Whyyousoskinny: Journey of the Skinny

[Whyyousoskinny]

Journey of a Skinny

GOALS

Gain Weight

Journey of the Skinny checking in here. I've never had a problem packing on the weight, but I have the problem of losing weight easily. Maybe from lack of motivation sometimes, or maybe just the way my body is. My goal is to weight 220 with a 12%bf.

Nutrition
Clean up my diet. Plain and simple. Cut out all of the junk food.

Motivation
I've had some serious motivation problems. I used to be an animal at football (wide receiver) back in high school. 6'5" and fast as hell. I dislocated my shoulder several times and had to get rotator cuff surgery which halted everything. Ever since then I've lacked motivation. I'll work out for 2-3 months and then stop for 2-3 months and lose all progress. Right now, I've been working out just over nine weeks without an signs of stopping. Lets do it.

Training
Right now I'm training for mass. My goal is to get out of the skinny club.

Starting Date: 3/22/11
Starting Weight: 176.00
Current Weight: 194.00
Goal Weight: 220

Quote

Don't let anyone tell you, you can't. Keep your chin up, and your eyes on the prize. Live everyday like it's you last. Death is certain, life is not.

I'll be ending every post in a quote, as an extra form of motivation. Most of well known, so if you don't like them... well, I don't care 'cause this is for me. Not you.

[Whyyousoskinny]

Starting Date: 3/22/11
Starting Weight: 176.00
Current Weight: 193.00
Goal Weight: 220

Notes

-Was feeling good today, after having 2 off days in a row due to my original off day and memorial day.
-Finally upped my dumbbell bench weight after 4 chest workouts of stagnation

Routine:
Day 1 (Chest / Triceps)
Dumbbell Incline:
5x55
5x65
5x75

Cable Flies
12x20
10x25
10x30 (2 extra)

Barbell Decline
10x135
8x180
6x200

Machine Dumbbell Bench:
50x12
60x10
75x8

Skullcrushers
12x50
10x60
10x70 (2 extra)

Seated Tricep Press
12x40
10x50
8x60

Tricep Pushdown V-bar
12x50
10x60
8x75

Quote

Stay uncomfortable, be distressed, stay under the knife. If you find yourself sitting down, stand up. If you find yourself walking, run. If you find yourself trying, stop trying and start ****ing doing. If you are sleeping soundly and wandering pleasantly through dreamland, WAKE THE **** UP.

[Whyyousoskinny]

Starting Date: 3/22/11
Starting Weight: 176.00
Current Date: 6/1/11
Current Weight: 194.00
Goal Weight: 220

Notes

-The gym was dead when I got there, but filled up towards the end of my workout
-I had to spend much longer between exercises than I wanted to
-Aside from the exercises listed, I performed various other exercises in the middle to try to keep my muscles loose.

Routine:
Day 2 (Back / Biceps)
Dumbbell Rows
10x60
8x75
8x90

Lat Pull down
10x100
8x120
7x140
10x95

Alt. Rows (dbell)
8x50
8x60
9x70

Reverse Fly
10x85
10x100
10x115

Dumbbell Preacher Curl
10x25
10x30
10x35

Hammer Curl
10x25
10x30


Cable Curls
10x35
10x42.5
10x50

Laying Down Close Grip Curls
10x35
10x42.5
10x50

Quote

Be Selfish.

[spartan127]

looks good man! ill be keepin up on this one. im the skinny one though, 193? damn im only pushing 128lbs! lol. ive never weighed more then 130 so thats gonna be huge for me and you wanna weigh 220?! dont think i could ever reach close to 200 even, but thats ok dont wanna be that big.

anyway ill be keepin an eye on this and give you a kick in the arse if you need it!

[Whyyousoskinny]

looks good man! ill be keepin up on this one. im the skinny one though, 193? damn im only pushing 128lbs! lol. ive never weighed more then 130 so thats gonna be huge for me and you wanna weigh 220?! dont think i could ever reach close to 200 even, but thats ok dont wanna be that big.

anyway ill be keepin an eye on this and give you a kick in the arse if you need it!

