First Bodybuilding Show Log from 30-weeks Out

[buzzingonaas]

Right now I’m 30 weeks out of my first bodybuilding show. I’ve been bodybuilding for about 1.5 years. Have a coach who took me through about a 10-month off-season and now we’re ending that push, cruising for 8-weeks then doing a 22-week prep. Gonna detail my progress for those like myself who find bodybuilding interesting, or those who are curious about the mental state of a dude who used to be fat as fuck with no will-power who is now attempting to diet down to single digit bodyfat. Initial pics are from the last day of the push, going into the cruise.



Gained about 65 lb in the last 1.5 years.

Current weight: 211.6



Training:

PPL A/B 2-on, 1-off



Push A:

-5x Side Delts

-3x Shoulder Press

-3x Chest Press

-2x Pec Flies

-4x Triceps



Pull A:

-3x Lat Pull-down

-3x Upper Back Row

-3x Teres Pull-down

-4x Biceps

-3x Rear Delts

-2x Seated Ham Curl



Legs A:

-4x Calves

-3x Adductors

-3x Leg Extensions

-3x Squat Pattern (Currently Pendulum)

-2x Walking Lunges



Push B:

-5x Side Delts

-3x Upper Chest Machine

-2x Flat Chest

-2x Pec Flies

-4x Triceps



Pull B:

-3x Lat Row

-3x Upper Back Row

-3x Teres Pull-down

-4x Biceps

-2x Lying Ham curl



Legs B:

-4x Calves

-3x Adductors

-3x Leg Press

-3x Quad Extensions

-2x RDL





Diet:

Low Day: 270 Direct protein, 270 Direct carbs, 72 direct fat (Averages out 3200 calories from all trace sources)

Medium Day: 270 Direct protein, 650 direct carbs, 48 direct fat (Averages out 4500 calories from all trace sources)

High Day: 240 direct protein, 790 direct carbs (without cheat meal), 0 direct fat (without cheat meal). (Can range from 5000-7000 calories from all trace sources after cheat meal at end of night)



PEDs:

Peak Offseason: 500 Test, 400 Primo E, 5iu GH

Currently (Cruise): 210 Test, 70 Primo E, 5iu GH

 

[buzzingonaas]

Diet Update Week 1/8 of Cruise
High days were brought down to only 1 per week on one leg day and medium day pre and post workout meal carbs were reduced by 30 carbs each to be:

Preworkout and Post-workout meal:
45 direct protein, 100 direct carb, 0 direct fat

Most days I will do Rice noodles and chicken breast for pre workout meal, and cocoa pebbles with whey protein poured over for post workout meal.

 

[DECLAN]

I will be following your log Sir. I’m extremely interested on the adjustments of your diet midway your cut. I utilized the same carb cycling approach on my last cut, made lots of mistakes but still got decent result.

Don’t be shy on posting updated pictures too.

 

[buzzingonaas]

I will be following your log Sir. I’m extremely interested on the adjustments of your diet midway your cut. I utilized the same carb cycling approach on my last cut, made lots of mistakes but still got decent result.

Don’t be shy on posting updated pictures too.

Thanks man, I’ll definitely be posting update pictures if visuals start changing on the cruise (getting a little softer is the main change I’m expecting), and will be posting weekly update pictures once on prep

 

[buzzingonaas]

Pull B today after pulling GH down to 4iu yesterday.
Woke up at 214.0

Starting to feel and look a little less full so feeling small and fat. Foot is messed up but not gonna let that stop me from getting cardio done tonight (16 min on stairmaster level 5 & 10 1minute intervals)

 

[eery]

Good log so far, good luck!


idk if im blind but how are you structuring the low, medium and high days?

 

[buzzingonaas]

Good log so far, good luck!


idk if im blind but how are you structuring the low, medium and high days?

The high days are ultra low fat with 110g direct source carbs for each meal except pre and post which are 150g carbs each, medium days are 85g direct source carbs for each meal except pre and post which are 100g carbs each. 50g of intra carbs on every training day, insulin on high day (legs). 6 meals a day, 6th meal on high day always a cheat meal

 

[eery]

The high days are ultra low fat with 110g direct source carbs for each meal except pre and post which are 150g carbs each, medium days are 85g direct source carbs for each meal except pre and post which are 100g carbs each. 50g of intra carbs on every training day, insulin on high day (legs). 6 meals a day, 6th meal on high day always a cheat meal

I meant, how are they structured throughout the week? how many high/low/medium days and so on?

 

[buzzingonaas]

I meant, how are they structured throughout the week? how many high/low/medium days and so on?

ohh right,
So i have a PPL split, 2 on 1 off.
All off days are low days. Push and Pull are always medium days. Leg days WERE all high days but now every other Leg day is a high day, whereas the other is a medium day

 

[eery]

ohh right,
So i have a PPL split, 2 on 1 off.
All off days are low days. Push and Pull are always medium days. Leg days WERE all high days but now every other Leg day is a high day, whereas the other is a medium day

Is there any particular reason you prefer high, medium and low days? do you usually do this during your offseason too? Do you see it being advantagous versus a training and nontrainingday type scenario?

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Good luck to you brother!

 

[buzzingonaas]

Is there any particular reason you prefer high, medium and low days? do you usually do this during your offseason too? Do you see it being advantagous versus a training and nontrainingday type scenario?

Yeah, so my coach did program these days for me. The reason for low days is because I just simply don’t need that many carbs when I’m not burning through glycogen on a rest day, so those medium days are standard. The reason for the high days getting added is because my legs were a weak point (and are still slow to grow), and I do burn more calories on leg days as well, so having more food those days allows me to recover more. I have insulin on those days to allow me to take in all those carbs which is why the fats are so low up until my 6th meal


I do see it being advantageous as by meal 3-4 on a high day, I’m blasting full and ready to go bury myself in a really intense session. On medium days I just don’t need that same level of fullness as I just don’t seem to tax myself to the same degree (maybe on heavy back movements but not as much as a squat or leg press)

 

[buzzingonaas]

Update down to 209lb fasted. Switched temporarily from grey tops to black tops so am holding a little water this week, but overall softer and less full than before. 6 weeks left on the cruise.

 

[Fattyone]

Lookin good man. Forgive me if I missed it but what’s your height and what division are you competing in?

 

[buzzingonaas]

Lookin good man. Forgive me if I missed it but what’s your height and what division are you competing in?

Want to end up in bodybuilding eventually but will be doing classic as well for this show.
5’8 I think? Haven’t actually checked in a while lol. Have no idea where I’ll end up weight-wise. Maybe in high 160s or low 170s

 

[FidiNYC]

Update down to 209lb fasted. Switched temporarily from grey tops to black tops so am holding a little water this week, but overall softer and less full than before. 6 weeks left on the cruise.

Inspirational stuff! Thanks for posting!!

 

[Ateam2023]

Awesome post looking forward to final pysique

 

[Oakley6575]

Who is your coach?

 

[buzzingonaas]

Who is your coach?

prefer not to post his name publicly to keep myself somewhat anonymous lol

 

[Oakley6575]

prefer not to post his name publicly to keep myself somewhat anonymous lol

Understood. What are you eating for your cheat meals at the end of a High Day?