So here we go...
Weight: 17st 0.75lb (+2.25lb)
Chest: 43" (-0.5")
Stomach: 40.5" (-0.5")
Hips: 39" (+1")
Collar: 16" (-0.25")
Mixed bag again. I knew my weight would be interesting this week, as lets face it 5lbs in one week is a hell of a lot. I had been hoping to stabilise rather than gain, but then did end up guiltily enjoying a KFC last night as a treat. Not the end of the world though.
I'm starting Week #4 of DTP tonight, so I've got 7 days left there. I'm looking at Y3T as my next training program, but need to read up more on it.
Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Wednesday, 24 July 2013
Week #33 (24/07/13)
Time for this weeks numbers.
DTP has continued going well, into Week #3 and still improving on all weights and numbers (even those hideous Arnold Presses). I've rolled the cardio days into the weight days (I do cardio in the morning, weights in the evening) to give myself proper rest and it seems to have helped with recovery and energy levels. I've also switched my diet back proper to pasta etc and ditched the bread products. Oh, and bumped up the meat intake by x2, as I was undercutting again.
Weight: 16st 12.5lb (-5lb)
Chest: 43.5" (unchanged)
Stomach: 41" (unchanged)
Hips: 38" (-2.5")
Collar: 16.25" (unchanged)
That loss! While good to see, 5lbs seems a little too much. But then there's a hefty hips loss to go with it, so it could just be a good old chunk of fat burning somehow.
I went to a music festival from Friday to Sunday, although I was very well behaved regarding food & drink (yes, I even hunted down the fruit stand for breakfast). Admittedly I ate very little yesterday, but then I wasn't feeling so well so it could be related to that.
I was really hoping to gradually break the 17stone barrier this month, and was expecting a challenge. Instead I seem to have accidentally fallen through it. Be interesting to see what happens with those numbers next week!
DTP has continued going well, into Week #3 and still improving on all weights and numbers (even those hideous Arnold Presses). I've rolled the cardio days into the weight days (I do cardio in the morning, weights in the evening) to give myself proper rest and it seems to have helped with recovery and energy levels. I've also switched my diet back proper to pasta etc and ditched the bread products. Oh, and bumped up the meat intake by x2, as I was undercutting again.
Weight: 16st 12.5lb (-5lb)
Chest: 43.5" (unchanged)
Stomach: 41" (unchanged)
Hips: 38" (-2.5")
Collar: 16.25" (unchanged)
That loss! While good to see, 5lbs seems a little too much. But then there's a hefty hips loss to go with it, so it could just be a good old chunk of fat burning somehow.
I went to a music festival from Friday to Sunday, although I was very well behaved regarding food & drink (yes, I even hunted down the fruit stand for breakfast). Admittedly I ate very little yesterday, but then I wasn't feeling so well so it could be related to that.
I was really hoping to gradually break the 17stone barrier this month, and was expecting a challenge. Instead I seem to have accidentally fallen through it. Be interesting to see what happens with those numbers next week!
Wednesday, 17 July 2013
Week #32 (17/07/13)
Okay, so new weekly numbers:
(using revised weight of 17st 4 1/2lb)
Weight: 17st 3.5lb (-1lb)
Chest: 43.5" (+0.5")
Stomach: 41" (unchanged)
Hips: 40.5" (unchanged)
Collar: 16.25" (unchanged)
No problems I guess. Would've hoped for a little better on the weight, but I had a friend turn up last night (he was just ditched by his girlfriend) and it turned into a pub & takeaway night for his benefit.
The chest measurement increase is not a worry either. I've been doing a lot of chest work on DTP and while it is an increase, I am confident it is not a fat based increase. Starting to see some quite nice definition around my upper back and the pecs shaping into something less man-boob shaped.
I am starting to get a little frustrated with the repeated lack of movement on the waste & stomach. I seem to be losing weight from everywhere but my stomach at the moment. My legs have never looked better, as mentioned the chest & back is shaping up, even my arms are looking decent, but the fat has stopped falling off the stomach.