Haha, I appreciate it man. How tall are you? I might weight 193 right now, but it's a) not solid muscle and b) I am 6'5" tall. feelsbadman.jpg

[spartan127]

lol im only 5'7" and last i weighed in was 128lbs. Im bulking right now for next four months as in october i go to marine recruit training so thatll be my cut time haha.

once im out i hope to be able to be at least a lean and cut 150-155lbs

[Whyyousoskinny]

lol im only 5'7" and last i weighed in was 128lbs. Im bulking right now for next four months as in october i go to marine recruit training so thatll be my cut time haha.

once im out i hope to be able to be at least a lean and cut 150-155lbs

good **** bro. link me to your workout journal if you have one, and good luck with the training.

[spartan127]

yup and thats work up to lean 150-155lbs once im out i expect to be less befor i leave and less by time im out lol if i can put on more weight then that and get to the 170s-180s id love it but for now 150-155 is a more realistic long term goal and ill see how that goes.

what weight did you start at before lifting?

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=134818541

^my journal, dont know why link in sig isnt working..

[Whyyousoskinny]

I started at 176.

[spartan127]

damn so 13lbs in little over a week? good sh*t bro, howd you manage that?

[Whyyousoskinny]

damn so 13lbs in little over a week? good sh*t bro, howd you manage that?

haha wow. thanks for pointing that out. should say 3/22 i gotta fix that

[spartan127]

haha ah ok then, so bout 13lbs in 10 weeks then. sounds a lot better and great progress.

Whats your diet look like? how many calories you doing a day and if you track macros?

[Whyyousoskinny]

haha ah ok then, so bout 13lbs in 10 weeks then. sounds a lot better and great progress.

Whats your diet look like? how many calories you doing a day and if you track macros?

Right now i'm getting in between 3000-3500 calories a day. I haven't been keeping track of literally everything I eat at the moment, but im drinking 2 protein shakes a day. 1 in the morning, 1 after I work out. The rest is filled by brown rice, chicken, steak, tuna and of course, peanut butter sandwiches. Mixed nuts, bananas, vegetables.

edit: one thing that I am blessed with is an appetite. I can eat anything, anytime, anywhere.

[spartan127]

sounds good, im tryin for 3000cals a day too, kinda hard with current $$$ constrictions when it comes to shopping but thatll change soon. you got any other supps besides protein? what protein do you have?

[Whyyousoskinny]

sounds good, im tryin for 3000cals a day too, kinda hard with current $$$ constrictions when it comes to shopping but thatll change soon. you got any other supps besides protein? what protein do you have?

Protein: Twice a day


Jack3d: Before workout



I'm looking to try some other supplements, but i'm not very knowledgable of them atm so I'm not going to just throw something in to my body without research of it.

[spartan127]

imma try to pick up a tub of that protein soon, seems to be a fav around here. currently have myofusion myself. ive used jack3d too, makes me feel all tingly lol dont have a pre now though and usually i dont feel the need to take one. Any reason you do other then for energy kick?

yeah thats smart, had a friend talk me into getting creatin when i started, have a full tub sittin with my stuff now ive taken some before just not sure if i should keep takin it

[Whyyousoskinny]

Honestly, I just wanted to see how Jack3d would reflect on my performance at the gym, and when I first used it I had an incredible energy boost and absolutely destroyed my old maxes. My brother had recommended it to me, so I tried it.

[spartan127]

yeah i liked the kick it gives, could do without the tingle haha jsut dont have any and wasnt too fond of the flavors. definetly better then n.o. xplode id tried before though

[Whyyousoskinny]

I love the tropical fruit punch one. tastes like coconut to me. anyway. Im out, resting up for legs/shoulders tomorrow. Looking forward to updating my journal. Starting tomorrow, I am going to keep track of my food intake.

