well i have made a choice and officially decided to make it public. as i have said in my earlier post i have always been the "fat guy" i have always had higher body fat % and yes i can add muscle quickly to my frame but it never really tones out. thats noones fault but my own i havent really ever dieted correctly and i just ate like i thought i powerlifter/strength athlete should (high protein, hi carb, and low fat). so this time in the gym i decided to try something different. super high protein (1.7g of protein per lb of body weight) so close to 400 grams a day. lower carb (trying to keep it around 120-200 carbs a day) and higher good fats. and since i have been doing that i have gotten much leaner. for example when i started this new fitness journey in nov. of last year i was weighing in at 295lbs with 18 inch arms a 42 inch waist and my chest was non existent so i didnt bother with that measurement lol. now sitting here today my numbers are 229lbs 21 inch arms and a 35 inch waist. so needless to say the diet plan i worked up for myself has worked i have leaned out more than i ever have with keeping and gaining quality mass in the right places. soooooooooo shifting gears a little bit for myself after seeing these changes on a some what strict diet (cheating on a diet is going to happen) i have decided to take my progress a little farther over the next 9 months. i will be competing in a body building competition next april. my whole journey and the purpose of The Wolf project is to take your body to its limits and see what you can achieve. so i am following my own advise i give to my peers and doing just that. this is completely outside of the norm for me. i used to have an issue taking my shirt off at the pool let alone stepping on stage in a speedo all oiled up and tan and flexing but hey i would rather do it than look back in 20 years and say i should have done that! the biggest challenge i will have other than the diet is that i have always worked at trying to become the strongest and i have always been worried about the numbers i am lifting rather than how i look. so it will be difficult for me to hold back on doing some heavy weights and instead doing more controlled and isolated movements for higher reps with lower weight. i havent really even started contest prep in terms of training and i am already having separation anxiety from my heavy deadlift achievements but my goal is to keep having heavy days now and then until after the holidays. also another factor i have to weigh into effect is that i have a lot of tattoos that can hurt me on the judging factor but then again my goal is to over shadow those with width and size. this will be a long road ahead of me and a life altering change for the next 9 months. but i truly couldnt do it without my support systems. my wife has been there at my worst and i know she will be there when i look my best. and my gym crew even though i know i will catch hell from some of them will be there for me and support me during the chase to victory. and my mom has always stood by me no matter what i choose to do. (yeah i am a mommas boy any questions? didnt think so) so there it is folks its posted on the internet so no going back now i am in it to win it!
First you need to get rid of the 'fat guy' term because all evidence say other wise 'strong guy'.
Secondly, congratulations on setting the new goal which I think is major and i believe in the saying "your place is where your dreams are". As far as dieting goes, I think that would be the most challenging part as it is more of a mind game. Definitely some sacrifices need to be made but to me It actually don't sound too rediculous like the crazy diet plans on some of these sports magazines out there. Training with you for the past 3 weeks or so hasn't only shown me your physical strength but also your ability to drive through the pain in order to achieve more which seems to me to be more of a mental strength if there is a term like that. The new diet plan definitely can't beat 'wolf project - mind'(hey I need my royalties for coining these terms. Lol.jk). Just pinpointing some more evidence, you certainly made some sacrifices to go from 295 lbs to 229lbs, there has to be some willpower somewhere. Hence u need to look at going lighter on weights as that sacrifice needed in phase two of the wolf project which is creating indelible definition to the point where tattoos can't shade them .plus you wouldn't be shifting gears to lighter weight until sometime next year right? like your new goal, you are stuck with me for the next 9 months keeping progress in check. Lol. It's On!!! Florida here we come. Pump'N Iron in the house.
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i am John Dobbs AKA the Wolfman (as known by others i train with)