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Hey VBB friends, decided to start my training journal in order to keep a record of my progress and also get feedback from those of you with far more experience!

 

Me:

23 year old male

6 feet tall and weigh 150lbs

I've been vegetarian my entire life and beginning to go vegan

 

Goal:

Put on size - add some mass to my frame

Build a sculpted body

Enhance my stamina and endurance

Improve flexibility. Had surgery on my meniscus 2 years ago and working on strengthening my legs and increasing flexibility.

 

Currently:

In School - finished my undergrad and went back

Living on residence - 5 minute WALK away from the gym (so I have no excuse really!)

Been doing a lot of reading about fitness programs and putting on size. I'm working on modifying my diet to increase calorie intake and eating health meals.

Starting a 10 week program (got from bodybuilding.com) based on Hypertrophy-Specific Training (HST) + integrating some additional items from Nate Green's book Built for Show.

 

Feedback & comments are welcomed and encouraged. Looking forward to learning from other vegan bodybuilders and seeing some results!

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Oct 4th

 

sets x reps x weight

 

Squat

3 x 15 x 115lbs

 

Leg Curl with Stability Ball

3 x 15

 

Shrugs

3 x 15 x 105lbs

 

Cable Wood Chop

3 x 15 x 25lbs *both sides

 

Side Plank Flies

1 x 20 x 9lbs *both sides

 

Stretches

General body stretch + working on hip flexors & hamstrings

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Oct 11th - getting destroyed by midterms, but made it out to the gym today for an upper body workout

 

sets x reps x weight

 

Incline Bench Press

3 x 15 x 65,75,75lbs

 

Wide Grip Pull

3 x 15 x 70lbs

 

Dips

3 x 15

 

One-Arm Rows

3 x 15 x 15lbs

 

Incline Hammer Curls

3 x 15 x 10lbs

 

Lying Triceps Extension

3 x 15 x 10lbs

 

First time I felt like I did a decent workout to my triceps - felt great after...and rewarded myself with a big healthy dinner! I need to work on adding some chest exercises and taking it easy on the chest press - I was barely able to finish the last set on 75, so I might go back to 65 and keep proper form. All the while adding another exercise to target that area.

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Hi Robert! Thanks for the welcome! I joined a while ago...but was just a board browser at the time Now i'm definitely serious about getting in shape and looking forward to learning from the community and other journals!

 

Toronto is awesome as always! I'm actually going to school in Windsor right now. Did you come down to the Toronto Vegetarian Association Food Fair this year? I missed it unfortunately, but it's an awesome event - it's how I learned about this website 2 years ago!

 

Cheers!

 

 

Welcome to the group! Looks like you joined a while back.

 

All the best with your training goals and your return to leg strength after your surgery.

 

How are things in Toronto?

 

Keep after it and have fun training!

 

-Robert

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What time of year is the Toronto Veg food fair? I always wanted to visit that city and it'd be cool to plan it around an event like that.

Also looks like you have a good start to your fitness goals with that workout routine. Keep pushing!

 

-Dylan

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Oct 14th

 

sets x reps x weight

 

Squat

3 x 15 x 115lbs

 

Leg Curl with 26" Stability Ball

3 x 15

 

Shrugs

3 x 15 x 105lbs

 

Cable Wood Chop

3 x 15 x 25lbs *both sides

 

Side Plank Flies

1 x 20 x 9lbs *both sides

 

Stretches

General body stretch + working on hip flexors & hamstrings

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Oct 19

 

sets x reps x weight

 

Medicine Ball Squats

1 x 12lbs

 

Incline Bench Press

3 x 15 x 65,75,75lbs

 

Wide Grip Pull

3 x 15 x 70lbs

 

Dips

3 x 15 - really feeling this one...don't know why but they were really difficult to finish

 

One-Arm Rows

3 x 15 x 25lbs Increased 10lbs!

 

Incline Hammer Curls

3 x 15 x 15, 10, 10lbs

 

Lying Triceps Extension

3 x 15 x 10lbs

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Oct 24

 

sets x reps x weight

 

Warmup Squats

1 x 15 x 45lbs

 

Squat

3 x 15 x 115lbs

 

Leg Curl with 26" Stability Ball

3 x 15

 

Shrugs

3 x 15 x 105lbs

 

Cable Wood Chop

3 x 15 x 25lbs *both sides

 

Side Plank Flies

1 x 20 x 9lbs *both sides

 

Stretches

General body stretch + working on hip flexors & hamstrings

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Oct 25

 

sets x reps x weight

 

Incline Bench Press

1 x 15 x 65lbs - I have no idea what happened to me on this...maybe it was because I did it as my last exercise, but I just couldn't finish more than one set. I really need to work on my pre-workout nutrition and hydration during workout to keep up stamina and strength.

 

Wide Grip Pull

3 x 15 x 70lbs

 

Dips

3 x 15 - Began to find the dips on the Stand difficult, so began to alternative between the stand and using a bench to do shoulder dips

 

One-Arm Rows

3 x 15 x 25lbs Increased 10lbs!

 

Incline Hammer Curls

3 x 15 x 15, 10, 10lbs

 

Lying Triceps Extension

3 x 15 x 10lbs

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Hey Dylan! The food festival is usually the first week of September! Their website for more information is festival.veg.ca - check it out! The city is pretty awesome to visit around that time - the weather is awesome and the festival is usually hosted on the harbourfront!

 

Thanks for the feedback on the routine Much appreciated!

 

What time of year is the Toronto Veg food fair? I always wanted to visit that city and it'd be cool to plan it around an event like that.

Also looks like you have a good start to your fitness goals with that workout routine. Keep pushing!

 

-Dylan

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