Brains, Brawn and Bamboo

I’ve radically reduced the number of calories in my diet. I’m adopting a ‘near constant grazing’ approach, whereby I have multiple tiny meals of (mostly) very healthy stuff (fruit, lean white meat, yoghurt, nuts etc.). I’m hoping that this will…

1. Put less stress on my digestive tract (vast amounts of food may not be the best thing for colitis…)

2. Put an emphasis on maintaining my current weight (around 170lbs), rather than bulking up. I’d like to be bigger, but if I can hold on to my current weight at such a (relatively) low caloric level, then bulking up periods in the future will be easier, both practically and on my digestive system.

Plus, if I’m honest…I’m kinda wanting to be…you know…(looks around, embarrassed)…ripped. Figure rather than struggle to gain weight, then I can at least make what I have look good(ish)!

Anyway, it’s a new approach, and will need a trial period. We’ll see how it goes.

Training wise, I’ve taken the week of Kung Fu to recover after my recent hospitaliation (all 3 days of it, but the build-up was draining). I have, however, adopted an ‘instinctive’ approach to home training. Lots of bodyweight exercises - as a martial artist, I know many such exercises - whenever I feel like it. A moderate amount, everyday, with some skill stuff thrown in; hand balancing, grip work etc.

I’m liking the freedom, and the primal nature of bodyweight work. Pavel’s Naked Warrior is an inspiration. However, I don’t want to lose my deadlift/iron strength, nor do I want to be one of these crazed ‘bodyweight-exercises-only’ fanatics that you find on the internet (usually hassling the ‘weight-lifting-exercises-only’ fanatics…) I want the freedom to flow among all exercise outlets.

I’ll have to think of a way to combine all such elements without restricting myself with a too-rigid regime and thereby negating the primal freedom of ‘any time, any where, any way’ exercise. I’ll post my thoughts, when I have some.

Until then…I think some pullups are in order!

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