HCPinGviini Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im Your Man Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 vegan represent ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubby2112 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Incredible! I love the tricep pose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelk Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 Thank you everyone I seem to keep getting behind on updating my workouts, I haven't lifted weights for a couple of days and have just been doing a fair bit of aerobic work. Four days a week of weights is about as much as I can handle at the moment, I seem to be pulling up very sore after each workout.My last session was a lighter leg and back workout. Box squats - 60kg x 6 80kg x 3 110kg x 2 x 8 sets 150kg x 1Kneeling squats - 110kg x 5 x 5 setsSumo deadlifts - 110kg x 5 x 3 setsPullups - 6 x 6 - Did one pretty poor muscleup - I'll get there again one day...Trunk twists - 10 x 3 setsBarbell calf raise - 70kg x 12 x 3 sets My diet has been going well although this week I feel like my condition hasn't improved as much as I would have liked. I'm having a small refeed this weekend and hopefully that will help get the metabolism going again. I'm looking forward to having a couple of Clif bars which I got when my Vega order finally came yesterday Meal 1 - Nitrofusion, soaked walnuts (I soak them overnight and them add crystal salt to them) - mixed into a custard consistency. Meal 2 - Seaweed salad with tempeh and avocadoMeal 3 - Vega shakeMeal 4 - Tempeh, spinach, macadamia oilMeal 5 - Same as meal 1Had one less meal because I wasn't lifting weights, wasn't all that hungry anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Are the walnuts good like that? I've never tried anything like that. Interesting concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Diet looks good and congrats on the muscle up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelk Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 Are the walnuts good like that? I've never tried anything like that. Interesting concept. Yeah I love them. I generally buy some which have been dehydrated too but figured if I just soak them and add the salt they taste much the same. Diet looks good and congrats on the muscle up Thank you Had a pretty good workout on the weekend, had a small refeed and ate a couple of Clif bars and had some juice which I don't normally have and I think it helped my workout. Floor press - 40kg x 8 80kg x 4 100kg x 3 120kg x 3 130kg x 1Incline bench - 90kg x 5 x 3 setsMilitary press - 70kg x 3 x 5 setsThroatcrushers - 60kg x 5 x 3 setsBarbell curls - 45kg x 6 x 3 setsSkullcrushers - 45kg x 8 x 3 sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjohanx Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Arms are fucking sick dude! Vegan fucking power! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I like clif bars every once and awhile too. The blueberry one is great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelk Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 Arms are fucking sick dude! Vegan fucking power Haha, thanks mate! like clif bars every once and awhile too. The blueberry one is great stuff. I've never tried the blueberry one before, just the peanut butter one which is nice. Trained legs and back yesterday, I tried to go for a max on the deadlift. Deadlifts - 60kg x 8 100kg x 3 140kg x 3 180kg x 1 180kg x 1 - Did a second single because I didn't lock out the first properly.Lunges - 80kg x 5 x 5 setsBentover rows on box - 80kg x 6 x 4 setsClose grip chinups - 6 x 4 setsTrunk twists - 10 x 3 setsOne leg calf raises - 10kg x 12 x 5 sets Diet is still going ok, I'm going to have one more small refeed over the weekend and then get back to the depletion type of diet for the show. I'm not going to carb up or anything before the show next week because I have a few shows in a row and want to peak for the one on the 10th October. Meal 1 - Protein cookie (Have taken out the chocolate coconut butter to lower calories, just using Sunwarrior, flax meal, almond butter and walnuts - doesn't bind very well)Meal 2 - Tofu, broccoli, olive oilMeal 3 - Seaweed salad with tempeh and avocadoMeal 4 - Vega shakeMeal 5 - Aminos, creatine, carnitine, espressoMeal 6 - Sunwarrior and walnuts mixed into custardMeal 7 - Tofu, broccoli, avocado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Can't wait to hear how you do in the upcoming shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelk Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 Can't wait to hear how you do in the upcoming shows. Yeah me too, I hope I do well. I'm going to stop training legs on the weekend to give myself a week rest. I trained them about 4 days before my comp last year and they were still too smooth, so hopefully they will look leaner with the extra rest.Had an upper body session yesterday.Speed bench press - Bar x 12 60kg x 6 90kg x 3 x 6 sets 115kg x 2Dumbell bench press - 40kg x 5 x 3 setsLateral raises - 17.5kg x 5 x 5 setsBentover lateral raise - 15kg x 8 x 3 setsDumbell curls - 17.5kg x 5 x 5 setsDumbell skullcrushers - 15kg x 10 x 6 sets Diet Meal 1 - Sunwarrior and almondsMeal 2 - Tofu, spinach, olive oilMeal 3 - Aminos, spirulina, chia seedsMeal 4 - Tofu, broccoli, mushrooms, olive oilMeal 5 - Aminos, creatine, carnitine, espressoMeal 6 - Tofu, spinach, avocadoMeal 7 - Aminos, spirulina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm sure you will. You ate a ton of tofu lately! