After a couple weeks of tracking what I was eating, I started losing some weight. I downloaded MyFitnessPal to track literally everything I was eating.
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I learned how to cook food, and started eating out less. I ate out pretty much every meal for the first two months, and then I looked like this. I returned to school, and started going to PAC with my friends. October 29, 2016Īfter my first two months of lifting in New York, I looked like this. (Note the struggles and poor form)įirst day of lifting weights. I distinctly remember the excitement of getting to milestones such as squatting 135lbs, or upgrading my bench press to a 25lb plate! It was really fun to workout and see my lifts going up. I tried my best rolling out, until someone bicep curled the barbell back to the rack.įor the most part, I was progressing linearly from workout to workout. Or that time I failed at bench press for the first time and was trapped under a 85lb barbell. I was initially intimidated by the guys squatting with large plates on their barbell. Looking back, it was quite a humbling experience… I went to the gym by myself, so it was fairly lonely working out at the gym. I remember squatting for the first time and being incredibly off-balanced with the empty barbell on my back. The program recommended to start with just the 45lb barbell for all of the exercises. I went to the gym and began ‘Workout A’, which consisted of squats, bench press, and barbell row. I signed up for a two month gym membership at Blink Fitness, which was only $25/month. It seemed legit and simple, so I followed the guide and watched the training videos. I went on the internet and searched up beginner gym programs, and found StrongLifts 5x5. The reason was because my friends told me to, so I decided to give it a try.
The reason why I started lifting weights isn’t very inspiring. Here’s a visualization of my body weight over the year.
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I’m quite pleased with the results and wanted to share my experiences in this blog post, which I will update every now and then. I had no idea what to expect, but I stuck with it.
In late 2016, I started lifting weights at the gym. Bo Peng About Blog Contact Computer Science 2018, University of Waterloo My Gym Transformation November 16, 2017