The Good
- Stuck to the diet like a boss, again
- Seven day week at the gym, sticking to DTP and loving it
- Doubling up on cardio some mornings, doing a little extra on top of the DTP program
The Bad
- Still not drinking enough water, every week
(using revised weight of 17st 4 1/2lb)
Weight: 17st 3.5lb (-1lb)
Chest: 43.5" (+0.5")
Stomach: 41" (unchanged)
Hips: 40.5" (unchanged)
Collar: 16.25" (unchanged)
No problems I guess. Would've hoped for a little better on the weight, but I had a friend turn up last night (he was just ditched by his girlfriend) and it turned into a pub & takeaway night for his benefit.
The chest measurement increase is not a worry either. I've been doing a lot of chest work on DTP and while it is an increase, I am confident it is not a fat based increase. Starting to see some quite nice definition around my upper back and the pecs shaping into something less man-boob shaped.
I am starting to get a little frustrated with the repeated lack of movement on the waste & stomach. I seem to be losing weight from everywhere but my stomach at the moment. My legs have never looked better, as mentioned the chest & back is shaping up, even my arms are looking decent, but the fat has stopped falling off the stomach.
The Good
- Stuck to the diet like a boss, again
- Seven day week at the gym, sticking to DTP and loving it
- Doubling up on cardio some mornings, doing a little extra on top of the DTP program
The Bad
- Still not drinking enough water, every week
Thursday, 11 July 2013
Curiosity
So I was perplexed after yesterdays odd results. Decided on a whim to weigh again at the same time today just to see, and this time I'm seeing a loss of just under 2lb (1 3/4lb down). This was 17st 4 1/2lb, down from 17st 6 1/4lb.
Maybe just a water day yesterday or something, who knows?
Maybe just a water day yesterday or something, who knows?
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Week #31 (10/07/13)
So I'm 5-6 days into Kris Gethins' "DTP" program, as my new training regime. It's a four week program, training seven days a week. It's utterly exhausting, but I'm loving it. It's predominantly weight work, although there are also three cardio days a week. The weight stuff combines high weight/low reps with low weight/very high reps, also promoting a cardio workout and fat burning.
My week on DTP runs Friday to Friday, so I'm not quite a full week done.
Having said that, I'm rather disappointed with the resulting numbers.
Weight: 17st 6.25lb (unchanged)
Chest: 43" (-0.5")
Stomach: 41" (+0.75")
Hips: 40.5" (+1")
Collar: 16.25" (+0.25")
Can I explain this? Not in the slightest.
I've been absolutely rock solid on my diet this week, I've trained 5 times since the previous weigh in, done plenty of cardio alongside the weights, and I'm still sticking to 1500-1700 calories a day intake (so nearly a 1000 deficit).
I'm at a complete loss, basically.
I'm NOT disheartened though, I'm going to continue with the DTP if nothing else simply because I'm enjoying it so much.
As to why I'm doing this crazy program that's mostly based on weights, simple, I'm essentially on a three month cardio ban due to my knee. I can do low resistance biking, one kind of swimming and arms only rowing. That's it. I'm pushing my luck as it is doing crosstrainer/eliptical, and the vario (non-impact running simulator).
Well, I guess if nothing else I feel great. Everyones constantly saying how good I look, got to go out in a tight fitting shirt for the first time on Saturday, and a friend pointed out to me last night that I look slimmer/trimmer than my personal trainer now!
The Good
- Stuck to the diet like a boss
- Five workouts since previous weigh-in day
The Bad
- Didn't stretch out enough after Fridays leg day, and it's still hurting today on Wednesday
- Still not drinking enough water
- Why has everything essentially 'failed' this week?
My week on DTP runs Friday to Friday, so I'm not quite a full week done.
Having said that, I'm rather disappointed with the resulting numbers.
Weight: 17st 6.25lb (unchanged)
Chest: 43" (-0.5")
Stomach: 41" (+0.75")
Hips: 40.5" (+1")
Collar: 16.25" (+0.25")
Can I explain this? Not in the slightest.
