Noodle's Workout Log

[noodle]

Alright so I'll be using Rippetoes and posting my diet each day on here.
Please follow along and motivate me.

Stats:
Age - 16
Wieght - 121 lbs
Hieght - 5'6

Goal - I'm training for the swim team next year, as well as pretty much any sport I can get into. (track, cross country, soccer, b-ball etc.)
So I'm trying to gain as much strength and muscle mass as possible.

Snags - I can't deadlift for SH!T. I've been trying for awhile now. My form is perfect in the squat and bench but I just can't seem to nail the deadlift!! :cuss:
One of the football guys suggested I start stretching my hams. So I'll be doing that from now on. I used to be so flexible because of martial arts, but ever since I quit I've become stiffer and stiffer everyday. I'll probably take hapkido or boxing soon to get me back in shape.

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Diet for today:
Meal 1: Omelet (8 eggs, diced red peppers, diced onions, diced ham) + 2 glasses of milk
Meal 2: Grilled Chicken, topped with diced tomatoes, shredded melted cheese and spices/seasoning on top. + glass of milk <---sooooo goood! I'm having that again later
Meal 3: Egg omelet, soup + milk
Meal 4:
Meal 5:
Meal 6:

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I'm still debating whether I should start today (middle of the week), or just start next week. Maybe I'll just do some conditioning for the rest of the week and start next week?

 

[Quagmire911]

For flexibility:

http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?t=141664

For the deadlift:

http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?t=147274

Keep in mind that muscle mass and long distance running don't go together. If you want to be strong and explosive, stuff like sprinting will benefit a lot more.

Good luck, and start the weights this week, but no too heavy the first week.

 

[noodle]

Nvm, I probably can't go to the gym today.
My mom has a package coming and she wants me to stay home for the guy to come.
Then I got work later so I don't really have time to hit up the gym.

But yea, I won't really be doing endurance running.
More like Biking uphills and swimming HI for intervals at a time. I think that will be good for strength

 

[noodle]

Diet for today:

Meal 1: Ravioli, tomatoe sauce, turkey. + 3 glasses of milk
Meal 2: Same as above + 2 glasses of milk
Meal 3: Spaghetti (loaded) + 1 glass of milk
Meal 4: Spaghetti + 1 glass of milk

I didn't get meal 5/6 today
I know I know, I'm not eating enough. But i'm still adjusting, to getting alll those meals in and eating more. It'll take a little time fellas, bear with me.

Actually I would've gotten one more meal in but I came home late from a party last night and I woke up at around 1:00 in the afternoon today. I guess I gotta work on my scheduling as well. :crazy:

 

[noodle]

Workout Today:

Squat 3x5x115lbs

Bench 3x5x105lbs

Deadlift 2x5x95lbs

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Went light today like suggested, felt good none the less.
For the deadlift i went extra light, I'm still learning the form so yea, I ALMOST got it.

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Diet for today:
Meal 1: Cereal, PB&J sandwich + 2 glasses of milk
Meal 2: Protien Shake, Protien Bar, Yogurt, banana
Meal 3: Rice, Steak, Veggies
Meal 4: Rice, Steak, Veggies
Meal 5: Rice, Steak, Veggies

Didn't get meal 6 today
But I'm getting there.

 

[Quagmire911]

What are you basing your deadlift form on?

And as a beginner, the deadlift should be noticeably higher than the squat, although I appreciate you went light today and are learning form.

 

[noodle]

What are you basing your deadlift form on?

And as a beginner, the deadlift should be noticeably higher than the squat, although I appreciate you went light today and are learning form.

I'm just basing it on the rippetoe video you linked to and how it feels overall.

And yea, I've been doing squats and bench before deadlift, so that explains why squat is higher.

 

[noodle]

Workout Today:

Squat - 3x5x125 +10lbs

Standing Press - 3x5x55

Rows - 3x5x90

Pull ups - 2x9

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Increased my squat by 10 lbs.
And, I wieghed myself today, 125lbs!! I know it must be water weight or something but it still motivated me

Seems like all the older guys give me some kind of respect because I'm probally the only young guy in the gym that does the squat/deadlift. All the other guys around my age seem to just hang around the bench press, pec deck, and the ab machine.

haha, its great motivation!
Pushes me even harder so I don't let those older guys down.

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Diet for today:
Meal 1: Rice, lots of veggies (eggplant, mushrooms, bok choy), pork
Meal 2: Rice, veggies + milk
Meal 3: Steak, Bread + milk
Meal 4:
Meal 5:
Meal 6:

Updating...

 

[I-tallionStallion]

Keep working hard and shovel down the food Noodle The bigger guys respect you cause your not doing dumbbell curls for hours at twenty other positions. Your doing what your suppose to do.

 

[HandyAndy]

Hey man you'll get that deadlift down, my squat and dead form was terrible but once I read up on proper form and Quag gave me some helpful links it was perfected, once you get your form down you will raise the weight.

I used to dead lift 185 with my old form, once I got my form down I immediately bumped it up to 225 on my next workout.

