What A Ride

Having 2 blogs is tough. I use one to write about random stuff, and this one to write about working out and my plans for world domination!! I sure don't write in this one as much as I have wanted, which is probably why my fitness plans are lacking. So, where do I stand right now?? Let me catch you up....


    I've been fighting a tendon injury which has sidelined me some. It's hard to do any bicep work. Since it's my left arm, I've just stopped upper body all together. What I have been doing is focusing on my diet. Meal prep has been the key. Making meals for the week has helped with the cravings, and eating bad. What I do is cook enough food for 4 days. Giving myself 1 cheat day a week. I've also increased my water intake and cut out the Dr. Peppers. I'm hoping that by doing this, I will get enough caloric intake, while maintaining a healthy diet. Once I began working out again, I will start adding protein shakes in to my meals, to aide with muscle recovery.


   Diets fail for one reason. No one can sustain the sudden diet change. One of the things I'm doing is focusing on a healthy breakfast until it becomes habit. Once that sets in, I will change over to work on snacks for about a month. Then I will work in changing lunch and dinner. Hopefully, that will gradually led me to an overall healthy diet.


    The workouts will be two fold. The days I have the kids, I will do kettle bell swings, and work on core conditioning. When I don't have the kids, it will be a combo of weights and cardio. My goal is to have myself ready to the Tough Mudder season next year. I have a goal to complete 3 over the course of a year. I will be doing 1 in Texas, and 2 out of state.


    That's all I have for now. I will post an update soon, after I get everything in high gear

Training Again

I'll be the first to admit that keeping a workout schedule is tough. Work has been kicking my ass lately. The heat is draining for sure. For those that wanna reach the ultimate goal, it's no excuse. It shouldn't be mine either. 

I'm disappointed in myself for slacking. Now, we are seeing the heat started to subside and now it's time to get back in gear. I just turned 37, and I feel as young as ever. What my plan is going forward, is back to 2-a-days, and a lot more explosive exercises. 

In my next post, I will try and break down my workouts. I've learned that writing everything for people to see keeps you honest and let's others know how hard or easy things are. I'd write more but it's getting late and I'm tired

Until next time 

C

Welcome Back!!!

  Well, it has certainly been awhile. Life got in the way of my writing. Kinda sad, cause I really missed it. So I am back with a vengeance. A lot has happened in the past 2 years. Life has taken a turn for the worse that ended up being for the best. After many fights and struggles, my marriage ended and I had to start over. Turns out this was just what I needed. My life is so much better now. I am able to focus on some of the things that make me happy. 

The gym has become my second home again. In case you were wondering, I actually completed my first Tough Mudder in November 2014. I learned a ton from the experience and took a lot of this info to use in my fitness goals. Why not go all out and do the hardest one. I certainly did that when I chose the Marines over everyone else. Some say it is a calling, but I believe that pushing ourselves to a place it's never been is the only way to truly test out character and fortitude. 

Having said that, my fitness goals have become clear. Build strength while increasing muscle endurance and cardio. Right now, I am in the strength phase but fit it a little cardio. Truth be told, I need more cardio just to help with fat loss. I also do some circuit training at home. I want to build explosion and fast twitch muscle by quick movements. 

I will get into everything a little more later. Right now, I've typed this whole thing on my phone which pretty much sucked!!next time, we will tackle all kinds of things. Tune in soon

C