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An x-ray likely won't show anything if you have a disk issue. Good luck getting an MRI without trying physical therapy first. I had an x-ray which showed nothing. I then asked for an MRI, was told I had to try a chiro or physical therapy first, so I chose the chiro. Went 4 times, and he made my back...

Feast Day 2

Today's Exercise: Softball
Today's Maintenance Calories: 2963
Daily Caloric Goal: 120% of 2963 = 3556
Calories Consumed: 3631 (123% of maintenance) 266g protein

I'm feeling great, tons of energy. Can't wait to get in the gym on Monday.

Feast Day 1 Today's Exercise: Softball Today's Maintenance Calories: 2381 Daily Caloric Goal: 120% of 2381 = 2857 Calories Consumed: 2868 (~120% of maintenance) 231g protein Ahh, feast is awesome. I felt like every morsel of food I was eating was going directly into my muscles, as the fullness incr...

Also, just wanted to clarify; my gym is under construction so right now all I have access to is the "preview center" and they don't have a lot of equipment in there, so bench press has to be done with dumbells and I have to come up with alternatives for squats and leg sled, etc... I highl...

My custom dietary plan Since I'm calculating a daily maintenance calorie number which includes the exercise I do that day, my calories will automatically zig-zag according to the exercise amount, so there's no need for me to use zig-zags on top of that. I will use a flat percentage week by week acc...

I would finish your 4th day of Famine today, and then tomorrow start your 3 days of eating your face off. Awesome, that works out well with my schedule anyway, as I can eat heavily Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, then hit the gym for my first Feast workout on Monday. I was planning on eating 120% of ...

Famine Day 4 Today's Exercise: None Today's Maintenance Calories: 2310 Daily Caloric Goal: 70% of 2310 = 1617 Calories Consumed: 1629 (~71% of maintenance) 25g protein Checked my heart rate again this morning and it's even higher. I'm now 12 bpm over my baseline. Can I stop this madness a day early...

Famine Day 3 Today's Exercise: Famine Workout #2 Today's Maintenance Calories: 2310 + 171 = 2481 Daily Caloric Goal: 70% of 2481 = 1737 Calories Consumed: 1752 (~71% of maintenance) 28g protein Weight: 177 ( -3 lbs ) Woke up this morning and checked my heart rate and it's already up 10 bpm over my ...

Ok, thanks for input. I'll compromise and set my goal for 70% and try to stay even lower, and see if I can do that without getting bad headaches.

I would recommend dropping your calories a bit further for famine to create a more "stressed" state in the body. That way when you jump up to 120% of Maint for a couple of weeks, you will get more of a supercompensation by the body and hopefully start into better gains. I appreciate the i...

Rizzo23601 wrote:Sorry for the long post... That workout is pretty high volume if I got it right, it's 16 supersets and 16 regular sets?

No, my understanding is you don't repeat anything. Just follow what Rob listed in the first post. It's 4 supersets and then 4 regular sets of triceps, that's it.

Famine Day 2 Today's Exercise: None Today's Maintenance Calories: 2310 Daily Caloric Goal: 70% of 2310 = 1617 Calories Consumed: 1647 (29g protein) ~71% of maintenance Slight headache here and there, but not as bad as yesterday. I am definitely not enjoying famine at all. I can't wait for these 5 d...

Famine Day 1 Today's Exercise: Famine Workout 1 Today's Maintenance Calories: 2310 + 171 = 2481 Daily Caloric Goal: 75% of 2481 = 1861 Calories Consumed: 1850 (31g protein) ~75% of maintenance Net Calories: 1850 - 2481 = -631 Workout: One legged squats in doorway for balance 180lbs x 6 Weighted pul...

I've read BP 2.0 and 3.0 up and down, bought everything I need to have an awesome run, and I'm going to try to do everything perfectly, especially my diet. I bought a kitchen scale to weigh my food, and I'm using my true maintenance calories on a daily basis as a guide for my caloric intake. My diet...