no more '07?

2007 has been a spectacular year for this hardgainer. It started in inactivity and ended on a very strong note. Goals met, records re-written and great gains all over.

to serve as a reminder in the future, this is how year 2007 ended...

DL : 325lbs max, 225lbs for reps
Squat : 305lbs max, 255lbs for reps
Bench : 205lbs max, 165lbs for reps
135lbs Clean & Jerk
25 Chinups, 50 Pushups, 25 Dips unbroken.
55lbs DB Shoulder Presses for reps.


Overall, 2007 was filled with alot of trial and errors. Training being prodded and altered constantly, diet and nutrition manipulated and changed over and over.

currently at 69kg (152lbs), 10lbs heavier compared to the weight when i started my re-training. The numbers has jumped considerably and gains outside of physical appearance are pretty strong all over.

At this weight, i can now jump higher compared to my best basketballing days (at the weight of 57kg... 12kg increase right there!). My lung can also sustain high intensity work for extended periods. Gone are the years of aching back & knee soreness.

I ended the last month of '07 deviating from my original plan to sustain physical fitness and elite level of athletic performance to gain on a few pounds of bodyweight. Hence the body weight jumped from around 10.5% to about 14% and a little bit of athletic performance is being dropped in order for me to reach the goal of 75kg@165lbs bodyweight for next year's basketball tournaments.

I will re-engage training for physical fitness and athletic performance when i reach 75kg, or 6 weeks before the tournaments start.. whichever comes first.

as for 2008, here's my initial goals. so that i dont stray away from my goals.

end of 2008 :-

Squat : 315lbs for reps, 365lbs max
DL : 275lbs for reps, 365lbs max
Bench : 200lbs for reps, 245lbs max
50 Chinups/Pullups unbroken, 100 Pushups, 50 Dips.
185lbs Clean & Jerk.
75lbs DB Shoulder Presses for reps.