Dustin07
Legend
This week will not be a full week, will be heading out Wednesday afternoon for the holiday.
yeah it's a catch 22 week for most of us, gotta get the hard work in before the forced time off.
This week will not be a full week, will be heading out Wednesday afternoon for the holiday.
Yeah it is, my schedule is pretty whack coming up. I’ll be normal next week. Then first week in December Denver for training for a week then Christmas. Don’t think we are traveling this year though just us at home and nice and relaxing!yeah it's a catch 22 week for most of us, gotta get the hard work in before the forced time off.
Also to note at least the area I’m in weather wise outside activities are down compared to ther times of year. So usually level of activity/steps are down.Happy Thanksgiving; sounds like you had a great one.
I am a fan of cutting around this time of year - most gen pop gains a few lbs over December, so by default watching what you eat puts you pounds ahead just from the damage you save by being mindful of your consumption. You can always find room to put the treats that are really important to you, but exercising portion control & not just shoveling all the things down goes a long way.
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Snagged a 45 minutes of treadmill. Feel like my shoulders/trap area has improved significantly.
Dude you look like a different guy entirely. I am with Hyde, for some reason my beach bod was always leanest in December, probably from being rebellious and refusing to over partake.Invalid Link Removed
Snagged a 45 minutes of treadmill. Feel like my shoulders/trap area has improved significantly.
Appreciate that and I take that very graciously!Dude you look like a different guy entirely. I am with Hyde, for some reason my beach bod was always leanest in December, probably from being rebellious and refusing to over partake.
As far as your training program goes, it looks like a solid all around approach. I'm not sure you need much more specificity than that unless you start to develop a specific competitive goal like BB or PL?
Your training in general has grown by leaps and bounds dude. Dec should be a great month for you
That’s the thing this time of year I’m back to office work and activities are down, so I’ll have to add more in to keep things moving.Think the little break did you really well. Good luck moving back into a deficit.
As far as training, go with something that you feel motivated to crush right now. Don't feel like you need to do a ton of cardio right at the start, I honestly don't really change much when I shift gears and let the nutrition do most of the work (but I know my situation can be different too).
The cardio can be helpful though if it helps offset a decrease in non-exercise activity if that is lower this time of year. Just don't start too high so you can leave yourself somewhere to go if you need to do more.![]()
Like you said not going to go crazy try for 30 minutes or so 4 days a week and weights 4 days a week is what I’m thinking for the start.Ya it might be more necessary in that situation then. Do what you need to do.
I just know I need to ramp up the cardio. Looking back at my notes I did the best when lifting and keeping a solid cardio game going.
I’m lucky the town home we rent the main office building has a room with treadmills elliptical etc. so on days if I don’t want to go to the gym or after work I can go get some steps in which makes it nice. I got no room for anything else in are place at the momentthat definitely does seem like one of the hardest parts these days. combination of motivation but also finding the time. I (begrudgingly) set up the spin bike and treadmill upstairs in an extra room for my wife last year and she uses them quite a bit. I pitched the idea of us catching a tv show maybe up there at night together so we could each get an extra 30min of liss in together while watching something on the firestick. LISS cardio isn't intense, it's just.... time. I was going through all these ideas like unfolding a concept 2 rower in the living room etc and then I realized we could just rotate back and forth spin bike/treadmill as long as we keep moving for a half hour at a time. that's like a sitcom. chances are we'll catch a show a night anyways, if we do it there, then we get that extra LISS in.
she normally does her cardio at like 5am when I go to work so that part would be a change in her schedule but every bit counts.
so on days if I don’t want to go to the gym or after work I can go get some steps in which makes it nice. I got no room for anything else in are place at the moment
thinking, cut for 8 weeks then re evaluation of next step/plan. Anyways wondering what you guys think and also kinda stuck on what kind of training I should run. I’m almost kinda thinking a 3 day weight training, compound movements few accessories. Bench day + accessories/deadlift+accesories/squat+accessories. Then focus on getting 5 days of cardio in.
Building everything off of the big 3 I see.
Looking awesome, I agree with everyone here you have made some big changes. Shoulder and yoke area looking a lot tighter. You plan sounds good, and sounds like all of the guys getting some big numbers are getting you motivated for some more PL style lifting. Building everything off of the big 3 I see.
I agree, have some fun with it, and as far as cardio maybe start out with 3 30-45 minute sessions or 5 20-25 minute sessions a week. Just depends on the time you want to dedicate to it and why you are doing it.
Yeah, depends on how steep the deficit he goes into is. he definitely has the discipline to do it if he so chooses.I bet with his focus and good organized lifting he can still see all three make gains during his cut for a while, I don't think he has reached a legit plateau yet, just my humble opinion but his training has really found another gear lately.
Oh I absolutely agree. It wasn't that they were compounds just that it was the big 3 and accessories. That's PL influenced training, or sounds like it to me. I don't know any bodybuilders that refer to exercises as accessory movements. Which is why it made me think of PL'ing. Although I imagine his rep range will be in more of a hypertrophy rep range. Also, it is extremely motivating to me to see you guys training heavy and building massive strength. We all know I have been sucked into powerlifting by seeing a lot of guys training and getting great numbers. A lifter almost always wants to be stronger even if he is bodybuilding. It just makes sense.You kind of have to use big compounds when you are still building an initial base. If you are exclusively doing db front raises but never done any strictpressing, you are stepping over dollars to pick up dimes.
