Hey Everybody,
Okay, so I have discovered something. While maintaining is fun, I've found that I let all my discipline slip. In the last couple months, there have been some weeks that I only lifted once, I eat crap...mac n' cheese, tacos, just whatever I want. And while it was okay for awhile, I felt like I was getting blubbery, so I recently set up a 2200 cal plan in an effort to lose a few pounds or something. But today, I was thinking...I'm 6'4'', and I weigh 188-190. There's no reason I shouldn't do a clean bulk and put on some mass. I bulked last year for just 2 months, made huge gains, but also made mistakes that I can correct this time.
For one, I upped my eating from like 2200 cals to 3300 overnight.
Needless to say, I gained a ****load of fat in just a couple weeks. It was discouraging, but I stuck with it for 6 more weeks, and even then was still gaining too much...2+ pounds a week.
So, this time, I have this 2200 cal plan I'm on this week. I'll let my body adjust to it, then next week, add in something to boost it 250 cals...then again week after week till I hit 3000. I think that might be a good number for me to start with. I'll check progress, and hopefully will make lifting gains, if not, up it a couple hundred more.
Does this look like a concrete plan? I'm ready to get my deadlift max over 350 already...and my squat is so embarrassing I won't even mention that number...
I hate the fat on my stomach, and it will grow, even if I'm pretty damn clean, but I just have to suck it up and accept it.
Any areas you think I should concentrate on? I'm not one for doing that, but I figured I'd ask. I will mostly just hit squats, deads, cleans, bench variation, OH pressing, dips, pullups, rows...keep track of my numbers and make an effort to increase every time I lift. (after I make it to 3K cals that is)
Okay, so I have discovered something. While maintaining is fun, I've found that I let all my discipline slip. In the last couple months, there have been some weeks that I only lifted once, I eat crap...mac n' cheese, tacos, just whatever I want. And while it was okay for awhile, I felt like I was getting blubbery, so I recently set up a 2200 cal plan in an effort to lose a few pounds or something. But today, I was thinking...I'm 6'4'', and I weigh 188-190. There's no reason I shouldn't do a clean bulk and put on some mass. I bulked last year for just 2 months, made huge gains, but also made mistakes that I can correct this time.
For one, I upped my eating from like 2200 cals to 3300 overnight.
Needless to say, I gained a ****load of fat in just a couple weeks. It was discouraging, but I stuck with it for 6 more weeks, and even then was still gaining too much...2+ pounds a week. So, this time, I have this 2200 cal plan I'm on this week. I'll let my body adjust to it, then next week, add in something to boost it 250 cals...then again week after week till I hit 3000. I think that might be a good number for me to start with. I'll check progress, and hopefully will make lifting gains, if not, up it a couple hundred more.
Does this look like a concrete plan? I'm ready to get my deadlift max over 350 already...and my squat is so embarrassing I won't even mention that number...
I hate the fat on my stomach, and it will grow, even if I'm pretty damn clean, but I just have to suck it up and accept it. Any areas you think I should concentrate on? I'm not one for doing that, but I figured I'd ask. I will mostly just hit squats, deads, cleans, bench variation, OH pressing, dips, pullups, rows...keep track of my numbers and make an effort to increase every time I lift. (after I make it to 3K cals that is)
