Last week I wrote about what plan I had put together to lean up a bit for an upcoming photo shoot and some other events happening later on this year. In that I had promised weekly check-ins, more for my accountability than your interest but here it is anyway.
- Realized trying to overhead squat and snatch daily with weights requires more warming up than I thought it might. Have been doing it mostly with PVC pipe or empty bar. Realizing my form for both is poor. Keeping up the practice all the same.
- Eating feels really stable and healthy right now and that makes me happy. Although I did manage to eat my body weight in spiced nuts at a friend's bridal shower on Sunday. Oh well, back on the wagon the next day.
- Did measurements on Monday. Things are down from the previous month which is great.
- Have been enjoying my morning walk - loving the early in the day exposure to sun and nature.
Pretty happy with things at the moment. Only struggle is getting organized around a more deliberate strength program to pair with my Crossfit. I am not detail oriented like I feel like I should be for tracking what I do every week and some times I am a little low on extra energy. Oh well, buck up and do it anyway! I know I will be glad I did.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
My Latest Experiment
I often get comments from people who know me well that they admire that I am on a constant path of self improvement. I love that. I do feel in this life that I want to learn as much as I possibly can so that I can be the best me I can be and so that I can help others around me learn and grow also. This is fits in nicely of course with my ultimate 2012 goal of "Be the most fucking awesome person you can be".
My new experiment fits right into that. For a month or so now I have been struggling to figure out how I can prepare for an opportunity for a photo shoot in late June 2012 with out making myself crazy or miserable. The idea of being super restrictive with food and increase the frequency with my workouts puts me at great distress. I want to show up being proud of the strong body that I have and be at peace at with where I am at that time.
I am willing of course to make some modifications and do things a little differently to get me there in a leaner state but not push so hard and live the next few months in a state of depravation and fatigue...even if that means not showing up at the photo shoot with a visible six pack.
It finally hit me today what I want to do. The Crossfit WOD we did today was a triplet of 9 dead lifts, 6 power hang snatches, 3 overhead squats. For those of you who haven't tried an overhead squat it is probably one of the ultimate in abdominal/core exercises. In doing this work out today I realized (again) that THIS is the kind of thing that makes me exceedingly happy. I love the thought of increasing my PR for the snatch and overhead squat. As Dan John says "if something is important do it every day" and that is what I am planning to do!
My current routine:
Crossfit 3 to 4 times per week
Sprints 1time per week (although this has been inconsistent due to traveling)
**Typically 2 to 3 meals a day depending on hunger level
Meals contain a balance of carbs, protein and fat
8 hours or more of sleep a night
** Have been reading about and experimenting with intermittent fasting. Two great sources for this: Fat loss: The Truth and Eat Stop Eat
What I want to add:
15-30 minute slow paced, stress reducing walks daily
1-4 Snatches and overhead squats daily starting at 65lbs and increasing weight each 1 or 2 weeks
CLA supplement (supposedly good to fat metabolism - we shall see!)
This is something I feel like I can do with out being crazy and even better than that something I feel like I can do that will make me happy and proud. Yes, I am wanting the results to bring about fat loss but if at the end of the 8 weeks I have merely gotten stronger... then I am pretty damn ok with that too.
So I commit to checking in once a week with status and hopefully progress. They say part of success in a plan is making it public so you have to stay accountable. So here it is! Feel free to ask me about it and throw in some words of support and encouragement.
My new experiment fits right into that. For a month or so now I have been struggling to figure out how I can prepare for an opportunity for a photo shoot in late June 2012 with out making myself crazy or miserable. The idea of being super restrictive with food and increase the frequency with my workouts puts me at great distress. I want to show up being proud of the strong body that I have and be at peace at with where I am at that time.
I am willing of course to make some modifications and do things a little differently to get me there in a leaner state but not push so hard and live the next few months in a state of depravation and fatigue...even if that means not showing up at the photo shoot with a visible six pack.
It finally hit me today what I want to do. The Crossfit WOD we did today was a triplet of 9 dead lifts, 6 power hang snatches, 3 overhead squats. For those of you who haven't tried an overhead squat it is probably one of the ultimate in abdominal/core exercises. In doing this work out today I realized (again) that THIS is the kind of thing that makes me exceedingly happy. I love the thought of increasing my PR for the snatch and overhead squat. As Dan John says "if something is important do it every day" and that is what I am planning to do!
My current routine:
Crossfit 3 to 4 times per week
Sprints 1time per week (although this has been inconsistent due to traveling)
**Typically 2 to 3 meals a day depending on hunger level
Meals contain a balance of carbs, protein and fat
8 hours or more of sleep a night
** Have been reading about and experimenting with intermittent fasting. Two great sources for this: Fat loss: The Truth and Eat Stop Eat
What I want to add:
15-30 minute slow paced, stress reducing walks daily
1-4 Snatches and overhead squats daily starting at 65lbs and increasing weight each 1 or 2 weeks
CLA supplement (supposedly good to fat metabolism - we shall see!)
This is something I feel like I can do with out being crazy and even better than that something I feel like I can do that will make me happy and proud. Yes, I am wanting the results to bring about fat loss but if at the end of the 8 weeks I have merely gotten stronger... then I am pretty damn ok with that too.
So I commit to checking in once a week with status and hopefully progress. They say part of success in a plan is making it public so you have to stay accountable. So here it is! Feel free to ask me about it and throw in some words of support and encouragement.
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