Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

I ended up doing Kathryn Budig Aim True Yoga I did about 15 minutes i was going to do the whole thing but it got rather difficult because of the knee bend movements and all that so i stopped and did P90x KenpoX...surprisingly it went pretty good, Had trouble with the switch the feet punches because of the jumping part (ended up just doing them the regular way without the jumping)..hardest part was the yoga because my flexibility is shit right now, but i will get there..I will be doing Crow pose before too long :p

Dietwise was a mix of good and bad.much better than yesterday had some organic chips and salsa, 5 bananas, about 30 oz of hemp milk with 2 tablespoons of Sunwarrior Ormus Green and 1 scoop of Sunwarrior warrior blend protein and a couple of Larabars...it is a start i need to get more raw food in but i have a bunch of soups and frozen dinners and stuff to get through first..plan is to go mostly raw food by spring time.I am going to start my own garden in the spring, couldn't do it this year because of my surgery but i am determined to do a 180 change in my lifestyle choices in 2012..especially the diet and exercise part of it.

Well got up and got my Push workout in the books for today.I was pretty sore from doing the p90x Kenpo video yesterday but wasn't working my legs so i didn't really care I thought today's workout went really well, weighed myself this morning.I didn't like what i saw but wasn't surprised because of my junk food habit lately and really being lazy as well.I am also going to start logging in my food intake at Livestrong to hold myself more accountable on the nutrition front.

Morning Weight 234.4
Fat % 28.9 (handheld thing at the gym)
BMI 33.2 (handheld thing at the gym)

obviously these are pathetic numbers but i ain't going to fuss to much about it because it was expected.With my injury, than the surgery to correct it and the stress I have been under ever since then..I just have to snap out of the self absorbing brooding behavior I have been in.2012 is upon us and this will CHANGE!!

Strength

• Overhead Press 1x55x12, 5x65x5
• Bench Press 1x55x12, 1x75x5, 3x80x5
• Tricep Dips on bench modified 3x10
• Tricep Ext on Machine 1x60x12, 1x70x10
• Modified Push Ups 1x10, 1x9

Cardio

• Walked 2.3 Miles at about 2.5-3.0 MPH.

The Food Log have it all planned out! that's a first...

• Meal One Red bull, 2 Bananas and Kombucha Multi-green (390 calories)
• Meal Two 16 oz Hemp Milk, 1 scoop Sunwarrior warrior blend, Sunwarrior Ormus Green (342 calories)
• Meal Three Amy's Low Salt Lentil Soup (375 calories)
• Meal FourNaked Juice Green Machine, 2 Bananas (490 calories)
• Meal Five Veggie Tray (everyone else is eating meatballs and all that stuff ) (guessing under 100 calories)
• Meal Six Almond Milk and 1 scoop of Sunwarrior Warrior Blend (262 calories)

1900 calories, 25g fat, 362g Carbs, 75g protein, 31g fiber


probably have a couple beers today too so that should push me to about 2100-2200 calories....

Just Did Power 90 Sweat 3-4, so got my cardio in for the day...got legs tomorrow at the gym....

Nutrition not bad, not great..work in progress...

Got up got ready and walked to the gym to do Legs and some ab work...


Legs and Abs

• Leg press - 1x120x30, 1x195x15, 1x255x10, 1x270x8, 1x270x6, 1x270x6
• Stiff Leg dead lifts - 1x45x12, 1x95x10, 1x105x6, 1x108x8, 1x110x8, 1x110x7
• Seated Calf Raises - 1x50x40, 1x110x30, 1x130x30, 1x140x35, 1x140x25
• Crunches 2x30, 1x40
• Hanging Leg Raises 2x10, 1x12

Cardio

• Walk to the Gym and back home 4.5 Miles.

Nutrition

no comment..

I have had this piece of equipment for awhile now so I thought it was about time I used it I did some inverted rows on it, Actually i might start doing some running in place drills on this as well..tried it for a minute and got a little sweat going in that short of time and didn’t really bother my achilles or my knee..by holding onto the the handles and running seemed to ease some of the stress on my hurting parts :p

Pull Workout

• Dumbbell Deadlift 1x50x12, 3x60x10, 1x60x9
• Dumbbell Rows 4x60x10
• Bicep Curls 5x30x10
• Dumbbell Shrugs 1x60x20, 2x70x20,1x70x12
• Bodyweight Row (UltimateBodyPress) 2x7

Didn't have time for the gym today so I tried to do everything using Dumbbells..it is wierd cause it seems the 30lb db's at the gym seem heavier than my home ones..hmm? anyways everything went well..probably should have added 10 lbs to my Curls, the shrugs i am just working my way into them so the high rep will continue until I add more weight.took about 30-40 minutes....

Cardio

• Walked to work 1.3 miles

Still have to get into the habit of logging my food.wasn't to bad today.

Push Day

Only did three exercises as i was running out of time and had to get to work.Again with overtime I just used my Dumbbells at home instead of going to the gym..

• DB Bench Press 30x20,30x20,40x12,40x12,40x16,40x16
• DB overhead Press 5x40x12
• Tricep Ext. 4x40x12

took about 30 minutes to do, finished that up and took 25 minutes to walk to work..Diet was off today still finishing everything up that i have in the cupboards than i will..than it is on to mostly raw food(probably 70% raw)..we will see.

