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11-08-2012, 04:18 AM #1471
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11-08-2012, 05:53 AM #1472
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11-08-2012, 06:25 AM #1473
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11-08-2012, 06:53 AM #1474
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11-08-2012, 07:11 AM #1475
- Join Date: Mar 2006
- Location: Corvallis, Oregon, United States
- Age: 39
- Posts: 312
- Rep Power: 266
I think i need to eat at maintenance for a little while, i'm starting to sleep like crap again... i go to sleep REALLY easy but wake up after 5 hours and can't go back to sleep...
this has happened to me before but i powered through it and regretted it, lost muscle,
anyone have this happen to them after 8-10 weeks of cutting hard?Aug 1 to Nov 1 Goal: Get down to <160 lbs
Start weight: 215lbs
Current Weight: 168 lbs
Goals for 2012/2013:
1.) Bench 150% BW (again)
2.) Squat 200% BW
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11-08-2012, 09:33 AM #1476
- Join Date: Sep 2009
- Location: Illinois, United States
- Age: 40
- Posts: 317
- Rep Power: 2126
It sounds like it might be worth a try, you've been making amazing progress, regardless of if it helps or not eating at maintenance for a while and then dropping back down might help boost the weight loss.
My sleep is also all sorts or screwed up at the moment and im not sure why, i was wondering if its due to over training and not enough rest, i workout at least 1hr a day, 6x week, Im not sure what to do about it cause i really dont want to decrease my workouts, as it helps reduce my stress and anxiety levels. Also that might not even be the cause.Goals: lose 20lbs
Squat: 200lbs
deadlift: 250lbs
pull-ups: unassisted 10
My Journal
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=148261863
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11-08-2012, 12:57 PM #1477
Not sure how steep your deficit is but I have had it happen multiple times. Generally feeling like crap due to long deficit.
Short list of things that helped me.
Melatonin before bed.
Increase calories to maintainence one day a week, possibly shifting some proteins to carbs that day once a week. I used this as leg day.
Checking to make sure adequate sodium and potassium were coming from my food.
Increasing fat intake.
YMMVThe most important aspect of weight training; whether for the athlete, bodybuilder, or average person is to better ones health and ability without injury. - Bill Pearl
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11-08-2012, 02:36 PM #1478
Today's my weigh in. 131.5. It's a legit fulk. I need to take hold of myself once and for all for this comp. I've spent too much time trying to work myself around people's schedules that I really don't have a solid plan for myself. Step 1 will be getting off my ass. Step 2 is prioritizing myself, again. I want that Xtend, and the rest of those prizes! They're not going to come by way of wishing.
Kristin "Never mind your failures today...get back on that horse and RIDE!"
The scale does not own me. :)
Nov 1 - Feb 1 NitroComp (Goal: 17% body fat--IT WILL BE MINE!!!)
11/1: 128 | 11/8: 131.5 | 11/15: 129 | 11/23: 132 |11/29: 131
12/6: 133 (WTF am I doing????) | 12/13: 132.5 | 12/20 | 12/27: 137 (damage control needed proto!) 1/3: 140.5 | 1/10: 133.5 | 1/17 | 1/20 | 1/27
Sept - Jan OBF Comp (Goal-high teen body fat, bigger muscles: Big fat fail, but moving on).
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11-08-2012, 04:01 PM #1479
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11-08-2012, 05:06 PM #1480
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11-08-2012, 06:11 PM #1481
Track macros carefully. Look at the site at noon and see where things are going wrong and take corrective action.
www.myfitnesspal.com
Record bad days too for reference. <<<<<<< This is important. You will see where things are going wrong. For me its always too much fat not enough vegetables.... every single time.
You are too fit and work too hard not to succeed!The most important aspect of weight training; whether for the athlete, bodybuilder, or average person is to better ones health and ability without injury. - Bill Pearl
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11-08-2012, 08:46 PM #1482
- Join Date: May 2007
- Location: Pennsylvania, United States
- Posts: 1,262
- Rep Power: 3083
Okay. This has to be a quick post. Unfortunately I have not been able to follow the thread for over a week. Mom was in town and has been cooking suppers so my diet has been off pretty bad. Completely my fault for succombing to home cooked meals that are not exactly in line with my goal. I now have a new game plan to get back in the groove. Workouts on the other hand have been going exceptional.
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11-09-2012, 12:52 AM #1483
Jeez...that's a long time! When is electricity projected to come on?
Thanks, man. I'm gonna need it!
For the record, I'm a horrible food tracker. I get frustrated easily from the data input, not finding what I need, and trying to figure out what ingredients I used and how to track those calories. Mad props to all you who do it well. I figure I've lost the bulk of my weight without tracking. How I got to 131 is no mystery either--way too much food. And candy. One day if I'm really stuck, or not getting results and wondering why (based on an already tried and true diet), then I'll suck it up and be better. But I promise to try since all of you trackers really have a great sense of what's going on. Thanks.Kristin "Never mind your failures today...get back on that horse and RIDE!"
