^ care to explain what a climbing repeat is please?


happy to report back that my last weigh in just now read 86.8 took sat/sun off + counting the food since friday evening, i am extremely happy with the results

by next saturday, i am keen on seeing 84.9 and will be happy to stretch the whole month just to see 85kg AFTER a light meal

good rest, i feel loose, so i hope i can pump up and not feel any tension till next weekend

 

Climbing repeat is just doing laps of a course that involves climbing to the top of the hill, then descending, then climbing, then descending. Really good for training those legs to work on the uphills. I plan on doing more, and longer routes. Riding is focused on hills, so my distance ends up being shorter. I end up feeling like crap just the same though!

Going to sleep to wake up and swim tomorrow morning. And maybe do another ride tomorrow afternoon. Another week, another quest to lose more poundage!

 

Where in the OC are you vltsai? I just moved out of San Clemente a couple of months ago.

I did dead lifts, box jumps, and some arm focus work today. I am tipping the scales at about 227# right now, and am more than happy with the way things are going.

 

I just got in to Vegas last night. No access to a gym here so this week will be a break/GPP work.

This week's travel meals:

Breakfast-4 oz lean ground turkey, 2 whole eggs, 1 cup egg whites
Snack-Banana
Lunch-8 oz ground beef, 2/3 brown rice, sugar snap peas
After work-As above, beef and rice
Post workout-Protein, fruit/nut bar
Dinner-Another beef and rice

Repeat every day.

 

vltsai, not only does that sound awesome for the body but immense fun!
man i wish our weather allowed ANY kind of outdoor activity (jetskiing doesnt count)
it's a nice socializing at the gym but the idea of feeling what i feel postworkout out in the open is something i can only dream of
i love the vids on youtube on workouts in the parks!

socal, at what bodyfat % or easier still at what waist size are you now?
i am 31" and determined to go to 30" again NO MATTER WHAT it does to my mass it's more of a vain challenge against myself rather than a goal

slacker, have fun
but why not sub the beef for chicken 3 times out of the 7 days just to make sure you don't have to put in the extra work on cardio when you're back

 

Its 93% lean ground beef, and chicken is a PITA to cook when all you've got is a pan and a dull knife.

 

I am around 12%, if I had to guess. I am a 33 or 34 MAX in pants, but I wear a 36 to throw people off and to change my appearance (and because I have the legs of a guy that humped around a 150# ruck for almost 9 years), if ever so slightly. I can get down in single digits for my bf%, but I am cold and sick all the time when I do that, and I tend to be more injury-prone when I go that low. I prefer to be around 10% at 230.

 

slacker ah in that case bon appetit

Raiff, that's pretty cool!
i agree on the bf % and single digits
i love the vanity in seeing my vascularity and feeling my obliques after every set of any muscle, but the dieting sucks and the effort to maintain it is just not worth it imho

being strong and alert (as opposed to dizzy whenever you stand up lol) is so underrated in this sport

that said, it is also VERY hard to diet accordingly to maintain ANY stage.. bulking up is so
misunderstood that people around me consider it "time off"

 

Does anyone else have trouble falling asleep at a decent hour like 10pm? If I leave it up to my body, it crashes around 5am but then sleeps 10hours or more due to exhaustion.

I've been cutting lately while gaining muscle, but I am so hungry at night because my biggest carbs come in the morning. So, I started eating this cottage cheese concoction 2 weeks ago RIGHT before falling asleep and I'm still cutting!

1 cup cottage cheese (low fat, small curd)
2 tbsp skippy natural peanut butter (or 1 big tbsp)
1 sugar-free pudding (vanilla or chocolate)
1 tsp raw cocoa powder
1 scoop (30g) protein powder
3-4 tbsp almond milk (unsweetened)

Mix together and enjoy! sooooo good and i don't even like cottage cheese.

 

You are overloading your body with carbs before bed and messing up your insulin levels. I don't recommend it... But hey, whatever works for you.