10 days left in my first mission and I'm pumped and focused. I have 3 more days of rest left and then I start another lifting phase. I can't wait. I miss it alot.
I did my cardio and Flatten Your Abs workout early this morning. I am always very interested by what goes on around me at the gym. Today I had my music on (Linkin Park) and just did my treadmill workout and observed people as they came into the gym. I held back a little bit because I could feel a slight cramp in my right thigh and didn't want to push it too hard. I spent some time tonight with The Stick to roll out the trigger points and it feels better already.
Today was a pretty intense work day. I had alot of small things thrown at me and I had to really stay focused. It reminded me of what we all deal with daily with regards to food and exercise. We have all sorts of small challenges thrown at us and require alot of focus to overcome those challenges. While not impossible, it is harder than alot of people want you to think.
I am focused on burning fat the next 10 days. The results I get will determine whether or not I go into a bulking phase. I've been doing alot of thinking about it and it is a confusing issue. On the one hand, I've been cutting for a long time and it might be good for the body to do a short bulking phase. One benefit of this is that I will gain muscle which can help burn the fat. At the same time, I know I'm going to gain fat and I'm not sure I'm ok with that yet. Stay tuned for my decision on that one.
I am preparing for my podcast interview. The interview is scheduled for Friday and will be posted on Saturday. Look for some big sidebar changes on the blog when that podcast is posted.
Accountability Log:
| Mission 1: Day 29 of 40 | Accountability | ||
| Meal/Training Plan: Real-time accountability | Each task completed? | ||
| Day 90: January 23, 2008 | Yes or No | ||
| 4:00 a.m. | Meal 1: Protein shake with glutamine and 15 g. of oatmeal and 3 glasses of water | Yes | |
| 4:00 a.m. | Supplements: Animal Pak, Glucosamine Chondroiten, calcium, chromium, glutamine | Yes | |
| 4:30 a.m. | Workout: Max-OT Cardio, abs and 6 glasses of water | Yes | |
| 7:00 a.m. | Meal 2: Protein shake with glutamine, BCAAs and chromium and small salad and 3 glasses of water | ||
| 10:00 a.m. | Meal 3: Chicken breast with almonds and large salad and 3 glasses of water | Yes | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Meal 4: Chicken breast with almonds and large salad and 3 glasses of water | Yes | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Meal 5: Chicken breast with almonds and large salad and 3 glasses of water | Yes | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Meal 6: Chicken breast and large salad with olive oil and 3 glasses of water | Yes | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Supplements: Casein protein, glutamine, calcium and 3 glasses of water | Yes | |
| Accountability Areas: | Points | Possible | |
| Meal 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Meal 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Meal 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Meal 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Meal 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Training | 1 | 1 | |
| Post Workout Nutrition | 1 | 1 | |
| Water | 1 | 1 | |
| Pre-sleep nutrition | 1 | 1 | |
| Accountability | 1 | 1 | |
| Daily Totals: | 10 | 10 | |
| Mission Totals: | 276 | 280 | |
| Workout Log: | |||
| Max-OT Cardio (treadmill) | 16 minutes – 1.76 miles | ||
| FYA Abs training | 10 minutes | ||
| Push up challenge workout | 20;20;18;18;15;15;15; 43 | ||
Stay tuned for my further adventures.
Until tomorrow…GET BACK TO LIFTING!
