The INDIRECT Anabolic Effects of STRESSING
Sunday, April 1st, 2007
THOUGHTS: I spent the last few weeks worrying about my shoulders and lats… well, today, as I stood there in my bikini and heels (ready for harsh criticism), I was told that they were much better than before! The more I stressed, the harder I worked, the better they got… it’s really quite simple. I think the biggest motivation for me to keep going is the progress I am seeing with my own body, rather than anything extrinsic.
TRAINING: Today I did back… and realized what was the problem in my training. The stupid thing is that I ALWAYS tell people to do this, but yet I was making the mistake myself. I wasn’t lifting ENOUGH… maybe a few months ago it was, but I neglected to increase the weight on a few key exercises, and I believe this is what wasn’t getting me results I strived for. Maybe it’s because I have a mental block when it comes to doing lat pulldowns with anything more than 85 pounds… or maybe it’s a fear of three-digit numbers, I don’t really know, but TODAY i got over it!
CARDIO:
63 minutes on the treadmill, 10-13 degree incline, 3.5-3.8mph, 700 cals.
DIET: I can’t stand weekends because they SCREW UP my diet… I’m used to the weekdays when I’m up at the crack of dawn (4:30AM), and have 8-9 small meals for the day and then go to sleep around 11PM, waking up at noon just gets to me because it messes up my schedule. You know what else is screwing up my diet? The huge bowl of fruit in the kitchen! No clue who the violator was that put it there, but I had 3 grapes, i couldn’t control myself!
Today’s Diet Looks Like…. 1389cals (249.1g/31.1g/20.4g…. pro/carb/fat)… maybe have an extra shake somewhere in between meals to get that to 1500…
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