Buckfever's Journey

[Cellardweller]

1/8/2022

Well it seems pretty well impossible to hit the protein target without whey. I did a pound of chicken breast yesterday and wasn't even close.

I usually do a shake when I wake up, then food 3 hours later. Hitting one before bed is easy too.

[Buckfever]

1/9/2022

Squat

135X10

185X10

225X8

245X4X4sets

185X13 Wind was limiting factor

Calve raise on LP machine

260X21,21,20,16

Superset with

Hammer abd Crunch

75X20,15,10,11

2 minute rest

[Buckfever]

1/9/2022

#2

Pullups

8,4,3X5sets

1 minute rest

T-bar Rows

102.5 on barX20,15,12,12

Curls

65X13,8,8,8

2 minute rest

I needed more rest in between the pullups.

[Buckfever]

1/10/2022

Morning weight:

190.6@21.1

I need to modify the meal plan. I need to reduce the calories slightly and I need to bump up the protein big time. I am simply not preparing enough protein so I need to up that but even with that I need to supplement. I'm going to add 2 scoops of whey starting today. I'll work on the meal plan today. I will weigh everything out just to have an idea of what that looks like going forward, in terms of portion size.

[Buckfever]

1/10/2020

So came home today and started with 2 scoops of Whey which is 36 grams of protein and then for dinner weighed out 9 ounces of cooked chicken breast a couple buns mayo heaps of broccoli, then later ice cream and pie .

And I'm at 1800 calories 113 grams of protein and I just can't eat anymore. The whey completely shut me down.

Went down to the basement hit the heavy bag a little something I haven't done in maybe 5 years. I like the idea of doing something athletic for cardio. Maybe add it down the road.

[Buckfever]

1/11/2022

Morning weight: 191.6@21.2%

Still sorting out the meal plan. Only took in 1817 calories yesterday but the macros weren't there. I reduced the portions of the desert but it still wasn't enough. I'll adjust that further today, but the fat % will still be too high. I need to switch to light mayo. I remember listening to Phil Heath talking about how he didn't like to eat. I really appreciate that now. If you're eating clean it's a lot of Fn food. It just goes to show that we eat too much junk.

I probably should eliminate the desert. But now the macros are way short on the carbs and I really like the desert an hour or so after dinner. We'll see. At least the protein is up a bit.

[Buckfever]

1/12/2022

Morning weight: 191.6@21.2%

That's 2 days in a row. Weight has stabilized. I need it to start drifting down. Yesterday calories were 2225 and protein was 115g. But the big problem with the macros is the fat. I ordered light mayo, which is what I used to use and that's an easy place to cut. I'll give it another week to see if the weight starts drifting down and if not we'll tighten the meal plan a bit more. I really don't want to have to do a cut at all, just get a very gradual drifting down from now.

Seriously considering eliminating the desert altogether to really get the macros in line.

[Buckfever]

1/12/2022

Deadlift

140X10X9sets,13

1 minute rest

[Buckfever]

1/12/2022

#2

Bench

135X10
155X10
185X5,4,4,4,4,3,3
155X9

2 minute rest

I'll be at 185 for a good long while, I'm just glad that structurally I'm handling it pretty damned well.

[Cellardweller]

What if you changed the dessert to something like yogurt with a scoop of whey in it? Instead of yogurt maybe cottage cheese?

[Buckfever]

What if you changed the dessert to something like yogurt with a scoop of whey in it? Instead of yogurt maybe cottage cheese?

For sure that would be better. But it would be a LOT of cottage cheese. One of the benefits of the desert is it's an easy way to get calories.

[Buckfever]

So still working on the Meal plan and the Macros and what I've settled on for now is 2150 with the macros ~ 40:30:30 and it's not quite there but it's close. I'm going to give it 10 days and then I'll reevaluate dropping the desert.

[Cellardweller]

What if you changed the dessert to something like yogurt with a scoop of whey in it? Instead of yogurt maybe cottage cheese?

Whey+yogurt
Whey+cottage cheese
Whey +frozen bananas in a blender
Vanilla whey+apple juice =apple pie
Vanilla whey+orange juice= creamsicle
Whey+pumpkin pie filling in a blender

Been thinking about this LOL

Edit:

Mix with water or milk or water and milk.

My morning shake is whey+kefir+water and sometimes Flex powder

[Altered Beast]

Whey+yogurt
Whey+cottage cheese
Whey +frozen bananas in a blender
Vanilla whey+apple juice =apple pie
Vanilla whey+orange juice= creamsicle
Whey+pumpkin pie filling in a blender

Been thinking about this LOL

Edit:

Mix with water or milk or water and milk.

My morning shake is whey+kefir+water and sometimes Flex powder

LOL! Wow you sound like you're on some keto diet and having hardcore cravings =)

[Buckfever]

Whey+yogurt
Whey+cottage cheese
Whey +frozen bananas in a blender
Vanilla whey+apple juice =apple pie
Vanilla whey+orange juice= creamsicle
Whey+pumpkin pie filling in a blender

Been thinking about this LOL

Edit:

Mix with water or milk or water and milk.

My morning shake is whey+kefir+water and sometimes Flex powder

All good suggestions. So yesterday I went over on the calories 2400 BUT was able to get 159 grams of protein. I'm getting close to sorting this out. The light mayo comes tomorrow just that change removes 15 grams of fat. And then I'll cut down the desert and we should be good to go.

[Buckfever]

1/14/2022

Morning weight: 190.4@21.2%

Pullups

6,6,5,4,4,4,4

T-bar Rows

105(on bar)X23,13,11,10

Curls

70X8,8,8,6,6

From now on everything 2 minute rest.

Yesterday 1970 calories and only 117 grams of protein. I was supposed to have a protein shake with 2 scoops of whey but I literally fell asleep during traction. Handled 70lbs on the curls much better, we'll stay there for a good bit and just grab reps. Right now just want to break under 190 on the weight and then drift to 187 and keep it steady there.

At that point I want to get some blood work and see what the numbers look like at 187, with 7+ lbs of muscle.

[Buckfever]

1/14/2022

#2

Overhead Press

80X15,13,12,11,10,9,8X3sets

Plate Behind Neck tricep extension

25X20X4sets

I saw moparguy55 doing this movement and I needed something for the triceps so I stole it. Don't feel I'm missing anything now.

Oh yeah I wanted to say. German volume training is probably not that effective, except that it really teaches you the movement through repetition. I love overhead press now and it's just because I've learned the movement.

[Buckfever]

Okay so for some reason the Whey coffee shake was making me sick this afternoon....

Anyway the light Mayo came in and I decided to buy a tub of cottage cheese and I'll have a cup of that a day which adds 26 grams of protein. Macros aren't perfect but the protein is up and they're better for sure.


47 minutes of combined stretching, yesterday and today.

[Buckfever]

Actually 1.5 cups of cottage cheese solves my protein problem. That was a good suggestion by Cellardwellar!

[Buckfever]

1/15/2022

Morning weight:190.2@21%

Really wanting to see a post under 190.