A Weak Persons Journey To Strength...

[GazzyG]

Hope the new carb plans work out for you!

[LuNa]

Picked up two pounds of ground beef today (not super lean) and turned those into 9 seasoned burgers (as per this recipe.

I just had the first 4 and they are amazing. I love making stuff myself.

Macro's (759 grams cooked ground beef):
Calories: 1898
Protein: 197 grams
Carbs: Trace from seasoning
Fat: 117 grams

I cooked the burgers in unsalted butter so fat should be a little higher. I will have a coffee with coconut oil though to get the fatrotein closer to 1:1.

Awesome meal!

[GazzyG]

Ah, homemade burgers are ftw!

[LuNa]

Hope the new carb plans work out for you!

Ah, homemade burgers are ftw!

Thanks Gazzy. Cooking stuff at home is great. I know exactly what is in it and can tailor it to my needs.

[LuNa]

Blast 2, A2 08-11-2012

Warm up

DB Bench
TT: 18,3,2x28's (62's)

Chest stretch: 90secondsx16's (35's)

V-squat OH Press
TT: 15,4,2x25kg (55lbs)

Shoulder stretch: 80seconds

Machine dips
TT: 16,5,3x68kg (150lbs)

Triceps stretch: 90secondsx18's (40's)

NG pulldowns
TT: 11,3,2x84kg (185lbs)

Meadows Rows
TT: 12x55kg (120lbs) | 15x45kg (100lbs)

Back stretch: 90secondsx84kg (185lbs)

Going to enjoy my last two days of summer holiday. I will be back at work on Monday. Luckily, i will have another week off in about 8 weeks when i will go to Dubai for a week . Already looking forward to it.

[GazzyG]

Nice n warm in Dubai! Hope you don't like alcohol or kissing in public though, lol...

[LuNa]

Nice n warm in Dubai! Hope you don't like alcohol or kissing in public though, lol...

Yep, i hope it cools down a bit. We are going at the end of October so hopefully it wont be that warm anymore. Lol! Have you been there Gazzy? What did you think?

[Brian Hopper]

Nice session Luna!!!

[Coke]

Truly living well, another vacation coming up - Dubai will be awesome.

[NickAus]

You have made me hungry.........off to the fridge.

Looking good!!

[LuNa]

Blast 2, B2 08-14-2012

Machine preacher curls
TT: 11,3,3x40kg (90lbs)

I replaced incline DB curls with these, as i wasnt progressing on the incline curls.

One arm reverse cable curl
TT: 25x20kg (45lbs), each arm

Biceps stretch: 90seconds

V-squat calf raises
TT: 12x65kg (145lbs)

HS Kneeling leg curl
TT: 20,6,5x45kg (100lbs), right leg
TT: 22,7,6x45kg (100lbs), left leg

Squats
TT: 9x140k (310lbs)

V-squat, facing the pad
TT: 25x145kg (320lbs)

I saw some very pretty stars after this set.

Quad stretch: 30seconds

Ham stretch: 60seconds, each leg

Im on the 8th day of Ultra Low Carbs (ULC) and feeling amazing since Saturday. Im guessing that is when my body went into ketosis. My mood and energy are higher than they have been in a while. I am feeling very happy and have been on a "high" this past weekend. I like it a lot.

Thursday will be the 10th day and seeing as i will be training i will also have my first backload again. My final weightloss will determine the max carb amount i should be able to take in and still wake up looking/feeling tight the next morning. I am also going for cleaner carbs, minimal gluten, minimal fat, minimal sucrose, to see what the effect is. Hopefully this will give me some great results.

So far, i have been pretty surprised with the ULC period. The first 4-5 days were really bad, but strength has improved on almost all lifts and im feeling very good at the moment.

[LuNa]

Nice session Luna!!!

Truly living well, another vacation coming up - Dubai will be awesome.

You have made me hungry.........off to the fridge.

Looking good!!

Thanks for the support guys. It is truly appreciated.

[LuNa]

AM weight: 98.7kg (217,1lbs)

Happy for the drop in weight, as this will allow me to eat more carbs on my backloads .

[HJP]

Dubai sounds great. Doing well man. Got that diet right on point

[GazzyG]

Great training! Backloads will seem like the light at the end of the tunnel now I bet, lol!

And no, not been to Dubai, but know a few people who have. Nice, warm, posh, but for British people who like to drink and show a bit of skin, it's no good lol. Strict muslim laws there.

