Nick's bulk to a healthier me

[loupenguin]

Yea man keep it up.

We should have a bowl off!!!!

I posted a recent bowl in the Meal #8. hahah it was liek a meal replacement bowl

3/4cup Cottage cheese
2cups cheerios
1cup milk
1spoonful of PB
1.5-2 scoops whey, or 1 scoop whey 1 scoop casein.

Thats what was in it, if i had all diff cereals i would have fun, but i was limited!

It was awesome to eat!

[watermelon_2001]

Ahoy! Just been looking over your last few posts, and you're doing yourself proud. You've taken a big step in the way you've upped your calories, and it is tough to get past that initial sticking point, mentally, so well done on that- keep to that mindset!!

I couldn't see the slightest bit of difference in your two pics- trust me, you won't notice any until you've put on a good bit of weight. You may 'feel' softer or heavier, but that again is another mental thing, it's the numbers on the scale you've got to rely on to begin with. And make sure you only weigh yourself ONCE a week!! Weighing yourself halfway through is gonna give you a reading which may seem too high or too low and make you thing "I'm doing something wrong", where in truth you could be right on track. It's tough not getting on those scales to judge a daily progression, but doing it once weekly is the only way to get accurate results

I can't remember who posted this comment already, but someone made a good point about just enjoying this whole experience; not getting caught up in what or how much you ate, but just eating and lifting, and reaping the benefits of it. You are SOOOOO lucky to have started at your age, and in truth you've no need to be so meticulous with your diet- you could probably see good results regardless of what you ate. But you're a smart kid, and you've made a good choice in healthy eating- and boy, do those pics look good

[nmsk80066]

Yea man keep it up.

We should have a bowl off!!!!

I posted a recent bowl in the Meal #8. hahah it was liek a meal replacement bowl

3/4cup Cottage cheese
2cups cheerios
1cup milk
1spoonful of PB
1.5-2 scoops whey, or 1 scoop whey 1 scoop casein.

Thats what was in it, if i had all diff cereals i would have fun, but i was limited!

It was awesome to eat!

lol i saw that one sounds amazing man, have some cheerios with my preworkout a little while ago

Ahoy! Just been looking over your last few posts, and you're doing yourself proud. You've taken a big step in the way you've upped your calories, and it is tough to get past that initial sticking point, mentally, so well done on that- keep to that mindset!!

I couldn't see the slightest bit of difference in your two pics- trust me, you won't notice any until you've put on a good bit of weight. You may 'feel' softer or heavier, but that again is another mental thing, it's the numbers on the scale you've got to rely on to begin with. And make sure you only weigh yourself ONCE a week!! Weighing yourself halfway through is gonna give you a reading which may seem too high or too low and make you thing "I'm doing something wrong", where in truth you could be right on track. It's tough not getting on those scales to judge a daily progression, but doing it once weekly is the only way to get accurate results

I can't remember who posted this comment already, but someone made a good point about just enjoying this whole experience; not getting caught up in what or how much you ate, but just eating and lifting, and reaping the benefits of it. You are SOOOOO lucky to have started at your age, and in truth you've no need to be so meticulous with your diet- you could probably see good results regardless of what you ate. But you're a smart kid, and you've made a good choice in healthy eating- and boy, do those pics look good

thank you so much man! yeah i could probably be a little less strict, not that i'm really that strict its just that i never really crave junk lol. and yeah i like those pics only more to come!






oh yeah, hitting legs in about 5 minutes.. doing work!!

[SeanCC]

Some damn good looking grub there buddy

[loupenguin]

food pics for tonight?

[nmsk80066]

Some damn good looking grub there buddy

lol thanks

food pics for tonight?

hellz yeah, one minute typing diet and AMAZING WORKOUT

[nmsk80066]

diet today

oats, milk, whey, fruit/nut granola, honey

muscle milk light RTD's and a few almonds at school

lettuce, sweet potato, turkey, garlic hummus, red apple, a few almonds and some cheerios

was feeling crunchy:
whey, milk, capn crunch, crispix, puffins


not that amazing of a pic, but sure tasted good
dark chocolate dreams PB and strawberry all-fruit between ww bread, another slice of ww bread with raspberry all-fruit, and a bowl of cc mixed with vanilla casein


will have my sludge made with chocolate casien and almond butter with some kashi honey puffs in a few then call it a dayyy, a great one at that and you'll see why in a minute!

will end day at 2890 cals

[nmsk80066]

legs! lol spaced out and did hack squats before front squats today, but still hit a PR on both!

squats - 123x 3, 3, 3, 3, 3...(30 sec rest while dropping weight) 85x10 could have gotten like 20-30 but had a great pump already and didnt want to compromise my next lifts, anyway- weight PR

hack squat - 110x 8, 7, 6 weight PR

front squats - 100x 5, 4, 4 weigth PR (went literally like ass to heels on these, was awesome)

lunges - 103x 8, 8, 8 steps weight PR

leg extensions - 102.5x 11, 7, 6...(10 sec rest)...95x4...85x6 82.5x7...3...3 - weight AND rep PR

lying leg curl (slow squeezing and controlled as hell) - 35x5 32.5x4 30x5...2 27.5x7...2 rep PR on some sets

stiff legged deadlifts - 138x 8, 8, 6, 6 weight PR

good mornings - 85x 10, 10 rep PR

PWO cardio - 19 minutes walking cooldown

wooooo awesome workout today. went soo deep on everything and was very intense. this weekend i'll post up my lifts from a month ago compared to my lifts now since i will have had this log for a month tomorrow

gonna go eat then sleep! night all! shoulders and forearms tomorrow

[loupenguin]

noice man, keepin it going.

