10 pounds in 65 days

**MAURER** · 15-Feb-08, 10:40 PM

for those of you that don't know me, i'm a 19 year old college student. i have been lifting on and off for years now. im currently 5'6 135 pounds. anyway... i haven't lifted much in about a year. i have some xyience (creatine, argonine, glutamine blend) left over, and im going to be taking a supplement called x factor. i started lifting and taking the xyience a couple days ago, which has quickly moved me up from a dehydrated 130 to the 135 i am now. the x factor is supposed to enhance the anabolic response to lifting, and i just started taking it today. my goal is that by the end of the cycle (65 days), which will officially start on sunday, i will have gained 10 pounds, which will put me at 145. so im going to post here every day that i lift and let you know what i do in the weight room and what i eat. my plan right now is to do a back/chest day and a legs/shoulders day. i'll throw in direct arms training when/where i see fit. please feel free to give advice and tell me to get my act together when im being a slacker.

**MAURER** · 15-Feb-08, 11:00 PM

okay today was my first official chest/back day. heres how it went

decline bench
135x1x8 155x1x8 155x1x10

bodyweight dips
bwx3x10

tri pushdown
50x3x8

tbar rows
45x1x8 70x1x8 80x1x8

pulldown
80x2x8 85x1x12

my diet

2 packets of oatmeal in milk
banana
lasagna
crangrape juice
protein shake
few handfuls of sunflower seeds
crangrape juice
drumstick ice cream
4 slices of pepperoni
8 slices of pepper jack cheese
bowl of egg drop soup
teriyaki steak with broccoli and white rice
2 pieces of garlic bread
protein shake
3 small sugar cookies
glass of milk

**MAURER** · 15-Feb-08, 11:05 PM

just thought i'd add a few comments. first yeah i should add more greens in my diet... i take a megaman multivitamin every day but i know thats no substitute. also, im happy with weighing 135 and only being able to lift as much weight as i did. because i used to be able to lift a lot more... like 110 on the pulldowns and 185 on bench for reps, and i weighed probably 125. so this tells me i have a lot of improvement i can make within these 65 days.

trainerty · 16-Feb-08, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by MAURER

okay today was my first official chest/back day. heres how it went

decline bench
135x1x8 155x1x8 155x1x10

bodyweight dips
bwx3x10

tri pushdown
50x3x8

tbar rows
45x1x8 70x1x8 80x1x8

pulldown
80x2x8 85x1x12

my diet

2 packets of oatmeal in milk
banana
lasagna
crangrape juice
protein shake
few handfuls of sunflower seeds
crangrape juice
drumstick ice cream
4 slices of pepperoni
8 slices of pepper jack cheese
bowl of egg drop soup
teriyaki steak with broccoli and white rice
2 pieces of garlic bread
protein shake
3 small sugar cookies
glass of milk

Good lord man....you eat like a college student....HAHAHA

Good luck with the training. I wouldn't waste too much money on supplements that promise some kind of "anabolic" response. Invest in whole foods and get the nutrition right so you don't put on 65lb of chubster-ness.

**MAURER** · 16-Feb-08, 11:19 AM

haha usually i don't buy into them either. but i have a friend who used it a few months ago and he was able to put on 10 pounds in 50 days that stayed with him after he stopped using. of course he also ate a lot.... which brings me what i really want the most advice on... you think i need to start eating more in general? i'm not sure how to take that college student comment... my mom thinks i eat a lot, whereas i guess a lot of guys who train would say i don't eat enough.

**Gooseneck** · 16-Feb-08, 05:52 PM

Maurer, do you have any pics ?? You've been around for as long as me and I dont remember what you look like. Love your inputs around here, you know your stuff.

**MAURER** · 16-Feb-08, 10:11 PM

well i don't have any pics of what i look like without a shirt on or my legs... but i'll show you a goofy pic of me and my friends so you can see sort of what i look like for a face to the name... im the one with the blue button down shirt. this was about a year ago.

