The Journey to Self Confidence

[obiwankanobi]

Dear All,

This is my first log and i'm hoping it is a success. I'm relatively new to this website and in particular to body performance. This will log my journey to my goal, self confidence. I have no solid stats for you all as of yet but the last time i checked i am roughly 6ft tall and approximately 14st. I have attached some photos for you guys who have a little more experience could be able to get me a body fat percentage estimation, please. .

I have begun to workout more often than I used to. I mix football (soccer) training, with boxing training and I have started the 5x5 weight programme. See what I did on Friday for example.

In the boxing gym the exercises are split into "rounds" which we have 2 minutes exercise and 1 minute rest.

On Friday I completed;
3 Rounds on treadmill (no rest)
3 Rounds Shadow Boxing
3 Rounds Bagwork
3 Rounds Skipping

I am hoping this will be the HIIT of my workout.

I started my 5x5 training on Friday too;

Sets Reps Weights (kg) Weights Total (kg)
Squats 5 5 10 30
Bench Press 5 5 10 30
Barbell Row 5 5 10 30
Dips 3 F - 5-4-3

And 3x10 Barbell Rolls for core work.

I try to eat a deficit on my maintenance, and i'm very calorie conscious on everything i eat. Diet consists usually consists of a bran cereal, soups, and chicken noodle dishes with plenty of vegetables.

I'm taking a whey protein afterworkouts but just reached the bottom of the bottle of it and have splashed out on a Phd Synergy all in one shake. Hopefully ill begin to see some good changes soon. Im also taking an ECA stack to suppress appetite. Along with a multivitimin and a cod liver oil in the morning.

Hopefully ill be back tomorrow with some hard stats.

My goal is to lean out. Is this the right way to do so?

obiwankanobi

[obiwankanobi]

This morning i didnt manage to get my 5x5 routine in as the gym closes early on a Sunday.

I had however 2 hours of football training, however the intensity is a lot lower than i am used to in the gym.

Diet consisted of a protein shake, an orange, 4 cereal bars throughout the day (missed breakfast), and a chicken, vegetable and noodle dish for dinner.

Going out tonight to will be on the upper end of my calorie intake. Going to try mixing vodka with water and a little cordial i think.

Tomorrow is a gym day. Looking forward to it.

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