Has it already been 6 days? Actually, what am I saying...when is this going to end?
So my Accu-Measure Caliper arrived in the post and the first time I used it without really reading the instructions and thought I had 3.5% bodyfat LOL. I thought that can't be right, so today I read it word by word carefully and realized that I had to pinch 2 - 3 inches of skinfold (I initially only pinched around 1 inch at the suprailiac region). So now I'm confident that I have a bodyfat percentage of 8.5%.
That's not too bad after nearly a week of GOMAD!
It's about right since I was told I had around 10.7% bodyfat a few months ago, but I knew it should be less than that because she thought I was shorter than I actually was.
Also, good news! I'm 170.0 lbs exactly now after 6 days of GOMAD! That means I've gained 3 lbs over 6 days. Not bad, I guess, since I'll be committing to this for at least a full month. At this rate, I should expect to gain around 24 lbs by the end of January. My goal is 30 lbs though, so I may go 1 - 2 months of GOMAD since I'm not sure I can eat/drink much more than this haha.
OK I have to admit that for the past 3 days I have not done the full GOMAD. At night, I was sick of drinking that much milk so I left around 2 pints left in the container. So for the past 3 days, I have only been drinking 2/3 to 3/4 of GOMAD. I hope to end that today though. Time to man up and choke that shit down! All in the name of getting BIG.
I know I said I was going to take photos by around day 5, but it's honestly kind of degrading and I'm not sure I'm going to keep up with it.
GOMAD [Day 6] (1/6/2012) Measurements:
170.0 lbs
Waist: 82.5 cm/ a little more than 32 in
Neck: 15 in
Chest: 39 in
Leg circumference (around right thigh): 22.5 in
Arm circumference (around right bicep, flexed): 14.5 in
Shoulder Span: 18.5 - 19 in
GOMAD [Day 1] (1/2/2012) Measurements:
167.0 lbs
Waist: 32 in/82 cm
Neck: 15 in
Chest: 39 in
Arm Circumf. (around r. bicep, flexed): 14.5 in
Leg Circumf. (around r. thigh): 22.5 in
Shoulder span: 18 in
Results:
So no dramatic changes really. My shoulder span also increased a tad, depending on how I measured it. If I let the tape go across my shoulder girdle, it was a solid 19 inches, but if it I took it directly on the very top of my shoulders over my cervical vertebrae then it was around 18.5 inches. So I had a 1/2 - 1 inch increase in my shoulder span. I'm still pleased!
My waist also increased a tiny bit but that's to be expected on GOMAD and it was less than 1/2 an inch (let's hope that trend doesn't continue all month though haha). Everything else seems to have stayed the same.
So with my 3 lbs increase, I also saw an increase in my measurements, which is good news. I'm hoping that it's mostly muscle mass increase and with an 8.5% bodyfat (if my caliper readings are accurate) then things are going well so far.
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Secret to GOMAD:
So my Accu-Measure Caliper arrived in the post and the first time I used it without really reading the instructions and thought I had 3.5% bodyfat LOL. I thought that can't be right, so today I read it word by word carefully and realized that I had to pinch 2 - 3 inches of skinfold (I initially only pinched around 1 inch at the suprailiac region). So now I'm confident that I have a bodyfat percentage of 8.5%.
That's not too bad after nearly a week of GOMAD!
It's about right since I was told I had around 10.7% bodyfat a few months ago, but I knew it should be less than that because she thought I was shorter than I actually was.
Also, good news! I'm 170.0 lbs exactly now after 6 days of GOMAD! That means I've gained 3 lbs over 6 days. Not bad, I guess, since I'll be committing to this for at least a full month. At this rate, I should expect to gain around 24 lbs by the end of January. My goal is 30 lbs though, so I may go 1 - 2 months of GOMAD since I'm not sure I can eat/drink much more than this haha.
OK I have to admit that for the past 3 days I have not done the full GOMAD. At night, I was sick of drinking that much milk so I left around 2 pints left in the container. So for the past 3 days, I have only been drinking 2/3 to 3/4 of GOMAD. I hope to end that today though. Time to man up and choke that shit down! All in the name of getting BIG.
I know I said I was going to take photos by around day 5, but it's honestly kind of degrading and I'm not sure I'm going to keep up with it.
GOMAD [Day 6] (1/6/2012) Measurements:
170.0 lbs
Waist: 82.5 cm/ a little more than 32 in
Neck: 15 in
Chest: 39 in
Leg circumference (around right thigh): 22.5 in
Arm circumference (around right bicep, flexed): 14.5 in
Shoulder Span: 18.5 - 19 in
GOMAD [Day 1] (1/2/2012) Measurements:
167.0 lbs
Waist: 32 in/82 cm
Neck: 15 in
Chest: 39 in
Arm Circumf. (around r. bicep, flexed): 14.5 in
Leg Circumf. (around r. thigh): 22.5 in
Shoulder span: 18 in
Results:
So no dramatic changes really. My shoulder span also increased a tad, depending on how I measured it. If I let the tape go across my shoulder girdle, it was a solid 19 inches, but if it I took it directly on the very top of my shoulders over my cervical vertebrae then it was around 18.5 inches. So I had a 1/2 - 1 inch increase in my shoulder span. I'm still pleased!
My waist also increased a tiny bit but that's to be expected on GOMAD and it was less than 1/2 an inch (let's hope that trend doesn't continue all month though haha). Everything else seems to have stayed the same.
So with my 3 lbs increase, I also saw an increase in my measurements, which is good news. I'm hoping that it's mostly muscle mass increase and with an 8.5% bodyfat (if my caliper readings are accurate) then things are going well so far.
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Secret to GOMAD:
This OTC product has made this obscene ritual of chugging a gallon of milk a day that much more bearable! It's more effective than just lactase enzymes since it also has probiotics in it. I saw it at Wally World and it was less than $8 dollars for I believe a month's worth, so I gave it a shot and I'm glad I did.
