****Jman's Journey: Sleep, Eat, Lift, Repeat****

[jman14]

So, I decided to start a log. I'll update every day. a little background first:

Had an eating disorder in late 06
Hospitalized in Jan 07 at 112 lbs
125 pounds in July 07

Now, in Jan 08, 1 year after my hospitalization, I am 154 lbs and 5'11".
I think that i am about 8% bf.
Measurements:
Chest-37"
Waist-28"
Hips-30"

I'm guessing my quads are around 24"

I'm training for size, strength and athletics. I have been on both strength (5x5) and hypertrophy (3-4x8-10) programs. Right now i am on a strictly hypertrophy prorgram. I'm getting a new program to do with my baseball team this week, so im not sure of the details yet.

anyway, day one is tomorrow, it will look like:

warmup jog 5 min
Push-up Jumps 3x12 (20 lb dbs)

Front squats 4x8
Chins on rings 4x8 (weighted)

Dumbbell Lunges 3x10
1 Arm dumbbell rows 3x8
Farmers walk x max

^^^ waddyah think?

I'll upload some pictures in a few.

Please subscribe!

[bodybuildit]

subbed. Good luck. How many days a week do you lift?

[matthor]

Congrats on overcoming your ED and getting healthy. best of luck with this.

Put up the weights you use as well for reference

[ozfiz]

subscribed

what's a farmers walk?

[friedrice683]

Subscribed bro.

[matthor]

Originally Posted by ozfiz

subscribed

what's a farmers walk?

picking up somethign heavy and walking

A complicated one lol

[jman14]

Originally Posted by friedrice683

Subscribed bro.

Originally Posted by ozfiz

subscribed

what's a farmers walk?

Originally Posted by matthor

Congrats on overcoming your ED and getting healthy. best of luck with this.

Put up the weights you use as well for reference

Originally Posted by bodybuildit

subbed. Good luck. How many days a week do you lift?

Thanks and reps to all

here are some pics:

front relaxed



back relaxed




Quads

[jman14]

Originally Posted by matthor

Put up the weights you use as well for reference

Oh yeah, i'll do this for every workout. ive read other's journals and when they don't do this, it is difficult to get an idea of progress.

[jman14]

thinking about it again, i may be higher than 8% haha

[matthor]

dude you have great quads and a good foundation for some size

[jman14]

Originally Posted by matthor

dude you have great quads and a good foundation for some size

you sir, are ripped to friggin shreds.

[jman14]

Just got finished day one, legs and back mostly, although most of my workouts are full body to some extent. the workout ended up being different than i had projected.
so here goes (keep in mind i've only been lifting for 3 months and when i started, my squat max was 165 lbs haha):


5 min jog + some sprints for warm up

Push up Jumps
20 lb x15
20 lb x 15
20 lb x 15

Front Squats
165x8 (warmup)
180x8
185x8
185x8

Chins
+20 lb x 10
+30 lb x 8
+20 lb x 10

So I alternate on those two exercises: 1 set squats, 1 set chins and so on.
Then I start my second grouping, which was this today:

Dumbbell step-ups
The following weights are of the dumbbells held in each hand:
50 lb x 8 each
45 lb x 10 each
50 lb x 8 each

good stuff, if you use correct form, these are hard to push out after a tough squat session.

Bent-Over Rows
115 x 12 (too light)
125 x 10
130 x 9 (couldn?t get the last one up)

Some medicine ball core work at the end

Good hard workout today, I was happy with it.

As far as nutrition goes, I just try to make sure to hit a number over calories per day (~3500) and a number of grams of protein per day (~180).

I eat ?clean? food when I can, but have come to realize quite quickly that a carb is a carb and a fat is a fat, and its much more fun to order pizza with your friends than to break out the Tupperware.

So far I have had about 2200 cals today and will get the rest in my next two meals.


Good day, I can feel the hypertrophy

[derickonfire]

Nice Front Squats dude, subbed!

btw - to bold you just do[*] except buy a b where the star is. Then end it with a [/*].

