Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Chicken Vs. Beef

Beef Versus Chicken: The Take-Home

  1. Chicken and turkey are sometimes lower in fat than beef or pork. But not always. The legs, thighs, and wings are higher in fat than the breast meat, and all poultry is high in fat if you leave the skin on. The amount of fat in ground meat and sausages varies. So, if you’re trying to cut back on fat, be sure to check the label and don’t make any assumptions.

  2. Lean cuts of pork and beef such as pork tenderloin, pork loin roast, sirloin steak, or flank steak are just as healthful as lean cuts of chicken and turkey. In fact, they often contain more of certain nutrients, including heart-healthy monounsaturated fats.

  3. Just because it’s made of turkey doesn’t automatically make it healthy. If it’s loaded with fat, salt, and/or preservatives—I don’t care if it’s made with wheatgrass and organic sunbeams—it’s not exactly health food.





All right with that said. 
I noticed alot of people prefer chicken when they are cutting down and beef when they are bulking. That may be true in many ways, since chicken contains much less fat or calories than the beef. Also, red meat contains creatine which will help blood to flow. 
But, the best way is to change up the sources of protein for the body to get used to different kinds. From Fish / Tuna, Chicken, Beef, eggs, whey, soy, and everything else. It's not best to just to stick with one thing for a long time... It gets old... and hard to eat 




Chicken Salad with Avocado, tomatoes, lettuce, carrots 
NO dressing NO seasoning

    Monday, May 30, 2011

    squats and dead lift...

    Squatting and Dead lift always hurts the most
    I'm so weak! I hate this...

    I don't understand how my legs had gotten this weak... meh...
    I did some crazy amount of squatting back in highschool when I was in soccer and track... I should've worked on my upper body as well, but I thought legs were all I needed to kick and run. And now, I have only been focusing on my upper body. Well... that doesn't have on overall strength!!

    Still I cleaned 350lbs on dead lift!! Not that much but still very proud of myself...
    one pound at a time. I'll be lifting the earth one day! :P


    What I've been eating lately... well it's same thing over and over and over and over ...

    Avocados, chicken breast, and lettuce 

    lettuce, chicken breast, bell peppers

    tiny scoop of mixed rice, 4 eggs, bell peppers

    WOOO~ Tilapia ceviche!!

    lettuce and chicken breast with salt free herb seasoning

    steak and lettuce....

    Friday, May 27, 2011

    Back to Lifting!

    Had full day of rest yesterday.

    I was going to do some ab ripper x before I went to sleep... but was too tired and went to sleep. It's going to be another Leg day! hit some squats and maybe I'll try to do some power clean. I still don't have a right form for it. I need to find someone who can teach me the right way of doing it.

    Well. I didn't do legs today. but instead, I hit my chest pretty hard.
    went to the gym and saw groups of guys standing around the squat rack and they stood there and took their turn hitting weights for the entire time I was at the gym.

    Started with

    Flat Bench
    Incline Dumbbell Press
    Incline Dumbbell Fly
    Decline Bench Press
    Dips
    Cable Fly - bottom -> up
    Uneven weighted Bench Press (weight on one side)
    Skull Crusher
    Close Grip Bench Press
    Cable Pull Down
    Dumbbell Kickbacks

    omg. so tired.
    Will be back in the gym later tonight to do some cardio. maybe some stair master and rowing
    I'll be hitting my legs tomorrow!


    So this 7Days will be
    Starting Today
    Chest/Tri
    Legs
    Back/Bi
    Shoulder
    Legs
    Cardio
    Rest

    Thursday, May 26, 2011

    DAY 7

    The Big Rest!

    Had a full week of pumping and eating pretty nicely.
    hmm I am still at 12% body fat. but my weight has gone up... to 196

    I'll be resting up my body today and hit it hard again starting tomorrow! BAM!

    Tuesday, May 24, 2011

    DAY 5

    Squats Squats and more Squats!!

    took me couple of days to recover from my last leg day. but I'm ready for round 2!

    Squat
    Lunges
    Leg Press
    Leg Extension
    Leg Curl
    Calf Raise
    Jumping Squat

    omg... I am dying.... T_T

    breakfast - eggs with canned tuna, bean sprouts, broccoli, and rice


    Steak, Bell Peppers, Carrots, Rice... this steak is really tough... 

    Monday, May 23, 2011

    DAY 4

    It's the shoulder time!

    Cardio in the morning-
    3miles of running and punching bag. sweat it off!!


    Shoulder-
    Barbell Military Press
    Power Clean Press
    Dumbbell Shoulder Press
    Alternating Dumbbell Shoulder Press
    Arnold Press
    Dumbbell Shrugs
    Cable Shoulder Press
    Dumbbell Front Raise
    Dumbbell Lateral Raise
    Rear Deltoid Fly

    and finished it off with some more cardio...



