Ok, so...
I know I promised to post gym updates here, and then promptly posted none.
At any rate, I've been doing well. I haven't missed a workout, and I'm seeing steady increases. I'm doing a program specifically designed and proven to work for beginners. It was developed by a guy who's been bodybuilding and coaching for over thirty years, Mark Rippetoe. It starts off extremely simple, but it's very effective. Basically I have two different workouts that I alternate between. Workout A is 3 sets of 5 squats, 3 sets of 5 bench press, and a set of 5 deadlifts. Workout B is 3 sets of 5 squats, 3 sets of 5 standing military press, and 3 sets of 5 pendlay rows.
I've been increasing the weight on each lift every time I've gone to the gym. I have to eat a TON of calories - I never thought I'd say this in my life, but it's a huge pain in the ass to eat this much. I'm trying to eat 3,000+ calories a day, and keep it pretty healthy. Tons of protein. I'm eating 5-6 meals a day. At least I'm never hungry, I guess, but I have to plan my whole day around eating, which is annoying.
I have been keeping a log and I update it every time I go to the gym. I'll start posting them here. To summarize what I've done so far...
Squats:
Started at 55 pounds (i iz weak lolz)
Currently at 95 pounds
Bench press:
Started at 85 pounds
Currently at 105 pounds
Deadlift:
Started at 75 pounds, which was way too low
Currently at 155 pounds
Military press:
Started at 65 pounds
Currently at 80 pounds and struggling
Rows:
Started at 75 pounds
Currently at 95 pounds
So yeah, basically I'm weak as fuck but improving. No visual gains yet, but it's only been three weeks, so hey.
At any rate, I've been doing well. I haven't missed a workout, and I'm seeing steady increases. I'm doing a program specifically designed and proven to work for beginners. It was developed by a guy who's been bodybuilding and coaching for over thirty years, Mark Rippetoe. It starts off extremely simple, but it's very effective. Basically I have two different workouts that I alternate between. Workout A is 3 sets of 5 squats, 3 sets of 5 bench press, and a set of 5 deadlifts. Workout B is 3 sets of 5 squats, 3 sets of 5 standing military press, and 3 sets of 5 pendlay rows.
I've been increasing the weight on each lift every time I've gone to the gym. I have to eat a TON of calories - I never thought I'd say this in my life, but it's a huge pain in the ass to eat this much. I'm trying to eat 3,000+ calories a day, and keep it pretty healthy. Tons of protein. I'm eating 5-6 meals a day. At least I'm never hungry, I guess, but I have to plan my whole day around eating, which is annoying.
I have been keeping a log and I update it every time I go to the gym. I'll start posting them here. To summarize what I've done so far...
Squats:
Started at 55 pounds (i iz weak lolz)
Currently at 95 pounds
Bench press:
Started at 85 pounds
Currently at 105 pounds
Deadlift:
Started at 75 pounds, which was way too low
Currently at 155 pounds
Military press:
Started at 65 pounds
Currently at 80 pounds and struggling
Rows:
Started at 75 pounds
Currently at 95 pounds
So yeah, basically I'm weak as fuck but improving. No visual gains yet, but it's only been three weeks, so hey.