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Overall Goal: My goal is to gain body weight and strength through strength training. My primary measurable objectives are to:
1) achieve a body weight of 190 lbs,
2) consistently gain strength in the core barbell exercises
Fit Status:
Working out, eating right, life is great!
I have always been a slim guy. However, from college to my late 20s, I was significantly underweight, weighing only 129 lbs at 6'0" height at age 29. At the time, I was truly unhealthy. Due to my work-a-holism leading me to skip too many meals, my doctor told me I was suffering from a condition known as gluconeogenesis -- in short, my body was eating away at the protein in my organs and muscles to make the glucose it needed to survive. Not good!
Determined to make a change, I competed in EAS's Million Dollar Body of Work Challenge in 1998 and gained 26 lbs (!) in 12 weeks by making a wholesale change in my eating habits, weight training consistently with a personal trainer, and drinking lots of weight gain shakes with protein and creatine supplementation. I ended up at 155 lbs by my 30th birthday.
Beyond continuing to eat, and eating only healthy foods (thanks to my lovely wife), I then did no real exercise for 10 years.
Having just turned 40 in September 2009, I thought I'd give weight training another try just to get in better health, get stronger, and feel sexier.
Why I Love It:
I love the sense of discipline and accomplishment after each work out. I love seeing the slow changes in my body taking place. I love feeling stronger and healthier.
How I Stay Motivated:
I stay motivated by reading, reading, reading about weight training and eating right for weight training. Right now, I have no motivational challenges related to getting to my gym and training. I have a highly regimented routine I follow. I measure and document everything at each work out. So far, so good.
BB Accomplishments:
I competed in EAS's Million Dollar Body of Work Challenge in 1998 and gained 26 lbs in 12 weeks by making a wholesale change in my eating habits, weight training consistently with a personal trainer, and drinking lots of weight gain shakes with protein and creatine supplementation.
Here's a posed front shot. In addition to always having been a slim guy, I've always been a vein-y guy. Notice how you can EASILY see my veins in my arms and chest. Giving blood has always been a breeze for me! It will be interesting to see what these veins will look like in a few months...
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My goal is to gain body weight and strength through strength training. My primary measurable objectives are to:
1) achieve a body weight of 190 lbs,
2) consistently gain strength in the core barbell exercises
Goal (Long):
My goal is to gain body weight and strength through strength training, primarily using the "Starting Strength" approach by Mark Rippetoe and Lon Kilgore.
My primary measurable objectives are to:
1) achieve a body weight of 190 lbs,
2) consistently gain strength on the core barbell exercises (full squat, deadlift, press, bench press, and lunges) and chin-ups,
by March 31, 2010.
My secondary measurable objective is to hear women go "oooh and aaah" whenever I take my shirt off next summer. :-)
WHERE I AM TODAY
I started weight training again around September 20, 2009 using the "Starting Strength" approach by Mark Rippetoe and Lon Kilgore as the foundation of my mostly barbell- and dumbbell-based program. I also do some machine work where it makes sense.
On September 20, 2009, I had no real muscle definition and weighed 162.25 lbs at 6'0" height.
Please see my stats and pictures for updates on how I am progressing.
This young lady is a fighter and a real trooper. Has done several tours as a firefighter in Iraq and shows raw emotion on her BodyBlog. She's got dreams and she's going after them. LOOK OUT!!!
Do you track your workouts (exercises, weight, reps, etc.)?
Yes
If so, how do you do it? Workout log, software program, etc.? Why do you do it this way?
Spreadsheet mostly; will start to use BodySpace too.
- Updated Nov 1, 2009 4:04pm
Where do you mainly workout?
Gym
Why? What are the pros and cons of working out there?
Pros: Convenience; don't have to buy and maintain all the equipment; nice facility with clean bathroom and showers
Cons: Too many personal trainers hanging around; the music they play is awful and repeats to frequentlyPros: Convenience; don't have to buy and maintain all the equipment; nice facility with clean bathroom and showers
Cons: Too many personal trainers hanging around; the music they play is awful and rep...more
Tonight, I completed my legs and glutes work sets. I failed to achieve a new high on squats, but that's OK by me -- I spent most of the time working on proper form at lower weights because I think my form had been getting sloppy at higher weights and I wanted to...
are you sure I have not shown a new picture for a month. Look at my other photo's a pick a picture you like until I go into the lab and remold me another shape (ha,Ha, Ha) :). thank God I have a sense of a humor.
you are sooooooo right..LOOK OUT is it. When I read what you wrote about me. It set me on fire.Thank you for your kind words. Its means the world to me. I am going far & NO ONE will stop me. LETS DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
