I move on to the next portion of my training. Speaking of training let's move right on into my routine. All of the lifts will incoporate undulating periodization changing weekly between 3x8, 4x6, and 8x3 and progressive loading.

Monday - Sprints, Agility work
Tuesday - Front Squat, Pull Ups, Dips
Wednesday - Cycle Sprints, Grip Training
Thursday - Bench Press, Power Clean, Overhead Dumbell Press
Friday - Agility Work, Sprints
Saturday - Deadlift, Standing Overhead Press, Row
Sunday - Off

I will definitely need good nutrition to maintain a decent caloric deficit and this workload at the same time. Let's get into that now.

Calories: 2600
Protein: 260g (40%)
Fat: 87g (30%)
Carbohydrate: 195g (30%)

All of the foods will be whole except for PWO nutrition. Most of the carbohydrate will come in the forms of fruits, vegetables, and legumes so I can maximize nutrient intake. I'll have grains occasionally, mainly at breakfast in the form of oats.

If all goes well, I'll be able to finish this portion of training in April. I hope some of you will tune in and check out my progress. Drop a line if you have any thoughts, questions, or advice.

Well, my training got off to a bad start. There was a storm here a couple days ago, and all the water froze over. I went out to do sprint and agility work, and the field I train in was a solid sheet of ice. I walked up to the gym after that, but it was closed for Martin Luther King day. Hopefully it will that by friday so I can do my outside work. The diet's been good, and I'm looking forward to lifting tomorrow.

It is a bummer that you couldn't get your gym work in, but I feel that even if a workout is missed, as long as the nutrition is there, and not overboard, or what you didn't plan, that there isn't that much harm done. Hopefully the weather will cooperate with you more.

It is a bummer that you couldn't get your gym work in, but I feel that even if a workout is missed, as long as the nutrition is there, and not overboard, or what you didn't plan, that there isn't that much harm done. Hopefully the weather will cooperate with you more.

Yeah, I'm not too worried about it. I just looked outside my window though, and everything is still frozen over. Luckily, I have 3 scheduled days in the gym ahead, so maybe it will thaw by Friday. If not, I'll just improvise some kind of workout at the gym.

Also, nutrition is key like you said. I'll start tediously logging my foods and give the number here each day with my workout.

I couldn't post this stuff last night because my internet was out. It snowed overnight and school is closed today, which I'm happy about, but it looks like I won't be going outside Friday. The worst thing is, I'm running out of food, but I don't want to drive on the ice to go get groceries unless its absolutely necessary. I can last a few more days, but the diet will be subpar. Anyway, here's yesterday's stats.

Food
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2189 cal (did not eat enough fats)
55g fat
187g carb
243g protein

Lifting
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3x8x190 front squat
3x8x160 pullups
3x8x190 dips

I just realized that school being closed means the gym is closed too.

Wait, are you still living in Texas? There's ice in Texas? :eek:
Are those dip/pull-up numbers assisted or are you strapping 160 pounds to yourself? :eek: :eek:

Wait, are you still living in Texas? There's ice in Texas? :eek:
Are those dip/pull-up numbers assisted or are you strapping 160 pounds to yourself? :eek: :eek:

Yeah, its icy and snowy in Texas. The new forecasts say there's supposed to be another storm thursday night too, so school might be closed on friday. At least I should be able to get in my lifting tomorrow.

Those numbers are assisted, I wish I could strap 160 pounds to myself and move that weight. That would be ridiculous. My upper body is relatively weak, that's why I have a day focusing on it.