David Chiu

I finally motivated myself to get back into training. On Sunday, I went to the gym and worked on legs. It’s been a while since I’ve done a leg workout but I thought I’d try to shock my leg muscles back into shape. After 30min of cardio I did squats using only 100lbs to warm up. Well, I realized that my legs are more out of shape then I thought. After 10 reps I could really feel my hamstrings starting to burn. I stopped to rest then starting to feel my hamstrings start to cramp up - not the best feeling in the world. But I didn’t stop. I cranked out four more sets then moved to the hack squat machine using 130lbs. I only lasted 2 sets then headed up to the leg extension machine. After a couple sets maxing out at 170lbs I ended my workout.

Today I am in pain! My entire legs hurt - especially my hamstrings. It hurts to walk and to climb stairs, but I’m gonna get my legs back into shape. I want to be able to leg press 765lbs again for 6 reps and not be sore the next day…

As for my diet - well last time I weighed myself I’m at 168lbs 15.5% bodyfat. Not good. My size 30 pants are getting a little tight as well. So for the next two weeks I’ll be following the Atkins Induction phase (a low-carb ketogenic diet). To compliment that I will be concentrating more on cardio by doing 30min of cardio everyday before I lift weights. After two weeks I will then see where I’m at on the scale, have a “cheat” day, then move into the “Body for Life” regimine to build more muscle. All the while I will be drinking a lot of water and using Cytosport EvoPro to supplement my protein intake.