Stallion's Fitness Journal

[frenchbeauty]

Just finished a double quarter pounder + fries... hope Stallion doesn't read this...
Yea I have to agree with Quag your dedication to dieting/lifting is inspirational.
Keep up the good work. FB

 

[I-tallionStallion]

Just finished a double quarter pounder + fries... hope Stallion doesn't read this...
Yea I have to agree with Quag your dedication to dieting/lifting is inspirational.
Keep up the good work. FB

YOU SON OF A B**** :trouble: :box: - One of my favorite cheat meals! I always order that with big mac sauce on it and a rootbeer. AHHH well...Let me tell you, chicken and vegges is sooo appetizing with no other sources of carbs other than spices. Well...time to eat again. In two weeks I'm going to plan out my cheat day better. My last one was kind of lame.

 

[I-tallionStallion]

I have some good news.

After three weeks I've dropped down 5-6 pounds. So I'm currently at about 224-225. And according to John Berardi's Let's get shredded article, he lost about 15 pounds in 8 weeks and about 9% body fat. So I'm right on target! I haven't really measured anything yet and I'll have to do so tomorrow.

I haven't really cheated at all. Aside from a cup of diet soda every once and awhile, I've been keeping up with my BCAAs, cardio, and eating plenty of meat, fat, and veggies. So everything is going great. I can't wait for my before and after pictures when I'm done.

I really having to learn how to cook better with seasonings.

CORRECTION: I'm only taking 6 grams of CEE a day. I misread the article. It's only 15-20 grams if you take mono creatine

 

[Being_the_Don]

I have some good news.

After three weeks I've dropped down 5-6 pounds. So I'm currently at about 224-225. And according to John Berardi's Let's get shredded article, he lost about 15 pounds in 8 weeks and about 9% body fat. So I'm right on target! I haven't really measured anything yet and I'll have to do so tomorrow.

I haven't really cheated at all. Aside from a cup of diet soda every once and awhile, I've been keeping up with my BCAAs, cardio, and eating plenty of meat, fat, and veggies. So everything is going great. I can't wait for my before and after pictures when I'm done.

I really having to learn how to cook better with seasonings.

CORRECTION: I'm only taking 6 grams of CEE a day. I misread the article. It's only 15-20 grams if you take mono creatine

Ha! I've been doing this for a while now but I had no idea about this article. It feels good to know this is what I should be doing. :cheer: And congrats on the weight loss, Stallion. What's your target weight, btw?

 

[I-tallionStallion]

No target bodyweight. It's more of a 'I'll see when I get there'. But I'm pretty sure it will be over 200 lbs with a lean body fat percentage

 

[I-tallionStallion]

MONDAY

Bench Press

5x5
110
125
145
160
180 PR

2x5
145
125
110x 26 reps PR



WED

5x3 Squats 210 lbs - Calves were hurting today. AT all the way

1x20 - 155 lbs

Lat Pull Downs 4x10 - 105 lbs - Was light but I was really tired by this point.


Diet has been going great as I've stated, It's tough not eating carbs but I'm starting to learn to use all sorts of seasonings and whatnot. I feel my body making a dramatic change.

 

[I-tallionStallion]

FRIDAY

2x5 200lbs PR - Didn't feel too tough
1x20 140lbs PR

Rows 4x10 - I wanted to try this one mechanism that I see a lot of guys do. You are elevated and it's like doinga barbell row and the weights are in the middle. I did about 150 lbs on it for the sets. It really wasn't all that difficult just more easy to setup. I'm going to stick to barbell.

 

[I-tallionStallion]

MONDAY

Deadlifts 5x5

240x5
270x5
300x5
330x5
360x5

3x5

300x5
270x5
240x12 repes - BURNOUT SET!



WED

Incline Bench

5x3 + two 35 pound chains

1x3 - 185
1x3 - 185
1x3 - 185
1x3 - 185
1x3 - 185 - No problemo

1x20 - 125 lbs - Hasta La Vista, baby - Should have done more weight!


I just want to tell everyone I bought a replica of the shirt Arnold wears in Pumping Iron which says "Arnold Is Numero Uno" and I workout in it. If you haven't seen it, watch that movie!

 

[Quiksilver]

Great movie, but "no thanks" to the Ahnold shirt.

I generally work out in a hoodie + track pants/gym shorts. Nothing to put on display at the moment

 

[I-tallionStallion]

Great movie, but "no thanks" to the Ahnold shirt.

I generally work out in a hoodie + track pants/gym shorts. Nothing to put on display at the moment

Haha docudrama as ArNAlD calls it. I love that movie. I've never worked out in a hoodie. I couldn't imagine but I do suppose it helpful.

FRIDAY

Leg Press 5x5

300x5
330x5
360x5
390x5
420x5

Down the pyrmaid

360x5
330x5
300x10 reps burn out set. Today was brutal.


Measured myself. I'm around 39 inches waist wise. Arms haven't changed much, I'm still lingering around 16.8. Noticeable fatloss for sure after examining photos. I'm basically half way through. By the end I'm have a feeling I'm going to look like a whole new man

 

[I-tallionStallion]

Knee level rack Deadlift

245x5
275x5
305x5
335x5
365x5

3x5

305x5
275x5
245x17 repes - BURNOUT SET

I've since added weight to my backpack. I'm up to 80 lbs

 

[Quiksilver]

Haha docudrama as ArNAlD calls it. I love that movie. I've never worked out in a hoodie. I couldn't imagine but I do suppose it helpful.

