I'll bite. Thanks for setting this up. I have some health/fitness goals that I set at the beginning of the year. I'll use this challenge as an 8-week injection of motivation as I start to approach the end of the honeymoon phase of goal setting for the year.
Brief Intro
25M, ~3mo into taking FI seriously. 6'2", 181#. Multi-sport athlete growing up, have always been active, though with some up and down periods due to school. Active job as DPT in outpatient orthopedic clinic. Have always been able to get away with eating as I please, have had the fortune of remaining at a steady weight. Have since started to think forward and trying to stay ahead of my health, especially considering I preach it daily at my job.
Nutrition Overview
No strict diet, but have been avoiding added sugars (none YTD) and polyunsaturated oils, especially canola/vegetable. Not strict keto, but try to limit carbohydrates in general. However, I have been upping my carb intake the last month as I had been behind on my weight goal (see below) this far into the year. In summary, lots of fat, lots of meat, "enough" produce/veggies and fewer carbohydrates than previously in my life. Supplementation consists of daily BCAA and creatine intake, pre-workout beta-alanine and caffeine.
Exercise Overview
Lift heavy, 5x weekly. Free weight, compound movements. Sufficient intensity to get heart and respiratory rate going. No cardio, except what I get when I commute using bicycle. Also participate in the occasional indoor or outdoor soccer game, which always ends with me saying I should do more focused cardio. Each gym day also involves a brief mobility/dynamic warm-up.
Current split:
MON - OFF
TUE - PULL/PUSH (Pull-ups, DB Bench, BB Rows, BB Rack Push)
WED - LEGS (BB Deadlift, KB Lunges, KB SLDL)
THU - OFF
FRI - PULL (Pull-ups, BB Rows, Delt work, Lat work, Biceps, Core)
SAT - PUSH (BB Bench, DB Bench, Plyo push-ups, Core)
SUN - LEGS (Box Jumps, BB Deadlift, Pistol Squat work, Core)
Goals
At the beginning of the year, I set a lot of goals, 5 of which were related to health/fitness:
1. Increase weight to 190# (Start: 178#)
2. Lifting goals: Bench 335, Deadlift 465, Pull-ups 30 (Start: Bench 295, HexDL 385, Pull-ups 18)
3. Perform a muscle-up (Start: not able to do)
4. >6mo of the year 100% added sugar free (Start: try to generally avoid)
5. Zero sick days at work in 2019 (Start: 0 sick days in 2018)
I will set some goals for April 1st, that will help me gauge my progress to these bigger goals:
1. Reach 185# (Current: 181#)
2. Lifting goals: Bench 285 5x5, Deadlift 415 5x3, Pull-ups 22 (Current: Bench 265 5x5, Deadlift 375 5x3, Pull-ups ?)
3. Perform a muscle-up (Current: haven't tried)
4. Remain added-sugar free (Current: no added sugar in 2019)
5. Zero sick days at work (Current: no sick days in 2019)
Looking forward to seeing everyone work hard towards their goals!