i am a Mass Macine and im doing the challenge and here is my journal

[gymrat992]

Awesome max ot cardio tonight. 20 minutes 270 calories burned 6.12 miles. Level 12 and level 17 or 18 1 min each.

Still feeling sick though so No lifting today just max- ot cardio![/QUOTE]

[gymrat992]

My goal this week is to get my diet dialed in a little more. Need to stick to my calories or 2400 for 2 weeks!!!

Great leg workout today.
Squat 275×6. 285 X 6. 295 X 6

[russianlove18]

Good leg work out!!

[gymrat992]

Friday Jan 3rd 2014 no weights just cardio. Awesome mass machine cardio session. New record for distance and calories burned! Felt awesome when I was done! !!! Mass machine back bis and forearms tomorrow!

[gymrat992]

Awesone intense Mass machine back routine yesterday. Today is a mass Machine chest routine.

[gymrat992]

Following skip lacours mass machine program routine 1. Outstanding mm cardio this morning. New personal records. Awesome arm workout today! Eating 8 meals now and eating 2500 cals for 2 weeks. Will adjust from there. Just need to keep on keeping on!!!

[gymrat992]

Wed 1/9/14
Good workout today! Shoulders hurt today but after warming up they started to feel a little better. Looking forward to back tomorrow! !!

[loves2rescue]

Great log! I look forward to more posts!

Diet is going great! I've been writing everything down in my notebook journal. My maintenance calories is 3022 and I've nailed it for 2 days in a row! Got to keep it rolling.

[gymrat992]

Mon 1/13/134
Took my bb.com transformation transformation before pics today. Not happy with the before pics but looking at those pictures will be the fuel to my fire!

Had a good workout on Monday. Did legs and felt strong. Set some personal records. Diet was good all day however had some cottage cheese and whey late night so ate a little more than my target of 2500 calories. Skip says to bump calories up anyways. I need to train my body to eat more calories with out getting fat. I don't want to eat

[gymrat992]

Tuesday 1/14/14.
Had a great arm workout yesterday. Diet is going great! Just got to keep on keeping on mass machine style!

[gymrat992]

1/15/14 wed cardio day
Just cardio today feeling sore and shoulder joints hurt a little. Going to eat 2600 cals going forward for 2 weeks and see how my body looks.

[gymrat992]

Ok back workout today followed by 20 minutes of max-ot cardio. My shoulder joints are killing me hopefully it goes away. It's becoming a problem. Need to decide on how many calories I should eat. I keep changing because when I eat just 2600 calories I'm always hunger. Then when I bump it up I feel like I'm getting fat.

[gymrat992]

Thursday 1.23.14 shoulders and traps today. Ok workout today, my shoulder joints are hurting which definitely effected my workout but I got through it because I'm a mass machine! Got back tomorrow hopefully the shoulder Joints feel better by then. Currently adjusted my calories to 2500. Eating 8 meals each day. 50% protein 30% carbs. 20% fat. Following this for 2 weeks then c how I look before I make any adjustments.

[gymrat992]

Sat 1.25.14 back and abs today.
Had an awesome workout. Felt strong today went up in Weight On Dead lift, Pull downs And Cable Rows. Shoulders still hurt but getting better, just hope the pain goes away! Turning 41 tomorrow, going to start it off with a great mass machine chest workout followed by 20 mins of cardio on recumbent bike.

[gymrat992]

Sun 2.16.14 mass machine arms! Routine 1.
Good workout today! Eating 8 meals 2500 cals! ShouldersS and traps tomorrow.

[gymrat992]

Start of Week 1 of 12. 8 meals 2450 cals.

[gymrat992]

Thursday March 20th 2014
Mass machine training chest and abs routine #1. Great workout!
I am a MASS MACHINE!

