caseymoe’s BodyBlog

Yesterday was my first workout in a while.  It killed me.  I knew by the end of the workout that I would be paying for it today.  The soreness makes me realize how much I miss being in shape.  Today is a run day then I head back into the gym to do lower body tomorrow.  My main lift will be deadlifts which means I will be hella sore again on monday.  I love this !@#$

I came into to this deployment with big plans to get in killer shape.  It hasn’t turned out like I planned.  I have been VERY lazy.  I can count the number of times I have worked out in the past 10 weeks on two hands.  I have plenty of time on my hands so there are no excuses.  It takes a little extra effort to get a workout in but that’s no excuse.  I have a plan in place I just need to stick to it.  I have always been a big fan of Joe Defranco and his work.  I have had good results with Westside for Skinny Bastards.  His new plan is called "Built Like a BADASS" and it is geared toward non-athletes.  It prescribrs 3 days per week for lifting which won’t overwhelm me.  It also incorporates some creative cardio instead of just running, i.e. barbell complexes. On off days I will probably do a little running because the Army says I have to. I have 6 1/2 weeks to get in decent shape before I go home for leave.  When I get back from leave I will have about 4 months before I get home to really get jacked.  My goal is to be in the best shape of my life before I leave this country for good.  I was ready to get started yesterday but I had a little hiccup.  There is a bug going around and everything I eat comes right out of one end or the other.  I am absolutely drained.  I am hoping that it passes today so I can get started tomorrow.  i will be sure to keep eveyone updated on my progress.

We had group PT this morning.  Overall it ws pretty weak.  One thing is for sure though, my abs are weak.  I always tell myself that I will put them at the end of my workout but I am always smoked and I just cut out early.  I need to make it a point to at least get a little ab work in on my lower body days.  On one day I will throw in some low rep/high resistance stuff and the other day I will dedicate to slightly higher reps with low resistance.

I’m getting stir crazy.  We are all done with training and just waiting for our bird.  In a lot of ways I want to just get over there.  It will definitely be good for my body.  They have a better gym and chow hall than we have here (I have had yet another touch of food poisoning).  I think I will be up to my previous weight (165ish) within a month when I finally get to some decent food.  Right now I am just stuck here in purgatory. I just want to get there and get it over with.

Just a short, slow run.  I need to get back in running shape.  I hit the wall fast.  I want to do a couple of slow runs along with some speedwork a couple of times a week.  Within a month I will be back in decent shape.  By the end of the year I’ll be a damn jack rabbit. 

The strongman contest I want to do has the Conan’s wheel.  The best thing I think I can do to mimick this movement is zercher squats.  I kept the weight low to get used to the movement.  I only worked up to 135.  My legs didn’t really feel it but it hurt the hell out of my arms where I held the weight.  I went a$$ to ground so it should also help my ROM when I get back to regular squats. 

I am finishing up my little vacation to Galveston.  I really do much that resembled working out.  The closest thing I did was a little surfing. My diet wasn’t too bad.  I ate a ton of seafood (being on the mercury).  I will hit it hard and heavy in the morning when I get back to post.  I have about one week left in the states until I head over.  I am looking forward to it in a way as I think it will minimize distractions. My two big goals are to get a strong as possible and knock out about 6 more colleges classes.  As long as I stay focused I should not have a problem.  A lot of people talk the talk and then get over there and spend all of their time watching movies and buying crap they don’t need.  I am trying to cut down of expenses so I can get out after my contract is up.  Staying productive will keep me from blowing my hard earned cash. 

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———————————— After a couple of days on the beach I think I am looking a little soft. I need to get it together and get my *** back in shape. This includes getting my diet back in order. I am really hoping that my schedule gets more predictable. I have about a week left here before I head out. The food where I am going is supposed to be good and there are a couple of good gyms. As long as my work hours are good I should have everything I need to get back in shape plus some.

I have decided to do my first strongman contest when I get back next year.  That gives me about a year to get ready.  I would be competing at 175 (the lightest class).    I will be sticking with Westside for Skinny bastards and then start working on event specific stuff when I get closer to the contest.  I have a long way to go.  For the next year I will have plenty of time to workout, stuff my face, and sleep.

After a day of working in the heat, not drinking enough fluids, and not eating, I had my worst PT test since my first one in Basic Training.  I was cramping right off the bat. I am pretty disappointed with myself.  Once I get into country I will take another when I get acclimated.  By the time I will be maxing it easy.