Nick's bulk to a healthier me

**nmsk80066** · 10-12-2009, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by N03xcus3s

Good work bro, subbing in.

I just went for buffet at pizza hut with my gf and daughter for lunch.....12 slices of pizza and a cookie dough/icecream dessert = goodbye clean bulking lol !!

thanks man!

lol i'm starting to think about becoming a little less strict with my diet, i mean, not even that much but whats a few spoonfuls of ice cream gonna do right? i mean i could use the cals

for right now i dont even care about a little fat gain until i reach a healthy weight, so i miiiiight have something dirty tonight. not sure yet though haha

*am going to your log and subbing, thanks again for your comment!

**N03xcus3s** · 10-12-2009, 02:40 PM

Go for it mate !! I used to be really strict on diet and didn't get a good variety of food because of it. also found it hindered progress as it was mentally draining eating same stuff constantly.

btw watching cooking programs on TV is awesome for increasing appetite.

**nmsk80066** · 10-12-2009, 02:42 PM

so went to the storez a little while ago, picked up some ezekiel cereal b/c i've never had it before. got the almond one. will try soon. also got more cottage cheese, milk, greek yogurt, sweet potatos, stocked up more on PB and Co, and uhhhhhhh that's mostly it i guess besides random things like turkey/lettuce. oh also 2 magazines (m&f and musclemag, hellzyeah). succesful shop

had a turkey burger that i forgot i had in my freezer on a ww english muffin about an hour ago with lettuce/mustard- was amazing! will be posting some pics from today later

**nmsk80066** · 10-12-2009, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by N03xcus3s

Go for it mate !! I used to be really strict on diet and didn't get a good variety of food because of it. also found it hindered progress as it was mentally draining eating same stuff constantly.

btw watching cooking programs on TV is awesome for increasing appetite.

lol heck yeah! i have some organic gelato in my freezer, gonna have a touch of that later.

i think i'll start making food network my new best friend! hahah

**nmsk80066** · 10-12-2009, 04:36 PM

some foods from today, yes i love taking pics

1, 2, and 3...(for wolf

) immediately post legs - trix, kix, cookie crisp, capn crunch, puffins. dry, after milk+whey applied, and in the process of demolishing
4 - ff cc, kashi heart to heart, pecans
5 - turkey burger on ww english muffin with lettuce and mustard
6 - i love this green tea, just thought i'd post it.
7 - chobani greek yogurt, mighty maple pb and raspberry all-fruit on ww bread, little bit of organic gelato
8 - picture of said gelato....mmmmmmmm good stuff
9 - i put some of the gelato IN my sammy, was amazing lol

will end the day at 2640 cals if i don't add anything extra to my sludge later!!! all time high!
well it was leg day and was pretty active besides that, and i weighed myself before dinner, sure i went to the bathroom earlier and hadn't drank anything in a while, but i was barely making 115

**loupenguin** · 10-12-2009, 04:56 PM

Dam, was that all your postworkout meal?

**nmsk80066** · 10-12-2009, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by loupenguin

Dam, was that all your postworkout meal?

lol nah that was just a few meals throughout the day

thanks for stopping by!

**N03xcus3s** · 10-13-2009, 01:10 PM

Loving that cereal pw meal bro lol !!
Good work on the cals, keep it coming.

**nmsk80066** · 10-13-2009, 01:23 PM

heck yeah man! i love cereal, will post more from after today's workout that i'm just about to go do

gonna hit 2600 cals again today too!

brb smashing shoulders/forearms

gonna try one of those static holds at the end too

**N03xcus3s** · 10-13-2009, 01:25 PM

Go destroy that **** bro !!

