kenckar’s BodyBlog

OK, so last week I started on Lyle McDonald’s Rapid Fat Loss Diet. It seems like a sound approach to quickly peel off some fat. Basically, it is a relatively high protein low carb, low fat diet. The goal is to maximize negative delta E, while at the same time not burning up your muscles. Go to http://www.bodyrecomposition.com if you want more info.

By Saturday morning, I had lost about 3 lbs and was down to 205. Sweet!

Unfortunately, it was parents weekend at my stepson’s frat. There was wine tasting along the central coast of california, then a bbq scheduled for Saturday night. I spit most of the wine out after tasting and was doing great, until they sucked me into a drinking game at the frat.

The damn dam burst. I drank way to much. The GOOD news is that most of the calories came out before morning. I was supposed to do a carb up over the weekend, but that was ridiculous.

Anyway, I’m back on track and looking forward to a few more weeks of the PSMF (protein sparing modified fast).

This morning I ran a 5k run around Lake Merritt in Oakland. It was the annual Aztec Run (http://www.aztecrun.org).

It’’s not very bodybuiding of me, but it was nice to do that. I haven’t been timed running since I was 17 years old. My wind was good, but my hip flexors were really tired by the end. I usually do elliptical machines for my cardio, and those use a lot of momentum to pull up the legs, rather than the flexors.

Anyway, I finished in about 33 minutes. It is a good change-up from my routine.

I think I had restricted carbs a little too much for a while. Your body really wants to use carbs (+/- 50-100 g per day) for brain function. You don’t *need* that, but it can help prevent the breakdown of your LBM (muscle). So I am being a little looser on that front.

Still losing weight while keeping my lifts the same or better.

In the sweet spot.

Tony