Within a couple weeks.... maybe as late as a month or so.
We's flexible people's here at AN, yessuh.
Ok here goes
Age:39
Sex:M
Height:5'9"
Weight:202
Body type:endo
Est. BF%:20
Current Training Schedule / Protocol (as much detail as possible):I'm following the Body For Life workout scheme Body-for-LIFE Weight Training, 3x a week, alternating weeks 2x upper 1x lower then 1x upper 2x lower. First thing in the morning. I've been using the forms provided on the body for life site to log weights since I started.
Cardio Schedule/Protocol (as much detail as possible): Between 30-50 minutes (based on how early I have to get to work, and how early I get the kids to school) 3x a week on stationary bike, heart rate sustained in the 150s. First thing in the morning
Current supplements (exact brand/product name):
Puritan's Pride Omega-3 Fish Oil with Policosanol 1 cap 3x daily
Puritan's Pride Time Release Ultra Vita-Man 1 tab 2x daily
Puritan CLA 2 cap 3x daily
Puritatn Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM 2 tab 3x daily
Cordygen5
Shred-XS (logging see sig for link)
Reset AD (logging, and addicted, see sig for link)
willing to discontinue the below
Omega Labs T-Force
EAS Betagen
SANS V12
Total of 25ish g Creatine mono on workout days, 0 non workout
P-slin (when it gets delivered)
Yellow gold 3x daily pre/post wo on wo days, spread non wo
old bulk powerFull 2g pre-bed, 1g early in day
Current Nutrition and Macros (as much detail as possible):
I'm following a roughly 1500-1600 calorie a day diet. Daily intake is made up of at least 2 servings of fresh fruits, at least 3 servings of green vegetables, 2 servings of fish (tilapia + salmon primarily dry pan fried), 1 of chicken (dry pan fried or baked) plus shakes. Primary carb intake is from oats + waxy maize starch in morning meals or whole grain breads/wraps or wild rice.
Current Daily water intake: 1-1.5 gal
Short Term Goal:I signed up for the Body For Life Challenge on May 14, so I'm working on my transformation in the 12 weeks. I'm shooting for hitting 185 by Aug 6, and maintaining or growing my current roughly 161lbs of lean body mass to start to see abs instead of flabs
Long Term Goal:In January 07, I hit 245 pounds, and my waist was about to hit 40 (I had been a 38 waist for the last 5-6 years). I realized had to make a change, and it needs to be a long term permanent change. I turn 40 this year, and my wife wants to have a 3rd child. So I need to get in good shape and stay in good shape so that if its a boy, I can still hang with him when he's in high school and throw a football or play basketball. I had been loosing weight decently by clipping calories and working out in an unstructured way (no particular logging of details, counts of reps per set or anything else), managed to get down to 220 by the end of April, and was just starting to be able to squeeze into a 36 waist. A friend mentioned the Body For Life program and challenge. I didn't look at it too deeply right away. A few weeks later I decided to read more, and the workout scheme seemed to make sense as a high intensity workout. I started that on May 14th, (which was when I started using normal bodybuilding supplements, prior to that I had just taken vitamin type products). Since then I have lost close to 15 pounds, and am definitely feeling the difference. I'm just starting to see weights begin to go up. Now I'm anxious on Sundays (my day off from the gym) to get back in and workout again. I even get irritated if for some reason I'm delayed, even just for cardio. In the end, my long term goal is to reach looking like a Spartan from 300 (my wife was drooling during the movie) and building sustainable life habits to stay looking that way. I don't have a target weight, i have more of a target look. I'm probably shooting for 5-7% bodyfat, and solid muscles. I may even go as far as amateur bodybuilding or fitness shows sometime in the future, i'm less sure about that. Then again, if I look that good, why not. I'm really shooting for being back at slightly over 200, but at an under 10% bodyfat. Right now I am at that weight, but around 20% bf.
ANY and ALL Prescription / Non-Prescription / Recreational drugs (for the last 60 days) None
Do you have ANY injuries presently that limit your training (explain):I have osteoarthritis which primarily only affects my knees, and lightly my ankles. It has no bearing on excersizing in general, however it limits my cardio to low-impact. Already taking glucosamine/chondroitin/msm, and just added in cissus from osteobolin-a.
I'm currently logging the Shred-XS, and will be logging it plus the new Shred-XS-Hardcore for about the next 4 weeks give or take a few days. I'd prefer to wait until that is over, and do a clean stack on JUST the AN products, and drop the rest of what I am using for that purpose. With any luck
I'll be at or near my target bodyfat by then (its looking fairly good).
What I'd like to do:
At that point, i'd be looking to start doing clean bulking. What i'd like to do is an IGF-2/NeoVar/(Osteobolin-megadosed) stack, with RPM as pre-workout stim. I'd like to be taking the Osteobolin at about 2x recommended doses (possibly higher?), to help also get the anabolic effect from the cissus, as well as coverage of the arthritis, and recover help. If I haven't quite met my weight/bodyfat goal, i'd be interested in incorporating either the lipotrophin AM/PM or both. I feel that I have my macro levels well in check at their current levels as I have been managing to loose roughly 2-3lbs a week while continuing to raise strength and I believe rasing LBM, so just increasing portions of same macros should lead to some serious clean bulking. I'm willing to pay for part of the stack myself as well, as I would have bought some product or another regardless. I'd really like to run it as a longer term log, possibly 8 weeks, see if I can do a 10 or more pound gain in that time, while retaining or reducing bodyfat. I believe that is a reachable goal, and that is my intent to get to 200lbs but at 10% bf by Jan 08. I've approached it the way I have as I feel its much easier to gauge my progress if I reach the bodyfat goal first, and then work on gaining the muscle. I am 100% sure that I have not lost any muscle tissue so far during this cutting phase.
Oh yeah, and i'm willing to change my log style to suit you.