Despite eating much healthier foods and exercising more...
I have gained 4 lbs in 7 days. This is very good news.
What is also noteworthy is that I reduced my calorie intake on day 6 (somewhat inadvertently). So we know the weigh gain is not a temporary fluctuation from binging on the previous day, because I didn't. This combined with excercising and eating healthier means I have likely lost fat and gained muscle. If this is true, that means I may have gained much more than 4 lbs of lean muscle in 7 days.
Today is an excercise day, so I'll be posting the results of my workout some time tonight.
Weight Gain Day 5: Legs
Just finished another workout. Despite feeling sleepy, I wanted to post this on schedule.
I did squats first with 45 lbs in each hand (9 reps). Then I did straight leg dead lift with 35 lbs in each hand (7 reps). Finished off with standing calf raises with 35 lbs in each hand (10 reps).
Immediately after I could feel the muscles in my lower back were a little tighter and the same in my legs. Standing with good posture feels much easier.
I took my Glutamine and I'll probably have a shower. I think with the squats and dead lift especially, this is the hardest I've pushed myself so far. : )
I did squats first with 45 lbs in each hand (9 reps). Then I did straight leg dead lift with 35 lbs in each hand (7 reps). Finished off with standing calf raises with 35 lbs in each hand (10 reps).
Immediately after I could feel the muscles in my lower back were a little tighter and the same in my legs. Standing with good posture feels much easier.
I took my Glutamine and I'll probably have a shower. I think with the squats and dead lift especially, this is the hardest I've pushed myself so far. : )
Weight Gain Day 3: Pull
Second day of lifting. Yesterday was a rest day. I had very little soreness after the first workout so I decided to push (or in this case pull) myself a little more.
Today's results:
I did all of these with 5 sec up 5 sec down cadence.
On a different note, I've been trying to eat a lot more. Today it was a protein shake and supplements in the morning, 3 fried eggs on brown toast for breakfast, beans and rice for lunch, and lasagna and caesar salad for dinner. I'll be having another protein shake and supplements before bed.
Cheers!
- Pullover (on an excercise ball): 35 lbs (holding one DB with two hands) x 1 set to failure (4 reps after settling on the weight)
- Dumbbell row (bent over): 35 lbs x 1 set to failure for each arm (about 7 reps each)
- Shoulder shrugs (2 sec pause at the top): 50 lbs (25 lbs in each hand) x 1 set to failure (about 6 reps)
I did all of these with 5 sec up 5 sec down cadence.
On a different note, I've been trying to eat a lot more. Today it was a protein shake and supplements in the morning, 3 fried eggs on brown toast for breakfast, beans and rice for lunch, and lasagna and caesar salad for dinner. I'll be having another protein shake and supplements before bed.
Cheers!
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