Nick's bulk to a healthier me

**baco_bacon** · 11-26-2009, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by nmsk80066

thankzzz

my DBs only go up to 52.5 so i have to do BB lol, but once i get powerblocks i'll throw in some DB shrugs. they basically are the same exercise just hit the traps a little differently due to your palms facing your front (barbell) or facing your sides (dumbbells).

good idea to switch it up for variety though

Oh haha

I looked up powerblocks... DAMN $400??? you lucky **** haha! jk

but still.

**nmsk80066** · 11-26-2009, 02:10 PM

hahah yeah! but, it is the only thing i'm asking for so i suppose it is the equivalent of getting 5-10 "moderately expensive" things lol

actually i think they were more than that

cause i'm getting the ones up to 90. will be sick. i can challenge myself for a very, very long time

**baco_bacon** · 11-26-2009, 02:15 PM

!!!!!! that's incredible haha. My parents don't let me buy gym equipment because I have a YMCA membership

but it's all good.

Just noticed, you 120 lbs now??

Anyway, i'm off. Gonna go on a run, seeya

**nmsk80066** · 11-26-2009, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by baco_bacon

!!!!!! that's incredible haha. My parents don't let me buy gym equipment because I have a YMCA membership

but it's all good.

Just noticed, you 120 lbs now??

Anyway, i'm off. Gonna go on a run, seeya

lol i gained like 3.6 pounds last week remember

so alot must be water weight but i'll weigh in on saturday as usual

peace out, enjoy the run

**baco_bacon** · 11-26-2009, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by nmsk80066

lol i gained like 3.6 pounds last week remember

so alot must be water weight but i'll weigh in on saturday as usual

peace out, enjoy the run

oh yeah right!

brb posting run on my log

**nmsk80066** · 11-26-2009, 05:09 PM

no school yay!

oats, whey, milk, banana

whey, milk, lucky charms, kix, koala crisp

sweet potato, turkey, lettuce, bowl of kashi heart to heart, koala crisp, almonds, and a baby red apple

thanksgiving turkey (smoked. tasty stuff) between ezekiel bread with tomato/basil hummus, raspberries

fat free cottage cheese, kashi heart to heart, pecans, currants, raspberries

more thanksgiving turkey with brown rice, broccoli, and a few almonds

sludge later - 2 tablespoons PB and scoop casein

total: 2750 calories. + or - a few because i'm not sure exactly how many cals were in the thanksgiving turkey. i looked it up and found smoked mostly white meat turkey to have about 45 cals per ounce, i had 3 ounces each time so i counted it as 135 cals each time

and yeah i ate clean on thanksgiving

i know it is lame, and there was/is plently of tasty things that i could have some of.. but i just can't bring myself to do it

**baco_bacon** · 11-26-2009, 09:31 PM

IT'S okay to cheat once in a while. Hell I probably had 1000 calories just from desert today haha

**Dracoy** · 11-26-2009, 10:36 PM

No worries man, you are still young.

I skipped lots of good meals in the past, but as you age, you notice that your gains arn't hindered at all by eating dirty a few times a week.

It takes a few years to figure this out, but once you find the balance, you'll be better off. Right now, I'm proud of you for keeping clean, it is one of the hardest things to do. Just know that in the future, things change (especially when you go to college

)

**craig//nicol** · 11-27-2009, 01:09 AM

In and subbed man!
This log is gona be epic, work hard and you WILL achieve your goals!

Dont worry about eating dirty food man, especially at your weight, just eat up

I know how you feel though, after dieting 17 weeks for my competition and counting calories the whole time, i couldint bring myself to stop and the day after my contest i was counting calories with 200 more than i was dieting on LOL
Iv learned to chill out now, big time, I have a cheat meal each week where i literally eat to failure, probs over 3000cals in one sitting

**nmsk80066** · 11-27-2009, 06:21 AM

Originally Posted by baco_bacon

IT'S okay to cheat once in a while. Hell I probably had 1000 calories just from desert today haha

stong food there man!