Definitely have not plateaued on strength I’m continually gaining each week for sure. I think the biggest struggle will be the fasted training and just not having a lot of fuel in the tank. I have no problem running a pre intra carb shake prior to gym time. But with a goal of losing body fat I don’t know if that would counter act my goal. Keeping the body in a fasted state while training seems like I would be better suited to be using up fat stores as energy?I bet with his focus and good organized lifting he can still see all three make gains during his cut for a while, I don't think he has reached a legit plateau yet, just my humble opinion but his training has really found another gear lately.
No Sir, not for your lifting. Definitely get yourself something to eat preworkout if you can. I put my preworkout meal in Dustin's log if you want to see what I have as an example of something that you can digest very quickly and should not be a problem for you. Remeber when it comes to losing weight it is calories in vs calories out. A preworkout meal is just going to make you perform better. Peri-workout nutrition is actually most important for performance when you are in a deficit. Plus the fact you are working the muscle right after ingesting the carbs, and the lifting has your glut 4 translocation higher making it much easier to get the nutrients into your muscles. So everything you eat right around your workout will be handled more efficiently than other times of the day.Definitely have not plateaued on strength I’m continually gaining each week for sure. I think the biggest struggle will be the fasted training and just not having a lot of fuel in the tank. I have no problem running a pre intra carb shake prior to gym time. But with a goal of losing body fat I don’t know if that would counter act my goal. Keeping the body in a fasted state while training seems like I would be better suited to be using up fat stores as energy?
open topic for discussion as this is what I’m thinking I really don’t know if that’s the right approach or not?
I think that’s also why I got so fatigued and drained on the first go around of weight loss, 4-5 days a week training fasted over and over.No Sir, not for your lifting. Definitely get yourself something to eat preworkout if you can. I put my preworkout meal in Dustin's log if you want to see what I have as an example of something that you can digest very quickly and should not be a problem for you. Remeber when it comes to losing weight it is calories in vs calories out. A preworkout meal is just going to make you perform better. Peri-workout nutrition is actually most important for performance when you are in a deficit. Plus the fact you are working the muscle right after your glut 4 translocation will be high making it much easier to get the nutrients into your muscles. So everything you eat right around your workout will be handled more efficiently than other times of the day.
Yeah that will do it. I would definitely rearrange some of your food so you can have ample fuel and then recovery for training. I would put 35-40ish% in the meals around your training. Mostly carbs and protein keep fats low in that time period to keep the nutrients flowing into your system quickly and see how you feel with that.I think that’s also why I got so fatigued and drained on the first go around of weight loss, 4-5 days a week training fasted over and over.
On your shake I wrote down the mix to try out. Dumb question though, does the fruit provide enough liquid or do you add any water?No Sir, not for your lifting. Definitely get yourself something to eat preworkout if you can. I put my preworkout meal in Dustin's log if you want to see what I have as an example of something that you can digest very quickly and should not be a problem for you. Remeber when it comes to losing weight it is calories in vs calories out. A preworkout meal is just going to make you perform better. Peri-workout nutrition is actually most important for performance when you are in a deficit. Plus the fact you are working the muscle right after ingesting the carbs, and the lifting has your glut 4 translocation higher making it much easier to get the nutrients into your muscles. So everything you eat right around your workout will be handled more efficiently than other times of the day.
I eat the banana by itself then add the frozen pineapple, honey, and protein powder to a smoothie with about 8-16 oz of water added in. You will want to adjust water to your desired consistency. Obviously the less you use the thicker and colder the smoothie will be but that also slows down how quickly you can drink it so I go a little thinner than I would typically prefer a smoothie. Keeps me from getting brain freeze, and again allows me to knock it back in a a few minutes. Also, I am bulking so you may want to use just 21g of honey (1tbls), not the 42g serving, or trying to save more calories use a packet or two of splenda to sweeten it a little more, and no honey. Reason I say add sweetener is it is quite bland without it. It is surprising how little flavor the pineapple provides without any sweetener, but makes a huge difference in taste if a little sweeter. Of course that is just my preference.On your shake I wrote down the mix to try out. Dumb question though, does the fruit provide enough liquid or do you add any water?
Next question do you dump everything into the blender and go or do like fruit honey then add protein?
appreciate the help man!
Agreed 100%, I remember when we had Sage my wife wanted to keep the Sage in the room, but I told her we were not starting that. That it will be never ending and we will in the end wish we had not set the precedent. So we kept her in the room for the 1st 6 weeks then she slept in her crib next to a good monitor and things were good to go after a few nights. No one was losing extra sleep and she learned to feel secure sleeping alone. Again, not saying it is better just that it is what worked well for us.Teething baby is a tough spell.
I will say this - I am not judging, you should do whatever makes you happy, but if you bring the baby to bed with you expect for that habit to very possibly develop. It’s something both the child will learn and you will set a precedent for yourselves about what is acceptable.
