Thought I'd give my first thread a bit of pep to catch some attention. I am on the Anabolic Diet. I've been on just a few days shy of a month now, and I want to make it work for me. I've been getting desperate. I just can't tweak any diet/training routine I'm on to give me the results I want. I'm always either a strong strong fatty or a weak ass thinny. There hasn't been a strong strong leany for me ever or in the least a happy medium either.
I currently weigh 200 lbs even and I am sitting at 13-15% body fat, I think. I have been consuming an average of 3000-3300 calories a tuesday through saturday. A typical day of eating on these training days looks like this for me:
meal 1:
3 egg omelet with 1 slice cheese and 6 strips bacon
meal 2:
1.5 scoops whey with 2 tbsp olive oil and a bowl of greens
meal 3:
8 oz 80/20 beef with a bowl of greens
prework: 1 scoop NO shotgun, 1 scoop whey, 1 tbsp olive oil
post: 1 scoop protein, vitamins, 1 tbsp olive oil
meal 4:
8 oz 80/20 beef, 2 oz walnuts, 1 bowl greens
meal 5:
3 eggs with some cheese and some heavy cream to sip on with a bowl of greens
(throughout the day, i also take in 3-4 servings of metamucil)
I do my carbups on Sunday and a bit on Monday. It's a 36 hour loading. I take in 750-800g carbs on those days. The carbs on these days vary a bit, so i won't mention a particular menu. but rest assured, they come from sweet potato, fruit, grains, veggies mostly. today, though, I drank a coke and ate some sour candy belts. they were good! but i don't generally do that.
The training involved with my diet goes like this. It's a three day training routine, a full-body, on tuesday/thursday/saturday. I think my tweaking needs to come in here, as well as the diet, but getting the training right seems to be harder for me right now.
Here is my day. They are supersets. There are 5 of them. Each exercise is 2 sets. All sets are done at 12 reps.
SS1
bench
wide pullups
SS2
Behind Neck Press
Barbell Row
SS3
Ez curls
A Tricep Extension of a sort OR Close Grip Decline
SS4
Situps at 40 reps
Crunches at 20 reps
SS5
Squat
Straight Leg Deads
Finish with Shrugs, calves, forearms
I don't hit much cardio. I do 10 minutes post-workout and two 20 minute sessions on two off days.
I have lost strength. I am not progressing with this. I realize that the body needs to adapt AND i need to fix some things that may be wrong. I WILL NOT just quit on this diet, as it is said to produce results by MANY people. Heck, some have said to get to where they wanna be in a matter of a few months!!! I really wanna believe in this. Heck, when you're not genetically gifted and/or a training guru, that's all you can do until you find wisdom, which takes time. I digress. can anyone help me by corresponding with me on this matter? i would appreciate it greatly.
P.S.- I am very happy to be a part of this forum. It's been awhile since I've had a forum status and I look forward to seeing what this brings! Thank YOU!
Eric L.
I currently weigh 200 lbs even and I am sitting at 13-15% body fat, I think. I have been consuming an average of 3000-3300 calories a tuesday through saturday. A typical day of eating on these training days looks like this for me:
meal 1:
3 egg omelet with 1 slice cheese and 6 strips bacon
meal 2:
1.5 scoops whey with 2 tbsp olive oil and a bowl of greens
meal 3:
8 oz 80/20 beef with a bowl of greens
prework: 1 scoop NO shotgun, 1 scoop whey, 1 tbsp olive oil
post: 1 scoop protein, vitamins, 1 tbsp olive oil
meal 4:
8 oz 80/20 beef, 2 oz walnuts, 1 bowl greens
meal 5:
3 eggs with some cheese and some heavy cream to sip on with a bowl of greens
(throughout the day, i also take in 3-4 servings of metamucil)
I do my carbups on Sunday and a bit on Monday. It's a 36 hour loading. I take in 750-800g carbs on those days. The carbs on these days vary a bit, so i won't mention a particular menu. but rest assured, they come from sweet potato, fruit, grains, veggies mostly. today, though, I drank a coke and ate some sour candy belts. they were good! but i don't generally do that.
The training involved with my diet goes like this. It's a three day training routine, a full-body, on tuesday/thursday/saturday. I think my tweaking needs to come in here, as well as the diet, but getting the training right seems to be harder for me right now.
Here is my day. They are supersets. There are 5 of them. Each exercise is 2 sets. All sets are done at 12 reps.
SS1
bench
wide pullups
SS2
Behind Neck Press
Barbell Row
SS3
Ez curls
A Tricep Extension of a sort OR Close Grip Decline
SS4
Situps at 40 reps
Crunches at 20 reps
SS5
Squat
Straight Leg Deads
Finish with Shrugs, calves, forearms
I don't hit much cardio. I do 10 minutes post-workout and two 20 minute sessions on two off days.
I have lost strength. I am not progressing with this. I realize that the body needs to adapt AND i need to fix some things that may be wrong. I WILL NOT just quit on this diet, as it is said to produce results by MANY people. Heck, some have said to get to where they wanna be in a matter of a few months!!! I really wanna believe in this. Heck, when you're not genetically gifted and/or a training guru, that's all you can do until you find wisdom, which takes time. I digress. can anyone help me by corresponding with me on this matter? i would appreciate it greatly.
P.S.- I am very happy to be a part of this forum. It's been awhile since I've had a forum status and I look forward to seeing what this brings! Thank YOU!
Eric L.
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