Tuffy's Journal - Cumbrian Classics 2013

Sorry to hear you're having a crap time Tuffy.  I don't doubt from your drive that you'll be back on your feet soon.  Rooting for you bud!

Hey everyone i'm back (again) but this time for good!!
 
I have missed MT and the group of people that I have met through this forum. I hope you will all be back in here again soon and posting / following my progress as I start back with my training after 3.5 months doing almost nothing.
 
I don't want to go into my personal life too much as it is still a sore subject but basically I tried to make things work with my girlfriend after we split last time (when I last posted in here). Unfortunately it didn't work out and yesterday we ended things. I am now back at my Mum's and preparing for a tough few weeks whilst I try and get through this and start making something of myself. I am having another baby in the new year and I want to be in a good position to be able to see him / her regularly.
 
Word of advice people.. Don't have a relationship with your boss - when it falls apart, one of you has to go and it sure as hell won't be the boss.
 
So I will be checking in here and getting back in touch with you guys whilst I suss out what I am going to do with myself. Training is still on hold until I have a clear plan. I am jobless with limited funds and also have no car lol.

Tuffy


Hey everyone i'm back (again) but this time for good!!

I have missed MT and the group of people that I have met through this forum. I hope you will all be back in here again soon and posting / following my progress as I start back with my training after 3.5 months doing almost nothing.

I don't want to go into my personal life too much as it is still a sore subject but basically I tried to make things work with my girlfriend after we split last time (when I last posted in here). Unfortunately it didn't work out and yesterday we ended things. I am now back at my Mum's and preparing for a tough few weeks whilst I try and get through this and start making something of myself. I am having another baby in the new year and I want to be in a good position to be able to see him / her regularly.

Word of advice people.. Don't have a relationship with your boss - when it falls apart, one of you has to go and it sure as hell won't be the boss.

So I will be checking in here and getting back in touch with you guys whilst I suss out what I am going to do with myself. Training is still on hold until I have a clear plan. I am jobless with limited funds and also have no car lol.

Bloody hell Dan mate, some tough times you've been going through. I really hope things pick up soon for you bud, you need and deserve a bit of good luck i think. One day at a time mate you'll get back to where you want to be no doubt.
 
Good to see you back bud.

Good to see you back Tuffy and hope you are ok in general.

Chin up bro and things will turn around mate, just may take time.

Will give you a text mate. 

Hope things turn around, mate, good to see you back here tho.
 
As much as I like my boss, she isn't into boys so I think I'm good there

alright dan bud good to finaly back on here after the last few text,s i was hopeing u would get back on . it,ll be good to see u posting and getting back into the training hopefully u will get your stuff sorted soon

Cheers for the support guys, much appreciated.
 
I have had a nightmare few days with a hell of a lot of bad luck.
 
Went to collect my things yesterday and was supposed to be there for 1.30pm but everything seemed to go wrong including my hire car breaking down (told me it was diesel... It wasn't) which added 4 hours to my already 8 hour late journey.
 
I got back late last night with all my things though bar a few bits and pieces but hopefully I will get them back next week.
 
I am not sure what I am going to do job wise just yet but I have not even unpacked yet. I was being trained up as an assistant manager before I was forced to leave and had the hopes of getting some managerial experience to put on my CV but hey ho, life is the real lesson.
 
I was also looking at opening my new gym with a hope of Jan 2014 as the opening. My girlfriend has been a gym manager for 10 years and has a lot of knowledge and she believed we could really make a killing with her experience and knowledge of the local area and my business skills.
 
It still remains my dream but for now that is all it is.
 
Once I have a clear head I will put together a training and diet plan for myself and post in here so you can hopefully start tracking my progress again.
 
I have lost a lot of size as training has been few and far between as I threw myself into my career (thinking of the future) LOL. I am hopefully I can have some beloved muscle memory to get me back on track though? 

Muscle will come back no sweat mate, in the grand scheme of things it means fook all. Like i say tackle one thing at a time and you'll be back on an even keel in no time for sure. You sure get some $hit thrown at you bud, it can only get better now.

Having a tough old time Dan, let me wish you all the best for the future and will be stopping by in here regular to see how you're getting on.

Cheers, Neil.

Ox


Muscle will come back no sweat mate, in the grand scheme of things it means fook all. Like i say tackle one thing at a time and you'll be back on an even keel in no time for sure. You sure get some $hit thrown at you bud, it can only get better now.

 
I am confident the muscle will return, so I am not too concerned at the moment. More important that I sort myself out with an income.

Flanders


Having a tough old time Dan, let me wish you all the best for the future and will be stopping by in here regular to see how you're getting on.

Cheers, Neil.

Cheers Neil. 
 
Things can only get better now though eh?
 

the past has been and gone, you cant change it so no point dwelling in what could have been!  Cant be easy being back at home, but at least you have a home to go back to!
 
work of some sort isnt that hard to come by as long as your not fussy about what your doing, get a stopgap and then you can look for something better.
 
 

Alright mate, great to see you last week in that totally random encounter in McDonalds car park haha.
 
I know you've lost size man, but seriously you still have a sh1t load of mass, more than most on here, you were built/born for this sport it won't take long to come back at all. 
 
