wanna be big

[ryuage]

Well I guess I might as well start this little ol journal back up again... think my old one got lost since I did start it last January hehe and didn't get to post on it since I left for the Army and lost contact to the internet world not to mention was not able to lift weights for quite awhile. So many new people on the board my goodness... also it amazed me to see how much Belial has progressed from reading his journal so I hope to make my way up there as well!

A little bit about me...
about 5"10 I made my way to 192 lpbs now from 175 4 and a half months ago... standing at around 14-16% bodyfat now ouch! gonna start my cutting diet when I hit 200 so I'd guess October it'll be time to cut.

Based on 6rep maxes I suppose

Chest
Flat DB Press 75's
Incline DB press 60's
Legs
Squat 245
Deadlift 255
Back
DB Rows 70's
Seated Row 110
pull ups 3x7
Shoulders
DB Press 55
Lateral Raises 20's
Trapz
Db's 115's
BB Not tested

tomorrow we do Chest/Shoulders/Tri's
So let the journal begin!

oh yes consuming about 3000 calories a day and get a good 8-10 hours of sleep a night

[rookiebldr]

Good luck on this journal and your progress to 200 lbs. Sounds like it has been a very slow increase over the 4 months so maybe your bf hasn't increased very much.

[Black_Curtain]

Good luck!

[ryuage]

Well 4 meals down and 2 more to go...

Had my workout around 1:30 and did chest/tris today was an ok workout I lowered the weight a little because I did full rom with as perfect form as I could so here we go

Flat DB Press 65'sx10, 70'sx8, 70'sx6
Incline DB Press 45'sx10, 50'sx7, 50'sx5

Skull Crushers (trying to keep my elbows in and get a good stretch) 55x9, 55x5 - I switched over from straight bar to ez curl bar... with straight bar I could do about 85 dunno why the decrease but oh well
Seated OH DB Extension - 45'sx10, 50'sx9

Meal 1:4 Whole Eggs made into an omelette with some veggies and 1 egg white, 2 8oz glasses of milk, 2 slices of ham, bowl of hash brown potatos and some grits
Meal 2:Bowl of oats and milk
Meal 3 (post workout): 4 scoops prolab Nlarge2
Meal 4: Baked Chicken breast and Drumstick, Medium Sized baked potato, potato wedges, some pasta, mixed veggies, and 16 oz of skim milk.
Meal 5: can of tuna 2 tbs natty pb and 4 slices of whole wheat bread
Meal 6: Chicken sandwhich from burger king what can I say it's 99 cents on monday =\

2 more meals to go!

Had about 8.5 hours of sleep last night but was interrupted a few times in between.

Overall normal day training wasnt too good though not too much intensity IMO Had better days...

Wednsday is time for Legs/Shoulders/Abs

[MonStar]

Skull Crushers (trying to keep my elbows in and get a good stretch) 55x9, 55x5 - I switched over from straight bar to ez curl bar... with straight bar I could do about 85 dunno why the decrease but oh well

Wow really? This is very interesting I wonder if a lot of people experience this kind of strength difference.

[ryuage]

Rest day today... Only probably gonna get in 5 meals because I gotta sleep early get up early. Get off work at 9 then gotta get back to work at 5 so ya.

Sleep was ok about 8-8.5 hours wouldda been 9 but jackass came on and had to watch it haha. I ended up taking an hour nap after brealkfast though :)

Meal 1: Bowl of grits, 4 egg omelette with veggies, 1 egg white, a slice of ham, 2 8 oz glasses of milk, diced potatoes...
Meal 2: Steak sandwhich, some chicken wings, and potato wedges
Meal 3: 2 and a half scoops of Prolab Nlarge2 with 16 oz milk and 1 tbsp natty peanut butter
Meal 4: Chicken Breast and Drumstick, mixed veggies, rice, potato wedges and 16 oz of milk
Meal 5:4 slices whole wheat bread 1 can tuna, and 2 tbsp natty pb

pretty soar in my tris and chest! Tomorrow we do Legs/Shoulders/Abs

[ryuage]

Ok today was a kinda hectic work day...

Sleep: only about 6.5-7 hours cuz of work getting off late starting early... tonight should be better

Diet was messed up a bit due to the schedule

Meal1: Cereal yum.. and a lotta milk
Meal2: 3 scoops prolab nlarge2 w 1 tbsp natty pb (wasnt able to get this in until about 4 and ahalf hours after first meal =\
Meal3: Pork, potatos, 16 oz milk, pasta, and some mixed veggies.
Meal4: Post workout 16 oz milk and 4 scoops prolab nlarge2
Meal5: 2 slices whole wheat bread, hamburger patty w slice of cheese, pork, some pasta, and some onion rings
Meal6: 4 slices whole wheat bread, 1 can of tuna, 2 tbsp natty pb

Workout
Intense leg day and shoulders as well .. I alway seem to have good leg days =\

Started it off with
Squats warmup 135x8
235x10
245x8
250x6

Leg Extension
120x10
140x10
160x8

Leg Curl
140x10
150x8
160x6

Seated Calf Raises
180x12
180x12

Seated DB Press
50'sx9
50'sx6

Lateral Raises
20x11
25x6
20x8

I dont think I can do the 25's yet they should make some 22 and a half db's! dammit!

