Help this girl survive bikini season!

[Tsuki No Neko]

I've been wanting to do this for a while, but for some reason lacked the stones to do it. Well, the time has come, methinks.


Name's Allie, 20 year old (21 in July) female college senior. I'm an animator/artist, and therefore spend ridiculous amounts of time in front of a computer working.

Stats as of today are thusly:

Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 187 lbs.
BF %: 21.8% (according to this site)

I've actually been following this site for some time now, and been ATTEMPTING to cut for the past year or so, but my resolve hasn't been that great. Sadly, around October of last year I said "**** this" for the time being and gorged out over the holidays. It's very hard to resist, since my father's a gourmet chef (which specialty in pastries no less) and I never get to see him. I ballooned up to almost 200 lbs.


I got tired of not fitting in any of my clothes so I decided to get serious. I weened myself onto the cut slowly, and around Mid-February I fell into a good place.

My goal is honestly just to look great, somewhat cut and curvy, but right now I have my goal weight as 160. Any suggestions for what to shoot for as BF %?

I'm trying to follow the plan Built made for me a while back, getting around 1800 calories on work out days and 1600 on rest days, but on most days it's ended out a bit lower, which I figure isn't a bad thing, since I'm cutting. Instead of posting all my foods twice, I will just link you all to my Fitday, which I keep constantly updated as I go. It's fairly accurate, except for drinks. But considering I drink mostly water and tea, with about only one glass of watered down sweet tea a day, I think that's okay.

http://fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJourn...ki%5Fno%5Fneko

As far as workouts go, I did WWB1 until I got bored with it, and now I'm doing WBB2 with some slight variations. Since I don't have a spotter, I find myself unable to do the decline bench (I worry about killing myself) but otherwise I stick to it fairly closely. I'm also looking to implement some of Built's Baby Got Back, but I'm not sure where to place it. Advice is welcome.

Fortunately, as you can see by my current stats, I've had some progess, but I'm wondering how well I'm doing. Feedback is welcome!


Today is actually an off day, so I've no workout to post, but I'll be doing some Legs/Back tomorrow. Details will be posted thusly!

[Bako Lifter]

Good luck!

[HeavyBomber]

Time to get busy then. Legs/Back tomorrow... should be fun.

[Ammotroop]

It is easy to get bored. You have got to find the motivation within. I have faith in you. You are already here, now just stick with it!!!!

[Jaybird88]

Just get in there and get it done. That's all there is to it

Best of luck!

[Jinkies]

That calculator halfed my actually bodyfat.

Man ima have to get to 2 percent bodyfat before I see my abs

Good luck on the bikini season, im hoping to tone up and sport a some european swimwear(speedos)

[Detard]

youve started a journal now we all expect you to keep it up to date. . Stay dedicated and i'm sure you'll get where you want to be fast.

[Unholy]

Best of luck. I agree with Detard. You will hit your goal before bikini season is in full swing if you stay with it.

[Tsuki No Neko]

Alright! First REAL post! Here we go: DAY ONE OF JOURNAL!

Legs and Back:

Hip Abduction-
1x0 - 110 lbs.
1x8 - 120
2x6 - 135

Hip Adduction-
1x12 - 110
1x10 - 130
1x8 - 140
1x6 - 150

Leg Curl-
2x8 - 70
1x6 - 80

Leg Press-
1x10 - 255
1x10 - 275
1x10 - 300

Compound Row-
1x10 - 80
2x8 - 90

Lower Back Extension-
1x10 - 150
2x8 - 180

Crunches on Decline Bench-
1x20
1x15
1x10


Woo! Felt like a good day. I was excited when I hit 300 on the leg press too. I was like, "Yea!! My favourite number!" But then I started thinking about Gerard Butler's rippling pecs . . . .and yea. Distracted.

I passed on the cardio today since I was feeling a little woozy when I finished. That I have to go to class soon.


Feedback welcome!!

[theJamAbides]

Awesome work! Keep it up!

[8.8]

nice leg press but where are the squats?????!?!?!?!?!!?!?

[Tsuki No Neko]

Ha ha, I do squats on another day. They sort of hurt my back, so I only do them one day instead of two.


Today is a rest day, as I have 10 hours of class to sit through. Blech. Not exactly my idea of a good time, but it'll be worth it to get graduated sooner.

[Tsuki No Neko]

Today is another 10 hour class day, so I will be unable to get to the gym again today. I did run up and down 5 flights of stairs multiple times though! lol About all I can here while stuck here.

