I’ve completed my eighth week of 4 Hour Body. This was my first week attempting to gain muscle with some of the Occam’s Protocol stuff. If you want to read previous posts about my journey, use the links in the table at the bottom of this post or browse the 4 Hour Body tag archives of my blog.

Day 50 – Sunday, March 6, 2011

Breakfast was turkey bacon and spinach scramble with a glass of water + chocolate protein. Ate a protein bar as a snack. Did my first Occam’s Protocol workout session, which was close grip pull-downs and shoulder press. Took a pic of my log. I drank creative + water before and after the workout and then had a glass of chocolate protein + water after as well. The session took 30 minutes because I had to determine my starting weights.

For lunch I ate turkey and black bean taco salad with some broccoli. I hit golf balls on the driving range for 30 minute and then walked 5.5 miles while playing 18 holes. During the round I ate a small think of trail mix and about half of the beef jerky pictured. Both snacks were spread out during the round. For dinner I had baked salmon, pinto beans, and peas. A couple of hours after dinner I had a protein bar for a snack and then drank a glass of water + chocolate protein before bed.

It’s kind of weird to be forcing myself to eat the snacks when I’m not hungry, but I’m sure I’m not even close to the recommended calories I should be eating. I don’t want to gain any fat back during this phase so I’ll try the protocol with some modifications this first week and see how it goes. If I don’t gain any lean body mass, maybe I’ll add in milk to make protein shakes and a starch with meals. I’m going to stay off the scale until Saturday morning (my next cheat day).

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