chris642
03-01-2009, 01:45 PM
hey, i have been doing the palumbo diet for cutting which can be found here:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=5899101
I am actually about 2 weeks in and i think a log could be a good way to track my progress and maybe help some other people out if there interested, haha.
My history:
I started last year at a chubby 200 lbs, i began dieting and lifting religiously, the problem is that my knowledge wasnt all to advanced, haha. I was eating about 1800 calories a day and lifting whatever i felt like at the gym, making my own routine. I got thin and relatively strong, dont get me wrong, but the problem was that i severly overestimated my muscle mass, lmfao. I was reallly skinny, 175 lbs @ 6'1, no good. I stopped lifting during the summer due to a full time job between semesters and gained about 10 pounds, so i was a semi lean 185.
then comes this September, i actually did things right. I started Bill stars 5x5 program which made my strength and size shoot up, i was eating loads(very dirty, very stupid) and getting much bigger. After messing around with 2 other strength programs, alternating every couple months, I am at my current shape, 235lbs. I am unsure of my body fat, one trainer said just by looking he thinks i am around 15%, i will let you guys decide.
My goal:
i want to be at 10% BF, I am thinking i will need to drop to 210, maybe a little less. I need to preserve as much strength and size as possible of course.
current:
Bench-330
Squat-350
Deadlift-420
My diet:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/chris642/dietww.jpg
Fridays i get to have a refeed meal, aka lots of carbs :)
Cardio:
palumbo says at least 20 mins LISS, HR around 120, so that's what i do, lol
Routine:
will post every session, it is a simple power based routine i found, 3x a week, seems to be working great
Will update the thread with pics soon, then will post progress pics once a week
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=5899101
I am actually about 2 weeks in and i think a log could be a good way to track my progress and maybe help some other people out if there interested, haha.
My history:
I started last year at a chubby 200 lbs, i began dieting and lifting religiously, the problem is that my knowledge wasnt all to advanced, haha. I was eating about 1800 calories a day and lifting whatever i felt like at the gym, making my own routine. I got thin and relatively strong, dont get me wrong, but the problem was that i severly overestimated my muscle mass, lmfao. I was reallly skinny, 175 lbs @ 6'1, no good. I stopped lifting during the summer due to a full time job between semesters and gained about 10 pounds, so i was a semi lean 185.
then comes this September, i actually did things right. I started Bill stars 5x5 program which made my strength and size shoot up, i was eating loads(very dirty, very stupid) and getting much bigger. After messing around with 2 other strength programs, alternating every couple months, I am at my current shape, 235lbs. I am unsure of my body fat, one trainer said just by looking he thinks i am around 15%, i will let you guys decide.
My goal:
i want to be at 10% BF, I am thinking i will need to drop to 210, maybe a little less. I need to preserve as much strength and size as possible of course.
current:
Bench-330
Squat-350
Deadlift-420
My diet:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/chris642/dietww.jpg
Fridays i get to have a refeed meal, aka lots of carbs :)
Cardio:
palumbo says at least 20 mins LISS, HR around 120, so that's what i do, lol
Routine:
will post every session, it is a simple power based routine i found, 3x a week, seems to be working great
Will update the thread with pics soon, then will post progress pics once a week