[gymrat992]

Friday 3/21/14 arms
Great workout today, I'm committed to following the mass machine routine and not jumping around from one program to another! Going to focus on the basics of progressive overload in the 4 to 6 rep range executing good form. I need to stay focused and keep my head clear for the next 12 weeks.
My diet will consist of 8 meals one every 2 to 3 hours. Going to keep it simple. Start with 2500 calories for the next week and see how my body looks and feels and then make adjustments from there. My % will be 50 % protein 30%carbs and 20 % good fats. I will make adjustments after week one if needed.

Next workout is saturday....M.M. Shoulders traps and abs. Followed by 2 off days.

[gymrat992]

Sunday 3/23/14 no weights just cardio. Awesome 20 min mass machine cardio session this morning and set New record for distance and calories burned. I rate it 9 out 10. Tomorrow monday 3/24/14 i will continue with mass machine routine #1. Back routine. Need an 8.5 or above tomorrow

[gymrat992]

Monday 3/24/14 week 1 mass machine back routine.
Great workout 8.5 out 10. Working on my form and execution while staying in the 4 to 6 rep range. Trying to perform the exercises like skip. Video myself during a few exercises to i can study my form and execution. Chest and abs tomorrow, need to jump up in poundage while still targeting my pecs. Excited for tomorrow's workout.

Day 1 of my diet, 2450 calories 8 meals. Need to stick to my plan and execute it. No late night cheating! "Execute the plan"!

[gymrat992]

Tuesday 3/25/14 day 2 of 84

Did chest abs and cardio today. Good not great workout today but I got it done. Feeling a little depressed, looking fat and bloated lately need to stop cheating late night. Doesn't matter if it's good food it's still extra calories. Need to stop doing that! !! Going to eat 2400 calories 8 meals for week 1 and see how my body responds. Legs tomorrow!
I am a mass machine!

[gymrat992]

Wed 3/26/14 Mass machine legs day#3
Very good workout today felt strong. 9 out of 10. Diet is spot on 2400 calories 8 meals

[gymrat992]

Monday 3/31/14 mass machine routine 1 back today goodworkout. Hitting my macros too. Meals are spot on. Got to keep on keeping on. Mass machine chest tomorrow!

[gymrat992]

Week 1 start of Cutting Phase for Summer! Thursday 4/24/14- I'm just 9.5 weeks away until my vacation. Cutting phase has begun! Its Time to get serious with my diet. Need to stick to plan. No more cheating late night. I've developed a bad habit of getting up in middle of night and having cottage cheese greek yogurt and whey. Not bad food but still extra calories. Need to execute my plan that I layed out in order to get lean and ripped. 7 meals 2350 cals. Eat every 2.5 to 3 hours. Cardio 4 To 5 Times A week. Weights 4 to 5 days a week. Doing a 3 day push pull legs rotation. 2 on 1 off 1 on 1 off rotation.i will take weekly progress pictures to monitor my progress, I will update my journal everyday to hold myself accountable.

[gymrat992]

4/24/14 cardio day!
7 good meals, no cheating late night. Good day of eating!

Friday 4/ 25 /14 Weights today. ..upper body routine #1 chest shoulders and tris. Then some golf this afternoon with the boys!

[gymrat992]

I want to get back to posting my daily workouts and diet as I feel it helps to keep me more accountable. Eating 7 meals a day at 2300 cals. About to do my am cardio before work then hit the gym after work for my weight training.

[gymrat992]

Thursday 6/12/14.
After some time away from following skip Lacour's mass machine training I'm happy to say I'm going back to following skips outstanding program. I feel like I'm losing some muscle mass as I try to get leaner for the summer. I've come to the realization that while trying to get leaner I've gotten away from using heavier weights and as a result have lost some good quality muscle

Today's mass machine workout is chest and tris at 6 to 8 reps.

[gymrat992]

Day 1 max-ot legs and abs later today!

[gymrat992]

SAT 6/20/14
Good chest and tri workout on Friday. 20 mins mm cardio today.

[gymrat992]

Good cardio session today. For this upcoming week going to eat 2300 calories as I want to lean up a little bit. I eat 6 meals plus a pre and post workout shake.