New Workout

Holy crap-oly!

Has it really been 3 months since I last posted? Well, hot diddly damn, here is a new one.

To play catch-up, I haven't stopped working out, but I did change routines. I did a lot of research on this one first and decided to give it a try. I won't spill the beans on it just yet, but I'll give this hint...it involves LOTS of squats.

I did take a 1.5 week break 2 weeks ago due to a groin injury. (Thanks spellchecker! I had no idea groinal is improper grammar.)

Even so, I am loving this new work out and I'll post some new exciting progress pix here at my halfway point of the program. I was going to post the halfway pix from the last program, but I seriously got bored with it and wasn't feeling any results. Now I am getting that special results feeling each time I get done working out.

Caio!

12 Weeks, Part VI

Here it is starting my 6th week and I feel like I am getting disappointed with my results. Maybe I am not doing enough on my end, but I follow the diet pretty closely with a few screw ups here and there. I follow the exercises exactly and even do a couple more than I need, but still feel like I have hit a plateau.

Anyways, here is the stats and pix for the week.

Age: Still 35
Weight: 203.5lbs (92.31kg) (Ok, made a slight improvement here.)
Gut: 38.25in (97.16cm) (Lost a tad here too, but nothing like that first week when I lost 2 inches in 4 days.)

Front, Week 6

Side, Week 6

38.25 inches, Week 6

Well, I am outta here again.

~Peace~

12 Weeks, Part V

Well here it is the end of week five and I have some new stats.

Here's my stats:
Weight: 204.5 (92.76kg)
Gut: 38.5" (97.9cm) (Yeah, its a tad more, but oh well.)

Once again, the pix:

Front, Week 5

Side, Week 5

38ish, Week 5

And I am outta here!

~Peace~

12 Weeks, Part IV

Late post here...and going to be short and sweet.

Didn't lose any pounds this week and seemed to gain some inches. This sucks, but I am trying harder this week.

Here's my stats:
Weight: 205 (93.18kg)
Gut: 39.5" (100.3cm)

Now for the pix (ewww):

Front, Week 4

Side, Week 4

I'm going to say a disappointing 39.5"

That's all for now. I'm off to work.

Peace!

12 Weeks, Part III

Hey all (or few)...

This week was a tad different than last as I fell off the wagon on Thursday–Monday, but that is because someone had a baby and I had to be there (Long story, not intended for this post), AND because I had a nasty cold that made me not want to do anything a couple of those days.

Anyway, here are my stats for this new week.
Same age and height.
Weight: 205lbs (93.18Kgs)
Gut: 39" (99.1cm)

And once again, I'll let the other pix speak for themselves.

(p.s., once you think Arnel's workouts are getting easier for the upcoming week, you get slapped with a workout harder than the week prior...but i love it!)

Front, Week 3

Side, Week 3

39", Week 3 (Yay! Getting smaller all the time, and no I am not pulling that tight. It looks like it, but I'm not. That is totally relaxed.)

Yes, I keep messing with my stupid beard. One of these days I will find a style that I like and stick with it. Stay tuned for another take on it next week.

~Peace~

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12 Weeks, Part Duex

Yeap, second week and a second post. It's been difficult, but I am making myself stick with it. My eating has been pretty good, I think that I only slipped up this weekend. Hard to eat correctly when I am at home. Oh well.

The other thing...the Aerobics are about to kill me. The last one I did, my head was POUNDING. I got through it ok though.

The inches around my stomach and only losing 1 pound, were the biggest shocks to me. (I think that I may have mis-calculated my weight when I began. I weighed myself with clothes on and was at 213lbs, but guessed that naked was 208lbs. It may be that I was actually at 209lbs or more naked weight, which makes the 1–2 pounds about right.)

Here are my stats and pix for this week.

Weight: 207lbs (93.89Kg)
Gut: 40" (101.6cm)
Age: Still 35, but getting close.

Front Week 2

Side Week 2 (Yep, I turned the wrong way.)

40" Around! Lost 2 Inches in 6 days! Nice!

Until next week, peace out!

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MY 12-Week Journey to a Better Me

Bear with me here, this first post may be a bit long, but I promise my weekly updates on this subject will be much shorter and have only the quick facts.

Ok, so I came across this fitness video on YouTube.com about a guy who supposedly went from flab to fab in about 16 weeks.

I figured it was just a hoax, but then as I checked into it more, I noticed that there are several hundred people trying it and having amazing results. (There is a huge Myspace.com community devoted to it as well.) Well, besides the 16-week amazing abs workout, there is another site devoted purely towards men. Men's Workout Guide is a site created, maintained, and ran by Arnel Ricafranca and his girlfriend, Sara Wilcox. This is the one I decided to try.

http://www.mensworkoutguide.com/home.html

Now, if you look over the site, you will notice that he gives 12 videos under the Tyler Durden (Fight Club) workout. Each video gives a visual instruction on how to do each exercise, including reps, sets, and rest time between supersets.

I wrote each of these down (created a small table containing descriptions of each exercise per week in MS Word) so that I can better follow his workout. My computer is upstairs and I work out in the garage. Just easier.

Also, he insists that if you do his plan M-W-F and then do his aerobics-type exercise T-Th-Sa, that you will better your results. Fine, I'll do those too. Basically, I am going to do my Martial Arts training for the aerobics exercise. Trust me...it kills if you do it fast enough.

Ok, now here is the kicker, to maximize your results, he insists that you follow his healthy guide to eating as well. This is what I found most beneficial as I tend to eat like shit, or eat what I call "shit food." He provides what foods are best for you and why, and also he gives some sample menus of what he ate each day. I basically took his examples and mixed-and-matched this to fit my needs and wants. (Personally, I can't stand sweet potatoes, so I substitute more broccoli, which I adore.)

Now, I'm going to try and follow this to a "T" and as I just finished my very first workout and diet plan for the day, I am ready to post what might disgust you. Sorry...just a fore-warning, as I know my body looks like hell.

This is me at Week 1, Day 1. I am 5' 11" tall (71" or 21.6408 Meters). I weighed in today at in at 208lbs (94.55Kg). As you can see from pix #3, my gut measures around at 42" (106.7cm). That's a very unhealthy weight. Lastly, I'm 35 years old (no conversion necessary, since the world actually agrees on one type of measurement. Not knocking the metric system...I think the US needs to move to it.)

Front Week 1

Side Week 1

42" Around! Good God!

Ok, there I am in all my disgusting glory. Here's the kicker, I have high cholesterol (wonder why) and GERD (look it up), both which are maybe side effects of being overweight. Me? I believe the docs who state this...and hopefully...after 12 weeks of this workout, I will have this crap under control.

If you're curious on how this is going to turn out, come back each week and see my progress. I'll try to get them posted each Monday before I hit the sack.

Peace!
Phil M.

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