Well after reading some of the progress journals from MT regulars (which are very interesting) documenting their high's & lows in training, ive become inspired to start my own log.
Hopefully it'll keep me motivated throughout the hardtimes which i know there will be & ill be able to monitor my gains or flaws throughout the summer.

Well a bit about me...... im 24, 6ft0 & 12st5, BF around 11% roughly. My aim is to bulk up over the summer ready for the start of the rugby season in August.

Ive got my diet pretty much sorted, after being broken down & rebuilt by Gaz, TT & the other guys who help in the Diet & Nutrition section, cheers peeps!

Even got my training programme reviewed so hopefully im all set to go..........
Im going to use a three day split, alternating the reps every other week ie. Week1 8-10reps / Week2 4-6reps.
Hopefully this will help me gain size whilst increasing my power & strength!!!!!

The split im using is
Monday - Legs and Shoulders
Tuesday - 30minutes steady CV
Wednesday - Back and Biceps
Thursday - Rugby related training
Friday - Chest and Triceps
Saturday & Sunday Off

Im aiming to weigh myself every 2weeks & post a pic at the start of each month to see if theres any progress!

Well enough of me ranting its time to knuckle down & start some serious training. Am going to take it easy this weeknd and enjoy a few treats (beer & fast food) before i comit myself fully from monday!

P.S
Am planning to post a starting pic as soon as i figure out how to work my new digital camera, lol!

Duna duna duna duna FATMAN!!!!!

Good luck with your journal!

It's certainly a good way to keep motivation topped up.

PB's (88kg-natural)
Squat - 135kg
Bench - 125kg x 2
Deadlift - 230kg

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Good luck with the journal, post your diet up from the diet section so we can see it here, training split looks good too!

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Cheers m8! Thats what i thought, i know im all motivated now but im only human & know there will be low points hence the journal!

Duna duna duna duna FATMAN!!!!!

Well hopefully my diet will be something like this.....

Wake
Meal 1 - 60g Oats, 250mls Whole Milk, 20g Peanut Butter, 1 Large Banana & 30g Whey.
Meal 2 - Either Gaz's Protein Bar 90g/ Shake (70gOats 30gWhey)/ 2Weetabix, 150g Tuna, 10g Peanut Butter blended up with water.
Meal 3 - Either 100g Chicken/ Turkey/ Beef/ Salmon or 150g Tuna in a tortilla wrap with Salad, mayo ,40g cheese, 1satsuma, 125g natural yogurt.
Meal 4 - Same as Meal 2
Meal 5 - PWO (30gWhey with 40gMaltodextrin)
Meal 6 - Either 100g Chicken/ Turkey/ Beef/ Salmon or 150g Tuna, 125g White rice + 1Egg white, 100g Mixed Veg & 1 Apple.
Meal 7 - 200g Cottage cheese or Quark with 20g Peanut Butter.
Sleep

Ive decided to have a cheat meal once per week, prob on a saturday to keep my sane & its someting to look forward too!

Duna duna duna duna FATMAN!!!!!

Decided to have a tattoo yesterday


Designed it myself ages ago & got inspired after watching XXX (Vin Diesel) on dvd friday night to finally get it done.
Im applying loads of preparation H three times a day to aid with the healing and hopefully reduce the scabbing.

Planning to do somelight CV tomorrow now (not going to work up much of a sweat) and take it from there if i can start training on tuesday. If so ill have to do legs & give my arm another days healing before training but ill see how it goes.

Duna duna duna duna FATMAN!!!!!

Well Day1 of the new training & diet program and all's going well!

Have had to swap the days around because of the tattoo and did 25minutes steady cardio today on the treadmill (12kmp, gradient 1) in stead of weights.

Having no problems with eating every 3hours (apart from some strange looks in work) & actually have a appetite for once which is a bonus!

Have been using Fucidin H cream on the tattoo which is healing great so ill assess tomorrow if i can train, ill most likely do legs but ill decide tomorrow!

Duna duna duna duna FATMAN!!!!!

Well Day 2 & the first day using the new weights routine. This week im aiming to lift between 8-10reps.

Legs & Shoulders
DB Clean & Press - 4sets of 8 (X2 17.5KG) Never done these before & were knackering
Lateral Raises - 3sets of 8 (x2 7kg)
Squats - 4sets of 8 last to failure (90kg) 8,8,8,9
SLDL - 4sets of 8 (65kg)
Calf Raises - 3sets of 12 (120kg)

Felt good during training & will use the weight lifted to gauge for next weeks lifts of 4-6reps.

Sticking to diet & had 30g Whey with 40g Maltodextrin PWO, not so nice.

Duna duna duna duna FATMAN!!!!!

Had a crap night sleep last night, couldnt settle at all so was up from 5am!

Have stuck to the diet well & enjoying it!

Did about 30minutes CV today including some sprints

10minutes light jog (warmup)
x4 200m Sprints
x4 100m Sprints
x2 50m Sprints
10minutes light jog (cool down)

Forgot to time the sprints but will remember for next time!

Duna duna duna duna FATMAN!!!!!

Nice tat dude !

Training looks great .. keep at it boyo !

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BF% 03/07/08: 21.3%

Thought id pop in beeing local welsh boy an all.

Nice tat especially the middle part

Get some sprint times down u can compare then at beginning of season.

Not sure if ur home now but sneg got district select 15 2mo at sneg at 7pm ish.

Cheers peeps, not home for a while now (gutted) but thats the army for ya!

Early training sess today!

Back & Biceps, however due to standdown the free weights room was locked so had to improvise with weight machines!

Weighted Wide Grip Chins 4x8-10 (8,7,7 with 5kg, 8 body weight)
Weighted Hyper Ext 4x12 (12 5kg, 12,12,12 6kg)
Seated Rows 4x8-10 (10 72.5kg, 8,8,8 74.5kg)
Barbell Curls 3x10 (10 38kg, 8,8 42kg)

Diets going well, tried the tuna shake for the firts time today (150g Tuna, 2 Weetabix & 10g Peanut Butter blended with water) tasted quite nice actually!

Duna duna duna duna FATMAN!!!!!

Good luck with your training mate...nice tattoo...that reminds me I must book one in soon.

Have a good one

Cardifflads new start

Thanks m8, once you have one your hooked always finding new designs to have!

Duna duna duna duna FATMAN!!!!!

goodluck mate. hope your summer and pre-season goes well

We're here for a good time, not a long time.


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Thanks m8, have been checking out the adaleagues board too! Some interesting posts & info there!

Duna duna duna duna FATMAN!!!!!

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Thanks m8, once you have one your hooked always finding new designs to have!

Tell me about it.....I started off just going to have the one..10 later and it's all over

Cardifflads new start

ORIGINAL: daismith906

Thanks m8, have been checking out the adaleagues board too! Some interesting posts & info there!

great stuff. glad you like it. remember - spread the word!!.

We're here for a good time, not a long time.


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Had a crappy day so far!

Felt fat & bloated all day + trying to eat my food is chore. At one point i though i was going to !

Hopefully its just a one off & will be back to my normal self tomorrow.

Went for a 30minute jog, nice & steady ready for chest & triceps tomorrow!

Going to alter my diet slightly too, under the advice of mick the brick (cheers butt)

Planning to swap the whey & peanut butter from my first meal for 2 whole eggs + 5egg whites & drink a few cups of green tea daily to try & reduce this bloating feeling.

Best get shopping then

Duna duna duna duna FATMAN!!!!!

hi there mate, looks like your getting off to a good start. who do you play rugby for?

I had to work in cwmbran for 3 months a few years back, ohh some good memories from nights out there and in newport!

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