dton's route to ripped with Michael Elias Plan

dton · 05-30-2006, 11:36 PM

Hey all,

Welcome to my journal. I'll be keeping it as a record throughout my journey, so others and myself can look upon it for help in the future.

A little bit about myself:
21 years old
6'5"
201 lb currently

I've been on the Michael Elias plan for 1 month now, and overall the progress has been good. In recent weeks I had a bit of trouble with my fitness life (due to outside stresses, university assignments, troubles at work, and some other things), but that is mostly taken care of now so I can return to my true focus of changing my physique, and with that - this journal.

My goals while on the Michael Elias plan are to get as lean as possible. In the last 7months I've managed to lose quite a bit of weight, coming down from 286lb to my current of 201lb's. Along the way my knowlodge of nutrition and training has changed dramatically, from originally doing it the "easy" way by simple starvation (lol

), to eventually starting to lift and eat a bit more - but never calorie counting. The reason I chose to find Michael for help is after seeing the success some of our other members have had with him I was interested to see what differences a proper nutritional and training plan could make.

While I understand 201lb's is quite a light weight for someone my height, it doesn't really bother me. I really want to see how lean someone who was as heavy as I was can get. After that I will look into getting some muscles. :evil5:

With all that out, hope you enjoy the journal. Thanks!

dton · 05-30-2006, 11:45 PM

Here's a quick graph of my AM Weight Progress to date. edit: eeek, just realised the weights are in KG's. It's about 2.2lb per kg just so you're all aware!

dton · 05-31-2006, 09:29 AM

31st of May, 2006

AM Weight: 91kg PM: 91.8kg

Wednesday - Back, Bi's, Calves, Abs day.

Deadlift 3x10 +1rep

Superset
Wide Lat Pulldown 3x15 +2reps
Normal Lat Pulldown 3x15 +2reps
Reverse Grip Lat Pulldown 3x15 +2reps

Bent-Over BB Row 4x8-10

Standing Bicep Curl 3x8-10

Superset
Preacher Curl 3x7-10 +2reps
Hammer Curl 3x7-10 +2reps

Seated Calf Raises 4x14 +1rep

Hanging Leg Raises 3x19
Flat Crunches 3x20

Cardio
35minutes @ 15degree incline @ 4.2speed

**Fitnfirm** · 05-31-2006, 12:40 PM

Super Duper Dton

Way to go!!!!!!!!! Glad to see you having a journal

**EME** · 05-31-2006, 12:50 PM

You've been doing a Great job dton!

I'm very proud of your progress so far, and it's great to see your log online!

Keep up the great work!

- EME

dton · 05-31-2006, 10:56 PM

Thanks peoples~ Hopefully in another couple of months I'll be lean enough in my mind to start packin' on some mass. Funny how things change, at first all I ever thought about was getting the scale to go down, now I'm kinda getting more motivated by the fact that I can start making it go up soon. LOL

**Trick D** · 05-31-2006, 11:03 PM

Keep up the good work, we need some pics!

dton · 06-01-2006, 01:05 PM

1st of June, 2006

Eat up day today, really enjoyed it. Pancakes with eggs - champions breakfast. All the extra calories resulted in an awesome cardio workout.

Cardio
30minutes @ 15degree incline @ 4.5speed

Legs tomorrow, can't wait.

**Fitnfirm** · 06-01-2006, 04:19 PM

You had MY pancakes..........:angry: I thought I was special , here take this :wedgie:

gotta love that treadmill huh??? LOL

dton · 06-02-2006, 01:03 AM

Yeah... it's... uh, fantastic!

(ps. they're mine now you can't have them!)

**EME** · 06-02-2006, 01:10 AM

I have a NEW pancake recipe coming out in my programs soon ( seriously ).

It's very delicious, and Great for putting on muscle.
I've been perfecting the formula by testing it on myself...... and I must say, It's working!

- EME

**Trick D** · 06-02-2006, 01:22 AM

Man I could handle some pancakes right now...

**Fitnfirm** · 06-02-2006, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EME

I have a NEW pancake recipe coming out in my programs soon ( seriously ).

It's very delicious, and Great for putting on muscle.
I've been perfecting the formula by testing it on myself...... and I must say, It's working!

- EME

Does it involve Crowlers cookies???? YUMMY!!!!!!

**EME** · 06-02-2006, 02:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fitnfirm

Does it involve Crowlers cookies???? YUMMY!!!!!!

LOL..... No, I haven't tried Crowler's cookies.

These are pretty basic, but they taste damn good! I ate 14 of them a couple weekends ago!

