Hello. My name is Eric and I am an anabolic….
Your turn [Hello Eric] Wrong forum / meeting?
Seriously I am 41 years young and decided while I was reasonably active (competitive paintball thus LOTS of running around) looking to change a lot about how I felt and looked.
I am 5’ 10”, about 182 pounds and have no idea what my body fat % is but know that it is not what I want (but way lower than it was many months ago).
I climbed on the scale about 9 months ago and saw a number that started with 2 and looked down to see it all in my midsection. Sick of it!!!! I dropped 30 pounds via eating less and better while mixing in a good bit of running / walking / elliptical cardio. I added push ups / crunches etc and saw some decent results in toning. Well I have a fairly addictive personality and thus needed more (and less). More muscle and less fat.
I have NO trouble putting weight on but have a difficult time putting quality lean weight on.
I work out on a 4 day split.
Current routine is
Monday – chest / back
Tuesday – Arms / Shoulders
Wednesday – cardio / core (consider it off)
Thursday – chest / back
Friday – Legs
Saturday – cardio (consider it off)
Sunday – OFF
Supplements are Myofusion protein (normally open and close my day with approx 40 grams of Protein via the Myo and 2% milk, USPlabs Jack3d prework out, USPlabs PowerFULL prework out, Creatine mono post work out (last shake of the day with it).
I do moderate cardio 2 – 3 times a week in the first AM for 25 minutes (this is at about 4:30 AM). I can not work out again till I get home eat and wait an hour to take the PowerFULL. So, best case is hitting the weights by about 7:30 / 8:00 PM. Wife and 4 kids family man with obligations.
I eat a pretty good diet. I do not have some set “thou shalt eat 3 eggs, 1 cup oats, 2 tbs PB” at 9:40 AM “ diet kind of guy. I feel I do a pretty dang good job of spreading my calories; getting about 180 grams of protein a day and most all carbs are complex. I avoid the saturated fat and too much salt.
My goal is to be a lean 180 (for now). Depending on what that looks like I might then alter it to a lean 190. Who knows. I just jumped on the OxyELITE PRO from USP labs to try to shed some of my stomach fat that is hiding the Abs I have worked so hard for but only the top 2 sets show.
I have done all this typing and for what? I have no idea what I am doing besides reading TONS, lifting TONS, spending TONS and then not being able to look in the mirror and say “that was totally worth it”. I might be selling myself short and or have unrealistic expectations. Even back in HS I could lean out and become very defined but stacking on quality mass was an impossibility (it seemed).
Help a brother out. Not sure what to ask, what to further elaborate on, but am eager to get this journey started the right way rather than how I have been.
Ah,, for what its worth all of my lifting / cardio is done at home with a Power-Tech leverage gym (multi station), bar / dumbbells, pull up bar, and a solid elliptical… Never have to leave home. I lack ability to do a few exercises but can do all the basics and most secondary moves / lifts if I show a bit of creativity with the Power-Tech.
Thanks all!!!!!
Your turn [Hello Eric] Wrong forum / meeting?
Seriously I am 41 years young and decided while I was reasonably active (competitive paintball thus LOTS of running around) looking to change a lot about how I felt and looked.
I am 5’ 10”, about 182 pounds and have no idea what my body fat % is but know that it is not what I want (but way lower than it was many months ago).
I climbed on the scale about 9 months ago and saw a number that started with 2 and looked down to see it all in my midsection. Sick of it!!!! I dropped 30 pounds via eating less and better while mixing in a good bit of running / walking / elliptical cardio. I added push ups / crunches etc and saw some decent results in toning. Well I have a fairly addictive personality and thus needed more (and less). More muscle and less fat.
I have NO trouble putting weight on but have a difficult time putting quality lean weight on.
I work out on a 4 day split.
Current routine is
Monday – chest / back
Tuesday – Arms / Shoulders
Wednesday – cardio / core (consider it off)
Thursday – chest / back
Friday – Legs
Saturday – cardio (consider it off)
Sunday – OFF
Supplements are Myofusion protein (normally open and close my day with approx 40 grams of Protein via the Myo and 2% milk, USPlabs Jack3d prework out, USPlabs PowerFULL prework out, Creatine mono post work out (last shake of the day with it).
I do moderate cardio 2 – 3 times a week in the first AM for 25 minutes (this is at about 4:30 AM). I can not work out again till I get home eat and wait an hour to take the PowerFULL. So, best case is hitting the weights by about 7:30 / 8:00 PM. Wife and 4 kids family man with obligations.
I eat a pretty good diet. I do not have some set “thou shalt eat 3 eggs, 1 cup oats, 2 tbs PB” at 9:40 AM “ diet kind of guy. I feel I do a pretty dang good job of spreading my calories; getting about 180 grams of protein a day and most all carbs are complex. I avoid the saturated fat and too much salt.
My goal is to be a lean 180 (for now). Depending on what that looks like I might then alter it to a lean 190. Who knows. I just jumped on the OxyELITE PRO from USP labs to try to shed some of my stomach fat that is hiding the Abs I have worked so hard for but only the top 2 sets show.
I have done all this typing and for what? I have no idea what I am doing besides reading TONS, lifting TONS, spending TONS and then not being able to look in the mirror and say “that was totally worth it”. I might be selling myself short and or have unrealistic expectations. Even back in HS I could lean out and become very defined but stacking on quality mass was an impossibility (it seemed).
Help a brother out. Not sure what to ask, what to further elaborate on, but am eager to get this journey started the right way rather than how I have been.
Ah,, for what its worth all of my lifting / cardio is done at home with a Power-Tech leverage gym (multi station), bar / dumbbells, pull up bar, and a solid elliptical… Never have to leave home. I lack ability to do a few exercises but can do all the basics and most secondary moves / lifts if I show a bit of creativity with the Power-Tech.
Thanks all!!!!!