Splattered Angst

Things have been really cooking along lately. I have got three different guys I have been training the last few weeks and that added on to the day job makes for some occasional moments of feeling a bit overwhelmed. All three guys are quite different with vary different goals, so it has been challenging, but very cool.

My own workouts have been aimed at getting to more intensity. Pulling back from the stabilization kinds of moves and heading towards some of the more traditional "bodybuilding" kind of intensity. The reps are going down and the weight I am working with is slowly creeping up. Diet has been steady at about 2300 calories a day and I am going to hold there and see what happens as I push into some heavier territory. Looking for more mass and doing it without adding any of the wrong kind of weight.

Trixter747 and I have been talking about getting another group together on a forum to create some competitive sensations and hold each other accountable to goals set [previously known as a "Challenge"]. if you are serious and have some goals mapped out and want to hop in, let us know.

Got a couple of guys that I am working with and doing workouts for and while it seems a bit daunting putting together workouts for these guys, it really is going well.

One thing that I need to keep track of is my own workouts though. I have been taking what I learned in the NASM course and applying it to my own workouts and I am pleased with how things have been going. I have been doing a modified "Stabilization" routine for the last few weeks and I am this week going to be breaking into the "Strength Stabilization" phase for the month of May. I’ll be adding in some weight training that involves slowly moving into a more reduced volume and increased intensity. We’ll see how this goes.

I am going to do some progress pics this coming week too. Missed a month with those due to a spring break vacation I took with the family to Yosemite and all the flurry of activity with training folks. Been feeling good about the diet. At about 2400 Calories a day 26% Protein, 54% Carbs and 20% Fats. That is a couple hundred calories higher than I have been at, but the goals do involve adding mass, so I good with it at this point.

Continue to be relentless out there …
Brian