Same as how they advise you need to get the crib out of your bedroom by 6 months, or it can be much harder to transition them later. At 5 months we got a good camera/monitor and let him cry it out for about 2 nights, then he was good on his own. He will be 3 in January and still sleeping well on his own in his crib happily - long ago he gained the strength to climb out, but has no need to.
Well that would be the ideal plan. Unfortunately are small 2 bedroom townhome we have a huge master bedroom and then the other room has the guest bed and an office setup. So until we can get a 3 bedroom place we are making do with what we got.Teething baby is a tough spell.
I will say this - I am not judging, you should do whatever makes you happy, but if you bring the baby to bed with you expect for that habit to very possibly develop. It’s something both the child will learn and you will set a precedent for yourselves about what is acceptable.
Same as how they advise you need to get the crib out of your bedroom by 6 months, or it can be much harder to transition them later. At 5 months we got a good camera/monitor and let him cry it out for about 2 nights, then he was good on his own. He will be 3 in January and still sleeping well on his own in his crib happily - long ago he gained the strength to climb out, but has no need to.
Are place is a dumb layout. The guest bedroom is so tiny and then are master bedroom is big. We tried to put the office in are room and her crib in the spare bedroom but it just didn’t work. We planned to buy a house originally when I transferred here, but **** house prices I just couldn’t bite the bullet on the high prices. Be one thing if it was truly a 350,000$ house but a 150,000-180,000 house priced at 350 was hard for me to swallow.Yeah that cardio is a beast when you go back into a deficit. Good luck on finding a bigger home.
It's funny, I said yesterday Sage slept in the room the 1rst 6 weeks, but reading this reminded me she actually slept in the "dressing area" of our walk in closet in our master bedroom. So she was still kind of in another room just 15 ft from the bed though. LOL
Little did I know Sage would come out of the closet more than once in her life! LMAO!
Cardio after legs is BOLD. Cardio after legs on a deficit = RESPECT!!! Nice work man!Gym time 5am-6:30
0RIR
BW 229
leg press
225x12
315x8
425x4x10x10 almost couldn’t get the last rep on both sets
leg press calves
225x12
315x8
325x4x20x18
leg curl machine
50x12
90x8
130x4x8x8
machine crunch
60x12
100x8
140x4x20x20
delt machine
40x12
60x8
80x10x8x8
rest of the time on elliptical. Legs are definitely feeling the elliptical activity from the week. Crazy how tight I’m feeling from cutting back.
dudeLittle did I know Sage would come out of the closet more than once in her life! LMAO!
Your house sounds like mine, except mines probably even smaller. Idk if I can even count it as a house, I know the struggles with rooms though.![]()

I wish! My gym space is probably bigger than my home.
Plan to expand sooner or later, but that in and of itself will be chaos that I am not sure I am ready to deal with (but I mean I guess I'll probably always feel that way).
That does sound like a blast. We have a place pretty close to the house I keep thinking of checking out. They have leagues and everything.Had a work party last night for are end of the construction season. Was a fun evening did axe throwing that was a blast. Didn’t set my alarms this morning. Legs are definitely a little sore. Will get a good session tomorrow, was hoping my sling shot would make it before the am but no show yet.
If you haven’t tried it I’d say it worth checking out. We threw like normal hatchets and then they brought out huge double handed axes, throwing stars, knives. And the one here has a ring and points so we divided into teams and played. Good time and was very cheap price I felt.That does sound like a blast. We have a place pretty close to the house I keep thinking of checking out. They have leagues and everything.
Did axe throwing once a few yrs ago. It was a great time. My wife apparently has inherited this skill set from her ancestors. She got a brief tutorial and then bullseye. Showed me up big time.If you haven’t tried it I’d say it worth checking out. We threw like normal hatchets and then they brought out huge double handed axes, throwing stars, knives. And the one here has a ring and points so we divided into teams and played. Good time and was very cheap price I felt.
Sounds awesome. I keep wanting to do it too, but just haven't got around to it yet. Although I think it's funny they allow/serve alcohol at the place near me. Sure, throwing sharp, heavy objects while drunk sounds like a great plan. What could go wrong?? Had a work party last night for are end of the construction season. Was a fun evening did axe throwing that was a blast. Didn’t set my alarms this morning. Legs are definitely a little sore. Will get a good session tomorrow, was hoping my sling shot would make it before the am but no show yet.
I was thinking the same thing. Adult libations and sharp objects being throw…what could possibly go wrong?Sounds awesome. I keep wanting to do it too, but just haven't got around to it yet. Although I think it's funny they allow/serve alcohol at the place near me. Sure, throwing sharp, heavy objects while drunk sounds like a great plan. What could go wrong?? 
Also, my Sling Shot is supposed to arrive this evening too. Can't wait to give it a go, but I'll be traveling next week during my normal bench day. May need to double up this weekend just to play around with it!
So no “happy hour” or open bar? SMHThe place here you can have one alcoholic drink per hour while throwing. So it’s not an all you can slam kinda deal, they seem to be pretty strict. Because I had the exact same thoughts about it![]()