Keeps your core temp up, good for injury prevention.

You're using the 80lbs pack for treadmill walking?

 

[I-tallionStallion]

No. I walk up giant hills for 30 minutes. It friggin sucks. Haha

That must suck in the summer dude.

 

[I-tallionStallion]

WED

Bench Press

130x5
150x5
165x5
180x5
200x5 - Should have upped the weight. A bit too easy.

165x5
150x5
135x 15 reps

 

[I-tallionStallion]

FRIDAY

Box Squats

150x5
185x5
225x5
255x5
290x5

225x5
185x5
150x18


MONDAY

Incline Bench

190x5 - I wasn't keeping good form on this set and struggled but got the last rep
190x5 - I did better on my form here and pretty much nailed this PR I was surprised I was able to do this on my diet. This is a big improvement from where I once started. I can only imagine if I had some carbs in me other than veges haha


Barbell Rows

160x10
160x10
160x10
160x10

I was very worn out at this point.

Checked my waist, still at 39 1/2 but I weighed in at 221. Making a total of 11 pounds weightloss in the last 6 weeks. I should be back to about 215ish in 2weeks and at that point I'll have to decide if I'm going to extend this to a twelve week cut instead of the 8. I'm looking very good and I'm excited to show some pictures in two weeks. I just have to keep my cardio more as it's a really big pain in the a**. I really don't want to get too small though. 200 lbs is as low as I'm going. I don't want to look like an average bear.

My plans after I shed the BF will probably involve getting my body used to the food again. I'm afraid that I will have a yo-yo effect after this. So once I do that, I'll probably go back to DCing again or whatever EFFORT will think is best.

I don't plan on ever juicing for the record. Not my style. I guess I'll let you guys know what I decided in the future.

 

[Quagmire911]

Keep it up man, good work!

 

[Rampage1]

good job, you must be a beast by now

 

[Being_the_Don]

FRIDAY

Box Squats

150x5
185x5
225x5
255x5
290x5

225x5
185x5
150x18


MONDAY

Incline Bench

190x5 - I wasn't keeping good form on this set and struggled but got the last rep
190x5 - I did better on my form here and pretty much nailed this PR I was surprised I was able to do this on my diet. This is a big improvement from where I once started. I can only imagine if I had some carbs in me other than veges haha


Barbell Rows

160x10
160x10
160x10
160x10

I was very worn out at this point.

Checked my waist, still at 39 1/2 but I weighed in at 221. Making a total of 11 pounds weightloss in the last 6 weeks. I should be back to about 215ish in 2weeks and at that point I'll have to decide if I'm going to extend this to a twelve week cut instead of the 8. I'm looking very good and I'm excited to show some pictures in two weeks. I just have to keep my cardio more as it's a really big pain in the a**. I really don't want to get too small though. 200 lbs is as low as I'm going. I don't want to look like an average bear.

My plans after I shed the BF will probably involve getting my body used to the food again. I'm afraid that I will have a yo-yo effect after this. So once I do that, I'll probably go back to DCing again or whatever EFFORT will think is best.

I don't plan on ever juicing for the record. Not my style. I guess I'll let you guys know what I decided in the future.

Good job.

 

[I-tallionStallion]

Hey guys...sorry for the lack of updates.

Friday -

BB press

5x3

210x3
210x3
210x3
210x3
210x2 Failed here...just couldn't get it after I screwed up on the second rep

140x20 reps

I'll post Monday and wednesday tomorrow.

Just wanted to say thanks to you Don and and Quag. Rampage, I am a decent size now. Everyone keeps calling me a muscle head..ahh...I rather be called a metalhead haha

 

[I-tallionStallion]

Long time no talk fellas...haha BAD NEWS! I fell off the horse about 7 weeks ago. After vacation twice for two weeks, I've been stuck working on my album like crazy and haven't really bothered with weightlifting. Maybe going 1-2 a week keeping up what I was previously doing…things just kept getting in the way. I’m up til like 5 in the morning working on music everyday. Which means I never wake up to walk anymore. Haven’t done that in like 3-4 weeks. I’ve been eating healthy on and off. To give you an example, I’d eat three good meals and by night time I’d blow it by having an extra meal filled with carbs. Granted things could be a lot worse, but I’m pretty much back where I started haha. I stopped lifting around 220 lbs with a 38 inch waist….here are the photos from 8-9 weeks ago…still fat though:

http://s990.photobucket.com/albums/af23/I-tallionstallion/

And now I am at 232lbs (no photos of that haha) about with some muscle loss as I have starved myself at times almost because I didn’t feel like . So. I need to get myself back in line and drop the fat again. After dropping the fat, I want to get back on predominated strength/muscle routine. I already have the tools from EFFORT. Just got to reapply them, see if he’ll want me to make any changes

It really sucks what I’ve done, I was so close to getting where I wanted but things started slipping away. I haven’t completely abandoned the gym, but to give you an example I only went once last week for squats. This week has been the worst one yet in how I’m eating. I plan to lift tomorrow and on Saturday and start walking everyday. Ive lost all my gym partners (I had two) and it makes it a lot more difficult to stay motivated but I’m ready to start to get lean again.

Sorry I’ve been away guys, I plan to be back in full force! I’ll post up more details tomorrow. :rockon:

Btw I'm pissed about my strength loss and how much stronger everyone on here has been getting. DON'T THINK I'M GONNA LET YOU WIN :trouble: haha