5/9/24
Was having trouble sleeping, and I had made it past my three day zero carb challenge…
245am
•ten slices american cheese
•~5.5oz honey roasted peanuts
that’s ~50g carbs, but too is ~70g protein – not the lowest carb choice especially in the middle of the night with the entire day ahead, but it’s in the spirit of limiting carbs, and it’s not like I won’t train today
if anything it’ll probably have better energy, therefore including more volume, kettlebell swings, not just minimal pressing, maybe a bit longer on the daily walk
maybe I’ll just not have any oats today as I’ve already had one plant food source, and maybe I’ll skip the milk – let the meatballs and mexican mix cheese fill up the carb count
relatedly – I’ve only a little bit of pork rinds left, eating almost the entire 4oz last night before the steak which I cooked last minute and surprised myself by finishing…I’m going to try at least three filled with cream cheese, and realize I could jerry rig keto avocado toast, or top the cream cheese with an olive, pepperoni – hor dourves
the more “ballpark keto” I come up with, the more likely the average day will lean that way and the easier it would/will be to limit cheat windows, to minimize them
…..
Lift :
BUC&P
12x24kg left
I was thinking to myself how years ago I said the #1 lift is hang clean and press.
Well I’ve worked my way to it.
Even if with a different implement.
shrugs
…..
opposite end of the day
Soccer Ball
30:00
Walk
25:00
the soccer ball dribbling involves a surprising amount of movement – mostly bouncing around in one spot, then walking after the ball, occasionally a sprint all out to stop the ball – it’s skill development, playful, and we should view physicality as fun
will I ever play soccer – maybe not, but it’s simply a skill to develop, to enjoy the process, to be outside – loving the whole thing
as adults we SHOULD develop skills like this, instead of television, video games – lifetime but particularly in adulthood, could’ve developed all these skills in youth, instead we’re blessed to have the journey now
soccer ball, juggling, handstand – any skill of procipation (spelling), physical, basic gymnastics, dance, movement – just something, regularly
put on a wim hof podcast for the walk
it was either that or scourby kjv – maybe that next time I walk with headphones – mobile data can be used as a blessing
half an hour later, making these about twelve hours apart
Lift :
BUC&P
18x24kg right
and drank a can of iced tea immediately after, figured I’d enjoy that more than some carbs with dinner
~40g carbs
two PRs on two sets in two minisessions on the day, plus about an hour of soccer ball and walking combined – not a bad day – it’s all going to work out my friend
P&T
it’s a beautiful existence, all of it – and in the end we all have to laugh, we all just have to laugh…it’s all all too human
Lift #3 :
Waiter Press
100lb plate attempts, success with push press – right hand
Dinner :
a little leftover chicken on the bone
(dang it’s week old rotisserie lol)
the last bit of pork rinds with a bit of cream cheese
I’m looking forward to carbs, carbs, carbs!
lol – we’ll see what I cheat with the next couple days
Second Dinner
•three eggs
•five sausage links
•two packs of cold brew tea in cold water
theoretically zero/incidental carbs
was quite hungry – so ate this
TOMORROW I can start high carb cheating
… while out for the walk I had a really interesting thought “this (playful skill, walk, kettlebell) to lean and mean – possibly down to 175lbs) to at 30ish be back down to where I was at 15…”as if bulking never happened “, then I laughed to myself – if I was fighting, grappling that light I’d be scary strong for the size having spent lots of time much much bigger.
Pushups :
x5, x10, x25, x10, x10
Persistence & Tenacity