[jman14]

Originally Posted by derickonfire

Nice Front Squats dude, subbed!

btw - to bold you just do[*] except buy a b where the star is. Then end it with a [/*].

you are a god, now my posts won't look retarded

[jman14]

i have chicken arms haha, i never train them directly, only through chin ups, presses and other compounds. *random*

[matthor]

very good front squat numbers there mate and even with chicken arms you are doing well on the chins!

[derickonfire]

Originally Posted by jman14

i have chicken arms haha, i never train them directly, only through chin ups, presses and other compounds. *random*

Well then, start doing some isolation =P

CGBP + Curls?

[jman14]

Originally Posted by derickonfire

Well then, start doing some isolation =P

CGBP + Curls?

meh, i just love my compounds. I'm looking to start including some oly lifting in my routine. a couple weeks ago, i watched these:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PMfheS1UhA0&feature=related

http://youtube.com/watch?v=L9Gzz7y19As&feature=related

great ****.

but yeah, maybe i will just do some isolations at the end of my workouts if i have time. i don't wanna take time out from other things haha.

[derickonfire]

I love OLY lifts.. fun stuff.

CGBP is a compound, btw.. just more tri focus.

[jman14]

Originally Posted by derickonfire

I love OLY lifts.. fun stuff.

CGBP is a compound, btw.. just more tri focus.

true true, i think i will add in a few more arm-focused movements

[jman14]

tomorrow i might not be able to get to my school's gym, the don't open till 2:15, and i have to leave (fillings at dentist) at 2:45. I asked someone if they could open at around 1:30 or 1:45, and they said maybe.

oh well, no big deal, but will be a bummer if i don't get day 2 in.

day 3 is deads.........yum. (no creepy)

[tinyman5000]

hey man we have similar backgrounds good luck in the new year i will follow

[jman14]

Originally Posted by tinyman5000

hey man we have similar backgrounds good luck in the new year i will follow

thanks tiny, im following yours too, i just havent posted yet will subscribe

[derickonfire]

Deads are yummy =P

It's my next workout.

[matthor]

try deadlifts with caramel topping - you'll never go back!

[jman14]

Originally Posted by matthor

try deadlifts with caramel topping - you'll never go back!

lol


so i was lucky and got in quickly before my school gym closed today. Short workout (40 min) but intense.

DAY 2
5 min jog/some sprints

Hang Cleans
115x5 (warmup)
125x5
135x2(psyched myself out, definetly could have done it)
125x5
125x5

Straight Leg (Romanian) Deadlifts
185x10 (warm-up)
195x12
205x10
205x10


really concentrated on form on these, getting all the pull from my hammies


Stability ball push ups
(feet on bench, hands on stability ball)
x15
x15
x12
x12

Standing Military Press
75x8
75x8
75x8

really tough haha, weak shoulders

DB Incline bench
40x8
40x8
40x8

some core at the end

good workout today, felt rushed though and i'm a little pissed about not getting 135 on my cleans. oh well, something to shoot for next week. right now having a couple of chicken thighs and a drumstick and some noodles. i feel replenished.

deeeeeeaaaaaddddssss tomorrow. whats up guys?

[tinyman5000]

Two questions-

why the short cardio warmup before the lifting

whens your preworkout meal

[jman14]

Originally Posted by tinyman5000

Two questions-

why the short cardio warmup before the lifting

whens your preworkout meal

two answers

i like to get the blood pumping through my body. helps me, rather than going cold into my sets.

and my pre workout is a sandwich, milk and a banana, which i eat probably 15 min before i workout. I would eat earlier, but i have class.

[tinyman5000]

oh ok. you think its cool to eat 1-1.5 hours before working out? And ****ing awesome hang cleans btw. Is that a pr on the incline

[jman14]

Originally Posted by tinyman5000

oh ok. you think its cool to eat 1-1.5 hours before working out? And ****ing awesome hang cleans btw. Is that a pr on the incline

yeah, pr on incline, and thanks man

I have to admit that the last two reps on the last to sets of incline were assisted, it was hard as hell to grind them out, but the first set was a PR.

And depends on what your pre meal is. whats yours?