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I personally get very depressed soon after eating anything with wheat-based carbs... but it turns out that that is due to a gluten intolerance/sensitivity/allergy and not anything to do with insulin...

I've been playing with my diet, tweaking it to see what I respond well and poorly to. I thought for a while that I might have had an insulin sensitivity issue, but ended up determining that it's a...

So I've finally figured out why I had significantly smaller gains than would reasonably be expected considering my dietary/caloric intake for this run... I'm allergic to gluten. For me, it seems to...

Quest bars. Kinda pricey, but they're quick and actually taste really good. Just wish I could buy them somewhere locally instead of having to order them online and pay stupidly expensive shipping...

Ok, so it's not exactly SS, because I'm doing other things on off days, which I already knew. But my gym workouts will exactly follow the linear progression model built by Rippetoe. I happen to like...

I will be doing the Starting Strength Practical Programming Novice Program, with the addition of kettlebell swings (75 reps) on off-days. Will also continue with jiu-jitsu training minimum 3x/week...

Final results
Baseline | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7

Neck 14.5" | 15.25" | 15.5" | 15.5" | 15.75" | 15.75" | 15.75" | 16"
Chest 37" | 37.5" | 38" | 38.5" |...

Lifting Results

Close grip supinated lat pulldown 130x5 --> 175x5 35% increase

Military shoulder press 85x5 --> 115x5 35% increase

Squats 160x5 --> 200x5 25% increase
I feel I probably...

Well, I'm going to be cutting this protocol short for a reasons that aren't really relevant here, but I've gotten some pretty amazing gains in the last 7 weeks and don't feel like I'm cheating myself...

Workout B

Squat 160x9.7 + 1FR
Slight decline bench press 50x8.2 + 2FR

Squats almost killed me today, I'm really glad I do them in a smith machine or I probably would have ended up squished on...

I personally don't consider "You have the worst diet I have ever seen - apart from an obese female co-worker who is over 300 pounds." to be either positive or constructive. It comes off as basically...

Basically I'm making sure that I get at least 200g of protein per day, and other than that eating whatever is available, calorically dense, and fits into my schedule. With work and various other...

Day 44 minimum 3260 actual 3920

Frittata + milk 1270cal
12 chicken nuggets w/ plum sc 690cal
Prime rib beef dip 850cal
Nutella on toast 440cal
Ice cream 350cal
Milk 320cal

Didn't track my...

I would expect it's something to do with this nasty cough/cold thing I've had for a few weeks now, my abs have been sore pretty much all the time from all the coughing.

I may do a geek to freak...

Good results, well written log.

Good luck with the IF, I did a few months of it combined with a slow-carb style diet for september-december, was very happy with it. I'll probably get myself back...

Week 6 results
Baseline | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Current

Neck 14.5" | 15.25" | 15.5" | 15.5" | 15.75" | 15.75" | 15.75"
Chest 37" | 37.5" | 38" | 38.5" | 38.75" | 39" |...

Day 42 minimum 3280 actual 4950

Shake 930cal
Mcdonalds 1290cal
Wendys 1530cal
Easter crap 1200cal

Well, my appetite's back. Huzzah.

Weigh in tomorrow.

Just figure them out the day of your first workout. Leave yourself plenty of time so you're not rushing to get done and work it out as you go.

Day 41 minimum 3280 actual 3640

Shake 930cal
Broccoli + cheese chicken breast 260cal
Sidekick w/ ham 1200cal
Cheesecake 900cal
Ice cream 350cal

Dirty, dirty bulk.

Workout A

Lat pulldowns 145x6.3 + 1FR (exactly the same as last week)
Shoulder 115x2.2 / 100x2.1 + 1FR

Well ****. Don't really know what else to say about this. I'm still feeling generally...