Project GET BIGGER - CollegeBoy

**CollegeBoy** · 02-09-2003 05:13 PM

Well. Journal entry number ONE.

I am in my 2nd year (of 5) of architecture school and it is HELL. Free time is almost nonexistant.

My last year in high school was great. I was medium-sized and it was going great. I fell off of my lifting schedule, though. I didn't want to pay the gym fee, not to mention it is about 20 minutes across town.

So now I have a nice incline/decline bench at home. 7 foot olympic bar, 5-45 lb dumbbells, 5-45lb plates, curl bar. The bench has a leg lift/leg curl attachment, and the bar rest posts can be turned around and used as a squat rack (YES!).

I am currently 5'9.5" and 150lbs 15% body fat. In my senior year of high school I was 165lbs and about 10% body fat. Needless to say... I need that old body back.

I am following the WBB 1 routine exactly as it is written.

FRIDAY:

chest and back day. Since I am just getting back into it, I'm taking the first week easy. I did nothing to failure (yet) until I get into the groove once again.

Flat bench: 115lbs x 8 reps x 2 sets

Incline DB press: 30lbs x 8 reps x 2 sets

Dips (bodyweight): 8 reps x 2 sets

No chin-ups, need to find a doorway chin-up bar.

Deadlifts (tuttut don't laugh): 115lbs x 8 reps x 2 sets

Shrugs (using bar): 115lbs x 10 reps x 1 set

Again, I felt that I could lift quite a bit more (especially on the deadlift) but after 2 years of sitting on my ass I feel that starting a little light can't hurt anything.

SUNDAY (today): Legs

Squats: 115lbs (shh!

) x 8 reps x 2 sets

Leg Curls: 20lbs x 8 reps on the first set and 30lbs x 6 reps on the second set

Straight legged deadlifts: 115 x 8 reps x 2 sets

No calves today. I need to find something suitable to stand on.

Quad extentions (added to the WBB1 routine): 50 x 8 reps x 2 sets

So that's it boys and girls. I'm keeping a log book for the first time ever and I can already see that it will be a great tool to keep me motivated. I also see it as a good way to learn where I need work and where I need to modify an exercise.

Comments on my

weight figures?

Thanks,
JD

**JD77** · 02-09-2003 05:41 PM

How does your diet look CollegeBoy? I haven't studied WBB1 much, but if you're following it appropriately, Good Job! Stick with it and be patient.

**CollegeBoy** · 02-09-2003 06:10 PM

School seriously compromises my diet and sleep.

I try to get 4 good meals per day. I always eat breakfast. I usually have chicken or SOME sort of meat (I'm pure carnivore at heart hehe). I am going to try to up my caloric intake to around 2800 cals for about two months and then level it out. If I start getting FAAAT then I'll surely cut it down more quickly.

I average about 8 hours of sleep per night, but I can bump that up to about 9 or 10 if I get work done early.

So I've got food... I've got sleep... and I've got iron. We'll see what these three things will do for me

**JD77** · 02-09-2003 07:26 PM

I'm certainly not one a nutrition expert like so many of the other guys in here, but I think you may want 3000 cals if your goal is to get bigger. If I'm wrong, one of those guys is gonna flame me for sure, but that's what I think. If it's possible, spread your meals out a bit more. Maybe 5 or six times a day.

I'm sure you know to keep your protein intake around 1 gram per pound of bodyweight. Tuna, milk, eggs and whey are great sources of protein and the first three are dirt cheap, just what someone in college appreciates.

You'll find in the other threads with guys about your size who are looking to get big, a lot of statements are made placing emphasis on eating. You probably have a fast metabolism, so eat everything nutritional you can get your hands on.

**CollegeBoy** · 02-09-2003 07:42 PM

Well, it is very VERY hard for me to eat that many meals per day. I take 17 hours of classes, and I am in the studio all day long and into the night. My life is hell

Somehow I am going to find a way to make this workout schedule work. I guess I can keep some food in the studio. I do have a bunch of myoplex mass (something like 500 calories) that I get for very cheap. Tastes good too... like cake mix

I suppose that I can use two or so myoplex mass shakes per day. That will get me 1000 calories. I can scrounge up 2000 more from regular meals.

**Coke** · 02-10-2003 10:35 AM

Hi CollegeBoy,

Good luck with your goals. Such ambition to be taking classes all day and then add in whatever, it can be much but you can do it.

If you can get hold of some more protein powders such as whey and also some more MRPs, mix them together and then make a shake or two before leaving. Drink these while/between classes, just experiment etc...

**CollegeBoy** · 02-10-2003 11:00 PM

Today was an off-day. I'm SORE. Sweet Jesus I'm sore! I feel great, though! I'm going to pick up the pace a litle bit tomorrow.

