Still going strong

Hello iron friends, I know I've been missing for a while but apart from my training I also have a full time job, I also study for a degree in management and I have a part time freelance design company that at best takes most of my free time. Yet I am compelled to share my training findings and story so once again you find me here!

I have been training quite on and off with the holiday season passing, and some illness and other little niggles. Everything is shaping up again and I believe that I am currently at the following percentages; training weight: 55%, My training fitness: mmm possibly a 35%, yet effort and my bodies response I'll gladly give a 70%. As I am back on pure HST doing 15's 10's next week and then down to 5's (Ill explain another day)My body seems to be responding well. My Diet is shaping up and am hoping to put on some lean mass again this year. I believe I did not do so well last year but ended up OK! I have some furious holiday flab to get rid of. So here is where I stand today and my intention is only sharpening the shape and trim down the flab in the coming year. . .So stay in touch as I en-devour to get to the next level as soon as humanely possible,

So My focus areas for 2016 is:

No Picture: Calves and upper legs (I am suffering from severe skinny legs and small calves! All about to change this year.



Lower back: I need t get that flabby fold look outta there! the Christmas tree look she needs be coming here (Perhaps a bit of tanning will also help)



Biceps & triceps: More Definition between the two and some more vascularity in both!



Delts: Definitely more back delt size and balance!



Chest: More volume and more width!



Abs and Side Obliques: less fat!!!!

I train clean and  healthy so don't expect too much but I believe I've come quite far! Keep pushing keep training and remember; the iron is your friend!!

Until next week friends of the iron!

Winter coming to a close, time to get back into shape!!

Hello Iron friends and freaks, Man do I love training (I know its random but what a magical feeling lifting is??) Well with that said, lets get into posting: I have been very busy and with a little winter break as always and the cold slump! I have been winding the training down a tad! Not to worry things are back to normal as we speak with a small adjustment in the regime and some serious dietary updates which I will share with you in the coming weeks!

Still training HST based (I don't follow it 100% just based on it) to see more about HST follow this link here 

So things have gone rather well, Well I still have pains in my shoulder and tonight (Dont know what happened) but it feels like my elbow is tearing out of its mmmm whatever, or something!! I must say I am in a bit of severe pain but will carry on below is some pics of where I am currently at! I will have to spend some time to put down my regime and diet here! but for now I'm first off to try and fix this hurt!! till later! Keep pushing the iron peeps!

I picked up quite a bit of winter flab around the belly, definitely start working it down in September!! 

Back is slowly improving lower back needs some serious work !

Elbow out its now almost unmovable so lets see what it does tomorrow after some anti inflammatory and rest!!

Another week done and training going very well!

So yet another week has gone by and I must say I am getting better and better daily with this diet and training thing still skinny and small but toning ok'ish I guess. I will force myself to do an update once a week to see the progress and I will definitely give some tips if I come accross any! So this is this week! I as always have some side notes lol!

Biceps coming along slowly triceps needs loads of attention and shoulders starting to show some signs of muscle development well that is debateable

chest work is slowly picking up Middle still needs some serious oblique work there

I will add some more volume perhaps in the next year not now first wanna trim down as much as possible so wont worry to much about volume now

some tanning and cutting inevitable requirement

Again Obliques serious work required there

Lower back looks seriously in need of an ironing board will have to work on that midsection there

need tan!

Yeah lowe back need some more hard efficiency trimming will start more focussed cardio soon

Well thats me Keep pushing keep lifting make it great each session each day make the most of it 

Training Update and way forward for Winter 2015

Hello Happy iron world how are you doing? I am doing great on my side apart from the weather getting colder and colder each and every day! Training is going relatively Ok however i do notice that I am slowly but surely packing on some flabbiness slowly (Must be my Peanut butter toasties for pre workout extra energy).

I am very sorry for not posting in some time but life does get difficult at stages juggling kids, "Magical Love" studies, life improvement and then training and diet! (I wish I could start making it easier some days).

