I will change myself

I like to keep this thread as my personal journal to see where i am and how i can fix things, hopefully getting solid feedback from people on nutrition and fitness in general. I dont like to write stories etc. and will keep to the basics posting daily journal to keep myself on track. Personally i have trained for a year previously but failed miserably because i didnt see the bigger picture of nutrition, supplements, weight training. I restarted after a long 18 month break because of weight gain!

My short term goal within 3 months is to keep my discipline of hitting the gym 5 days a week (4 at the absolute minimum), change my nutrition. Longer term goal of 1-2 year is to lose another 8 kilos to maintain a solid 80 kilo weight without too much bodyfat with solid muscle. I am overweight at the moment, but have lost 5 kilos in 2 months without much change in nutrition, till today commiting myself to change with my girlfriend and parents to support me. I will be taking alot of protein and limit myself to carbs at least 4 days in a week for now.

I hope there will be some people kind enough to give me some pointers. I am willing to accept all feedback with much thanks.
 
MONDAY (9/3/09)
current weight - 88kg (too fat), but started noticing muscles in shoulders

GYM: approx 1.5 - 2 hours
Treadmll 35mins / 4.4km / approx 384 cals (25min before weights/10min after weights)

Weight training: chest and biceps (4 sets x 10 reps)
Chest - 6 exercises
* chest press (36kg)
* incline bar (machine) - 15 x 2
* decline bar (machine) - 20 x 2
* Dumbell flat - 25 kg
* Dumbell flys - 5 kg
* pullovers - 25 kg

Biceps - 3 exercises
* Concentration curls (bar) - 15 kg
* Incline dumbell curls - 25 kg
* Standing curls dumbell - 25 kg

I am disappointed with myself for not being able to lift more weight. Decided to take creatine before workouts asap


NUTRITION (i am not sure how many calories i am taking, but will learn to do so within my 3 month goal. i will be taking 5-6 small meals a day and cut out all junk food! no fast food ever, except maybe once every month if that)

Water - drink 5L
Morning - chicken soup (bowl) and rice
Snack - protein shake (2 serves)
Lunch - small cup size chicken cesar salad and wholemeal bread (roasted beef, avacado, tomato, cheese) non toasted
Dinner - grilled chicken 6 small pieces with about 6 pieces of lettuce and protein shae (2 serves)

I really think i am eating too much calories, dont how i lost weight during 2 months?? because i am sure i ate more than this!!
 
Sounds good. I've have just made a note in another post in relation to warming up prior to weight training. Your running is good cardio and exercise but not really a good warm up for weight training. Not sure if you do already or not, but prior to bench press, do some really light bench and chest exercises to warm up the muscles and get your motor units active. Try and do this for each muscle group you train... =)
 
trainer01, thanks i will keep that in mind from the next workout. I do some stretching but not warmup. Also in regards to supplements, i think of getting hydroxycut hardcore, optimum nutrition creatin, isolate whey and casein for daily usage. What do you think? is it too much? would taking too much supplements make me fat? my goal is to get shredded body in a year or 2

I feel like i am doing a good thing for myself by tracking my workout and nutrition everyday.

NUTRITION
Water - 6L
Morning - Fish with brown rice and 6x lettuce
Snack - 1 banana
Lunch - Chicken schintzel (sp?) in turkish bread, lettuce, mayo
Snack - 1 banana, banana bread, mocha regular 2 sugars
After workout - 30g protein water
Dinner - 3 boiled eggs with salt, and 1 banana, protein shake (2 serves)

I think i had a good mix of good carbs and protein today.

FITNESS
26 min cardio preworkout
3.52km /298 calories

Shoulders 3-4 sets x 10 reps
Shoulder press - 18 kg
Shoulder Press dumbells - 20 kg
Half raise - 20 kg
side raise - 15 kg
front raise - 25kg
upright raise - 40kg
shrugs

Triceps 4 sets x 10 reps
Tricep pushdown
Lying tricep extensions
Standing dumbell extensions

I should push my cardio workout from thursday. Quit smoking now for 8 days.
 
Wednesday (11/3/09)
Day off - training

Morning – fish and brown rice
Snack – 1 banana and protein shake (2 serves)
Lunch – pork belly (oil all peeled off) with brown rice and lettuce and banana 200 grams
Dinner – Lettuce and brown rice
Snack – 2 serve protein
Water 6l

Thursday (12/3/09)
Training - Back and legs and basic abs
Cardio - 22mins + 15 mins = 4.5km

BACK - 4 sets x 10 reps
Pull down to front - 47 kg
Close grip pull down - 30x2
One arm rowing machine - 20x2
Seated rowing machine - 47 kg
iso lateral high row - 30kg

LEGS
Leg extensions
Lying leg curl
Calf raises
Squats

Morning – fish and brown rice with nuts
Lunch – chicken schnitzel burger (lettuce,tomato,mayo, egg) and protein shake (30g)
Snack – banana bread and flat white
Dinner – boiled eggs x 2
I decided not to eat much after 9pm
 
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