Ok, picture 3, and some obvious differences. Mainly hair.
Starting to see a bit of a difference now!!! I just need to keep it up and I'll be where I wanna be :)
Monday, 21 January 2013
weigh in
Weight: 84kg. BF: 17%
I'm gonna take the above BF measurement with a pinch of salt yet again, but as noted last week, its definitely going down. Looking in the mirror i'm pretty sure I can see a bit of difference between now and the first photo I posted. Maybe not as drastic as 3/4% though. I'll post a new pic tonight.
The weight has gone down quite drastically in 2 weeks, I had a minor freakout when stepping on the scales this morning, worrying that I'm losing it too fast, or maybe losing too much muscle in the process. Several frantic emails to Adele, and a few posts on NF and I had calmed down a fair bit. I've seen another NF user had a slightly bigger drop in weight when going full on paleo for the first time, and whilst doing less exercise that me. Also, one of the guys who replied to my post mentioned that it could just be water weight; due to the fact i'm now eating less than I was when bulking, and no carbs, my glycogen stores are much lower. And glycogen holds water. Ergo, a lot of water in my body has been lost. This also goes hand in hand with the fact I've had to get up nearly every night to pee. Not like every 5 minutes, just once a night at most, but pre-paleo that was pretty rare.
I've been told to keep an eye on it, and keep an eye on it I will.
Dan
I'm gonna take the above BF measurement with a pinch of salt yet again, but as noted last week, its definitely going down. Looking in the mirror i'm pretty sure I can see a bit of difference between now and the first photo I posted. Maybe not as drastic as 3/4% though. I'll post a new pic tonight.
The weight has gone down quite drastically in 2 weeks, I had a minor freakout when stepping on the scales this morning, worrying that I'm losing it too fast, or maybe losing too much muscle in the process. Several frantic emails to Adele, and a few posts on NF and I had calmed down a fair bit. I've seen another NF user had a slightly bigger drop in weight when going full on paleo for the first time, and whilst doing less exercise that me. Also, one of the guys who replied to my post mentioned that it could just be water weight; due to the fact i'm now eating less than I was when bulking, and no carbs, my glycogen stores are much lower. And glycogen holds water. Ergo, a lot of water in my body has been lost. This also goes hand in hand with the fact I've had to get up nearly every night to pee. Not like every 5 minutes, just once a night at most, but pre-paleo that was pretty rare.
I've been told to keep an eye on it, and keep an eye on it I will.
Dan
Sunday, 20 January 2013
footy
great game of footy today, only went in goal once during the 90 minutes, the rest of the time I had loads of energy, and was probably playing some of the best football I've ever played.
All I ate beforehand was a banana, and I still had plenty in the tank at the end of the 90. going to have to do a few more sunday sessions if they're like that.
I think it might be down to the paleo diet, or the fact that i've not drank in 3 weeks. either way, whatever im doing is working, so I'm gonna try and keep it up.
All I ate beforehand was a banana, and I still had plenty in the tank at the end of the 90. going to have to do a few more sunday sessions if they're like that.
I think it might be down to the paleo diet, or the fact that i've not drank in 3 weeks. either way, whatever im doing is working, so I'm gonna try and keep it up.
Saturday, 19 January 2013
more workout
Just a quick one, mainly for my benefit so i remember how much i did today.
Did todays SS session as usual, hit 57.5kg bench, and 85kg DL, whilst still doing 65kg squats.
Also did an extra 10 mins on the treadmill in the middle, 3, 2, 2 pull ups (near the end of a heavy sesh, hence the shite number), and 3 sets of 8 close grip bench, 40kg.
sound.
Did todays SS session as usual, hit 57.5kg bench, and 85kg DL, whilst still doing 65kg squats.
Also did an extra 10 mins on the treadmill in the middle, 3, 2, 2 pull ups (near the end of a heavy sesh, hence the shite number), and 3 sets of 8 close grip bench, 40kg.
sound.
Thursday, 17 January 2013
Gym update
Just got back from a beasty gym session, and i'm pretty sure I've found my max shoulder press and power clean weights for the next few weeks. SP: 40kg and PC: 50kg. I couldn't finish the last rep, on the last set for the press, and the first set for the clean was a bit wobbly. But I adjusted my balance and then was fine. Although it felt like i'd been dead lifting 80kg for 3 sets by the time i'd finished which I wasn't expecting. I may look to up these work sets in Feb, but for now they seem fine where they are. And where they are is pretty fucking hard for me.
I also added some dips, some bicep curls and some myotatic crunches in with todays workout, as now I've found a few weights where i'm comfortable, I'm going to be doing a few more exercises in my workouts rather than just the 3 per session as outlined in Starting Strength. So basically SS is going on hold until my next bulk up, when I can eat enough to fuel the muscle growth between sessions and start lifting heavier. But regardless, the 2 month stint of SS has done me well, and has upped all of my lifts (still finding a top weight for the dead lift).
