Sunday, January 10, 2010

Off-season Eating!

Things are moving along well for me so far this off-season. I just returned from a week of vacation near Cancun, Mexico - eating from a buffet was a welcome break from yet another week of food prep. It was my first real vacation since I started my job at OSU and my wife and I really enjoyed our time there. My strength is slowly returning and I am looking forward to a productive semester at work. My current off-season diet looks like this:

  1. 6:00 am: 1 cup oats, whey protein, skim milk (40 / 80 / 10)
  2. 9:30 am: Egg white / whey protein / oat muffin (35 / 20 / 5)
  3. 12:00 pm: 6 oz chicken, veggies & almonds (40 / 5 / 15)
  4. 2:00 pm: Scivation Solution 5 (30 / 12 / 12)
  5. 4:00 pm: 5 oz ground beef & 1 cup rice (35 / 45 / 8)
  6. 7:00 pm: PWO shake (40 / 70 / 3)
  7. 8:00 pm: Various dinners (35 / 30 / 15)
  8. 10:00 pm: Whey & PB (30 / 5 / 16
Targeted Daily Macros: 285g Protein, 270g Carbs, 90g Fat = 3030 calories

My current weight is around 185 lbs, and I should be able to use this diet to get to 190 or 195. One change I am making this year is to incorporate cardio 3x per week. I am doing low-intensity morning cardio for about 25 minutes.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Ending 2009 / Starting 2010

2010 will mark my 5th year competing as a professional natural bodybuilder. Over the past several years, I have not been very good about updating this site on a regular basis. In 2010, however, I am going to make a conscious effort to provide an ongoing overview of how my training is progressing. I'm hopeful that I will be able to make at least monthly updates. I truly appreciate those of you who take the time to email and let me know what you like or don't like about the site - please keep the feedback coming.

Offseason Training

I am currently using a 2-week split in an attempt to bring up the many weak points in my physique, with a focus on increasing overall thickness and improving strength levels in several core lifts. My split looks like this:

Week 1

  • Monday: Arms / Calves
  • Tuesday: Shoulders / Traps
  • Wednesday: Back + 7 sets front squats
  • Thursday: OFF
  • Friday: Chest / Calves
  • Saturday: Legs (Quad focus)
  • Sunday: OFF

Week 2

  • Monday: Arms
  • Tuesday: Calves / Traps
  • Wednesday: Legs (Ham focus)
  • Thursday: OFF
  • Friday: Chest / Shoulders
  • Saturday: Back (Deadlifts)
  • Sunday: OFF

With this split, I hope to bring up my lagging calves and traps, while allowing enough recovery time between heavy squat and deadlift days on the weekends.