Getting ready for the gym with my usual pre-workout ritual of Micro-PA, Indigo-3G, a big 'ol coffee with stevia and cinnamon, and shortly I’ll get to eat my Finibar, half a Lenny and Larry cookie, and Metabolic Drive protein shake. I really enjoy my pre-workout routine, I’ll either relax and read or get an update in here.
Today is a medium day, back and biceps with 30min LISS post workout. Last year I did all my cardio in the AM, then eventually added cardio post workout. This year, I’m not doing ANY fasted cardio, and so far all my cardio is post workout. I’m already at the gym and don’t mind doing it, plus with my intra-workout cocktail and Micro-PA, I’m not worried about muscle loss.
Recently I read a book called “Living With A Seal,” by Jesse Itzler, the brief rundown is Itzler is a rich entrepreneur who owns a few different companies and does some eccentric stuff, and he hires a navy SEAL (David Goggins, one of the most fit ultra-athletes in the world, you can google him) to live with him for a month, train him, overhaul his mentality and life basically. Itzler is already a marathon runner and fancies himself in shape, and when “SEAL” shows up, his world is rocked. SEAL’s conditions are that Itzler has to do whatever SEAL says, and nothing is off limits. Throughout the book, you find that SEAL is a complete and total badass machine who will destroy anything in his way, always. Reading about SEAL’s mentality and what he’s able to put himself through has really helped my outlook, and ability to push through the mental and physical stress of the whole process. I highly recommend it!
My wife’s show is 7.5 weeks out, I’m debating hopping on stage as a warm up if I look dialed in enough. It’s not going to be a huge show, and would provide some good opportunities. Typically for a peak week we stop cardio and leg training; by the time her show rolls around I will have been dieting and doing cardio for about 20 weeks, so it’ll be a good break from that and provide a little recovery. Additionally, the keto depletion diet should bring a little extra fat loss, and the post show burger 'n fries would be a nice re-feed, and a good boost into the next 8 weeks before my first booked show on May 13th. It’ll also be a good opportunity to practice my carb load and continue to refine when we start it, how many carbs I get, carb sources, etc. Once it’s 3-4 weeks out, we’ll evaluate and see what we think. And speaking of her show, she is really getting tight. We just finished a 5 day keto diet to really dig in and get some fat loss going, then had a large re-feed yesterday, she was looking great this morning and we’re right on track for her to make a great debut in physique and bodybuilding (she’s gonna do both.)
Time for some Finibars, cookie and chocolate milk before the gym!