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubby2112 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Good luck! I love how you train mostly in the strength range, but obviously do quite well for hypertrophy and bodybuilding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelk Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 I'm sure you will. You ate a ton of tofu lately! Yeah, I'm starting to enjoy it a bit more now. Good luck! I love how you train mostly in the strength range, but obviously do quite well for hypertrophy and bodybuilding. I've always had better results training this way, I didn't ever get much out of the typical bodybuilding 'pump' style training. Once again I've fallen behind in keeping my journal updated but my memory isn't too bad so these are my last few workouts.Last Friday, Back and legs.Deadlifts - 60kg x 6 100kg x 3 140kg x 3 180kg x 1Lunges - 80kg x 5 x 5 setsClose grip pullups - 5 x 5 setsBentover rows on box - 80kg x 6 x 4 setsTrunk twists - 10 x 3 setsBarbell calf raises - 70kg x 12 x 5 sets Saturday, Chest, shoulders and armsBench press - 60kg x 8 100kg x 3 120kg x 3 130kg x 1 - was pretty happy with thatIncline dumbell bench - 40kg x 5 x 3 setsDumbell shoulder press (no back support) - 25kg x 5 x 3 setsThroatcrushers - 45kg x 6 x 4 setsBarbell curls - 40kg x 6 x 4 setsSkullcrushers - 40kg x 6 x 4 sets Yesterday (Monday) legs and backSumo deadlifts - 60kg x 6 100kg x 3 140kg x 3 180kg x 1 195kg x 1 - it was a pb for sumo deadlifts, I might use that for my competition deadlifting from now onFront squats - 100kg x 3 x 6 sets 130kg x 1Bentover rows - 100kg x 6 x 4 setsTrunk twists - 10 x 3 sets I was happy with yesterday's workout, my numbers are still ok considering I feel under the weather for the most part. It should put me in good shape for the powerlifting stuff down the track.I took a few photos yesterday and will post them when I get a chance. Diet is still going ok, have cut out most of my shakes and am just eating tofu, broccoli and olive oil or avocado 4 times a day and just some aminos on top of that. I should look ok for the practice comp on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 looking forward to pics. Congrats on the sumo PB. Why did you cut your shakes just to cut calories? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 When your trying to cut down do you remove quinoa from your diet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelk Posted September 26, 2009 Author Share Posted September 26, 2009 Yeah I cut the shakes out mostly as a way of reducing calories and because I'm pretty hungry most of the time, eating tofu and broccoli helps me enjoy what calories I'm having a little bit more. I cut out all my grains and things, like the quinoa, mostly because I find I react better to just fibrous vegetable based carbohydrates at this time when I need to make sure I'm not holding much fluid. I don't have the luxury of any diuretics and also I don't want to run the risk of potential bloating. At this point, the whole last week of preparation has just been tofu, broccoli and walnuts. I'm not going to do any carb ups or crazy water reductions or anything, I've tried risks like that in the past and it has never paid off. I would rather come in a bit flatter than carb up and get bloated or hold excess water. I had my last workouts earlier this weekChest, triceps, absSpeed bench - 60kg x 6 90kg x 3 x 6 sets 120kg x 2 - felt pretty good, I'm looking forward to getting back to powerlifting after all this finishesDumbell bench press - 42.5kg x 5 x 3 setsThroatcrushers - 50kg x 6 x 4 setsSkullcrushers - 40kg x 6 x 4 setsTrunk twists - 10 x 3 sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelk Posted September 26, 2009 Author Share Posted September 26, 2009 My last workout was just a little bit of shoulders, back, biceps, calves and abs.Pullups - 6 x 6 setsOne arm rows - 45kg x 6 x 4 setsClean and press - 70kg x 3 x 6 setsDumbell curls - 17.5kg x 5 x 5 setsRollouts - 10 x 4 setsBarbell calf raise - 70kg x 12 x 4 sets Diet has been the same for most of the week, 4 meals of plain organic hard tofu, cut into very thin slices and fried in a tiny bit of coconut oil. I was adding crystal salt but as of yesterday and today I'm only seasoning with pepper. I have been eating it with steamed broccoli, which I've also been adding pepper to. My water has been about 4-5 litres per day, I've also been drinking about a litre of green tea. I won't reduce my fluids until about 12 hours before I go on stage. Here are a couple of pictures from about a week ago. I've shaved and started tanning now, so I look a lot better. I'll have plenty more photos after this weekend. http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv3/Kirk1000/132.jpg http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv3/Kirk1000/131.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Looking awesome. Thanks for taking the time to answer my diet questions. I was wondering about the quinoa because technically it isn't relly a grain but more of a seed. Pics looks really awesome. I think your going to do really well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endcruelty Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 dude, you're an animal ... damn impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan Joe Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Muscle-rific Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelk Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 Looking awesome. Thanks for taking the time to answer my diet questions. I was wondering about the quinoa because technically it isn't relly a grain but more of a seed. Pics looks really awesome. I think your going to do really well! Thank you MaryStella!Yeah quinoa is a bit unique like that. dude, you're an animal ... damn impressiveMuscle-rific Thanks guys!! I have just got home from the comp. I came third which I'm pretty happy about. It was a pretty good lineup and I feel confident now going into the next couple of shows with some momentum.I'll post up some pics soon, I'm just going to enjoy my one night when I can eat up a little.Thanks everyone for being so supportive, I'm really glad to be here.Time to go eat some dark chocolate and hummus with bread and not just broccoli!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 congrats on the third place! looking forward to the pix. Dark choc must have been spectacular. I love the stuff too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xphilx Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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