The Road to Fitness

[solardrive77]

Time to start a journal for critique and advice from the forum.

My Goals:

I have been training for a while and have various standards of success and failure. My goal is to have a "real world" standard of fitness that is varied and challenging. I'm not interested in getting bigger as this does not suit me biochemically as I find it hard to keep the additional muscle on, but to have a realistic functional fitness base is the goal. More power to weigh ratio without the boredom and tedium.

Current Stats:

Age: 31

Weight: 85kg

Height 187cm

BF% 14.2%

Workouts:

Working out is business time and is always challenging, this comes in a variety of sources, I have a personal trainer who has set up some sadistic circuits that really test me, along with my own research and probing my limits. These combined with Olympic Lifts, Boxing, BJJ and Surfing should do the trick. Circuits include traditional weights, kettlebells, medicine balls, boxes, tractor tyres and anything in between.

Diet/Supplementation:

Diet is strictly Vegetarian, varied and 95% clean. I get my protein sources for a whole range of produce so that is not an issue. Protein sources include shakes, nuts, tofu and tempeh., lots of fruit and vegetables good carbs from oats and sweet potatoes from example and fats from avocado and flaxseed. Alcohol is limited with some red wine and the occasional beer. Supplementation comes in the form of Creatine and Whey Protein.

Food: 11/10/09

09:30

Two poached eggs, wholegrain bread spinach and mushrooms, Coffee

11:30

1 Scoop whey, Water. banana

13:30 Pre- Workout.

1 Scoop whey and skim milk, large apple (Creatine)

14:30 Post - Workout

1 Scoop whey, water, 2 slices wholegrain bread with hummus and avocado (Creatine).

17:30

Small bowl of muesli and skim milk, 1 scoop whey, skim milk.

20:30

Bowl of roasted veggies and Lentil curry. I pure blonde beer.

30 minute bodyweight challenge.

01. Pull-ups 5

02. Jumps 10

03. Pushups 15

04. Lunges 10

05. Chin Ups 5

06 Mountain Climbers 10 (Each Side)

07. Inverted Rows 10

08. 1 leg deadlifts 10 ( Each Side)

09. Bike Crunches 25 ( Each Side)

10. Step Ups 15 ( Each Side)

11. Decline Push Ups 10.

Complete as many sets as you can in 30 minutes without rest.

I completed 3 sets, I was taking it easy to pace myself. Felt tired after food poisoning from the night before. Still carried on regardless. f*ck it.

Total 375 Reps.

Food was a total disaster today as I had to work at short notice and did not prepare, also at the weekend I have the tendancy to fall of the bus with my protein intake. This will have to change to see success.