and i'm back with a newer, healthier look on bodybuilding
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last time i was on here i was roughly 175 lbs....and a pretty big mess. but i was adding size and that was what mattered to me.
today i sit at a very lean 148 lbs. with new veins and muscles i didnt know i had. i did it with a very very strict diet...down to the t without one extra calorie for about two months. i loosened up a little after this, allowing a two or three cheat meals a week, but i only did this to keep myself mentally stable.
my cardio at first was a little excessive, but once i cut a good amount of weight i dropped it to a normal amount. i started off with running two miles a day, and ten minutes of jump rope at a different time during the day. i cut my cardio down to ten minutes of either running on the treadmill or eliptical 4 times a week.
i hit a little bumpy patch in my diet right after thanksgiving for about a week, but i was able to rebound back.
my personal favorite thing is 27 pounds lighter, i am stronger than ever! it is an amazing feeling.
people often ask about my supplementation, and it really was not much at all but basics.
i took ast multipro 32x
universal uni liver tabs
higher power nutirtion chromium piconilate
100% ON whey protein mint chip flavor
i also dabbled with caffiene supplementation before workouts, but nothing significant.
my training was a total change from what i was used to. i took my training to the next level, with more basic compound movements and bodyweight excercises.
my schedule basically looked like this-
monday- chest abs
3 x 10 bench press
3 x 10 dumbbell press
3 x 10 dumbbell press turn
3 x 10 cable crossover
3 sets superset leg raises with pushups
3 sets superset weighted crunches with pushups [only 2 sets are superset with pushups]
tuesday- biceps obliques
3 x 10 preacher curl
3 x 10 hammer curl
3 x 10 drag curl
3 x 10 cable curl
5 x 10 side twists
wednesday- triceps
3 x 10 skull crushers
3 x 10 dumbbell extensions one hand
3 x 10 straight bar pushdowns
3 x 10 close grip bench press
3 til exhaustion dips
thursday- shoulders, traps
3 x 10 dumbbell press
3 x 10 smith machine military press
3 x 10 cable raises
3 x 10 lateral raise machine
5 x 10 shrugs
friday- back
3 x 10 lat pulldowns
3 x 10 dumbbell row
6 sets wide grip pullups to exhaustion
3 x 10 smith machine barbell row
the only thing i think i didnt do too inteligently here is i overisolated my bicep.
i will be posting pictures very soon, and im finally at the point where i can see my abs again (first time since i was about seven years old).
i posted this to let you know it
can be done by anyone, you just need to find your level of commitment. my problem originally was i was trying to have my life be bodybuilding instead of bodybuilding being apart of my life. i take into consideration that im not going to sacrifice any part of my life for bodybuilding, because it doesnt need to be. i worked out a schedule so i can go out at night and still stay on my diet, very easily. anyone at any age can do it, i'm only seventeen and i did it, it may be physically easier to lose the weight at this age, and people think it takes away from your life, but it doesnt. thanks for reading