Sunday, September 16, 2012

Dialing it in again...

On July 22nd, my weight peaked at 254lbs. I am now down to 233lbs.

I began the Advocare 24 day challenge on September 3rd. At the beginning of the 24 day challenge, I was 244. Unfortunately, I have not been able to consistently work out while on this program, but have still managed to lose weight. The biggest thing I have noticed so far is that I have been energized throughout the day and sleeping well at night. I don't have a mid-day crash as in the past with typical energy supplements.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Ahhh!

Got to start trying to get out the door a little earlier. I was headed for the gym and have been rerouted on a diaper run. Now, I'm not sure if I will make it to the gym at all today. Atrophy setting in!

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Dialing it in...

In July, I was able to spend a considerable amount of time lifting weights. I was supplementing my nutrition with multi-vitamin, 2-3000 IU of vitamin D, whey protein, creatine, and nos. Mid-July, by body weight peaked at 254lb. I felt in good shape both in strength and cardio endurance. However, knowing that I plan to visit/train in Russia  during the month of October, it was time to start a slow and steady weight cut (I don't want to be stuck with the over 100k Judoka there).

I am currently at 236 and continue to drop. My goal is to be under 220 by the end of September. If training goes as well as expected while in Russia, I plan to compete in the U.S. at some BJJ and Sambo tournaments this winter.

I have taken a couple of weeks off from lifting weights to let my body recover. Today is the first day back to it. Time to go.