I was just thinking to myself today while training, where the hell have all my weights gone?! I have a 60kg set at home which i can use on my barbell on my bench press. Looks like i’ll have to be ordering more! I have 2kg sitting on the floor, and the rest are on the barbell.

I’m quite shocked! When i post on this blog i don’t really think about what the weight was before when i put more on. Now reading back when this blog was first launched, roughly at the beginning of August, i posted ‘I am able to lift 40kg’s (88lbs) on bench press using a barbell, and 11kg (24lbs) on bicep curls using dumbells’, in only two months i have added almost 20kg’s (44lbs) to my bench press!  Thats quite amazing!
I will continue to post what’s happening, and any problems that may arise. Just imagine, in four months time, i could be benching 100kg!

Some reading may be thinking, this is just some big hype to try and earn commission from creatine products, you may be correct but i am also using the blog to post my personal achievements while taking creatine and protein shakes.

Earlier, i decided to up my bench press weights again by another 5kg. May not sound like alot, but it sure makes a difference! I have had to lower my reps to 4 or 5 so i can do it correctly.

Who know’s.. next time i may up it by 10kg :p

Will keep you updated!

Ive definatley been eating more pasta, whether it be at work, home or on the train. Pasta is a simple dish, but it can be the best meal of your day with the right food mixed in.

Pasta is fortified with folic acid which is important throughout our lives, believe it or not in a womans childbearing years, folic acid is a key nutrient before conception because it helps to prevent birth defects. In addition, there is new evidence that folic acid may protect against heart disease and some types of cancer.

For body builders, it can be a meal packed with carbs and protein depending on what you do with it, i personally mix tuna and sweetcorn in the past, but you can literally throw anything in the bowl and it will be a nice treat for your taste buds.

If you havent already, give it a go! Take a look here for some good pasta recipes.

Over and over again, i have saw and heard people stress the importance of eating about three, four or even six meals a day if you want to be serious about body building. Before my eating pattern was irregular, i often missed breakfast, had one or two meals a day, and didn’t even meet upto my 2000 calorie intake. Now i am eating full meals, upto four a day with breakfast included, with a total of 2000+ calories per day (which some may say is still not enough, but it is much more compared to my previous diet).

As im increasing my daily calorie intake, i am going on daily hourly bike rides, and making sure i do not miss out on creatine and protein dosage.

If you have any comments please post, i’d like to hear what you have to say on the whole idea.

Lately while doing bech press at home, it has been getting easier and easier to do 5 reps, so earlier today i was upped by reps to 8 and 3 sets. My next target is to drop the reps back down to 5 but add more weights =)

I’ll keep you updated