Mission 2, Day 1: The stats are in
First, I messed up when planning this. The Mission 2 start date is February 3, 2008 and the end date is May 13, 2008. A minor miscalculation, but I needed to correct it. The stats are in for the week and I'm using my new format:
Not a great start in my mind. I have been steady at 223 for 2 weeks straight and my body fat percentage has stopped changing. At the same time, I think I may have been overdoing the cardio a bit and that is a problem. I honestly believe that what's been happening is that I've been gaining muscle and then eating it right back up. My new plan should handle that perfectly.
I will be unveiling my new accountability chart later today and it is alot like the one Mike Groom uses. I liked the simplicity of what he was doing and so I've changed my methodology. At the same time, because I want to chronicle exactly what I've done (in case someone is like me and wants to know the details) I will still be posting my exact menu for that day (what I ate) and my workout log will continually get posted. I just needed to simplify things a little bit. I've also decided that every Saturday I will post photos like I did yesterday that show my entire body and any progress I'm making building muscle. Accountability is going to be transparent in every area of this mission.
Until later...GET BACK TO LIFTING!
| Mission 2 - Stats | ||||||||||||
| February 3, 2008 thru May 13, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Date | Weight | BF % | LBM | Fat Lbs | Chest | L. Bi | R. Bi | Abs | L. Thigh | R. Thigh | L. Calf | R. Calf |
| 3-Feb-08 | 223 | 13.00% | 194.01 | 28.99 | 44.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 41.75 | 25.50 | 25.50 | 17.50 | 17.75 |
| 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
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Not a great start in my mind. I have been steady at 223 for 2 weeks straight and my body fat percentage has stopped changing. At the same time, I think I may have been overdoing the cardio a bit and that is a problem. I honestly believe that what's been happening is that I've been gaining muscle and then eating it right back up. My new plan should handle that perfectly.
I will be unveiling my new accountability chart later today and it is alot like the one Mike Groom uses. I liked the simplicity of what he was doing and so I've changed my methodology. At the same time, because I want to chronicle exactly what I've done (in case someone is like me and wants to know the details) I will still be posting my exact menu for that day (what I ate) and my workout log will continually get posted. I just needed to simplify things a little bit. I've also decided that every Saturday I will post photos like I did yesterday that show my entire body and any progress I'm making building muscle. Accountability is going to be transparent in every area of this mission.
Until later...GET BACK TO LIFTING!
Michael. You continue to inspire me with your gains and dedication. Thank you for posting so much detail and so many of your insights. Well done on Mission 1 and I'm excited to follow along on your Mission 2.
Week 5 Chin up Challenge comment
Oooops. Forgot to send this so here is week 5 and 6
Assisted chin machine: 2x (part of back routine)
Week 6 Chin up Challenge comment
Assisted Chin machine: 3x (part of back routine)
Still can't do one chin up but my weight offset on the assist machine has gone down. Saw two guys in the gym doing the most, fastest and easiest looking pull ups I've ever seen. I asked them their secret to success. Strangely, there were two completely different answers. One guy was in the military and has been doing chin ups every day. The other guy had not done any in years. Both were in extremely good, lean muscular shape. Their only common answer was pushing yourself harder than you think you can go, either with the help of a trainer or by yourself. This is similar to what you said on Day 98 about noticing people not pushing as hard as they can in the gym.
Jeff McChinupchallenged
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Thanks for your comments on my blog. Please yes check on me regulary and make sure I'm doing what I said I would. Its good that you post everything about your training, diet plan on your blog. Your legs are shaping up nicely. I think you should post full body pics.
Bec
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