Strength I: Week 7 (week 19) results

• Weight - 14st 1lb (down 2lb from last week)
• Body Fat % - 5.8% (digi-callipers -down 0.6% from last wk)
• Waist - 33.5 inches (slightly over)

The photos above are not the best I'm afraid as it's horrible outside they had to be taken inside so no real natural light like last week's. It's dark and grey outside so the flash had a tendency to bounce off me and even though I'm tensing hard you can't really see much.

Anyway this week's results show some very positive movement. Weight, body fat% and waist measurements are all down from last week. Again this may be slightly flattering in that I'm a little dehydrated but I also moved the training sessions back to 3 times a week instead of 2 which I think will have had an impact. I've also been pushing myself hard with the cycling especially on the way home to make it more intense. Friday's journey home was naturally intense due to the weather conditions. I was battling up hill against a strong wind and torrential rain so my legs were pooped ca putted by the time I got home. I did unfortunately pull my back slightly in the gym on Friday morning but it's getting better now so nothing to worry too much about. It's just a little stiff at the moment.

I've had some feedback this week from the Men's Health forum regarding my transformation and the long stall in progress that I seem to have had lately. I've made some tweaks to things over the last week or so and it does appear to be working but I'll just keep an eye on it since it maybe too early to claim things are progressing again. I only have 1 more session to complete on the Strength I workouts so will then begin to familiarise myself with the Strength II sessions and calculate the correct weight that I should be using for each exercise.

This should then take me to my 2 week vacation period where I intend to take a break from the gym and then hit things hard when I get back knowing the weights etc will have already been worked out for me. I'll be on TNT plan A initially when I get back but I will be looking to introduce some carbs eventually around training to maximise the returns for effort ratio (which hasn't been in my favour recently - and that's been part of the problem). I will be keeping a very careful eye on things to make sure I don't let things become too out of hand like I did last time since I realise I am particularly sensitive to carbs.

Well that's the lan for the next couple of weeks. Back injuries permitting I'll be sticking to this and I'll let you know ho things go.

Cheers, BustaGut!