39 days out

Wake up weight 218.8
(see me in a week)

I've decided I am going to cut my carbs in half. I'm not sure if I'm going to do the whole week, just going to take it day by day.
By cutting my carbs, I am in a sense, just lowing my caloric intake, forcing the body to use it's stored resources, such as fat. I wouldn't want to cut my protein to lower my caloric intake, I need that to fill muscle cells, just like I wouldn't want to go zero carbs, because I need the carbs to insure the protein is being used for muscle cells and not energy for having no carbs. (fat burns without losing muscle, if carbs are present) and carbs and fat burn 50/50, it's like the carbs are the kindle to the wood, the fat

Here is a look at what I've been eating for a day

18oz of boiled chicken (that will become 36-42oz 2 weeks out)
900g of potato (this could go as high as 1800g as I get closer to the show)
3-4 whey Isolate protein shakes. (this will stop 2 weeks out, replaced by chicken, further lowing my sodium)
6 pieces of Maztol (this could go away and be replaced by potato)
3 chewable vitimins and minerals (every other meal)
128oz of water/Crystal light (I don't really count this, but I pretty much drink a gallon, I only drink when I'm thirsty, I never force drink, unless it's alcohol of course).

Today potatoes will be 450g for the day, Maztol will be 3 for the day, everything else stays the same. lowing my caloric intake by 600

Heading to the pool today to scare people, I mean get some sun. We have been lucky with the sun these last few days, I have a nice brown tan now, enjoy the weather!

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40 days out from the Team Universe

I thought I would do some picture comparisons from when I started.

Day one, when this all started I weighted 230

A week later after having controlled my carbs and lowered my sodium, I weighted 224.6

This is week 3 (went away for week 2, no pictures) I weighed 219, this is after one week out cutting my carbs in half (25grams a sitting)

Week 4 after going back to eating 50 grams of carbs a sitting for the week, I weigh 219.4

Today, 219.4, it's hard to tell from the pictures, but I'm a lot leaner from last week, each week I get leaner and leaner

So I'm now just under 6 weeks, I need to start thinking about a song to use for my posing routine. I having put together a routine since back when I use to compete 20-25 years ago.

Also I need to start holding compulsories more. I usually pose in between sets a little, while I'm waiting for my set, but soon I will start spending 15 minutes after each workout holding compulsories. This really helps, not only in shaping you, but making you hard and giving you the relaxed look you want when holding that pose on stage. It's nice when you look in condition, as well as, in shape

My legs are still sore from Friday night. Alex and I mixed it up and did a bunch of new movements and ones we haven't done in a while. We did one legged squats on the Smith machine and we even used a lying down squat machine, that allowed you to really stretch into the squat

Tuesdays is Chest and Shoulder...

Happy Memorial Day!

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56 days out is now 41 one days out

I have decided to compete in the NPC Team Universe National Competition held in TeaNeck NJ on July 8th and 9th., instead of the NPC Teen Collegiate Master National held in Pittsburgh PA on July 23rd

I decided this for a couple of reasons, for one it's a 3 1/2 hour drive instead of a 12 hour drive and two the Master Class for the Team Universe is age 35,45 and 55, where as, in the Teen Collegiate Master it's 35,40 and 50. I'd rather be the youngest in my class (I'm 45), plus the show is being put on by Bev Francis's grew, the same people who put on the jay Cutler Classic and the New England's, so the judges will know me and see my improvements

The downside to the Team Universe show is, I have to win the overall masters, not only winning the 45 over class, but also beating the 35 and 55 over winners in the finals, to be awarded a pro card. In the Teen Collegiate Masters show, If I were to place 1st or 2nd in my class, I would be awarded a pro card. So the Team Universe is a little hard in someways to get the card, but fuck it, I'm going for it.

Wake up weight 220.2...
This little increase of weight, is water weight held in my sodium, I ran out of the whey I use for dieting that has 80mg for the two scoops and had to use one that had 260mg for the two scoops. Not worried about water at this stage, but I do have lower sodium whey again

On Monday, I might do one more week of 25 grams of carbs a sitting... not sure yet though... even though I just lost two weeks of dieting and I'm now 6 weeks out, I feel like I have time.

I have the next 3 days off from training, I'm going to relax, soak up as much sun as mother nature allows. eat and grow!


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57 days out...

Awesome Arm workout last night, we started with Biceps, standing straight barbrll curls, into preacher curls, ending with hammers and standing wrist curls. Triceps started with push downs, into Skull crushers, ending with straight bar french curls, definitely had an 20" arm pump last night!

Wake up weight 218.6... and growing...

Legs tonight, we are taking the weekend off. Now maybe I can get some things done I've been meaning to do. I'm pretty much trashed for the day after hitting legs on Saturday morning, leaving me coma toast. So it will be nice to have a Saturday where I feel like doing something constructive... Think I might pull the rigid out and change out my leaky oil line... who knows...

I grabbed some sun these last couple of days and it looks like it's going to be 86 today and just as nice tomorrow... I see more sun in my future!

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58 days out....Sun!

Back and Traps last night, we started with standing Calves, then standing one legged curls, then 3/4 dead lifts, Shrugs, Lat pull downs, machine weighted row, low rows, ending with reverse grip pull downs, then Abs
As always nice pump, nice workout

Wake up weight 217.6

A little change in our workout schedule this week, we are hitting Arms tonight instead of Friday and hitting Legs Friday, instead of Saturday...

I was able to grab some sun yesterday, hopefully today as well



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59 days out... Vitamin D

I was able to grab a few minutes of sun yesterday through those clouds, but these next few days should be good for some Vitamin D.

I don't believe what they say about the sun not being good for you...too much of anything isn't good for you, but the Sun definitely has it's place and should be used for a healthy body and mind... enough said! 

Wake up wait 217.6

Tonight we hit Back and Traps

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60 days out...

Last night we hit Chest and Shoulders, starting with flat benching, then incline dumbbells, into Dips, then flat dumbbell flies, ending chest with cable crossovers. Shoulders started with standing barbell presses, then rear delt machine, ending with the side delt machine. Finishing up with seated calves and Abs

Wake up wait 217

Quick breakdown of how and what I'm been eating...

7:30/ 2 Matzos/ Whey protein - 50/50 (grams each)
10:00/ Boiled Chicken/ Potato - 50/50
12:30/  2 Matzos/ Whey protein - 50/50
3:00/ Boiled Chicken/ Potato - 50/50
5:30/ Carbo force/Whey - 50/50 (pre-workout)
5:30/ 2 Matzos/ Whey protein - 50/50 (no workout)
7:30/ Carbo force/Whey - 50/50 (post workout)
8:30/  Boiled Chicken/ Potato - 50/50
1030 or 11:00 / 1/2 bag rice cakes/ Whey - 50/50

This has been pretty much what I've been eating this past 5 weeks, just so you get an idea. Also add a vitamin and mineral with each meal and let's not forget my traveling gallon of frozen Crystal light
(exception 3rd week I ate 50/25 (25 grams of carbs))

No gym tonight

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