My M4 is coming to a close, with tomorrow being the final day.  What great timing–my final workout of my 12 week H.I.T. cycle happens on the final day of my M4!  I did not plan it that way, it just worked out that way.  Alot has happened in the past 400 days, but the majority of my muscular gains have come in the past 12 weeks.

I am completely excited to see what happens over the next mission.  I am currently dialoging with Carlos DeJesus regarding M5 and potentially M6.  I threw an idea at Carlos and was interested in his response.  Together we have decided upon two new missions, one for M5 and another for M6.  I will also be setting some strength goals very soon.  In fact, on the Day 400 post I will simply post my results from M4. There will be no commentary.  I will just post my results, my accountability log, my workout log, the burning thought and the question of the day, that's it.  I will be letting the results speak for themselves.  Day 401 will have my goals for M5 and an outline of M5.  I have decided that M5 will not start right away.  I am going to take that 1 week of rest and not include that in M5.  I think I will call that week "M4ost-Game Recharge" as far as categories go.  I will then begin M5 in earnest the following week.  It is going to be intense and I plan on getting even bigger over the next mission.

Today I had some time to think (took the day off) and I started thinking about a concert I attended on Friday with my son, Matthew.  Matty got invited by a hockey friend to go see As I Lay Dying (a Christian hard core band) at the Grove in Anaheim.  I went along to chaperone.  I actually like the music, but was not impressed with what I had heard on MP3.  The concert itself was incredibly good.  The music was very powerful and the band was extremely good live.  However, what struck me is how hard the crowd was working during the show.

I now have one more workout to go.  This Friday will be the final workout in this current H.I.T. cycle.  I will then get a week off and start my new program.

The Anabolic Diet takes your body and puts it into an anabolic state.  It maximizes your potential for muscular growth.  It also makes it very easy to stick to because of the ability to make adjustments.  I have had zero trouble sticking to this plan the two times I've used it (including this one). 

Speaking of resting, today is a rest day for me.  I spent it at a hockey game.  It was eye opening for my son.  He came away from it with some interesting observations about people and the effort they fail to put into things.  He has noticed that most people give up too soon.  He finds it frustrating that he, as the goalie, isn't allowed to ever give up, but his teammates can quit whenever they feel like it.  I explained to him that life can be like this sometimes, with people not pulling their own weight, etc.  It was an interesting conversation.