Week 8 Update
It’s been 8 weeks since I started solely focusing on strength training and building mass. In 8 weeks I’ve put on approximately 20 pounds, going from 185 to 205.
At the six week mark I changed up my diet from the Anabolic Diet (sort of the opposite of what Soup is doing) to a more balanced split of 35%/35%/30% protein/fat/carb ratio. I was really lethargic being carb depleted during the week and I was taking about an hour and a half nap everyday. I feel much more energetic on my new split. I’m taking in about 3500kcals on non-training days and around 3800kcals on training days. My training has stayed the same although I’m going to start jumping rope everyday for about 15 minutes, just to make sure my transition back to fight training doesn’t completely catch my heart by surprise. I realize this will slow down my bulking, but I’ve already put on more than I expected. I’m going to stay with my current program for another 6 weeks at which point I’ll be in Europe for about 3 weeks and my training will be limited to body weight stuff (plus a ton of walking).