Walked about a half hour today..went to Costco and got some dates, pears, carrot juice, cucumbers, quinoa and a couple other things from there....let's get this started!

Again didn't go to the gym but used the equipment I have at home.I thought it went well.Did some Goblet Squats and they didn't give me to much of a problem so I will keep doing these as I get my lower body ready to start doing heavier weights in a few months.


Leg and Ab workout

• Goblet Squat 1x40x12, 4x50x10
• DB Stiff Leg Deadlift 5x50x10 (2 - 50 lb db's so technically 100 lbs)
• Standing Calve Raises 2x50x30, 1x50x20 (2 - 50 lb db's so technically 100 lbs)
• Gaim Band sidesteps 3x50 feet (aprox) down hallway and back
• Single Leg Raises 3x20
• Crunches 3x30

Food

• Bowl of Popcorn (no margarine or salt)
• 10 Dates, Kombucha Multi Green
• 16 oz coconut Milk, Sunwarrior Raw Blend and Ormus Green
• Amys Gourmet Lentil Soup
• Water with Red Mill Baking Soda

Hi Jesse!

I've seen you on here more than almost anyone lately! I was just talking to Karen (the co-creator of our 12 Days and New You for the New Year program) about you. I'm impressed with your dedication here.

I like your journal style. Very organized and creative. Great stuff.

You were just outside the first 50 to apply for a coach this month, but I'm going to see what we can do about getting you matched up with someone. Some coaches are totally maxed out and can only handle X number because of their regular work/life schedule, but we're going to create some flexibility somewhere and make it work.

Follow up with me robert@veganbodybuilding.com or and with Karen veganmuscle@gmail.com and one of us will follow up with you and get you set up to rock this challenge and rock this month!

We've got a lot of exciting stuff to look forward to.

Thanks again for being here and for all your efforts and time spent in our community. Much appreciated.

Happy New Year!

-Robert

Thank You Robert and Karen..

Nutrition

• 10:00 am - 16 oz water with True Lemon Packet, 10 Dates (240 calories)
• 11:00 am Yogi Echinecea Immune Support Herbal Tea, Pines Wheatgrass Tablets, Pure Hawaiian Spirulina (35 calories)
• 1:00 pm - Almond milk with Sunwarrior Warrior Blend Raw, 1 avocado (412 calories), 16 oz water with Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar (No Sweetner)
• 4:00 Amy's Low Fat No Chicken Noodle Soup (200 Calories), Cucumbers
• 7:00 Bowl of Popcorn with some margarine and salt (need to cut this out)
• H20 didn't really count but i would say it was probably in the 7=9 cup range if you include 16 oz i mixed with true lemon and 16 oz i mixed with apple cider vinegar.If i can't count these than i had 32 oz of just water today.

Workout

• 30 minutes of jumping around listening to Duran Duran doing various cardio exercises i learned from doing Power 90 and P90x....Also did 10 Burpees woohoo (never thought i would be able to start these again!)
• Yoga

Here is a picture of my weight graph from the last couple years..something i need to improve on in the coming month errr years..

Morning Weight : 236.6


Workout

• AM Walk to work (1.4 miles)
• PM Shoulder and Triceps
• DB Shoulder Press 20x20, 40x12,40x12,40x10,40x10,40x10
• DB Lateral Raise 15x10, 25x9, 25x9, 20x10,20x8
• DB Shrugs 40x30, 50x12, 60x12, 70x18, 70x12
• Tricep Bench Dips 8,8,8
• DB Tricep Ext. 40x12,40x12,40x12
• 30 minutes cardio Leslie Sansone: Walk at Home did 2 1/2 miles of the 5 mile dvd.

No discomfort doing the video so i will stick with this video for awhile.might even look for some of the other videos she has done to mix it up a little.I am switching from a 3 days weight workout to a 4 day workout to for weights.Shoulders and Triceps,Back, Chest and Biceps and a Conservative Leg workout..



Nutrition

• Breakfast Organic Instant Oatmeal - Maple Syrup (2 packets), 1 cup non sweetened almond milk 420 calories, 8 oz water mixed with Sunnwarrior Ormus Green
• Early Break 2 Bosc Pears, 6 Spirulina Tablets, Larabar Apple
• Lunch Whole Wheat Conscous and Quinoa , 1 cup frozen Brocolli
• Afternoon Break Carrot Juice 16 oz with Hemp Protein
• Dinner Amy's Low Salt Lentil Soup
• Evening Snack Kombucha Multi-Green
• Pre/Post Workout Pre: 8 oz Acai Juice, 1 Banana, Post:2 scoops Sunwarrior Blend Protein with 8 oz almond milk

Need some Vega to increase my Protein I think, will have to wait though until next Friday,,Rent Week grr...Sunwarrior and Hemp Protein is about half gone too..eeeek.

Drank 80 oz water, 1 cup of Ginger Herbal Tea.

I just checked and saw I have a couple Bags of Garbanzo Beans..Gonna have to make those up tomorrow.