M3:D19 The Storm is About to Begin

What's on my mind today?
Today my final body weight circuit of the Upside Down Training. I have figured out a few ways to up the intensity and I've been using those on this week's body weight circuits. It really works to get the heart rate up and you get a nice set of DOMs the next day.

I am really excited to do my measurements for my bulk phase tomorrow. I will not be posting any stats for the entire Phase 2 of M3. I feel like building a little suspense again.

I have finished reading Muscle Revolution by Chad Waterbury. This book is a must-read for anyone serious about putting on any amount of muscle. He starts out the book with some specific examples from his own clients from a senior citizen center. I mention this because I can hear some of you sighing and saying “I'm too old for that” but you really are not. I strongly recommend you head over to http://www.chadwaterbury.com and pick yourself up a copy of Muscle Revolution.

Today was a reflective day. I have noticed a change in myself at this point. I have continued to read up on bulking, but I have not been the slightest bit tempted to change my plans. This is something I normally would be tempted to do, but this time I'm seeing the flexibility in my own plan. I think that the ability to make very clear and concise adjustments and having that ability built into the plan has given me a high level of confidence. Some people call it a contingency plan, but I call it planned alterations. What's cool is that there are triggers for each alteration.

Stay tuned to this blog for how this entire plan works.

Week Begins 5/25/2008
	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	Lift	N/A	Lift	N/A	LIFT
Cardio *	AM	N/A	N/A	AM	N/A	AM	AM
Abs *	N/A	FYA	FYA	N/A	FYA	FYA	N/A
Water *	240 oz	264 oz	264 oz	264 oz	240 oz	264 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	3400	3400	3000	2400	2700	3400	3800
Cals	3309	3295	2980	2340	2626	3300	3720
Ratios (C/P/F)	30/50/20	30/50/20	20/60/20	10/70/20	10/70/20	30/50/20	40/40/20
Target Ratios (C/P/F)	30/50/20	30/50/20	20/60/20	10/70/20	10/70/20	30/50/20	40/40/20
Total Completed	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Total Possible	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Mission 2 Total Complete	120	135	150	165	180	195	210
Mission 2 Total Possible	120	135	150	165	180	195	210
* = Counts towards total
Success!
Failed
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Today was a body weight circuit. Not alot to report. I did 4 circuits and was pretty winded.

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