Jump to content

Ed Bauer's Build Up and Lean Out.


Recommended Posts

Hey guys!

 

So most of you probably have heard of me somewhere on this website, but noticed I am completely inactive on the veganbodybuilding.com forum. Well, that has changed. www.veganbodybuilding.com has been integral to my success and I can not thank Robert enough for the opportunities he has given me! I will be maintaining a 1 month long training and nutrition journal from May 15th until June 15th. The goal of this journal is to keep me accountable as I prepare for a photo shoot with a friend here in Portland, Oregon. I currently weigh 173.8 pounds at 5.6% body fat. I have done two previous bodybuilding competitions, but I am not interested in stepping on that stage again any time soon. What I am doing however is challenging myself in the realm of CrossFit, with an emphasis on strength increases and improving my Olympic lifts. I have a few specific goals for this month:

 

1 - Increase Lean Mass by 3-4 lbs.

(More Specifically Upper Chest, Triceps, and Posterior Delts)

2 - Decrease Body Fat to around 4%

3 - Increase my Olympic Snatch (currently 180 lbs.)

4 - Look amazing by June 15th for my photo shoot, which will be used for future promotion of myself and the vegan lifestyle

 

Here is my current plan of attack on nutrition:

 

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/reports/printable_diary/PlantFit?from=2012-05-13&to=2012-05-13

 

During this month, I am setting a few ground rules. I want to limit all grocery shopping to Trader Joe's, but I will still eat foods that are currently in my house that were not necessarily purchased from Trader Joe's. I am going to only use Plant Fusion Protein Powder, http://plantfusion.net/. I just picked some of this stuff up, and this is a company I want to see get big. Also, I expect this protein to help me get big, and lean. I liked the idea of using a vegan protein powder from Trader Joe's but they do not carry anything worthy. The only vegan protein they have is hemp protein and it is mostly fiber. Also, I only want to allow myself to eat out once a week.

 

My scheduled workout for today is:

 

WOD 120515:

 

BB Gymnastics

 

5X2 Clean & Jerk @ 80% – rest 60-80 sec.

 

Strength

 

15 minutes to establish a 3RM Back Squat.

 

Conditioning

 

Tabata:

 

Pullups

 

Notes: Alternating sets between strict & kipping (butterfly or glide). 8 rounds total work, beginning with strict.

 

*Rest 5 minutes.

 

3 rounds for total reps of:

 

90 sec. ME Rope Climbs 15′

90 sec. Rest

90 sec. ME Burpees

90 sec. Rest

 

Courtesy of www.theoutlawway.com

 

I'll keep updating this as the days go by. I'm doing this workout at 12:30pm today, so I'll post my numbers afterwards. I'll also have a copy of this posted on my personal blog as well, http://edbauerfit.com/

 

Thanks.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Great to see you back on here, Ed!

 

Going to be awesome to follow your progress!

 

Thanks for being such a great role model for so many of us. Looking forward to catching up online more.

 

All the very best!

 

-Robert

Link to comment
Share on other sites

WOD 120515:

 

Results (all weight in lbs, not kg)

 

BB Gymnastics

 

5X2 Clean & Jerk @ 80% – rest 60-80 sec.

 

Full Squat Clean and Split Jerk

175x2, 175x2, 175x2, 175x2, 175x2

 

Strength

 

15 minutes to establish a 3RM Back Squat.

 

225x3, 245x3, (add belt) 255x3, 260x3

 

Conditioning

 

Tabata (20 seconds of work, followed by 10 seconds of rest, for 8 sets):

 

Pullups

 

Strict-10

Kipping-11

Strict-4

Kipping-6

Strict-4

Kipping-6

Strict-3

Kipping-6

 

Notes: Alternating sets between strict & kipping (butterfly or glide). 8 rounds total work, beginning with strict.

 

*Rest 5 minutes.

 

3 rounds for total reps of:

 

90 sec. ME Rope Climbs 15′ - 4 times, 4 times, 4 times (grip was running out on me)

90 sec. Rest

90 sec. ME Burpees - 30 reps, 26 reps, 28 reps

90 sec. Rest

 

Courtesy of http://www.theoutlawway.com

 

Done and Done.

Off to Trader Joe's!!!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Nice work, Ed!

 

You did the rope climb for 4 reps, 3 different sets? Very nice! I remember I couldn't even get up the rope twice during our 60 second intervals when I trained at your gym.

 

Hope all is well.

 

Great seeing you on here and I look forward to following your progress.

 

All the best, big guy!

 

-Robert

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Welcome to the forum, Ed, and I wish you the very best of luck (that's the wrong word, as "luck" has nothing to do with it, but you know what I mean) with accomplishing these goals! I'm curious as to why you chose Trader Joe's as your only store to shop at? Anyway, it was awesome meeting you in PDX a couple of months ago (with RC), and congratulations on your many successes! Keep showin' that Vegan is the way to be!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

First trip to Trader Joe’s to stock up on menu items. Pictures of Day 1. I wanted to post some pictures so you guys can see where I am starting. I want to drop a little bit more fat, but more importantly put on 3 to 4 pounds of muscle. I will focus on upper chest, triceps, and posterior deltoids.

