DAY ONE: Workout, meals, motivation, madness

Goooooood morning beeeztolas, warning..this is a long one.  (she said..no wait, nevermind)

The beast is back, and he is pissed at the world again.  Don’t ask me why, I think things are going pretty well considering all the obstacles so far.  Beastola isn’t very patient most of the time.

The body stepped up big time and did his part today, the beast wanted more…the general kept the plan in plain view…the body stepped in and said, ENOUGH.  The body almost shut down and went on strike.  That’s what happens when you listen to your body.  Sometimes it can be very loud.

Today’s WOD: Done at the local 24 because of the rain, some altering was done to the workout.  More reps and rounds, as I used the 20# instead of the 44#.  Carrying the 44 into the gym would have been too much for them…sad, I know.

Solid Warm Up, which got my heart rate up and some sweat flowing.  Plenty of jump rope work and just total body movement.  It was a mental warm up as well.  It may have been a little much but I wanted to make sure the joints and muscles were warm and ready to do some work today.

Two Rounds of 75 sec. kettlebell swings separated by 60 sec of rest.

Two Rounds of 90 sec. kettlebell 4 figure 8s to 3 presses, then rotate arms separated by 60 sec of rest.

One Round of 90 sec kettlebell figure 8s to swings

One Round of 2 min kettlebell combo, swings, 8s, 2 high pulls, separated arms with rest stance

By this time I noticed the heart rate was way too high for my normal ‘lite’ workout session.  I was only using a 20# kettlebell and I was getting my ass kicked.  I knew something didn’t seem ‘right’….but the 3 decided to stick to the plan.

Bearcrawl the room back and forth, about 50 feet total.

Tried a few burpees and was not confident enough to continue with them.

Up downs over the kettlebell, CLEAN the kettle bell up.  Rotate arms every up down. 30 reps.

Up downs to box jumps.  I got thru about 12 of these in a row and stopped for a break.  This is where things got ugly.  First it was a queezy feeling, then quickly turned into a tunnel vision zone and started getting dark.

No, not my mental state…the actual room.  I sat down where I was at, and collected my thoughts for a few minutes.  The two in the room glanced over, but just continued to do crunches.  They probably thought I had a seizure and passed out.  The twisting up down to a box jump isnt something you see very often there.

That was it, done.  Stretched, watered up, and foam rolled some as well.  I walked out with my tail between my legs.

I got whooped.

It’s obvious, this time around my body ain’t fuckin around.  It has been a month and a half of shit.  The beast never took anytime off, he just hibernated.  It’s pretty sad how fast you can lose ground once you begin to cave in.  Doing anything respectable on FGB is just a fantasy at this point.  I would puke all over myself and pass out in it half way thru the second round.  It’s sad.

Fuck it.  Stick to the plan, guys.  Even this, we knew this was a strong possibility.  The plan…  Tomorrow is a rest day, part of the alternating rest/work plan to start.  And ya know, I am glad for once.  I am sure the body is happy too.  But in the last 5 days, tomorrow will be rest day 4.  That’s 1 workout today, 3 rest days prior and Tuesday is a restola day.

I am not sore, and the troubled spots seem to be ok…but I am a little scared to be honest.  I pride myself on the ability to keep going.  Today was a reality check, I got bitch slapped. That was not expected, nor was it fun.

Tomorrow’s rest will do me good.  I will hit some lite abs and get warm enough to get another deep stretch in.  I will also do some focus and mental training again.  It is pretty clear this is a whole new ball game, folks.  I have some ground to make up, wreckage to clean up, and to be honest…just allot of stuff to un-fu** up.

A solid rest day of active recovery makes you hungry.  Physically and mentally, and I am itchin’ to get back in there and build up the endurance ASAP.

I felt like a little kid on a really crazy roller coaster.  When it was over, I wanted to sneak on again…but knew I would probably puke…or get a headache or some other crazy thing roller coasters cause….  Instead, I will be a responsible little boy and get back in line.

Today’s Lessons:

1.  Be realistic about your current situation.  Always set the bar high, but don’t take yourself out of the game in the first quarter.

2.  Even when you’re not working out, staying active is important.

3.  More importantly, what you feed your body is even more important.

4. Following the plan works.  (given that it’s a good plan) By sticking to the LAWS of the plan today, I think I saved myself another set-back.  I went til I had no more to give, but I did not crash.

I also resisted the temptation and utter exhaustion, and still did my stretch and deep tissue work after the workout.  I will stick to the plan tomorrow as well, no exceptions…

Day One Nutrition Points:  We did acceptable today, but I am not happy with some of my choices and timing of meals today.

Water:  Could have been better, but was  not.  No excuse, and the coffee rule was not enforced.  Tomorrow will be different.  I seen what it did to me.

Junk:  The crap was avoided for the most part.  All except two oreo cookies….I told you I would be detailed.

Packaged Carbs:  The breads were limited to 1 slice of ezekiel and 1 wrap.

Protein:  My protein intake was on point today.  This is not usually an issue.

Main Meals:

Burrito made from 3 eggs, veggies, and a half pack of lunch meat.  Wrapped with multi grain wrap with 18 carbs and 9g of protein.

Post workout I had a whopping shake with 40g of protein and 30g of carbs, which included sugars.

Dinner was pork and heaping veggies.

So here we go, day 2…..resting, rehabbing, fine tuning the diet, and getting ready to launch the first beastmas09 OCSF beast gathering campaign.

As far as the body is concerned, it is a day for rest…everything else will remain busy.

This time it’s personal, it ain’t some self induced anger management treatment.  It is not about any one person, or number as a body fat % or personal best on any one exercise.  I’m calm, there is nothing to hate.  It is what it is.

I didn’t even weigh in today, or take any before pictures yet.

Why?  I don’t know…well, actually, if you haven’t realized that I don’t do this to myself for just physical appearance sake…you just don’t know me very well, or at all.  It’s going to be different this time around.

This time I have something to prove….to myself.  Fu** all the haters, nay sayers, and lack of faithers…  This time I need to prove my own self worth, discipline, and overall relentless pursuit of my own success.  The majority of that has nothing to do with tire flips, kettlebells, or even protein intake.

So, will we just write off another 2nd place, or mediocre result…call it a New Years Resolution….part 7?  Keep reading more and more about something we don’t do, or listen to things that ‘pump’ us up for a couple hours then it’s back to the norm?  Not beastola, he is awake!  Bruised, broken, bleeding, popping, puking, or passing out…it don’t matter.  It is NOT the physical that makes the WARRIOR.

C’mon!  Let us killlit this day!

Do something to move forward today.  Killlit!

-Mike.

PS:  That’s day one…  It’s time to move the army ahead.  More video ‘updates’ this time too!

I will be back soon…but feel free to comment, email, or even use TWITTER.  I have activated my account again.  http://twitter.com/McNeilTraining and I will respond as soon as I can.

Keep killin’ it beez in peez, and stay strong!  I’m here when needed…

ZzzZZzzzZz time.

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