Another thing, dont ever be intimidated by bigger and stronger guys because they were once small and weak, keep working hard

 

[Triple T]

nice man nice
keep up the good work

 

[noodle]

Hmm seems like I can't edit my post...soo heres my diet

Diet for today:

Meal 1: Rice, lots of veggies (eggplant, mushrooms, bok choy), pork
Meal 2: Rice, veggies + milk
Meal 3: Steak, Bread + milk
Meal 4: Rice, eggs, ground beed, veggies + milk
Meal 5: Protien Shake, Protien Bar, + Milk
Meal 6: Steak, Rice + milk

Thanks guys.

And yea I've gotten over the phase where I was intimidated by the bigger guys. Now, whenever I see one of the older adults looking at me I just give him a friendly smile, and that seems to brighten up their time in the gym.

Also, seems like my body is getting used to the weightlifting and the food intake. I'm beggining to get hungry every one or two hours. Too bad I can't cook that well

Any recipes for easy to make meals that are high in protien/carbs?
The only thing I can cook is steak, and rice. haha, gets old after a day or two.

 

[bud_2005]

Boneless skinless chicken breast-
I used to cover it in a pancake batter, put some oil in the pan, and cook it that way it tastes very good. But now I have a George Foreman and I just cook it on that.

 

[jahidi]

Ground beef is very easy to cook, just throw it on frying pan on the stove, mix it around till it turns brown all over, add a little sauce if you like, and eat. If I can cook it, you definitely can.

 

[noodle]

Thanks for the ideas guys.
They gave me a few other ideas like a stir fry. Those are pretty good with a good amount of veggies/meat/carbs

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Diet for today:

Meal 1: Egg omelet sandwich. (eggs, ham, green peppers on whole wheat brown bread) + milk
Meal 2: Egg omelet + milk
Meal 3: ...
Meal 4: ...
Meal 5: ...
Meal 6: ...

... updating

 

[noodle]

Well I didn't get to workkout today.
I feel sooo lazy and tired because of it
Usually I'm full of energy for the rest of the day after my workout, but not today.

My excuse was that I didn't have a ride and it was raining...HARD!
Its about an hour jog to there, I go for a run there when its nice weather but not today

Well I'll go first thing tomorow morning.

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Diet for Today:

Meal 1: Rice, Chicken, veggies + milk
Meal 2: Rice, Chicken, Veggies + milk
Meal 3: yogurt, oatmeal, fruits
Meal 4: Pork chops + veggies
Meal 5: missed
Meal 6: Protien shake, milk

Missed meal 5 because I had work and I forgot to pack along something to eat. And the food they have at my work is all greasy and oily...blah!

 

[noodle]

Havne't posted in awhile since I have been really busy(camping, work, sleeping )

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Workout for today:

Squats - 3x5x130lbs +5lbs
Bench - 3x5x105lbs +0lbs
Deadlift - 3x5x95lbs +0lbs
Dips - 2x8xbody

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Diet for today:

Meal 1: 2 sandwiches, bun, beef, eggs + milk
Meal 2: Protien Shake (whey powder, banana, yogurt, milk)
Meal 3: Lasagna + milk
Meal 4: Lasagna + milk
meal 5: Soup (noodles, beef, veggies, dumplings)
Meal 6: miss

...updating

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frick I can't seem to nail the deadlift. :cuss:
its starting to piss me off. I don't know why I can't get the form right, or maybe I am but it just doesn't feel right.
I'll probably bring a camera next time to record it.

Also, my weight is staying at 125lbs, so I must have gained something. I hope its not fat.

And would it be okay if I added some core and arm excercises to fridays only? Since then I have the extra day on the weekend for my body to rest. I think it would be a good plan. I haven't done my biceps in god knows how long.
Just one excercise of 3 sets for bicep and a couple core excercises. I'm not going to go overboard with it like some of the other kids I see.

Also, I'll be swimming on my off days to condition my body. It'll be short intervals of fast speed bursts as to build muscle rather than endurance.

 

[Quiksilver]

Check on youtube for deadlift form, and do a little reading about it. Here's my little pre-deadlift checklist:

-shoulders behind bar
-knees bent, hips high and close to the bar
-weight on heels
-round shoulders forward and downward, toward bar
-arched and tight lower back, tight abs
-to lift, use glutes
-look up

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As for your diet, good work on it so far! If you want to take it to the next level of consistency and quality, you're going to have to start cooking food in advance.. Right now I spend only 30 minutes making food the night before, to eat the next day. I make a big pile of eggs, a couple chicken breasts, some diced steak, and a couple different veggies. The only thing I have to prepare the next day is oatmeal which is really fast. So yeah, a time and energy saver idea is to buy a couple large tupperware trays and start cooking one or two days in advance.

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That being said, just keep tacking on 5lbs to each lift every time you enter the gym. Good work

 

[Quagmire911]

Shoulders not behind the bar:

http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?t=147274

 

[noodle]

Umm, i'm confused now. Shoulders in front? Shoulders behind?

And yea today i was suppose to go swimming but I got really sick for some reason. (puking and everything)

I haven't eaten anything all day
Just tea and ginger ale to calm my stomach down. I hope this passes soon, cuz i feel like **** right now.