I am busy as fcuk and facing the toughest week of my life next week but you wanna meet up over a beer and coke zero just give us a shout, even a 20min catch up somewhere mate. I am moving out next week we're in a similar situ - anyway you got my no mate

walkie


Alright mate, great to see you last week in that totally random encounter in McDonalds car park haha.

I know you've lost size man, but seriously you still have a sh1t load of mass, more than most on here, you were built/born for this sport it won't take long to come back at all. 

I am busy as fcuk and facing the toughest week of my life next week but you wanna meet up over a beer and coke zero just give us a shout, even a 20min catch up somewhere mate. I am moving out next week we're in a similar situ - anyway you got my no mate

I will give you a bell mate for a catch up. You're definitely on the move then?

I have been there mate, so know what you're facing.

dazc


the past has been and gone, you cant change it so no point dwelling in what could have been!  Cant be easy being back at home, but at least you have a home to go back to!

work of some sort isnt that hard to come by as long as your not fussy about what your doing, get a stopgap and then you can look for something better.

Yeah I know Dazc. I am not all down in the dumps as my post may suggest. I am just taking my time to make my decisions without rushing into anything.
 
I have various things to sort out and maybe a few income streams to look at.

Sounds promising with the income then Dan mate, hope it works out.

Ox


Sounds promising with the income then Dan mate, hope it works out.

Maybe wishful thinking but you never know?? Hoping something pans out.

Today is the first really hard day I have had. The first day that dark thoughts have entered my head. I just keep looking at photo's of my little boy to give me a reason not to give up.

just keep thinking off the wee man budy thats what i do when i,m feeling like that it,s keeps me going

Stay strong mate, your lad needs you and your new little un too. You can and will get through it mate.

I am feeling a little more upbeat today, so I decided to put the first part of my plan together for my big mass gain.
 
I struggled to get past 102kg last time I bulked but I was in fairly good condition throughout and prep (until I bailed was easy as a result). I would like to have a go at competing but I am not committing to anything in my head until I am in a better place both financially and psychologically.
 
I am going to venture into the unknown and try something completely new for diet, training and supplementation. I don't want to get too fat but I am going for size this time and lots of it, so bare that in mind when you see my diet.
 
I am going to eat more food than ever before but following a similar template from the initial one I used to start my bulk off last year. That diet saw me lean out and pack on size, so I am hoping for the same but MORE!!
 
I am going to train instinctively and for up to 3 hours a day. I plan to get a minimum of 8 hours sleep per day and will be eating shed loads, so recovery should not be a problem. I will put together 15 or so routines and pick whichever I feel on the day based on energy levels, niggles, weak areas, mood and time constraints. Rather than random workouts, I will select from a list so that I can still track progression over a period of time. Some will be heavy, some will be light, some mainly isolation and some a mixture of all the above.
 
I aim to up my calories as my appetite increases. I have only been eating 1 meal a day for the last 8 days due to generally feeling sh!tty, so the amount of food I aim to start with will be daunting. I wanted to try 9000 calories per day but this diet will be roughly 6400 calories initially.
 
I have listed the cals / pro / cho / fat next to each meal but this is rough and will not take into account some things like butter / cooking oil.
 
So enough waffling, here is the diet:
Wake:
10g BCAA's
5g Glutamine
1g Vit C
1000iu Vit E
10g Creatine
50ml Grape Juice
 
30 Minutes Later: 1208 / 87.4 / 94.4 / 52.8
70g Oats
20g Honey
40g Whey Concentrate
3 Whole Eggs
4 Slices of Bacon
1 tspn Salt
2 Slices of Toast
10g Brown Sauce
 
2.5 Hours Later: 794 / 57.4 / 62.4 / 34.3
250g Turkey Mince
20g Cheese
150g Sweet Potato
1/2 a Tin of Pineapple
10g Tomato Sauce
 
2.5 Hours Later (1 hour pre-workout): 819 / 47.6 / 38.4 / 51.7
200g Chicken Breast
Large Salad
25g Piccalilli
30ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil
30g Walnuts
1/2 a Tin of Pineapple
5g BCAA's
5g Glutamine
 
20 Minutes Pre Workout: 
5g Beta Alanine
5g BCAA's
100g Carb Impact
20g Whey Isolate
NO Supplement
 
Intra Workout:
50g Carb Impact
10g BCAA's
10g Glutamine
5g Creatine
 
Post Workout: 911 / 83.6 / 142.4 / 1
75g Whey Isolate
1g Vit C
400iu Vit E
 
1 Hour Post Workout: 986 / 65.9 / 70.5 / 40.7
250g Rump Steak
50g Basmati Rice
1 Pepper
30ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 an Onion
30g Sweet Chilli Sauce
1/4 a Tin of Pineapple
1 tspn Salt
 
2.5 Hours Later: 775 / 69.4 / 59.5 / 27.9
250g Beef Mince
50g Wholemeal Pasta
5 Mushrooms
200g Tinned Tomatos
200g Bio Yoghurt
5g BCAA's
 
2 Hours Later: 877 / 88 / 44 / 39.4
4 Whole Eggs
2 Ryvita 
60g Light Philadelphia
1 Banana
50g Casein
1 Serving of ZMA
2 Multivits
200iu Vit E
30mcg Vit D
 

Good to hear your feeling bit better mate.
That diet is immense!! Whole plan sounds very interesting mate, will be great to see the improvements you'll make, no doubt mass size will go on! Best of luck mate!