**CollegeBoy** · 02-11-2003 01:30 PM

This completes week 1! Oh man am I frail! Puny weak lil boy...

This is the first time I've had a workout program since summer of '02.

Shoulders, Bi and Tri today...

Military press: 80lbs x 8 reps x 2 sets (should have gone for 90lbs)

Seated dumbbell press: 30lbs x 8 reps x 2 sets (30lbs - biggest dumbbells that I have. Could have done 14 reps if I wanted to. Need heaver dumbbells!!!)

Standing Lateral Raises: 10lbs x 10 reps x 2 sets

Narrow grip bench: 120lbs x 7 reps x 2 sets (failure)

French press: 50lbs x 6 reps x 2 sets

Barbell Curls: 70lbs x 8 reps x 2 sets

Hammer Curls: 20lbs x 8 reps x 1 set

And that concludes this week. Tune in next time

**kook** · 02-11-2003 05:27 PM

whats up college skinny boy
if you can eat the 2000cals regular food and 1000 from shakes you should be good to go

whats the weight goal?

**CollegeBoy** · 02-11-2003 07:07 PM

I want to get from 150 (currently) back to 170 or possibly 175. I miss the old days. I think 3000 calories will work. I'm looking to reach my weight goal by mid to late May.

Think I can pull it off? I do.

**kook** · 02-11-2003 07:36 PM

of course you can..when you hit a plateau on the weight gain you'll have to bump that number up.. and your skinny and metabolism is probly high so dont worry about gaining fat..

and if you dont pull it off you can count on me waiting for you in the parking lot ready to bust you in the head
(hows that for motivation)

**CollegeBoy** · 02-11-2003 07:41 PM

How's this for motivation? I'll kick YOUR ass.

Just give me a while.

**Vido** · 02-11-2003 07:51 PM

Is that 17 hours of class a week or per day?

**CollegeBoy** · 02-11-2003 07:54 PM

Per week. Add 6-8 hours each day (including weekends) onto that for studio time. I often see the sun set and rise in one sitting.

**Vido** · 02-11-2003 08:05 PM

It sounds like you are going to try to make some changes in your diet to incorporate more meals and I applaud you for that. Using school or work as an excuse for not eating just doesn't cut it for me. There are 24 hours in a day, and if you make eating frequently a priority, then everything else will work around it.

**Mik** · 02-11-2003 08:29 PM

Good luck with the goals collegeboy. Starting a journal was a great step. Now keep hitting the weights and eat,eat,eat.

**CollegeBoy** · 02-11-2003 08:45 PM

I love the Myoplex Mass. I know a LOT of people hate myoplex and all it stands for because of the costs, etc. I'm lucky to be able to get it for cost. Dollar for dollar, the nutrition that I can get out of one of those things as well as the ease of making the shake really outweighs "real" food in some instances.

I can sit in studio and go put a packet in a shaker and throw in some water and have my 500 cals right there (or whatever it is... 450?). I doubt food intake will be my problem. I think sleep MIGHT be. I always manage to get a good 8 hours in, though. Possibly 9 or 10 on the weekends.

**kook** · 02-11-2003 09:42 PM

8 hours of sleep is fine.. actually more than that may not be much better anyways

kick my ass? boy you done lost your mind

**CollegeBoy** · 02-11-2003 09:46 PM

My mind is still here... intact.

**kook** · 02-11-2003 09:50 PM

i'll let you slide this time

**Coke** · 02-12-2003 12:33 PM

Can I ask, How do you get your MRP at reduced prices? Looks like you got the hookup

I mean

**CollegeBoy** · 02-12-2003 02:48 PM

My best friend's parents own a Smoothie King. I didn't think you meant

. I would hope not. tuttut

**CollegeBoy** · 02-12-2003 09:06 PM

Well, I'm 155lbs now. Steady. I've been eating quite a bit

MMMMMM

Friday is the one week anniversary of starting this out. If I'm 155 now... that's 5lbs in a week. It can't ALL be water weight because it seems pretty steady from morning to night. So... maybe my 165-170 will come up sooner than I thought; although what percentage of that will be fat... is unknown

**WillKuenzel** · 02-12-2003 09:08 PM

Smoothie King, I used to get the hulk everyday. Strawberry flavoured. Man, I miss those.

**CollegeBoy** · 02-12-2003 09:12 PM

I usually get either a chocolate high-protien, or a vanilla hulk with a scoop of chocolate whey. I DO have to pay full price for smoothies, though. THAT adds up FAST! Thankfully the Myoplex is nice and cheap. Although, it's not the 1000 calories that the hulk is

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