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I believe it is. http://radial-radialnutrition.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/c4extreme60servings.png It sounds pretty vegan. When in doubt go by cholesterol, anything involving an animal has cholesterol. Sick today.. On the bright side I visited my chiropractor and it's amazing how much better you can breath when your ribs are in the right place!! I feel somewhat better than I did when I got up this morning, and I can't really afford to take more than 1 sick day so I'll be back to work tomorrow. And my rule of 2014 is: Healthy enough for work = healthy enough to go to the gym.

Preworkout 1scoop C4 1 tablespoon dextrose 1scoop glutamine 1scoop creAtine Workout Dumbell bench 70 lb 1x10 75lb fail 60lb 2x10 Dumbell incline 55lb 1x10 50lb 2 x10 Barbell bench 135 lb 2x10 Barbell incline bench 110lb 2x8 Cable lat pulldowns wide forward facing grip 165lb 1x10 180lb 2x10 Cable lat pulldown close inward facing grip 180lb 3x10 Cable seated row close inward facing grip 180lb 3x10 Cable seated row wide inward facing grip 165lb 2x10 Flat bench dumbell flys 40lb 1x10 45lb 1x10 Machine incline press hammer strength* 90lb 1x12 140 lb 2x10 Rocit rotary calf machine *648lb 3x20 PWO 1teaspoon dextrose 1scoop creatine 1scoop glutamine 1tAblespoon nutritional yeast 1teaspoon maca powder 1 spoonful plant fusion vanilla protein powder 1 spoonful garden of life raw protein vanilla Raw one for men daily vitamin Hour later shake 1 teaspoon cacao powder 1/3 tablespoon nutritional yeast 1 spoonful garden of life raw protein **I weighed in at 185!!

Hey guys so I've been basically snowed in for a couple days now, more or less. Today I couldn't take it anymore and did a lower body workout with just my body weight, totally not my thing but desperate times take desperate measures, right? I did Butt touching ankles squats " jump ^on heels ^ and on Toes. Standing calf raises. both one legged and 2 legged Lunges I did them in sets until exhaustion 3-4 sets of each, didn't count reps maybe a hundred or so to begin with then shorter as I got burnt out. I was really surprised at what a great pump I got in my legs from this! Usually I get sore before any serious pump on leg days but this made me feel like my legs were growing before my eyes. I hate to admit it but it felt really good and I feel like there is something to gain doing explosive work like this and the increased range of motion vs normal squats/lifts etc. I may work these days into my regular routine more often from here on out. I'm curious as to how bad the day after legday DOMS will be tomorrow LOL! If I'm not up too late doing homework tonight I will try to weigh in tomorrow in the AM. I'm really wishing for 185+ Thanks for reading!

Ok I lied no gym today. We got more snow yesterday and more today. I've decided its best to wait for the conditions to get better than to risk it right now ):

Took the tank (aka the tiny 2 door Scoobaru Impreza 2.5rs) to the gym today. I got goals!! Today was a good workout, arms and shoulders. I have leg days too lol I just have been lazy about writing my workouts since I had one delete itself when it was almost done Tomorrow is legs and I need to weigh my self again, keeping my fingers crossed.

Workout Same supps as last workout Barbell bench press 3set 10 rep 135lb Dumbell flys flat bench Set 10 rep 42.5lb Set 10 rep 47.5 lb Set 10 rep 52.5lb Dumbell bench 2sets 10 rep 60 lb Dumbell seated military press 1set 10 rep 40lb 1set. 10 Rep 45lb 1set. 0 rep lol!! Failed to lift 50lb Cable lat pulldown forward facing grip 2sets 10 reps 165lb 1 set 10 rep 180lb Cable lat pulldown hands facing each other wide grip 1set 10 rep 150lb 165lb 1set 10 rep Machine ISO laterAl high row 180 lb 10 rep 250 lb 10 rep 300 lb 8 rep Machine "roc it/hoist" side obliques 3sets 10 reps 100 lb Machine ISO lateral low row 160 lb 10 rep 210 lb 2sets 10 rep Nautilus machine military press 1set 10 rep 90lb 2sets 10 rep 110lb Incline sit-up 2 sets 15 rep Cable seated row hands facing in close grip 180lb 1 set 10 rep 210 lb 10 rep 210lb 10 rep

