Both my wife and I purchased TT for Women and TT for Mass Building that we will start on monday. Tomorrow I'll print her manual (mine is finished), put on a binding, etc.
We had several questions for CB and he answered each one promptly before and after each purchase so we are very happy with his customer service. He also sent us extra bonus reports and programs, including booty for life, which I will definitely insist with my wife to do.
Last night I started reading it and I couldn't put it down. CB totally took the guess work out of the program, detailing the best time to take your protein shake, which supplements work and which won't, detailed nutrition facts and meal suggestions, routine, tempos, rest, exercises descriptions with pictures, etc.
The program seems very intense but it eases you into it so you can start confident and mostly important, knowing what you're doing. I sound like a huge brown nose but what can I do? I'm impressed!!!
I also love the fact that now I have a workout partner in my own home. That's it for now, we will take our measurements this weekend and hopefully start posting on monday.
__________________ The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same. -- Carlos Castaneda
Thanks for the replies. It was a very nice weekend and we had so much to do that just today we went to the supermarket. We got lots of fruits (strawberries, pears, apples, grapes, peaches, bananas), veggies, meats, cold cuts, whole wheat bread, milk, yogurt, nuts (4 lbs mixed nuts), fish, oatmeal, eggs, tuna, and a few things that I forgot now. My cousin also stopped by and dropped about 8 lbs of different cheeses (pecorino, mozzarella an something else). Still, with all this food it's hard to put together a menu with the cal, protein and carbs I need to gain muscle. Today I cheated on my diet during the morning but the afternoon and evening went fine, althought without counting my food intake.
Workout:
bench 3x5x110
db row 3x5x40 eh
DB Fly-Press 4x8x25 eh
BB row 4x8x70
Incline DB Press 3x12x25 eh
Rear Deltoid Lateral Raise 3x12x15 eh
It kicked my butt and I failed before I could complete the last exercise. I look at how much iron you people lift and I admit that I get a little jealous. Maybe not jealous, I think is more like embarrased with my numbers.
Anyway, Today it took off and in a bit I'll hit the kitchen to get all the food prep. for tomorrow and the menu will look like something like this, not organized by time:
Peanut butter sandwich
3 boiled eggs
2 peaches
2 bananas
1 cup low fat yogurt
Turkey and cheese sandwich with mustard and low fat mayo
12 oz 2% milk with 2 scoops of whey protein
Instant oatmeal
Lamb and potatoes
1 oz mixed nuts
You need to eat more vegetables, and more food (300-500 calories more) if you want to gain mass, which is what I'm guessing you are trying to do with TT for Mass.
I'll add some salad with carrots, beets, potatoes and spinach to my diet. I knew I was missing something from the stuff I bought today. I'll also add a couple more cups of milk that I love just plain.
__________________ We are only human so long as our thoughts are humane
I was going to say " add more vegetables" but Craig has spoken.
You're off to a good start. Your numbers are really similar to mine (when I was lifting). But comparing amounts of weight with other people's isn't of much help. The important thing is that you challenge yourself, and your numbers will increase nicely. Trying to match Gymrat's will only get you injured. In a year or two you can look back on this log and see how much has changed.
__________________ The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same. -- Carlos Castaneda
Thanks for the motivation, RB. GR really kicks ass on his workout and I'll keep that in as an inspiration. Right now I just want to gain muscle and lose the rest of the BF.
Today was a tough day. I drove around 190 miles in Long Island, lots of traffic, lots of stops and by the time I got home I was very tired so I did the "leg day" light. Even so I feel my legs pumped...or tired...or both.
Meals:
1: 1 banana, 1 peach and 1 oz mixed nuts
2: PB sandwich
3: 2 boiled eggs
4: 12 oz yogurt
5: ham and cheese sandwich with light mayo
6: 1 peach and 1 banana
7: meatballs and refried beans with cheese
8: 2 eggs
9: potatoes, beets, carrots, broccoli and artichokes w/ e v olive oil.
10: 2 scoops whey protein w/ 12 oz milk.
Supplements: fish oil, L glutamine and creatine.
Gotta go, I'm fucking tired.
__________________ We are only human so long as our thoughts are humane
Yesterday I felt like all my energy was drained. I decided to check with the doctor and did a complete check up: good blood pressure, EKG, blood works, etc. For the first time I checked my lungs and I don't know how accurate these machines are but it was saying that my lungs are 33 years old, which is my age. After 19 years smoking I thought my lungs were way older. I don't know but they feel great.
I got home from work and fell on the couch at 5 pm just to wake up at 12:30 am, took a shower and keept sleeping until 7 am. I can feel both my legs and chest sore from the previous workouts.
Today's workout went ok considering that it's all new for me and I'm still trying out how much weight I can lift. Did all the chinups and since I don't have a lat pulldown like the original workout, I did pullups and changed to negatives when I got tired. I hope that I can complete the 3x5 chinups and 4x8 pullups next week. Eating like an animal and enjoying it.
That's pretty much it, I want to post something on the TD about my doctor's visit today.
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