Today was the Back & Biceps workout and as always it just smashes both your back and biceps! But today what really crushed me was AB RIPPER X!!! By the time I finished up Back & Biceps I was pretty whipped out. The strip down sets at the end had my arms just dangling at my sides barely able to move. So, I went into ARX tired. I paused a little longer than usual, gave myself a pep talk, hit the play button, and Brought It! I knew it was going to be a struggle when I was starting to feel the pain around rep 15 of Crunchy Frogs. Then came my old favorite Fifer Scissors and I told myself that I was going to make it through this no matter what. And I did, barely, I actually gagged a little on about rep 23 -- not fun! For the first time in a few weeks I made it though both oblique raises without a minor pause and it hurt too! I climbed both legs relatively easily and then came the Mason Twists. I have been doing well with this exercise but have been unable to do the bonus 10 reps at the end. Well, I am proud to report that I did it today and my abs are still barking like dogs 2 hours later!!! My food intake was a little erratic today. I started out the morning good 3 scoops of whey protein and water then had a protein bar for a snack. Then I had a couple of appointments run long and didn't have time to eat lunch so I had another protein bar around 12:30 while driving. Around 3;30 things settled down a little and I stopped at a store and picked up some sushi (protein,protein,protein). So, I basically just swapped lunch and the afternoon snack. No big deal. And for dinner tonight I grilled up some more Tilapia (which I love!) with a whole plate of veggies and added a few more calories and protein with an Atkins Protein Drink.
If you are behind on my posts you are probably thinking, "Damn, that is a lot of protein and not enough carbs?" You would be right. I am intentionally cutting out the carbs for a couple of weeks to drop a few pounds in my belly. It has now been 4 days since I have been on the low carb kick and I have already lost 3lbs (164lbs to 161lbs). As you can see, I am still consuming 2500+ calories per day but just about 10-15% of them are carbs! My energy level is still pretty high but I do expect in 5-7 days (if not sooner) that I will probably BONK! When this happens I will add some carbs back into the diet but until then I think the weight is going to be flying off! I find myself laughing about losing more weight because I am already lighter than I have been since I was a teenager.
Tomorrow is Yoga X and I am actually looking forward to it (If I say that enough maybe I will actually start to believe it (-:).
Thanks for Reading,
Jeff
Wow, great post! I like your concentration to hammer out your ARX reps! I especially like the way you put it... "my abs are still barking like dogs"!
ReplyDeleteI like your plan about cutting your carbs up to the point of bonking then adding them back in. I will definitely be following how it works for you!
Btw, I always have to psych myself out for yoga x too!
Boomer
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Just saw ytour reply to me, wanted to thank you so much! Honestly it is STILL like a dream, so hard to believe! I don't know I mean you enter, hope, and dare to dream, but never really think you'd get picked. I <3 this company! Anyway from what I heard the next good progression would be to get Tony's 1 on 1 videos, so that will more than likely be my next step after the big event in March in LA!
ReplyDeleteJeff:
ReplyDeleteCongrats on hanging tough with ARX. I usually do ARX when I get home in the afternoons due to time constraints in the morning, so I can imagine how taxing it would be to follow B&B with ARX. Kudos!
BTW, I did Back and Biceps the day after my liquid diet on Monday, nothing to eat on Tuesday. I bonked on the last set of pullups...only 4! Strip set curls hurt too. So I've decided to extend my Phase 2/Week 3 routine into next week and go all out. The lack of proper nutrition was a killer, even though I dropped 2 pounds in one day.
So next week, during Chest/Shoulders/Triceps, lets put our feet on a chair and see what happens!
Steve
Boomer, Glad that i'm not the only one who has to psych myself up for yoga. I am actually avoiding it right now by typing the message!!
ReplyDeleteJoc, Have fun in LA! We will expect a report back on how cool the whole experience is and we are all wishing you the best!
ReplyDeleteSteve, Nice work on making it all the way through B&B on the liquid diet. It is amazing how when you eat healthy over a period of time and then do something else your body reacts. When i used to eat junk food it really never reacted, just felt crummy all the time!
ReplyDeleteI am in for the Pike Press challenge on Monday! Bring on the Chair .... BRING IT!