[Whyyousoskinny]

Feeling good today. It's leg / shoulder day and I'm ready to tear it up. I thought I almost hurt my leg squatting last week. Felt like there was a huge knot in my left thigh. So i'm just going to do doubles as my max and up the reps a lot. 305 may have been pushing it a bit (even if i did get up 5)

[spartan127]

lol thats how my legs been feelin too after squats, dont push it and put yourself out for awhile.

hit it hard though today. did you track food intake??

[Whyyousoskinny]

Starting Date: 3/22/11
Starting Weight: 176.00
Current Date: 6/2/11
Current Weight: 194.00
Goal Weight: 220

Notes

-Awesome workout today.
-Spent a hell of a long time at the gym. It was pretty empty so I could do whatever I wanted.

Routine:
Day 2 (Legs / Shoulders / Traps and Forearms)
Squats
10x135
10x205
8x285

Dumbbell Press
10x45
10x50
10x55

Stiff Leg
8x70
8x80
8x100

Should Press (Machine)
10x80
10x90
10x110

Lunges (Dumbbell)
10x30
10x45
10x55

Front Deltoid Raises (Twist)
10x25
8x25
8x30


Upright Rows (Wide grip)
8x40
8x50
8x60

Forearm Curls
10x40
10x50
10x60

Reverse Curls
10x40
10x50
10x60

Abs
Usual ab workout

Quote

Either make your mark or you are a mark. Maybe you think I take this sort of **** too seriously. But I submit for your consideration the distinct possibility that perhaps you take this **** too lightly.

[spartan127]

solid squats there. mind explaining why you do your sets how you do them? are the first 2 warm ups or??

[Whyyousoskinny]

solid squats there. mind explaining why you do your sets how you do them? are the first 2 warm ups or??

i almost hurt my thigh last week doing 305, on the last rep of my last set, so I was kinda taking it easy and upping the reps a little and not going as hard to prevent injurt. usually I do 8-5-5 using the first one as a warm up

[Whyyousoskinny]

OFF DAY

I hate off days. Eating to pass the time.

[Whyyousoskinny]

Starting Date: 3/22/11
Starting Weight: 176.00
Current Date: 6/1/11
Current Weight: 194.00
Goal Weight: 220

Notes

- I hate off days
-I love food

Food
Breakfast
9:00 AM
4 Whole Large Eggs (Cooked)
404 Calories - 27.2 Protein
Oatmeal w/ 2 scoops peanut butter + 1 scoop protein powder
366 Calories - 35 Protein


11:00
1 Scoop Optimum Nutrition - Micronized Creatine
140 Calories - 0 Protein

12:00
1 Rocky Balboa Wrap (Muscle Maker)
680 Calories - 56 Protein
1 Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Shake
390 Calories - 50 Protein

3:00
1Scoop Optimum Nutrition - Micronized Creatine
140 Calories - 0 Protein

4:00
Nap, cause I barely slept last night.

8:00
Margarita Pizza feelsgoodman.jpg 700 Calories 18 Protein

10:00
Protein Shake 2 Scoops (2 Cups) - 560 Calories 64 Protein

3240 Calories
250g Protein

Quote

"When I first dreamed of competing one day and took my ****ing game to the next level, my training partner said, “Hold on, Wrath.” He couldn’t keep up. Maybe he didn’t want to…"

[Whyyousoskinny]

First attempt at keeping a meal record

[spartan127]

lol meal log looks good man, do you track carbs/fats too??

[theproctologist]

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[Whyyousoskinny]

lol meal log looks good man, do you track carbs/fats too??

not yet man, thats to come in the future. right now im trying to be really conscious of what im eating first and make sure that my diet is cleaned up a bit. once i get a journa lgoing for maybe a week or two ill start tracking more in depth. Also, i need to research what would be ideal for me first