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Old 09-04-2007, 08:02 PM   #1
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Did the two years pay off?

Well, I hit my two year anniversary of when I began this change to the fitness lifestyle. There's been injuries, sickness, plateaus, etc. etc., but it was all worth it. It's been a while since I have updated any pics. The two pics at the beginning were my starting point. Then I decided to include pics took today by my wife outside without any of the "shadow" effects and crap. There are 6 of those. Then I went inside under the light and took the last 5. It is really amzing what different lighting can do. Anyway, Thanks for dropping by my progress thread. I have pics of legs and back on another thread on my bodyspace.

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Old 09-04-2007, 08:05 PM   #2
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Old 09-04-2007, 08:06 PM   #3
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Old 09-04-2007, 08:15 PM   #4
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Old 09-04-2007, 08:17 PM   #5
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Old 09-04-2007, 08:19 PM   #6
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Old 09-05-2007, 01:48 PM   #7
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Old 09-05-2007, 01:53 PM   #8
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Old 09-05-2007, 02:11 PM   #9
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Great progress, buddy!

You went from out of shape lookin to in shape lookin and you've got a solid amount of muscle mass on ya now.

Good work, man! Another 2 yrs from now and you'll look insane

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awesome transformation, definately leaned out without losing mass.

entertain us with your routine and diet (# of calories etc)
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The way I did it....

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The first thing we all need to understand is that everyone is different and all of our bodies will respond diff. in regards to training technique and the nutrition your individual body needs. I can sum up how I did it.

There is no such thing as a secret training routine. You have to find the ones that work for you and center them around the "Big 3". I know, I know it's been said time and again. Here's a sample of what I did but I change up the isolation exerercises routinely.

SAMPLE TRAINING WEEK:

Day 1:

Chest and shoulders

4 sets flat bench or dumbell bench....failure on last set...reps do not go under 6

3 sets incline dumbell...failure on last set
3 sets dumbell decline flies..."
3 sets dips

4 sets military barbell press
3 sets of bent over shoulder extensions for rear delts
3 sets standing shoulder extensions

Day 2:

Back and bi's

5 sets pull-ups last one to failure.
3 sets bent over rows
3 sets dumbel rows
3 sets deadlifts

5 sets standing barbell curls...12, 10,8,6,4
3 sets alternating dumbell curls or preacher curls
3 sets conc. curls

Day 3 rest

Day 4

legs and abs

4 sets squats
3 sets leg press
3 sets leg ext.
3 sets calf raises

5 sets weighted incline crunches
3 sets hanging leg raises
3 sets reverse crunches

day 5

Tris and delts

4 sets skull crushers
3 sets overhead tri ext.
3 sets dips or push downs

day 6 off

repeat

That's about it....The secret, I believe, is about consistency. Not a specific training routine, but just getting in there and logging in the time one day at a time. Lookin at your end goal from where you are can seem impossible. It is better to look at the immediate day of training ahead of you and the body that you are envisioning will follow in time...

When I have time I'll hit my diet with the same disclaimer as my traing routine...everyone is different and you have to find what works best for you...

BTW all of my training is done at home in my home gym...I'll try to get a pic up of it when I can....
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My diet

This is how I did it. There is so much good info. on BB.COM on dieting foods and types of specific diets. I'm not gonna insult your intelligence by listing out healthy sources of proteins and carbs. I really havent seriously went through bulk phases and cutting phases. I don't just want to look good only half the year. So I kept a close eye on my caloric intake. I found out what my caloric maintenance level on my current training program was. Then I would manipulate the calories +100 until I felt I was very slowly puttin on adipose..I would continue this until my abs became slightly blurry and then dropped-100 calories below my maintenance level. This is basically the way I did it. It probably wouldnt work for everyone, but this is the way I diet...

-good source of carbs every 3 hours
-protein source every 3 hours
-plenty of water
-cheat meals to a minimum...not over 2 per week


I haven't eaten fast food, besides Subway, in over 2 years and I try to stay away from all processed foods....
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