So this is going to be a quick look at the effects my training has gotten me so far. I posted in my intro that I was around 205 lbs and close to 26% body fat. Well after three weeks of working out I am officially down 5 lbs of body weight and almost 2% body fat.
I know that this does not sound like much but it is already noticeable. Especially in my sleep habits, I don't know why but it feels like I am able to sleep through the entire night now and get a lot of things done during the day without losing a lot of natural energy. The biggest change after almost a month of hitting the gym has got to be the fact that I have almost completely gotten rid of soda from my diet. Not only will this help me lose more body fat but I'll also be helping the environment by not buying products that cost money and CO2 emissions to ship to me.
Now is the fun part where I talk about how I have been doing it so far.
For the first two weeks I started taking a protein supplement and a creatine monohydrate.
Work out:
D.B. Bench Press 3x8-12
D.B. Fly 3x8-12
Lat Pulldown 3x8-12
Cable Row 3x8-12
Shoulder Press 3x8-12
Squat 3x8-12
Leg Extensions 3x8-12
Tricep Push down 3x8-12
Cable Bicep Curl 3x8-12
When the only squat rack at the rec center was occupied I would substitute Leg Press and Leg Curl in the same reps and sets as the squat to try and get a full workout on my legs.
Though my starting weights were a little weak in just two weeks I have been able to go up on almost everything except for the arm weights.
Now on my third week I am following the same exercise plan above but with a 5x5 mentality. My hope is that I can add more weight then I can on an 8-12 rep set and put on some raw power. The problem that I ran into yesterday though is that I was not lifting enough weight to get sore. Which made me think that I am not pushing myself hard enough on the 3 set program. Oh well I'll see if I can continue to grow even more and eventually I'll be able to get things done.
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