Gaining beef while staying lean

Tuesday October 14th

Weight: 154.8

Routine: Lower

             Dead Lift: 7'/20 185
             Leg Press: 8'/20 230
             Seated Calf: 20  100
             Standing Calf: 20 155
             Leg Curl: 8'20 110
             Abs: 8'/20 80
             Wrist Curl: 1X15X50
                              1X8X60

*Bars used for wrist curls have fixed plates 'glued on' listing labeled weight. who knows.

**I've adopted the stop at full stretch/eccentric, count 2 secs, raise, count 2 secs, lower method for calf exercises. Drastic reduction in weight, drastic increase in burn! I was SHAKING, quite literally.


Calories:2656 (add 180... midnight snack!)
Protein:198
Fat:75.5
Carb:296
 
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(beingisbeing @ Oct. 14 2008,11:12)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">Tuesday October 14th

Weight: 154.8

Routine: Lower

Calories:
Protein:
Fat:
Carb:</div>
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(beingisbeing @ Oct. 14 2008,11:00)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">
nothing has happened!!!

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I think I've found the problem -- you didn't eat anything...!  
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hahah. ironic, because I just hit 1100 or so post workout, 15-1700 to go, and I have NO appetite. ahhhhhh
 
Friday October 17th

Weight: 154.8

Calories: ate kind of free today, IF windows got jumbled. call it 2800

Routine:

Squat: 7' 20 135
Leg Curl: 11' 20 110
Leg Press: 8' 20 230
Seated Calf: 5' 20 100
Standing Calf: 7' 20 155
Ab: 10' 20 80
Wrist Curl: 8' fail 17 70

I'm loving the pseudo max stimming and 'beat the logbook' MO
 
Sunday October 19th

Weight: 153.6

Routine: 50 min SS cardio

Calories: ~2200

Av Weight: 154.7
Min Weight:153.2
Max Weight:157.2
Average Calories: 2488/day
Caloric Balance: +1316

154.3
154.5
153.1
154.0
154.4
154.7

its a gain...of.....   .3 lbs...
only its not. its fluid haha.

So clearly my maintenance is not the lowball estimate of 2300

155 X 16= 2480

thats probably more correct

I'm going to rename this log &quot;gaining jack **** while spinning wheels&quot;
 
Monday October 20th

Weight: 152.4

Routine: Upper
WO was horrendous today. Lack of sleep, stress from school, etc. Trying to switch too many things around, focus on upper pecs, etc.

Calories: ~2840
Fat: 48
Carbs: 374
Protein: 220
 
Tuesday October 21st

Weight: 152.4

Routine: Lower
             Time to make up for yesterdays ******* wank session

              Deads: 9'/20 185**
              Seated Calf: 7'/20 100**
              Standing Calf: 5'/20 155
              Leg Curl: 10'/20 110**
              Wrist Curl: 7'/20 70
              Press: 9'/20 230**
              Abs: 10/20 80**

Calories: 3000
 
being is relatively sure he's been running at maintenance this entire 'bulk'

perhaps my metabolism is running 'hotter' and more capable of adapting upwards than I ever gave it credit for
 
Saturday Oct 25th

Weight: 157.4

Routine: lower
Squat: 6'20 135
Leg Press: 12'20 230**
Leg Curl: 12'20 110**
Seated Calf: 6'20 100
Standing Calf: 8'20 155
Wrist: 8/20 70
Ab: 12'20 80**

I'm going to wait another WO or two before increasing the load for the entire lower work out

stars indicate that what was previously an ~8 RM is now ~12 RM, meaning its time to increase load


Calories: ~2700
 
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(beingisbeing @ Oct. 24 2008,6:35)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">being is relatively sure he's been running at maintenance this entire 'bulk'

perhaps my metabolism is running 'hotter' and more capable of adapting upwards than I ever gave it credit for</div>
I think your activities during the week might be your calorie thiefs (besides the cardio).

Don't be afraid of throwing in +250 kcals a day for a week and see what's happening. Small gains are at least gains, although small. Increase to +500 kcals if nothing is happening the first week.
 
<div></div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">I think your activities during the week might be your calorie thiefs (besides the cardio).

Don't be afraid of throwing in +250 kcals a day for a week and see what's happening. Small gains are at least gains, although small. Increase to +500 kcals if nothing is happening the first week.</div>

very good point nkl. I never thought about it, but if moderately brisk walking can burn 300/hr, a busy shift which not only involves constant walking but also lifting of plates, dish bins, restocking beer wine and liquor, carrying floor mats, etc, can easily burn 100/hr

and if said shift is 8 hours long...

woah. lol

even if the rest of the day was spent laying on the couch reading biochemistry (154X10=~1500), add the shift, and a WO if it falls on that day, and I could feasibly be pushing towards 3000 on that particular day.

Also I'm convinced IF might raise BMR about 100 calories or so a day.

This is clinched by the fact that I don't even count fiber calories, or those in the handful of broccoli I throw into my omelets, or the few grams of carbs in my coffees...

so if I've been mantaining at ~2450, which is actually 2550 given the exclusion of fiber and other tid bits, voila, it makes sense!

I suppose I should be thankful, after losing 60 lbs one would be worried about metabolic crashing, but it seems I'm well and healthy and if anything my metabolism has reset itself with a vengeance and possibly even slightly up regulated in response to increased food intake, which is great.
 
Sunday Oct 26th

Weight: 157*

Routine: NY Giants + Guinness + some spirits I haven't decided on
            40 min SS cardio
            30 min walk with doggie

Calories: 2800 (I think lol)

*My bowel movements have become so infrequent I'm getting annoyed. Low fiber, high fiber, nothing seems to effect it. The only thing I can think of is my more frequent bowel movements months ago were a result of an irritated digestive system stressed by tons of fructose and saturated fat.

My diet is so clean now, even when its dirty.

But anyway the weekly weight spikes correlate very tightly with 'getting backed up.' its almost funny.

Average Weight: 154.7
Max Weight: 152.2
Min Weight: 157.4
Average Calories:2708/day
Caloric Balance: pending
 
Add a large pizza and some buffalo wings to your routine today....maybe that will get the bowels moving a little.
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(BAX67 @ Oct. 26 2008,9:36)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">Add a large pizza and some buffalo wings to your routine today....maybe that will get the bowels moving a little.
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hahah!

absolutely!

I'll tell you if the Giants play like idiots again this week that'll get the bowels moving on double time!

its amazing this game has me more stressed than my biochemistry mid term
 
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