Husky Again!!!

BJ · Mon, August 31st, 2009, 12:25 PM

Time to start the official bulk! I am excited!

I look back and am amazed by my progress in my cut, so I am really looking forward to the results from a bulk.

The Goal
I am thinking that I would like to end up ~180 with a low enough bf% that I can see my abs. That said, I am just going to take this month at a time and see how my body is reacting... adjusting accordingly. I am thinking that I will probably have to cut, bulk, and cut again before I get there... we'll see

Activity
Still using HIT lifting... still on the universal machine at work during lunch. I know that many think I could get a better workout if I would go to heavy compounds, but let me tell you... it wouldn't be better because I probably wouldn't do it. For now, this is the only time I have. I will though, start scoping out the specialized routines in the New HIT book... see what I can adapt to the equipment I have at work.

Diet
I have been ~1600 - 1800 for a lot of my cut... seemed to work really well. Starting today at 2450... increasing 250 / week to 3000. Will see what my body tells me after a few weeks at 3000. Bring one the food

Supplements
I already did the creatine loading phase described in the HIT book... no more sugar water thanks

Will continue with 5g of creatine / day

Also taking Nitrean and Optimum Nutrition Whey

Other than that, just a multi, fish oil, and flax oil pill... and my MonaVie

BJ · Mon, August 31st, 2009, 12:37 PM

Had a GREAT workout today... about time!

last week was really flat.

More comfortable with the straps on pull downs and rows... they certainly make it a lot nicer!

Seems like military press has been stuck at the same weight / rep range for too long... I go in telling myself that this is the workout every time, but my arms lock up right around 9-10 reps every time

On calves I have been doing full reps followed immediately by 1/2 reps followed by full reps (no breaks... continuous motion) to make up for the lack of weight. Any other suggestions (I am using all that the machine has to offer)

Akira-Kai · Mon, August 31st, 2009, 02:47 PM

All the best for your bulk! Hopefully don't do what I did and cave into massive post-cutting cravings!

BJ · Mon, August 31st, 2009, 08:15 PM

Food for today... (I don't plan to do this long term, just long enough to get into the habit)

Input is welcomed...

I am shooting for 60/20/20 or 50/30/20... not sure yet

And I just finished grilling 6 chicken breasts, and 3 steaks... have about 10 cube steaks on the smoker along with a big sirloin

BJ · Tue, September 1st, 2009, 11:47 AM

And for posterity's sake... here is a link to the pictures at the end of the first cut...

http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/s...11&postcount=1

BJ · Wed, September 2nd, 2009, 08:12 PM

Today's workout wasn't so hot... not enough sleep last night... fighting the first cold of the season. I quit early

Going to do this workout one more time on Friday then start hitting some of the specialized routines out of the HIT book... thinking chest first.

sevenatenine · Sun, June 6th, 2010, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BJ

On calves I have been doing full reps followed immediately by 1/2 reps followed by full reps (no breaks... continuous motion) to make up for the lack of weight. Any other suggestions (I am using all that the machine has to offer)

Try 1 leg at a time. I tried that and the weight I could do went from 300lbs down to 100.

BJ · Mon, June 7th, 2010, 12:33 PM

Workout #3...

Squat 5x5 --> 80#
Bench 5x5 --> 65#
Inv Row 3xF --> 7/4/3
Pushup 3xF --> 20/11/5
Rev Crunch --> 3x12

I am violating the protocol of the 5x5 program a little by jumping weight faster than 5 lbs per workout... it is just waaaayyyy to easy right now. Anyway, I am going to keep going up 10 on the squat, 20 on deadlift, and somewhere in between on bench for now... the first time I can't do all 5 sets at 5 reps I'll back down a 20 or so lbs and then start going up by 5s like the program calls for.

BJ · Mon, June 7th, 2010, 12:36 PM

And other exciting news... my wife now almost weighs less than me!!! Congrats on the hard work babe!

I told her that is motivation for me to cut a little so that it isn't easy to pass me

BJ · Mon, June 7th, 2010, 12:37 PM

Final post for today...

6/7/2010... the line in the sand is drawn! There are several areas of my life that I feel like I am not accomplishing enough in right now... I will work harder and do better... no looking back with frustration, only forward with dogged determination!

carguy · Wed, January 25th, 2012, 10:49 PM

Wow. Running at lunch. Now that's dedication. I'm impressed.

Not so impressed about Michigan beating Purdue. Bummer.

BJ · Thu, January 26th, 2012, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by carguy

Wow. Running at lunch. Now that's dedication. I'm impressed.

Not so impressed about Michigan beating Purdue. Bummer.

Go Blue! I have actually done almost all of my running at lunch time. Gets me out of the office for a little while

carguy · Sun, February 26th, 2012, 07:26 AM

Hey BJ. Watch any basketball yesterday?

BJ · Sun, February 26th, 2012, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by carguy

Hey BJ. Watch any basketball yesterday?

No... I don't really follow any sports other than football. I guess Purdue must have beaten Mich or something or you wouldn't be asking ;-)

carguy · Mon, February 27th, 2012, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by BJ

No... I don't really follow any sports other than football. I guess Purdue must have beaten Mich or something or you wouldn't be asking ;-)

Yeah, that was it. I didn't watch either but was surprised to hear the outcome.

BJ · Mon, March 5th, 2012, 09:48 PM

I'm officially in Alabama... been here since Saturday evening. Trying to get settled into the new apartment. Then I really gotta get my fat but back into some sort of fitness routine!

cookeecrumbs · Tue, March 6th, 2012, 07:13 AM

Thank goodness you're one of those crazy runners so you can just throw on sneakers and go

Good luck getting settled - moving is always stressful and I can't even imagine leaving a hot wife and cute kids behind!

BJ · Tue, March 6th, 2012, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by cookeecrumbs

Thank goodness you're one of those crazy runners so you can just throw on sneakers and go

Good luck getting settled - moving is always stressful and I can't even imagine leaving a hot wife and cute kids behind!

yeah... really odd living alone after all of the years of us living together. And although the rambunctious kids can get on your nerves sometime it really doesn't feel right without them and their craziness! But we'll be back together soon... this is a piece of cake for us

BJ · Tue, March 6th, 2012, 07:18 PM

FINALLY! Got a run in today

Going to try to hit the small weight room at the apartment complex tomorrow...

Running:
0:40:07.5 || 3.4 mi || 11:48 min/mi (+288 pts)
http://runkeeper.com/user/314187308/activity/74031584

leftyx · Fri, June 8th, 2012, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BJ

I post it to fitocracy first then I copy the summary from there and paste into JSF. Germany is good, but I really miss the family!

As far as the C25K program... I think it is an 8 week program, but you'll be close to a 5k by week 7... it's a great program to ease you into running! I highly recommend it

Thank you I figured out how to post the u r l 2 j s f. I have a bit of wiggle room before starting the couch to 5 k. I'll look at it and see about getting it done.

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