Maverick17’s BodyBlog

Did my first workout of the week on Lower, had a pretty good one, lots of records for me.  Also had a great 10 min close to sprint afterwords, level 6 and 7 on treadmill.  Was dripping sweat when I walked out, but the NO xplode did the trick.  I had plenty of juice for the entire hour.  I love that stuff

I went out of town to my buddy’s 30th b-day party this weekend.  He had a big shindig at his house; too much food and alchohol.  I made complete and total use of my free day, that’s for sure!

What I didn’t expect was how a few weeks of eating cleaner and lots of meals would change the way my body reacted to fats as much as it did.  After that day of treating my body like crap, it took all day Sunday for me to feel better.  It wasn’t hung-over bad, it was food bad.  My belly felt full and bloated, my feet were bloated.  I assume a lot of this was dehydration, but I honestly felt terrible.  I found myself looking forward to coming home and starting my lifting/eating routine again.  The food tasted great while I was eating it, don’t get me wrong, but I was starting wonder if it was worth it on Sunday.  I guess it really isn’t that bad to clean up, but then to slip and remind yourself how much better you can feel.

I haven’t been happy with any of the training programs I have been using so my answer was to go to an old standby, a three day split I have used for years.  I just isn’t intense enough for what I want right now.  So, I am going to use a four day split that our strength and conditioning coach used in college, except I will replace most of the Olympic movements with compound lifts.  My joints just can’t handle the overhead squats, cleans, snatchs, and push presses like I used to.  Today was day one, bench, bent rows, shoulder press, bis, tris, abs, pullups.  With the four day split, I can get through the workout in about 40 minutes, which gives me 10 minutes of treadmill at the end, which will help my goal of cutting down my gut a little more.  OK, I hope this is my last training change.  I want to try this for four weeks.  I have at least stuck to stuff for two weeks before changing.  So I think I am giving enough time to decide I need a change instead of just jumping around.  Damn this ADD!  I feel like a T-ball player in the outfield.  "Hey, look, butterflies!"  Walking around, staring up into space, no clue the ball is hurtling at him.

I haven’t been happy with any of the training programs I have been using so my answer was to go to an old standby, a three day split I have used for years.  I just isn’t intense enough for what I want right now.  So, I am going to use a four day split that our strength and conditioning coach used in college, except I will replace most of the Olympic movements with compound lifts.  My joints just can’t handle the overhead squats, cleans, snatchs, and push presses like I used to. 

Today was day one, bench, bent rows, shoulder press, bis, tris, abs, pullups.  With the four day split, I can get through the workout in about 40 minutes, which gives me 10 minutes of treadmill at the end, which will help my goal of cutting down my gut a little more.  OK, I hope this is my last training change.  I want to try this for four weeks.  I have at least stuck to stuff for two weeks before changing.  So I think I am giving enough time to decide I need a change instead of just jumping around.  Damn this ADD!  I feel like a T-ball player in the outfield.  "Hey, look, butterflies!"  Walking around, staring up into space, no clue the ball is hurtling at him.

Had a terrible weekend with diet, but a nice workout this morning.  Legs, squats, leg press, extensions, SLDs, calves, then abs:  decline with weight, back exts, russian twists, physioball crunch. 

 The diet stuff is an absolute bi***.  Especially with the nice weather, birthday parties, bbq, all that stuff.  But I have lost midsection fat, mainly because I have been focusing on hitting cardio days and cutting down on beer.  I can do better, but so far it seems like I am still making gains.  I adjusted my goals because my body is not going to cut and gain without a major committment I just don’t have time to make right now:  kids, work, football, all that stuff.  I am still trying to cut 3% bf, but I am not focusing on so much cut because I started to lose size.  I am not willing to sacrifice size.  My body loses muscle so fast I just can’t get enough protien in me.  It has been that way my entire life. 

Awesome work out today, chest, shoulders tris

 Bench, 185×6, 195×6, 205×6, 225×4

Flys, db inclince, bench machine

Seated db press, 4×6x50

Front raise, 4×6

shoulder machine 4×6

Tris:

Skull crushers, 3×6x65

Tri cable extension, 4×6x10

Dips, 4×6

I did a ton of yard work today.  Since it was the first nice day on a weekend it seems like in a year, I had to do everything outside.  but it was a great excuse to run around without a shirt and get a tan.  I spent most of the day in the backyard filling in dog holes, seeding, mowing, trimming, and even got a tiny bit of sundburn.  Tired now, but workout is planned for tomorrow morning all ready so am sitting her listening to Sevendust and getting ready for it.

