JayLoss

Time to Build – Bulking Up!

Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by Jay in Gym

Hey guys, sorry for not updating  in awhile. I have been very busy at work, basically working nonstop.

I just wanted to say that I have been able to maintain my weight by eating healthy, and I stopped going out to eat at places like Carl’s Junior. I don’t know why I like that place so much, they do have some healthy food, like the vegetarian burger, which is basically a hamburger wrapped with lettuce instead of a hamburger bun (not so much healthy, but not as bad for you). Also they have grilled chicken sandwiches, which are pretty tasty. Everything else they have pretty much isn’t good for you, like fries or onion rings. I usually just have a chicken sandwich and iced tea without any sweetener. But again I won’t be going back there anytime soon.

I don’t know my current body fat, I think it’s gone up to maybe 11% body fat. But I’m not too concerned about it, because my goal is to gain muscle in the long run. So increasing my body fat slightly is okay for right now.

By the way I am writing this post by my iPad dictation application, which writes everything I say down for me. So yeah, it’s gotten to that points where I am so strapped for time, that the only way I can write content is through my voice. Sorry if I sound boring at times.

What else to talk about?

Oh, I know what to talk about, I have decided not to run the half marathon. The reason why is because I feel my long-term goal of gaining muscle will be compromised if I attempt to train for the half marathon. It’s the increased cardio workouts that worry me, running miles and miles each and every week leading up to the half marathon will not benefit me in gaining muscle for the most part. Most likely what would happen is that I would actually start to lose muscle as I lose more weight with increased cardio which I don’t want to happen.

If I wanted to lose more weight, then sure I would run a half marathon and train for it, but that’s not the case for me. Instead I feel it’s time for me to bulk up!

I told my trainer that I want you primarily focus on gaining muscle now, I still want to lose body fat but in the process of gaining muscle, body fat increases. It’s not a big deal for right now. Obviously I won’t reach my 8% body fat goal for this month, but I can set that aside for another time.

It’s all about what you eat and it doesn’t matter what stage you’re in apparently, you always have to eat healthy. That’s what I have come to realize. If you want to lose weight you have to eat healthy, if you want to maintain your weight you have to eat healthy, if you want to bulk up you have to eat even better.

I’m going to focus mostly on high quality proteins, and minimal fats, only the good fats. I won’t be cheating and eating out at fast food places like I did a couple weeks ago. That was just dumb.

So Jay is now in the body-building phase!

By the way, I think I’ll have phases of cutting and bulking up from here on out. Let’s hope for some good results in the coming months.

Jay,
Current Weight: 178lbs.
Blog Starting Weight: 268 lbs.
Heaviest Weight: 336 lbs.
Current Body Fat: ???
Goal Body Fat: 8%

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