road to perfection, possibly! pics page 1.... ***NEW PICS PAGE 15***

lol dont mention it mate, im here to please :)

lots of training and good food over last 2 days, although got too drunk again last night, cant be arsed to type out everything at the moment lol.

Will start updating again properly from monday onwards (hopefully)

Right will try to keep updating again from now on after a few days of not doing too well.

Monday:

7.30am - get up - 6 weetabix + protein shake

10.30am - 2whole eggs + 2whites - scrambled + slice of cheescake :/

12pm - Train
Started doing squats to start but my knee felt slightly dodgy so left them alone as didnt want to aggrevate anything.

Leg extension
3x10 (60kg)

Leg curl
3x10 (55kg)

Deadlift
1x10 (90kg)
2x10 (95kg)

Inverted row
2x15 (bodyweight)
1x20 (bodyweight)

Swiss ball crunches
3x30 (bodyweight)

Air cycling
2minutes

Sit-ups with russian twist
1 sit up followed by 2 twists, 1 sit up followed by 4 twists and so on until 20.

Close grip pull down
3x10 (40kg)

Pull-ups
2x8 (bodyweight)

Hammer curls
3x10 (17.5kg)

21's
30kg

Followed by 40g whey + 30g maltodextrin

2pm - 2 mackarel sandwhiches + bowl coco pops :/

May have football tonight, not sure yet otherwise just resting for next few days (apart from gym that is)

6.30am - get up - exercise class

7.30am - 6 weetabix + protein shake

10am - 2 whole eggs + 1 white scrambled

11am - Banana

11.15am - TRAIN
Chest/Shoulders/Triceps
Wrist still not completely healed so going slightly lighter on weights still (especially bench press - although doing an as wide grip as possible)

Bench press
3x10 (75kg)

Incline bench press
1x10 (60kg)
2x10 (70kg)

Cable crossover
3x10 (35lbs)

Shoulder press
3x12 (22.5kg)

Shrugs
1`x10 (25kg)
1x15 (25kg)
1x20 (25kg)

Lat raises supersetted with front raises
3x10 (of each @ 8.5kg)

Skull crushers supersetted with CGBP
3x10 (of each @ 30kg)

Sitting leg raises
Both feet out and ten presses of one leg followed by 10 of the other, then 9 of each down to 1 of each whilst in crunch position.

Sit-ups with russian twist
Same as yesterday

Followed by 40g wehy + 30g maltodextrtin

1.30pm - Chicken baguette

2.30pm - 4weetabix

5pm - Tin tuna

Resting for rest of day, got a job doing some babysitting lol but is all money to go out with so cant complain really.

Good day of rest today, although did decide to do a 3mile run and help my frined with moving house so not really a day of rest, but did nothing else adn just ate relatively good food.
Back at the gym tomorrow for legs/back biceps and a night out after along with 2 exercise sessions.

Hit 14stone 12 on the scales earluier, although not sure if that is my actual weight would say more around 14st 9

How tall are you?

How big are your gunz?

Looking good though fella, keep it up and keep it natural!

am 6ft2 mate, not sure on size of muscles though, not got a tape measure so no clue whatsoever.

Weighted myself again today though and up at 15stone so maybe am at that weight, will keep weighing over next few days to get a true reflection though.

6.30am - get up - Exercise class

7.30am - 6 weetabix + protein shake

10.30am - Turkey breast + salad

11.30am - Banana

12pm - Train
Back/Biceps
Would have done legs but aching so much from run yesterday, also slight twinge in lower back so went really light on deads today.

Deadlift
3x15 (40kg)

Inverted rows
3x20 (bodyweight)

Sit-ups with russian twist
1x10 (2 twists, 4 twists after each sit up all the way to 20)

Crunches
3x20

Seated row
3x10 (140lb)

Lat pull down
3x10 (60kg)

Hammer curl
2x12 (17.5kg)
1x10 (17.5kg)

21's
30kg

Followed by 40g whey

2pm - 2 bowl cornflakes

3.30pm - Turkey breast + salad

Got another class to teach at 5.30, will get in a couple more decent meals before heading out to ruin any good work with more drinking!!

