The reality of self assessment
Well I did a weight check today and found myself out of the band I would prefer to stay in. I know I can’t sit at the same weight forever. I figure to stay within a ten pound band (185-195). Well I was at 197.4 when I first weighed myself and then 196.6 the second time I weighed myself. ( There was about 4 hours in between. So that was the slap in the face I needed. I’ve been eating a lot of fast food since my wife is about 3 months pregnant now. I have also been drinking way too much beer over the last month. So with todays ugly numbers (196.6, 17.7% BF, 37.75" waist) I have a new mindset.
I am not hitting weights right now. Last year I had a dream of working out a yearly schedule to work on power, flexibilty & core strength, and hypertrophy. The whole thing was suppose to work in 4 quarters and I’d be able to plan out what I wanted to accomplish for each quarter. Unfortunately things didn’t work out the way I planned. I tried to push and get ready for my first powerlifting meet last November and hurt myself cause I wasn’t getting enough rest. I thought about going in a competition in February, but once again, i hurt myself. There’s a recurring theme here. After giving up on the idea that I would ever actually do a competition, I jumped into my first PL meet in May. Everything went great except the ripping, tearing sensation I felt in my lower back. Did I just hurt myself again?
Well, I believe I am at the end of that cycle. I have done all these things knowing I have some pretty bad flexibility issues. The reason I hurt myself at the meet was a flexibility issue. A lot of the other injuries were caused by being impatient and not giving myself enough rest. I am putting the weights down for a little while. I’ll go for a month, maybe two. I’ll be doing my fair share of cardio, and in new developments, i’ve finally started doing some yoga. I believe that right now the best thing I can do for my body is work on my foundation. I’ve put too much focus on weight lifting and lost sight of the big picture. It’s going to take a while to get myself up to par, but hopefully in the end this move will improve my overall well being as well as my PL lifts.
