Train with intensity, eat with consistency.
This is my first journey and my first real attempt to sculpt who I want to be both on the inside and the outside. I say first real attempt because I have added muscle and dropped body fat in the past but I never been truly focused and willing to completely change my lifestyle and my bad habits to reach my goals. It will be different this time, this time I will succeed; I am willing to do whatever is necessary. If stay true to the title of my journey, it will happen.
Right now I am 195 lbs. and around 18-20% BF. I am doing solo HRT through the end of December and will be starting a serious cutting nutrition and workout plan the first week of January. During that week I have a Bod Pod screening scheduled; this will give me an accurate gauge of where I am at with LBM and BF.
My plan is to follow Rage's diet and workouts that he prescribed for the red team in Iron Contest II. I have read through that thread multiple times and I am amazed on what everyone was able to achieve. I'll be posting my workouts and my diet as I go along, so feel free to chime in if you think there is something I should change up for better results or if you just want to encourage me along the way.
A few more things about me… I am no stranger to hard work and having the odds stacked against me (I'm sure I will talk about this as time goes on). I have a wonderful wife and son who are very supportive. Within the last year I have made big changes in my diet and I am now eating cleanly and taking in about 1.5 gal of water per day. Also, I train at the Metro Fitness in Worthington, OH mainly after work during the week.