Cycle 2 - Week 6
Hey, y’all,
This has been the most difficult week I can remember as a lifter. I hit the wall with respect to my cutting cycle and I didn’t understand why, or how to get out of the rut I was in. So I promised myself I would research nutrition and dieting so I could troubleshoot the root causes of my problem. What I found out was disturbing: I was literally starving myself in order to lose weight.
I haven’t been on a decent diet since I started lifting back in ‘05. I’d been used to having a couple of pieces of toast for my morning meal. Then I’d lift, after which I would take supplements and rest. However, I wouldn’t take any food until dinner. That was nuts. No wonder I hit a plateau too tough to get over. So I made some major adjustments to get myself up to speed.
After reading a number of articles, I decided to micro-manage my food intake. Its the only way I can get a meal in every two to three hours, otherwise I simply forget. I’ll get more detail with respect to what I eat and when I eat it, but the two-meals-a-day plan is dead in the water. I thought that I was going to explode once I started eating more, but that hasn’t happened.
Next week, I return to Gold’s Gym, Pawtucket, after about two months of rehab. It’s back to the bodypart-per-day system. I’ll be using Animal Stak this month, and Animal Cuts for the second straight month, after a one-week hiatus. I know I need to do more research, but I can’t wait to see how the lifting and the supplements will react to my body with this new diet.
Wish me luck,
Fred