But I am happy so on to training, I have stagnated a bit over the past few months with the strict diet and although having very few strength increases I have however started turning my bidy around teh diet has gone great! Last year September(2014) I was weighing in at an amazing 105Kgs and in three months Oct Nov and December of 2014 I managed to drop down to 80Kgs (25Kgs in three months as I said I would I guess) so I have been dwelling between 75-80 kgs for a while now.

So yeah I guess I look Ok (everyone else says I look great but measure myself according to my own views and not the ones around me Bless them however for their support! I firmly believe that I will have to go down another 5kgs (Which is rather hard now) I am already eating very strictly but I am not doing much cardio I admit! So starting today I will step it up a notch increase my training intensity a tad and add some cardio in each day with some extra's (I can already feel the burning!

So My plan as most of you know already is rather easy but here is my updated version for the upcoming winter session

Meals I do 6 meals a day so I shall try this

1. Oats and Muesli  and future life (Carb Loaded Cerial thing)
2. Fish piece and veggies as usual
3. 2 x Fish pieces and Veggies
4. fish piece and veggies
5. 2 x Fish pieces and veggies as usual
6. 3 x egg whites and some peanut butter (Ill cut out the bread for now)

as for the training yes instead of one light one heavy day I will ensure I do a max day Monday! Tuesday is my rest and recoup day so Only 45min steps, Wednesday I will do heavy day again until Saturday night and Sunday I will do 60 min cardio session!

I guess you all know how I train every body part every day for 3 sets and about 8-12 reps I train slowly and try and super set as much of the exercises as possible to make sure I sweat a bit! I will now also include a cardio session each morning only 25 -30 minutes at most for now lets see what happens its only 5kgs when I lost the 25 I changed my diet wow now I have t include massive cardio missions etc. . .

So My goal is to stay trim and lean throughout the winter and as trim as possible I wish to have almost no belly fat left I have some left even if everyone thinks I dont I know I do I can feel it when I sit and its definitely there I can grab it between my fingers it exists Im not sick I wish to have that course magazine cover body look by summer next year for the holiday! I wil post some details of my other nutrition intakes and my take on it all I might even complain as i start studying heavily in the next week. Its gonna be tough but I am up for any challenge and wanna look good doing it!

Keep Pushing the iron! Keep fit keep at it and as my most fave self help guru tape always say live with passion . . .

Here is where I am currently cruising at visually! not quite there yet but going there soon!

See the love handle area is the flab that still needs to go Side obliques I think is the name that will be trained

Upper chest needs some serious attention (Sorry these are the only worthy pics I have to post I will make a video again soon and get some nice pics taken and will do a proper analysis soon) My legs also need a load of attention !

Advise?

Hello Iron peeps, I hope this post finds you all well? I have to admit that I have been rather busy lately! However i am not complaining I'm rather chuffed at all the busyness. Yet there is some serious niggles that I wish i could do away with like washing dishes and having to work late rise early. But with that said I wouldn't know what to do if it wasn't all going like a freight train on a down hill! I like it like that the faster the better. . .

So tonight I will share some of the closer to my own way thingies as I do get a lot of questions lately on how I managed to drop so much weigh and look the way I look! I must say I don't think its anything special as anyone can attain it with some though and some self control it has been rather easy. . .

I am not going to go too much into why and why not and what is best and what isn't best and why this or that . . .well at least not tonight (That schedule thing coming in to play now!)

So Lets look at diet if you don't mind and I promise I don't judge anyone for I have been very fat and I managed to do it quite a few times too this is probably the longest I've been skinny and I feel blessed to be here again. .So How do I do it well lets just say it hasn't been easy, but it actually is very simple my motto for most diet related questions is as follow take in less than you expend and you will lose weight stay away from what you know isn't good and you'll lose weight train hard and consistent and you'll lose weight yeah that simple! So with that said I have no idea how much calories I burn in a day I just sort of look at it in the mirror and I know when I'm over eating I got the just of that if you eat and feel uncomfortable afterwards you've overdone it quite a bit if your still awake and up for a walk or play session with your kids your about right!

