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  1. I'm back! It's been over a year since I've utilized this website, and I'm ashamed. I forgot how much I love the community here and how beneficial it is to keep track of what I'm doing. I've been hitting the gym regularly, as usual, but things have changed (for the better) since last time this year. 6'0, 170 lbs. Bench (4rep) 205 Deadlift (4rep) 225 Squat (4rep) 205 Clearly my squats need work; I actually just worked with an olympic powerlifter yesterday -- he taught me front squats and critiqued my back squats. Also taught me proper form for Romanian Dead Lifts (RDLs), and today my hamstrings are torn up. I've been incorporating a lot more cardio into my routine, and worrying less about MASS MASS MASS and more about balance, power, and progress. I think it's healthier, mentally and physically. I hope you'll welcome me back, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts on my workout/daily food intake log.
  2. 4/20/10 - Update I went on vacation a week ago -- went to LA. Times were great, food was alright (decent calorific/nutritional intake), but I didn't get to the gym for SEVEN DAYS! Lost a lot of progress. I'm disappointed in myself, and I'm sure all of you can relate to these setbacks, but I'm back in the gym for the past few days trying to get my numbers and my appetite back up. I'll continue to post my nutrition + workout log as soon as I feel back up to par. Keep rippin' it!
  3. Tuesday 4/6/10 food today was: 730 am - granola [420] 930 am - fruit cup (kiwi + cantaloupe + honeydew + strawberries + orange + grapes) 12 noon - spinach pocket pie and a chickpea masala wrap [900] 2 pm - brazil nuts [~400] 430 pm - entire bunch of green chard, steamed 7 pm - pasta [1000] 8 pm - vega sport smoothie [110] 9 pm - gym 1030 pm - salad (1 avocado, 1 cup spinach, 2 carrots, 1 1/2 cups broccoli, some olives) total cal today was: ~3100 cal drove out to my friends' gym tonight to meet up with a crew -- the timing between sets was poor, and the place was kinda awkward and crowded, but i did what i could. gym tonight was chest & triceps: bench press 20 @ bar 10 @ 135 4 @ 185 4 @ 185 4 @ 185 rope pulldowns 15 @ 40 8 @ 50 5 @ 50 pec fly machine 15 @ 90 10 @ 120 10 @ 135 6 @ 165 5 @ 165 dips 10, 10, 10, 7 close grip bench 10 @ 95 8 @ 105 9 @ 95 dumbbell press 8 @ 60ea 6 @ 60ea 4 @ 60ea
  4. Friday 4/2 730am - granola 930am - brazil nuts 1030am - soy yogurt huge break in eating here because my coworkers' errands take precedence over my lunch hour 130pm - massive salad 530pm - pasta 630pm - GYM 800pm - 2 "bacon" + avocado sandwiches total for today was about 3000 cal. lotsa H20 in there too! gym was LEGS squats 12 @ 115 10 @ 155 4 @ 185 4 @ 185 5 @ 185 hack squats 10 @ 90 8 @ 140 8 @ 140 8 @ 140 8 @ 140 hamstring curls 10 @ 75 8 @ 75 8 @ 75 8 @ 75 8 @ 75 seated calf raises 25 @ 90 25 @ 90 20 @ 90 20 @ 90
  5. Thursday 4/1 april fools! 730 am - granola 830 am - oatmeal 10 am - soy yogurt 1130 am - bananas 1230 pm - 2 slices pizza 1 wholefoods bar kombucha 230 pm - brown rice 530 pm - quinoa 730 pm - vega/spinach smoothie 8 pm - GYM 1030 pm - cap of kidney beans 2450 cal today a friend came over right after the gym and i couldn't find the time to eat something. i was upset with myself today, but whatcha gonna do. gym was back but i started feeling weird towards the end and wasnt feeling hitting a couple more things deadlifts 12 @ 95 10 @ 135 6 @ 185 6 @ 185 bent over db row 10 @ 65 10 @ 65 8 @ 65 wide grip row 10 @ 90 12 @ 110 8 @ 130 hammer curls 10ea @ 25ea 10ea @ 25ea 10ea @ 25ea