**nmsk80066** · 10-13-2009, 05:44 PM

today's workout baby!

seated DB shoulder press - 32.5x5 30x5 27.5x7,5 Weight PR
standing side laterals (strict) - 16.75x8, 6, 5 15x10...(drop set, 20 sec rest)...13.75x6 Rep PR
front plate raise - 27.5x 9, 7, 7, 7 Rep PR
one arm rear delt fly - 15x 8, 7, 6, 6 weight PR
head supported two arm rear delt fly - 13.75x5...(10 sec rest)...3...3 weight PR
seated arnold press - 30x4 27.5x5,4 25x7...1 Weight/Rep PR
DB snatch (1 set for fun) - 17.5x6 weight PR
shrugs/behind back shrugs - 143x 6, 5, 5, 4, 4...2 Weight PR
behind back forearm curls - 73x9, 6, 5, 4...3 weight PR
DB wrist extension - 17.5x 9 15x16 rep PR's
bb static holds - 115x 30 seconds, 15 seconds, 15 seconds (lol forearms were already dead, liked these though, had some vascularity/nice pump going on

PWO cardio - 20 mins - 30 sec walk 30 sec run x5, then 15 mins walk.

feels good man

2600 cals by the end of the day today, but i'm thinking about adding something to my sludge... possibly some dark chocolate or some ice cream

i'm bulking and need/want to gain weight, why not?! might end closer to 2660. will post if i do.

here's what i smashed immediately post PRs lol (before milk/whey applied, it looked nice dry)
crispix, capn crunch, cookie crisp, koala crisp

dinner about an hour 20 mins ago
cc, broccoli, dark chocolate dreams PB and strawberry all-fruit on ww bread

good workout today

rest day tomorrow and then heavy workout thursday!

**SeanCC** · 10-13-2009, 06:00 PM

Subbed in buddy

**nmsk80066** · 10-13-2009, 06:01 PM

alright yeah adding a half serving of some Edy's chocolate chip ice cream to my sludge. ending the day at yet another high for me of 2682.5 cals. lol, feels good man

**nmsk80066** · 10-13-2009, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by SeanCC

Subbed in buddy

thanks man! i'm following you too!

**loupenguin** · 10-13-2009, 06:54 PM

Nice PR, just curious, why are you doing all that walking?

In addition, i wanna see a wild bowl from you man! post sludge and milk, not dry!!!

haha

Nice Lift!

-Louis

**nmsk80066** · 10-14-2009, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by loupenguin

Nice PR, just curious, why are you doing all that walking?

In addition, i wanna see a wild bowl from you man! post sludge and milk, not dry!!!

haha

Nice Lift!

-Louis

hah thanks bro, i'll get up a crazy bowl tomorrow for ya

i just like walking for a little while after lifting because i find i'm alot less stiff/sore when i do it and aids in my recovery, people say to avoid cardio when bulking but i see nothing wrong with it as long as my nutrition/rest is proper

just resting today, did some homework and stuff. whats very very weird to me is normally my quads are sore as hell for a few days after leg day, but they hardly feel it right now. my hams/glutes are fairly sore, but not the quads. good deal! so i'm thinking about doing squats instead of deads tomorrow even though it's back day, because i really want to put some meat on these chicken legs! alright thats the plan, squats instead of deads tomorrow. i feel like it might have been the extra walking i did that day, helped clear all the extra lactic acid

will kill it tomorrow, and going to hit 2650 cals again tomorrow at least

**loupenguin** · 10-14-2009, 03:50 PM

its always best to fully recovered.

worse comes to worse. do rack pulls tomorrow, its more just hitting that lower back.

**nmsk80066** · 10-14-2009, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by loupenguin

its always best to fully recovered.

worse comes to worse. do rack pulls tomorrow, its more just hitting that lower back.

yeah, its just that i've kinda been taking it easy on deads lately since i hurt my knee, reworking them in. my legs do feel fully recovered though, quads that is. hams are just barely sore, so i feel i'll be fine doing some squats.

i wish i had a place to do rack pulls :\
lol

thanks again for your comments

**theWolf247** · 10-14-2009, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by nmsk80066

heck yeah man! i love cereal

YES!!

and I'm diggin the ice cream.

Strong shoulder pressing yesterday too!

**nmsk80066** · 10-14-2009, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by theWolf247

YES!!

and I'm diggin the ice cream.

Strong shoulder pressing yesterday too!

hahah yes, i'm liking being a little less strict with my food. i mean getting a little "softer" i don't care about, i can cut when the time comes, i'm getting bigger/stronger for now!

and thanks! hopefully i'll be able to press like you someday soon

**SeanCC** · 10-14-2009, 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by nmsk80066

hahah yes, i'm liking being a little less strict with my food. i mean getting a little "softer" i don't care about, i can cut when the time comes, i'm getting bigger/stronger for now!

and thanks! hopefully i'll be able to press like you someday soon

Whenever I think I'm getting a bit 'softer' I remind myself we are entering 6 months of cold hell in the northeast where I will never be shirtless.

