Aaaah, that's better! yesterday i was a little down on the whole dieting and transformation thing. After 75 days of no booze, mega exercise and abstinence from the good stuff i had a spike in weight. This tipped me into the territory of wasting my time and that did not feel good.
However, and i can thank blogging for this, i was concerned that the creatine might have had something to do with the gain. i looked it up and read a lot of articles on the subject. Seems i learned two things, firstly that it will make one retain additional water (my suspicion) and secondly that i am not taking enough (was not aware of this at all).
So last night i got home and had another serving, was nice and generous later before bed also. got up and had another nice big spoon and went to the gym. all afternoon i'd felt pumped in my head and body knowing that the substance makes the muscles pump up and that's how i felt. so i was then very surprised when i hit the scales at the gym to see 94.4kgs. had to second check on another set of scales.
So now i've got fat loss and pumped muscles. Chrissy's on fire!
Worked out hard today, have a dinner tonight but will foam roll and stretch tonight ready for pushing things tomorrow. It's squatting day tomorrow! perfect.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
aaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!
Gaining weight! what's up with this? i had an all time low of 94.2 kg and then the other day i get 97kg. That's just wrong!
Have i been eating too much - hell not that much, i understand if i don't lose but not gaining 3kgs in a week. Eating different? i have been taking protein and creatine - the purpose is for quick recovery and although they can help build muscle given the calorie deficit i'm in this is unlikely - plus you can't gain 3kg of muscle in a week.
I have to assume that the weight gain is related to the supplements, higher volume of activity (hardcore TT) and a bit more food. if so this should balance out towards the end of the programme.
Looking at the other evidence for fat loss/gain things seem to be in check. Last week i met someone i haven't seen since i was in Bali last year (just after my BFL 12 week transformation) who instantly said how much slimmer i looked. this is interesting because i should look about the same.
Clothes fit better and yesterday i threw out all my old pants. many that i'd been so proud to wear only a year ago. So let's stay strong and not lose focus.
Spanner in the works is that i am sponsoring a sporting event and have had to ask a friend to fly over and help. he's here the weekend i was due to start drinking - although i'd hope to wait one more week i guess i'll have to break this fast - i will need to be strong to keep the diet in check.
Have i been eating too much - hell not that much, i understand if i don't lose but not gaining 3kgs in a week. Eating different? i have been taking protein and creatine - the purpose is for quick recovery and although they can help build muscle given the calorie deficit i'm in this is unlikely - plus you can't gain 3kg of muscle in a week.
I have to assume that the weight gain is related to the supplements, higher volume of activity (hardcore TT) and a bit more food. if so this should balance out towards the end of the programme.
Looking at the other evidence for fat loss/gain things seem to be in check. Last week i met someone i haven't seen since i was in Bali last year (just after my BFL 12 week transformation) who instantly said how much slimmer i looked. this is interesting because i should look about the same.
Clothes fit better and yesterday i threw out all my old pants. many that i'd been so proud to wear only a year ago. So let's stay strong and not lose focus.
Spanner in the works is that i am sponsoring a sporting event and have had to ask a friend to fly over and help. he's here the weekend i was due to start drinking - although i'd hope to wait one more week i guess i'll have to break this fast - i will need to be strong to keep the diet in check.
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