Won't Stop, Won't Quit, and Won't EVER Give Up!

[Chubrock]

Alright guys, it's now or never. Allow myself to introduce....myself. I'm Andrew, I'm 17 5'11 165lbs. About a year ago, maybe a lil more, I was 5'10 240lbs. I've lost quite a bit of weight, but I lost a lot of muscle along with it. About two months ago I decided to join the gym. I started lifting, and about a month and a half ago I decided I wanted to bulk. Now I have decided that I am not happy with my bodyfat levels, though they have never been measured, so I am going to go on my first cut. I'm tired of having this layer of flab, and I'm more determined than ever to see my abs. I don't believe I've ever seen em' but this will soon change. I'm going to try and get some pictures, but I make no guarantees. Wish me good luck guys.

[Dedicated]

Goodluck with your cut!

[Chubrock]

Thank ya Dedicated. I'll need the motivation.

[rookiebldr]

I dare say, this is your second cut. Going from 240 to 165 is very impressive. Awesome work dude. Good luck on this cut.

[Chubrock]

Thank ya rookiebldr. I went about losin weight the first time all wrong, and I'm going to try and do it right this time.


First Meal- Oatmeal, 2 eggs, handful of grapes, glass of milk
Second Meal- Natural Peanut Butter, Two Slices of Bread, Should eat more but didn't bring enough to school
Third Meal- Did bad on this but it was either this or nothing, Nachos w/ lettuce and cheese, pears
Fourth Meal- Balance Bar and Raisans(sp?)
Fifth and Sixth Meal- PB, 1 slice of bread, 6in Turkey and Ham Sub double meat, glass of milk

Calculated Totals:
Calories: Roughly 2000
Protein: Roughly 120grams
Carbs: Roughly 170grams
Fat: Roughly 75grams

I say roughly on these because it is hard for me to calculate an exact total on some of the foods I don't cook myself. I know my protein level is WAY low. I haven't received my order of Nitrean yet, so when I do my protein should go up a good bit. My carb levels are pretty high, but I am physically active A LOT during the day, all of which I have no choice over. Everyday in gym we end up playing about 45min of full court basketball and then another 15min is spent shooting around. I also play tennis, so I usually play at least 2hrs of tennis everyday. Fat levels could come down too.

Workout Today: Chest/Shoulders

Chest:
Dumbell Press: 1 x 6 50lbs
2 x 6 55lbs
Bench Press: 3 x 6 115lbs (easily did these, gonna have to move up next time)

Pause Bench: 1 x 6 115lbs
1 x 5 120lbs
1 x 4 120lbs
Dumbell Fly: 3 x 6 25lbs

Pulley Crossover: 1 x 6 40lbs
2 x 6 50lbs

Shoulders:

Pulley Extensions: 3 x 6 40lbs
Front Raises: 3 x 6 30lbs
Lateral Raises: 3 x 6 20lbs
Shrugs(machine weight): 3 x 8 300lbs



After the workout I had a Tennis Match. We won. Number 1 in the conference now.

Quote of the day: "We were born for battle, without vision we will die"-Beloved

[Chubrock]

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

[Dedicated]

Make sure you get plenty of healthy fats. I would buy some fish oil and supplement with that. Personally I like the liquid kind instead of the pills.

Coincidently I am also cutting, but I am 180lbs and I am not as active as you, so it will be interesting to see how your cut goes. I use www.fitday.com to track my calories, at first you might have to add several custom foods but once you get it going it's extremely easy.

[Chubrock]

FOOD

Meal 1- Oatmeal, leftover hamburger steak
Meal 2- Peanut Butter Sandwhich, Banana
Meal 3- Spaghetti, Corn, Veggie sticks, Fruit Cocktail, Milk
Meal 4- 6in Roasted Chicken sub, double meat
Meal 5- Peanut Butter Sandwhich, Milk

Totals:

Calories-2200
Protein- 120grams
Carbs- 120grams
Fats- 65grams

Calories were pretty good today. Protein levels are still low, but my protein powder hasn't come in yet. Carbs are high compared to most people, but I'm pretty active throughout the day. Need to get some better fats.

No Workout Today

I don't really know if a cut is what I should be doing. I'm at 161.5lbs which for my height seems pretty low. The thing is, my bodyfat is still pretty high, and I'm concerned with it getting really high. What do ya'll think I should do?

