MrKleen73
Legend
I have always told myself I was going to be an impressive 50, that I just want to look great for my 50th birthday. Be one of those guys people say wow I hope I look like you when I am 50!!!
Well, the thing is, unfortunately that means I have some work to do. I have let a lot of things slide and lost some motivation to train over the last few years. However, now I have a deadline and am just tired of being in this funk. I can and will rebuild into my version of fit. This log will just be about the construction of a better 50.
Goals by 50th Birthday:
1) Complete the year with abs, and as much muscle as I can manage to regrow and keep during the leaning process.
2) Focus regularly on mobility and activation to correct imbalances, and faulty movement patterns.
3) Adopt or find a system to build good habits / increase consistency in all areas.
4) Earn at least 1 Major IT Certification this year that can gear me up toward the ability to work from home.
Phase 1 - Finding my baseline
Nutrition 2800-3000 calories a day - I am going to stick to this for a bit to see how my body responds. I am hoping to see some recomp at this level, but will adjust if I see fat levels going up. Initial macros will lean toward low to moderate carbohydrate and higher fat levels, but not focused toward keto. Not too worried if scale weight goes up initially. I have a lot of muscle memory lying in wait, so it would not be a surprise, and will be welcome as long as it is not coming along with additional fat.
Training - Finding the Sweet Spot!
Resistance Training - I have some imbalances and injuries that I can only push so far before hitting the tipping point. So I really need to start logging my training in a detailed manner so I know what I can or can not get away with. I need to find the balance of volume, intensity, and frequency my body can recover from without exacerbating any of my injuries or limitations. I plan to try and work each body part at least twice a week if I can make it work.
Mobility / Prehab / Rehab - I will dedicate at least one hour a week of this type of work outside of what is done during my warm ups.
Cardiovascular / GPP / Aerobics / Conditioning - I will dedicate at least one hour a week to this type of work outside of what is done during warm ups.
Consistency of updating and logging - As part of my consistency efforts I intend to update no less than 3 times a week with training logs and nutrition updates.
Progress Pictures - I will take progress pics every 2 weeks to make sure I am not going in the wrong direction. I will post once a them at least once a month but I will take them biweekly for my own comparison and review.
PED Usage - As of right now I have not used any PED's in a long while. I am not against them at all and may very well introduce something into the mix since I see no moral reason not too as long as I am taking care of myself.
Starting Weight = 203lbs
I am not a hot mess so to speak, but I definitely don't look like I did a few months back at regularly trained 199.
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Hope you all enjoy following along!!!!
Well, the thing is, unfortunately that means I have some work to do. I have let a lot of things slide and lost some motivation to train over the last few years. However, now I have a deadline and am just tired of being in this funk. I can and will rebuild into my version of fit. This log will just be about the construction of a better 50.
Goals by 50th Birthday:
1) Complete the year with abs, and as much muscle as I can manage to regrow and keep during the leaning process.
2) Focus regularly on mobility and activation to correct imbalances, and faulty movement patterns.
3) Adopt or find a system to build good habits / increase consistency in all areas.
4) Earn at least 1 Major IT Certification this year that can gear me up toward the ability to work from home.
Phase 1 - Finding my baseline
Nutrition 2800-3000 calories a day - I am going to stick to this for a bit to see how my body responds. I am hoping to see some recomp at this level, but will adjust if I see fat levels going up. Initial macros will lean toward low to moderate carbohydrate and higher fat levels, but not focused toward keto. Not too worried if scale weight goes up initially. I have a lot of muscle memory lying in wait, so it would not be a surprise, and will be welcome as long as it is not coming along with additional fat.
Training - Finding the Sweet Spot!
Resistance Training - I have some imbalances and injuries that I can only push so far before hitting the tipping point. So I really need to start logging my training in a detailed manner so I know what I can or can not get away with. I need to find the balance of volume, intensity, and frequency my body can recover from without exacerbating any of my injuries or limitations. I plan to try and work each body part at least twice a week if I can make it work.
Mobility / Prehab / Rehab - I will dedicate at least one hour a week of this type of work outside of what is done during my warm ups.
Cardiovascular / GPP / Aerobics / Conditioning - I will dedicate at least one hour a week to this type of work outside of what is done during warm ups.
Consistency of updating and logging - As part of my consistency efforts I intend to update no less than 3 times a week with training logs and nutrition updates.
Progress Pictures - I will take progress pics every 2 weeks to make sure I am not going in the wrong direction. I will post once a them at least once a month but I will take them biweekly for my own comparison and review.
PED Usage - As of right now I have not used any PED's in a long while. I am not against them at all and may very well introduce something into the mix since I see no moral reason not too as long as I am taking care of myself.
Starting Weight = 203lbs
I am not a hot mess so to speak, but I definitely don't look like I did a few months back at regularly trained 199.
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Hope you all enjoy following along!!!!