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Thought it was about time i updated the 1st page of my journal as goals have changed a fair bit since the start.

here are my most recent progress pics of my 1st bulk and 1st cut.

START (<10stone) (sept 06)







1ST BULK (14stone) (June 07)








1ST CUT (12 stone) (September 07)







CURRENT BULKING (October 07 - present)





December 07





March 08







APRIL 08






weigh in

5/08/06 - 62kg
12/08/06 - 64kg
19/08/06 - 64.5kg
27/08/06 - 65kg
3/9/06 - no idea, on holiday
10/9/06 - 66kg Is progress but not great, will hopefully get better once i get home and back to a sorted diet!
19/09/06 - 66.5kg
26/09/06 - 67kg (abs becoming ever more distant, lol)
5/10/06 - 67.25kg yay a gain i was not expecting
12/10/05 - 67.75
19/10/06 - 68.5kg (10:00ish) that seems more realistic, lol. Roll on 11 stone
26/10/06 - 69.75kg well now i am running my program with a new structure that fits in with work so i will be able to weigh myself at a consistant time! at last
2/11/06 - 70.5kg good stuff
9/11/06 - 71kg
16/11/06 - 72.25kg yay!!!
23/11/06 - 72.5kg bit ****ty this, lol. i blame the feckers who stole my egs from the kitchen lol, swines
30/11/06 - 72.75kg
7/12/06 - 72.75kg Fook, first time i have gone down hill a bit.
14/12/06 - ?
21/12/06 - ?
28/12/06 - ?
4/01/07 - ?
11/1/07 - ?
15/01/07 - 72kg (12ish)
21/01/07 - 72.5kg (am empty)
28/01/07 - 72.5
4/02/07 - 73.5 - last week i upped everything a bit so back on track!
11/02/07 - 74kg
18/02/07 - 76kg 2kg, what the hell - i am oficially fat.
25/02/07 - 77kg
4/03/07 - 78kg
11/03/07 - 80kg what is going on!!!
18/03/07 - 80.5kg
24/03/07 - 80.25kg - NOOOOOOOOO!!!!
WENT HOME HERE (for 4 weeks) AND MAINTIANED 80KG AND LOST SOME LARD I THINK
22/04/07 - 80kg
28/04/07 - 82kg- back on track!
5/05/07 - 82kg - damn, this is beyond a joke. cals now being upped prob around 5500 atm.
12/05/07 - 83.25
19/05/07 - 84kg
26/05/07 - 84kg WHAT THE HEC!!!! i was so sure i had grown this week ( i would have put money on it), well i definatly feel like i have anyway.
2/6/07 - 86.5kg That was a shock!
9/6/07 - 85kg ILLNESS. och, crap. well i expected it tbh.
16/6/07 - 86.5kg
23/6/07 - 87kg i think.....
30/6/07 - 88kg
CUT BEIGNS
2/7/07 - 87kg Thats a big drop in very little time^^^ i may have been a bit dehydrated!
9/7/07 - 85kg ahhhh, mabey a little dehydrated i hope.
16/7/07 - 84.5kg
23/7/07 - 83.5kg
30/7/07 - 82kg
6/08/07 - 80kg
13/08/07 - 79kg
20/08/07 - 78kg
27/08/07 - 77kg
3/09/07 - 76kg
10/09/07 - 72kg
BULK BEGINS
14/11/07 - 80kg
10/3/08 - 85kg

Background

Hi all! been meaning to start a log on here since i joined. Heres the strory, i am a 17 year old ( soon to be 18 ) have always been really into sport mainly rowing, running and cycling. Throught the years i have done alot of sport specific training which has sometimes involved weights. In the last 2 months i have really got into my weights and been experimenting with different routines etc...

Anyhoo i now want to add some quality mass to my frame with minimal lard, dont we all

At the moment i weigh just under 10st, 62kg or 136lbs and look like......

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/705/dscf0099lk1.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/5879/dsc00021xi9.jpg

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/5492/dsc00024jm1.jpg

and the pins...

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7758/dsc00025ad9.jpg

My initial goal is to get to 11st which would be the heaviest i have ever been, if and when i reach this goal i will evalute and see what to do from there!! I want toachieve an athletic physique, sprinter/ swimmer style something like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe2cEbIBePY Got my work cut out

I had not planned to start this log for another few weeks because i have got a pretty hectic time coming up so it will be hard to do this properly, going on a 4day cycle trip in a week then on the 28th heading to mauritius and dubai for 2 weeks! yay! So the cycle trip is not exactly gonna help things, but im not in any huge hurry! The hotels on holiday do have gyms but i dont know if they will be just cardio machines or what.