[LuNa]

AM Weight: 98.4kg (216.5lbs)

Starting the weight for the prep phase was 102.9kg (226.4lbs). This means i lost 4.5kg (9.9lbs).

Looking at the charts in the CBL book my upper carb limit for a backload is at 909 grams of carbs. This is obviously quite a bit but it should mean that i can get away with quite some carbs.

Going to spend the rest of the day thinking about what i shall i have for my backload, lol.

[LuNa]

Dubai sounds great. Doing well man. Got that diet right on point

Great training! Backloads will seem like the light at the end of the tunnel now I bet, lol!

And no, not been to Dubai, but know a few people who have. Nice, warm, posh, but for British people who like to drink and show a bit of skin, it's no good lol. Strict muslim laws there.

Thanks guys, its funny because i actually starting doubting if i should use Kiefer's Carb Nite Solution protocol instead. This is basically ULC for a week with a huge backload (think 1000+ grams of carbs) at the end of the week. It is more geared to fat loss and seeing how good i feel now that my body has switched over, i was considering it.

Will go with CBL and depending on how that goes i might or might not switch to CNS. I would like to be nice and lean for Dubai, which is another 8 weeks, so i can easily make adjustments and get results.

[FearFactory]

How in the hell are you going to consume that many carbs lol.

[LuNa]

Blast 2, A3 08-16-2012

BB Incline
TT: 12,4,2x65kg (145lbs)

I moved my legs on the last rep of the first set and lost all power at the bottom. I could have gotten 1-2 more i feel.

Chest stretch: 60secondsx18's (40's)

DB Side laterals
TT: 18,8,6x14's (30's)

Shoulder stretch: 70seconds

Smith CGBP
TT: 9,2,2x60kg (135lbs)

Tricep stretch: 60secondsx20's (45's)

Low pulley cable row
TT: 14,5,4xsetting 13

Pendlays from pins
TT: 12x80kg (175lbs)

I cut this session a little short. I wasnt feeling very strong, felt tired and i was looking forward to starting the backload. No problem though, as it will give me more room to kick the hell out of thelogbook.

I ended the backload with about 550-600 grams of carbs. Mostly Dextrose and white rice. Felt pretty miserable at the end of the night as i was aiming for 700 grams of carbs. The window that i have, about 2 hours, i just to small to get close to my calculated max carbs. I did wake up looking tight and feeling energised so i think this is a good amount to stick with. There was no bloating in the morning so i think the food choices worked well.

[LuNa]

How in the hell are you going to consume that many carbs lol.

Well the CNS backload window is 6 hours and you can go pretty wild (food choices, fat in the backload). I normally can get in 600 grams in 2 hours so 6 hours should allow to hit that.

[LuNa]

Blast 2, B3 08-18-2012

Cable curl
TT: 16,5,3x60kg (135lbs)

Pinwheels
TT: 25x18's (40's)

Biceps stretch: 90seconds

Leg press calf raises
TT: 12x70kg (155lbs)

SLDL
TT: 8x180kg (395lbs) | 16x145kg (320lbs)

V-squat
TT: 25x150kg (330lbs)

Quad stretch: 40seconds

Ham stretch: 60seconds, each leg

Baselines are set, carbs will be eaten and logbooks will be demolished.

Stay tuned.

[NickAus]

Interesting stuff!!

[Coke]

Very nice, headway to be made with this plan - you seem into it Luna.

[HJP]

Man thats a lot of carbs! Will have to binge eat for sure lol

[LuNa]

Blast 2, A1 08-21-2012

DB Incline pres
LT: 19,3,2x28's (62's)
TT: 13,2,2x32's (70's)

Chest stretch: 90secondsx18's (40's)

BB upright row
LT: 20,7,6x40kg (90lbs)
TT: 20,7,6x45kg (100lbs)

Shoulder stretch: 90seconds

Dead skulls
LT: 20,7,5x22kg (48lbs)
TT: 18,4,4x25kg (55lbs)

Tricep stretch: 90secondsx20's (45's)

WG pulldowns
LT: 12,4,3x75kg (165lbs)
TT: 12,4,3x79.5kg (175lbs)

Sumo rack pulls
LT: 12x200kg (440lbs) | 20x170kg (375lbs)
TT: 12x210kg (460lbs) | 15x185kg (405lbs)

Back stretch: 90secondsx89kg (200lbs)