You are a big boy. Keep it up.

Nice journal mate, looking good.   I have always been impressed with the advice you give in the beginners' and training correctly sections.    Very knowledgeable answers!  Keep it up mate!

Cheers buddy, much appreciated.

Todays notes so far:

10am - get up - Porridge + green tea + protein shake

11am - 3 weetabix

11.45am - Banana

12pm - Train
Legs/back/biceps
Legs was a bit non-existant again, but only due to the fact that both my training partners were wanting to run and didnt fancy doing a lot of legs on my own. Infact wasnt actually a too good a training session, think we were all just recovering from the weekend.

Squat
3x8 (100kg)

Deadlift supersetted with Inverted rows
Deadlift - 10 @ 90kg - Inverted rows - 15
Deadlift - 10 @ 90kg - Inverted rows - 15
Deadlift - 10 @ 90kg - Inverted rows - 10

Lat pull down
3x10 (59kg)

Chin-ups
2x10 (Bodyweight)

Hammer curls
3x12 (17.5kg) - never managed the 3x12 at this weight so happy @ that.

21's
30kg

Followed by 40g whey + some jelly babies!!!

2pm - 6 weetabix + natural yoghurt

2.30pm - 2 cod fillets

Probably got football later on, not sure yet though, not really in the mood for it at all but should play really as missed last week!

Looking in awesome shape mate, very good lifts and a damn good journal!

cheers buddy, still looming to improve though, especially on my lifts, dont seem too good to me, but most are improving so cant really complain!

Am playing football tonight, only in goal, bit of extra cardio though really so can only be good i guess.

4.30pm - 3 weetabix + tin tuna - strange combination raelly but they were eaten seperately lol.

7pm - Pasta + tuna + bacon

Football is @ 9-10 so will get a protein shake on getting home, not bothering to go out tonight either, spent too muc money and rest will do me good in preperation for a chest/shoulders/triceps session tomorrow and also a run in the evening.

naththebeast


cheers buddy, still looming to improve though, especially on my lifts, dont seem too good to me, but most are improving so cant really complain!

Am playing football tonight, only in goal, bit of extra cardio though really so can only be good i guess.

4.30pm - 3 weetabix + tin tuna - strange combination raelly but they were eaten seperately lol.

7pm - Pasta + tuna + bacon

Football is @ 9-10 so will get a protein shake on getting home, not bothering to go out tonight either, spent too muc money and rest will do me good in preperation for a chest/shoulders/triceps session tomorrow and also a run in the evening.

weetbix and tuna what..lol

Jesss mate chest/shoulders in one session...u crazy

How long you been training mate and are you in education or what atm? Just wondering.

lol ate the weetabix and tuna seperately though dont worry lol.

yeah always on chest/shoulders/tris in one session, do that and back/legs/bis twice a week as is working really well atm.

Not in education at the moment no mate, am off to uni next year though hopefully after taking 2years out to just do a few things including qualifying as a PT where i just run my own exercise classes from it, dont want a full time job just yet so happy with part time stuff.

Have been training around 2years or so, but for the fisrt year didnt have a clue and basically did bench press, shoulder press and bicep curls every session or something similar lol, in the last year or so have looked into it a lot more and has really helped too, diet and training wise.

naththebeast


lol ate the weetabix and tuna seperately though dont worry lol.

yeah always on chest/shoulders/tris in one session, do that and back/legs/bis twice a week as is working really well atm.

Not in education at the moment no mate, am off to uni next year though hopefully after taking 2years out to just do a few things including qualifying as a PT where i just run my own exercise classes from it, dont want a full time job just yet so happy with part time stuff.

Have been training around 2years or so, but for the fisrt year didnt have a clue and basically did bench press, shoulder press and bicep curls every session or something similar lol, in the last year or so have looked into it a lot more and has really helped too, diet and training wise.

