9/21/09

As I post the Week 6 photos I am reminded that all I am looking for is muscle size growth and not definition. With all the ab work my belly should pull in over the next 5 months. I am at 30% body fat which covers all my muscle definition. When I do P90X for 90 days I will burn off the fat layer and drop down to about 10% bodyfat where the muscle mass I am building now will show.

Right now I am in the shape of an average 44.5 year old. I plan to be in the shape of a fit 24 year old. I would like to get back to a size 34" pants with an 18.5 x 34/35 shirt and 48 jacket. The hardest part is to estimate what I will weigh at 10% BF. 200 lbs is a good goal but I just don't know. My buddy is 6'2" and at 11% weighs 190 lbs after 90 days on P90X. He is a Marine and firefighter so he has to be fit at 44 years old.

I have gained 13 pounds since I started lifting, but only .7 % body fat - so I am not packing on fat. I am eating a clean diet with protein supplement and creatine. I have chosen not to take weight gainer shakes at 960 calories x 4 per day to build mass. I see no need to blow up to huge proportions when I take Whey protein isolate with 0 calories and 0 fats along with Cell Tech creatine to achieve the same muscle growth.

Patience is the key, it is hard to look at a fat covered body and imagine what it will look like at 10% BF in the summer, but fall and winter are the perfect time to build up the muscle and spring is the natural time to loose the fat!

237.0 lbs, 29.7 BF, 44" waist, 14" arms