Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Monday, February 3, 2014
DAY VI: MOMENTUM
Momentum is building on Day VI.
Day V featured (1) a nice, slow run/walk: http://www.strava.com/activities/110706888 ; (2) a couple of hours in the park with kids, including multiple sets of tree pull-ups, push ups, stretching, and moving around in bare feet; and (3) a big-ass salad and other solid Paleo nutrition.
Most notable, the tree pull-ups were considerably easier and more fun than a few weeks ago. Today, after 85 pull-ups yesterday, I have very limited lat soreness. For me, this was directly due to reducing carbs and sugar to a minimum over the past 5 days; indeed, I have seen this phenomenon before and it is really cool when it kicks in: limited carbs and sugar = limited inflammation = limited soreness.
It's early in the game, but I am hopeful that I will maintain the momentum. It is very possible that in two weeks I will be able to do very hard, dynamic, ballistic workouts with little to no soreness afterwards. This carrot should sustain the momentum.
Breakfast today was 4 eggs (about 1.33 yokes) and two shots of wheat grass. No training today -- just a short mid-afternoon walk.
Day V featured (1) a nice, slow run/walk: http://www.strava.com/activities/110706888 ; (2) a couple of hours in the park with kids, including multiple sets of tree pull-ups, push ups, stretching, and moving around in bare feet; and (3) a big-ass salad and other solid Paleo nutrition.
Most notable, the tree pull-ups were considerably easier and more fun than a few weeks ago. Today, after 85 pull-ups yesterday, I have very limited lat soreness. For me, this was directly due to reducing carbs and sugar to a minimum over the past 5 days; indeed, I have seen this phenomenon before and it is really cool when it kicks in: limited carbs and sugar = limited inflammation = limited soreness.
It's early in the game, but I am hopeful that I will maintain the momentum. It is very possible that in two weeks I will be able to do very hard, dynamic, ballistic workouts with little to no soreness afterwards. This carrot should sustain the momentum.
Breakfast today was 4 eggs (about 1.33 yokes) and two shots of wheat grass. No training today -- just a short mid-afternoon walk.
| BREAKING OUT |
Sunday, February 2, 2014
DAY V AND SUPER BOWL XLVIII
Play is becoming a lost art, so to speak: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-lost-art-of-play-reclaiming-a-primal-tradition/#axzz2s7zNF5ht
So, yesterday, after some work, it was off to some play. Before my son's 0800 basketball game we ran around with my daughter and some other kids -- randomly dribbling, shooting, and going for steals on a side court (my game is ugly, needless to say). I had a blast in those 20 minutes. Granted, I was at my son's game, not mine, but the opportunity to "play" for awhile was right there and I took it.
I will continue to seek opportunities to engage in more play. For example, I am in the process of creating a few "courses" both on and off our property, using the land (e.g. tree pull-ups; cactus sprints) and conventional sources (e.g. a hoop; dumbbells). The courses will be ever-changing; I have enough routine in my life.
Following the hoops, it was 5 shots of wheatgrass (they gave me a bonus shot because I am the only yahoo that orders two double-shots). That stuff is potent: for about 5 minutes I wanted to jump out of my skin -- in a good way. After a little more work and some good Paleo fair, I added an apple and a banana to prep for a two hour MTB ride. In a few weeks I am hoping that prep will be unnecessary as I will be burning more fat, not carbs.
The two hour MTB ride (no calaries; 24 ounces of H2O) was low heart rate -- well below 134 -- except that in the second hour I did about 12 uphill sprints of anywhere from 5 to 15 seconds on canal underpasses. The one exception was a 66 second blast of what is called "Ivan Dragoo hill." I had a definite tailwind, but it hurt. Here's the overall ride: http://www.strava.com/activities/110494621
A bison burger cookout, with massive spinach salad, capped the day.
I hope we all play today -- Super Bowl Sunday.
So, yesterday, after some work, it was off to some play. Before my son's 0800 basketball game we ran around with my daughter and some other kids -- randomly dribbling, shooting, and going for steals on a side court (my game is ugly, needless to say). I had a blast in those 20 minutes. Granted, I was at my son's game, not mine, but the opportunity to "play" for awhile was right there and I took it.
I will continue to seek opportunities to engage in more play. For example, I am in the process of creating a few "courses" both on and off our property, using the land (e.g. tree pull-ups; cactus sprints) and conventional sources (e.g. a hoop; dumbbells). The courses will be ever-changing; I have enough routine in my life.
Following the hoops, it was 5 shots of wheatgrass (they gave me a bonus shot because I am the only yahoo that orders two double-shots). That stuff is potent: for about 5 minutes I wanted to jump out of my skin -- in a good way. After a little more work and some good Paleo fair, I added an apple and a banana to prep for a two hour MTB ride. In a few weeks I am hoping that prep will be unnecessary as I will be burning more fat, not carbs.
The two hour MTB ride (no calaries; 24 ounces of H2O) was low heart rate -- well below 134 -- except that in the second hour I did about 12 uphill sprints of anywhere from 5 to 15 seconds on canal underpasses. The one exception was a 66 second blast of what is called "Ivan Dragoo hill." I had a definite tailwind, but it hurt. Here's the overall ride: http://www.strava.com/activities/110494621
A bison burger cookout, with massive spinach salad, capped the day.
I hope we all play today -- Super Bowl Sunday.
Saturday, February 1, 2014
DAY IV: STAY HUNGRY
I am awake early, assessing some carnage from yesterday, brewing some SAC, and getting ready to walk for about 45 minutes before dawn (wife is training at 0600 so I need to be up and back early).
I got a little sloppy yesterday. First the good: felt good and ate a good supply of low glycemic fruits, nuts, and carnivorous offerings. The bad: a Starbucks venti, soy, sugar-free vanilla latte (extra hot) tasted great about 12:35 p.m., but it's not good for me -- soy and too much other crap and caffeine I didn't need. Then, more Artisan Nut-Thins. Then, at night, lots of processed meat with added sugar and carbs (that's right, they put sugar and carbs in everything); not a lot of sugar and carbs, but enough to be very uncool.
I tell my vegetarian friends one can be a bad Paleo devotee or a bad vegetarian -- "bad" meaning ingesting processed junk with no benefit as a convenience or crutch. Note to self: HTFU (harden the fuck up).
The coffee is kicking in. Time to walk. Yesterday's semi-carnage is done. Time to move forward. No looking back.
I got a little sloppy yesterday. First the good: felt good and ate a good supply of low glycemic fruits, nuts, and carnivorous offerings. The bad: a Starbucks venti, soy, sugar-free vanilla latte (extra hot) tasted great about 12:35 p.m., but it's not good for me -- soy and too much other crap and caffeine I didn't need. Then, more Artisan Nut-Thins. Then, at night, lots of processed meat with added sugar and carbs (that's right, they put sugar and carbs in everything); not a lot of sugar and carbs, but enough to be very uncool.
I tell my vegetarian friends one can be a bad Paleo devotee or a bad vegetarian -- "bad" meaning ingesting processed junk with no benefit as a convenience or crutch. Note to self: HTFU (harden the fuck up).
The coffee is kicking in. Time to walk. Yesterday's semi-carnage is done. Time to move forward. No looking back.
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