So now it begins! Hopefully i can attempt to replicate some murpheyblew gains ( i wish )

off to the gym now so will post routine, diet and measuremts

over and out

Tom

lol when i am proper lean , your physique is well, identical too mine, pretty crazy, think your gunna need a lot of decent grub too get the lbs on, i have too fight with my food lol, Best age too start aswell mate, get onto a proper routine, all lifts around compound basic excercises, keep it simple, lift heavy, and the results are gunna come.

Thanks alot mate!
The routine is to come! but il give you a sneaky preview....

Tis a full bod waterbury program (with a few slight alterations)

Having read alot of ice_mach posts i believe this is the way to go!

Tom

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definetly mate, chad knows his stuff, just make sure the routine isnt too high in volume, eg.lots of reps and sets, i know waterbury is a fan of it in quite a few of his routines

btw, are u 6ft?

Good luck mate, good to see you get a journal up. You'll breeze 11st in no time mate, just eat well and freakin rip those weights.. get agressive

I want toachieve an athletic physique, sprinter/ swimmer style something like this http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7758/dsc00025ad9.jpg Got my work cut out

the link is your pins lol

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The routine is to come! but il give you a sneaky preview....

Tis a full bod waterbury program (with a few slight alterations)

Having read alot of ice_mach posts i believe this is the way to go!

Nooo, Bill Starr is the way

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Thanks guys! No im 5 11, it really pisses my off i want 6ft so bad, a nice round height, imo.

Il post my routin and see what you think! After the gym of course! I really must go NOW!

I see you are obviously impressed with my monster wheels murphy

oops just realised i have put in the wrong link,lol! will edit it then take a look.

Tom

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Ahh i just made this post and it didnt workso i now have to do it agin. Curses

Routine:
Mon
Squat 5 x 5
bench press 5 x 5
power clean 5 x 5
weighted crunch 4 x 8
weighted hyper extensions 2 x 8

Wed
Squat 4 x 5
incline bench press 4 x 5
High pulls 4 x 5
Obliques 3 x 8

Fri 4 x 6
Squat 4 x 5
Bench press 4 x 5
Deadlift 4 x 5
Dips 3 x 6
chins 3 x 8


Yesterdays muscle chow looked like this...
wake - whey in water
Brekie - oats, soya milk, berries and pb
Snack - rice cakes with banana and pb
lunch - kidney beans, salmon and brocolli
snack - tuna steak and oat cakes
tea - sweet patato, tuna steak, brocolli, homous and salad (peppers, tomatoes etc..)
snack - 2 scrambled eggs

what do you think of that? Bear in mind i want to gradually build up my cals as i dont want to have a pot belly for my holiday in a few weeks

And my measurments
"Guns", well twigs - both 11" flexed (oh dear )
Quads - both 19"
Calfs - both 14"
chest (round nips) - 35" ( i think this is unnacurate as i did all measuring myself)
waist (navel) - 29"
Waist (hips) - 31.5"
Accumeasure callipers beside belly button - 5mm
weight 61kg

There we go! let the mission begin

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hmm, I dunno about the routine. Have an ask in the routine section maybe, to see if anyone else has used it and has had good results.

Nice looking diet to start of with though. I'd carb it up a little more myself, around lunch and 2nd snack. What are the times to go with the meals? also amounts/portion sizes? and when does training fit into this?

Pretty much the same measurements as me when I started mate Although you have an inch on your quads and are a few kg's heavier!

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Cheers murphy! Yeah i will carb it up a bit more especially on workout days! I typically workout around 11ish and have a pwo shake of whey and a dextrose, i dont really use that much dextrose tbh. I would consider the portions to be pretty large i.e when i say kidney beans i mean a whole 450g. I dont have scales to measure, may be an idea to get some. I would rather spend my cash on a dipping belt thoguh (anyone seen one for less than 20quid?)

Yeah i may post up the routine, is ice_mach around at the moment havnt seen any posts for a wee while?

Thought i would post up todays workout while im at it... Im not doing the workout on the days i mentioned earlier due to being away etc... and trying to make it fit in with other stuff. I have been making sure of proper rest!

