Cali2002 Journal

Cali2002 · 19-Jun-03, 02:27 PM

I've found the journals in this thread very inspirational. I'm starting this one to hopefully inspire another and allow me to keep a record of my progress.

Sex: Male
Age: 30
Weight: 164lbs
Height: 5'10"

chest: 41inches
right arm: 14inches
left arm: 13.5 arms
right thigh: 21 inches
left thigh: 20 inches
neck: 16 inches
waist: 34 inches

I actually started major eating 1 week ago. My weight has gone from 160lbs to 164lbs already in that time. I'm keeping measurements now so I can make sure I don't gain all the weight around my waist.

Yesterday I hit the gym and plan on resting today. Yesterday's workout was as follows,

pull-ups (warm-up): 8
bent rows: 8x45, 8x50
lat pull down: 8x80, 8x120
sitting dumbell curl: 8x30, 8x30
preacher barbell curl: 8x45, 8x50

Food intake has been around 3k a day for the past week. The food intake remains roughly the same each day with the exception of business meals and dates. I will adjust the figures accordingly. The standard day is 2944 calories, 184 protien, 394 carbs, 77 fat. Today I expect the numbers to be 3035 protein, 187 protein, 269 carb, 80 fat.

**cursor** · 20-Jun-03, 02:07 PM

You might toss your height in that first post (just Edit it).

Looks like you're right handed.

Good luck with your journal and your fitness plan.

Cali2002 · 21-Jun-03, 12:56 AM

Thanks cursor.

Well today I only had 4 hours sleep because of watching the Hulk at midnight. I decided to not press my luck at the gym and go for a half a$$ workout. Okay, so I'm also being a little lazy. Meal consumption was also low now that I tally things up, 2285, 175, 264, 54.5. I need to get back up on that horse tomorrow!

Cali2002 · 22-Jun-03, 01:14 PM

Things are back on track. Yesterday I hit the weights again for shoulders.

Military press machine (warmup):12x40
Military press dumbell:8x40, 6x45, 4x45, 8x25
Front lift: 8x10, 8x15, 4x20, 6x10
Upright Rows: 8x60, 8x120, 8x150

Food consumption was approx. 2859 cal, 169 prot, 380 carb, 79.5 fat.

Just finished today's intake calcs; 3795 cal, 247 prot, 302 carb, 174 fat. Blame the big rack of ribs for dinner for these huge numbers. Hope it doesnt all go to the gut!! Today's weights were leg exercises.

Dumbell lunges: 8x25, 8x25
Leg extensions: 8x60
Hamstring curl: 8x60
Leg press: 8X90
Inner/Outer machine: 8x90, 8x120

Cali2002 · 23-Jun-03, 10:05 PM

Today's Food intake numbers 2928 cal, 212 prot, 310 carb, 96 fat. The gym was awesome today. I felt great afterwards until I noticed something on my chest .... a STRETCH MARK!! arghh!

Bench press smith machine: 8x90, 6x160, 5x160, 2x170, 8x90
Incline press dumbell: 8x50, 8x50, 6x55
Cable cross over: 8x50, 8x60, 4x70
Tricep pushdown: 8x100, 8x120, 6x150
Fly machine: 8x50, 8x60, 8x65

Btw, my legs are freaking killing me!!

abarlament · 23-Jun-03, 10:16 PM

What's bad about a stretch mark!? It means your chest must be growing!

Cali2002 · 24-Jun-03, 10:47 PM

That's true abarlament! Today was a rest day from gym. Food intake was 2669 calories, 245 protein, 217 carb, 86 fat.

Cali2002 · 27-Jun-03, 09:58 AM

Okay, yesterday I hit the gym and ate like a madman (or maybe pig). I did shoulders and a little bicep at the gym,

Military press machine (warmup):12x40
Military press dumbell:8x45, 7x45, 6x45, 8x30
Front lift dumbell: 10x15, 8x20, 6x25
Lateral lift dumbell: 8x10, 6x15, 4x20
Standing dumbell curl: 10x20, 8x25, 6x30

Food consumption was not clean at all. I find myself slipping big time on the discipline, but I am eating .... calories 3256, prot 180, carb 403, fat 110.