Back and chest tomorrow though!

[Tsuki No Neko]

Day Four: Chest and Back


Dumbbell Incline Press:
1x11 - 30 lbs. (total, not per hand)
2x9 - 35

Close Grip Chins:
2x8 (assisted)

Flat Dumbbell Flies:
2x11 - 30
1x8 - 35

Wide Grip Pulldowns:
1x11 - 60
1x8 - 75

Dips:
2x10 (assisted)

Seated Cable Row:
2x11 - 85
1x9 - 95

Crunches on Decline Bench:
1x20
1x15
1x10

10 minutes on the treadclimber at moderate-intense


My stats on these days don't look nearly as good. But my arms are far weaker than my legs, and that's why. Man though, they felt like lead after this. o_o I feel tuckered out. Ready to eat!

[Tsuki No Neko]

Day Six: Legs


Squats:
1x20 - 85 lbs.
1x10 - 105

Leg Press:
1x15 - 275
1x10 - 300

Leg Extensions:
2x10 - 95

Hamstring Curl:
1x10 - 70

Seated Calf Raises:
1x20 - 70
1x15 - 95


I had to sort of rush this one, since the gym was about to close. lol It sucked though, since rushing it resulted in me feeling sick. Next time I will try harder to get into the gym earlier.

Feedback welcome!

[Tsuki No Neko]

Day 11: Biceps, Triceps, and Shoulders

Seated Dumbbell Press-
2x8 - 35 lbs (total)

Standing Dumbbell Lateral Raises-
2x8 - 25

Front Dumbbell Raises-
2x6 - 25

Incline Skull Crusher-
2x9 - 30

Incline Dumbbell Curls-
2x8 - 40

Dips-
2x8 (assisted)

Hammer Curls-
2x8 - 40



Ugh, I wasn't able to get into the gym all week due to my new work schedule. Really sucks! But I'm hoping I can work out a new weekly plan.

I'm looking to sub something for the skull crushers, since they hurt my wrists. Any suggestions?

[8.8]

how about french curls??

sucks about not being able to get ot the gym but theres gotta be some sort of time you can makein your schedule

[Built]

Hey girl - what's with the yes/no machine? And why such looooow calories?

[Tsuki No Neko]

Hey girl - what's with the yes/no machine? And why such looooow calories?

Yea, this last week sucked. >_> I just started my new job, and I've been working pretty much 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. every night (until Friday) and I've yet to get acclimated to this new schedule where I can still get to the gym and eat properly. I ended out erring towards the not eating enough instead of the eating bad. I hope that wasn't a bad choice.

And what do mean with the yes/no machine? o_O

[Mr. D]

Yea, this last week sucked. >_> I just started my new job, and I've been working pretty much 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. every night (until Friday) and I've yet to get acclimated to this new schedule where I can still get to the gym and eat properly. I ended out erring towards the not eating enough instead of the eating bad. I hope that wasn't a bad choice.

And what do mean with the yes/no machine? o_O

I could be mistaken but i think she is talking about the hip adductors and abductor.

[Tsuki No Neko]

I could be mistaken but i think she is talking about the hip adductors and abductor.

Oh yea? o_O Is there something wrong with it?

[Mr. D]

Oh yea? o_O Is there something wrong with it?

Well like most isolation work, its really not that neccessary when on a cut. Stick with the compound movements. Squats, by varying the stances, can hit it all.

If on bulk, then isolation work has more of a place to allow you to focus on lagging areas.

Ill let built chime in with better worded response.

[Roddy]

I'm looking to sub something for the skull crushers, since they hurt my wrists. Any suggestions?

plenty of warm up sets with just the bar.

If i dive into skulls at my workout weight = pain... but if i do about 3 very light warm up sets, then a quick weight acclimation set then i can slam into 3 very heavy sets (muscle building) without any pain/issues

warm ups FTW!

[Mr. D]

Curious as to what your progress has been after 2 weeks in terms of weight,clothes fitting,etc?

Where did you get your workout split?

[Tsuki No Neko]

Well, when I started the journal I was 187 lbs, now I am 185 lbs, though for the last week I've pretty much stayed the same. My measurements at the time of start were 38.5-32-41.5, and as of a day or two ago they were 38-31.5-41.5. So there's been some minor progress. I actually tightened my belt by a peg too, if that counts for anything. lol

As far as workout, I've been using a variation of the WBB II plus some stuff from BGB. I previously used WBB I.