My Muscle Building Plan
So far 2010 hasn’t been too good for me and the cold and snowy weather in the UK has really eaten into my motivation levels. I have managed to get in a few workouts in 2010, but diet wise I haven’t been too good. I know that I have to change this fast or I will quickly be back were I started 12 months ago. In 2009 I did manage to lose over 40 pounds in body weight and I dropped my body weight to its lowest level of 191 pounds at 20% body fat. At 6 foot 2 inches tall this had given my body the skinny fat guy look and this is something that I didn’t want to happen.
I knew that I had to reeducate myself and totally change my program, so to save myself time and follow a muscle building program that has worked wonders for people all over the world. I have just purchased Vince Delmonte’s brilliant No Nonsense Muscle Building Program. After a few days of reading and getting to know the program, I have learnt so much and I now realise that I have been doing it all wrong when it comes to my diet plan.
My plan now is to gain around 20 pounds in body weight whilst following Vince’s muscle building program. Today is going to be my first weekly weigh in whilst on the muscle building program and as always I am going to record my progress each week on the blog. At the first weigh in yesterday I was weighing in at 200.6 pounds at 21.5% body fat percentage according to my omron body fat scales.
I want to gain around 2 pounds of muscle each week, so I’m estimating that I should be at 220 pounds in ten weeks time. Vince’s program contains a complete meal plan for 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 and 6000 calories per day. I’m going to start off on the 4000 calorie a day plan, if I don’t managed to gain the 2 pounds in the first week, then I will need to move onto the 5000 calorie a day plan. This program is brilliant because most of the foods that are in the meal plans are absolutely delicious and the diet plan changes everyday. I think that’s what I’ve been doing wrong in the past. I’ve been eating the same foods every day, no wonder I have been quickly getting bored and returning back to the junk food.
I plan on sticking to the plan 100% and see what results I get in muscle gains in the next 10 weeks. If my body fat percentage has stayed down when I’m at 220 pounds, I may carrying on bulking up to gain as much lean body mass as I can. At the moment these are my stats.
157.5 pounds lean muscle mass
43.1 pounds of body fat.
I am looking to get my lean body mass as close to the 200 pound mark as I can. I am a long way off at the moment, but my following Vince’s workout program as its written. The only thing stopping me gaining this muscle is me and my will power. Today is my first workout on the new program and I’m really looking forward to the new challenge.
