Monday, 25 February 2013

Week 2 begins

Thigh 20"
Chest 42.5"
Bicep 15"
Waist 33"

Weight 84.5KG
Body Fat 23.1
Hydration Levels 53.1
Viscarol Fat 6
Muscle 61.8
Physique Rating 2
Bone Density 3.3
Basal Calories 1935
Basal Age 40

So there we go as I enter week 2. Nothing particularly remarkable- I went back and had a look at when my first BCA was taken and it was 21st of Jan - nearly a month ago, with a lot of night's out and take away between that and starting this program. So I'm going to use today's results as 'before' and see how they compare to the final set. Possibly weekly though, we'll see.

On the measurements front, I haven't a clue what's going on. I've gained half an inch on my biceps, lost an inch on thigh and waist and half an inch on my chest. I'm hoping this is the clean living stripping away fat, in preparation for them to grow again but with muscle. On my thighs especially I've noticed there's a lot less fat and the muscles are more prominent. Again, only time will tell.

Today's workout was a huge one, with around 50 sets. Yet strangely it was one of the most fun ones - thanks in part to an easy day yesterday and a bigger intake of carbs as per the instructions. I lifted heavier on the low rep exercises and the mid-rep slow movement exercises, and bashed out 40 reps on the final few exercises without stopping, with one exception - press-ups. Even here I improved - hitting 30 full press-ups on the first set non-stop and 40 half-presses on the second set. So certainly improvement. Feeling good today, and looking forward to tomorrow.

Weird thing I noticed today - slightly disgusting but I'm curious about - sweat didn't seem entirely related to effort. What I mean is on the 40 rep exercises I'm obviously going lighter and get drenched. On the high weight exercises, I don't seem to sweat as much, yet I'm certainly going all out as the final rep of the final set is almost failure! Strange....


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