Yohan
05-Jun-2008, 05:05 AM
So I'm putting this thread here for two reasons.
1. As a shameless ego massage.
2. As a way of thanking the people on the board who have helped me so much in all my endeavors.
3. As proof that the method of training advocated by the members of this site who are "in the know," really work, and they work well, and they work fast.
There is a general consensus on what type of training is really effective on this board, and that general consensus is spot on. The resources are excellent. The threads are excellent, well informed, sourced and collaborated on. The members over here are top notch - always polite to those who have semi-intelligent questions, very knowledgeable, and always happy to help somebody out.
The members who I can think of are AdMcg and Sickdevildog for their resources, incredible bulk, colluci and G-Bells for their generally impressive and inspirational workout regimes, Comaboy and CosmicFish for their scientific take on the working out (special props going to CosmicFish for taking his protein by the spoonful with his tea, that's a man), plus SlipTheJab, who isn't the most active H&F member, but has generally given me top advice. Thanks to everyone else who has helped me or given me advice on the boards.
So here's the lowdown on what I've done. I've used the methods and programs that have been advocated on this site. I started with the fitness resources, then found a strength coach/gym to coach me on lifts and form and fitness principles. That coach follows the methods advocated on this site. You can see all the details of my fitness program located in the journal link in my sig. I used the precision nutrition materials to do my diet.
Here are some of my measurements. I'll try to get the ones I'm lacking later, but these will do for now.
Take note that my initial measurements are not in here. I was dieting for about 4-6 weeks before I started doing my measurements. I initially weighed 208.8 lbs, and have no fitness photos.
Measurements - 1/22/08
Wt: 196.6
BF: 21.8%
LM: 153.9
FM: 42.7
1. Bicep 7
2. Tricep 22
3. Chest 8
4. Ab 22
5. Iliac 11
6. Sub 15
7. Thigh 29
8. Calf 18
9. Kidney 27
total: 159
Measurements - 03/10/08
1. Bi: 6
2. Tri: 12
3. Chest: 4
4. Ab: 17
5. iliac: 9
6. Sub: 12
7. Thigh: 22
8. Calf: 19
9. Kid: 10
Wt. 186.4
BF% 16.1%
Fat mass: 29.9
LM: 156.5
05/13/08
Bicep 3
Tricep 10
Chest 3
Ab 7
Sub 7
Iliac 4
Kidney 11
Thigh 15
Calf 13
Weight: 175
BF: 11.2%
LM: 155.4
FM: 19.6 lbs
06/02/08
WT: 168 lbs
BF%: 11
LM: 150
FM: 18
Bi: 2.5
Tri: 9
Ch: 3
Sub: 6
Ab: 6
Iliac: 4
Thigh: 15
Kid: 10
Calf: 13
I ended up losing a bit of muscle, maybe, but I had weighed with shoes on in my previous measurements, and my eating schedule was different. I'll probably do some more measurements just for clarity.
On to the photos. They go in chronological order, so the forst 6 are 01/26/08, the next 5 are 03/10, the next 5 are 05/13, and the next next 6 are 05/31
1. As a shameless ego massage.
2. As a way of thanking the people on the board who have helped me so much in all my endeavors.
3. As proof that the method of training advocated by the members of this site who are "in the know," really work, and they work well, and they work fast.
There is a general consensus on what type of training is really effective on this board, and that general consensus is spot on. The resources are excellent. The threads are excellent, well informed, sourced and collaborated on. The members over here are top notch - always polite to those who have semi-intelligent questions, very knowledgeable, and always happy to help somebody out.
The members who I can think of are AdMcg and Sickdevildog for their resources, incredible bulk, colluci and G-Bells for their generally impressive and inspirational workout regimes, Comaboy and CosmicFish for their scientific take on the working out (special props going to CosmicFish for taking his protein by the spoonful with his tea, that's a man), plus SlipTheJab, who isn't the most active H&F member, but has generally given me top advice. Thanks to everyone else who has helped me or given me advice on the boards.
So here's the lowdown on what I've done. I've used the methods and programs that have been advocated on this site. I started with the fitness resources, then found a strength coach/gym to coach me on lifts and form and fitness principles. That coach follows the methods advocated on this site. You can see all the details of my fitness program located in the journal link in my sig. I used the precision nutrition materials to do my diet.
Here are some of my measurements. I'll try to get the ones I'm lacking later, but these will do for now.
Take note that my initial measurements are not in here. I was dieting for about 4-6 weeks before I started doing my measurements. I initially weighed 208.8 lbs, and have no fitness photos.
Measurements - 1/22/08
Wt: 196.6
BF: 21.8%
LM: 153.9
FM: 42.7
1. Bicep 7
2. Tricep 22
3. Chest 8
4. Ab 22
5. Iliac 11
6. Sub 15
7. Thigh 29
8. Calf 18
9. Kidney 27
total: 159
Measurements - 03/10/08
1. Bi: 6
2. Tri: 12
3. Chest: 4
4. Ab: 17
5. iliac: 9
6. Sub: 12
7. Thigh: 22
8. Calf: 19
9. Kid: 10
Wt. 186.4
BF% 16.1%
Fat mass: 29.9
LM: 156.5
05/13/08
Bicep 3
Tricep 10
Chest 3
Ab 7
Sub 7
Iliac 4
Kidney 11
Thigh 15
Calf 13
Weight: 175
BF: 11.2%
LM: 155.4
FM: 19.6 lbs
06/02/08
WT: 168 lbs
BF%: 11
LM: 150
FM: 18
Bi: 2.5
Tri: 9
Ch: 3
Sub: 6
Ab: 6
Iliac: 4
Thigh: 15
Kid: 10
Calf: 13
I ended up losing a bit of muscle, maybe, but I had weighed with shoes on in my previous measurements, and my eating schedule was different. I'll probably do some more measurements just for clarity.
On to the photos. They go in chronological order, so the forst 6 are 01/26/08, the next 5 are 03/10, the next 5 are 05/13, and the next next 6 are 05/31