I just finished Day 2 of my nutritional experiment.  Mike Groom asked if I was taking uncovered photos during this experiment.  The answer is yes, I am taking uncovered photos, but that's not all.  I am tracking my weight and body fat percentage daily during this time period to see exactly what changes are affected by my approach.

I found Day 1 to be extremely diffficult to get through, but Day 2 was alot easier and I'm sure Day 3 and beyond will get a little easier each day as well.  Jay Cutler inspired me to really take this on during his speech at the competition I attended. He commented about how all the family and friends were to be commended for helping the competitors get through their tough nutritional programs in order to compete.  It made me think of how dedication they required to reach their goals.  I realized that I needed to start with that same dedication.  Bodybuilders do extreme things to get to their desired body fat percentage so why should I approach it any differently?

Work has been hectic and this new system has actually helped me to be sure I'm eating every 3 hours without any stress.  I'm quite religious about eating every 3 hours already, but this all just makes that even easier to pull off.  That's all I can say.

Accountability Log:

Nutrition Log:

Workout Log:

Started working through Rippetoe's strength training program today.

Thought for the Day:

Extreme circumstances require extreme measures be taken.

Until tomorrow…GET BACK TO LIFTING!

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I met my personal trainer at 5 a.m. and got started warming up on the treadmill.  After a good 5 minute warm up, we got down to business.  He knows my current goal is to lose fat, so he designed a workout plan that would do just that.  He has modified my schedule as follows:

Monday – Fat burning workout assisted by trainer
Tuesday – Strength training (Mark Rippetoe method)
Wednesday – Cardio
Thursday – Strength training (Mark Rippetoe method)
Friday – Fat burning workout assisted by trainer
Saturday – Strength training (Mark Rippetoe method)/Cardio
Sunday – Cardio

The workout today was done in two cycles.  They got my heart rate up high and I could feel the burn in my muscles as well.  At times I was really out of breath and had to slow down.  It was a pretty intense workout.

This was also the first day of my nutritional experiment.  For those interested, it does not involve fasting, but I know that by the end of the experiment I will be even more disciplined with my nutrition than I already was.  What I'm doing is extreme and not for everyone.  At the same time, it is so simple.  So far I feel good about it, but of course, it is the first day.

Accountability Log:

Nutrition Log:

Workout Log:

While you are used to seeing me post very high weights, this workout practically killed me.  It is the kind of fat burning workouts I was doing in the early stages of the New Rules of Lifting.  My heart rate was between 80 and 90% the entire time.  Just when you think you are about to die, you are told to do step ups very fast or static lunges. 

As discussed, I'm going to be doing Rippetoe's Strength routine as follows:

This means I will be doing 2 fat burning workouts and 3 strength training workouts each week.  I will do cardio 3 days a week as well.  I will continue to stick with the PACE cardio that I've been working on as it seems to help me keep my LBM numbers.

Thought for the Day:

When you are on the edge and you think you will die if you do one more rep, you likely have several more in you, so stop whining and just get it done!

Until tomorrow…GET BACK TO LIFTING!

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Today was a scheduled rest day.  I enjoyed my time off.  Starting today I will not be posting my nutrition log.  It is now classified material as I attempt an experiment with my nutrition.

I strongly believe that everyone in the Shreddersphere needs to understand that we are all role models for those people who read our blogs.  As such, when an experiment is conducted we should not post those things in our blogs until we've completed the experiment and can accurately portray the pros and cons of what we did.  That's what I'm doing for the next 4 weeks.  When the experiment is completed I will post the details of what I did (I'm still keeping very detailed records) and how it made me feel.  You will be able to see how my body is reacting because you'll still have the benefit of my daily photos.

Accountability Log:

Note: I am currently conducting an experiment.  As a result, the Cycle Spot, Target Cals, Cals and Target Ratios are all Top Secret and will not be revealed.

Nutrition Log:

Workout Log:

This was a rest day.

Thought for the Day:

Lead by example as if your life depended on it.

Until tomorrow…GET BACK TO LIFTING!

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The stats are in for the week:

So I have been eating 3000+ calories and it has paid off with alot of LBM.  I managed to lose 0.3% body fat and gain 2.42 pounds of LBM.  Honestly, I doubt I gained that much in one week, but the fact is that I'm heading in the right direction with that issue–LBM up and fat lbs. down.  This proves to me that eating enough and training hard will bring about good results.  It also tells me that my body is very responsive, so I can't wait until my bulking phase begins!  Bring on the muscle!!

Until later…GET BACK TO LIFTING!

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