i am new to this site so here goes

[willba91]

hey im will.. hows it all going

um im pretty new to resistance training, ive been training for about six months now and gotten some reasonable amounts of gains for someone who had never trained before. I started off with my mate jay who was bodybuilding and studying sport (who now has unfortunatly moved away) and now study sport full time (making the move to bscience s&e science sem 2 at uoa) and cutting down on fat because i got a bit too chubby.

I currently train at unitec sports centre which is not that great but cheaper then les mills, and i am 18 years old

my normal routine is roughly 45mins a seshion 4-5 times a week depending on how generous i feel with my core (i dont really have a too much consistancy there since im still at a begineer level)

I try and change around my routine once a month or so in terms of specific excercises however my workouts are compounding as such:

mon: chest and tri

tues: back and bi

weds (optional) lowerback and core

thurs: shoulders and traps (smaller sesh unless adding calves)

friday: legs (not calves if done on a thursday)

I tend to eat 6+ meals a day and focus my main carbs from boiled potatoes, with at least 1-2 servings of mince a day and 1 serving of fish (and if im rich that week 1 serving of chicken) aswell as 5 boiled egg whites per a meal. I only really rely on maltodextrin and WPI postworkout (sometimes maltodextrin before a workout to top up glycogen stores) and for midnight feeds, and try to get my nutrients from 'actual foods'

im considering going on dhea, however ive heard mixed info on it.. some great testimonials from people ive spoken too, but a few of the doctorate students dont recommended it as there is no credible research around it (there wizzbangs with that stuff) so i think im going to flip a coin

and yep.. thats me, started off 80kilos, got to 105 (but really fat) and then droped 14 in a month and a half (would of done more quickly and lost more weight but i just got a job at mcdonalds)

also what are some techniques to keep you focused on diet, i find myself giving in to temptations alot lately.. like the biscuit once a day or the ocasional few chips from someones cup of hot chips... i feel like shit afterwards immediatly after and i need to focus on not doing it.

[train hard]

hey mate if your training back and legs hard and heavy your lower back and core will get plenty off work just stabalizing your body unless thats a really weak point i wouldnt bother.

and i find writing down my diet works and do your shopping once a week and only buy whats in your diet works for me

[willba91]

thanks mate.. yeah thats why i dont bother from lowerback / core too much!

[Ronin]

also what are some techniques to keep you focused on diet, i find myself giving in to temptations alot lately.. like the biscuit once a day or the ocasional few chips from someones cup of hot chips... i feel like shit afterwards immediatly after and i need to focus on not doing it.

and i find writing down my diet works and do your shopping once a week and only buy whats in your diet works for me

In general, good advice, but the way I read it, the OP is more worried about picking at things, someone else's bikkies and chips. The weekly shopping trip isn't going to help with that.

Really there are only two strategies that I find to work in those situations.

1. Will

and

2. Power.

[Against All Odds]

Welcome willba91, you will get a lot of good advice here.

[train hard]

In general, good advice, but the way I read it, the OP is more worried about picking at things, someone else's bikkies and chips. The weekly shopping trip isn't going to help with that.

Really there are only two strategies that I find to work in those situations.

1. Will

and

2. Power.

[train hard]

Really there are only two strategies that I find to work in those situations.

1. Will

and

2. Power.

agreed if you want it bad enough you wont cheat

[willba91]

does anyone know any good psychological training academic texts or advice relating to diet specifically?

thats probably my only real significant area for improvement!! also thanks for the advice and welcomes!

ill be sure to set up a journal soon

my goal is to really compete by the end of next year