M3:D21 Failure

I enjoyed my food today.  I ate alot of chicken and with the increase in carbs my energy levels are extremely high.  I am now really seeing the benefits of increasing my calories over the past several weeks.  It has done wonders for my overall look.

I am now on a mission to teach others the wisdomm of eating more.  As you know, I've been reading Muscle Revolution by Chad Waterbury.  He puts it so well:

“It might seem paradoxical, but fat loss is best achieved by consuming the largest amount of calories possible in order to keep your metabolism high and your workouts productive.

Many people simply don't eat enough calories when they're trying to lose fat.  I'll sometimes discover, when calculating the recommended daily calories for a client who's overly fat, that he's already eating fewer calories than he should.  When I have him start eating more, believe it or not, he'll lose fat.  His nutrition habits had stalled his metabolism, and the first step to getting it moving again was giving him enough calories to rev it up and allow him to have productive workouts.” (Muscle Revolution, p. 126)

The point is clear.  You need to eat.  Too many people miss this point.  When you are told that “maintenance calories” for you is 2000, that means that you need 2000 calories just to maintain your existing weight.  When you are told to cut the calories, the majority of people immediately think of cutting back on the food intake.  That is not the only way to create a caloric deficit.  What's wrong with creating a caloric deficit with exercise?  I personally believe that too many people cut their calories by restricting their food intake and then add in a ton of cardio and weight training and that puts their body dangerously close to the starvation mode we all know about.

So I read on Adam Waters' (Adam:  RTP Blog 2) where he says that all the covering up that is going on is not necessarily a good thing.  Adam recommends a 30 day coverup becuase he says that the coverup itself becomes a crutch.  While I can see the wisdom of this advice, I can also say that if a person is sticking to their nutrition and workout plans, I see nothing wrong with staying covered up for extended periods of time.  I personally do not plan to uncover completely until the end of Phase 2 (August 1, 2008).  I will probably show off different part sof my body as I go along, but I won't be completely uncovering until Phase 2 is over.

Throughout the workout I focused on the form and lifting speed.  I aimed to be perfect on every single rep.  It made for some really tough sets at much lighter weights than I'm used to pushing.  I haven't done 15 rep sets in a long time, so this was an interesting change for my body.