I've been absolutely rock solid on my diet this week, I've trained 5 times since the previous weigh in, done plenty of cardio alongside the weights, and I'm still sticking to 1500-1700 calories a day intake (so nearly a 1000 deficit).
I'm at a complete loss, basically.
I'm NOT disheartened though, I'm going to continue with the DTP if nothing else simply because I'm enjoying it so much.
As to why I'm doing this crazy program that's mostly based on weights, simple, I'm essentially on a three month cardio ban due to my knee. I can do low resistance biking, one kind of swimming and arms only rowing. That's it. I'm pushing my luck as it is doing crosstrainer/eliptical, and the vario (non-impact running simulator).
Well, I guess if nothing else I feel great. Everyones constantly saying how good I look, got to go out in a tight fitting shirt for the first time on Saturday, and a friend pointed out to me last night that I look slimmer/trimmer than my personal trainer now!
The Good
- Stuck to the diet like a boss
- Five workouts since previous weigh-in day
The Bad
- Didn't stretch out enough after Fridays leg day, and it's still hurting today on Wednesday
- Still not drinking enough water
- Why has everything essentially 'failed' this week?
Wednesday, 3 July 2013
Week #30 (03/07/13)
6 Months On!
...sort of. It was actually a couple of weeks ago, but I forgot.
So first let's do my usual weekly review:
Week 30:
Weight: 17st 6.25lb (-3lb)
Chest: 43.5" (+.05")
Stomach: 40.25" (-0.25")
Hips: 39.5" (+0.25")
Collar: 16" (unchanged)
Almost recovered from last weeks weight gain, but either way a 3lb loss is a great success. Unsure about the hip gain though!
6 Month Review:
Weight: Then - 19st 6lb / Now - 17st 6.25lb (-27.75lb)
Chest: Then - 47" / Now - 43.5" (-3.5")
Stomach: Then - 48.5" / Now - 40.25" (-8.25")
Waist: Then - 43" / Now - 39.5" (-3.5")
Collar: Then - 17.5" / Now - 16" (-1.5")
So that's a tiny bit under 28lbs lost (12.7kg), a staggering 8 inches off the gut, and assorted other decreases.
An interesting point of note here.... when I was measured (height) at the Doctors last year I came in at 6' 1.5" (yes I know I rounded up to 6' 2" in my original statistics, but male pride and all that). I had noticed in my pictures over the months that my posture was really straightening up, so today I got someone to measure my height.... 6' 2.5". I've regained an inch! Yeaaahhh!
So now for some before and after photos:
...sort of. It was actually a couple of weeks ago, but I forgot.
So first let's do my usual weekly review:
Week 30:
Weight: 17st 6.25lb (-3lb)
Chest: 43.5" (+.05")
Stomach: 40.25" (-0.25")
Hips: 39.5" (+0.25")
Collar: 16" (unchanged)
Almost recovered from last weeks weight gain, but either way a 3lb loss is a great success. Unsure about the hip gain though!
6 Month Review:
Weight: Then - 19st 6lb / Now - 17st 6.25lb (-27.75lb)
Chest: Then - 47" / Now - 43.5" (-3.5")
Stomach: Then - 48.5" / Now - 40.25" (-8.25")
Waist: Then - 43" / Now - 39.5" (-3.5")
Collar: Then - 17.5" / Now - 16" (-1.5")
So that's a tiny bit under 28lbs lost (12.7kg), a staggering 8 inches off the gut, and assorted other decreases.
An interesting point of note here.... when I was measured (height) at the Doctors last year I came in at 6' 1.5" (yes I know I rounded up to 6' 2" in my original statistics, but male pride and all that). I had noticed in my pictures over the months that my posture was really straightening up, so today I got someone to measure my height.... 6' 2.5". I've regained an inch! Yeaaahhh!
So now for some before and after photos:
 12th December 2012 19st 6lb / 272lb |
 3rd July 2013 17st 6.25lb / 244.25lb |
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Not bad at all eh?
Still a good way to go, especially on the stomach, chin and chest. Some days it feels like I'm just making no progress at all, but seeing it side by side with my starting point certainly makes it feel worth the effort.
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