Quote of the Day: "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."- Thomas Edison

[Dedicated]

Maybe post some pictures and people can give advice.

[Chubrock]

It's going to be hard for me to get ahold of a digital camera to take some pics, but I'll try my best. By looking at a couple of other peoples pics and their BF percentages, I'd have to say I'm somewhere around 16%, maybe a little less.

[Chubrock]

I'll post my food and all that once I finish eating tonight.



Workout: Back/Forearms/Abs
Dumbell One Arm Rows: 45lbs x 6
50lbs x 6
55lbs x 6
Seated Iso-Lateral Rows: 90lbs each side x 6
115lbs each side x 6
115lbs each side x 5
Wide Grip Pulldow: 120lbs x 6
130lbs x 6
130lbs x 5
T-Bar Rows(first time doing this, seemed kinda odd): 45lbs x 6
70lbs x 6
70lbs x 6
Seated Cable Row: 140lbs x 6
140lbs x 6
140lbs x 5


Straight Bar Wrist Curls: 65lbs x 10
65lbs x 10

Bench Wrist Curls: 20lbs x 10
20lbs x 10
20lbs x 10


Corsican Situps: 25lbs x 10
25lbs x 10
25lbs x 10

Swiss Ball: 2 sets x 10 to the left
2 x 10 to the right
2 x 10 to the center

Partner Toss: 2 sets x 10


Felt really good after this workout. Could actually feel myself working my back. Abs felt nice and tight. Stayed about an hour and 15 minutes.

[Chubrock]

Food:

Meal 1: 2 Hard Boiled Eggs, 4 slices of bacon, Grapes, Orange Juice
Meal 2: PB Sandwhich, Balance Bar
Meal 3: Soup, Sandwhich, Salad, Milk
Meal 4: Protein Shake
Meal 5: Grilled Salmon, Baked Beans

Totals: According to Fitday

Calories: 2538
Protein: 188grams
Carbs- 238grams
Fat- 100grams

My calories were kinda high today, as well as my carb levels. I'm not worried too much about the carb level as I lifted today and had a tennis match. I needed the energy. Fats are still high. I need to get those down to a better number. Got my Nitrean in today!!! Only had time for one mixture. Glad I can finally get some good protein into my diet.

Quote of the Day: "You just shot an unarmed man"......"He shoulda armed himself"-(Unforgiven)

[Chubrock]

Couldn't get on yesterday for some reason so all that I'm typing is for yesterday.


Food:

Meal 1- Oatmeal, little bit of Salmon, Glass of Nitrean and Milk

Meal 2- Balance Bar, Banana

Meal 3- Hamburger Steak, Rice, Green Beans, Salad, Milk

Meal 4- Salmon

Meal 5- 2 chicken breasts, corn

Totals:

Calories:2407
Protein- 235grams
Carbs- 209grams
Fat- 72grams

Totals looked pretty good today. I think I'm going to cut out maybe another 200 calories from my diet though. I may also back off the protein just a little bit, not much though. Carbs were good for today but fat could come from a better place.

Quote of the Day: "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, for he that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother"- Shakespeare

[Chubrock]

Food:


Meal 1: Oatmeal, Nitrean, Milk, Grapes

Meal 2: Balance Bar, Banana

Meal 3: Chicken Salad, Salad, Peas

Meal 4: Chicken Breast with Mushrooms

Meal 5: Turkey Sandwhich, Wheat Bread, Cheese


Totals:

Calories-2163
Protein-169grams
Carbs-215grams
Fat-73grams


Today just didn't feel like a good day food wise. Carbs could have been slightly lower and the protein up. The fats still need to come down. Overall calories I liked though.


Workout: Biceps/Triceps/Abs


Triceps:

Pushdowns- 1 x 6 130lbs
2 x 6 120lbs
2 x 6 120lbs
Close grip bench(first time doing this)-
1 x 6 75lbs
2 x 6 95lbs

Skullcrushers-Curlbar
3 x 6 25's on the side

Skullcrushers Incline Dumbell-
3 x 6 20lbs


Biceps:

"21" Curls-
3 sets with 10,5, and 2.5 lbs weights

Preacher style burnout- 15lb weight and 20lb weight
2 sets

Hammer curls with twist-
3 x 6 30lbs

Abs-

Corsican Situps-
3 x 10 35lbs

Swiss Ball-

2 x 10 Left
2 x 10 Right
2 x 10 Middle

Kneeling Cable Trunk Twist-

3 x 10 50lbs



Overall the workout felt good. I was only able to get 1 set on the pushdowns at 130lb when I can usually do 2 sets. Think I'm starting to plateau on the tricep pushdown so I may go away from it for awhile. I'm adding some new tricep stuff. Biceps felt great today. Abs felt good as always.