So today i did what was fridays routine
deadlift 4 x 6 - 70kg
chins 4 x 6 - body
bench press 4 x 6 - 20kg db's
high pull 4 x 6 - 30kg
tri pushdown 4 x 6 - 28kg

Ohhh the weights dont include an olympic bar when used, i think it weighs 20kg.

Tom

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Maby add milk as well, (if your lactose intollerent then go for soya milk).

I assume your on a bulker but your diet is so clean! thats a real good thing dude, most people just go around eating everything in sight. keep the fats low and try and cycle the carbs.

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Cheers murphy! Yeah i will carb it up a bit more especially on workout days!

good stuff

I typically workout around 11ish and have a pwo shake of whey and a dextrose, i dont really use that much dextrose tbh.

sounds alright to me mate

I would consider the portions to be pretty large i.e when i say kidney beans i mean a whole 450g. I dont have scales to measure, may be an idea to get some.

Farkin hell! I like me beans too, but jeas.. lol. Yeah scales do come in very handy. You can pic up some cheapo electric ones for only a few quid too.

I would rather spend my cash on a dipping belt thoguh (anyone seen one for less than 20quid?)

Even better... got a lifting belt? I picked one up off of ebay for under a fiver, Golds Gym, leather, blah... anyway, a strong length of rope tied fast or some chain and bobs yer uncle!

Yeah i may post up the routine, is ice_mach around at the moment havnt seen any posts for a wee while?

Just reminded me... taking a break I think mate, off on holls

Oly bar is 20kg

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ORIGINAL: wogihao

Maby add milk as well, (if your lactose intollerent then go for soya milk).

I assume your on a bulker but your diet is so clean! thats a real good thing dude, most people just go around eating everything in sight. keep the fats low and try and cycle the carbs.

why?

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Hey Wogihao, yeah i am lactose intolerant, only mild mind you. I can handle some products like little bits of quark when making protein bars etc.. but feel better when i dont...less wind Mind you with all the kidney beans i have been munching of late it doesnt make much difference!!
I feel ok about my fat intake at the moment, sources mainly being pb, homous, olive oil, oily fish and hopefuly some flax soon

Murphey, where did you get scales from? tbh i dont know if i will bother, i dont want to become obsessed with cal counting and numbers as i have had problems in the past.


I had thought about making my own dipping belt! When i priced up chain and belt (from local powerhouse) it wasnt really any cheaper than buying the dipping 1. Will check out ebay!

Hopefully ice_mach will have a look on his return.

I think i will keep the carbs highish, My body likes its carbs and will utelise (sp?) carb cycling when eventualy cutting. I am really noticing the increased carbs all my veigns are popping up all over the pace!!

thanks for the input folks!

Tom

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why?

here the thread

Well i am bored...so i thought i would post todays diet up.

Wake - whey in water
brekkie - oats, berries, soya yoghurt and pb
snack - rice cakes with banana and pb
train - routine and weight above
pwo - whey in water with dextrose
lunch - tin of kidney beans, salmon fillet, poached egg and brocolli
Snack - small bowl of home made meusli (oats, sultanas and mixed fruit and nuts) with soya milk
tea - sweet potato, home made chili con carne, broccoli and homous
snack - 1 whole egg, 1 egg white with a few oatcakes

Really need to go shopping! am running out of oats, eggs, tuna, sweet potatos, pretty much all veg and my beloved beans noooooo! Tis rather annoying that my mother is not around at the mo to do the shopping as i will have to fork out again! Suffering for my art! Still got plenty of fish and steak in the freezer though

anyway exam results on tues

over and out

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Hey Wogihao, yeah i am lactose intolerant, only mild mind you. I can handle some products like little bits of quark when making protein bars etc.. but feel better when i dont...less wind Mind you with all the kidney beans i have been munching of late it doesnt make much difference!!
I feel ok about my fat intake at the moment, sources mainly being pb, homous, olive oil, oily fish and hopefuly some flax soon

when i was a baby i was lactose intolerance, but now im fine - i manage about 2 pints of milk a day. used to drink soy milk (the powder kind) it smelt terible!


good luck with the exams dude!

Thanks man! I am really excited (if thats the correct word) about the results! I need to get 2 B's in Advanced Higher maths and geography to get into loughborough. Otherwise i will be going to Strathclyde, i really want to get into loughborough! Dont get me wrong Glasgow is a cool place and i wont mind going...its just i have my heart set on lboro

Anyone else awaiting results??

I was lactose intolerant as a child then it dissapeared then reappered 2 years ago!

Tom

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