Clark Kent’s BodyBlog

Thanks to a Third Baseman who can’t throw to First and a First Baseman who can’t stay out of the basepath I have had to take this week off.  After I hit the ball to the third baseman he rushed his throw to first and pulled the first baseman directly in to my way.  In order to avoid a nasty collision, his 270 lbs and my 225 lbs at a dead sprint would have been bad, I mistakingly lunged to the side of him.  Upon doing so I landed directly on my left ankle that caught the lip between the grass and dirt of the basepath. My ankle did not feel it could support my weight under such a jarring impact and buckled completely, touching the ball of my ankle to the ground and making an audible popping sound. I finished catching the game and batted again, I actually got on by blooping a single over the third baseman.  Obviously he did not know what he was doing since he was playing up anticipating a bunt even though I could hardly walk to the plate. 

I finally was able to walk comfortably on it yesterday after getting a heavy duty brace from the doctor and some 500 mg Naproxen.  If anything, having five days off has been good for me.  I feel energized and ready to start hitting the weights again.  The worst thing about jacking up my ankle is that I was going to go for 500 lbs on Deadlift this week.  Hopefully I don’t have to wait too long until I can knock this out as it will be my personal best.

My diet for the last few weeks has been pretty routine.

Breakfast:

3 Eggs, Low Fat Yogurt, Oatmeal, Banana

Mid Morning Snack: 

1 scoop of protein powder, 100 calorie Granola bar

Lunch:

1 Boiled Chicken Breast, 2 Eggs, Brown Rice, Baby Carrots, Cottage Cheese

Afternoon Snack:

2 Scoops Protein powder, 100 Calorie Granola Bar

Dinner:

Chicken or Fish, Whole Grain Pasta,

Before Bed:

1 or 2 scoops of protein powder, depending on daily protein intake.

Nutritional Breakdown of last couple weeks:

January 31: Calories - 2,205 , Protein - 182g , Carbs - 228g , Fat - 64g (Chest)

February 1: Calories - 2,600 , Protein - 230g , Carbs - 190g , Fat - 100g (Off)

February 2: Calories - 2,150 , Protein - 175g , Carbs - 206g , Fat - 42.5g (Back/Shoulders)

February 3: Calories - 3,050 , Protein - 217g , Carbs - 344g , Fat - 119.5g (Biceps/Triceps)

February 4: Calories - 2,895 , Protein - 334g , Carbs - 337.5g , Fat - 52g (Off)

February 5: Calories - 3,569 , Protein - 323g , Carbs - 368g , Fat - 108g (Legs)

February 6: Calories - 3,040 , Protein - 284g , Carbs - 332g , Fat - 81.5g (Chest)

February 7: Calories - 2,858 , Protein - 332g , Carbs - 265g , Fat - 78g (Off)

February 8: Calories - 3,383 , Protein - 236g , Carbs - 366g , Fat - 119g (Shoulders/Biceps)

February 9: Calories - 3,230 , Protein - 226g , Carbs - 313g , Fat - 110g (Back)

February 10: Calories - 3,320 , Protein - 280g , Carbs - 297g , Fat - 136g (Chest)

February 11: Calories - 3,345 , Protein - 291g , Carbs - 330g , Fat - 97g (Off)

I have been working my best to get/keep my protein intake above 300g a day but it has been more difficult than I expected.  I have decided to start having an extra chicken breast, a couple more eggs, and another protein shake in the da somewhere.  I am not too worried about my carb intake, but I do try to get a little extra in the day before my bigger workouts.  I am trying to keep my calories over 3,000 which has been easy, I have been able to do so without making them junk or empty calories so I am happy about that.