[nmsk80066]

noice man, keepin it going.

thanks bro, i'll keep it coming for sure






just got pumped so now its SHOULDERS AND FOREARMS TIME with some calves, i've been neglecting them lately b/c i dont have enough weight for my leg press to challenge them, but i realized i can just do the calf presses one leg at a time lol. will start light to see how they feel

peace! will log a little while later! looking for PR's! yeah buddy! light weight!

[SeanCC]

You're doing a lot of volume there bud, how long does that take you

[nmsk80066]

You're doing a lot of volume there bud, how long does that take you

i keep my workouts pretty intense so no workout exceeds 70 minutes
my rest periods between compound lifts are 75-90 seconds, and some exercises they might be as low as 45 seconds

[nmsk80066]

diet today

scoop whey, 1/2 cup oats, cup milk, 1/4 cup fruit and nut granola, tablespoon honey - 560 cals

muscle milk light RTDs and a few almonds at school - 360 cals

pre workout- serving lettuce, medium-small sweet potato, 4 oz turkey, 2 tablespoons garlic hummus, bowl of 1/2 cup cheerios, 10 almonds, and medium banana - 510 cals


immediately following workout-
scoop whey, cup milk, half a serving of capn crunch, kix, trix, and cookie crisp topped with a few raspberries - 425 cals


about an hour 15 minutes ago, two amazing staples (great sandwiches!)
1 whole egg, 1/2 cup egg whites between two slices ww bread, tablespoon dark chocolate dreams PB and tablespoon of raspberry all-fruit between two slices ww bread - 670 cals


and will end the day with 2 tablespoons natural PB and a scoop of casein - 330 cals

total: 2855 cals

incoming workout!

[nmsk80066]

pretty good work today

seated DB shoulder press - 35x4 weight PR 32.5x4, 30x5, 27.5x7 lol only PR on first set but thats ok, was fighting for those reps!

standing side laterals - 17.5x6 weight PR 16.75x7, 7, 6...(drop, 20 sec rest)...15x5 PR on dropset

front plate raise - 30x 8, 7, 6, 5 rep PR's on first 3 sets

one arm bent over rear delt fly, head supported - 16.75x 7, 7, 6, 5 weight PR

two arm rear delt fly head supported - 15x4...(10 sec rest)...3...2 weight PR

seated arnold press - 30x 5, 4 27.5x 6, 5...1 rep PR on 3rd set

DB snatch (one set for fun) - 20x 5/5 weight PR

shrugs/ behind back shrugs - 145x 6, 5, 5, 4, 5...2 weight PR

behind back forearm curls - 75x 10, 7, 5, 5...3 rep PR on first 2 sets

DB wrist extension - 17.5x 12, 8 rep PR's

static BB hold - 125x 30 seconds, 15 seconds, 15 seconds --weight PR

one legged calf press - 90x 15, 10, 8, 6 no rest just do one leg then switch and repeat

2 minutes jumping jacks finisher

PWO cardio - 15 minutes walking

hit some nice prs today, added 2.5 pounds to each DB for shoulder press and got four, pretty nice, my shoulders were like dead after that first set though

time to rest and gr0w babay! relaxing tomorrow then smashing it thursday

whats everybody up to for halloween? i'm going to chill out with some friends and probably watch some movies, good times

[nmsk80066]

nothing too special but thought i'd post em

breakfast: whey, milk, oats, fruit/nut granola


snack: greek yogurt, finshed off that fruit/nut granola, raspberries, apple


dindin: ff mozzerella, 2 slices ww bread, Amy's organic vegetable soup.. and yes this boy takes his vitamins


chilled out today and ready to blast it tomorrow! can't wait!

[nmsk80066]

brb quick back pumps

[SeanCC]

PRing and good food man, life is good

[N03xcus3s]

PRing and good food man, life is good

I'll second that !! nice work bro.

Taking my 3 year old daughter and her friend out trick or treating halloween mate then going to fireworks display after, should be good. Movies sounds cool, hope you have a good one.

[nmsk80066]

PRing and good food man, life is good

indeed!

I'll second that !! nice work bro.

Taking my 3 year old daughter and her friend out trick or treating halloween mate then going to fireworks display after, should be good. Movies sounds cool, hope you have a good one.

sounds fun man, and thanks!

brb typing diet and workout, then something new in here!

