Interlude

Not much to post about really... I plod on. Adding a fiver or a tenner on and off, eating my macros. Weights update:

Bench - 45 DBs
Squat - 165
Deadlift - 245
Row - 95 assuming 25 lb barbell
Leg press - 360

Today's my birthday! Celebrated with a leg session that almost killed me. Is the protein working? Too early to tell but I'd like to think it is.

I'm also participating in an office event where "steps" are measured with a pedometer and to max my count, i've committed to a 5k walk. Gym sessions also count but this way I guess I'll get some cardio in. Not oblivious to the double chin, just waiting for some decent strength numbers....

proteins yahhhh

it begins! 6 egg whites and a fist of chicken breast to kick things off. so this is now a typical day:

pre workout banana
half cup of instant oats in milk w/ walnuts
3 egg whites+1yolk
chicken breast + veg, 1 tsp olive oil and spices
3 egg whites+1yolk
1 chapati + whatever bhaji in the haus

This is gonna be my life for a month or so and then i'm planning to ease in the whey. I SHOULD be getting around 50 gm of the good stuff with my current eats.

Gyms going on as usual! Another 10 lb to my deads and its also time to move up to 45s for my bench dumbbells. Happy.
 

Sugar Normal!

WOOHOO my blood report's back and my sugar levels are now normal. Doc's happy with my progress, this is a monkey off my back. My meds have remained the same so i'd like to believe this is a happy side effect of all the iron i've been moving.

However, she did tell me to take it easy on the protein and to check for serum/creatine the next time i did my tests. So i'm thinking i'll start off with maybe 75 gm a day and do my checks after 3 months. Should be good enough to see some results and not too serious to mess with my system. Also totally ruled out gear and will probably nay creatine supplements as well. Not too busted about the gear since I intend to remain natty, but I wonder how much the creatine bit will affect my gains...

Odd leg day today, I went too deep with 1 plate and had to roll the bar. But then I did a couple sets, not ATG but still below parallel and managed 2 more sets with 10 and 20 lbs more. Good stuff but I wonder if my form is ok...

On other achievements, leg pressed 4 plates for 3 sets and moved up my leg extension dropsets by 1 plate as well. Also added another 20 lbs to my SDLs. Exciting times.

quickie

off to the doctor today to check up on my sugar levels and make sure i can start my protein. fingers crossed!

good chest day... time to move up to 45s for dumbbell press, and lower the resistance for dips too.

I think I'm clinically dead

My friends, be well prepared for the demands of working out the heavies twice a week, if you are so inclined. One week in and I feel like the spark plug of a Parsi-owned Yezdi. The initial idea was to have one off day a week but I'm so bushed that I've been taking one every two days. Too early to tell if its had any impact though, particularly since the proteins haven't started yet. I know I know I'LL GET TO IT

Good leg day today, though the last couple of squat sets were a bit iffy, not too bad though. Put on another 5 in there for the last two sets. The rage rush didnt turn out so good though.... I glared at the mirror as balefully as I could manage but didnt explode out of the squat like I thought I would. Oh well some days stuff clicks I guess.

One discovery I have made is that standing calf raises beat seated silly when it comes to working out them baby cows. My babies feel like they've been put through hell. Useful to know when you have one hour a day to spend in the gym and every minute saved counts.

Jeans success is best success

32 WAIST JEANS MUTHAFUCKAAAA

This is amazing. i used to wear 32s when I was in college and even then my gut used to spill out like an explosion in a treacle factory. Still does, but not so much and not enough to get me down anyway. I'm gonna relish this, more so since I just found out there are chicks in the gym who leg press more than I do. Hoo boy :(

I'M GONNA RELISH THIS

I have serendipitously discovered the value of adrenaline while moving iron. Squats last Saturday and I stare at myself and let out a huge mindroar which totally pumped me up and led to the most explosive set I've done so far. If my earphones would just stay on and my phone wasnt so expensive I'd totally be taking it along and blasting Slayer while I worked out. Until then I'll just have to make do with imaginary scenarios of me beating the shit out of random ugly people.

So I was able to add 5s to my barbell row and the time is ripe to do the same for squats and deadlifts as well. Working out the biggies twice a week is taxing as fuck but I believe the rewards will be proportionate. More so since the diet changes will also kick in from next week. I'm going for around 75 gm of protein a day to start with, equally divided between a scoop of powder, egg whites and chicken breast. Lets see what happens after that.

Baby got back

Well its called a pull day but its as good as back day I guess! Shuffled things around a bit, starting off with 4 sets of wide-grip chinups for 8 reps (assisted - I are still fat ass) and then going on to deadlifts, overhand/underhand rows and finally finishing off with lat pulldowns.

Theres not much room for variation when one needs to stick to old school movements so the best thing to do is to mix up the order and that worked well for me today, I got a nice squeeze on my lats which I havent had in a while. Plus i think i have room to amp up my rows weight now, toss another 5 lbs in there.

Its hard to write about my progress when the stories I read for inspiration have such enormous numbers... 400-500 lb deadlifts, 500-600 lb squats, insane feats of fitness. Its hard not to get discouraged, and i WAS discouraged. But its at your lowest point when you need to be the strongest, and take a little help if you need to. I poked a new hole in my belt yesterday and the rush that gave me has to keep me going for another couple months now. its a painfully slow game so be prepared!