Forever a work in progress

Still about 20lbs from my goal (Before the new year) of total body weight…  My diet the last 60 days has been pretty shoty…  School has taken a toll.  Looking forward to the next couple of holidays, time and food!  As I look at my pictures from the other day; my mind started to associate words… a sloppy 178, fat around the waist that I HAVE to cut out… I look like a fatty sloppy joe from the high school cafeteria!  haha.

Had a pretty hard workout week.  Tons of front & rear squats followed by a Cybex leg press session on Monday, then did a little on Thursday, nothing much though.  Fridays workout consisted of some calf raises and finished with extra heavy barbell shrugs; 365 x 30.  Wondering if the stress of the weight found a week point in my knee.  Patellar Tendon; sore.  have iced it for a couple of days now. Planning on avoiding the legs entirely for a week at least…  I suppose its not bad; I can continue to build upstairs.

Well, since I came back from Afghanistan; I worked out on base for about a month.  I came back weighing about 173, dropped down to 168 while lifting in the states, then didn’t lift or workout at all for 2 weeks, drove 3200 miles in 4 days, and weighed in the other day at 162.  Depressing.  Back in a gym now.  Goal of 190+ by the end of the year; so.  5 months.  Should be a reality soon. 

At the tail end of my tour.  I’ve hit my deadlift & squat goals.  I have just about a week to hit my clean and bench goals.  I am confident I can get my bench; but the clean of 225 is going to take a bit longer i think.  I’ve had a pinched nerve in my upper back for a few days now, so i’m trying to ensure it’s fully healed before I hit it up again.  We’ll see.

I’ve been in Afghanistan for just over 2 months now; have gained 19lbs; and hope to gain atleast another 10 - 12 more.  I’ll start cutting when I get back into the states.  Keep checking in for progress pics.   Take care.

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