**MAURER** · 16-Feb-08, 10:26 PM

leg/shoulders day today

wow i really think (know) im not getting the most of this workout im really not motivated to do squats or deads for some reason...

leg press (this will be the total amount of the plates)
270x1x8 320x1x8 365x1x8 365x1x10
(i am still getting a feel for how much i should be doing right now)

leg extensions
95x1x10
110x1x10
125x1x10

leg curls
80x2x10 80x1x8
(mad weak hams i guess)

seated machine calf raise (also weight of plates)
110x4x12

barbell military press
65x1x8 75x1x8 85x1x7

lateral raises
12x3x10

front raises
12x3x10

and that was that... wow my shoulders are weak... they've been my weakpoint since i seperated my left shoulder wrestling but damn.

diet:

2 packets oatmeal in milk
crangrape juice
9 bagel bites
crangrape juice
6 strawberries and whip cream
sliced apple with peanut butter
protein shake
2 slices plain pizza
crangrape juice
protein shake
5 slices of pepperoni
glass of milk

Sophie · 17-Feb-08, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by MAURER

lateral raises
12x3x10

front raises
12x3x10

and that was that... wow my shoulders are weak... they've been my weakpoint since i seperated my left shoulder wrestling but damn.

I thought I'd put my 2 cents in about shoulders. I remember when I first start a few years ago I couldn't seem to build up to 10 reps on lateral and front raises with 5 lbs. It was driving me nuts. So, I just increased the weight to 7.5 lbs and did as many as I could until I COULD get to 10 reps and then increased again.

This REALLY worked. I'm now up to 15's and 12.5's for front and lateral raises respectfully.

I'm not sure how the injury is hundering your progress, but you might just ned to shock them with ah eavier weight for lower reps and work up to higher reps. Worked for me.

Good luck and keep it up!!

**MAURER** · 17-Feb-08, 12:16 AM

it doesn't hinder my progress at all at this point... but after the injury i wasn't even able to move my left shoulder let alone lift anything... anyway that was a couple years ago. now, i just need to get my shoulders used to working out and i think the numbers can jump quickly. im just starting at point 0 right now with it. thanks for the tip, i may try upping the weight a bit next time around.

**MAURER** · 17-Feb-08, 06:28 PM

another chest/back day
im still adjusting to working out so sometimes i add reps in at the end if im able to do more than i anticipated.

decline bench
135x1x8 155x1x8 160x10

dips
BWx3x10

tbar rows
45x1x8 55x8x1 70x8x1 80x8x1

pulldowns
80x8x1 85x8x1 90x10x1

hammer curls (each hand)
20x2x10

seated cable curls
40x8x1 30x8x1

my diet

2 packets of oatmeal in milk
4 somosas
banana
sliced apple with peanut butter
chicken breast/leg/wing
baked beans
protein shake
more chicken breast/leg/wing
sunflower seeds
cake
protein shake
glass of milk

**MAURER** · 18-Feb-08, 05:41 PM

leg/shoulder day again

military press
65x1x8 85x2x8

lateral raise
12x3x10

front raise
12x8x10

leg press
180x1x8 270x1x8 360x1x8 360x1x10

leg extension
80x1x8 95x1x8 110x2x8

leg curl
80x1x8
95x2x8

seated calf raise
110x4x12

my diet

2 packet oatmeal in milk
protein shake
pastrami and cheese sandwich
sunflower seeds
banana
drumstick icecream
2 porkchops
salad
apple sauce
crangrape juice
protein shake
sliced apple with peanut butter
beef jerky
glass of milk

**MAURER** · 19-Feb-08, 09:23 PM

today was a day off from lifting... good thing too because i only got 3 hours of sleep last night.

my diet:

2 packets oatmeal in milk
banana
beef jerky
pastrami and cheese sandwich
crangrape juice
sunflower seeds
penne with tomato sauce
crangrape juice
5 slices of pepperoni
5 slices of pepper jack cheese
sliced apple with peanut butter
3 handfuls of mini saltine crackers
2 glasses of milk

j2bryson · 20-Feb-08, 08:41 AM

you sure do eat a lot of pizza maurer

**MAURER** · 20-Feb-08, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by j2bryson

you sure do eat a lot of pizza maurer

lol when i say 5 slices of pepperoni i don't mean pepperoni pizza... i mean the the cylindrical slabs you get and you cut them up...