kinkoshinkai’s BodyBlog

So, for the last two weeks I’ve been getting up at about 6 A.M, getting ready and driving an hour north for 2 hour class.  Get home around noon.  Take care of home stuff, catch a quick half hour nap, maybe an hour if I can.  Head to rehearsal until after midnight and even until 2 A.M. on several occasions.  Then up at 6 to do it again!!  Need I mention, NO GYM TIME AT ALL.  Any working out was incidental to learning exercise technique and physiology in class.  Finally the in class part is done and all that’s left is my research paper.  And the shows open this week, so rehearsal time is way shorter.

Tomorrow, back to the gym.  I’m mentally formulating my new split and trying to reconcile myself to the fact that I will have to re-teach my muscles a bit, and even back off on some poundages.  I need to get back on the "trim down" phase, so the plan is to go high intensity but short lift time, and make time for at least 30 minutes of cardio after training at least 4 days a week if not more.  (I don’t ever do cardio on leg days.)  I need to really mix up my cardio.  I may do the circuit room on some days, or take a brisk walk, hit the bikes - who knows.  As a cardio hater, and with the wierd schedule making meal timing tough, I have to do it. 

I’m going to start with chest still on Monday.  Legs Tuesday and a day off with only cardio Wednesday.  (maybe even two sessions in the day)  Thursday - back, Friday arms, Saturday shoulders and calves.  I think that’ll be my split.  We’ll see how this first week back goes.