I wasn't surprised at the dips, 3 sets of 6 reps was pretty taxing, not least because it was near the end of my session and I've not done them since early December. The bicep curls were a different matter. 3 sets of 8 reps @20kg were pumped out pretty easily. I probably had 2 or 3 more reps in the tank on the last set, which I was pleasantly surprised at, as I've not curled since probably before the last time I dipped, and when I did I wasn't doing much more than 20kg. So i'll be upping that shortly.
Anyway, I just wanted to put it on here that from February, when I'm in my flat, im gonna add an extra component to the workout regime: pushups and pullups in the morning. Not sure how im gonna structure it, or when im gonna do it (probs not every day, but still at least 3 days a week), but thats what the next 2 weeks are for. And then after that running in the morning....but thats for another post.
Dan
I also added some dips, some bicep curls and some myotatic crunches in with todays workout, as now I've found a few weights where i'm comfortable, I'm going to be doing a few more exercises in my workouts rather than just the 3 per session as outlined in Starting Strength. So basically SS is going on hold until my next bulk up, when I can eat enough to fuel the muscle growth between sessions and start lifting heavier. But regardless, the 2 month stint of SS has done me well, and has upped all of my lifts (still finding a top weight for the dead lift).
I wasn't surprised at the dips, 3 sets of 6 reps was pretty taxing, not least because it was near the end of my session and I've not done them since early December. The bicep curls were a different matter. 3 sets of 8 reps @20kg were pumped out pretty easily. I probably had 2 or 3 more reps in the tank on the last set, which I was pleasantly surprised at, as I've not curled since probably before the last time I dipped, and when I did I wasn't doing much more than 20kg. So i'll be upping that shortly.
Anyway, I just wanted to put it on here that from February, when I'm in my flat, im gonna add an extra component to the workout regime: pushups and pullups in the morning. Not sure how im gonna structure it, or when im gonna do it (probs not every day, but still at least 3 days a week), but thats what the next 2 weeks are for. And then after that running in the morning....but thats for another post.
Dan
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Picture 2
So, pic number 2. not much difference between that and the first one. Not that i'm expecting much difference yet.
Monday, 14 January 2013
In pain...
Short post today.
I'm in serious pain from boxing class. Not like a bad pain, like i pulled a muscle or anything, more like the pain that comes from a non-stop class where every other minute you're either doing sit ups or planks and the instructors don't take 'i can't do this' for an answer.
The good type of pain.
Seriously, I feel like i've been hit in the stomach with a cannonball. And I can only assume it'll be worse tomorrow.
Anyway, I had my weekly weigh in this morning, and measured by BF% this evening.
85.1kg
19% BF
I'm not 100% on my BF as my girlfriend took the measurements. Nothing against her judgement, but I'd prefer to err on the side of caution than think 'OMG I can lose 1% a week no problem', plus we're using a pretty cheap set of calipers so its not gonna be exactly right. But I can say for sure that I haven't PUT ON any fat which is good. I'll put a picture up later.
Anyway, weights tomorrow, thinking of adding in some barbell rows. I love those for some reason. Also gonna try and put pull ups back in by the end of the week. Need to get my iron gym out of the cupboard as well to start doing some at home. Soon enough I wanna start the day with a few sets of push ups and a few sets of pull ups. I'll get more specific soon enough. Right now I need a shower.
Ok, so maybe not such a short post.
Dan
I'm in serious pain from boxing class. Not like a bad pain, like i pulled a muscle or anything, more like the pain that comes from a non-stop class where every other minute you're either doing sit ups or planks and the instructors don't take 'i can't do this' for an answer.
The good type of pain.
Seriously, I feel like i've been hit in the stomach with a cannonball. And I can only assume it'll be worse tomorrow.
Anyway, I had my weekly weigh in this morning, and measured by BF% this evening.
85.1kg
19% BF
I'm not 100% on my BF as my girlfriend took the measurements. Nothing against her judgement, but I'd prefer to err on the side of caution than think 'OMG I can lose 1% a week no problem', plus we're using a pretty cheap set of calipers so its not gonna be exactly right. But I can say for sure that I haven't PUT ON any fat which is good. I'll put a picture up later.
Anyway, weights tomorrow, thinking of adding in some barbell rows. I love those for some reason. Also gonna try and put pull ups back in by the end of the week. Need to get my iron gym out of the cupboard as well to start doing some at home. Soon enough I wanna start the day with a few sets of push ups and a few sets of pull ups. I'll get more specific soon enough. Right now I need a shower.
Ok, so maybe not such a short post.
Dan
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