I have not been doing yoga, been training minimally, no cardio, some weights, no routine work, just some weights.
This year I am going to have to be simplistic with routine, relative to me that is………
Still great with strength so have to focus that and try to make it creative to this theme I have for this year (middle eastern) and see what types of jumps and ballistics I can do without any injury tweaking.
Still only trained 2 days per week - pro, good for rest and recover and have been having progressively worse issue with the back but ironically more so during daily activity, functional stuff……
con is I did not really get to build any size for this show.
I think the plan for this year will be this, since I lean so easy I will focus on healthy eating for now, minimal cardio and really focus on a good hour or so of weights per day.
Not heavy, not crazy….just simple, basic lifting. If I hurt, I use machines, my strength is still there for many movements so this will keep me in line and help fullness and hardening of muscles. I need to get consistent and more days in.
I have been focused on arms, lats, back….and just conditioning and maintaining the rest.
Show is Aug 15th so attention to diet modifications for slow leaning can begin anytime from April to May. I have been eating okay actually, some rich dairy on occasion, salt in and on my foods but I use pink salt which is for healing, some sugar but not a ton……been pretty good laying off typical crap food from corner stores…..you know chips, chocolate…..oh but into the pepsi though, not super crazy, I don’t think I gained back any if much weight that I had lost a bit ago before the whole nasal spray incident - I mean I would not take pictures but I surely have a soft 6 pack….blurred lines so speak….hahahahah!
I can prob look at a similar 9 week process as I had in 07 with diet progression. I lean easy with some cardio and dieting so if I decide to start earlier I can prob do shorter cardio but for a longer period of weeks, otherwise the 9 wk avg will be 30-90 min cardio session, most of which are moderately intense.
On a personal note I have been slacking on paper work, its tax time…..I need a secretary! I am not one, and it shows as I procrastinate the work….filing, I have so much to file………..pc and hardcopy, and backing up time…..and cleaning pc time……I have also a bunch of dvs to get on dvd, pics I had compressed of Mini I need to find to print a few for her memory board……that one will be emotionally tough.
I have my tear sheets from 04 to now, to scan and put with the other stuff……..and then there are my book projects, painting and reading which I have just all let go on the way side…………wow, not a big deal I guess when I read it all, not the end of the world and I know I can tackle this and get er done but its a matter of finding my way of scheduling and to do tasking …..mentally wrapping my brain around it and I think the back issue has taken up too much of my mental time………….I need to get back to positive thinking and mental healing and I am going to get a spine specialist if I have to chain myself to a doctors office door knob!
My music is done, although I am thinking of listening to slumdog millionaire soundtrack to see if i can find a fast song there to add some of it to mine although mine is pretty done………I am also going to do this routine in bare feet, since I think this fed lets you! Much easier for me, used to it from gymnastics.
I was looking at a cool idea or 2, they do not allow props but one of the ideas I can prob work in anyway…..we will see. its an illusion….
I am going to work 3 muscle groups per day, 3 on 1 off 3 on….I work well with that but won’t be working massive weights, no heavy lifts so this is doable, I can go as light as I need for sore days/areas and push a bit harder on other days. I will list my muscles per day but maybe leave the actual exercises til I do them, so I can see how I feel……this way I can also do it at home or gym on the fly…..right now with work, I am training clients in gym and travel to homes all in the same day so I have to fit it in where I can when I can. This plan should leave me the flexibility I need.
I have taken the mental stress off myself about all the things I normally stress on……by writing this above, I am allowing myself to do the things I said, and am obligated a bit….makes me stick with both being consistent but also in not letting me go overbaord or overdo, or cause further pain because in writing this it helps me let go of those expectations I put on myself to train a certain way, certain exercise, certain weights………
It is kinda like going back to the beginning when I first started to train just to look good and be healthy - except better. Keep it real, simple and stress free.
In having an anorexic eye,, half of my pressure is that I will see in the mirror something different so then compile that with my expectations and back pain……..bad combo. some days I see a very fat girl, with no muscle…..I know its not truth, but that is why this disease exists……I have control and never purge or starve on purpose BUT the eyes sometimes come back…..then the next I may have a good day and see myself and realize I do not look that bad and realize how silly my eyes were the day before……its crazy.
Linda
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