Workout Updates

I realized I haven't posted any workout updates recently.
I finished my diet (cut) the end of July. I lost around 15lbs in a little under 8 weeks.
I started bulking again in early August. I started around 218lbs and I am looking to go up to 240lbs. So far my progress has been slow, I am sitting at 225lbs right now. It's all about calories and I am not taking in enough of them. I am rectifying the situation now.

I plan on continuing this bulk until April of next year and after that diet (cut) back down again.
I have had some terrific workouts over the past few weeks. It's nice actually going to the gym and having energy.
Here are some of my lifting goals:
Deadlift: 550x1 (495 is my current max)
Flat Barbell Bench Press: 335x1 (I've done 315 for half a rep)
Squat: 365x1 (I've done 315 all the way to the ground, 335 to parallel)

Until next time....

Workouts

Well I have been getting back into my normal weight lifting routine over the past two weeks. Everything has been going very well but next week I will be bumping up the intensity. I will begin cutting (dieting down) starting around the middle of May. That should be a new challenge as I will be focusing on losing weight but keeping muscle mass. I currently consume around 4200-4600 calories a day to gain about .5lb-1lb a week. During the cutting phase I will cut back at first to a max of 4000 calories a day and take it from there. After a couple weeks into it I may carb cycle as well which is when you eat a couple days in a row of low carbs and one day eat a normal amount. 

I'll leave you with a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson:

"Every Artist was first an amateur."

Something to think about but more on that next time.....