My Lifestyle Change.. looking towards the Future!

[Lunchbox79]

Hello Folks,

Fresh noobie to the boards and looking for advice / direction, overall general thoughts. A bit about myself... 10 months ago I saw a picture of myself back from my college days and it made me sick to my stomach about what I had become. 34 years old / 380 pounds and 36% BF. I immediately decided for a lifestyle change and began the process. Joined my local gym, changed my diet and began concentrating on a healthy life. I stuck to my regiment and now I am at 270 and 26% BF. I love the way things are going and want to come for advice from you guys. My question --- Am I a candidate for adding PH or Anabolic's to my life? My Goal is to be as close as I can to 230-250 pounds and 15-19% BF.

Here is a rundown of what my regiment involves.

Monday
4:30 AM at the gym
20-30 Minutes of Cardio - Usually a incline walk (Fasted)
Chest and Tricep Workout (Usually lasting 1 Hr)
I do my best to get in 4 different types of Machine or Freeweight per muscle group. EX: FlatB - InclineB - FW Chest Flys - Cable Flys - Cable Tricep pull downs (Bar) - Cable Tricep pull downs (single) - Cable Tricep pull downs (rope) - Dips

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Breakfast - 4 Egg Whites - 1 Piece Lean Bacon - 1 Cup cooked Oalmeal
10 AM - 6-8 oz protein (Chicken, Fish or Pork)
Lunch - 6-8 oz protein - 1/2 Sweet Potato or 1 cup Wild Rice - Veggies
Dinner - 6-8 oz protein - All the veggies I want - Sometimes a Complex carb.

Do work around the house and usually in bed by 9 PM.

Tuesday
4:30 AM at the gym
20-30 Minutes of Cardio - Usually a incline walk (Fasted)
Back and Bicep Workout (Usually lasting 1 Hr)
Same as other workouts - 4 different types for each muscle group

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Breakfast - 4 Egg Whites - 1 Piece Lean Bacon - 1 English Muffin
10 AM - 6-8 oz protein (Chicken, Fish or Pork)
Lunch - 6-8 oz protein - 1/2 Sweet Potato or 1 cup Wild Rice - Veggies
Dinner - 6-8 oz protein - All the veggies I want - Sometimes a Complex carb.

Do work around the house and usually in bed by 9 PM.

Wednesday
4:30 AM at the gym
20-30 Minutes of Cardio - Usually a incline walk (Fasted)
Shoulders and Abs (1 Hr)

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Breakfast - 4 Egg Whites - 1 Piece Lean Bacon - 1 Cup cooked Oalmeal
10 AM - 6-8 oz protein (Chicken or Fish)
Lunch - 6-8 oz protein - 1/2 Sweet Potato or 1 cup Wild Rice - Veggies
Dinner - 6-8 oz protein - All the veggies I want - Sometimes a Complex carb.

Do work around the house and usually in bed by 9 PM.

Thursday
4:30 AM at the gym
20-30 Minutes of Cardio - Usually a incline walk (Fasted)
Lower Body (1 Hr) - I use whatever machines are available at the time and also do Squats.

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Breakfast - 4 Egg Whites - 1 Piece Lean Bacon - 1 English Muffin
10 AM - 6-8 oz protein (Chicken or Fish)
Lunch - 6-8 oz protein - 1/2 Sweet Potato or 1 cup Wild Rice - Veggies
Dinner - 6-8 oz protein - All the veggies I want - Sometimes a Complex carb.

Do work around the house and usually in bed by 9 PM.

Friday
No morning gym

Breakfast - 4 Egg Whites - 1 Piece Lean Bacon - 1 English Muffin
Lunch - 6-8 oz protein - 1/2 Sweet Potato or 1 cup Wild Rice - Veggies
Dinner - 6-8 oz protein - All the veggies I want - Sometimes a Complex carb.

Afternoon Workout with my Racquet Ball buddies. Usually play for about two hours with a 15 minute break in between matches.

In bed by 11PM << Hang out night with friends.

Saturday
9 AM at the gym
Swim 20 -30 laps in the pool (fasted)
Small muscle group workout - Might workout Biceps or Triceps or Calf muscles.
Ab Workout

Lunch - 10-12 oz Protein - 1 cup White Rice - Veggies
Dinner - Grill Salmon every Saturday night - Veggies - Maybe 1 glass of wine if my GF wants some.

Sunday
OFF DAY!!!

Rest and Relaxation
Usually eat a big juicy rare STEAK sometime on Sunday as a treat.


Miscellaneous

My only snacks outside of this regiment are fruits. Tons of water every day. Sex as much as possible (when GF doesn't have a headache or tired) LOL!!

In closing

With this type of regiment, will adding and outside source aid me in continuing to shred the fat off and build muscle. Like I said, I am absolutely new to the idea but have loved this lifestyle change and want to further progress past what my natural abilities are. This is going to be me for the long run. Never a fat ass again!!

Thanks for any opinions or thoughts and direction that is forthcoming!

