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Current Stats and Measurements (July 20-27, 2008)
Height – 6'3"
Weight – 192.2
Bodyfat – 16%
Biceps – 14.25"
Calves – 14.9"
Thighs – 24.2"
Waist – 32.3"
Chest – 43.8"
"How to Get Abs" Progress Pics (July 27, 2008)
Before (Mid to Late 2005)
Current (July 27, 2008)
Current Supplements
BSN CELLMASS (Creatine)
100% Whey Protein – Gold Standard
Life Extension Multivitamins
NOW Foods, Super EPA Double strength – 60 Softgels (Fish Oil Capsules)
Flaxseed Oil 1000mg, 100 softgels
NOW Foods, Glucosamine & Chondroitin plus MSM
Greens+, 9.4 oz powder
Current Workout Routine
Custom Blend based mainly on the foundations of the following two books:
(I will be officially beginning and following Maximum Strength to the letter in a week or so, and right now I'm just introducing a new few aspects of it.)
Weekly Recap (July 20-27, 2008)
What a week! I can't remember looking forward to and needing a rest day more than today!
Yesterday was my own personal "two-a-day" when my two speed camps coincided and came together to form one monster of a cardio day.
I knew I was going to burn a lot of calories between the two, so I upped my eating yesterday.
But, I may have over-corrected a bit, because my weight stayed exactly the same as last week, while my body fat and waist measurement increased slightly.
I still prefer that to not eating enough and possibly losing precious muscle mass with all of yesterday's activity.
It's just another learning experience, and since I'll be doing the same cardio routine for the next several Saturday's, I'll be more prepared next time and can better gauge how much I need to adjust my calorie intake.
As I said in yesterday's log, my right calf was quite sore after the first camp and continued to get sorer throughout the day.
By the end of the day, it had crept up to about an 8 on the pain scale, and I couldn't even put much pressure on it.
My philosophy is that if I have symmetrical pain or discomfort on both sides, then it's probably no big deal, and I'm just tired or sore.
For example, you usually don't sprain both ankles at the same time, or pull both hamstrings simultaneously.
But, when I have something that's only bothering me in one arm or leg, it's a little more worrisome.
So, in a weird way, I was relieved when I woke up this morning with equal pain in both calves.
The right one had come down to about a 5, and the left one had gone up to get even on the soreness scale.
That tells me that it wasn't any kind of pull or strain, just soreness and fatigue from all the new and extra running and pounding.
That's great news, because I'm sure they will be back to 100% in the next day or so.
It also helps that I had already planned a low-intensity/bodyweight week this week, so the timing is perfect, and put me at full strength for when I begin the Maximum Strength program next week.
Oh, and if you look closely in this week's progress picture, you may see a ton of little red bumps. They're much more noticeable in person!
At speed camp yesterday morning, we ended with some core work in the damp grass, and apparently, my skin didn't approve, because it itches like crazy!
Hopefully grass rash doesn't last long, because it's taking everything I've got to not break out the cheese grater.
That about raps it up for this week. See you next Sunday and don't forget you can follow my daily updates over at Geek2Freak.com.
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