LOL @ weetabix and tuna, just playing mate

So your a PT now, did you do a Fitness instructor course and PT course? What you planing to study at uni?

Your lifts are very good taking into account your training experience.

I know what you mean about not taking it serious.

I was the same until about 2/3 months ago. I keep a personal journal, but it keeps you motivated trying to beat what you did last week, I already cant wait for next weeks bench.

I can't believe I was just sitting at the same weights and not pushing myself for so long. It wasn't that i couldnt lift heavier, i'd never tried, just stuck into a routine !

Good journal mate.

yungdest81


I know what you mean about not taking it serious.

I was the same until about 2/3 months ago. I keep a personal journal, but it keeps you motivated trying to beat what you did last week, I already cant wait for next weeks bench.

I can't believe I was just sitting at the same weights and not pushing myself for so long. It wasn't that i couldnt lift heavier, i'd never tried, just stuck into a routine !

Good journal mate.

Same happened to me when i started lifting, i wasted so much time.

cheers yungdest, yeah seems annoying now that i went for so long just dawdling along doing random crap and not getting that far lol.

I did my level2 at college Ice so when it came to the PT course i saved £800 and didnt have to do the first 13days so was quite helpful really, dont actually do any PT'ing just run exercise classes which is good as gives me money i use for going out then use part time work to save towards uni.
Am hopefully going to study sports science, thats all my grades are really geared towards, or something else within sport, but did well at SS at college so hoping will be the same at uni!

Todays notes

6.30am - get up - exercise class - 1.5mile run to start that i took part in too

7.30am - Porridge + green tea + protein shake

10.30am - 4egg whites + 2yolks scrambled + green tea

11.30am - Banana

12pm train
Chest/Shoulders/Triceps

Bench press
1x10 (80kg)
2x8 (85kg) - higher than normal and felt pretty good although 8th rep was always a struggle.

Incline press (machine)
3x8 (90kg)

Chest flyes
3x10 (15kg)

Crunches + leg raises
30 of each

Standing shoulder press
1x10 (17.5kg)
2x10 (20kg)

Front raise supersetted with lat raise
3x10 (of each @ 8.5kg) - will put this up next time as reckon i should be doing more, dropped the weight down from 10 lately to get better technique, but 8.5feeling easy now so will try going back up.

Skull crusher supersetted with CGBP
3x10 (of each @ 30kg - again will go back to 35next time, but just been preventing making my hand injury worse, but fully healed now)

Rope pushdowns
3x10 - 55lbs i think

Followed by 40g whey + banana

2pm - 3 weetabix + yoghurt

3pm - 3.5mile run, steps + hills + sprints thrown in for good measure, managed half a second under 30mins too which is all good (including a stop halfway for toilet ha)

4pm - Subway - meatball marinara :/ was walking back from run and was too tempted, need to resist temptation more, major weak point!

5pm - Tin mackarel

5.30pm - 3 weetabix + yoghurt

Resting in for the rest of the day, probably heading to my dads so will end up getting a take-away most likely which isnt great, but will go for most healthy option (if thats possible - chicken shish or something with all the salad no sauce) although if im lucky he may have a steak cooking!

Complete day of rest planned for tomorrow i hope, although may have to accompany a few mates wanting to head out, which will make the main night of thursday quite tough!

Will try to get some more pics up in next couple of days too, will try to get some decent ones too, hopefully will be able to get someone else to rather than me take them with my phone!

Very cool mate was asking for a reason you see, i done sports science at college too, at my first yr at uni now doing sports and ex science too, so im also level 2 atm, i got a DDM 6 points off a DDD rippin! LOL My plan was to work as at level 2 while at uni then as a PT after uni when ill be level 3, then if PT'ing doesnt work out i can go into some other line of work as ill have a degree :)

Would like to work as a gym instructor while at uni so keeping my eye out atm. Any idea what uni you wanna go too?

What classes do you take and whats the money like?