Tim's Goals in Real Time

I will be starting work on this goal soon, most likely when the the new consulting job goal is completed. Follow me on twitter to be notified when this goals jumps off.

Goal Description

Ever since pre-school I have always been a skinny  and usually one of the smaller guys in my class with the metabolism that most who struggle to keep weight off would find envious. On the flip side however although I can eat as much junk food as I like with no weight gain consequences I have always wanted to develop a bigger more muscular physique. It was not until I reached university that I had some success putting on muscle working out in the uni gym. Although i had some success I did not reach my ideal size because I could not get enough calories into my diet. This changed however after I left University and I was able to get the right diet combined with a workout routine and I was able to develop a well proportioned physique at my ideal body weight of 75 kg’s (165lbs).

Did I keep the gains on? I kept  in on for a over year until the financial crisis became I real threat to the small consulting business I worked in. After that my entire time and focus was dedicated on keeping the business afloat and slowly I undid all the good work I put into building the body I wanted. The good news however is that I know I can do it again and even push things even further than before and so that is what I plan to do.

Something interesting I have come across recently in some of my research is the ideal body proportions which women find attractive. I initially stumbled across this at a website called the Adonis Index. The Adonis index focuses on the optimal ratio between the circumference of your shoulders and the circumference of your waist which is a ratio of 1.63. This “optimal” ratio has come about due to a number of studies which looked at which physiques woman found most attractive. The studies looked at all kinds of proportions and symmetries in the male body and the most significant factor which attributed most women to find physically attractive was the ratio of waist to shoulders with the optimum ratio being 1.63. Since reading about this I have wanted to see what it is like to have the so called “golden ratio.”

The Adonis Index website sells a product with a workout plan and diet plan to achieve the ratio however because I have experience working out for a while and know how my body responds to my diet and workout plans I am confident that I will probably achieve my goal quicker sticking to what I have had success with. I will be posting everything I do in my workouts and diet recording everything in workout and diet tracker applications for my iPhone which hopefully I can upload to the blog. To reach the golden ratio of 1.63 I will need to develop a shoulder circumference of 50″ inches and a waist of 31″ inches.

Smart evaluation

Specific:
I will have completed this goal when I have a 5o inch shoulder circumference and a 31 inch waist circumference.

Measurable
I will be measuring shoulder, waist, biceps, thigh, and chest circumference as well as weight, calorie carb and protein intake and all my workout stats.

Achievable
Yes

Realistic
Yes

Timely
Will be determined upon commencement 

Strategy

I will be attacking this goal in two phases.

Phase 1: Stack on weight
Phase 1 will consist of me stacking on weight both muscle and fat to gain size. I will do this with a high calorie, carb and protein diet combined with a bodybuilding workout plan. The specifics of the phase 1 plan I will detail on commencement.

Phase 2: Cut and shape
Phase 2 will consist of cutting and shaping my gains from phase 1 into  a 50 inch shoulder circumference and a 31 inch waist circumference. I will do this with a change of diet to a high protien, low calorie and low carb diet and a tweaked workout regimen. Again the specifics will be detailed at jumpoff.

Updates

I will be starting work on this goal soon, most likely when the the new consulting job goal is completed. Follow me on twitter to be notified when this goals jumps off.

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