**Philip81193** · 10-14-2009, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by SeanCC

Whenever I think I'm getting a bit 'softer' I remind myself we are entering 6 months of cold hell in the northeast where I will never be shirtless.

Same dilemna here. Thank God for this cold weather so I can finally bulk without feeling bad.

**nmsk80066** · 10-15-2009, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by SeanCC

Whenever I think I'm getting a bit 'softer' I remind myself we are entering 6 months of cold hell in the northeast where I will never be shirtless.

Originally Posted by Philip81193

Same dilemna here. Thank God for this cold weather so I can finally bulk without feeling bad.

true this!

**nmsk80066** · 10-15-2009, 06:16 PM

ohkay so greatest workout ever?! i think it's cause i finshed the last of that chocolate chip ice cream with my pre workout meal

rack chins - BW+20x 7, 6, 3 +18.75x4 drop to BWx4 plus a rep or two, can't complain
bent over bb rows - 93x8, 7, 6, 6 drop to 90x6 with 30 sec rest --great pump weight pr
one arm row - 42.5 x 7, 6, 4 40x8...(10 sec rest)...2 plus a rep or two again
behind neck lat pulldowns - 75x 6, 6, 4...2 weight pr
deadlifts, yup decided to do 'em - 125x 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 (still working these in with new form, felt great, did em shoeless and will continue to do so, got alot more leg drive than usual, feels good man, weight pr)
seated hammer curls - 21.75x 8, 5 20x 4, 4...2 again, can't complain, rep pr's
through legs reverse grip cable curls, havent done in a while - 20x 9, 8, 5...2 rep pr

now normally do a few sets of incline bench here, but my legs oddly arent sore from monday so decided to SQUAT! and here it is....
120x 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 and all felt easy! sat back, went low, and drove straight through the heels! PR! coulda gotten more but didnt want to push it tooo hard

can't believe i did that and the end of that tough workout, was just feeling great and had tons of energy today! was visualizing working out all day so was pumped lol

lat stretches

PWO cardio - 20 mins - 30 sec walk, 1 min run x2 then 17 min walk

will end day at 2660 cals

feels good man.

**nmsk80066** · 10-15-2009, 06:21 PM

some foodz from today -
immediately post amazingness: whey, milk, lucky charms, capn crunch, cookie crisp, puffins

pb and j on slice of ww bread, ww english muffin with tuna/mustard/lettuce, oats in almond milk

arial view lol

**nmsk80066** · 10-16-2009, 06:21 PM

just chilling out right now, watching some baseball/hockey and then going to bed because i am BEAT lol, long day today. had my friend over for a few hours though, played some guitar and stuff. good times

rest day tomorrow too

**loupenguin** · 10-16-2009, 07:57 PM

same im beat tooo man!!!!

**N03xcus3s** · 10-17-2009, 05:53 AM

Nice workout mate ! and nice food, loving the pics

**nmsk80066** · 10-17-2009, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by loupenguin

same im beat tooo man!!!!

phew, yeah, sitting on my ass alllllll day (watching TV, homework, computer lol) today for sure and going to bed early again. then benching it up tomorrow!!

Originally Posted by N03xcus3s

Nice workout mate ! and nice food, loving the pics

hahah thanks man, you guys help keep me going
yeah now that i've upped my calories i've been trying out alot more stuff because i have to fit in the cals somehow, so my meals are quite yummmmay

went to weigh myself today, i know for sure that i have gained (i feel it in my midsection

but i'm not complaining, i'm getting stronger, like i've said i can cut when that time comes) but i actually weigh LESS than i did last week because i took a hooge bathroom break this morning. (too much info) so i'll try to take my weight tomorrow morning i guess, but if it still doesnt seem accurate i'll just catch up with really tracking my weight next weekend

**The Solution** · 10-17-2009, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by ashylarryku

just read through a lot of your blog, good stuff man. don't be afraid of posting your lifting stats. everyone has to start somewhere man. that's why your in the gym, to get those numbers up! lol

keep up the good work bro

I know this is an old reply, but remember its not about how much weight you move, but how you move it. Keep that form in check, and keep eating man.

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