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You are here: Home / Fitness / M3:D66 Doing my thing

M3:D66 Doing my thing

July 18, 2008 By Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT Leave a Comment

 

What's on my mind today?

In this simply amazing world, it has come to my mind that just doing my thing is good enough.  I mentioned to all of you that my right calf muscle has been sore from running.  At the same time, I kept pushing myself to run more and more.  I continued to have the pain in the calf.  I contacted a doctor who does Active Release Therapy (http://www.activerelease.com) and she thinks she can fix the problem, so I have an appointment for tomorrow.

This issue started to become a problem for me because this week I've only run on Tuesday.  However, I realized that taking time off from an injury is part of doing my thing.  I've still managed to lift heavy because that has no effect on my calf, but I can't run.  Instead of beating myself up, I'm just doing my thing.  I realize that if I were to push myself too hard, I could cause a more serious injury that might knock me out of the gym.  In the interest of doing the thing I don't want to do, I decided to stop the running until after I see the doctor tomorrow.  At that point, depending upon what she says, I will reassess my running program and get it back off the ground.

Doing my thing is what has gotten me this far, so doing my thing is what I will continue to do.  You can give me all the advice in the world, but doing my thing is going to be the ultimate objective.  A champion doesn't back down.  A champion listens to their body and understands when it is right to push harder and when it is not right to push harder.  A champion does their thing. 

I've fought through fatigue, being tired, emotions and any number of other things, but injury is not something you should fight through. I am going to take the champion's attitude and think of the larger picture.  I will discuss with the doctor what my options are and adjust accordingly. 

Alert:

I wanted to let everyone know that on July 30, 2008 I will go ahead with my reveal.  However, I am changing my plan slightly after that.  I will continue on a bulk phase, but will be slowly upping my calories over the next few weeks to reach a new all time high on calories for me.  I am going to do it slowly because I want to see at what point I start putting on fat.  I will then back down slightly from there as long as I am putting on more mass.  At the same time, my
training intensity is going to go up even more than normal.  I'm determined to put on muscle mass.

 

Week Begins 7/13/2008
  Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat
Cycle spot HC LC LC LC HC LC LC
M1 * 5:30 a.m. 3:30 a.m. 3:30 a.m. 3:30 a.m. 3:30 a.m. 3:30 a.m. 5:30 a.m.
M2 * 8:30 a.m. 6:30 a.m. 6:30 a.m. 6:30 a.m. 6:30 a.m. 6:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m.
M3 * 11:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
M4 * 2:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m.
M5 * 5:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
M6 * 7:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Weights * N/A Lift N/A Lift N/A Lift N/A
Cardio * N/A N/A AM N/A AM N/A AM
Abs * N/A FYA FYA N/A FYA N/A FYA
Water * 264 oz 240 oz 240 oz 240 oz 240 oz    
Post-workout nutrition * Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Pre-sleep nutrition * Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Vitamins/Supplements * Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Accountability * Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cals within 5% (+/-) * Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Target Cals 3500 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 3800
Cals 3625 2900 2920 2780 2750    
Ratios (C/P/F) 35/35/30 10/50/40 10/50/40 10/50/40 10/50/40    
Target Ratios (C/P/F) 35/35/30 10/50/40 10/50/40 10/50/40 10/50/40 10/50/40 35/35/30
Total Completed 15 15 15 15 15    
Total Possible 15 15 15 15 15    
Mission 3 Total Complete 854 869 884 899 914    
Mission 3 Total Possible 855 870 885 900 915    
* = Counts towards total
Success!
Failed
Not Counted!


 
Find out what I'm doing to my body!

Today I did my cardio on the exercise bike.  It is extremely low impact and doesn't bother my calf muscle at all.  I rode for 15 miles and was very tired when I was done.
 
Exercise the brain with the Thought of the Day!

Taking advice is a difficult thing to do when the person giving it has no idea about your situation. 
 
Get a discussion started by answering the question!

What's something you have difficulty taking advice on?  Comment this post to answer the question.
 

 
 

Mission 1, Day 66: Patience

Until tomorrow…GET BACK TO LIFTING!

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About Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT

Mike is a passionate bodybuilder, NPC Competitor and ISSA Certified Personal Trainer who is always looking for ways to do things better. He also has a passion for correcting the misinformation that is prevalent in the bodybuilding and fitness industry today. Mike is currently working on his first eBook, Get Back to Lifting, which is scheduled to be released soon. He is also working on a second book, The Average Guy's Supplement Guide, that is scheduled to be released the end of 2016.

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