Quote of the Day: "She look like she fell out the 'I'm gonna suck yo dick tree' and hit every branch on the way down."- Tweeter, Varsity Blues

[Chubrock]

Food:

Meal 1- Nitrean, Milk, Oatmeal

Meal 2- Chicken Breast

Meal 3- 2 pieces of hamburger steak(small), rice

Meal 4- Piece of BBQ chicken, baked beans

Meal 5- Piece of BBQ chicken, potato salad

Totals:

Calories- 2228
Protein- 159grams
Carbs- 250grams
Fat- 66grams

Well the last part of the day killed my fairly clean cut. The calories were right, but the type of food I had at my last two meals was crappy. Protein level was a lil low, carbs were high, but I worked out today so I'm not too worried about it. Fats were at a good level, but not the best types of fats.



Workout: Legs

Squats( first time doing these)-
1 x 8 135lbs
1 x 6 175lbs
1 x 4 185lbs

Standing Calf Raises- 3 x 10

Weighted 1 Leg Standing Calf Raises- 3 x 10 BW + 25lbs

Hamstring Pulldowns- 3 x 10 70lbs

Leg Press-
1 x 6- 180lbs
1 x 6- 230lbs
1 x 6- 250lbs
1 x 4- 300lbs



Overall felt pretty good today except for my diet.

Quote of the Day: "She simply will not die, She simply will not die"- Norma Jean

[jagleaso]

Looks good man, keep it up!

[Chubrock]

Thanks jagleaso. I've been gone to a convention for the last three days, so I haven't been able to write in my journal. I ate pretty good during the convention but slipped on a couple of meals. I was extremely active the entire time so I don't think it will mess me up too much. Before I left I weighed myself. Over a 5 day period I had lost 2 pounds, so for the entire week I would have probably lost 3lbs. That's way to much, and I thought I was eating too much. Oh well, I'll have to start a larger diet. I'm also going to a full-body 3 times a week workout. I'm gonna see how that goes.

[Chubrock]

Food:

Meal 1- Nitrean, Milk, Oatmeal

Meal 2- Roast Beef Sandwhich, Balance Bar

Meal 3- Turkey Sandwich, Corn, Applesauce, Pickles, Milk

Meal 4- Nitrean, Water, Sandwich

Meal 5- Medium Sized Chicken breast, Small Chicken breast, Corn


Totals:

Calories-2546
Protein- 240grams
Carbs- 240grams
Fat- 73grams

Calories were pretty good, but it feels like I'm eating soo much food. I'm hoping that my metabolism stays like it is and I keep losing the weight. Overall I felt pretty good with the food levels.


New Workout-Full Body

Squats- 10 reps 135lbs
8 reps 155lbs
6 reps 175lbs
Leg Curls- 10 reps 70lbs
8 reps 80lbs
6 reps 90lbs
Benchpress- 10 reps 105lbs
8 reps 115lbs
6 reps 125lbs
Bent Rows- 10 reps 115lbs
8 reps 125lbs
Shrugs- 10 reps 300lbs
10 reps 350lbs
Lateral Raises- 10 reps 20lbs
8 reps 25lbs

Curls- 8 reps with a 25 on each side of the curl bar

Skullcrushers- 8 reps with two 10s on each side of curl bar


Overall the workout went pretty good. I'm still trying to get my form perfect on my squats. Next lift day I'm going to start out at 115lbs for 10 reps on benchpress. The 25 on each side of the curl bar was a bit much so I'll have to bring that down a bit. Two tens were too easy on the skullcrushers, but still overall a good workout.

Quote of the Day: "Is that you John Wayne, is it me?"-Private Joker, Full Metal Jacket

[Chubrock]

Didn't get a chance to log on yesterday, so these totals are for 4/8/04.


