The challenge has finally begun! WOOHOO! Today I started my new diet and did my first workout. It’s been a really challenging day, trying to keep calorie intake on the high and really working out hard. Everything has been multiplied to the max! Drinking at least 3 litres of water, eating foods with high amounts of protein, etc, etc, you know the rest. Hopefully it’s something I’ll get used to over time and keeping a routine will become second nature.

So as you can see from the picture, I am already ridiculously hench, comparable to Arnie’s good days. I’m actually just looking to tone up a bit. No seriously, I think I may have been born with the worst genes in my year group. Hopefully, genes won’t be able to stop me on my journey. I took the picture before eating and drinking in the afternoon and before my workout so you won’t be mislead by a “pump”. I also took my body composition reading at the same time to ensure accurate results. I will take the reading at the same time every day. As I accurately remeasured my height, the fat percentage will be higher as I am half an inch shorter.

Here are my stats:
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Check out those huge biceps! Haha, I took this photo of myself today - one day before training begins. This is to cover what I said I would cover in my last post - READ IT! Basically I am going to post a picture of myself everyday, possibly every two days (depending on time, etc) so that all of you can view my progress with my bodybuilding challenge. Now, not all of the pictures will have the newspaper shown for a proof of the date (not that anyone is accusing me of misleading people). I will take a photo with a newspaper just once a week on a non training day. For the proof of date, just click on the picture of the zoomed in newspaper above to enlarge the photo (all photos are like this by the way - click and you get a bigger IN YOUR FACE version). Continue reading this entry…

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Hello everyone! I thought I might leave the start of my challenge till the summer holidays as I have exams coming up this June. However I asked myself, does the average person have ridiculous amounts of free time just to workout? NO! People have busy lives to keep up with, jobs to attend to - many other things to do. So I don’t want to be at an advantage to most people by leaving my workouts till the holidays. I have decided to start my training tomorrow. That means, that I shall have to fit in my workouts along with my school life, exam revision and run my businesses at the same time. Like most people, bodybuilding is not my profession, I have limited time and many other things to do. For that reason, I have decided that I will start training tomorrow and see if it is possible to fit an intense fitness program into a busy life.

I will publish another post in a few minutes to show how this whole thing is going to work with a picture of my current self - before any workouts/diets along with stats of my current body composition. AND I will tell you how the whole website is going to run - what it is exactly that I will be posting.

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This incredible machine is…INCREDIBLE! I bought it a couple of days ago and it is what I will be using to measure my progress. It is made by a company called Tanita and this particular model is the “BC-541″. It works by sending a small electric signal through my feet and around my body. It not only measures my weight but all of these things aswell:

• Body Fat %
• Body Water %
• Muscle Mass
• Bone Mass
• Visceral Fat
• Metabolic Age
• Metabolic Rating

The muscle mass feature is probably going to be the result I will check most often. I shall be using this machine and posting my results every week so that everyone can see my progress as they are on paper. I look forward to speaking to you all again soon.

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And finally, the last piece of required equipment for my challenge - the “power rack”. This is the time lapse video of me constructing it - 5 hours in 1 minute 50 seconds. Building this beast of a machine was quite a workout in itself, especially having to construct it alone. I was completely exhausted by the end of it, especially having to turn the bolts at the top not to mention smashing my head against the bar a couple of times. But finally, it is all done. Everything is ready to go and all of my nutrients have arrived. I will be announcing my start date in the next day or so, so do keep a look out.

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The equipment finally arrived! Here is the time lapse of me building the weight lifting bench - 2 hours in 1 minute 15 seconds. I’m going to be posting the time lapse of the power rack in the next few days too so be sure to check back.

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Hey everybody, I’ve received a few emails asking if this whole thing is still on as I haven’t posted anything for a while. Just to confirm, as the title suggests, it’s still on, MORE THAN EVER! I have just ordered the equipment so the stuff should be arriving soon. I have layed a carpet down in the garage/gym room (not properly but it will do the job for now) and I’ll post an updated picture of the garage very soon. I’m currently figuring out the routine that fits my week and my equipment.

I look forward to speaking to you soon.

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As you can see, the garage has now been insulated and boarded up. All that needs to be done now is some carpet laying and a quick layer of paint. After that, the gym equipment will arrive and I shall begin my journey.

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Check this out! After endless hours of hard work, the garage is finally clear. How about that for weight loss? Yes, I know, it’s ugly and I am going to board it up and lay down some carpet. However, I might plan to buy the gym equipment soon, before it gets boarded so that I can make a prompt start. Stay tuned as I will be posting updates on the progress of the “home gym” and my progress.

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This is where I will be working out. Yes, that dump right there. I am going to be cleaning out this garage completely, boarding it up and preparing it for my own little gym soon. As you can see, there is a lot of stuff in there (thank god for ebay) so I am going to be very busy. My plan is to clear out the garage, then to board up the walls so that the garage stays warm. After that, I will lay down some carpet, or mats and order the gym equipment. I will be sure to post any pictures of the “progress” of the garage. It is on it’s own little weight loss challenge.

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