Progress bar image attribution: By Emil Larsen (Seekers) (I have made it :)) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Bulking challenge goals
August-October: 12-weeks bulking clean and gradually with reverse diet to increase strength and build muscle.
Coach focus
- Freeletics Bodyweight: Strength
- Freeletics Gym: Gain muscle
- Freeletics Running: Improve general fitness
Nutrition
- The Reverse Diet Guide by James Wilson
- Freeletics Nutrition coach focus: Gain mass
This week’s goals
| Goal | Achieved? |
|---|---|
| New calories and macros with focus on strength | Calories: no, too high.
Macros: yes, weekly macros close enough to weekly goal. |
| 5x strength HIT training with Freeletics Bodyweight | No, 0 out of 5. |
| 2x strength weight training with Freeletics Gym | Yes. |
| 2x cardio sessions with Freeletics Running. | No, 1x hiking. |
| 2x rehab/yoga sessions | Yes, 1 rehab and 1x yoga. |
Workouts
| Week | Resistance training | Cardio | Rehab |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
A lot has been going on this week so I missed many workouts. I couldn’t fit in the 5 Bodyweight workouts and 2 Running sessions. I did however the 2 weight training sessions and 2 rehab sessions: one foam rolling & stretching and one long yoga session.
I was also hiking, you can read about it here.
Nutrition
My diet has been pretty much a disaster this week, I couldn’t meal prep because I had workshops and meetings whole week every day. I did the best I could, I chose healthy alternatives but I ate too little in the second part of the week.
Progress
| Week | Macro Days | Weight | Body fat | Muscle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 195C/97P/58F | + 0,7 kg | -2,2 % | + 1,9 % |
| 2 | 202C/100P/58F | – 0,4 kg | – 0,9 % | + 0,5 % |
| 3 | 215C/103P/59F | + 0,9 kg | – 3,0 % | + 2,5 % |
| 4 | 221C/103P/59F | – 0,1 kg | – 2,3 % | + 1,7 % |
| 5 | 228C/104P/59F | + 0,1 kg | – 1,7 % | + 1,4 % |
| 6 | 235C/106P/59F | + 0,6 kg | – 2,7 % | + 2,2 % |
| 7 | 241C/107P/59F | + 0,4 kg | – 1,3 % | + 1,2 % |
| 8 | 248C/108P/59F | – 0,9 kg | 0 % | – 0,6 % |
| 9 | 254C/109P/59F |
I am back to square one. I lost a lot of weight and unfortunately a lot of muscle this week due to a lot of work, too much stress, too little food and lack of time.
Next week’s goals
- Increase calories and macros with focus on strength, according to The Reverse Diet Guide by James Wilson.
- 5x strength HIT training with Freeletics Bodyweight.
- 0x strength weight training with Freeletics Gym.
- 1x cardio sessions with Freeletics Running.
- 3x rehab/yoga sessions.
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