  6. Tuesday 3/30/10 730 am - vega smoothie (1/2 cup mixed berries, 1 cup mangoes, 1 cup pineapple, 2 scoops Vega, 1 cup soymilk, 1 banana, little H20) 1030 am - 3/4 cup oatmeal 1 pm - MASSIVE salad -- mixed greens, arugula, olives, cucumbers, onions, 1 avocado, 1/2 tomato, carrots, peppers, sunflower seeds, plus some other stuff that i've forgotton. no dressing. don't dig on dressing, man. 630 pm - MASSIVE serving of homemade spring pea + asparagus risotto (SO F'ING GOOD) 8 pm - GYM 945 pm - 2 MASSIVE PB&J sandwiches, tablespoon of flaxseed oil, soymilk, water. some days its just so hard to keep track of calories & even harder to get the proper amount in. if i had to guess, today would be around 2000 calories. tops. i'm not cutting it for someone with my goals & metabolism. this is frustrating! can i just start chugging pounds of walnuts, peanuts, and almonds? those are highly calorific, right? argh. gym tonight was chest, tris, and shoulders. rested sunday & monday. warmed up for about 8 minutes on the bike, then headed for the bench, where despite my poor eating habits on both sunday and monday, i had the best day i've had in a long time, although it may not look good to y'all, it felt good. bench press 20 @ bar 10 @ 135 6 @ 185 5 @ 185 4 @ 195 3 @ 200 seated dumbbell press 10 @ 30ea 10 @ 40ea 9 @ 40ea 8 @ 40 ea cable crossovers 12 @ 50 8 @ 60 8 @ 60 5 @ 60 side lateral raise 10 @ 10ea 10 @ 10ea 10 @ 10ea 9 @ 10ea rope pulldowns 12 @ 45 10 @ 60 10 @ 80 10 @ 90 7 @ 100
  7. Saturday 3/27 830 am - vega smoothie (1 cup mangoes, 1 cup pineapple, 1 cup mixed berries, 1 banana, 1 cup soymilk, 2 scoops vega, H20) (~300 cal) 900 am - 1230 pm - animal shelter (a whole bunch of coffee and water) 1 pm - 2 Bob's Red Mill buckwheat pancakes (400 cal) 2 hash brown patties (280 cal) 230 pm - GYM 4 pm - 3 cups spinach, can of kidney beans, 1 1/2 cup edamane, 1/2 cup brazil nuts so my thinking has always been that I should load in on some carbs before the gym, and give them about an hour or so to digest a little. if anyone sees egregious error in my thinking, let me know! chest, biceps flat bench dumbbells 12 @ 40ea 11 @ 45ea 10 @ 50ea 6 @ 60ea 5 @ 70ea 6 @ 70ea standing cable curls (biceps) 10 @ 30ea 10 @ 40ea 6 @ 50 ea 6 @ 50 ea 8 @ 40 ea incline dumbbell press 10 @ 45ea 6 @ 55ea 6 @ 55ea 6 @ 55ea close grip pullups 4, 10, 8, 6 dumbbell flyes 12 @ 20ea 10 @ 30ea 6 @ 30ea
  8. Friday 3/26/10 830 am - 1/2 cup oatmeal (160 cal) 10 am - 1 cup oatmeal (320 cal) 1130 am - 2 bananas, soy yogurt (200 cal) 1230 pm - 2 Amy's Kitchen pot pies (520 cal) 4 pm - 1 uncooked cup of lentils (600 cal) 630 pm - GYM 915 pm – a pizza [onions, spinach, carrots, pinenuts, “cheese”] (1300 cal) total for the day: 3100 cal (woot! ) legs today! squats 12 @ bar 8 @ 115 8 @ 135 8 @ 155 6 @ 165 lunges 8ea @ 30ea 6ea @ 30ea 6ea @ 27.5ea 6ea @ 27.5ea 6ea @ 27.5ea 6ea @ 27.5ea hamstring leg curl 10 @ 45 10 @ 60 9 @ 60 9 @ 60 seated calf raises 35 @ 65 35 @ 65 35 @ 65 25 @ 65
  9. Thursday, 3/25/10 9 am - oatmeal (140 cal) 945 am - soy yogurt (160 cal) 1015 am - odwalla smoothie (260 cal) noon - lentil bolani (560 cal) 2 pm - 1/2 cup brazil nuts (450 cal) 6 pm - green smoothie [1 cup mangoes, 1 cup pineapple, 1 cup blueberries, 1 avocado, 1/2 cup spinach, 2 scoops vega, soymilk] (~900 cal) 8 pm - GYM 930 pm - can of veggie chili (? let's just say about 300 cal) total calories for the day = 2770 worked upper back and shoulders lat pull down 12 @ 80 12 @ 100 9 @ 120 9 @ 120 rear delt machine 10 @ 40 10 @ 50 9 @ 50 6 @ 55 reverse grip lats 12 @ 80 10 @ 100 10 @ 110 8 @ 120 military press 10 @ 85 8 @ 105 8 @ 115 7 @ 115 cable row 12 @ 100 8 @ 120 6 @ 140 lateral raises 10 @ 12.5ea 6 @ 15ea 10 @ 12.5ea 10 @ 12.5ea shrugs 10 @ 90 10 @ 90 10 @ 115 8 @ 115
  10. Wednesday, 3/24/10 830 am - 3/4 cup oatmeal (240 cal) 930 am - lots o' coffee 10 am - package of peanuts (400 cal) crinkle cut chips 12 noon - spinach and lentil soup (~200 cal) 2 pm - odwalla smoothie (320 cal) 5 pm spaghetti (630 cal) total calories for the day = 1750 Ate terribly today, and was falling asleep on the couch, so ended up going to sleep early.
