Priorities…
This past week was TREMENDOUSLY challenging! The workload here in Iraq has begun picking up, with me working some pretty long days, and as much as I’d like to keep a "schedule", doing so is all but impossible! At any rate, I was determined to get in ALL of my workouts. So, even after being awake for nearly 36-hours and only eating twice in that span of time, I forced myself to hit the gym and get my workout in (surprisingly, I had a pretty good lift). Overall, I’m pleased with this week’s lifts. I’ve been able to maintain, and in some cases increase, the intensity while MOST IMPORTANTLY remaining healthy! The nagging aches and pains that I have experienced in the past (particularly in the shoulders and forearms), I’m not experiencing this time around, which suggests to me that my body is adapting well to the stress being placed upon it.
My biggest challenge remains the diet! Currently, my focus is just to consume as much as REASONABLY possible through healthy means. In previous bulking sessions, I COMPLETELY abandoned ANY consideration for fatty foods and just focused on eating as much as humanly possible (pecan pie, ice cream, french fries, burgers, you name it!). This time around, I’m definitely consuming large volumes of food; however, the composition of these servings tend to be much healthier (rice, potatoes, chicken, turkey, etc.). Usually, once a week, I enjoy a slice of pecan pie with ice cream, and I LOVE the barbecue pulled pork served in the mess hall…YUM!!! I seem to be stuck in the 215lbs to 225lbs weight range, which suggests to me that I’ll need to do something a bit drastic if I want to push up to 235lbs or more before November, but I’m just not certain that I’m ready to do that. I’ve been able to remain, relatively lean thus far, and I’m not really interested in putting on a bunch of unattractive weight. Oh well…just an internal dilemma that I’ll have to work through.
That’s about it for this week’s review…by the way, things are shaping up TREMENDOUSLY well for this coming week! I went after a 355lbs squat, today, and surprisingly, it felt comfortable…400lbs isn’t too far away!
September 5, 2008 at 2:26 pm
PORK as in Swine….help yourself. My family is from MIssissippi and all eight sisters try their best to get me to eat the ribs My challenge is the mac and cheese and greens with smoked neck bones. Cormer piece of butter milk cornbread drenched in butter. Now that’s good eating.
September 5, 2008 at 3:07 pm
You half right Baq, but you got to put that cornbread right in a bowl of milk.