No wonder I'm up 8 lbs since being cleared to hit the weights again!

- EME

dton · 06-04-2006, 04:30 AM

Been out of town for the weekend on a small hike with some friends. Didn't get to eat exactly on plan, but nothing too unhealthy with either (exception to a slice of birthday cake).

All up, walked ~75km up and down a couple of mountains... Does that count as cardio :X? lol

**EME** · 06-05-2006, 04:00 AM

Welcome back dton! I hope you had a nice weekend.

Now... GET BACK TO WORK!!!!! :chainwhip:

LOL.. J/k.

Sounds like a nice time.

- EME

**Fitnfirm** · 06-05-2006, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dton

Been out of town for the weekend on a small hike with some friends. Didn't get to eat exactly on plan, but nothing too unhealthy with either (exception to a slice of birthday cake).

All up, walked ~75km up and down a couple of mountains... Does that count as cardio :X? lol

BAD BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO CAKE FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No excuses got it! Im watching you!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have eyes in the back of my head too! Remember Im a mother

dton · 06-05-2006, 04:46 AM

WELL IM SORRY. GOSH.
I'm scared now.

Swear I wont do it again!

4th of June, 2006

Cardio:
35minutes @ 15 degrees - 4.6speed

dton · 06-05-2006, 08:31 AM

5th of June, 2006.

Weight AM: 92.0kg PM: 91.8kg

Monday - Chest, Triceps, Abs day.

Flat Bench 3x10

Superset
Flat DB Press 3x12-13
Flat DB Fly 3x 12-14

Seated DB Press 3x10 +2reps

Superset
DB Laterals Front 3x10 +1rep
DB Laterals Side 3x10 +1rep
DB Laterals Rear 3x10 +1rep

Lying Tricep Extension 3x10 +1rep

Superset
Cable Pushdown 3x14 +2reps
DB Kickbacks 3x14 +2reps

Hanging Leg Raises 3x17-20
Decline Crunches 3x18-20

Cardio:
Treadmill - 35minutes @ 12degree (15deg machine's taken) - 6.5speed

Notes:
Lowered the weight on the flat bench today and made sure that I was using exact perfect form. Last week I noticed that my form wasn't spot on, so decided to drop a bit of ego and make sure it was like something you'd see in a magazine or something. lol, felt real good - all the muscles in the chest got a real good pump.

05-30-2006, 11:36 PM	#1
dton Pro Stature Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 222 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	dton's route to ripped with Michael Elias Plan Hey all, Welcome to my journal. I'll be keeping it as a record throughout my journey, so others and myself can look upon it for help in the future. A little bit about myself: 21 years old 6'5" 201 lb currently I've been on the Michael Elias plan for 1 month now, and overall the progress has been good. In recent weeks I had a bit of trouble with my fitness life (due to outside stresses, university assignments, troubles at work, and some other things), but that is mostly taken care of now so I can return to my true focus of changing my physique, and with that - this journal. My goals while on the Michael Elias plan are to get as lean as possible. In the last 7months I've managed to lose quite a bit of weight, coming down from 286lb to my current of 201lb's. Along the way my knowlodge of nutrition and training has changed dramatically, from originally doing it the "easy" way by simple starvation (lol ), to eventually starting to lift and eat a bit more - but never calorie counting. The reason I chose to find Michael for help is after seeing the success some of our other members have had with him I was interested to see what differences a proper nutritional and training plan could make. While I understand 201lb's is quite a light weight for someone my height, it doesn't really bother me. I really want to see how lean someone who was as heavy as I was can get. After that I will look into getting some muscles. :evil5: With all that out, hope you enjoy the journal. Thanks! __________________

05-31-2006, 09:29 AM	#3
dton Pro Stature Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 222 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	31st of May, 2006 AM Weight: 91kg PM: 91.8kg Wednesday - Back, Bi's, Calves, Abs day. Deadlift 3x10 +1rep Superset Wide Lat Pulldown 3x15 +2reps Normal Lat Pulldown 3x15 +2reps Reverse Grip Lat Pulldown 3x15 +2reps Bent-Over BB Row 4x8-10 Standing Bicep Curl 3x8-10 Superset Preacher Curl 3x7-10 +2reps Hammer Curl 3x7-10 +2reps Seated Calf Raises 4x14 +1rep Hanging Leg Raises 3x19 Flat Crunches 3x20 Cardio 35minutes @ 15degree incline @ 4.2speed __________________

