I've always been a small framed person. Growing up I had to fend for myself many times for food around the house and I learned to eat small portions throughout the day. Not even knowing that apparently that is the healthiest way to be, but it doesn't do anything in the weight room.
As a freshman in highschool I was laughed at for doing only 95 lbs on the bench press and I swore that by the time the semester was over that I would bench over 200 lbs. Sure enough by January (about 4 months) I went up to 205. Again my body didn't change much. Even after highschool I had a hard time gaining weight.
In 2006 I got sick for a few weeks and lost around 10-15 lbs. I was down to 118 lbs at 5'8. Needless to say I looked pretty thin. After seeing a photo of me that year with family members I quickly came to the conclustion that I needed to bulk up. So for my birthday that year I hired a personal trainer for a month and learned the ropes. I was eating like a horse (about 2500 calories and 150 grams of protein a day). Protein shakes and bars were a normal thing for me and in 3 months I was up to 145 lbs and looked cut.
Problem with that is it took effort to eat that much all the time. I was so used to living on maybe 1000 or so calories a day. So after 3 months I went back to my normal eating habits and stopped working out for awhile. Within 6 months I was back down to 125 lbs. In 2007 around my birthday I decided to start bulking up again with similar results. And for the next few years this became a routine for me. Work hard for 3 months at the gym while eating then taking the rest of the year off.
This time around I started in December 2010 and was still at 134. Not a bad starter compared to before. For 2 weeks I ate everything in site (3000 calories a day and 160 grams of protein). I gained 7 lbs quick. I then took the holiday break off and just this past week decided to keep it going for 3 more months. This time, I want to get bigger and nicely cut.
For anyone interested, I always work out naturally. No pills at all. The only thing I take is creatine for helping my workouts last longer and protein shakes and bars. I only take those on my workout days. This time around I am also varying up my workouts to 4 days a week. I may add a 5th day after a month or so.
Funny thing is when I leave the gym my arms and chest are PUMPED. It's a MAN chest (for me) and I love it. But by the next day it goes back down. I want that pumped look everyday if possible. So I think this blog is simply to keep me motivated to working out and eating for the next 3 months. So far it has been 4 workout days down and 44 more to go. Hopefully I can keep it going for 6 months this time (which would be a record for me).
Here's to being ripped and staying thin in 2011.
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