The scale does not own me. :)
Nov 1 - Feb 1 NitroComp (Goal: 17% body fat--IT WILL BE MINE!!!)
11/1: 128 | 11/8: 131.5 | 11/15: 129 | 11/23: 132 |11/29: 131
12/6: 133 (WTF am I doing????) | 12/13: 132.5 | 12/20 | 12/27: 137 (damage control needed proto!) 1/3: 140.5 | 1/10: 133.5 | 1/17 | 1/20 | 1/27
Sept - Jan OBF Comp (Goal-high teen body fat, bigger muscles: Big fat fail, but moving on).
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11-09-2012, 12:55 AM #1484
Jeez...that's a long time! When is electricity projected to come on?
Thanks, man. I'm gonna need it!
For the record, I'm a horrible food tracker. I get frustrated easily from the data input, not finding what I need, and trying to figure out what ingredients I used and how to track those calories. Mad props to all you who do it well. I figure I've lost the bulk of my weight without tracking. How I got to 131 is no mystery either--way too much food. And candy. One day if I'm really stuck, or not getting results and wondering why (based on an already tried and true diet), then I'll suck it up and be better. But I promise to try since all of you trackers really have a great sense of what's going on. Thanks.Kristin "Never mind your failures today...get back on that horse and RIDE!"
The scale does not own me. :)
Nov 1 - Feb 1 NitroComp (Goal: 17% body fat--IT WILL BE MINE!!!)
11/1: 128 | 11/8: 131.5 | 11/15: 129 | 11/23: 132 |11/29: 131
12/6: 133 (WTF am I doing????) | 12/13: 132.5 | 12/20 | 12/27: 137 (damage control needed proto!) 1/3: 140.5 | 1/10: 133.5 | 1/17 | 1/20 | 1/27
Sept - Jan OBF Comp (Goal-high teen body fat, bigger muscles: Big fat fail, but moving on).
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11-09-2012, 03:57 AM #1485
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11-09-2012, 05:10 AM #1486
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11-09-2012, 05:20 AM #1487
It is getting to the point where if people talk about food my mouth starts watering... I have dropped to 192 and I'm slowly cutting out carbs and upping protein as we make our way to the final few weeks of the competition. I started training with a partner after about a year and a half of solo work and it is really kicking my butt. It is nice to have someone there for the last rep or two. We also started doing some fst7 for 2 muscle groups per work out day. FST 7 chest and tri is a monster.
FRIDAY!!!!!
Rest and halo 4 it is going to be a good day today. Just have to make it through the work day and I can get some much needed r and r. I love the way cutting makes me look but man I miss bulking (and ice cream and pizza).OBF Fall Log http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=148222823&pagenumber=
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11-09-2012, 05:23 AM #1488
Happy Friday everyone. I thought I would start your day with an epic gym story. I call it Why I Don't Train Legs.
Heard some guy at the gym talking about why he doesn't train legs. ”I don't really train legs because the more lean mass I build on my upper body, the more weight my legs have to hold up. Over time, supporting a heavier upper body will grow my leg muscles proportionate to my upper body.”
Can you top that story? Lets have some fun and see who can produce the funniest gym story. Enjoy the day, the weekend is in arms length. PS: If you haven't tried a DTP workout yet, I highly recommend it. It is great for busting through a plateau. Work hard everyone!
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11-09-2012, 05:37 AM #1489
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11-09-2012, 05:48 AM #1490
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11-09-2012, 06:35 AM #1492
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11-09-2012, 06:37 AM #1493
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11-09-2012, 06:43 AM #1494
This is why I wear headphones at the gym. Watching guys come in there and over train for months with no results. You should see the silly workouts the trainers at my gym have people paying hundreds of dollars to do.
If you ever decide to do barbell squats on an excersice ball you need to go home and seriously reevaluate your workouts.OBF Fall Log http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=148222823&pagenumber=
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11-09-2012, 06:53 AM #1495
- Join Date: Mar 2006
- Location: Corvallis, Oregon, United States
- Age: 39
- Posts: 312
- Rep Power: 266
lol i kind of know how you feel... i'm 155 pounds, squatting as much or more than a dude who weighs 200lbs+ (of mostly muscle) and i somehow consistantly use heavier weights than a lot of "big" guys
well this weekend is gonna suck for my diet, going to sunriver, OR to a rented party house with like 12 people lolAug 1 to Nov 1 Goal: Get down to <160 lbs
Start weight: 215lbs
Current Weight: 168 lbs
Goals for 2012/2013:
1.) Bench 150% BW (again)
2.) Squat 200% BW
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11-09-2012, 07:39 AM #1496
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11-09-2012, 09:33 AM #1497
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11-09-2012, 09:35 AM #1498
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