GOMAD - Day 1

GOMAD Day 1 - Baseline
180 lbs

I lost ~20 lbs when my daughter was born in '06.  My son was born in '08 and I'm now re-awakening to quality sleep and fitness.  The kids are a bit more manageable now.  The weight drop was unintentional.  At 6'3" my ectomorph frame loses muscle weight when I stop working out. Anyone reading this who is attempting to lose weight wants to choke me now!  Don't blame me, it's genetic.

So the goal is to get back to ~195 lbs, my pre-kids standard weight. I've gained back 5 lbs of muscle, currently at 180 lbs.  Need another 15 lbs muscle to protect joints from injury.  I'd like to begin playing hockey again!

Since I'm all about Applying the Scientific Method, I'm willing to test GOMAD in the lab.  Rather than drinking whole milk, I'm using 1 gallon per day of Organic 2% Milk for an extra 1920 calories rather than 2400 with whole.  I'd prefer not to spike cholesterol levels too high... whole milk has about 30% more fat.

GOMAD is in conjunction with lots of speed running, burpees for time, bodyweight squats, Hindu squats, squats holding my kids, running up hills holding my kids in fireman's carry, running up stairs in my office building, and dumbbell / kettlebell work.  I recognize it's harder to gain muscle with lots of cardio, so I'm doing much strength work also. 

Overall nutrition is sound with lots of whole grains, raw "superfoods" and less meat than I've ever eaten.  I'm not going vegan, although H does cook some delicious vegan meals from Austin's own Rip Esselstyn's Engine 2 Diet.

More to come from the lab-