Mahou's training log

[Mahou]

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good shit. Wish I still gave a shit about what I look like.

It’s never too late to start. I started weight lifting the first day I started posted in this sub forum (sometime last year).

Mahou your fitness log has been very on point I am looking forward to seeing great things from you. I wanted to ask, have you ever tried cardio on an elliptical machine? A good elliptical machine set on high resistance can take your heart to new heights. It doesn't tax your body as hard as running, as it focuses primarily on the thighs, but will easily allow you to sustain heartbeats of 160, 170, 180, even 190+ BPM for long periods of time.

Thank you Travis - I’m also looking to see how far I can go myself.

I have not tried doing the elliptical - mostly have just stuck to doing the stair master for about 15-20 minutes twice a week for some solid cardio. I can give it a go again, but I usually get bored very easily using treadmills or elliptical. The stair master can break me in sweat in about 10 minutes depending how high I set the level on the machine.

[Mahou]

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My endurance is getting much better

Did a full body workout but I put most of the emphasis on my upper back because it’s been awhile since i hit it

Decline
135 1x8
225 1x15
245 1x12
275 1x6
225 1x10

Everything else I put about 40% of my max and stuck to about 15 to 20 reps.
135 1x10

[Mahou]

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Weighed myself today

I'm at 218 pounds and I don't look fat at all. Bulk is going along great.

[Mahou]

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Right now I’m going to focus on my body building type style of training. Less bar bell and more dumbbells. Strength training is really taking a toll on me mentally so now I’m just going to chill.

[blindreper1179]

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If I may ask, how is strength training getting to you mentally?

[Mahou]

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If I may ask, how is strength training getting to you mentally?

I have been strength training for a little over a year and half. March will mark my two years in my fitness journey. The gains I’m getting now are very small it takes months just to see any sort of improvement on strength. Mentally, it drains me. My training routines are starting to become very boring and I find it harder (some days) to push myself as much as I would like to.

I just think that if I switch to body building type style training, I will eventually want to go back into strength. The beauty of body building training is that I don’t have to be so concerned with how much weight I’m pushing and just focus on total volume of the workout itself. Everyone needs a break and I think I’m up for one.

[blindreper1179]

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Ok, that makes sense. I can understand the routine getting boring, and feeling unmotivated to keep doing it.

Thanks.

[Mahou]

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Ok, that makes sense. I can understand the routine getting boring, and feeling unmotivated to keep doing it.

Thanks.

I can confirm that switching the training has made me enjoy it more. Something that I really learned is that sometimes you have to just do something different in order to keep yourself going. Example, I focused a lot of barbell movements such as decline, incline, back squats, and bench.

Overall, the bulk is going well. I'm gaining weight, but doing it pretty slowly (exactly what I wanted). My abs are pretty much slowly fading away which is pretty much going to happen because of a bulk. I may not have a pristine ab section as well, but it can still be somewhat maintained.

Things I'm really trying to avoid right now...

- binge eating
- drinking too much soda
- skipping meals (this kind of promotes binge eating for me)
- sleeping at really weird hours

[Travis_Flesher]

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That's great amigo! Keep going, it's worth it!!!

[Mahou]

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Thanks.

I just recently submitted an application to work as a fitness attendant at my local gym. I'm hoping with the knowledge that I've attained over the course of my progress I could use it to help others. Once my car gets paid off next year, I'm also going to be taking my personal trainer certifications. I'm pretty excited to see what's in store for me.

[Reach]

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Awesome. Now you're moving up in the world. Stay focused and keep winning, I think you'll go far. You've made pretty insane progress for how little time you've been training.

[Mahou]

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Kind of sucks, but I wasn't selected for the position at all.

I won't give up though and will keep searching for more opportunities.

[Mahou]

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Today was a bit unusual for me seeing how I hit pr in squats.

435 lbs for 2 reps....which is a little over 2x of my body weight. I'm aiming for 455 soon.

I did some deadlifts...which is something I never do. Felt good getting 405 for a few times. Maybe I should deadlift more? Idk...got mixed feelings about it.

It’s been awhile since I’ve done deadlifts. Today I did a single for 465 and it felt fucking amazing. (No belt) I’m confident I can get 500 lbs already but I didn’t really want to rush this at all. Deadlifts is just one of those exercises that I do when I can’t think of anything else to do for the day.

[Mahou]

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Double post because I wanted to bring up some changes that I kind of had made with my supplementation and with my training.

Physique update
( I just got done slamming a bunch of food in my stomach from IHOP as soon as I took this photo - so it's probably not the best thing ever. Oh well, YOLO.)

I'm no longer taking creatine monohydrate and ON whey protein anymore. Reason being is I don't feel like my body is digesting/absorbing the whey and the creatine as good as I thought it once was before. I've been off both of these for about 2-3 weeks and I have not noticed much of a difference in my physique at all. Could this be a placebo?

I read an interesting article about how adults have a hard time processing lactose. After scratching my head and doing something, I found it to be somewhat relatable. So with that being said, I've switched over to a plant based protein. Shockingly, the first time I took it, I've noticed that I feel much better and don't have stomach problems anymore.

I'm taking Kre-Alkalyn instead of the monohydrate. They say it's supposed to be the same effects of creatine but there is no bloat. I've been off of creatine monohydrate for 2 weeks and I never even lost size or strength. I was expecting to lose 6 lbs of water weight, but I only dropped down 2. So where is this crazy water weight that people keep talking about? Am I a non responder? Have I been taking creatine for a year and a half for no fucking reason? -_____- I'm seriously starting to question if any of these supplements I've took have even helped me in the slightest.

Right now I'm sitting at about 215 lbs (this is a 2-3 lb loss since I got off the creatine monohydrate). With the holidays being around, I'm finding it a bit harder to maintain my diet (hitting calories and macro nutrients). This month alone, I've drank alcohol 3 times and probably binge ate places that I shouldn't have. I thought it would be a huge setback but none of my strength actually diminished.

In regards to training, I mentioned that I was trying to break away from strength training and just do bodybuilding type of training. I can say that I'm having more fun with it, but I'm also finding myself being harder on myself. Here is just a quick list of weaknesses that I hate to admit about myself.

1) My left tricep is a piece of shit
2) My lats are pretty mediocre compared to most people.
3) I have terrible fucking calves.
4) If my upper body was just as big as my lower body, I'd look like I'd lift.
5) As much as I hit oblique's, they are almost non existent unless I twist to the side.
6) I hate my arms
7) I hate my traps.


On the last day of this year, I'll post all my max's for my main lifts. That way I have something to look forward to next year.

[Superbearhands]

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Not taking whey is fine as long as you get a decent protein intake from your diet. 0.5-1 grams per body weight pound depending on how often and hard you work out. Whey just helps reach that amount in a more convenient way.

It's good to pay attention to what you're lacking in your work out. It's pretty much Arnold's approach for beginners and intermediates; just go work out until you start seeing changes in your body, and depending on those results you can make adjustments to your program to work on your weaknesses.