Son of Liberty
03-30-2009, 09:42 PM
This is my first post here, although I had an account back at the Temple since 2004 or so. I posted under Banana Blunt and Reivent Yourself was one of the forums that I always kept an eye on.
Lemme give you some background about myself before getting down to what I would like some help with.
Im currently 20 years old, 4th semester at college, about 5'9'' and 175 to 180lb on any given day. I used to be a real fatty, around 220lb some 4.5 years ago. I gradually trimmed myself down, then got injured in football from being too light (for football anyway) which led to me losing even more weight, bottoming out at 155lb. Since then, Ive built myself back up, with some hiccups (i.e. overtraining), but now I am in better shape than I ever have been.
From this upcoming June27 to May27, I will be in the woods on a backpacking trip. A week or two before that, I am getting lifeguard certified. Being at my physical best for these two challenges is my current goal.
Here's my recent, followed by projected training schedule:
Summer 2008 - hypertrophy focus: 2 days on, 1 day off, 1 on, 1 or 2 off, repeat. Worked great for awhile, but I did it for entirely too long = plateaued.
Fall 2008 - modified 5x5/strength emphasis program. Probably my favorite workout, low effort, huge results, great ego booster. Smoked/drank too much due to no cardio requirement.
ThnxGiving-Xmas - balance focus, high reps. Failed to do enough cardio, lost interest in high reps.
Mid-winter - went back to 5x5. Very much plateaued, no real results. Started on a 16 week running program, which was going fine until...
SICK FOR ALL OF FEBRUARY stomach flu, real flu, earache, sinus infection... fuckin sucked
Late-Feb to Present - High rep, full-body routine with lots of running. Notable cardio improvements, no real loss in muscle size.
PRESENTLY: Its been 5 weeks since I started my previous routine, so I figure I have one week left before I should change things up. Not sure what rountine to move on to, though. Cardio needs to be increased if anything (for backpacking and lifeguard), more swimming especially. But what kind of weight lifting? Hypertrophy-foucs would make sense, but muscle size gains will be unneeded and therefore wiped away by 30 days in the woods...
Future:
July - Mid-August: hypertrophy, try to regain or add to mass. Probably do sprints for cardio
Fall 2009: not sure, total wild card. Would love to get back into a Power routine, but also want to take some gym classes at college. So while I really want to meet some other people (especially girls) who share my interest in fitness, I may not be able to workout on my own :( tough luck, right?
Lemme give you some background about myself before getting down to what I would like some help with.
Im currently 20 years old, 4th semester at college, about 5'9'' and 175 to 180lb on any given day. I used to be a real fatty, around 220lb some 4.5 years ago. I gradually trimmed myself down, then got injured in football from being too light (for football anyway) which led to me losing even more weight, bottoming out at 155lb. Since then, Ive built myself back up, with some hiccups (i.e. overtraining), but now I am in better shape than I ever have been.
From this upcoming June27 to May27, I will be in the woods on a backpacking trip. A week or two before that, I am getting lifeguard certified. Being at my physical best for these two challenges is my current goal.
Here's my recent, followed by projected training schedule:
Summer 2008 - hypertrophy focus: 2 days on, 1 day off, 1 on, 1 or 2 off, repeat. Worked great for awhile, but I did it for entirely too long = plateaued.
Fall 2008 - modified 5x5/strength emphasis program. Probably my favorite workout, low effort, huge results, great ego booster. Smoked/drank too much due to no cardio requirement.
ThnxGiving-Xmas - balance focus, high reps. Failed to do enough cardio, lost interest in high reps.
Mid-winter - went back to 5x5. Very much plateaued, no real results. Started on a 16 week running program, which was going fine until...
SICK FOR ALL OF FEBRUARY stomach flu, real flu, earache, sinus infection... fuckin sucked
Late-Feb to Present - High rep, full-body routine with lots of running. Notable cardio improvements, no real loss in muscle size.
PRESENTLY: Its been 5 weeks since I started my previous routine, so I figure I have one week left before I should change things up. Not sure what rountine to move on to, though. Cardio needs to be increased if anything (for backpacking and lifeguard), more swimming especially. But what kind of weight lifting? Hypertrophy-foucs would make sense, but muscle size gains will be unneeded and therefore wiped away by 30 days in the woods...
Future:
July - Mid-August: hypertrophy, try to regain or add to mass. Probably do sprints for cardio
Fall 2009: not sure, total wild card. Would love to get back into a Power routine, but also want to take some gym classes at college. So while I really want to meet some other people (especially girls) who share my interest in fitness, I may not be able to workout on my own :( tough luck, right?