Here is the Update I Promised

So I have not posted anything substantial in about a month. Last time I posted I told you about the Rock Hard Challenge exercise program that I was starting. This is the program that does 1 minute of exercise after each set of weights lifted. Followed by 2 minutes of rest before the next set of weight exercise. I followed this program for about a week before I stopped following that one. I didn't enjoy or care for the cardio exercise between my lifting sets. There are 2 main reasons for this. The first is superficial and shallow but I don't like the feeling of being watched while doing the cardio because of my large belly. The second is the easiest cardio to do as I see it was jumping jacks. This caused discomfort also due to my large belly. I decided to go with the Shortcut to Size program by Jim Stoppani on Bodybuilding.com. This is a program that I have wanted to do since I first heard about it. I did the Bizzy Diet to cut some weight and fat before moving on to strength training. <br>
But enough of the history lesson and on to the information. The Shortcut to Size program is just what I was looking for. I was down to 260lbs after the Bizzy Diet and when I started the Shortcut to Size program. My thoughts going into this program was that I need to build some lean muscle and then move to another cardio intense program to burn the fat. The program is setup so each week you change weights and rep numbers which keeps your muscles in a state of shock and keeps them building muscle to compensate for the constant changing. I enjoy this program immensely and I will have continued to burn fat and continue to see visible changes in my body. I have gained weight up to 265 but I am certain that it is all due to building muscle to replace the fat I have been losing. <br>
I was half way through week 3 when I found out that I was starting 14 hour days. This prevents me from hitting the gym throughout the week. I asked advice from Jim Stoppani of what I should do if I can only hit the gym on the weekends and he suggested doing chest, back, and shoulders on Saturday and legs, biceps, and triceps on Sunday. So I modeled my workouts after Arnold Schwarzenegger's superset workouts search Bodybuilding.com for Arnold + superset man to find the chest and back superset that I modified for my own workout. I then made a superset workout for Sunday's program. I followed these last Saturday and Sunday and was very pleased with the workouts. The only thing I am changing for this week is I am going to add my shoulders to my chest/back supersets to reduce the amount of time that it takes me in the gym. <br>
So that is my update, I am going to be updating my bodyspace stats on Bodybuilding.com so you can check that out and look into my progress. <br>
I will go back to the Shortcut to Size program as soon as I get back on normal shift. Starting back at week one will be exciting and interesting to see if I have made any gains since my first week one.