I am back on track

[concetta27]

Congrats and good luck Eduardo! Happy you are back. Concetta

[eduardo84]

Originally Posted by PeterJankowski

Getting there mate. Xmas slowed things down considerably but just working on an action plan for the year ahead right now.

I've just finished TT Bodybuilding as was thinking about revisiting 5x5 myself. Hmmm.

I ran off track in the last contest. Too much going on and I gave myself permission to slack off which annoyed me a bit.

Might enter this one. Not sure yet. Couple of days to decide

Holiday season tends to slow everything down. The good thing is that the before picture is so awful that is almost impossible to not look better after 12 weeks!


I'm enjoying 5x5 and am considering to do it for 8 weeks, as Craig suggests in the manual. btw, do you keep the same weight for all five reps? I did that in the first week and found it really cool!

[eduardo84]

Originally Posted by LeslieM

Hi Eduardo! Welcome back and congratulations on the soon to be baby and soon to be PhD! One of the things that I first liked about the TT community was how many smart people there are here! I'm going to be using ESE also. It is the easiest thing I've ever used to take off the weight.

Hi Leslie,

Thank you for your kind words. I modified my fasts recently. Now I'm doing breakfast-to-breakfast (instead of dinner-to-dinner). It is much easier to eat less now, especially because I am a big dinner type of guy.

[eduardo84]

Originally Posted by concetta27

Congrats and good luck Eduardo! Happy you are back. Concetta

Thank you, Concetta!

I will try to be as much active as possible, not only in my own tread but also given support to others!!

[eduardo84]

Day 4 – 05/jan/2015 (entry 4)

13h00: protein shake in almond milk + 1 slice of homemade cake (post workout)

15h30: veggies and chicken in Thai sauce, 1 Belgium waffle with chocolate

22:00: protein shake + 1.5 slice of bread with gorgonzola

It was kind of a cheat day, but without overeating. Total calories were around 2,100.

[eduardo84]

Day 5 – 06/jan/2015 (entry 5)

10h00: protein shake in almond milk (2 scoops), 1 banana in Greek yogurt with muesli

Totals: 822 cals | 8C | 30F | 62P

Day 6 – 07/jan/2015 (entry 6)

9h00: protein shake in almond milk, 1 banana

12h00: 1 tuna sandwice and 1 salmon sandwiche

18h00: protein shake and 1 banana (post workout)

21h00: turkey breast, rice, salad, 2 pieces of dark chocolate

Totals 2,179 cals | 231C | 55F | 191P

[eduardo84]

Day 7 – 08/jan/2015

12h00: 1.5 sandwich (ham & cheese) + 1 piece of dark chocolate

17h00: protein shake in almond milk and 1 banana

21:00: 1 sandwich (smoked salmon and goat cheese), salad, 1 glass of red wine, 1 slice of almond pie.


Totals: 2088 cals | 127C | 121F | 117P

Day 8 – 09/jan/2015 (entry 6)

10h00: half pear

13h00: big salad with smoked salmon, goat cheese and olive oil + 2 pieces of dark chocolate

18h00: protein shake and 1 banana (post workout)

21h00: chicken schnitzel, sweet potato and salad + 2 glasses of wine + protein ice cream

Totals 2,146 cals | 161C | 84F | 188P

I made a video of my last squat session 102.5 kg (225 pounds) x 5 (kept the same weight in all 5 sets). Sorry for the awful quality

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11703676/Squat.mp4

[PeterJankowski]

Nice work mate and in answer to your earlier question, yes, you are meant to keep the same weight across all 5 sets.

[eduardo84]

Originally Posted by PeterJankowski

Nice work mate and in answer to your earlier question, yes, you are meant to keep the same weight across all 5 sets.

Thank you, Peter!

I was working up to a top end set for the last 9 months... this is a completely new game! Yesterday I did 80 kg x 5 x 5 in the Bench Press and today I'm really sore

[eduardo84]

10/01/2015 – Day 9

Weather was not that bad, so I hit some sprints outside. Good times

12h00: protein shake in almond milk, tinny slice of butter cake, medium bowl of fruits (banana, pear, strawberry, mango)

17h00: protein bar

20h00-22h00: we took our mother for dinner, most likely the last one before the baby comes

I had tomato soup, steak in mushroom sauce, some fries (only a few), two glasses of wine and a small crème brullée for dessert.

Totals 2,187 | 172 C | 67 F | 152 P

11/01/2015 – Day 10

11h00: protein shake in almond milk, medium bowl of fruits (banana, grapes, strawberry, mango
)
15h00: toasted cheese sandwich

18h00: two beers

21h00: roasted chicken leg, rice and beans, two glasses of wine, chocolate-almond pie.

Totals 2,223 | 288 C | 66 F | 116 P