I am dumping the 5×5 routine I have been doing the last two weeks.  I have lost arm and chest size, so i am going back to a split body routine three days a week.  I am much better at periodizing it.  I was tired of writing up all my own workouts and thought I would try something new and I lost a little.  Lesson learned.  I have no idea why I felt like I needed to mess with something that was already working.  Tomorrow is chest, tris, and upper shoulders, and I love that day.  I am starting out with four heavy weeks in a row, since I consider the last two weeks transfer weeks and figure the heavy will shock the body pretty well.  I love these heavy weeks and can’t wait to get rolling tomorrow, but I just remembered that I needed to buy more NO xplode and didn’t this weekend.  Damn

Seriously:  i get home from coaching a track meet tonight and my wife and her friend have all the kids, pizza and beer here.  Starving to death, just got my ass kicked in a meet, and instead of eating pizza and Coors Light, I make some rice and eat a power bar.  OK, it’s been like a week of eating well and watching my body, and all i wanted to do was drink beer and fall asleep.  Now my rice is done, everyone’s gone, and I am trying to decide why again am I doing this?  I mean, do i really think I can look like the real freaked dudes on this site?  Not really sure what I think the outcome of this is going to do, but I know I didn’t drink beer and I am about to go to bed. 

I am a high school football coach and teacher.  We are opening a brand new high school next year and we had our first parent/player meeting last night.  It has been hard to get in touch with people because two high schools are splitting and we draw from two middle schools, and we have been under some restrictions from the district so no recruiting happens.  So last night was the first time we have all been able to be together and wow!  It was one of those few times in my life where a person could literally feel the good vibes.  The coaches shook every kids’ hand, every parents’ hand, and gave every kid a free T shirt, whether they end up playing football for us or not.  People were introing us to their kids, figuring out positions, setting up summer football camps, buying new shirts, hats, etc. 

 It is a huge undertaking putting this all together for all the coaches, but we could feel the excitement, the newness, the anticipation.  Most of us have been coaches at the two high schools that are splitting, so for a lot of us it was seeing kids we know a year or two ago, or little brothers of kids we coached before.  It was so awesome to feel that last night.  It really set me up for a great cardio run and bike this morning, and I literally smiled through the whole workout (and I hate cardio).  Here’s to all of us chasing our goals, whether body, football, or other, and getting the enjoyment and good vibes out of them that I was able to share in last night.  Peace out, yo

Today was only the 3rd day of cleaning up my eating, and I am already struggling.  By the time I got home at 6:00, it had been about 3 hours and 20 minutes since my last food and I was pissed off and grumpy.  All I could think about was chicken and rice.  I got home, fed the kids first, and finally got food in me, but it feels like I didn’t even eat.  I can’t wait for two hours to go by so I can have a protien shake.  Maybe this is good because it means my metabolism is speeding up (at least that’s what the articles I read said was happening) but is every day going to be like this?

 I better see some results from this soon, because if I don’t I am not sure I can do this eating crap.  I have no problem getting up at 5:00 every day to lift and run, and no problem busting my ass when I’m there, but this clean eating stuff is going to kill me.  Seriously, all I can think about is getting my bf down and actually seeing some abs, but is it really worth this?  And I haven’t even had alcohol withdrawals yet!  I don’t even know what I would eat, but I would eat a lot of it right now. 

 I read and have heard that diet is 80-90% of getting cut and building mass, but it really sucks.  Guess I am just bitching for the sake of bitching, but I am used to eating big dinners so this is a big adjustment for me.  By the numbers I am getting enough protein and calories in me, so why am I so hungry?  Must just be because my body isn’t used to it.  Again, I better see results on the next blog is going to be me eating a giant bbq bacon cheeseburger and that will be my progress pic.  Man, I feel like a girl dieting right now bitching about this and am kind of acting like one, but did other people struggle like this when they started? 

 Everyone I have talked to said it only takes a few weeks to see results and get adapted to this, but what about the two weeks when I might kill someone?  Appreciate any comments about adjusting to really clean eating.