BuckSpin - A Year Of Change

Well, 2 things:

1) Weighed in this AM. I’m down another pound since Sunday. Now at 194.
2) It is definitely noticeable.

Its amazing what a simple change in cals & macros has done. I’m down 6lbs in about a week or so, and its good weight loss. I’m feeling much "leaner" and tighter. Mrs. BuckSpin has noticed as well.

Its also rather sobering. Unlike a lot of people on BB I have no problems eating clean and not "cheating". I just don’t cheat….period. That said, the past few months I made it a focal point to not be so, what word is best….strict?….on what & when I eat. I’ve embraced good fats, enjoy fat free frozen yogurt & sorbet when out with my boys, grazed on organic granola, have come to be pretty good at making brown sticky rice for sushi, etc. However, when I checked my BF before starting all of this I was shocked to see it had gone UP over 3%!!! What the $#@!…

I guess I know now exactly what it is gonna take to look "like that". For those who do look "like that" much respect & props for what it obviously takes.

After an almost out of body experience on my last Back & Leg Day of the previous cycle I knew I had to make a change and split them into separate training sessions. This past Tuesday was my 1st Back Day, which went very well. However, as they say, “Leg Day is business”. So with some excitement and a lil’ fear I set up and did my first dedicated Leg Day Thursday.

Leg Day:  
Front Squat
Plie Squat
Alternating Forward Lunges w/ DBs
Zercher Squat
Hamstrings From Hell w/ Ankle Weights

The fact that I spent almost 5 minutes supine (aka "flat on my &^%$#! back") on the playroom floor afterward is a testament to it. Yowza…

This was the first time I have ever done Zercher Squats. When they say "…targets the upper thighs…" they are NOT exaggerating! Whhhooooooooo…..

I also had an epiphany. As I awoke at 4am Thursday it occurred to me that my current work schedule is for days I don’t train. Soooooooo, why am I making the day longer when my cals & macros are shorter?

So I went back to bed.

Mrs. BuckSpin got me up a few hours later & I had my breakfast around 7:30ish, a full 3 HOURS later than I would have. Took everyone where they needed to be, then hauled tail back home and trained Legs.

It worked out GREAT! I pushed a huge percentage of my daily nutrition waaaayyyyy back in the day. Heck, in the evening I was eating almost every 90 MINUTES to get everything in before bedtime! It was great! I got a lot more rest and made it a lot easier to get by on what I am ingesting!

This is gonna really help as the weeks progress and the cals & carbs diminish.

4 down, 19 to go…

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