[Anarkix]

SUP. This is my first real log of any kind, so don't expect it to be amazing. I figured I'd make a log to chart my progress as far as my training goes now that I'm able to take it seriously. I'm posting this log on bodybuilding.com (where I've been for like a year) and sherdog.net (the most legit MMA forum there is).

Anyways, current stats:

Age - 17
Height - 6"4'
Weight - 190 (fluctuates a bit, from 188 to 193 or so)
BF% - I'd say 12-ish


Goals (Updated 5/12/08):

Short Term:
Begin training at home "Ross Style" w/ equipment that I make (x)
Start MMA training (will be going to Ultimate Fitness to train with Urijah Faber)

Middle Term:
Complete a circuit of "25 Rep Roulette" with 100 lbs sandbag
Get decent in BJJ, MT and Western Boxing (Also now Judo!)
Move to San Diego (Got accepted to SDSU!)
Close the 300 lb. gripper with each hand

Long Term:
Compete in any of the 4 arts mentioned (Three above + actual MMA) at amateur (eventually pro) levels (at either 185 or 205)
BJJ black belt while in SD


My lifting routine right now isn't really set, but once I start training at UF I'm sure my endurance and cardio will reach the point that I can go back to powerlifting routines. It will probably be 3x3 when that point comes. I have to wait to enroll until I get my license (test is Apr 7).

Now, I realize I'm 17, but I've spent plenty of time in the gym since I was a kid, and I've spent even more time reading online. This is why I feel I'm qualified to decide what I supplement with. That being said, I currently supplement with Animal Pak, Lipo 6x (summer cut), ZMA (like the dreams), NO-Xplode (quitting this during cut), and Beta Alanine (just beastly).

Additionally, anyone reading this log should understand that when I do something, I give it 100%. That's generaly why I don't do much (lol). Thus, for my summer cut I'm doing the infamous Velocity Diet (TESTOSTERONE NATION. Today was my first day, had 1 shake so far. I noticed when researching this that there really wasn't any definitive list of products to buy for it (the ones on t-nation are outdated), so here's a list of the ones I got for it and their prices (bodybuilding.com):



5 shakes a day, 10 fish oil, 5 flax seed. I take them all together just cause that seems logical (shake, fish oil, flax seed) every time I feel hungry (off days). On training days (3 a week), it's 5 shakes, 5 flax seed tabs and a PWO shake (that's what the Mass Factor was for). Idk how this will make my energy levels when I first start training, but hopefully I'll get through it and be retardedly shredded for summer (6-8% realistic?).

I'm sure I forgot something, but I'll be posting hopefully every day, so any questions/comments/whatever will be responded to fairly quickly.

Also, I'll do my best to get progress pics.

CURRENT (192 LBS):


Note: This log no longer contains homo v-dieting. That ended around page 20 or so.

[Merrill]

I would not do the V-Diet. IMO it is a marketing ploy to sell more Biotest supplements. The same effects can be achieved with real food. Looking at your picture you look quite thin. you don't have much bodyfat to lose.

192 lbs at 6' 4" seems light.

I would recommend that you start trying to eat more food and gain more mass.

Your goals seem more towards aesthetics than getting stronger. Get on a good strength training program, eat more food, and you will get bigger. Don't rely on supplements so much.

Good Luck

[Donut62]

a) Why the hell are you cutting bodyfat. You are a six foot four inch skinny guy.

b) You are going on a starvation diet without doing any weight or strength training. You are going to lose what little muscle you have.

c) You wasted a shit load of money on supplements when you seem to have no absolutely no training direction. A lot of goals and very little action to achieve them.

[oxcart]

You are crazy. You should be eating whole food and trying to gain a bit of mass, not buying supplements and dieting.

[oxcart]

*double, but might as well use it*

Go get a sandwich. Or buy $300 worth of eggs and milk.

[Barut]

Welcome to the dog. Now, eat something and pick up some heavy things.

Or just spend a shit load on supplements and take BB.comesque pictures of yourself in the bathroom. Why are most of the pictures from the bathroom?

Seriously, EAT. Like a man. You're 17 duder. And 6'4". With some eating and proper training, you're a legit HW. EAT.

[Donut62]

Originally Posted by Barut

Seriously, EAT. Like a man. You're 17 duder. And 6'4". With some eating and proper training, you're a legit HW. EAT.

These are true words. Your t-levels are as jacked as they will ever be. You will have to be on juice in 10 years to even compare to the gains in size and strength you can make now. Just eat and train, and if you stick to MMA training and wind up competing years down the road worry about weight classes then.

[Barut]

While I'm shitting in this dude's log...I don't understand why anyone would intentionally stay Kendall Grove skinny. HW's make the money in combat sports. Fans like to see big men fight. Get big if you can and if you eventually end up fighting, your investment in food will pay off. Look at JT. He gets fights and makes decent money based on his size and ability to get KTFO in interesting and innovative ways.

[Sean O Deere]

You're fat. Lose weight.

[Tamil]

I eat more than you, I think, and I'm a 5'4" female who struggles shoveling enough food down my throat, heh. Please eat, your body will thank you when you start heavy lifting and training. In fact, if I remember correctly, the V Diet states that you're supposed to lift and avoid any cardio the entire time or it'll backfire, so it sounds like something's not right with your approach anyways. If you really want to trim what's left of your bodyfat, do it later, not now, when you have some bodyfat to trim. I do believe you need some though for taking impacts, fyi. I can't find a source for that at the moment, but I know from experience in playing fieldball that having a bit of cushion does make a difference in taking hits and recovery, lol.

Btw, you might as well start lifting heavy now and reap the benefits asap.

Drop the V Diet. At least you won't be running out of protein mix anytime soon .