BigLarry progress and training journal.

[BigLarry]

Thought i'd keep a journal to track my diet more than anything so here goes.

5.30am 6 eggs scrambled.
6.00am protein shake (with soya milk)
6.15am 1 x redbull (cos im feeling lethargic)

6.30am Training.

Dumbell bench press (3x8 )
Standing arnold presses (3x8 )
Squats (3x8 )
Clean and Jerk (3x8 ) supersetted with 3x8 Pressups
Seated Row (3x8 )

8.am Protein shake with alpro and some maltodextrin

10.30am Protein shake

1.00pm Protein shake

4.00pm Protein shake

6.30pm Protein shake

10.30pm Protein shake

[Ganty]

What weight are you lifting BigLarry? Also are you upping thr weight every set, etc...?

What was your starting weight, out of interest?

[Roach-Rampino]

Do you separate your egg yolks?

And do you do a warm up set for each exercise which you don't include?

[BigLarry]

No, I eat the whole egg (not the shell though).

I do about 5 minutes stretching before I start but I don't do any "sets" on a lighter weight or anything.

I roughly follow a Bill Starr strongman routine (although in fairness didn't today!!).

It's a fantastic system for gradually building up your PB on weights, there's a big spreadsheet for calculating it all on the net I can dig out if you lilke. It's basically increasing your loads each session in small increments (there's a little more to it than that in fairness but that's the gist).

I'm not sure what my starting weight was, perhaps 14.5 - 15 stone or so, I'm looking to get to 16 stone as a primary goal.

I'm on holiday in 10 days time, so I'm being a big girl and perhaps looking to cut back some of the lard I've accrued over the last 6 months.

[Ganty]

No, I eat the whole egg (not the shell though).

I do about 5 minutes stretching before I start but I don't do any "sets" on a lighter weight or anything.

I roughly follow a Bill Starr strongman routine (although in fairness didn't today!!).

It's a fantastic system for gradually building up your PB on weights, there's a big spreadsheet for calculating it all on the net I can dig out if you lilke. It's basically increasing your loads each session in small increments (there's a little more to it than that in fairness but that's the gist).

I'm not sure what my starting weight was, perhaps 14.5 - 15 stone or so, I'm looking to get to 16 stone as a primary goal.

I'm on holiday in 10 days time, so I'm being a big girl and perhaps looking to cut back some of the lard I've accrued over the last 6 months.

If you could dig that out mate it'd be great

6 whole eggs is a monster breakkie! Now where's my omelet pan...

[BigLarry]

Here is the article http://www.geocities.com/elitemadcow...Linear_5x5.htm

and here is the spreadsheet:

http://www.geocities.com/elitemadcow...diate_v0.3.zip

It's a tough regme, so you need to eat well on it.

[BigLarry]

What weight are you lifting BigLarry? Also are you upping thr weight every set, etc...?

What was your starting weight, out of interest?

My lifts tbh arn't impressive, considering where I cam from I think I'm doing pretty well.

About 2 years ago i probably benched (on the bad) about 40kg and thought that was tough. On a good day with a decent headwind I can do 3x5 at 95Kg on the flat bench. For dumbells I'll do 3x8 with 34Kg dumbells and perhaps 38Kg dumbells with a spotter helping a bit.

I'll military press 60Kg seated with a bar, and 24KGs dumbells if I'm using them.

I can deadlift about 100Kg, my squats are pretty pathetic though and I'm concentrating on putting that right after my hols.

Not fantastic, but I'm only nearly two years into training..

[BigLarry]

No training for me today, rest day.

Meals.

7.00am Protein Shake

10.30am Protein Shake

13.00 Protein Shake

15.30 Protein Shake

18.30 Protein Shake

(Will be having one more about 21.30 too before bed, gym in the Morning at 6.30am).

[super mike]

Being serious? You need carbs and fat mate. You also need fruit and veg.

[BigLarry]

I have 36 fish oil tablets throughout the day.

Im going 10 day low carb.

[Lou_smorals]

Hi Larry
As I remember from x-digital days your right arm got a good work out 2-3 times a day watching tequilla xy leading to a right arm likeArny and a left like a noodle

[super mike]

Ah, fair enough, Any multi-vits?

[BigLarry]

I'm not on any multi-vits, mainly cos I've run out. But yes, I will be having some extra vitamins to supplement this.

[BigLarry]

Friday:

6.30am Protein shake

10.30am Protein shake

12.30pm Chicken breast

3.00pm Protein shake

6.00pm Chicken Korma, pilau rice, 2 x btl stella.

I'm blaming it on the wife. Got a do today which is gonna make today a toughie too...

[BOYYAKKA]

[quote=BigLarry;2566287]No, I eat the whole egg (not the shell though).

wot a pussy-eat that shell m8

[BigLarry]

After a pretty bad weekend, and what with "pizza-gate" (see offer thread) last night, I've got started again.

Anyway today is another day

Gym 6am:

3 x 8 db chest press
3 x 8 Arnold press
3 x 8 Chest fly
3 x 8 Seated row
3 x 8 Hercules
3 x 8 Dips

Protein shake before and after.

[Roach-Rampino]

Your journal is lacking in updates mate?

[BigLarry]

Sorry for the lack of updates, been away on holiday.

Summary for the week.

Real ale + carvery!

Back on track today, will update tomorrow with today's diet and workout. When I find the mini dv cable I'll get a picture on too.

[BigLarry]

Meals have been:

Protein shake 7.am
Protein shake 10.30am
Cottage cheese, tuna 12.30pm
Protein shake 3.00pm
6pm Chicken and sweet potato
10pm Cottage cheese

For the last 3 days. Training on Monday and Today was:

Dumbell Bench 3 x 8 (2 x 30kg)
Arnold Presses 3 x 8 (2 x 16kg)
Clean and Jerk 3 x 8 (40kg bar)
Squats 3 x 8 (70Kg nuts on the floor)
Seated row 3 x 8 (Cable 57.5kg)
Dips 3 x 12

[Zippeyrude]

70Kg nuts on the floor

they're some heavy nuts you got there