You don't have to follow what I do and if we don't have the same body types training or so many other variables my plan will probably not work for you! but I have a few general no no's

- No alcohol, (Yes I don't drink at all, but if you have to drink, drink whiskey and water).
- No Sweets No chocolates no take out no gas drinks no flavored drinks nothing I do coffee and water!
- No Sugar, (I haven't had sugar in a very long time and I will keep it that way).

Thats my simplest explanation of then I do have a few musts, yes not just negatives some positives as well!

- If you miss a days training its ok but two days and your losing ground
- Cardio doesnt suck its just hard work that does pay off
- I dont allow myself to be misled i dont feel guilty about my full of nonsenseness its mine and I'll own it
- Water tastes awesome
- The better I look the better I feel the better I will perform the better Ill get and incrementally I will become what I envision for my body and physical health!

So what is my diet like its just as simple as my do's and dont's:
5:30 - Breakfast Half a bowl of Muesli, quarter bowl of Pronutro (porridge) and one serving whey
9:50 - Crumbed Hake
12;00- 2 x Crumbed Hake/haddock and veggies
14:45- Crumbed Hake
17:15- 2 x Crumbed Hake/haddock and veggies

And that's it I might throw in a whey shake later in the eve and then obviously I do the ZMA mix for training as well as pre-workout creatine and No Flush and also after workout creatine and mineral supplement I also do loads of omega's vitamin c's and all those goodies. .

On weekends I do allow myself to deviate from the diet as I eat some other meats and some carbs mostly pork and chicken and potato's or rice and as little a serving as possible! and that's me on my diet if it will work for you? I have no clue it seems to work for me but that's my body? so try it and stick to it and keep training as hard as possible. . .

So here is some pics with some remarks on what I feel still needs loads of work and more attention, Next post we will check into some training yeah !!

Excuse the photo my new space's lighting is rarely optimal and I am forced to do either impossible selfies or mirror shots and that is unfortunately the way the crumbed hake crumbles!

So the veins are slowly coming back as before with the dieting but need more size on that little fore arm right there!

Those super flabby obliques showing up at the side there total no go juck do more cardio!

Triceps are not on par of where they should be! come on now! some more work please. . .

I don't ever show my legs as they would just not make the phone crack they'll probably kill the whole post!

Well that's me if I suddenly disappear no worries the internet has loads of advise on anything and body shape. . .Trainin hard focus on your results and just keeping pushing as hard as possible!

Updating Time

So Hello Peeps Just in case you though I have disappeared, well almost I'm like a quarter of the man I used to be lol I still haven't started eating big yet cant seem to get to it this time round still working on looking better and better!

My diet consist of almost only fish and I'm loving the look fish gives you yes it is amazing I am doing a early morning cardio session i do a little jog as well and I must say I am feeling better and better each day !

I will in time share more info on how and what im doing if I could just have the time thing sorted but will work out a working schedule and stick to it asap

So here is some recent nothing great I am still weighing in around the 80kg's yes in 3 months I lost almost 30Kgs of flab and maintained it now for two months whilst still trying to cut down even more flab and get more ripped not quite happy with myself yet but ill get there!!

Still not completely there yet needs load of attention to the flab on the sides ad lower abs not showing up much and there is a small layer of fat around the midsection and in some strategic places al around that still needs to be eliminated in the coming months

Last Diet Pics ~ Now for Super size me again!!

So with all the emotions and hardness of dieting so extremely I have decided that it is time for the annual stop yes the full stop!! I am done for this seasonal diet I have a few diet tablets left and some more fish to get rid off but as soon as possible I shall be pushing large quantities of meat and calories down my throat and push for that elicit 105 kilos this time yes its time to get heavy and strong again this light weight super diet training has been working on my nerves for long now so i decide back up same as last year guess its the same time as well and this year ill start in June with the diet to end in November where I ended tonight lol Ill do it slightly different as mentioned before not to gain so much flab so fast as last year I did it quite quickly but this time a tad slower so here is where i am at now 80Kg's size 30 waist 70 cm maybe less, biggest ever at this weight but really feeling the down of the dieting lethargic emotional and mostly suffering with some slight anger so its teddy bear time and as per usual I wont post much pics as you know my belly gets quite large but I have had enough this feather light feelings !!