Thankyou!! Today same supps at same times Workout Incline dumbell bench 2 sets 10reps 50lb Dumbell bench flat 2sets 10 reps 60lbs Seated dumbell military press 2 sets 10 reps 40lbs 1 set 8reps45lb Machine wide chest (hammer strength) 1 set 12 rep 180lb 1set 10reps 230lb 1 set. 9reps 230lb Machine decline press (hammer strength) 2sets 10 reps 180lb Machine high row 3 sets 10 reps 230lb Cable lat pulldown hands facing forward wide 3 sets 10 reps 165lb Cable pulldown hands together facing each other 2sets 10 reps 180 lb Machine seated strait leg calf lift 3 set 20 rep 648*lb (feels like200) ^machine "roc it rotary calf" Roc it side obliques machine 2sets 10 reps 100 lb Each side Total time about 45 minutes

Pre-workout 1scoop c4 1scoop glutamine 1scoop creatine 1tsp dextrose Today's workout Barbell tri skull crushers 2sets 9 reps @75lb Barbell standing curls 2sets 10 reps @95lb Lat raise machine 3 sets 13 reps 110lb Rear delt seated machine 3 sets 12 reps 125 lb Shoulder shrug dumbells 2sets 10 reps 95lb Concentration curls 3 sets 10 reps 35 lb Single dumbell 2 handed seated overhead tri extensions 3 sets 9 reps 70lb Leg lifts at dip station 2 sets 20 reps Standing cable tri rope pulldown 3 sets 10 rep 60 lb Hammer curl dumbells 1 set 10 rep 40lb 2 set 10 rep 45lb Standing front delt barbell raise 3 sets 10 reps 60lb Tri extension machine seated 3 sets 10 rep 110lb Curl machine seated 3 sets 10 reps 125lb Total time of workout roughly 1 hour Post workout shake- 1/2 table spoon Nutritional yeast 1/4 cup Oats 1 scoop glutamine 1 scoop creatine 1/2 scoop Plant fusion protein 1/2 scoop Warrior protein 1 tsp dextrose **i weighed in at 184.lbs today **

so I hurt myself yesterday at work (I Drive a box truck and move furniture for a staging company), fortunately I'll be better tomorrow. I was carrying a night stand (pressed against my chest) up some low height clearance twisty stairs in a home, and smacked my head on the low ceiling, which caused my face to collide with the nightstand in my arms. Didn't think much of it at the time and finished my day.. When I woke up this morning I could hardly lift my head from my pillow! My neck got really messed up and my face looks like someone got a good punch on my right cheek, kinda embarrassing honestly LOL! I got the day off and went to see my Chiropractor who got me all straitened out I'll be hitting the weights hard tomorrow morning! Arms and Shoulders are on the slate, and whatever is not still sore, in the morning, from Monday. Cheers:coffee2:

Keep up the good work Mrbear666 really like your journal very inspirational for me just having started mine and seeing yours progress!

Yea I really like it because of the flavor and how easily it mixes with everything, like smoothies etc. So tasty! Good news I weighed in at 183.lbs today (+3), yea I know you can't really count 3.lbs but if its consistent its there right. And I saw that our WholeFoods had a 25% off deal going yesterday for supps so I picked up a bottle of this http://bestproteinpowderv.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Warrior-Food-Extreme-Protein.jpg Did arms and shoulders and light core today feeling really good. Yesterday was legs chest and back. I think I might take tomorrow off. Thanks for the comments! Really encourages me to check in here more often and keep on track

Picked up some goodies to help me on my way toward my 2014 goals! http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/cb/8b/e2/cb8be212c8854555bf0e12cefdd0afda.jpg

Thanks!! Haha so far so good, my back is still pretty good for a tall guy lol. But that first week was great for my underdeveloped forearms! I'm starting to get used to it now I still have tightness between my shoulderblades at night though, but nothing serious. On another note I saw my chiropractor for the first time in months (I've been a little broke and putting this visit off, even while knowing I was all out of whack!) and got put back in order. I had a rib out on both sides and a crooked neck, but all better now, I feel taller wider and I can breath a little easier too