Tomorrow get a good nice rest day and then follow it up with back/bi/trapz/forearms

[ryuage]

Thursday ...

Diet was off a bit due to work related stuff

Sleep was about 9 and a half hours so that was nice :)

Rest day and Friday Will be back/bi's day

[ryuage]

Today was Back/Bi's/Forearms

Back
chin ups 3xfailure
Seated Lat pull down palms facing me 140x12
DB Rows
75'sx10
75'sx10
75'sx8
Seated Rows
120x10
110x10
DB Shrugs
100'sx10
100'sx5 (damn grip went out on me)

Bi's
BB Curl
75x6
65x8

Standing DB Preacher curl
20'sx8
20'sx8

Wrist Curls
Reverse Wrist Curls

Diet :
Meal 1: Steak and egg sandwhich, 3 hard boiled eggs, 2 glasses of milk, hashbrown
Meal 2: Chicken, rice, mashed potatos, a baked potato, and a glass of milk, and some veggies
Meal 3: (post workout) 3 scoops Prolab Nlarge2 in 16 oz skim milk and a bananna
Meal 4:4 slices wheat bread, can of tuna, 2 tbsp pb
Meal 5: oats, grip of milk
Meal 6: chicken breast sandwhich, 16 oz milk

Sleep: was ok but coulda been better,,, was busy so got about 7 hours of sleep

Felt ok im the gym but kinda went there tired cuz i took a nap berforehand

[ryuage]

Rest day today...

Sleep was good about 9-9.5 hours and I was still tired so I took a nap after my 2nd meal for about an hour...

Diet
Meal 1: 4 eggs 1 egg white, some grits, 2 glasses of milk, potatos, and I think thats about it
Meal 2: 2 scoops nlarge2 in 16 oz milk and 1 tbsp natty pb
Meal 3: 1 cheeseburger, 1 chicken breast, mixed veggies, some potatos, and 2 glasses of milk, oh and some onion rings
Meal 4: Noodles yum@!
Meal 5: Rice and Pork Chops
Meal 6: Rice and Sausages

Nothing much going on tomorrow either becuz that is a rest day... Im feeling a bit lethargic so I think I better go rest.

[ryuage]

Didn't plan on going to the gym today but ended up going...

Did chest/tri's today

Chest
Flat DB Press
70'sx10
70'sx9
75'sx6

Incline DB Press
50'sx10
50'sx8
55'sx4

Tri's
Skull Crushers
60x9
60x7

my tri's were already fried and I tried some close grip bp which wasnt a good idea

135x3
115x3

Diet:
Meal 1: 5 eggs(w/ ham and cheese), bowl of grits, hash brown, and 2 glasses of milk, 1 pancake
Meal 2: 2 scoops nlage2 in 16 oz milk with 1 tbsp pb
Meal 3: Post workout, 3 scoops nlarge 2 in 16 oz milk
Meal 4:tba
Meal 5:tba
Meal 6:tba

Sleep was good about 10 hours and still was tired... could that mean overtraining?? I seriously doubt it but oh well.

[ryuage]

K after about a 1 week break not by choice I'm gonna be back in the game starting tomorrow... that's the first break in about 6 months from dieting.. sorta and weight training. Work related problems caused the break.. mostly from 6 day a week work this week and 2, 24 hour straight shifts... so yah.

thats the military for ya.

[ryuage]

Not quite a good day ... stressful laborous work out in the hot sun kinda broke me off so I couldn't give my all in the gym

Sleep last night was good about 10 hours though..

Chest
FLat DB PRess
70'sx8
70'sx6
70'sx4
Incline DB Press
50'sx9
50'sx7
50'sx4

Tri's
Skull Crushers
55'sx10
55'sx6
Push Downs
100x12
105x8

[ryuage]

changed the back routine a bit am going to do

chins
2xfailure
isolated row ( the one where you are inclined on ur stomach) palms facing in
3x6-10
seated row
3x6-10
db shrugs
2x10

bb curls
3x6-10

wrist curls
reverse wrist curls

[ryuage]

today I am starting on my cutting phase of my diet.

basically I am gonna limit carbs to maybe my first 2 meals and strictly eat protein and veggies for the following 4.

Cardio done in the mornings 2-3x per week and 25-30 min cardio session on the bike after my workouts

Today was leg day

Squats
240x8
250x6
260x4
Leg Extensions
160x8
170x6
180x4
Hip Flexor (doing these to help improve my situps)
70x10
80x10
90x10
Leg Curls
160x8
170x6
180x2

Lateral Raises
15'sx10
20'sx10
20'sx8

had a semi good workout I did have about 10 hours of sleep.

[ryuage]

pictures r in (http://www.wannabebigforums.com/showthread.php?threadid=18597)

[ryuage]

sleep: good about 10 hours last night

diet: everything good and on time

training: rest day stay tuned for chest/tris tomorrow!