[nmsk80066]

diet-

whey milk oats, kashi honey puffs and cashews


muscle milk lights and almonds at school

turkey, sweet potato with garlic hummus, lettuce, kashi honey puffs, banana, cashews/almonds


whey, milk, lucky charms, kix, cookie crisp, cheerios


tuna and spicy brown mustard between ww bread, mighty maple and strawberry all-fruit between ww bread, tomato


PB and casein

2865 cals

incoming workout

[nmsk80066]

hellz yesh

rack chins - BW+25x 6, 5, 4 BW+21.75x 4 drop 20 sec rest BWx5

bb rows - 95x9, 8, 7, 6 drop 30 sec rest 90x7 Weight PR

one arm DB row - 45x5, 4 42.5x5, 5...10 sec rest...1 weight PR

behind neck lat pulldown - 78x6, 5, 4...2 weight PR

deadlifts - 135x 5, 5, 4, 4, 3 (still not max weight, working in with new form and feeling great)

seated simultaneous hammer curls - 23.75x 5, 4 weight PR 22.5x 5, 4...2

slight incline bb bench - 75x 5 sets of triples --weight PR

lat stretches

PWO cardio 18 minutes walking

awesome workout!

have a surprise coming...

[nmsk80066]

yup, here is some videos. no hate plz , had nowhere good to put camera so heres the best.

also sry about no shirt, i was freezing before my workout and then got really overheated lol. work out at home so its not weird right? ...and yes i am a skeleton.

deads - first set - 3rd set - 135x 4 (no not going too heavy yet, loving my new form)
View My Video

slight incline bb bench - first set - 75x3
View My Video

hows form look on everything? i'm a little slow off the ground on my deads but other than that they look ok to me, i'm no expert though

wow, feel accomplished. i've got vids now! lol

[nmsk80066]

sry for links, dang..

and again, sry for half naked lol

[N03xcus3s]

Not bad at all bro. Get your ass a bit lower on deads and keep your head up, also next time try get a side on video for deads as you get much better idea of form.

Touch the bar to your damn chest on incline bro push it up exposively and lower it nice and slow.

Good work !!

[nmsk80066]

Not bad at all bro. Get your ass a bit lower on deads and keep your head up, also next time try get a side on video for deads as you get much better idea of form.

Touch the bar to your damn chest on incline bro push it up exposively and lower it nice and slow.

Good work !!

thanks alot! i'll try to really lower my hips and use a little but more leg drive with deads.

i go as low as possible on bench but my chest isn't flexible due to back problems (yes sounds weird, but its true lol) it's only coming short of touching by about an inch though so i'm not too worried. and yeah i try to focus on controlled negatives and then blasting it up with good form always though. my negatives werent as slow as normal on that set, but i was actually surprised at how easy it felt so i think thats why it was speedy. had more reps in me too, just didnt want to push it too much

[N03xcus3s]

Good stuff bro. Get those weights up 2, I can tell you can handle much heavier than those while maintaining form.

[SeanCC]

Form looks pretty good man, a hell of a lot better than most people your age. As you get heavier on deads you'll probably want to cut back on the lean back w/ the weight when your all the way up. But again, good form overall.

[nmsk80066]

ok. there is a possibility it is just how my body reacts to flour (since i hadn't had bread in a while before making tons of sandwiches lately) or how my body responds to some 100+ carb dinners lately. but i feel like this past week i've just been packing on bf. on workout days i feel like i am just waaay too over maintenence. like 700+ cals even, which would just lead to unwanted fat gain. but then on nonworkout days i realized i'm probably hardly over, not leading to sufficient recovery. so an adjustment is being made, days when i do not go to school but work out i'm going to be eating roughly 2600 cals. on workout days when i go to school i'll eat 100 calories less than i have been, so about 2750. but i'll raise my calories on nonworkout days by 50-100. i really looked at myself today, and look way too smooth compared to say a week ago. i dont know how this happened, but i honestly FELT the pudgyness in my stomach today. it is not the goal, and i do NOT want to become 'skinny-fat', so hopefully this adjustment will help keep me more lean. there will still be the same overall surplus by the end of the week, but more evenly distrubuted.

anyway, i'll be weighing in tomorrow, and sunday again like i do to double check and average the readings i guess.

that ticks me off. really don't like how it feels.

[HCAFC]

snack: greek yogurt, finshed off that fruit/nut granola, raspberries, apple

That's lovely , you even arranged the raspberries, apple and spoon. Impressive

[nmsk80066]

Good stuff bro. Get those weights up 2, I can tell you can handle much heavier than those while maintaining form.

thanks, means alot, just don't want to take it too quick and fail but yeah i'm getting stronger every day!

Form looks pretty good man, a hell of a lot better than most people your age. As you get heavier on deads you'll probably want to cut back on the lean back w/ the weight when your all the way up. But again, good form overall.

yeah i'm never an ego lifter, always focus on correctly stimulating the muscle and not just tossing around weights. your right about that i dont need to lean back too much, i think i heard Layne Norton say he's seen people slip discs like that so i'll be more careful.

thanks again!