Hey guys I'm starting this in hopes it will help me keep my goals in mind and hopefully you all can support me in my mission! So I'm 27 years old, and 6'3" I currently weigh 180.lbs and am @ 16% body fat My goal is to get over 200.lbs without increasing bodyfat. And honestly I really start to look bad at 18% body fat so right now I feel like I just look ok (this is for my self and my opinion of myself, I would by no means judge anyone else by these standards), I would really like to get down to 12% body fat at 200lbs Butt I'll just take this one step at a time so for now I just want to get that extra 20lbs of muscle! My diet is pretty clean vegan stuff not raw or anything but very little junk food. I will make updates in here with food eaten as often and accurate as possible, hopefully once a day Supplements- *I will be picking up some stuff later this week *List to come** Exercise, I love to just sit in the gym and lift weights its just whats fun for me, I do kind of a mix between body building and powerlifting regiments, currently I go every other day but I may start going more often soon! & I go for walks once a day with my wife and our dog usually at least half an hour some times 90 minutes. +1 more thing I start a new job as a furniture mover tomorrow so I'll get paid for some of my exercise too HA! If I'm brave enough I may even post a before pic too Any way, thanks for reading, comments and suggestions are great. I really appreciate all the support I can get!! *Progress 2014 starting weight 01/01/14----180.lbs 01/26/14----183.lbs +3 01/31/14----184.lbs +1 02/11/14----185.lbs +1 02/13/14----186.lbs +1 02/17/14----187.lbs +1 02/19/14----188.lbs +1 02/22/14----187.lbs -1 02/25/14----187.lbs 02/26/14----186.lbs -1 03/01/14----186.lbs 03/02/14----187.lbs +1 03/04/14----189.lbs +2 03/07/14----190.lbs +1 03/09/14----189.lbs -1 03/09/14----188.lbs -1 04/17/14----189.lbs +1 04/20/14----192.lbs +3 05/05/14----193.lbs +1 05/07/14----195.lbs +2 05/28/14----196.lbs +1 05/30/14----198.lbs +2

Hello I'm new to the boards as well and just noticed the Finch badge under my own name today! Welcome to the board!

Thanks! I feel like the avatar represents me well in several ways Ultimately they went with someone else. Win some lose some I guess; In other news I got an offer from a different company this morning and I start tomorrow. I'm just going to be a Shipping clerk for a computer recycling company, so it wont be a "cool" (by my standards, comparably to a vegan bakery) job but it is a little more money so I'll survive LOL. 1 more bit of news I may be adopting a dog soon!! I'm so excited!! My old dog passed from old age in April I miss him so much and nothing could ever replace him. That said I have found a dog at a local shelter that I'm pretty smitten with. The shelter he is at requires that I foster him before a week before they let me officially call him mine, I'm supposed to pick him up to come stay with us this weekend

Thanks! I feel like it went well http://www.bsabantamclub.com/wp-content/sp-resources/forum-smileys/fingerscrossed.gif The position is a wholesaler/baker at Sweetpea Baking Company. I liked the owner/s (?) people who interviewed me, and the feeling seemed mutual. But at the end of the interview they told me they had a few more interviews to do and that they would call me back the next day (today) to either offer me the spot or let me know they chose someone else. That all said I'm feeling a little anxious, it's 2:09pm here and I haven't heard from them yet..

Update! I've got my first interview for a job in the Vegan industry in Portland tomorrow morning; I'm very excited for this opportunity, wish me luck!

Will do! Portland is a great place to be a vegan, lots of options and veg friendly shops etc.

Hi, welcome to the forum! I'm also in Portland, OR I've only been vegan for about a year now, got any favorite restaurants, stores etc?

Hello fellow health minded Vegans! My name is Evan. I live in Portland Oregon and have been a vegan for about a year now. I'm a bigtime car guy, if anyone on here is into cars hit me up some time or Facespace me or something! I attend PCC full time working toward degrees in Philosophy and Education. I've always been interested in Nutrition & Fitness, I even worked at a Bodybuilding supplement distributor for a brief period. Historically I've always been in good shape. I was very active as a youth played lots of sports etc. After highschool I dropped most sports in favor of books and weights. I've been in and out of the gym over the last 10 years (I'm 26) but I've always had a weight set at home in the past. I've been training at the 24hour in the Pearl since June. I initially lost a lot of fat and felt really good about that but in the last month I feel like my progress has stalled out and I'm just maintaining. My current workouts are usually an hour long with at least 3/4 of it spent on the weights, about 4-5 days a week. Split as follows: with a little bit of core thrown in everyday to breakup big sets. Day1 Arms - Bi's Tri-s Day2 Chest/ Most upper body pushing movements shoulders etc. Day3 Back/ Most upper body pulling movements shoulders traps etc. Day4 Legs Maybe about a total of 1-1.5hours cardio total over a weeks period borken up between days randomly at the end of a workout or a short jog on the weekend with my wife. Current goals are to get a decent job that I can have while in school so I can afford to put on muscle If I'm going to put on muscle I need to eat more and that ain't cheap! Currently I'm about 190lbs I'd like to get to 205 (at about the same bodyfat) by January if I can get the funds..