  11. the last week has been hectic; it's been difficult to balance work & eating enough to feel that going to the gym would be productive rather than counterproductive. here's my log for tuesday, 3/23/10: 730 am - bowl o' grits (200 cal) 900 am - 1/2 cup oatmeal (160 cal) 1000 am - soy yogurt (160 cal) 12 noon - lentil & spinach soup + baguette (~200 cal) 2 vegan choc. chip cookies (~150 cal) 3 pm - 1 cup trail mix (560 cal) 5 pm - 2 carrots, 1 cup cauliflower, 2 cups broccoli, full bunch of asparagus (~200 cal) 7 pm - vega sport smoothie [1 cup blueberries, vega sport, soymilk] (~250 cal) 730 pm - GYM 9 pm - 2 cups cooked brown rice, 1 block sprouted tofu (650 cal) SLEEP ~ total calories for the day: 2530 my gym routine on 3/23/10 was chest, tris, and bis again bench press 25 @ bar 15 @ 95 7 @ 135 6 @ 155 5 @ 165 5 @ 175 dips 10, 9, 8, 6 pectoral fly machine 10 @ 80 8 @ 80 8 @ 100 6 @ 100 hammer curls 10ea @ 22.5 ea 9ea @ 22.5ea 6ea @ 22.5 ea overhead ez curl bar tricep extensions 10 @ 35 10 @ 35 8 @ 55 8 @ 55 preacher curls 8 @ 65 8 @ 65 8 @ 65 8 @ 65
  12. please don't ever give up -- you are such an inspiration and role model to so many of us aspiring vegan bodybuilders/fitness enthusiasts... i know that not having someone physically there to motivate you is tough...but you are AMAZING to all of us on here, and every unregistered guest who comes here looking for examples of vegans in peak physical condition! keep killin' it man; we're behind you every step of the way!
  13. today (thursday, 3/18/10) was much better. got a lot of food in (still working my way up to the intake i want) and got a lot done in the gym. no headache, no excuses. i'm trying to track calories. it's tough. i'll get better at it with time, i'm sure. 730 am - 1 1/2 cups granola w/ raisins + soymilk, coffee 830 am - odwalla bar (200 cal), 12 oz H20 1030 am - 1 1/2 cups trail mix (300 cal), 12 oz H20 1230 pm - white bean & roasted garlic soup, baguette 2 pm - hummus & red pepper wrap (200 cal) 5 pm - 1/2 large yam + can of hominy (~400 cal) 630 pm - GYM 815 pm - smoothie: 1 cup mangoes, 1 cup blueberries, 1 banana, 2 cups soymilk, 1 heaping scoop of: rice protein, hemp protein, Vega 945 pm - 2 cup spinach, 1 avocado, 1 carrot, 1 1/2 cups of broccoli 1030 pm - 1/2 cup quinoa, cooked all of y'all who break 4000 cal per day are INSANE, brah. but i'll get there. gym workout tonight consisted of chest, triceps, and a little biceps. flew solo again tonight, but remembered my iPod. *ea delineates in each hand -- i use that alot bench press 20 @ bar 10 @ 95 10 @ 135 9 @ 155 5 @ 165 5 @ 165 decline bench machine 6 @ 90ea 6 @ 90ea 6 @ 90ea 6 @ 90ea pec deck machine 6 @ 150 7 @ 150 6 @ 175 7 @ 175 dips (i haven't done these in FOREVER they are way harder than i remember...) 5 5 5 5 overhead tricep extensions (1st time ever using free weights ) 10 @ 35 10 @ 45 7 @ 65 5 @ 65 (ow! i need to lower the weight and focus on form next time.) hammer curls 10ea @ 22.5ea 10ea @ 22.5ea 8ea @ 22.5ea 8ea @ 22.5ea machine overhead tricep extensions 10 @ 100 10 @ 115 8 @ 115 took me about an hour. im going to sleep. late!
  14. yesterday (wednesday 3/16/10) was a bad day. had a raging headache by noon, and definitely was not feeling up to getting into the gym. i still ate alright, not enough, but alright. 8 am- 1 1/4 oatmeal, 12oz H20 9 am- 1 cup sunflower seeds 1030am - odwalla fruit smoothie, bag 'o chips 12 noon - 2 chipotle tofu tamales (400 cal) 2 pm - 2 chipotle tofu tamales (400 cal) NAP 630 pm - bowl of leftover green bean casserole 730 pm - 2 cups spinach, 1 avocado, 3 carrots no gym today (3/16/10)
  15. i'm going to sleep, but here's my eats for the day 730 am - 2 slices of peanut butter toast, 12oz H20 900 am - 1 cup oatmeal w/ 1/2 cup blueberries 1030 am - 1/2 cup sunflower seeds, 12oz H20 12 noon - Whole Foods Black Bean Soup + baguette, 12oz H20 2 pm - 1/2 pound grapes, 12oz H20 5pm - 1/2 cup brown rice + leftover chickpea curry (w/ spinach & tomatoes) 730 pm - GYM 830 pm - post workout smoothie (strawberries, blueberries, mango, 1 heaping scoop rice protein, 1 heaping scoop hemp protein, soymilk) 930 pm - entire bunch of asparagus + one head of broccoli + 3 carrots, 16oz H20 need to work on getting more calories in. ain't that the challenge.
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