433 Days - Bulking & Contest Prep

[thatfitguycom]

Making a documentary to try and pack on as much muscle as possible then cut for 26 weeks for a contest in August 2014. In this thread I'll log my (hopefully) daily thoughts, workouts, clips for the doc, before/after pictures...

[thatfitguycom]

Monday - June 3, 2013 - 433 Days To Go
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Today's To Do List:
-Stick to written diet plan 100%
-Workout (Legs/Calves)
-Call new landlord to schedule time to pickup keys
-Send out Monday e-mail to marketing list
-Follow Supplementation Routine 100%
-Eat all meals within 10 minutes of scheduled time
-Post starting bulking diet on this thread

Gonna put the workout routine in the phone (I track my numbers with an app called Jefit) and head off to the gym.

[thatfitguycom]

First day back in the gym in a few months was a rude awakening. And legs was the perfect day to come back to

The Good:
-Squat form was great. Didn't use a belt & prefer it that way now. Felt good to have the barbell across my back again
-Stiff Leg Deadlifts were strong and felt a great stretch in the hamstrings
-Calves were worked hard and are a little tender already
-Finished in under an hour

The Not-So-Good
-Leg Press machine has an unnatural swivel motion near the bottom. I don't like it. Will likely switch to hack squats instead
-Squat weight was down quite a bit.

Overall: 7/10. Will make improvements in weight used in the next couple weeks, but intensity needs to come up.

[thatfitguycom]

Tuesday - June 6, 2013 - 432 Days To Go

I got a headache yesterday starting around noon. It got progressively worse to the point where by the end of the night last night my eyes were bloodshot and I couldn't see straight. I woke up this morning at 6 (slept in) and it was just as bad. After taking some super-happy painkillers and going back to sleep for a while it's tolerable but still painful.

Brass tacks - not going to the gym today. Instead I'll focus on client emails/services and especially focus on nutrition. I generally hate taking any kind of pill, so I'll be keeping nutrition 100% on par and looking forward to a killer arm day tomorrow.

"Let food be thy medicine and thy medicine be food" - Socrates

[thatfitguycom]

Wed/Thu/Fri

Posting from my phone. Been moving the last couple days and won't have internet for another week or so. Guess I'll have to shorten the posts a bit

Anyways... its been rough getting the workouts and nutrition in when you're driving a u-haul and moving things all day lol. I'm coming in way under in the nutrition but the workouts have been great. Will post pictures soon.

[thatfitguycom]

Sat/Sun. - 427 days to go.

Still moving. Lol. And all internet access is still via the phone. I'll post a PDF with my diet soon. Not sure how to do that yet

As far as training, I'm following the same protocol that I sell in my ebooks. I practice what I preach. For cardio I'll be doing 3 sessions a week and closely monitor my weight - adjusting calories as necessary.

Thanks for the support via email. you guys have been great so far.

See you tomorrow!

[dylanrpxxx]

Great idea for a documentary, good luck man, stick to it.

[thatfitguycom]

Great idea for a documentary, good luck man, stick to it.

Thanks brother! Got some great footage so far. I have a rough outline but I want it to be as open, honest, and real as possible.

[thatfitguycom]

Monday - 426 Days To Go

Here's the diet. If the PDF won't show its 4099 cal/day. Macros are 26/48/26 (pro/carb/fat). I'd like to have more protein but with a baby on the way money is a little tight.

[thatfitguycom]

Ugh... finally got internet installed.

Look for daily updates

[thatfitguycom]

This morning's back/traps workout. Looking at it now need to isolate the traps a little more in the shrugs. Was a little frustrated at the 2nd set of deadlifts (a plate hit part of the power rack). I really shouldn't have let that throw me off as much as it did. Still... 410 is heavy

Shoulders tomorrow.

[Devils]

Hey mate, good luck with your journey. Try to give some details of your workouts and food intake along the way.

[thatfitguycom]

Hey mate, good luck with your journey. Try to give some details of your workouts and food intake along the way.

Plan on it. Been away too long but should be able to start posting daily.

[thatfitguycom]

Monday - 356 Days to go
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Back/Biceps

Deadlifts 385x3, x2
Pulldowns 200x6, x5, x5
Seated Rows 200x4.5, 190x5, x4
Barbell Curls: 115x6, x5, x4
Dumbbell Curls: 50x5, x4, x4

Thoughts:
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First day at the gym in about a month. First day seriously training/dieting since March. It's crazy how fast time can go and how your strength can get away from you. Looking at today and the footage I shot (will edit/upload video tomorrow) I was disappointed in a lot of ways.

The first day is the hardest, right?

Nothing to do but keep on keeping on.

[thatfitguycom]

Here's the current bulking diet. Roughly 3800 calories, 40/40/20 ish split on macros.

Will adjust diet along the way every month or so