Originally Posted by Dracoy

No worries man, you are still young.

I skipped lots of good meals in the past, but as you age, you notice that your gains arn't hindered at all by eating dirty a few times a week.

It takes a few years to figure this out, but once you find the balance, you'll be better off. Right now, I'm proud of you for keeping clean, it is one of the hardest things to do. Just know that in the future, things change (especially when you go to college

)

lol thanks bro, good advice

Originally Posted by craig//nicol

In and subbed man!
This log is gona be epic, work hard and you WILL achieve your goals!

Dont worry about eating dirty food man, especially at your weight, just eat up

I know how you feel though, after dieting 17 weeks for my competition and counting calories the whole time, i couldint bring myself to stop and the day after my contest i was counting calories with 200 more than i was dieting on LOL
Iv learned to chill out now, big time, I have a cheat meal each week where i literally eat to failure, probs over 3000cals in one sitting

thanks so much man, really means alot

no doubt i'll be working hard

and nice cheat meal hahah!

i guess i'll start trying to be a little less strict, i think the problem is that i am just sooooo used to clean foods lol

off day today/tomorrow. raining like hell right now. going to go to the grocery store with my grandma so if i get anything epic i'll post it up

**baco_bacon** · 11-27-2009, 07:52 AM

Hahaha i'm going to the store with my dad soon! have fun homie

**loupenguin** · 11-27-2009, 08:10 AM

eat to failure... i wanna see that.

**nmsk80066** · 11-27-2009, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by baco_bacon

Hahaha i'm going to the store with my dad soon! have fun homie

hahah nicee, only got some sweet potatos, turkey, lettuce, brown rice and ezekiel bread

Originally Posted by loupenguin

eat to failure... i wanna see that.

lol i can't imagine doing that

**nmsk80066** · 11-28-2009, 07:18 AM

weight last saturday after bathroom before eat - 120.4

weight today after bathroom before eat - 120.6

+ .2 pounds in seven days

so i guess my huge weight jump last week was mostly water weight. now things have slowed. if i have gained .2 pounds this week then i have been roughly 100 calories over maintenence every day. the only thing i am going to change is cut off 5 minutes of cardio after every workout as it is getting colder anyway, but stick with the same calories. next week if i have gained less than .4 pounds i'll give the cals another bump

just takin things step by step, you know? i mean i think i feel a little bigger and have gotten a little stronger so i'll stick with what i have been doing for just one more week

**baco_bacon** · 11-28-2009, 09:06 AM

Slow is good,

dang I wish I had a digital scale... then i can track by the decimals...

**nmsk80066** · 11-28-2009, 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by baco_bacon

Slow is good,

dang I wish I had a digital scale... then i can track by the decimals...

they are quite helpful, i just got mine like 2 weeks ago or so. definately look into one it has helped me alot

**Galindo62** · 11-28-2009, 10:03 AM

Well like everybody else said. Relaxed with the diet man. You seem to be borderline ocd with your food!

**baco_bacon** · 11-28-2009, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by nmsk80066

they are quite helpful, i just got mine like 2 weeks ago or so. definately look into one it has helped me alot

Hahaha sounds good I'll try to convince my parents that ours is broken or something

oh and btw 5 less minutes of cardio after a workout will not change your diet at all, up your calories, because it will just be .2 lbs heavier again

**nmsk80066** · 11-28-2009, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by Galindo62

Well like everybody else said. Relaxed with the diet man. You seem to be borderline ocd with your food!

true dat

Originally Posted by baco_bacon

Hahaha sounds good I'll try to convince my parents that ours is broken or something

oh and btw 5 less minutes of cardio after a workout will not change your diet at all, up your calories, because it will just be .2 lbs heavier again

its not for the purpose of speeding weight gain really but rather because it is less enjoyable because of the weather. i'm seeing how accurate my scale is i guess, if i've gained only .2 pounds next week i'll bump them. 3k for me

**watermelon_2001** · 11-28-2009, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by nmsk80066

its not for the purpose of speeding weight gain really but rather because it is less enjoyable because of the weather. i'm seeing how accurate my scale is i guess, if i've gained only .2 pounds next week i'll bump them. 3k for me

What th...!?? I thought you HAD already gone up to 3k!?

