Wow, its been 2 months since my last post and so much has happened in that time. Lets recap:
May 7th I started a program called stronglifts in order to help with all the crazy muscle imbalances I have that have been causing me pain while sitting. This pain is due to hip immobility, sitting all day, muscle imbalances, spine curvatures, etc, etc, etc. Essentially, I was sitting myself to death.
Stronglifts is 5 exercises broken out to 3 days a week. They are:
Group A Group B
Squat Squat
Bench Press Overhead Press
Barbell Rows Deadlift
Not going into much detail, you alternate every other day but the one constant are squats. When I started, these were the weights:
Squat - 45lbs
Bench - 45lbs
Rows - 65 lbs
OH Press - 45lbs
Deadlift - 95lbs
Weight ~ 220lbs
After 2 months
Squat - 155lbs
Bench - 120lbs
Rows - 115lbs
OH Press - 75lbs
Deadlift - 195lbs
Weight ~ 220lbs
My back is much stronger, the pain has been reduced significantly but still more work to be done. In my journey I have found that my hips needed a lot of mobility work, as well as my shoulders. I have also learned that there is a difference between strength training and body building. Learned proper form, how to train, how to push myself mentally, and so much more.
I am still struggling with my diet as you can see that I haven't lost any weight but about a month ago I decided not to worry about my weight as I have come to realize that I am just weak. I needed to get strong and fix the issues I have and then worry about my weight. I want to make sure though that my weight doesn't increase. What has helped with the diet is knowing that if I eat junk, then I am going to suffer in the gym.
What does all this mean regarding the shakes and trying to lose weight? Well, I stopped the shakes. They don't provide enough calories/nutrients for me to consider them a meal. They are fine for someone at maintenance or someone who sits on their butt all day but for me, I will use them as a snack. However, I have limited my use of them because I am trying to get rid of processed foods from my diet as much as I can.
The one thing I am really glad I take are my Nutrilite Double X and Fish Oil. These have really helped with my energy levels as well as making sure my body gets the micro nutrients that it needs as well as Omega 3s.
I am still struggling with the Diet Dr Pepper since I have to get up at 5:30am Mon/Wed/Fri which I am starting to get used to but I NEED MY CAFFEINE!!!!
Anyway, thats my update for now, stay tuned for more.