The scale this morning read over 168. I'm definitely gaining weight, but I know that some is showing in my gut. I bought an electronic body fat measuring device and it says I am 13.3%. If I hit 14%, I'm gonna have to switch things up and move to a cutting type phase before I blimp out. Hopefully that won't happen until I gain 8 more pounds! I'm hoping to get about 15 total pounds that I can cut down to 5-10 of good mass gains this time around.

Cali2002 · 30-Jun-03, 10:27 AM

The weekend has not been good. I was busy taking all day classes that prevented me from eating or exercising right. I would guess that I barely broke 2k calories each of these days. I have all my meals ready for today so I can get back on schedule.

Cali2002 · 30-Jun-03, 09:18 PM

Good day. Upped the weights some and am eating again. Here are the figures,

Bench press smith machine: 8x90, 6x165, 5x170, 2x175, 8x95
Incline press dumbell: 6x55, 6x55, 4x60
Cable cross over: 8x60, 8x60, 4x70
Tricep pushdown: 8x110, 8x130, 6x150
Overhead dumbell tricep: 8x40, 8x45

2921 calories from 170 prot, 385 carb, 89 fat. I need to start adjusting my diet a little to lower the carbs and up the protein I think.

**brakes** · 30-Jun-03, 10:01 PM

hey cali,

mind posting a day of foods you actually eat, seems we are about the same frames and although i got about 20lbs on ya (in fat), seems i need to add calories (goal 2300 as is). preciate it...

Cali2002 · 01-Jul-03, 10:29 AM

Sure thing brakes. I try to have 6 meals a day. Both lunch and dinner vary quite a bit since they are social activities for me. My basic schedule looks like this,

6:30am Myoplex Shake
9:30am 5 eggs + 1tbsp peanut butter
12:00pm Lunch
3:00pm tripple decker ham sandwich + milk
6:30pm Dinner
9:30pm Myoplex Shake

Myoplex Shake = 43P/20C/7Fat/315Cal
5 eggs + 1tbsp peanut butter = 43P/6C/41F/565Cal
tripple decker ham sandwich + milk = 37P/55C/15F/431Cal

Total of Planned Meals = 166P/101C/62F/1626Cal

This leaves lunch and dinner to ideally cover 58P/49C/17F/586Cal each. I tend to stick to big roast chicken type meals as much as possible for these meals. Sushi and edimame also come up alot on my eating habits. If I hit my targets I will have consumed about 3k calories with a % mix that depends on how Prot/Carb/Fat conscious I am at lunch and dinner time. I hope that helps.

Cali2002 · 01-Jul-03, 11:43 AM

Morning workout,

Military press machine (warmup):12x40
Military press dumbell:6x50, 7x45, 6x40
Front lift dumbell: 10x20, 8x25, 6x30
Lateral lift dumbell: 8x10, 6x15, 4x20
Standing dumbell curl: 10x25, 8x30, 6x35

Daily food intake, 2631 Calories/240P/156C/119Fat.

Cali2002 · 02-Jul-03, 10:18 AM

Morning weight measurement is 167lbs. That's about 7 pounds gained in the past 3 weeks. I seem to be stalling out a bit lately. I might need to up my caloric intake overall given the lack of daily consistency. I'm also considering adding creatine to the program.

Bent over dumbell rows: 8x40, 8x55, 8x60
Lat pull down: 8x120, 8x130, 8x140
Row machine: 8x70, 8x100, 8x110
Shrugs dumbell: 10x35, 10x40, 10x45

**brakes** · 03-Jul-03, 11:36 AM

thanks for the food stuff info cali... it helps....