    Breakfast - 4eggs, Rice, Bean Sprouts, Carrots, Bell Peppers, Brocs


    Rice, grilled chicken, bean sprouts, bell peppers

    Sunday, May 22, 2011

    DAY 3

    It's going to be back - bi day!
    do some dead lifts... god it's going to hurt :)


    Dead Lift
    Lat Pull Down
    Bent over Barbell low
    Cable Pull
    Bent over barbell low
    Lawn Mower

    Alternated Dumbbell Curl
    Alternated Hammer Curl
    Side Arm Curl
    EZ bar reverse Curl
    Alternated Cable curl


    breakfast - 4eggs, canned tuna, rice, and spinach 



    Chicken, Carrots, Bell peppers, Spinach

    Saturday, May 21, 2011

    DAY 2

    Chest / Tri - Push workout

    Flat bench
    Cable Pull
    Machine Fly
    Skull Crusher
    Close Grip Bench


    Meal 1 - 4eggs, mixed rice, canned tuna
    need to go buy some more veggies...

    grilling some more chicken breast for the rest of the day 
    I sliced them half so it will be faster to cook through.

    Friday, May 20, 2011

    DAY 1

    - Leg Day -

    Squat
    45x10
    135x10
    225x10
    135x10
    45x10

    Leg Press
    90x16
    180x10
    270x10
    360x10
    450x10
    540x10
    630x7
    270x15

    Calf
    270 x16 x5

    Leg Extension
    60x16
    90x10
    120x10
    150x10
    180x10
    210x7
    150x15

    Leg Curl
    80x10
    110x10
    140x7
    50x10 x 3

    finished off with 20mins of stair master.

    Didn't realize how weak I was on my legs... I have neglected the most important part of my body for a very long time...
    went to the Krogers and bought some chicken breast and veggies... thought I had more broccolis at home so only bought mini carrots, but I guess I ate all the brocs this morning... booo

    what I had for breakfast - 4eggs, rice, brocs, peppers, and little bit of steak


    Protein Shake right after workout 
    Syntha 6 Vanilla 1.5 scoop with 16oz of milk 

    what I had after workout - carrots, rice, grilled ck breast no seasoned 
    and I made two of this to eat at work...

    Let's get this party started!!

    New Determination!

    OKAY!

    so I've been very bad-lazy about how I eat and scheduled exercises.
    It's going to start right from today!

    I'll start doing my own grocery shopping for my food and start cooking my own meal that I can bring around. High on protein and high on veggies. that's what I'll be consuming most of times now. Not as much eating out and eating bad! I'm tired of losing everything that I gained. Took me a long time to get here and lose the body fat, but I've been getting them back lately. and it definitely is not fun to see myself getting chubby.

    First thing my sister told me when I picked her up from the airport was... "YOU GOT FAT" and she said... "I can't see your chin and your neck" YES, I've gained so much weight... I was at 186 last week, but now I'm at 194... must be all the eating late and eating fried food often.

    I found a blog from this guy named Hahn Champion.
    What a great motivation! Started off really small but such a dedication and hard work has definitely paid off!

    I'll start try to take pictures of food I eat and post up here if I can...
    well, I don't have a nice phone to carry around to take good pictures, but I'll try.

    So. I head a full day of rest yesterday. I'm ready to hit the gym really hard!
    Day1: Legs / Cardio
    Day2: Chest - Tri / Cardio
    Day3: Back - Bi / Cardio
    Day4: Shoulder / Cardio
    Day5: Legs / Cardio
    Day6: Cardio
    Day7: Rest


     
    my new goal - Hahn Champion

    Monday, May 16, 2011

    It's a life style!

    Exercising is a part of daily life...
    It can't just be "DIETING" or "SUMMER BODY PROJECT"
    it has to become part of who I am

    Saturday, May 7, 2011

    been almost a year

    "05.13.10" was the day I felt disgusted at myself...
    from then on, I've been trying to exercise regularly and eat healthier...
    I think I've came a long way... feel very proud of myself... hmmm not fully satisfied with it but feel like I've accomplished something in my life now.

    I learned so much about exercising.
    what to do. what not to do.
    especially how to lift weights with proper form.
    didn't realize the form is the most important thing when it comes to weight training.
    I can maybe lift more by bouncing and cheating, but that won't help improving my body.
    Changing the routines are very important!
    Every two weeks, I do different exercises and combinations to confuse the body.
    Learning from the experts on youtube and by watching people working out at the gym.


    235lbs -> 187lbs
    25+% body fat -> 11.4% bod fat
    pants size 38 waist -> 31,32 waist

    Feel so much more energized. also feel a bit more confident with myself.... I still am very self conscious about everything, but loosen up alot.