**watermelon_2001** · 11-28-2009, 11:01 AM

P.S. No, that's not me........

**nmsk80066** · 11-28-2009, 11:15 AM

LOOOOOOL that was priceless

nah just under, 2.9k haha

**N03xcus3s** · 11-28-2009, 12:13 PM

damn that turkey looks good brah, ship some over here for me

**nmsk80066** · 11-28-2009, 12:39 PM

funny thing is she got that thing offline LOL gobblegobble.com

smoked turkey is very tasty though, still a few leftovers which i'll probably finish later

**loupenguin** · 11-28-2009, 03:07 PM

just curious, if you seem to be eating soo clean, why do you choose to eat a bowl of cereal? and not a candy bar? or a bowl of ice cream..

Hope you had a great turkey day man.

**nmsk80066** · 11-28-2009, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by loupenguin

just curious, if you seem to be eating soo clean, why do you choose to eat a bowl of cereal? and not a candy bar? or a bowl of ice cream..

Hope you had a great turkey day man.

i don't count my whey/milk/cereal bowls as dirty. i am a person who believes in a mix of quick-and-slow-carbs imediately post workout. take lucky charms for example. the marshmallows are sugar and dextrose (fast). other than that, it is basically just 'whole grain oats' (slow) and some food coloring. i havent seen any negative effects from doing this so why not.

the cereals i eat at other times of the day are very clean, kashi cereals are all good carbs, shredded wheat is just that - shredded wheat, and even the koala crisp stuff i eat may not seem clean but it is - it is mainly brown rice flour and a little cocoa which gives it the color.

hope you had a good thanksgiving too bro!

**Galindo62** · 11-28-2009, 05:43 PM

Where are the workouts?

**nmsk80066** · 11-28-2009, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by Galindo62

Where are the workouts?

friday and saturday are off days for me, don't worry, i'm benching tomorrow morning

**baco_bacon** · 11-28-2009, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by nmsk80066

friday and saturday are off days for me, don't worry, i'm benching tomorrow morning

woot woot!! Kick some ***... i mean barbells lol

**wynner64** · 11-28-2009, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by nmsk80066

weight last saturday after bathroom before eat - 120.4

weight today after bathroom before eat - 120.6

+ .2 pounds in seven days

so i guess my huge weight jump last week was mostly water weight. now things have slowed. if i have gained .2 pounds this week then i have been roughly 100 calories over maintenence every day. the only thing i am going to change is cut off 5 minutes of cardio after every workout as it is getting colder anyway, but stick with the same calories. next week if i have gained less than .4 pounds i'll give the cals another bump

just takin things step by step, you know? i mean i think i feel a little bigger and have gotten a little stronger so i'll stick with what i have been doing for just one more week

If I were you, I'd omit everything above the bold in this quote. You gotta take the scale out of the equation, and not be so gung-ho on it. I hardly ever weigh myself. Don't make it a numbers thing, make it about how you look and feel. Body weight is something that is very tricky and can easily deceive someone in how they view their progress. You have to take into account things such as metabolism, not to mention the process your body undergoes accumulating muscle and dealing with excess fat. Besides, you're eating more AND working out...totally contrary when you think about it, lol. It will be a slow process, but you will bulk up. My advice would be to stop taking things in ".2 lbs per week" and just keep doing what you've been doing, be consistent for 3 months, THEN weigh yourself.

I've only weighed myself 5 times this whole year, and two of them were when I went to the doctor. Suffice to say, I think you've seen my progress

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