END OF THE 30-DAY CHALLENGE!

So, last week marked the end of my 30-Day fitness challenge. Here's a little recap-

I went to the gym almost every day during the last month, led a very active lifestyle, ate the right foods, and everything that I set out to do. Of course I had a few cheat days where I just ate what I felt like, and didn't do that much in terms of workout, but I made sure to keep those on the minimum.

Let's compare and see if I had any gains over this past month.

Day 1

End of Month

End of Month

End of Month

 Now, I didn't take other angles for the beginning of the month, like I should have, but I think that I've made some pretty good gains.

My chest is WAY bigger, my arms may look the same, but they're definitely WAY bigger, I didn't take a picture of my legs, but my jeans are definitely tighter, and my abs stayed exactly the same.

Several people have been telling me that I'm getting noticeably bigger, and I feel great. Now I plan on keeping up this growth, and hopefully getting to my goal of 160 or 165 pounds of lean muscle, with a low body fat percentage.

Day 13 of 30 Day Challenge

Workout - Biceps

Weight - 147

• 10,10,10 Dumbbell Curls (30)
• EZ-Bar Half-Curls (55)
• EZ-Bar Curls (55)
• Preacher Curl Burnouts (20 to 60 to 20)

Day 9, 10, 11, 12 of 30 Day Challenge

Crap, I've been neglecting to post on here lately. SO HERE WE GO!

Day 9


Workout - Triceps (Out of Order and no weights, because i forgot)

• Skullcrushers
• Rope Cable Push-Downs
• Cable Push-Downs Reverse Grip
• Dips
• Dumbbell Tricep Extensions
• I might be missing something

Day 10

Workout - Supposed to be back, but I didn't have time so I just did Cardio and Abs

Day 11

Workout - Rest Day

Day 12

Workout - Chest + Some Shoulders

• 10,8,6 Flat Barbell Bench Press (135,155,165)
• 10,8,6 Incline Barbell Bench Press (115,115,125)
• Decline Bench Press (First time, ended up doing cable decline)
• 7x10 Cable Flies Decline, Flat, Incline (20 Both Sides)
• 10,10,10,25 Bent Lateral Raises (17.5,17.5,17.5,10)
• Vincent's Shoulder Workout (20,30,30)

I'll post up a picture and progress thoughts tomorrow because I'm really tired right now.

Day 8 of 30 Day Challenge

Workout - Legs

Weight - Back down to 147.5 lbs

• 6-3-6 Cardio (~2 miles)
• 5,4,3 Power Cleans (115, 135, 135)
• 10,10,10 Squats (205)
• 10,10,10 Lunges (120)
• 10,8,6 One-Leg Extensions (75, 90, 105)
• 10,8,6 One-Leg Curls (75,90,105)
• 12,12,12 Seated Calf Raises (95)

This diet is such a hassle, I'm getting really annoyed of it, but I'm going to keep pushing and trying hard at it. I bought some multivitamins, waiting for that to come in. I bought Universal Animal Pak, because I heard that it was pretty good so I wanted to try it out. My legs are completely wasted right now, having a hard time walking properly, and IT'S SO DAMN HOT and I'M SO DAMN SWEATY

Life

Message of Life

Day 7 of 30 Day Challenge

Workout - Shoulders

Weight - 150 lbs (dayumn, I just jumped 2.5 pounds?? But then again, I just ate not too long ago so that could be affecting my weight, still gaining weight and not putting on any fat so I'm feeling pretty good right now)

• 10,8,6 Dumbbell Military (40,45,50)
• 3 sets of 3x10 PV Shoulder Circuit (15)
• 10,10,10 Bent Lateral Raises (15)
• 10,10,10 Front Raises (15)
• 10,10,10 Shrugs (60)
• 15,8,8 Standing Upright Rows (50,70,70)

So I tried out a new protein today, GNC Amplified Wheybolic Extreme 60, because the dude in the GNC store is a really good salesman and convinced me to purchase this one instead of Gold Standard. Well, I used to take this one and I liked it, but it was a little pricey so I steered away from it. I went into GNC intending to buy the Gold Standard protein, but like I said, the guy was a really good salesperson and I ended up leaving the shop with the GNC brand and I also bought a new shaker bottle. He threw in a complementary.. dietary supplement? I guess it's kind of like a fat burner, but I told him that I'm trying to bulk up and he said to keep it until I'm at my desired weight/size and then take it to burn off any excess fat. He also gave me the GNC gold card discount, so what would've been a much more expensive purchase turned out to be about 50 dollars, so that was pretty cool. 

Some of my Meals

So I figured I should probably post up what kind of diet I'm doing. To be honest, I'm not being very strict on my diet, but I'm just doing what I can with what I have to make my diet healthy.

Lets break it down - I'm eating about 5 times a day, keeping my meals at an average size, not too big, not too small. I'm drinking a protein shake before and then after workouts to keep up with my body's protein requirements. I'm drinking tons of water, and I mean A LOT of water. Maybe like 2 gallons of water a day. Needless to say, I spend a lot of time in the restroom.

Well here's some of my meals for today.

Breakfast Day 6

So this was my breakfast for today. I had oatmeal with dried raisins, 3 eggs with 2 egg yolks, and a cup of milk.

One thing I learned from eating this breakfast - I HATE OATMEAL.

Oatmeal has to be one of the blandest tasting foods ever. I didn't put any seasoning in it, only some dried raisins, and I hated it.

Dinner Day 6

This is my.. dinner? I split this up into two meals because it was a pretty large portion. So, my parents bought me vietnamese food for dinner, and I didn't want to waste it so I decided to try and make the meal as healthy as possible. I didn't put in ANY of the sauce that they give you. I added extra vegetables, like carrots and cucumbers. And because I love yogurt, I had some Yoplait yogurt on the side.



I didn't take pictures of any of my other meals, but I can just do my best to describe them. Honestly, dieting sucks. I wanted to eat some really good foods today, but I promised I'd stick to this diet and I'm going to do my best to do so.

Meal #2 - Not gonna lie, I cheated a little bit and ate a cheeseburger, BUT it was a homemade cheeseburger with lean beef cooked on a skillet and not on a grill. The cheeseburger was pretty large and had lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, grilled onions, the patty, and the buns.

Meal #3 - I didn't really have time to cook any food so I just had a bowl of Cheerios, some yogurt, and some pineapple.

Meal #4 and 5 - The vietnamese food shown above.