05-31-2006, 12:50 PM	#5
EME Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,264 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 51	You've been doing a Great job dton! I'm very proud of your progress so far, and it's great to see your log online! Keep up the great work! - EME __________________ PhysiqueFXonline - Online Nutrition and Training with Michael and Kendra Elias: www.PhysiqueFXonline.com www.MichaelandKendra.com My wife, and IFBB Fitness Pro Kendra Elias' personal site: www.KendraElias.com Proud member of Team ALR: www.ALRIndustries.com

05-31-2006, 10:56 PM	#6
dton Pro Stature Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 222 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	Thanks peoples~ Hopefully in another couple of months I'll be lean enough in my mind to start packin' on some mass. Funny how things change, at first all I ever thought about was getting the scale to go down, now I'm kinda getting more motivated by the fact that I can start making it go up soon. LOL __________________

06-01-2006, 01:05 PM	#8
dton Pro Stature Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 222 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	1st of June, 2006 Eat up day today, really enjoyed it. Pancakes with eggs - champions breakfast. All the extra calories resulted in an awesome cardio workout. Cardio 30minutes @ 15degree incline @ 4.5speed Legs tomorrow, can't wait. __________________

05-31-2006, 12:40 PM	#4
Fitnfirm Spanky Doodle ! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Muscle Land Posts: 1,819 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 45	Super Duper Dton Way to go!!!!!!!!! Glad to see you having a journal

06-01-2006, 04:19 PM	#9
Fitnfirm Spanky Doodle ! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Muscle Land Posts: 1,819 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 45	You had MY pancakes..........:angry: I thought I was special , here take this :wedgie: gotta love that treadmill huh??? LOL

06-02-2006, 01:03 AM	#10
dton Pro Stature Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 222 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	Yeah... it's... uh, fantastic! (ps. they're mine now you can't have them!) __________________

06-02-2006, 01:10 AM	#11
EME Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,264 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 51	I have a NEW pancake recipe coming out in my programs soon ( seriously ). It's very delicious, and Great for putting on muscle. I've been perfecting the formula by testing it on myself...... and I must say, It's working! - EME __________________ PhysiqueFXonline - Online Nutrition and Training with Michael and Kendra Elias: www.PhysiqueFXonline.com www.MichaelandKendra.com My wife, and IFBB Fitness Pro Kendra Elias' personal site: www.KendraElias.com Proud member of Team ALR: www.ALRIndustries.com

06-04-2006, 04:30 AM	#15
dton Pro Stature Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 222 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	Been out of town for the weekend on a small hike with some friends. Didn't get to eat exactly on plan, but nothing too unhealthy with either (exception to a slice of birthday cake). All up, walked ~75km up and down a couple of mountains... Does that count as cardio :X? lol __________________

06-05-2006, 04:00 AM	#16
EME Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,264 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 51	Welcome back dton! I hope you had a nice weekend. Now... GET BACK TO WORK!!!!! :chainwhip: LOL.. J/k. Sounds like a nice time. - EME __________________ PhysiqueFXonline - Online Nutrition and Training with Michael and Kendra Elias: www.PhysiqueFXonline.com www.MichaelandKendra.com My wife, and IFBB Fitness Pro Kendra Elias' personal site: www.KendraElias.com Proud member of Team ALR: www.ALRIndustries.com

06-05-2006, 04:46 AM	#18
dton Pro Stature Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 222 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	WELL IM SORRY. GOSH. I'm scared now. Swear I wont do it again! 4th of June, 2006 Cardio: 35minutes @ 15 degrees - 4.6speed __________________

06-05-2006, 08:31 AM	#19
dton Pro Stature Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 222 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	5th of June, 2006. Weight AM: 92.0kg PM: 91.8kg Monday - Chest, Triceps, Abs day. Flat Bench 3x10 Superset Flat DB Press 3x12-13 Flat DB Fly 3x 12-14 Seated DB Press 3x10 +2reps Superset DB Laterals Front 3x10 +1rep DB Laterals Side 3x10 +1rep DB Laterals Rear 3x10 +1rep Lying Tricep Extension 3x10 +1rep Superset Cable Pushdown 3x14 +2reps DB Kickbacks 3x14 +2reps Hanging Leg Raises 3x17-20 Decline Crunches 3x18-20 Cardio: Treadmill - 35minutes @ 12degree (15deg machine's taken) - 6.5speed Notes: Lowered the weight on the flat bench today and made sure that I was using exact perfect form. Last week I noticed that my form wasn't spot on, so decided to drop a bit of ego and make sure it was like something you'd see in a magazine or something. lol, felt real good - all the muscles in the chest got a real good pump. __________________