pionex’s BodyBlog

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything of late.  Since my surgery back in February, everything has taken of slow, to fast, and now almost at a stop.  I took a break in working out back in late June, just to get through fast class (boy, the homework load they gave us).  I also re-enlisted for another 4 year (wish me luck on getting promoted) at the mass re-enlisting ceremony with General Petreaus on the 4ht, and after almost getting back into a regular routine, got sick again for the second time this deployment.  And its taken a lot out me and affected my PT test, failed the run portion, but did very well in the sit-up and push-ups.  With so much going, I figure it was best to push back my goals to the end of September instead of the end of August, especially with R&R coming up.  Believe, I don’t plan to rest on my laurels to I get back.  I plan to push just as hard while on leave as I do here, but will take  my time enjoy life back in the States while I’m there.

As of now, I’m just starting to feel better, but I’m not completely out of the woods yet.  And this hot, dry weather of this place and running in and out of air conditioning  does not seem to be helping much at all.  But with all of that aside, for it’s worth, I’m ready to hit the gym hard again.  But before I go, just want to thank all of you who have given me words of encouragement.

For the most part, I’m starting to see changes in my body, albeit small, mostly in the area of my traps and shoulder if anywhere.  But the biggest setback has been my supplement.  Unlike most people here, I’ve always had a problem with creatine, which I want get into deatails about, but suffice to say, it really upset my stomach.  Now I’m having problem with my protein and now that seems to be upsetting my stomach too.  So now, I’m kind of wondering, is it the protein that I’m currently taking or was the creatine, which I stopped a couple of weeks ago.

At the end of this week, I will probably some changes to my workout schedule

Well, it’s been a few days since my operation, and it hurts worse than the first time I had a hernia repair.  But the medicine they’re giving me in kinda of helping me to bear the pain so hopefully getting around won’t be so bad.  But it will be a little while before they will let me back into the gym.  Yeah, I’m hating on those who are working out, but I know I will be back lifting with the best of them soon.

Well, for now, all my weightlifting is coming to an immediate halt.  I have to have surgery to repair an abdominal hernia and won’t be lifting any weights for a while.  I hope that don’t gain to much weight either.  The little messhall here at the hospital isn’t all that great. 

A question for you guys here in Iraq and Afghanistan—How are dealing with your diet while deployed over here.  I’d personally like to think I’m doing OK, but there still a lot of temptation to go for the bad stuff.  I probably should just stick to the salad bar, but I don’t like tomatoes and mushrooms, and some of the other stuff is drowned in mayonnaise or other stuff to touch.  They do have tuna, but I question the quality of the stuff the serve here..  So how are you handleling it?

Well, I’m not completely over my flu, but I’m back in the gym lifting again, Wednesday through Sunday.  With arms on Wed.’s and back ending the week on Sun.’s.  This I would consider the best ideal workout to work around the crowd and put my heaviest workout at a time when there would be the least amount of people in the gym.  I’m still coughing occasionally, but other than that, I’m back–and feels great!

After about 2 weeks of working out, I’ve already been handed a setback:  I’m sick with the flu.  I guess I got the same thing that’s been hitting some of the people I know on camp.  But hopefully it will pass soon and I’ll be back soon.