 

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/7977/stripru.jpg

 

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg259/scaled.php?server=259&filename=1a51512.jpg&res=landing

 

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg833/scaled.php?server=833&filename=1b51512.jpg&res=landing

 

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg846/scaled.php?server=846&filename=1c51512.jpg&res=landing

Link to comment
Share on other sites

....Pictures of Day 1. I wanted to post some pictures so you guys can see where I am starting.....

 

Starting?? I would be happy if these were my final shots haha! You are a beast.

 

 

Now, if I eat exactly what you eat, but never exercise, perhaps we would have a good comparison for how useful the 'exercise' component of 'exercise and dieting' is?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Ok, I am only shopping at Trader Joe's because I really enjoy my shopping experience there, and this is just a way to further challenge myself. I got two workouts in today, First one at 1:30 pm with Olympic lifting, some strength training and traditional CrossFit metabolic conditioning. The second workout at 7:30 pm was an attempt at chest and tricep Hypertrophy training. This kicked my butt faster than I expected. Muscle felt tired pretty quick. This was because I gave them no chance to recover before next set. I just logged my food, and good thing I worked out twice. This will definitely be considered a "Build Up" day. 5000+ Calories with 344 grams of protein. I'll be logging my food at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/reports/printable_diary/PlantFit?from=2012-05-16&to=2012-05-16

 

As for workouts:

 

1:30 Workout-

 

WOD 120516: http://outlawcoach.wordpress.com/

 

BB Gymnastics

 

1) 7X1 3 Position Snatch (low to high) – rest 60 sec.

 

105/3, 115/3, 115/3, 115/3, 125/3, 125/3, 125/3

 

Notes: Do not load heavy unless you are proficient through every position. This is a technique and speed drill (working turnover when fatigued), but you may go heavier as long as there are no misses or slop reps.

 

Strength

 

1a) 3 X ME Bench Press @ 95% – rest 60 sec.

 

225/3, 225/4, 225/6, 235/3

 

1b) 3 X 8 Good Mornings – heavy, rest 60 sec.

 

135/8, 135/8, 135/8

 

Conditioning

 

4 rounds for time of:

 

30 Front Squats @ 115#

15 T2B

15 Lateral Box Jumps 24″

 

Yes, I completed this. It felt pretty terrible though. I completed it with the Rx weight at 25:37. I broke the Front Squats up into sets of 10.

 

 

7:30pm Workout-

 

Incline DB Press and Fly alternating reps- 30lb DB's/10, 10

Ring Push Up- 10, 10

Ring Dips- 10, 6/3/1, 6

DB Tri Extension from floor- 30/10, 20/10, 30/5 negatives

+ a few extra sets with mixed grip on flat bench with 135.

 

Thank you and Good Night!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Yesterday (Thursday) was a rest day. Yesterday's food: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/reports/printable_diary/PlantFit?from=2012-05-17&to=2012-05-17

 

This is what I ate today so far:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/reports/printable_diary/PlantFit?from=2012-05-18&to=2012-05-18

 

I worked out tonight from 6:15pm to 7:45pm. I was tired, and had no workout partner, but it had to get done. Workout was:

 

WOD 120518:

 

BB Gymnastics

 

1) 10 minutes to work up to a heavy but not maximal Power Clean & Power (Push) Jerk.

 

135/1, 155/1, 155/1, 185/1, 205/fail.

 

Notes: Work up to the limitations of your technique. I.e. your heaviest lift should not be slop, it should be technically clean.

 

2) EMOM for 7 minutes perform 3 Power Clean & Power (Push) Jerks @ 85% of the above.

 

160/3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3,

 

Strength

 

1a) 4X5 1&1/4 Front Squats – heavier than last week, rest 60 sec.

 

155/5, 155/5, 155/5, 155/5

 

1b) 4X8,6,4,2 Strict HSPU + ME Kipping HSPU – regionals standard, rest 60 sec.

 

4+6, 2+3, 3+5, 3+6

 

Notes: If you cannot get through the strict HSPU, then go to 1 rep short of complete failure and switch.

 

Conditioning

 

10 minute AMRAP of:

 

100′ KB Overhead Carry, 35lb in each hand

5 Muscle-Ups

25 Absolutely Vertical Kettlebell Swing 70lb

 

2 rounds plus 100' KB Overhead Carry

 

Thank you again, and good night!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hey really appreciate you posting everything I wanted to ask when you write SHAKE can you be more specific whats in the shake and whats in the meal before/after. They are showing up under same heading in your food journal.. Thanx a ton

Trench...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I'm beat up but happy! Sorry for my lack of posting. I finally got a smart phone, and with that, I feel like I have even more responsibility. Still trying to get after this goal of putting on more mass. I got some new personal records today. PR power clean and jerk 223lbs. PR squat clean 223, no jerk. Box jump 49", pull up 28 unbroken, 1:32 500m row, and 1:08.5 for 400m run. Good motivation from yesterdays Olympic lifting meet that I watched.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...
  • 3 weeks later...

Please sign in to comment

You will be able to leave a comment after signing in



Sign In Now
 Share

×
×
  • Create New...