Food:

Meal 1- Nitrean, Milk, Oatmeal

Meal 2- Roast Beef Sandwich, piece of chicken

Meal 3- Chicken Wing, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Milk

Meal 4- Half a pack of Peanuts

Meal 5- Steak, Boiled Potatoe, Field Peas

Meal 6- small piece of steak

Totals:

Calories- 2601
Protein- 220grams
Carbs- 199grams
Fat- 103 grams

Overall my meals weren't that bad. My calories went a little high this time, but I did a lot more cardio today than I usually do. Fat was high too. Protein is where I want it at right now.


Workout- Forearms, Calves, Abs

Calves-
Seated Calf Raises- 3 x 10 130lbs

Standing One legged Calf Raises- 1 x 10 for both legs

Forearms-
Bench Wrist Curls- 2 x 10 25lbs

Abs-
Corsican Situps- 3 x 10 35lbs

Swiss Ball- 2 x 10 to both sides and middle


Didn't plan on going to the gym but a friend called and wanted me to go. Figured I might as well work on something. Overall a pretty good day.


Quote of the Day-"I came here to chew gum and kick ass, and I'm all outta gum"- Pulp Fiction

[Chubrock]

Prom Night Tonight and it's late so this is gonna be short.

Meal 1- Nitrean, Milk, Oatmeal

Meal 2- Balance Bar

Meal 3- Wheat Bread, Turkey, Ham, Lettuce, Pickles, S and P, Mustard

Meal 4- 3 chicken strips

Meal 5- small piece of steak and chicken

Meal 6(somewhat bad meal)- Salad, Steak, Loaded Potatoe


No Totals Tonight



Workout:


Squats- 10 reps 135lbs
8 reps 155lbs
6 reps 175lbs
Leg Curls- 10 reps 80lbs
8 reps 90lbs
6 reps 100lbs
Benchpress- 10 reps 115lbs
8 reps 125lbs
T- Bar Rows- 10 reps 55lbs
8 reps 60lbs
Shrugs- 10 reps 300lbs
10 reps 350lbs
Lateral Raises- 10 reps 20lbs
8 reps 20lbs

Curls- 8 reps with a 2 10's on each side of the curl bar

Skullcrushers- 8 reps with 25's on each side of curl bar



Quote of the Day- "I'm tired as ****"- Me

[Canadian Crippler]

Lookin good dude! Keep at it!

[Chubrock]

Thanks Shnoop.

Here are the totals from yesterday -4/9/04
Some of the totals aren't quite exact because we ate at the Squire for dinner so I'm having to guess on the size of somethings.

Totals:

Calories- 2530
Protein- 247grams
Carbs-130grams
Fat- 103grams


Protein was about right, carbs were low, which could explain my slightly lower energy level. Fats were high, but I attribute all that to prom dinner. Overall not that bad.

I'm off to the gym to work on my abnominal area. Later guys.

[Chubrock]

Prior Warning- My diet was CRAP today

Food:

Meal 1- Nitrean, Milk, Oatmeal

Meal 2- Chicken Strips, Mashed Potatoes, Biscuit

Meal 3- Mushrooms, Peppers, Tomatoes, Chicken Quisedilla(sp?), Tortilla Chips

Totals-

Calories-2175
Protein- 153grams
Carbs- 190grams
Fat- 90

I'm sure with the style of cooking that there is more fat and calories present. Everything sucked today. Woke up late, missed two meals, and didn't eat that great.

Workout:
Calves-

Seated Calf Raises- 3 x 10 130lbs

Standing One Legged Calf Raises- 3 x 10

Forearms-

Barbell Wrist Curls 3 x 10

Bench Curls 2 x 10

Abs-

Swiss Ball- 2 x 10 to right, left, and front

Cable Trunk Twists- 2 x 10 60lbs

Swiss Ball Russian Twists- 2 x 10

Weighted Reverse Situps- 2 x 10 40lbs

Workout was pretty good.

[ryuage]

how was the prom

[Chubrock]

Prom went great ryuage. Took a hot young lady and got to hang out with friends for the evening. Still mad at myself that I screwed my diet up yesterday though. Oh well lol.

On another topic:

My mom works for the school system and just got a digital camera that she brought home. I'm going to take some pictures come Wed. Can anybody tell me how to post them once I get the pics taken?