Lunchbox

 

[Lunchbox79]

In Addition :


All the meats that I eat are all natural foods. When I say "protein" my regular proteins during the week are : Chicken breast / thigh (farm raised). Farm raised lean pork chop. Wild Salmon or Orange Ruffy. I have the opportunity to buy from a local butcher rather than a supermarket. On Sundays I cook on the grill or in the oven all of my 10 AM and Lunch meals for the following week and separate out into portions like I described in my first post.

Increasing my cardio activity on workout days. Last week I added to my Monday - Thursday routine a stop off at the gym after work to do another 30 minutes of cardio before going home. I did not post this in my original thread because I was not certain that I would keep this up. I wanted to give you guys a true breakdown of what I have been doing for the past 10 months.

My morning workouts are with a buddy of mine and we are on a tight schedule so I think this is the best way to get some extra "umph". More laundry to do when I get home but I guess that is the price you pay if you wanna play.

Lunchbox

 

[italian1]

Holy shit man. Good for you!! How long did it take to lose that 110 lbs?

 

[Lunchbox79]

Holy shit man. Good for you!! How long did it take to lose that 110 lbs?

10 months. Well it should really be 11 because the first month was a strict diet change before really getting into the gym. I figured one extreme change at a time as to not set myself up for failure.

 

[Four1Thr33]

congrats on the weight loss but my recommendation is
..... hire 3J our nutritionist .. your food choices are not to bad but u need to be eating more frequently to keep your metabolism going
..... and i do not recommend any kinda of AAS into your life yet at this point... it is recommended that u be under 15%bf before u cycle for a few reason, one being higher risk of gyno and heart problems

and good write up brother...

 

[italian1]

In my honest opinion you are the man. Dropping weight like that is extremely impressive. You must absolutly bust your ass in the gym, and that deserves some major respect. Good for you. As far as gear goes, there really isn't anything that you can take that is going to help out with weight loss. That is one thing you have to combat with clean diet and hard cardio. And by the looks of it you have that part well figured out. Keep it up. And keep us posted.

 

[zephyr_987]

thats so awesome bro! congrats... if i were you, i would take some BCAA's before your workout along with 8-12 oz of organic green tea. this will help you dip into your fat stores even more so than just an empty stomach. also add a multi vitamin, ZMA before bed & glutamine before bed & after your workouts... unless u work out @ night i would drop the carbs from your dinner & snack on some cottage cheese. take some omega 3 oils through out your day and some nitrix (i always get great results from it on or off a cycle). i think that you should add some of these supps & keep doing what u are doing til u get a bit leaner & plateau. then get on a test only, 12 wk cycle. keep up the great work bro!

 

[Lunchbox79]

congrats on the weight loss but my recommendation is
..... hire 3J our nutritionist .. your food choices are not to bad but u need to be eating more frequently to keep your metabolism going
..... and i do not recommend any kinda of AAS into your life yet at this point... it is recommended that u be under 15%bf before u cycle for a few reason, one being higher risk of gyno and heart problems

and good write up brother...

I actually sent 3J a message on his companies website. Haven't heard back from him as of yet but hey... everyone is busy now-a-days.

The reason for my inquiry is that I have read that the introduction of testosterone can aid with fat loss and muscle building for someone like myself and the goals that I have. That's why I came to the boards.. to seek out the "horses" mouth so to speak.

With someone who is at the progression I am now (of course with the correct additives during and after introducing the testosterone to fight side effects) would adding in an AAS help increase the gains I am seeing in muscular structure and in fat loss?

I understand that tweaking my diet around more to cut out the complex carb after 2 pm and so on will also help.

Let me also state that I am not looking to do anything drastic at the beginning. I am not some crazy fool who thinks that just by doing this I will magically hit my goals that I have set for myself. Life changing is exactly what it means.. change for the rest of your life or go back to being a fat ass.

Thanks again for any further discussions. I appreciate the time you guys put towards educating people.

 

[Lunchbox79]

In my honest opinion you are the man. Dropping weight like that is extremely impressive. You must absolutly bust your ass in the gym, and that deserves some major respect. Good for you. As far as gear goes, there really isn't anything that you can take that is going to help out with weight loss. That is one thing you have to combat with clean diet and hard cardio. And by the looks of it you have that part well figured out. Keep it up. And keep us posted.

Thanks for the uplifting comments. I do bust my ass at the gym. Even while lifting I do it in a matter that keeps my heart pumping.. no rest for the wicked!! (Except on Sunday ) I am fortunate enough to have been in excellent shape during my college years. So I knew what needed to be done to get to where I am going.

Thanks again.

 

[Four1Thr33]

take a look at this thread.. maybe it will shed some more light for ya
http://www.steroidology.com/forum/a...8-cutting-steroids-mass-adding-compounds.html

i do not believe a cycle will get u any where near your goals, unless u are doing a cutting cycle.. then u wont really gain much muscle, only retain it on a cal deficit